Hong Kong variety show: The mastermind behind the scenes is emerging.

Stanley Prison, Hong Kong Island.

The sea breeze, carrying its distinctive salty and damp scent, blew across the two towering, electrified barbed wire fences. On the playground, prisoners in brown uniforms were enjoying their rare time outside.

In the corner, a chubby man with a comical mushroom haircut was squatting on the ground, intently teasing two crickets that were fighting, holding two blades of grass in his hand.

"Bite him! Bite his leg! Ugh, you idiot! You're so weak!" the fat man commanded while scolding him with exasperation.

"Partridge greens! Someone's visiting me in prison!"

A prison guard's shout shattered the fat man's pleasant mood.

Partridge helplessly threw away the straw, dusted off its bottom, and lazily followed the prison guard.

However, this time he wasn't taken to the regular visiting room, but instead to a storage room in the administration building. As soon as the door opened, Partridge saw that old acquaintance he hated so much, the one who always had a poker face.

Superintendent Cao (played by Cao Dahua).

"Oh my, isn't this Inspector Cao? What brings you here?" Partridge was not at all shy. She plopped down on the tattered chair, crossed her legs, and shook her fat body. "What? Did you miss me so much that you couldn't sleep? Did you come here to see if I've lost weight? Don't worry, although the food here is bad, I have a good attitude and I'm still fat."

Superintendent Cao pushed up his thick-rimmed glasses, revealing a sly smile: "Partridge, stop being so cheeky. Do you want to get out?"

"Get out?" Partridge rolled her eyes. "I want to! I dream about it! But everyone here is so talented, and they all speak so nicely. I love it here... just kidding! I still have three years left on my sentence. Would you be so kind as to let me out?"

"Just do me a favor," Superintendent Cao lowered his voice, his expression turning serious, "your good brother Chen Jiaju is in big trouble in Japan. Due to my status, it's inconvenient for me to send regular police officers to help. I need a few unfamiliar faces, a few people with special skills and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances... or rather, 'talented individuals' who know the unorthodox methods."

"You mean me?" Partridge pointed to her nose. "I'm a habitual thief, sir! You want me to catch a thief for you?"

"Precisely because you're a habitual thief, you're a perfect fit." Superintendent Cao produced a document. "This mission is dangerous, but also very lucrative. If you agree, I can arrange your 'prison break.' After it's done, not only will your three-year sentence be wiped clean, but you'll also receive this amount—"

Superintendent Cao held up both hands, making a "ten" sign, "A reward of one hundred thousand dollars."

Partridge's small eyes widened instantly, but then dimmed again: "Escape from prison? Officer Cao, don't mess with me. If I get caught, I'll get extra punishment, and my legs will be broken..."

"That depends on how fast you can run." Superintendent Cao suddenly stood up and, before Partridge Vegetable could react, shouted loudly towards the door, "Help! Prisoner Partridge Vegetable is trying to escape! Arrest him!!"

"Holy crap! You're serious?!"

Partridge was terrified. Seeing the group of fierce-looking prison guards wielding batons rushing in, her survival instinct kicked in instantly.

"Cao Dahua! You old bastard! I'll remember you!!" the fat man cursed, then displayed an agility completely disproportionate to his size. With a nimble roll, he dodged the police baton, and using his bouncy fat, he kicked open the door of the storage room and ran away.

……

Two days later.

After a chaotic "escape" and regrouping, a rather peculiar "special forces" unit assembled in the departure hall of Kai Tak Airport.

Besides the agile, fat leader, Partridge Vegetable, there are four other oddly shaped people:

Ginseng: Always with slicked-back hair, his mind is only on women, he thinks he's very handsome but is actually a very greasy playboy.

Rhino Skin: Always wearing a sour face, thinking he is very dignified but actually very unlucky, a petty citizen who likes to act like a boss.

Da Shengdi: A delusional patient who firmly believes he has special abilities and spends his days studying mind control and invisibility.

Monk fruit: Short in stature, stutters, timid and cowardly yet always trying to act big, a pushover who is bullied by everyone.

The five people stared at each other, looking at the plane ticket to Tokyo and the stack of yen in their hands.

"No way?"

Ginseng looked at the plane ticket over and over again, her face filled with despair. "Didn't Inspector Cao say he'd send a beautiful policewoman to assist us? Where's the beauty? Why are they all male? Not even a single female mosquito!"

In the original movie plot, the "Overlord Flower" (played by Sibelle Hu) should be their police officer in charge, who outwits and outmaneuvers these five lecherous men along the way, contributing countless laughs.

But in this time and space, thanks to Lu Chen's butterfly wings, the domineering flower is currently sitting in her office in Central, wearing the necklace that man gave her, blushing as she deals with documents. She has no time to accompany these clowns to Japan.

"Ahem..." Partridge scratched her head awkwardly, hoisted her luggage onto her shoulder, and said, "Inspector Cao said that the police force is short of funds, and our reputation... is that of a notorious 'womanizing group of five'. In order to protect the safety of the female police officers, this time, it's just the five of us bachelors going."

