Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao pressured Han Chen to invest in Tung Sing and give up control of Lianying Society, while Han Chen realized he could not resist. Jiang Hao’s real aim was to save Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming before he left.

• Jiang Hao explained how money had united Tung Sing and made it powerful, leaving Han Chen aware that resisting could lead to annihilation.
• Jiang Hao offered to value Han Chen’s operating-rights investment at three hundred million and have him contribute another two hundred million for five percent of Tung Sing.
• Han Chen accused Jiang Hao of trying to swallow Lianying Society and threatened to take him down, but Jiang Hao forced him back into his seat and urged him to accept the deal.
• Han Chen connected Jiang Hao’s earlier retaliation against the Fuxing Gang to Smiling Tiger’s death, while Jiang Hao defended his actions.
• Jiang Hao privately revealed that he had invited Han Chen out mainly to reach Chen Yongren and Liu Jianming, whom he intended to save before leaving.

Jiang Hao pressured Han Chen to abandon drug dealing and take a legitimate path, while offering to buy back Han Chen’s remaining drug business for 300 million. Han Chen accepted, leaving Jiang Hao free to take over the operation and target another dealer.

• Jiang Hao warned Han Chen that drug dealing would bring ruin and urged him to work together on legitimate businesses.
• Han Chen questioned whether mainland businesses could really make money, then weighed the danger of opposing Jiang Hao and Dongxing.
• Han Chen said he still had a batch of goods to sell, and Jiang Hao offered to buy back the operating rights for 300 million.
• Han Chen realized Jiang Hao intended to resell the business and use police cooperation to trap another drug dealer.
• Han Chen handed the operation to Jiang Hao, who offered him two months to clear his remaining goods before a new operator entered the market.

Jiang Hao persuaded Han Chen to dissolve Lianying Society and join Dongxing, offering him 5% of Dongxing Group and control of Tsim Sha Tsui. Han Chen accepted under pressure, and Jiang Hao told Ah Mi that Dongxing would absorb his territory.

• Jiang Hao valued Dongxing's Hong Kong and mainland businesses to justify selling Han Chen 5% of his shares for 500 million, and promised Han Chen could keep running non-drug businesses in Tsim Sha Tsui.
• Han Chen agreed to join Dongxing and abandon Lianying Society after Jiang Hao offered to lend him the 200 million he lacked.
• Jiang Hao and Han Chen agreed to meet at Dongxing Tower the next morning to sign the contract, and Han Chen left with Chen Yongren and Silly Keung.
• Silly Keung questioned Han Chen about joining Dongxing, and Han Chen explained that Jiang Hao's superior strength had left him no real choice.
• Jiang Hao returned home and told Ah Mi that Han Chen had joined Dongxing, Tsim Sha Tsui was being absorbed, and Lianying Society would cease to exist.

Chen Yongren hoped Han Chen’s move to legitimate business would end his undercover life, but he reluctantly called Officer Huang only to ask Silly Keung to get him drunk. The next day, Han Chen officially joined Dongxing, and Jiang Hao surprised him by asking for Chen Yongren and another person.

• Chen Yongren wondered whether Han Chen’s shift away from drug trafficking meant he could stop working undercover, then called Silly Keung and asked to drink and spend the night with a woman.
• Jiang Hao announced Han Chen’s entry into Dongxing as its boss in Tsim Sha Tsui and gave him five percent of his own shares.
• Jiang Hao discussed a mainland business tour and plans to invest in the beverage industry with Dongxing’s leaders.
• Han Chen signed the share-transfer documents and became a Dongxing shareholder.
• Jiang Hao asked Han Chen to give him two people, identified Chen Yongren as the first, and prompted Han Chen to ask who the second was.

Jiang Hao took control of Han Chen’s gang and removed undercover agent Chen Yongren from Han Chen’s side, promising Officer Huang that Han Chen would leave the drug trade. Chen Yongren learned his undercover mission was over and was reassigned to uniformed patrol, leaving him overjoyed to return to police work.

