Chapter Summaries

After securing Sicily’s autonomy and saying goodbye to Malena, Jiang Hao accepted a mission to enter the world of Infernal Affairs as an undercover agent. He arrived in 1988 Hong Kong as prisoner 51197, tasked with befriending a triad member, and began his first day in Stanley Prison.

• Jiang Hao reassured Malena and brought her to Rome, where Sicily’s autonomy proposal passed by an overwhelming vote.
• Jiang Hao returned to Sicily, announced plans to develop it, then left Malena’s world and received a mission to experience life as an undercover agent in Infernal Affairs.
• Jiang Hao studied for the mission and entered the new world as himself, finding himself imprisoned in Stanley Prison for assault.
• Superintendent Huang Xingcheng recruited Jiang Hao to infiltrate the Dongxing Society through Zhou Kun, also known as Ah Kun.
• A prison guard woke Jiang Hao, ordered him to breakfast, and told him he would be moved to a large cell.
• A cafeteria guard spilled porridge on Jiang Hao and cursed at him when he looked over.

Jiang Hao entered prison, rejected every gang that tried to recruit him, and drew the attention of Fatty Rat and his men. When they cornered him in the bathhouse, Jiang Hao struck one of them, and Fatty Rat ordered the others to cripple him.

• Jiang Hao identified Zhou Kun in the cafeteria before guards escorted him to Cell Block 32.
• Jiang Hao moved into the cell, where the tattooed man and the skinny-faced man learned he had no gang backing him.
• During yard time, Jiang Hao refused to join several prison groups, and word spread that he was an unprotected newcomer.
• At dinner, Jiang Hao saw Hung Hing and East Star nearly fight before a guard warned them to settle down.
• In the bathhouse, Fatty Rat and two men tried to overpower Jiang Hao, but Jiang Hao punched the tattooed man and sent him vomiting to the floor.
• Fatty Rat ordered seven or eight men to attack Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao defeated Fatty Rat and his gang after they tried to bully him in the bathhouse, and prison staff placed him in solitary confinement. The warden decided to keep him there for seven days after Officer Huang objected to extending his sentence, while Jiang Hao meditated in the darkness.

• Jiang Hao disabled five of Fatty Rat's men and beat Fatty Rat, leaving six gang members seriously injured.
• Prison guards broke up the fight, and the staff investigation found Fatty Rat had targeted Jiang Hao, who was then sent to solitary confinement.
• An administrator told the warden about the injuries and suggested reporting Jiang Hao to court to extend his sentence.
• The warden called Officer Huang, who said he would visit Jiang Hao after returning from Britain and insisted his sentence could not be extended.
• The warden ordered Jiang Hao held in solitary for seven days, and Jiang Hao ate breakfast before returning to meditation and reciting the Maoshan Sect Classics.

After spending seven days in solitary confinement, Jiang Hao met Officer Huang, who warned him to be more careful and told him to get close to Ah Kun to reach Wang Sen of Tung Sing. Jiang Hao gained a fearsome reputation in prison, where Ah Kun tried to recruit him and several gangs approached him in the yard.

• Officer Huang told Jiang Hao that he had settled the prison fight and instructed him to approach Ah Kun and then Wang Sen of Tung Sing.
• Jiang Hao returned to Cell 32, where prisoners kept their distance because he had badly injured Fatty Rat and several others.
• Ah Kun offered Jiang Hao a cigarette and urged him to join Tung Sing, but Jiang Hao refused and told Ah Kun to acknowledge him as the big brother instead.
• During recreation time, a member of the Chaozhou Gang invited Jiang Hao to join, and another prisoner later asked him to join Hung Hing.

Jiang Hao refused Ah Kun’s repeated invitations to join East Star, then intervened when a gang brawl threatened Ah Kun’s life. After guards subdued the inmates, Zhou Kun learned Jiang Hao had saved him to repay the two cigarettes he had given him.

• Jiang Hao rejected Ah Kun’s offer to join East Star and insisted that everyone call him by his name.
• Tension between East Star and Hongxing erupted into a prison-yard brawl after a basketball struck a Hongxing member.
• A Hongxing inmate stabbed an East Star man with a screwdriver and charged at Ah Kun, but Jiang Hao knocked the attacker away and saved him.
• Jiang Hao fought off several Hongxing members before armed police and guards used tear gas and batons to end the brawl.
• Zhou Kun thanked Jiang Hao and urged him to join East Star, but Jiang Hao said he had saved him to repay the two cigarettes Zhou Kun had given him.