"I'll give you a piece of my mind!" Rhino Skin was so angry he wanted to throw his luggage. "What's the point of this trip to Japan without beautiful women? Are we supposed to have five grown men scrubbing each other's backs in the hotel? Just thinking about it makes me sick!"

"I...I want to go home..." Luo Han Guo said weakly, huddled in the corner.

"Go back my ass! You think you can get away now that you're on a pirate ship?" Partridge Slice slapped Monk Fruit's round head. "Let's go! Once we get to Japan, we won't be afraid of not finding Japanese girls. I heard the bathhouses there are all mixed-gender bathing..."

"Mixed bathing?!"

Upon hearing those two words, the eyes of the other four instantly turned into searchlights, and their previous dejection vanished.

"For justice (mixed bathing)! Let's go!!"

……

Tokyo, Japan.

Although the beautiful female inspector was no longer there to restrain them, these five lively characters did not diminish their destructive power at all. On the contrary, because no one was in charge, they completely let loose and went their own way.

After the Five Lucky Stars arrived, they quickly made contact with Chen Jiaju (pseudonym Daliwan), who was hiding in the sewer eating bread.

As planned, the five men disguised themselves as ruthless robbers who had robbed a bank in Hong Kong Island, carrying a box of banknotes (actually lined with newspapers) and making a high-profile attempt to "sell the stolen goods" in Tokyo in order to attract the attention of the Scarecrow Club.

This "entrapment" tactic proved effective.

Matsumoto was a greedy man. When he heard that several "like-minded people" with a large sum of money were coming to seek refuge with him, and that these people seemed both foolish and rich, he not only warmly welcomed them, but also took them to the Scarecrow Club's headquarters—located in the basement of the haunted house in the amusement park.

Inside the base, the lights were bright and the gambling tables were everywhere.

"Open! Power!"

Beside the gambling table, a woman dressed in a gorgeous kimono, with her shoulders partially exposed and her back covered in a full-body Hannya tattoo, was shaking a dice cup.

Michiko Nisigyo.

The top dealer at the Scarecrow Club, and also Matsumoto's number one female enforcer. Her cold and beautiful face and her superb gambling skills both fascinated and intimidated the gamblers present.

"Wow...this girl is hot!"

Ginseng watched Michiko's voluptuous movements as she rolled the dice, his mouth practically watering. He nudged the rhinoceros hide next to him and said, "Look at that tattoo, tsk tsk, I really want to rub her back and study the art of tattooing while I'm at it."

"Stop looking! We need to get down to business!"

Just as the Five Lucky Stars were pretending to be addicted to gambling to draw attention, Chan Ka-kui, who was lurking in the shadows, finally found his opportunity.

In order to sneak in, he dressed up as the famous cartoon character "Dr. Arale"—wearing a big hat with wings and overalls, looking both comical and fierce.

"Let's do it!"

With a loud shout, Chan Ka-kui jumped down from the ceiling and kicked a guard to the ground.

"Police! Don't move!"

Instantly, the casino was thrown into chaos.

"I knew you guys were up to something!" Standing by the second-floor railing, Matsumoto, cigar in hand, sneered and waved his hand. "Kill them!"

Dozens of black-clad thugs and masked ninjas surged out from all directions.

"Oh my god! There really are ninjas!" Luo Han Guo was so scared that he immediately crawled under the gambling table, trembling with fear.

"What are you afraid of! Watch my special ability!" Da Sheng struck a pose like a qigong master and shouted at the charging ninja, "Freeze!! Freeze!!"

As a result, he was kicked away and stuck to the wall.

"Stop arguing! Go ahead and hit me!"

Partridge nimbly leaped onto the gambling table and kicked one of the thugs away.

The melee begins.

Although the Five Lucky Stars' fight seemed like a joke, involving biting ears, sticking noses, and stomping toes, it was surprisingly effective.

The real main force of the attack was Partridge, Chan Ka-kui, and the unicorn Jin (Yuen Biao) who was rescued from the dungeon. The three of them were like tigers descending the mountain. Chan Ka-kui once again used his "Furniture City War God" buff, using every available prop—ladders, chairs, and even giant dolls—to drive the ninja army into a retreat.

The most exciting showdown took place between Michiko and Partridge.

The aloof female dealer ripped off her kimono, revealing a black bodysuit underneath that showcased her amazing muscle definition.

Unfortunately, she encountered Partridge, played by Sammo Hung—a kung fu master who, though fat, was as agile as a ball.

"Hit women? I'm the worst at that... Hehe!" Partridge said while saying she was bad at it, but she was actually very ruthless. With a heavy punch, she made Michiko stagger back and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

At the same time, a loud "thud" was heard.