• Jiang Hao asked Han Chen to transfer Liu Jianming to him, unsettling Han Chen with his knowledge, then Han Chen ordered Chen Yongren to work for Jiang Hao.
• Jiang Hao put Chen Yongren on indefinite leave, and Chen Yongren called Officer Huang to report that Han Chen had joined Tung Sing and stopped dealing drugs.
• Officer Huang confronted Jiang Hao, who said Han Chen would open a beverage factory and offered to help take down Hongyi instead.
• Officer Huang told Chen Yongren his undercover mission had ended and offered him a uniformed patrol assignment, which Chen Yongren eagerly accepted.
• Chen Yongren celebrated becoming a cop in the street, while a passerby questioned what was so great about being one.

Jiang Hao met Inspector Liu Jianming at Qingsong Temple and burned the life-and-death contract that had bound him to Han Chen. Liu Jianming left free of the informant’s burden, determined to remain a good cop and arrest Jiang Hao if he committed crimes.

• Jiang Hao invited Liu Jianming to Qingsong Temple and asked him about his ideal; Liu said he wanted to be a good cop.
• Jiang Hao prompted Liu to offer incense to the Three Pure Ones, reminding him of the temple where he had first become Han Chen’s informant.
• Jiang Hao told Liu that Han Chen had joined Eastern Star and showed him the life-and-death contract Liu had written for Han Chen.
• Jiang Hao burned the contract and told Liu that neither Han Chen nor he would control him anymore.
• Liu thanked Jiang Hao and warned him that he would arrest him if he committed crimes; Jiang Hao accepted the challenge.
• Liu left Qingsong Temple feeling free and seeing the world in color.

Liu Jianming proposed to Mary, while Chen Yongren began his first patrol as a police officer and met Amei. The chapter ended with Chen Yongren deciding to contact her, hopeful that their reunion in this life could lead to a happy relationship.

• Liu Jianming bought a diamond ring and proposed to Mary at home, and she accepted.
• Chen Yongren and Ah Wai responded to a disturbance and stopped several thugs from harassing two girls by threatening to report them to Eastern Star.
• Chen Yongren recorded Amei’s contact information after she flirted with him and gave him her number.
• Chen Yongren told Ah Wai he would contact Amei and reflected on how their relationship might go differently now that he was a police officer.

Jiang Hao completed his undercover mission in the world of Infernal Affairs, said goodbye to Ah Mi, and returned to Binhai City with a new Shooting Talent ability. He reconnected with Zhou Xinyan and agreed to join her indoor rock-climbing outing.

• The system announced that Jiang Hao had completed the undercover mission with a fairly satisfied evaluation, and he chose to spend his remaining time with Ah Mi.
• Jiang Hao accompanied Ah Mi shopping, cooked dinner for her, and said goodbye before returning to his rented room in Binhai City.
• Jiang Hao claimed his reward and gained Shooting Talent, which let him reach a high level in shooting-related skills with basic training.
• Jiang Hao messaged Zhou Xinyan, apologized for missing their morning run, and agreed to join her friends for indoor rock climbing.

Jiang Hao checked in with his family, sent his father money for their house renovation, and planned to travel abroad. The next morning, he met Zhou Xinyan, learned she would be going to Shanghai with Little Lark, and received a new system mission.

• Jiang Hao called his father, learned he had recovered and was enjoying the house renovation, and transferred money for materials and furniture.
• Jiang Hao went to a bookstore to choose books to read.
• Jiang Hao met Zhou Xinyan while exercising in the park, and they ran together along the riverbank.
• Zhou Xinyan told Jiang Hao she would go to Shanghai next week for two or three months and asked to take Little Lark with her.
• Jiang Hao said he planned to travel abroad around the same time, and a new system mission appeared as he returned home.

Jiang Hao accepted a mission to enter The Outlaw Josey Wales and earn Robbery Value, then began preparing to travel to the American West by studying its history and learning practical skills. He arranged to fly to Texas the following Wednesday, where Zhou Xinyan’s friend Paul would meet him.

