In 1984, a mass grave has been discovered in Canton, China. As the bodies are being recovered by workers, an elderly woman and her granddaughter arrives to the site. They are greeted by the officials and reporters, who know that the elderly woman had been present when the mass grave was first created by the Japanese during their occupation. The elderly woman has flashbacks of the time, when Chinese resisters to the occupation had been shot and buried, but she had gunned down one of them herself. Seemingly betrayed by the man she loved, she had told the Japanese that she would collaborate with them if they would let her kill the man. Later that day, the woman passes away. In a church where her funeral is held, people from all over the world returns to see her off. One of them begins to remember the past, what had happened in the country in the 1930s. In the 1930s, villager Tong Kat, nicknamed "Spareribs" (Pierre Ngo) arrives to the city after gaining a spot in Lau Sing's (Wayne Lai) criminal investigation team. His grandmother sold all her land to the police superintendent, the superior to Leung Fei-fan (Evergreen Mak), in order for him to gain entry and he promises to repay her and be a good policeman. However, Spareribs' weak and timid nature does not leave a good impression on Sing, the two of them are quickly at odds. Meanwhile, drug lord Cheng Long-kwan (Elliot Ngok) successfully secures a smoking license from the government and opens up a public opium den. Seeing that his all his businesses are booming, he expresses that he wants to become a large shareholder of the Wing Yip Bank. His eldest daughter Miss Kau (Sheren Tang) promises him that she will be able to persuade the bank's stubborn CEO. Fei-fan receives reports of a robbery cum murder case in Nanking and puts Sing in charge of the operation. After receiving news that the government intends to reward the team with a sum of money after the robbers are caught, he decides to capture the culprits himself,
By the time the operation is over, the robbers are all dead, and Fei-fan reports that he is responsible for shooting the robbers. Sing's police unit is furious but say nothing, yet they all promise that one day they will quit the police force. Dissent is not limited to the police station along, in a clear attempt to secure power Miss Kau's youngest brother Cheng Siu-kit (Deno Cheung) requests to take charge of Miss Kau's casino in Guangzhou. Their aunt Cheng Long-hei (Susan Tse) proposes that whoever gets the highest votes will be able to take the position. Much to everyone's surprise, Miss Kau immediately gives the last vote to her brother, under a few conditions. Her brother agrees. Due to family problems Sing risks his savings, giving Spareribs $70 for him to buy a lottery ticket. Before Spareribs could buy the ticket, several thieves robbed him. Fearful of losing his job and Sing's temper, Spareribs finds an invalid ticket in the trash and gives the ticket to Sing as a copy. Sing unexpectedly hits the first jackpot with the fake ticket, but the lottery company refuses to give him the prize because of Sing's inaccurate copy. Between the gang-run casino members and Sing's police friends, a gunfight nearly breaks out. Miss Kau arrives and produces the real ticket from Sing's supposed copy, resuming her head position in the casino and clearly securing more power for herself in the family power struggle. Siu-kit takes the case to their father, claiming that Kau Mui's conditions had put him in disadvantage, but Long-Kwan dismisses him, saying that Kau Mui had clearly placed a trap and Siu-kit fell for it due to his greed.
Angry and frustrated, Siu-kit starts harassing a woman and Spareribs recognizes her. He takes out his gun to warn Siu-kit, but the mob prince is unafraid, physically attacking Spareribs and telling him that the whole police department was in his father's pocket. A gunshot fires behind Spareribs and fatally wounds Siu-kit. Spareribs is the only one who sees the shooter running off in the darkness, Siu-kit thinks Spareribs shot him and claims so in front of the newly arrived gang members. Spareribs flee in horror, knowing that both the gangs and police forces will be after him. Sure enough upon hearing his son's death, Long-kwan swears to find Spareribs dead or alive. Fei-fan agrees to find and kill Spareribs, but Sing refuses to believe Spareribs to be the killer. When Sing and his subordinates find Spareribs in a hotel, they attempt to help him escape. The hotel was actually hosting a mob party, and Kau Mui finds out that Sing knows where Spareribs is. After the family tries to bribe and threaten Sing, Kau Mui successfully tricks him into revealling Spareribs' location. In front of the whole Tung Tai gang, Spareribs is to be executed.