After returning from solitary, Jiang Hao gained the respect of Zhou Kun and his men, while a Hongxing leader threatened him before backing down. Prison life settled into uneasy peace, and the chapter ended with a nervous new inmate entering their cell.

• Jiang Hao and Zhou Kun returned to their cell after serving three days in solitary, and Zhou Kun declared Jiang Hao his brother for life.
• Zhou Kun ordered his men to call Jiang Hao Hao Ge, and they praised him for his fighting prowess.
• Hard Shell confronted Jiang Hao in the yard and threatened him, but Zhou Kun rushed over to defend him and the guards stopped the brewing fight.
• Hard Shell left without starting another brawl, and Zhou Kun promised to protect Jiang Hao from Hongxing.
• After the gang leaders finished their solitary sentences, the prison grew quieter, until a nervous, bespectacled new inmate was brought into the cell.

Jiang Hao stopped Zhou Kun and his men from tormenting Fu Yang, a new inmate sentenced for perjury. Over the next month, Fu Yang learned to respect Jiang Hao, while Zhou Kun’s release from prison approached.

• Officer Liu brought Fu Yang into the cell, where Zhou Kun questioned him about his perjury conviction.
• Zhou Kun’s men prepared to torment Fu Yang, but Jiang Hao ordered them to stop.
• Fu Yang thanked Jiang Hao and decided to stay close to him for protection.
• Fu Yang spent time talking with Jiang Hao and was impressed by his knowledge, especially about economics.
• More than a month passed, and Zhou Kun was about to be released from prison.

After Zhou Kun left, Hard Shell and the Hongxing thugs attacked Jiang Hao in the cafeteria. Jiang Hao fought them off with brutal force, and the chapter ended as armed guards entered and ordered everyone to stop.

• Zhou Kun said goodbye to Jiang Hao and promised to pick him up in a Mercedes when Jiang Hao was released.
• Hard Shell led the Hongxing thugs in an attack on Jiang Hao, while Fu Yang hid and the other gangs stayed back.
• Jiang Hao smashed heads with Hard Shell, knocking him unconscious, then fought off dozens of Hongxing thugs.
• Jiang Hao charged after the remaining attackers, leaving many injured or unconscious across the cafeteria floor.
• Armed guards rushed into the cafeteria, and the leading officer ordered everyone to stop and squat down.

After Jiang Hao defeated the Hongxing thugs, he spent his final half-month in a private prison hospital room before being released. He left prison broke but free, where Zhou Kun was waiting to pick him up.

• Jiang Hao stood as the only person in the cafeteria after fighting the Hongxing thugs, and the investigation confirmed that he had acted in self-defense.
• The warden arranged for Jiang Hao to stay in a private hospital room because he feared further trouble in the prison block.
• A young nurse treated Jiang Hao's injuries, teased him about cultivating spiritual energy, and fed him during his hospital stay.
• Jiang Hao spent the remaining half-month in the hospital, while prisoners across the prison welcomed his release and remembered him as the Prison Tyrannosaurus.
• Jiang Hao retrieved his few belongings, left prison, and saw Zhou Kun waiting beside a Mercedes to pick him up.

After leaving Stanley Prison, Jiang Hao celebrated his release with Zhou Kun, who took him to a bathhouse, dinner, and an Eastern Star nightclub on Portland Street. The night ended with Jiang Hao and Zhou Kun heading to the restroom after drinking together.

• Zhou Kun greeted Jiang Hao outside the prison, introduced Dou Shaba, and took Jiang Hao away in a Mercedes.
• Zhou Kun brought Jiang Hao to a bathhouse, then treated him to dinner at Da Fu Hao, where Jiang Hao eagerly ate after months of prison food.
• Zhou Kun took Jiang Hao to Eastern Star’s nightclub on Portland Street and introduced him to Mei Bao and three women.
• Jiang Hao and Zhou Kun drank and played dice, and Jiang Hao outdrank Zhou Kun with help from his Thousand Cups Not Drunk ability.
• Zhou Kun said he needed the restroom, and Jiang Hao went with him.