• Jiang Hao read the system mission, which asked him to begin a Western career of robbery and reach 10,000 points of Robbery Value.
• Jiang Hao watched The Outlaw Josey Wales and began studying Western films, American West history, firearms, Spanish, survival skills, and maps.
• Jiang Hao went indoor climbing with Zhou Xinyan and her friends, quickly learned the basics, and climbed on his own.
• Jiang Hao told Zhou Xinyan that his passport, visa, and flight to the American West were arranged for the following Wednesday.
• Zhou Xinyan connected Jiang Hao with Paul, who agreed to pick him up at the airport in Texas.

Jiang Hao arrived in Dallas, where Paul helped him find a place to stay and took him to Old Dalton's Gun Club. The chapter left Jiang Hao ready to learn about the club’s firearms with a professional guide.

• Jiang Hao met Paul at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and Paul asked whether he was Zhou Xinyan’s boyfriend; Jiang Hao said he was.
• Jiang Hao told Paul he wanted firearms training, antique guns, a Gun Fu instructor, and a Spanish tutor, and Paul offered to arrange help.
• Paul took Jiang Hao to a hotel and warned him about scams; the next morning, he drove him to Old Dalton's Gun Club.
• Jiang Hao registered at the club and asked to look around with a guide, while Paul went to the shooting range.

Jiang Hao trained in firearms and Spanish in Texas before accepting his mission and traveling through time. He woke in an iron cage wearing handcuffs and shackles, where Bill the Great Thief told him they would both be hanged at dawn.

• Jiang Hao learned about historic firearms, then practiced with a Colt M1873 revolver and quickly improved his aim with his Shooting Talent.
• Jiang Hao said goodbye to Paul, rented a Ford pickup, and hired a Spanish teacher.
• Over the next half month, Jiang Hao studied firearms and history, practiced shooting daily, and learned to speak Spanish fluently.
• Jiang Hao trained in old-fashioned Gun Fu with Robit, then decided he was ready to begin his mission.
• Jiang Hao accepted the mission from his hotel room and vanished, waking in a cage with handcuffs and shackles.
• Bill the Great Thief told Jiang Hao to stop making noise because they would be hanged at dawn.

Jiang Hao learned that he had been framed as a substitute for the wanted outlaw Peter and was due to be hanged at daybreak. After stealing Bill’s metal clip and earning his first Robbery Value point, Jiang Hao used it to unlock his restraints and cell door, leaving Bill hopeful that he might escape too.

• Bill told Jiang Hao that the cops planned to claim Peter’s 800 US Dollars bounty by using Jiang Hao as a substitute.
• Jiang Hao realized he was in the Wild West in Texas and challenged Bill’s claims that he was unafraid of death.
• Jiang Hao stole the metal clip pinned to Bill’s chest and gained one point of Robbery Value from the system.
• Jiang Hao used the clip to open his handcuffs and ankle shackles, then unlocked his cell door.
• Bill fell silent and watched Jiang Hao, hoping he could escape as well.

Jiang Hao forced Bill to swear to serve him for a year, then began their escape from the Sheriff's Office. After killing two deputies and taking one man's clothes and gun, Jiang Hao left the cell block, while Bill remained behind.

• Jiang Hao demanded that Bill serve as his subordinate for one year, and Bill swore in his grandmother's name to follow Jon Hall, mishearing Jiang Hao's name.
• Jiang Hao freed Bill and planned an ambush, telling Bill to shout until a deputy entered the cell block.
• Bill's shouting drew Deputy Sandek inside, and Jiang Hao snapped Sandek's neck before taking his belt and leather jacket.
• A second deputy heard no movement and went to check, but Jiang Hao shot him as he emerged from the cell block.

After killing the lawman and recruiting Bill, Jiang Hao chose to rob the town before escaping. He tricked the owner of the gun shop into opening the door and held him at gunpoint.

• Bill took the lawman's gun belt, and Jiang Hao received 22 Robbery Value for completing a robbery.
• Jiang Hao convinced Bill to honor his oath and work with him, then the two prepared to leave town.
• Jiang Hao befriended four horses with Animal Communication Ability, and Bill saddled them.
• Jiang Hao persuaded Bill to rob the town's gun shop before leaving, and they rode to the store.
• Jiang Hao posed as a lawman to get the old shopkeeper to open the door, then aimed his revolver at him and declared the robbery.