Placed at gunpoint, Spareribs tearfully thanks Sing and his police colleagues for treating him well and trying to save him. Just before he is to be shot, Kau Mui sees someone who looks like the suspect Sing told her about. She stops her father from executing Spareribs and gives him a chance to identify the killer, and sure enough Spareribs chooses her suspect - Choi Hing, Siu-kit's accountant. Choi Hing confesses to killing Siu-kit for revenge, because Siu-kit had driven his wife to suicide. The gang imprisons Choi Hing, and Spareribs finally becomes friends with Sing. Sing's wife Tung-nei (Elena Kong) returns to Guangzhou and tells Sing that she wants them to move to Macau to help out at her uncle's bread shop, but Sing refuses. His sister Ching Ching (Fala Chen) also returns to Guangzhou after staying in Hong Kong for several months. Yeung Yeung (Raymond Wong) tells her that his brother and wife aren't in good terms because Sing spends most of his income to pay for her hospitalisation fees and school tuition in Hong Kong. Feeling grateful, Ching Ching tells them that she's fully healed and she will try her best to earn money to repay them. With Siu-kit's death, Long-kwan's eldest son Siu-hong (Ben Wong) writes a proposal for his father and tells him that he is ready to get back into the industry, but Long-kwan tells him to follow under Miss Kau for now. Siu-hong knows this is because of his past mistakes and reluctantly agrees, but Long-hei is displeased with this arrangement and calls Miss Kau a stealer. Kau Mui points out that she is capable of stealing becaus her brothers were too weak and unfit for leadership.
Long-hei leads 600 employees to hand in their resignation letters to Miss Kau. Long-kwan learns about it and tells Long-hei to retract her orders but she refuses, arguing that Kau Mui is taking everything will the intention of leaving them to ruin. Long-hei has not only forced their men to resign, she has cut off the Cheung family's opium supply. Kau Mui thinks of a way to win, she tells Fei-fan that after the police confiscate illicit opium she will buy it from them, Fei-fan agrees. Meanwhile, Sing receives a report that somebody illegally smuggled in some drugs into Guangzhou. As he is about to lead his officers to investigate the case, Fei-fan interrupts the operation and instructs that only Yeung Yeung and Spareribs are to handle the operation alone. Though they are successful, Sing sees just how brutal the gangs are. Fei-fan sells all the opium the police confiscated to Kau Mui, but gives only a small portion to his men. Fei-fan's subordinates are unhappy with how they are being treated and casually mentions how Kau Mui is more honourable, Sing tells them how Miss Kau assasinated Choi Hing even though she had publicly forgiven him and told him to leave China. An eavesdropper rushes to tell Fei-fan that Sing is destroying Kau Mui's reputation, and Fei-fan rushes to tell her so that she would kill Sing. When he tells Kau Mui, another eavesdropper hears them and reports to Long-hei. When Sing and his subordinates go to the Cheng family to tell Kau Mui about how Fei-fan is treating them, Long-hei and her men arrive and demands that Sing step out and formally accuse Kau Mui of being unhonorable. Kau Mui also arrives with her men and Fei-fan to demand an explanation from Sing for spreading rumors about her. Sing and his men find themselves trapped between two warring mob factions.
Kau Mui said that she is one who values loyalty, and vowed that if Fei Fan tries to make things difficult for anybody, they can come to her for help. To prove her honour and keep her words, she rewards the police subordinates with an even higher amount of money than promised. The men are delighted that they have been compensated and that Fei Fan had been put down so publicly, however Lau Sing is feeling unsettled as he still could not figure out what kind of person Kau Mui is. Everybody was curious as to how Kau Mui was able to stop Lau Sing from asking about Choi Hing’s whereabouts so effortlessly, and laughed at the both of them for having similar brainwaves and good chemistry. Later that night Long Hei and Dai Fong woke Siu Hong, asking him where he went. Siu Hong is confused at their actions, protesting that he had early classes tomorrow. Long Hei and Dai Fong brought him to the entrance of a carabet dance club, where they remind him of the old Siu Hong who had killed a gang rival in cold blood at the same spot. Long Hei asks where that Siu Hong went, and tells him to return and take charge of the family before Kau Mui ruins them. Inspired, Siu Hong gathers all the gang members and assigns them a secret task: Find out if Kau Mui is really Long Gwan’s daughter and his sister. Dong Nei goes back to her mother's home and learns that Fei Fan has bought a wheelchair for her elderly woman. He explains that he is merely being filial to her, and starts to talk about their past. Although Dong Nei is touched, she is unwilling to be unfaithful to her husband. Fei Fan however is determined to make Dong Nei his, he had loved her for years before and could not understand why Lau Sing had her.
