- Discovering that he is only the third most wanted fugitive in Taiwan, a criminal embarks on a journey to overtake the first two.
- Insatiable greed, hatred and delusion are the crimes and punishments that life will eventually face. Who's playing who? Nobody knows. The Pig, the Snake, and the Pigeon, a traditional Chinese tale which can reflect the situation of Chen Kui-Lin, the main role of this movie.—Douban
- Chen Kui-lin, a notorious hitman in the criminal underworld, infiltrates a funeral and shoots down a high-ranking gang boss. Coincidentally, detective Chen Hui is surveiling the boss before spotting Kui-lin who immediately fled the scene. The two engage in a fight, but Kui-lin overpowers Chen, causing him to lose an eye. Kui-lin manages to escape unharmed.
Four years later, Dr. Chang, an underworld doctor, approaches the long-hiding Kui-lin and informs him that he has stage IV lung cancer. Motivated by his impending death, Kui-lin decides to turn himself in at a nearby police station. However, the police officers did not recognize him and rudely order him to wait in line. He discovers that he is ranked only third on the country's most-wanted list, far behind the renowned criminals "Hongkie" and "Bullhead." Determined to accomplish something significant, Kui-lin resolves to eliminate these two major criminals during the final stage of his life.
Kui-lin's first target is Hongkie, and learns from Dr. Chang that Hongkie was hiding in a hair salon in Taichung. Kui-lin spends the entire night spying on Hongkie from a hotel across the street. He witnesses Hongkie manipulating Hsiao-mei, the salon owner, and forcing her into a sexual relationship. The next morning, Kui-lin attempts to speak with Hsiao-mei but is discovered by Hongkie. Hongkie revealed that he had noticed Kui-lin spying on him all night but had mistaken his intentions, thinking he was interested in Hsiao-mei. Realizing he had been exposed, Kui-lin launches an assault on Hongkie when he attempts to rape Hsiao-mei and kept his subordinates away. However, Hongkie manages to escape Kui-lin's ambush, and the two continue their fight all the way to a deserted warehouse, where Kui-lin deals a fatal blow to Hongkie. Afterwards, he returns to the salon to rescue Hsiao-mei and kill the rest of Hongkie's men.
After setting Hsiao-Mmei free, Kui-lin sets out to find Bullhead in Penghu, where he was last seen. However, he learns from Your Holiness, a priest in a cult church, that Bullhead has passed away long ago. Realizing he wouldn't be able to fulfill his goal, Kui-lin feels a momentary emptiness in his heart. To make matters worse, Kui-lin vomits and faints during one of the morning assemblies, having been informed that his lung cancer had worsened. Your Holiness invites Kui-lin to stay at their church and adopt a simple lifestyle in order to settle his sins. Kui-lin then discovers that Your Holiness and his disciples were using identical methods and speeches to manipulate new followers, even resorting to faking a little boy's fainting spell. Growing suspicious, Kui-lin investigates Bullhead's supposed grave, only to find an empty coffin with a picture of Your Holiness and his deceased mother.
After exposing Your Holiness' true identity and the truth of his past history as Bullhead to the cult members, Kui-lin shoots him dead. However, Your Holiness' second-in-command assumes leadership, and all the disciples refuse to renounce their faith despite the overwhelming evidence. Enraged, Kui-lin eliminates each cult member one by one. He then turns himself in to Chen Hui and is subsequently arrested. While in prison, Dr. Chang reveals that she had lied to Kui-lin and that she was the one suffering from lung cancer, unaware of how things would turn out and remarking how Kui-lin is famous with his newfound reputation. Chen Hui invites Hsiao-mei to shave Kui-lin's beard one last time. Kui-lin receives the death penalty and is executed by firearm.
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