Out for a Kill Page #2

I want this professor released.

We need to use him as bait | and see who bites.

Chinese cops won't release him that easily.

Why?

Chinese authorities are not very happy | with our professor.

They don't believe he's innocent, | and his signature's all over every document.

And who's this Wong Dai | they keep referring to?

He's this Chinese guy...

running a drug-smuggling | and international money-laundering ring.

His people are responsible | for shooting up that nightclub in Bulgaria.

He keeps shifting bases | between the Far East and Europe.

We also know that Wong Dai | is trying to eliminate his opposition.

I want you to use this professor as bait.

Let Wong Dai think he works for us.

He'll use the professor | to rub out his own men.

It's an old Chinese-gang tactic.

What happens to the professor | and his family?

F*** him.

9:
00 AM Friday - New Haven, Connecticut

Here is a news alert.

Noted archeologist and winner | of the prestigious Winthrop Award...

Professor Robert Burns has been arrested | in the Hunan province of China...

during an archeological excavation.

The Chinese police have charged him | with narcotics trafficking.

Local authorities say he will be held...

pending his arraignment tomorrow | on these charges.

No bail has been set.

The name's King.

My name is Burns. Nice to meet you.

So, what you doing in a place like this?

I guess I was in the wrong place | at the wrong time.

- That's what they all say. | - Do they?

How about you?

Truth is, I was crossing | the Kazakhstan border...

trafficking some weed.

Some ragheaded motherfuckers busted me.

As far as I can tell, | American Embassy is talking to the D.E. A...

and I think they're gonna see this | as a big misunderstanding...

I forgive you, okay? | I will get you out of here.

I love you.

I know how hard you try.

I love you.

I hate to let him think | he's getting a free ride.

Where are you from?

We're from the D.E.A.

- U.S.A. And Hong Kong. | - Photo please.

These officers are here | to pickup the prisoners.

I need our paperwork.

It's already filed, let's hurry up.

It's not that simple. I mean, he's a professor.

What if he's innocent?

If he's innocent, the Pope wears panties.

- Here you are. | - Ok, right this way.

- Once a friend, a friend for life. | - Take care, my man.

- You ain't going down no rat hole. | - Don't forget about me.

- Love and respect. | - Walk in peace, my man.

I'll see you soon.

Don't forget about me, Burns!

2:
07 AM Thursday - Paris

Why would they release him?

The American D.E.A. Gave the order.

You say this "gwilo" knows nothing | of our operation?

That is correct.

I want to know exactly who this man is | and what he knows.

I don't want him to be in a position...

to cause us any complication.

9:
50 PM Friday - New Haven, Connecticut

I missed you.

I'm glad you're back.

I missed you. Thank God you're home.

I have decided we must put an end | to this professor.

Tomorrow is the funeral of his assistant.

It will be his funeral.

Wait until the father leaves, | then cut him into pieces.

10:
00 AM Saturday | Chinatown, New York City

Condolences, "shefu".

A mind is a mirror, a bright light shining.

Be sure to clean it every day.

Allow no dust to cling.

There is no mirror...

there is no dust, there is no darkness.

Only the mind is light.

I think you know what I have to do.

I will wait by the open grave for your return.

"Danger below."

"A river."

This "gwilo" professor | is becoming a problem.

No longer have we among us | Mr. Wu of New York...

and Mr. Ping of Los Angeles.

Yes, the "gwilo" is causing trouble | in Chinatown.

Have we found out more about this "gwilo"?

He's not a cop, a soldier, | or a government agent.

He's like one of us.

What do you mean?

We found out that this "gwilo" professor...

was once one of the greatest thieves | in Shanghai, New York and Paris.

He specialized in valuable paintings | and priceless Chinese artifacts.

He was known as the "Goei", or the "Ghost."

Some thought he had died, | but he had disappeared.

In 1985 he returned to the United States | and was arrested.

He served seven years in a Federal prison.

Using his expertise in Chinese artifacts...

he used his prison stay to earn himself | a doctorate in Chinese archeology.

When he got out, he created a new identity | and became a professor.

Tang Zhili, go to New York | and take care of him.

8:
15 PM Sunday - New York

I have to go to the bathroom.

Sir, I work for an international | business conglomerate.

We believe you might have an interest | in interfering in our business.

- Our paths have crossed before. | - Have they?

If you're wondering how and why...

certain unpleasant things | have happened to you in the past.

So, I'm here to make you an offer. | Leave us alone...

and we'll leave you alone.

Consider it done. | I'll never think of you guys again...

lead a humble, quiet life, | and I'll be on my way.

Good. Because if you don't...

we will kill your dog...

we will kill you...

and then we will kill your wife.

"The crane."

Maya, come!

Tommie, you know what I think?

I think our archeology professor | has got a mind at digging his own grave.

Guess he's not digging it deep enough.

- This looks like self-defense to me. | - No, don't get me wrong.

I don't want him arrested.

I think our boy is just starting to party.

Who were those people? Who are you?

I'm sorry.

I don't know who those people are. | But I'm gonna find out.

11:
30 PM Sunday - New Haven, Connecticut

6:
30 AM Monday | D.E.A. Offices - New York City

You know the dead girl's father, | Luo Dazhong?

He used to be one | of the world's leading masters in "chi kung".

Really?

This is so weird.

There's no record on the professor | before 1984.

Yeah. Grey.

We're on our way. Get your coat.

The professor's house | just went up in flames.

9:
08 AM Monday - Luo Dazhong's Home | Greenwich, Connecticut

Your daughter, my wife, both dead.

I came here to make you a promise.

Within one week I'll avenge their deaths, | before the funeral of my wife.

I think you know how hard I've tried | to put my past behind me.

It hasn't worked very well.

They say, "Kill one to warn a hundred."

I might have to kill a hundred to warn one.

They say when one sets out on revenge | to first dig two graves.

I know you know that meaning. | But I promise you one thing:

The souls of our enemies will be | the ashes and dust gone in the sky...

before the funeral of our loved ones. | That's a promise.

I give you my blessing...

to avenge those who killed our loved ones.

The key is in the symbols | tattooed on their arms.

9:
22 AM Tuesday | Springer Airport, New York

He wants two hours? | F***ing-A. Send him over. I'll take it.

Is this Kupper Aviation?

- Don't I know you from somewhere? | - No, sir, you don't.

The Cessna's gassed up and ready to go.

- Are you sure I don't know you? | - What are you talking about, man?

You're that archeologist I flew | back in China.

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