Zhu Jie, a young office drone, flies into a rage when local thugs harass his sweet-talking girlfriend. He hacks their leader, Brother Hu, to death, only to catch the eye of a mysterious big shot, who takes him on as a disciple. By the time his training is complete, Zhu Jie has not only escaped his office-drone fate, but is also thriving thanks to his uncanny talent for physiognomy. Just as he is feeling on top of the world, however, a shocking conspiracy is quietly taking shape...