Jiang Hao went to a nightclub to find a woman and struck up a conversation with Sister Mi, who recognized his reputation as Tyrannosaurus. The chapter ended with Jiang Hao suspecting she was an East Star figure, possibly one of the Three Phoenixes.

• Jiang Hao refused Zhou Kun's offer to take nightclub hostesses upstairs and went to the main hall to find someone himself.
• Jiang Hao approached a beautiful woman sitting alone and introduced himself as they began chatting.
• Zhou Kun recognized the woman as Sister Mi and retreated after she warned him off with a look.
• Sister Mi confirmed she knew Jiang Hao had taken on a hundred Hongxing men in prison and called him Tyrannosaurus.
• Jiang Hao reasoned that Sister Mi belonged to East Star and asked whether she was one of the Three Phoenixes.

Jiang Hao met Silver Phoenix Bai Yuling, who told him to become a territory boss before courting her, and Zhou Kun urged him to join Eastern Star. Jiang Hao declined and agreed to visit an underground boxing venue in To Kwa Wan, where the chapter left them arriving at a parking garage.

• Bai Yuling challenged Jiang Hao to become a big Tyrannosaurus and unify Mong Kok before courting her.
• Jiang Hao pretended not to know Bai Yuling, and Zhou Kun explained her position among Eastern Star's Three Phoenixes.
• Zhou Kun invited Jiang Hao to join Eastern Star under Wang Sen, but Jiang Hao refused.
• Zhou Kun suggested they watch underground boxing in To Kwa Wan, and Jiang Hao agreed.
• Dou Shaba drove Jiang Hao and Zhou Kun to a parking garage, where Zhou Kun told Jiang Hao to follow him to the hidden boxing venue.

Zhou Kun took Jiang Hao to a heavily guarded underground fight venue, where Jiang Hao picked the winning fighter and received a thousand-dollar payout. While they watched a dance performance, Ah Kun spotted Wang Sen arriving and brought Jiang Hao over to meet the scarred crime boss.

• Zhou Kun led Jiang Hao through the secured elevator entrance to an underground fighting venue and explained its life-or-death rules.
• Jiang Hao predicted the shorter fighter would win, and Zhou Kun placed a thousand-dollar bet on his behalf.
• The shorter fighter knocked down his opponent and won, and Zhou Kun gave Jiang Hao the winnings.
• Ah Kun noticed Wang Sen entering the venue and brought Jiang Hao to meet him.
• Jiang Hao recognized Wang Sen by the scar splitting his left eyebrow and recalled the police assessment of his character.

Jiang Hao impressed Wang Sen by winning a brutal fight against Freeman in seconds after borrowing money to bet on himself. After paying back his loan and earning a large profit, Jiang Hao was offered a job by Wang Sen.

• Wang Sen questioned Jiang Hao about his fighting skills and background, then offered him a chance to fight for ten thousand dollars.
• Jiang Hao borrowed fifty thousand from Wang Sen at high interest and asked Ah Kun to bet on him winning.
• Thongchai defeated Li Dawei, and the host announced Jiang Hao's match against Black King Freeman.
• Jiang Hao knocked Freeman unconscious with one elbow, stunning the crowd and winning the fight.
• Jiang Hao collected his winnings, repaid Wang Sen, and tore up the IOU.
• Wang Sen admired Jiang Hao and asked him to come work for him.

Jiang Hao refused Wang Sen’s offer to join East Star but struggled with the thought of betraying Zhou Kun if he later went undercover among the gang. After returning home, paying respects to his parents, and carving a seal, he met Officer Huang at Qingsong Temple, where they discussed faith.

• Jiang Hao declined Wang Sen’s offer to join East Star, and Wang Sen told him to reconsider.
• Zhou Kun tried to persuade Jiang Hao to join the gang, then booked him a hotel room and left him his contact details.
• Jiang Hao returned to his family home in Yau Ma Tei, had it cleaned, and went to pay respects to his parents.
• Jiang Hao bought jujube wood on Temple Street and carved a seal at home.
• Jiang Hao visited Qingsong Temple, donated twenty thousand dollars, and arranged to consecrate the seal.
• Officer Huang met Jiang Hao at the temple and spoke with him about faith, and Jiang Hao offered to buy him a vegetarian meal.