With the extra money from Kau Mui, Lau Sing and the rest of his unit decide to open a restaurant. Yeung Yeung was to meet the dim sum chef and sent Lau Ching to work, making her very happy as she is no longer treated like a disabled person. Kau Mui herself visits the restaurant, and many in the community are willing to help Lau Sing's restaurant. Unfortunately, a vengeful Fei Fan plots to cause as much trouble in the restaurant as possible, and the business start to loss money, causing further strife between Lau Sing and Dong Nei. Finally, they had to close the restaurant. Dong Nei asked Fei Fan to help Lau Sing get back his old police job, but Fei Fan refused. Dong Nei had to keep begging him before he finally relented. In reality he was leading her on, forcing her to make repeated visits and lying to her about Lau Sing's poor behaviour and how he had to threaten to resign himself before the police department would take Lau Sing back. Dong Nei believed his lies, and becomes very grateful to him. After failing to undermine Kau Mui's position, a defeated Siu Hong dares not meet his family but Long Hei consoles him, telling him to muster his courage to ask Long Gwan to eat together with them. Long Gwan announces his decision to send Siu Hong to Shenyang to do business, shocking the rest of the family because it is well known that the area was under Japanese occupation. Despite Dai Fong's protests Long Hei is unmoved, claiming that Siu Hong's heartlessness would fit perfectly with the Japanese occupiers. Kau Mui is now almost undisputed heir to Long Gwan's business, and she is more than pleased at the result.
Lai Sim was very worried for Yeung Yeung, and was afraid that Fei Fan would make things difficult for him. Lau Sing led a group of people to see the police superintendent, saying that he was willing to give up his salary so as to keep the rest. Dong Nei blames Lau Sing for not speaking the truth, He had to tell Dong Nei about how Gau Mui helped him, but Dong Nei blames him for not being realistic, and for being acquainted with Gau Mui. She said that it was Fei Fan who helped him get back his job. Lau Sing realised that Dong Nei met up with Fei Fan, and was very angry. Both of them fight again. Dong Nei felt wronged, and told her troubles to Fei Fan. She blamed Lau Sing for treating his sister more important than her. Dong Nei doubted Lau Sing’s love for her, and said that she did not know how to continue living with him. Fei Fan made Dong Nei drunk and brought her to his apartment… Lau Sing asked Tong Gat out for a drink, and revealed that Dong Nei had an affair with Fei Fan. Tong Gat vowed to help Lau Sing get revenge, but Lau Sing told him not to get too impulsive and they started fighting. Lau Sing accidentally hits Gau Mui’s car…
Lau Ching went to the doctor, and realised that she needs a surgery in order to mend the hole in her heart. However, the cost of surgery is very expensive and the chances of success are not high. Lau Ching hopes to live the rest of her life happily. Lau Sing feels sad. Gau Mui wants to seal a deal with Lau Sing, saying that if the deal succeeds, she will help to pay for Lau Ching’s medical fees. Fei Fan leaves the police force as he has been recruited by Gau Mui to join Dong Toi. He is made the General Manager, and has also announced that he will marry Dong Nei. Lau Sing went to ask Gau Mui what happened. Not only did she not help him, she also recruited Fei Fan. Gau Mui chided him for not being caring enough, which was the reason why Dong Nei left him. Lau Sing was so angry that he called Gau Mui a cheat.
Dong Nei was about to leave for her village, and tells Lau Ching to take care of herself. Lau Sing said that both he and Dong Nei will still remain good friends; Dong Nei feels touched. Long Hei found out that Gau Mui has been meeting Lai Wah, and asks for Lai Wah’s help to find out more about Gau Mui. However, both Lai Wah and Gau Mui did not know that they were being taped... Tong Gat and the rest accompanied the French Consulate, and told Lau Sing that Gau Mui was dancing with the French. Lau Sing heaved a sigh of relief, saying that both of them have not seen each other for so long. Lau Sing was setting up road barriers when he met Gau Mui. She brought him to Dong Toi’s opium storeroom, and said that she has a long-kept secret that she wishes to share with him...
Gau Mui brings Lau Sing to the Cheng family's opium store-room, and tells him how she was kidnapped when she was only 6. Gau Mui wants to burn down the store-room, and Lau Sing helps her... Gau Mui arranges for Lai Wah to go to Shanghai, but Lai Wah refuses to go. Gau Mui wants to close down some opium houses on the pretext of not being able to borrow any opium. Lau Sing applies for leave as he is worried about her...
Lai Wah asks Gau Mui not to send her to Shanghai, but Gau Mui knows that she wants to stay on in Guangzhou because she has become an actress... Long Hei and the rest gathered, and Gau Mui announced the closure of the opium house as the Japanese have invaded. Long Hei objected; guns were raised and Lau Sing immediately fired, saying that he wants to intervene...
Long Hung arrives from Shanghai, and praises Gau Mui for having foresight. Gau Mui and the rest went to Shanghai to fetch Long Gwan back to Guangzhou, but Long Gwan was terrified by the bombs, so Gau Mui decided to let Long Gwan stay in Shanghai to recuperate... Lau Ching chanced upon the bad weather to go out with Yeung Yeung as the Japanese will not be able to invade during such a weather. She realised that the road ahead of her was very empty... Lai Wah saw Fei Fan putting bombs at the back alley. At the same time, Gau Mui receives Lau Sing's telegraph, and realises that Fei Fan has become a traitor...