Jiang Hao and Bill robbed a gun shop and a general store in Ellis, gathering weapons and supplies before dawn. A newspaper revealed that Jiang Hao had arrived in October 1879.

• Jiang Hao tied up Old Marco and took rifles, pistols, ammunition, and knives from his gun shop.
• Jiang Hao and Bill received 35 Robbery Value points for completing the robbery.
• Jiang Hao and Bill broke into the general store and took its owner's money and wilderness supplies.
• Jiang Hao gave the woman in the owner's bed twenty US Dollars after learning she was a prostitute.
• Jiang Hao checked a newspaper dated September 24, 1879, and learned that it was now October 1879.

Jiang Hao and Bill escaped Ellis Town, but Sheriff Rex pursued them and forced them into a fight on a hill. Jiang Hao killed Rex and most of his men, then left with Bill as three riders escaped.

• Jiang Hao and Bill left Ellis Town after robbing the grocery and gun shops, while Sheriff Rex learned of the crimes and organized a pursuit.
• Bill told Jiang Hao they could find Peter west of town, and the two rode toward Pollock Town as Sheriff Rex's riders caught up with them.
• Jiang Hao and Bill turned toward a hill and took cover, while Sheriff Rex split his men into groups to attack from three directions.
• Jiang Hao shot down the charging riders as Sheriff Rex's men fired toward the hill, then killed Sheriff Rex during the battle.
• The remaining riders fled, and Jiang Hao ran out of spare rounds before telling the stunned Bill to leave.

Jiang Hao and Bill traveled west to Lefran Town, where Jiang Hao ordered a set of lockpicking tools while Bill reunited with Peter and explained how Jiang Hao had saved him. Peter challenged Jiang Hao to a sharpshooting wager, and the chapter ended before they agreed on the terms.

• Jiang Hao and Bill camped on the road, and Jiang Hao told Bill he dreamed of robbing the West and perhaps the entire United States.
• Jiang Hao reached Lefran Town and commissioned a blacksmith to make him a set of lockpicking tools.
• Bill found Peter at a saloon and told him that Jiang Hao had rescued him, killed Sheriff Rex, and become his boss for a year.
• Peter suggested killing Jiang Hao to free Bill from his oath, but Bill warned him that Jiang Hao was a sharpshooter.
• Jiang Hao joined Bill and Peter at the saloon, and Peter challenged him to a wager to find out who was the better sharpshooter.

Jiang Hao beat Peter in a shooting contest, winning Peter as a subordinate for a year and reuniting him with Bill. The three formed a gang and planned to rob their way west toward the Pacific coast.

• Peter challenged Jiang Hao to a shooting duel, wagering that he would serve Jiang Hao for a year if he lost.
• Peter shot six pigeons in six seconds, but Jiang Hao shot seven in three seconds despite facing a smaller flock.
• Peter accepted his loss and agreed to serve Jiang Hao for a year, while Bill welcomed his old partner back.
• Jiang Hao, Bill, and Peter celebrated their new team and planned to rob stores, post offices, banks, trains, and gold mines as they traveled west.
• Bill left to find a prostitute, and Peter mocked him for nearly being killed by a respectable woman.

Jiang Hao and his companions robbed a bank in Kent Town, where he used his lockpicking tools to bypass its new defenses. The manager was dead, and the gang had reached the safe but still needed to figure out how to open it.

• Jiang Hao bought supplies, collected his custom lockpicking tools, and planned to carve and consecrate a Celestial Master Seal himself.
• Jiang Hao, Bill, and Peter chose Kent Town’s bank as their target and rode there the next morning.
• Jiang Hao shot the three guards as the gang entered the bank, and the manager dropped iron plates to shield the staff behind the grille.
• Jiang Hao picked the grille lock, and Peter killed the manager while Bill and Peter secured the bank employees and loaded money.
• Jiang Hao asked the hostages how to open the safe, and one said the manager had its key and was the only one who knew the combination.