The Man with the Iron Fists 2 Page #3

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He was a good man.

A proud man.

He won fair and square.

And now he's dead.

That's not right.

It could have been an accident.

No sign of foul play.

Your words spill out

like dung from a cow, Zhang.

He was my brother!

You tell your boss

I'm not letting this one go.

You're in no position

to demand anything, Kung.

We must keep our wits about us.

We don't want to feel the

full force of Ho's wrath...

I have always been

willing to stay in my place

and do Ho's bidding,

as long as it protected my family,

but now?

I know, I know.

It doesn't seem right.

But I have to warn you,

Ho is not happy you've been

stirring rebellion in the mines.

Watch your back.

So, Mr. Kung, tell me.

These tools?

What's the story?

I hope you didn't

find me presumptuous.

But I wanted to get your

professional opinion on these.

Well, they're made of the

cheapest pig iron I've ever seen.

And if the goal is

to get as much silver

out of the mines as

quickly as possible,

you'll never reach your quota.

So you understand my problem.

Can you help us?

I can fill your

pockets with silver.

That won't be necessary.

I'm in your debt.

After all, you did save my life.

That was my daughter's doing.

Me? I would have

thrown you out.

Well, so much for

southern hospitality.

We are desperate people,

Thaddeus.

I need to liberate us from

the ruthless Beetle Clan.

And when that fight comes,

my people need a way

to protect themselves.

I know you forge

the best weapons.

Will you make them for us?

Mr. Kung,

with all due respect,

I've made many devices

that killed many men.

Even my hands

have become weapons.

I'm on a path to Buddha.

And making weapons

is not on that path.

Doesn't Lord Buddha

protect the weak

and punish evil?

I'll fix your tools for you,

then be on my way.

How you use them is up to you.

That's very kind of you.

It's nothing.

My bandages,

did you wrap them?

My father did the dressing.

Your father seems

like a good man.

He's a very gentle and kind man.

Sometimes I think too kind.

I wish he was more like you.

Brave.

Strong.

You shouldn't take

kindness for a weakness.

Sometimes it takes more courage

not to fight than to fight.

My best friend,

Chow-Li, was murdered,

and then my uncle.

My father did nothing.

I'm sure he has his reasons.

Well, someone

has to do something.

We can't just wait

for Master Ho to act.

We, Beetle Clan,

challenge Li Kung to a duel.

I have no fight with any of you.

So I humbly decline

your challenge.

Kung.

You cowardly dog.

You vile clown.

Is it that easy for you

to disrespect your village,

your family,

forget about your dead,

rotting brother?

You know, the guards

tell me that your daughter

is quite the budding rose.

I, Li Kung,

of Tsai Fu Village,

accept your challenge...

Yes! Yes!

...in honor of

my brother, Li Guang.

And don't ever,

ever mention my daughter again.

Kung! Be careful!

We can take on

these thugs. You and me.

You can't forget

your past forever, Kung.

Yeah!

He did it! We won! Yeah!

Yeah!

Cha Pow!

Cha Pow, I need

your muscles inside.

Uh, I think I'm supposed

to watch the door.

Let him guard the door.

The beauty of iron lies

in its ability to adapt.

It offers quick

results and fast change.

You've got a knack

for this, Cha Pow.

Metal is strong, like me.

You are no ordinary miner.

You are much more than that.

Your abilities in the ring

gave you away last night.

You belong to the Praying Mantis Clan,

don't you?

Look, Kung,

I don't like Ho

any more than you do,

but I answer to

that monster directly.

And you have

a target on your back.

Anything else?

Go back to

representing the miners.

And let me work on

Ho for concessions.

But be forewarned,

don't push Ho.

Ho can make things

difficult for you and me.

And your family.

You may answer to Ho,

but I don't.

Not to you, not to anyone.

Not any longer.

Kung.

Kung.

I am not the enemy, Kung.

Kung!

Boss.

Boss. You must come

to the duel tonight.

Too much work to be

done here, Cha Pow.

What's so special

about tonight anyway?

Li Kung is going to

challenge Master Ho.

Foolish.

Cha Pow.

Yes, boss?

A gift. For you.

For all your hard work.

Cha Pow!

Cha Pow, Let's go!

Li Kung is waiting.

Come on.

Thank you.

What's this? Come here...

Boss!

You're bleeding!

Let's try to bandage

this up, when we...

When we get there.

You all know me as Li Kung.

Master Ho,

you have committed crimes

against the people

of Tsai Fu Village.

You have overseen corruption.

You have condoned

abuse and murder.

And tonight, your

reign of terror will end.

Come on!

Take him down!

We won't take anymore!

I,

Li Kung, of Tsai Fu Village,

challenge you to a duel.

I accept Kung's

pathetic challenge.

We fight.

Come on,

Li Kung! Yeah!

Let the fight begin!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on! Yeah!

Come on!

Yeah!

You don't bring a knife

to a sword fight.

One of your guards stabbed Li

Kung on the way to the arena!

You betrayed us again!

You got something to say, Bolo?

You step forward and take

this lowly maggot's place.

And you, old man!

You still got some fight in you?

I got this.

What else you got?

I got him.

Arrest these traitors.

Hang them in the morning

so the whole village

can witness their execution.

Anyone else want to join them?

You get to hang with

a mine dog, blackie.

I'm here like

a frog on a string.

Worthless.

Never thought I'd miss

all-American stock and chains.

It's hard for me to accept

that your arrival here

is a mere coincidence, Thaddeus.

I simply was trying to make it to

the Wu Chi temple to redeem myself.

They say at the temple,

there's a spring,

a well of some sort,

with a concentrated

level of chi.

They call it the Golden Nectar.

They say with this chi,

a man can reach immortality.

Me?

I'm just trying to

replenish my soul.

Well, in the mines,

they found a water source.

Must be below the temple.

Ho never wanted the silver.

He wants the water!

Mayor Zhang!

Guess my arms still work.

Zhang, you saved our lives.

Up till now, you and I have been

partners in the business of this town.

But tonight,

you became my friend.

If only I could show an

ounce of your bravery, Kung.

But it's hard to be great man like you,

with no legs.

If only I could join your fight.

Brother Kung's right.

You saved our lives.

And to liberate this town,

it's gonna take all the help we can get.

I can make you legs, Mayor.

And you can join the fight.

I am grateful for

the sentiment, but...

But how?

I could forge you legs.

The way I forged these arms.

I never have dreamed

of such a thing.

With legs,

I can stand with you all

and rid this town

of the Beetle Clan,

once and for all.

That's only half of our problem.

That water source in the mines.

We gotta get moving before

they find out we escaped.

Bolo, you get the miners ready

for battle by the break of dawn.

Cha Pow, you get whatever Thaddeus needs.

Okay.

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