He tracks down the elder brother, Man-seok, at the gang's condo, where a dozen gang members and Ramrowan are also waiting.
Tae-sik finds and frees several child slaves in a drug manufacturing plant, in the process killing off Jong-seok. Tae-sik recovers, asks his partner to help him acquire a gun, then goes back to the city. The two fight to a standstill and Tae-sik gets shot.īleeding out, Tae-sik finds his former partner, who performs emergency surgery to remove the bullet. As he asks where the brothers are, Ramrowan walks in and shoots at Tae-sik, killing Du-chi in the crossfire. Following the lead from the burner phone he received from Jong-seok, Tae-sik tracks Du-chi to a nightclub. Upon further investigation, the police officers discover he was a former covert operative for the South Korean Army Intelligence, with numerous commendations, but retired after he was wounded and his pregnant wife was killed by a hitman. Tae-sik escapes from the police station, alarming them with his display of combat skills. Myung-gyu escapes, while Tae-sik is arrested and discovers Hyo-jeong's body, with her organs harvested, in the back of the car he used to make the delivery. Man-seok informs the police, leading to them swarming Myung-gyu's property. Realizing Tae-sik has a soft spot for So-mi, Jong-seok kidnaps her and forces him to deliver opium to Oh Myung-gyu. His lackeys, Du-chi and Bear, go to Tae-sik's place to intimidate him, but he easily overpowers them. Jong-seok locates Hyo-jeong, tortures her in front of So-mi, and forces her to reveal where the drugs are.
Her action attracts the attention of crime lord Oh Myung-gyu, who tasks his subordinates, brothers Man-seok and Jong-seok, to retrieve the opium. Instructed by her lover, Hyo-jeong steals a large pack of opium being sold at the bar where she works and hides it in a camera bag, which she pawns to Tae-sik for safe keeping. So-mi's mother, Hyo-jeong, is a go-go dancer and opium addict. His only friend is a little girl, So-mi, who lives in the same neighborhood. Cha Tae-sik is a quiet man running a pawnshop.