The White Storm

Ma Ho-tin, So Kin-chow and Cheung Tsz-wai grow up as close brothers and join the Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau. Chow volunteers for a long-term undercover assignment within a major drug trafficking ring, living under constant anxiety. The dangerous undercover work strains his relationships and fuels his discontent with the risky, open-ended mission.

High-level police decide to invest more resources into catching the most dangerous drug lord, hoping for a greater payoff. Chow grows uneasy as the plan promises longer undercover work and higher stakes. The trio's loyalties are tested as strategy clashes with personal risk.

The trio travels to Bangkok to pursue the Eight-faced Buddha, the gang's feared figure, and to help Chow escape from danger. They navigate a perilous operation under mounting pressure to deliver results. The mission marks a turning point as personal stakes escalate.

Chow refuses to go through with a staged drug transaction, signaling the other party to back off. The Eight-faced Buddha's crew hits back with an ambush that devastates both Hong Kong and Thai police. The clash results in heavy casualties and a shattered sense of control.

In the chaos of the Bangkok confrontation, Tin faces a cruel choice between saving Chow or Wai. He sacrifices Wai to allow Chow to escape with the others. The decision haunts Tin and anchors the rift within the trio.

Wai is killed in the fighting, leaving Tin and Chow to grieve their friend. They return home to care for Wai's aging, amnesiac mother, trying to honor his memory. The tragedy deepens the brothers' guilt and tests the remaining bonds.

Chow's personal life soured by the years of duty and danger, and he and his wife break up following the birth of their daughter. The family fracture mirrors the strain placed on their professional loyalties. Chow remains emotionally tied to his child despite the separation.

Five years pass and a rookie gang leader, Duen Kwan, assassinates the Eight-faced Buddha's son. The violence stirs new motives and drags the former brothers back into the underworld’s orbit. The case widens as old and new players entangle the pursuit.

Wai survives the Bangkok operation and has married Mina, the Eight-faced Buddha's daughter. His unexpected return unsettles the brothers and demands a re-evaluation of loyalties. The family ties complicate the pursuit of justice and revenge.

Chow and the others join forces again to rescue Chow's kidnapped daughter, pushing past old resentments. The mission rekindles their brotherhood as they face renewed danger together. The event also clears space for a new understanding among them.

Wai reveals that he colluded with Duen to smoke out Eight-faced Buddha, exposing a tangled web of loyalties. The revelation strains the brothers' trust and reframes their mission with fresh suspicion. They must decide how to proceed with justice and revenge.

On the funeral night of Eight-faced Buddha's son, the trio and Eight-faced Buddha clash in a life-and-death battle at a basement bar. The fight is brutal and chaotic, tearing apart both sides' forces. It ends with the deaths of Eight-faced Buddha, his family and his free company, as well as Tin and Wai.