Jiang Hao gave Officer Huang a lead on an underground black-fist gambling ring but asked to quit undercover work, then opened a popular food stall on Dongguan Street. The chapter ended when a large hand slammed onto the table where three young women were ordering.

• Jiang Hao told Officer Huang about the underground black-fist gambling ring, and Officer Huang took down the address and promised to record the credit.
• Jiang Hao told Officer Huang he had turned down Wang Sen's offer to join his men and asked to leave undercover work, but Officer Huang urged him to continue.
• Jiang Hao opened a late-night food stall on Dongguan Street, where Zhou Kun visited with several brothers and praised his cooking.
• Jiang Hao hired Agou and Xiaomao as his stall grew busy, and three young women arrived to order food.
• A large hand slammed onto the women's table, knocking a teacup to the ground and shattering it.

Jiang Hao refused to submit to Brother Curly’s extortion and beat him and his two lackeys when they attacked. After Brother Curly returned with Gray Dog and a gang of armed men, Jiang Hao faced them alone and struck Brother Curly again as the assault began.

• Brother Curly and his lackeys demanded three thousand dollars from Jiang Hao and ate without paying.
• Jiang Hao insisted they pay for their food and damages, so Brother Curly kicked over a table and attacked him with his lackeys.
• Jiang Hao knocked Brother Curly and both lackeys down, then told Agou and Xiaomao to hide while he stayed behind.
• Brother Curly returned with Gray Dog and twenty or thirty armed men, and Gray Dog demanded fifty thousand dollars from Jiang Hao.
• When Gray Dog ordered his men to beat Jiang Hao, Brother Curly charged with a machete and Jiang Hao smashed him in the face with a folding stool.

Jiang Hao fought off Gray Dog and Hung Hing’s men, seriously injuring several and slashing Gray Dog before fleeing as the police approached. After getting his wound stitched, he agreed to go with Zhou Kun to East Star because Hung Hing was searching for him.

• Gray Dog ordered his men to attack Jiang Hao, who fought back with blades and left several men seriously wounded or crippled.
• Jiang Hao chased Gray Dog down the street and slashed his back repeatedly, stopping short of killing him because he feared legal consequences.
• As police sirens approached, Jiang Hao discarded his knives, hid in an alley, and contacted Zhou Kun for help.
• Zhou Kun arrived and took Jiang Hao to a private hospital, where a doctor stitched the long cut on his back.
• Zhou Kun told Jiang Hao that Hung Hing was searching for him and invited him to East Star; Jiang Hao agreed to go.

Jiang Hao joined Wang Sen’s Dongxing branch to gain protection from Hongxing, and Wang Sen held a ceremony to formally take him in. The ceremony was interrupted when Sister Mi arrived and asked Wang Sen to transfer Jiang Hao to her.

• Wang Sen warned Jiang Hao that Hongxing’s Tang Dayu would hunt him down and offered him protection in Dongxing.
• Jiang Hao agreed to follow Wang Sen, who promised to shoulder his troubles and arrange a formal initiation after he recovered.
• Three days later, Wang Sen gathered Dongxing elders and leaders at Huadu Nightclub to initiate Jiang Hao.
• Wang Sen introduced Jiang Hao to Master Xiang, Uncle Gui, Situ Haonan, and Brother Kele, and Situ Haonan challenged Jiang Hao to a fair fight.
• Sister Mi arrived at the ceremony, circled Jiang Hao, and asked Wang Sen to transfer him to her.

Jiang Hao completed his initiation as Wang Sen’s official subordinate, rejecting Silver Phoenix’s offer to join her. Afterward, Tang Dayu confronted Wang Sen’s group outside Tangji Restaurant and demanded that Jiang Hao answer for injuring his men, leaving Jiang Hao facing him directly.

• Silver Phoenix offered Jiang Hao a place as her right-hand man, but Jiang Hao chose to remain loyal to Wang Sen.
• Jiang Hao followed the gang’s rules, offered incense to Guan Gong, and formally became Wang Sen’s subordinate.
• Wang Sen celebrated Jiang Hao’s initiation and took his men and fellow leaders to Tangji Restaurant.
• Tang Dayu arrived with a large crowd, accused Jiang Hao of hacking his men, and demanded that Wang Sen hand him over.
• Wang Sen refused to surrender Jiang Hao, and Jiang Hao stepped forward to ask Tang Dayu what he wanted.