It turned out that Matsumoto, seeing that the situation was hopeless, wanted to escape through the secret passage with Diamond and the traitorous Third Brother, but was kicked back by Unicorn Gold, who had been lying in ambush there.

"Where do you think you're going!"

After half an hour of fierce fighting.

The Scarecrow Club's headquarters was completely destroyed. Matsumoto was stomped on the face by Partridge and passed out. The greedy traitor, Third Brother, was also handcuffed by Chen Jiaju while clutching the diamonds.

"Done! We're done!"

Chen Jiaju wiped the blood from his face, picked up the bag full of diamonds, and let out a long sigh of relief.

The mournful sound of police sirens could be heard in the distance. Thanks to the friendly notification from Superintendent Cao, the Japanese police finally arrived belatedly to "clean up the mess."

The Five Lucky Stars and Chan Ka-kui exchanged a smile and, taking advantage of the chaos, quietly slipped away through the back door. Their operation was clandestine; they couldn't afford to be exposed to the media.

As the police escorted the criminals away, the noisy amusement park finally quieted down.

However, the story does not end there.

It happened shortly after the police car left.

Several black Mercedes-Benz cars with special license plates silently pulled up at the entrance of the amusement park.

The car door opened.

Ruan Wen (Vermouth) wore a well-tailored black trench coat and ten-centimeter high heels, exuding an aura of power. Behind her followed dozens of elite members of the "Takamagahara" gang, dressed in black suits, wearing sunglasses, and radiating a menacing aura.

"The BOSS is truly all-powerful."

Looking at the Scarecrow Club headquarters, now smashed to pieces, with the police having just left and a power vacuum in its wake, Ruan Wen was utterly shocked: he hadn't expected the distillery to be able to mobilize both Interpol and the Japanese police. However, a sense of relief quickly followed; after all, the stronger the distillery, the safer he was.

"Make your move," Ruan Wen calmly ordered. "Take over all the territory, the ledgers, and the remaining channels here. From today onward, Shibuya has no scarecrows, only Takamagahara."

"yes!"

The men filed in and skillfully began cleaning up the site and taking over the territory.

Ruan Wen stepped through the shards of glass scattered on the ground and walked into the casino hall like a queen inspecting her territory.

In the corner, she saw someone.

The female croupier who was just injured by Partridge Vegetable, but escaped being arrested by the police because she hid in the secret passage during the chaos, is now clutching her chest and preparing to escape—Michiko Nishiwaki.

At this moment, Michiko was in a terrible state. Her bodysuit was torn, revealing a large number of tattoos, and her eyes were filled with despair and ruthlessness.

Seeing Nguyen Van enter with so many people, Michiko gripped a broken knife tightly in her hand, adopting a desperate, cornered stance.

"Who are you?" Michiko asked coldly.

"I'm here to give you a second life."

Ruan Wen stopped three meters in front of her, looking down at her with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

The boss had specifically instructed that this woman was quite capable, and if she hadn't died or been captured, she could be recruited.

"Matsumoto is finished. Scarecrow is finished too," Ruan Wen's voice was calm yet seductive. "The police are after you throughout the city. If you walk out this door now, you'll either be arrested and thrown in jail, or you'll be hacked to death by your enemies."

"I can give you a chance," Ruan Wen said, extending his hand. On that hand was a ring symbolizing the power of Takamagahara. "Join us, and I'll give you a new identity, allowing you to continue managing the casino here. But this time, your boss won't be that good-for-nothing Matsumoto, but the future king of Tokyo's underworld."

Michiko was stunned.

She looked at the powerful woman before her, then at the well-trained men in black around her. She knew she had no choice.

Moreover, for the Japanese, who admire the strong, following a more powerful master is not a shameful thing.

Clang.

The broken sword fell to the ground.

Despite her injuries, Michiko knelt on the ground and performed a standard bow of submission to Nguyen Van.

"I am at your service, madam."

Ruan Wen smiled with satisfaction.

She turned around and looked out the window at the Tokyo night view.

"very good."

"The boss will definitely love this gift."

……

the next day.

Hong Kong Island, Golden Harvest Building.

Lu Chen received a call from Ya Zi, informing him that Chen Jiaju and the others had successfully completed their mission and boarded the plane back to Hong Kong with the diamonds and the prisoner. The Five Lucky Stars, those lively bunch, had also received the reward promised by Inspector Cao and were currently arguing on the plane about who should get a larger share.

Immediately afterwards, the encrypted satellite phone rang.

"Boss, Shibuya has been cleared out," Ruan Wen's voice came through. "The Scarecrow's territory has been completely taken over. In addition, that female dealer named Nishiwaki Michiko has also surrendered. Her gambling skills and fighting ability are quite good; she's a valuable asset."

"well done."

Lu Chen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the bustling Central district, gently swirling the wine glass in his hand.

The Five Lucky Stars caused a ruckus, helping the police catch the traitor and recover the diamonds, and the Japanese police also improved their performance this year.

However, the biggest winners still belong to the distillery.