第10章:Aftermath at the Station Wang Yan arrives at the police station to find Zhang Zonghe roaring at everyone; with two swift kicks Wang forces Zhang to fall in line, then publicly apologizes and settles the dispute. Hungry, they eat noodles while Wang urges Zhang to straighten out; Zhang boasts about rich women and a new plan to get money. Wang calls Tie Kui — at An Xin's milk-tea shop Tie Kui fusses over her while An Xin reveals the 30,000 wasn't from pawning, leaving the friends tense and unsure where Zhang's money came from.

第9章:Tianbei Street Debt — A Night of Reckoning The old protection balance on Tianbei Street is broken when Jiang Bao's crew refuses to pay, and Zhang Zonghe panics as the street's order unravels. Zhang scrambles for money to settle the mess while Tie Kui silently decides to shoulder the burden alone; they reunite at the hospital where Wang Yan lies injured and surgery is required. Old Li unexpectedly covers the emergency cost, An Xin arrives with urgent news about a stolen bike and a looming threat, and the three friends steel themselves for what's coming.

第8章:Blood and Buns: Wang Yan's Choice After a long night, Wang Yan endures a taunt from Laohu about his mother, steels himself, and goes to beg Jiang Bao to spare his friends. Jiang Bao demands an impossible 30,000 yuan; when Wang Yan volunteers to take punishment, the gang tortures him to make a point. Tie Kui and Zhang Zonghe burst in; Wang Yan calmly rips the knife from his arm and leaves, promising any further harm will be repaid from his life.

第7章:After the Bite — Blood, Debt and Grease A frantic, blood-soaked Zhang Zonghe screams after a mysterious black snake attack; Wang Yan rips the snake off and they rush Zhang to the city hospital. In the ER a furious An Xin (Fu Kedi) arrives demanding repayment and chips in money, humiliating Zhang; tensions flare but Wang Yan restrains himself. Back at the Shunda repair shop the brothers weigh their options — IDs are held by others and escape seems impossible — so Wang Yan decides they must finish the repair jobs first.

第6章:Clinic Nightfall — A Truth That Bites Wang Yan and Tie Kui stagger into Dr. Hu's clinic for treatment after the brawl. A strange black snake appears and a breathless Zhang Zonghe barges in with a debt-collector girl, whose fall exposes a surprising wardrobe malfunction. Confrontation reveals Zhang's shaky confession about the club incident and tension snaps as Tie Kui suddenly shouts, driving Zhang into a corner.

第5章:Leopard's Judgment A tense standoff in the club spiral into a courtroom-like reckoning when Jiang Bao — the leopard-faced boss — arrives and demands the truth. Qingqing testifies about being groped and assaulted, forcing Wang Yan into a dangerous wager over the club's fate. Under all eyes, Wang agrees, leaves their IDs as collateral, and the crowd disperses with a charged silence and uncertain future.

第4章:Edge of the Knife Zhang Zonghe grabs all the money and storms out, leaving Wang Yan to face a menacing summons from the club server. Wang rouses himself, arms himself with a knife, and charges into the club's dim basement to rescue the badly beaten Tie Kui. In a brutal, lightning-fast confrontation Wang goes feral — slashing the server and lunging at the fat thug Da Qu, turning the basement into a tense standoff with blood and a knife at someone's throat.

第3章:Faint Dawn, Loud Shadows After drinking until dawn, Wang Yan and Tie Kui drag themselves to the repair shop but are berated by Lao Li. Outside, a group of menacing thugs appear looking for them — a stranger in an old Santana rescues them and reveals himself as a friend of Wang Yan's father, dropping a warning card. Later, tensions among the friends surface as Zhang Zonghe begs for money after being disowned, and Tie Kui gets pulled into a confrontation at an internet café.

第2章:Cracked Bottles and Frozen Futures A club server draws a knife at Tie Kui, prompting Wang Yan to explode into brutal violence that forces the trio to flee through neon streets. They storm back into the club to hunt down the culprit, terrorize the staff, then escape to a clinic where wounds are treated and tempers cool. Over late-night barbecue, Zhang Zonghe confesses his parents plan to have another child — potentially disinheriting him — and begs Wang Yan for a dark favor, leaving the friends in a tense moral stalemate.

第1章:Birthday at Club 888 — Frayed Edges A drunken Zhang Zonghe humiliates a club hostess; Wang Yan intervenes to stop him. The club staff demand an extortionate compensation, leading to a violent brawl where Tie Kui and the surprisingly capable Zhang join Wang Yan. The friends win the scuffle but step out into the neon night bruised, aware that victory costs more than pride.