Gau Mui gets used to life in Ju Long Lei. The radio reported that there were many casualties. Lau Sing and the rest went forward to save people... Madame Yeung sees the chaotic situation, and intends to bring Yeung Yeung back to the village. She asks Lau Sing to take care of Ju Long Lei for her. While interrogating Fei Fan, Lau Sing had a close shave with the bomb. He let off Fei Fan... Guangzhou has no functioning political party, and Fei Fan makes use of this chance to loot other people's homes. He enters Ju Long Lei, meeting Lau Sing and the rest...
Everybody was curious as to why Yeung Yeung suddenly came back. He said that Gau Mui has bought a lot of rice and sent them to Ju Long Lei, but Fei Fan's voice was heard as well... The Japanese commander saw the family photo on the wall, and suspected that Lau Ching is part of the anti-Japanese movement. Lau Ching explains that her sickness is back, hence she is unable to "welcome" the commander, and begs him to release the rest...
Gau Mui handles the funeral matter, and tells Lai Wah that in order to repay her mother, she will take charge of taking care of Lai Wah... Gau Mui meets Lau Sing, and says that the Japanese commander has expressed interest in opening up an opium smokehouse with the Cheng family. Lai Wah gets caught by the Japanese soldiers and was about to be raped, but in order to protect herself, she tells them to capture Lau Ching...
The Japanese commander goes to Gau Mui's office, and they discuss about the opening of the new opium smokehouse. Gau Mui meets Lau Sing, and says that she will aid them in moving to Hong Kong... Gau Mui officiates the opening of the opium smokehouse. During the press conference, somebody throws eggs at Gau Mui, and accuses her of being a traitor...
Gau Mui was attacked by people, and the Japanese commander immediately arrests people... Gau Mui finds Lau Sing at night, and together, they helped the orphans in the orphanage leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong... Long Gwan suddenly comes back from Shanghai, and asks why Gau Mui collaborated with the Japanese to open up the new smokehouse. He then accuses her of being a traitor... Lau Sing manages to save Gau Mui, but was shot in the process. Lau Ching's heart is giving her problems again, but everybody avoids telling Lau Sing that for fear of aggravating his condition...
Gau Mui can't bear to drag down Lau Sing, and tells him to break off all contacts with her. Fei Fan helps Long Hei meet up with the Japanese commander, where she hands over the tape to him... Lau Sing goes to Dong Tai, and realises that Gau Mui was smoking opium... Fei Fan threatens Gau Mui after he found out something... Lau Sing brings Gau Mui to the church in an attempt to help her kick her addiction to opium...
Lau Sing accompanies Gau Mui for the whole night. Gau Mui found out that the 2 Japanese commanders were fighting among each other... Long Hei makes use of the tape to drive a wedge between Long Gwan and Gau Mui, and to also make the Japanese commander suspicious of her... Lau Sing worries for Gau Mui when he saw her car outside the restaurant where the Japanese soldiers were dining...
Gau Mui managed to take her revenge, and Long Gwan feels pleased. However, Chow Tit and the rest were worried that the Japanese commander would take this opportunity to arrest her, and advise her to leave Guangzhou... Lau Ching realises that Yeung Yeung’s mother has been secretly reading her diary, and vows not to write things that happened between Yeung Yeung and her. The Japanese have bombed Pearl Harbour, and with the war getting out of hand, Gau Mui and Lau Sing are afraid that they will lose contact with each other...
Long Hei visits Long Gwan in the hospital, and tells him about how the soldiers are starting to fight against the Japanese. Long Gwan regrets listening to Gau Mui’s advice for him to step down. Lai Wah takes very good care of Long Gwan, making Long Gwan very happy... Lau Sing decides to bring Lau Ching out of Guangzhou after dicussing the matter with Gau Mui. However, Fei Fan betrays Lau Sing...
Gau Mui worries about Lau Sing’s safety. In order to save him, she cooks up a story... Long Gwan knows that Lau Sing has been captured, and warns Gau Mui to keep her distance from him. Gau Mui tricks Lau Sing into confessing, and asks the Japanese to let her execute him personally...
The doorbell rings. The Japanese commander's brother has brought a flower for Lau Ching in order to show his sympathy for Lau Ching, whose brother has been killed. Lau Ching accepts the flower... Tong Gat vows to get rid of Fei Fan... The Japanese commander is getting more and more displeased with Gau Mui, saying that ever since she executed Lau Sing, the opium smokehouses have not been doing very well in business. The Japanese soldiers barged into the Cheng’s house at night and arrests Gau Mui, shocking everybody...
學習日語 討好軍官 九妹被日軍帶到集中營，並重遇昔日在英國大使館工作的唐書記、銀行家胡老闆等人，眾人提醒九妹日後跟隨他們的言行舉動，以免無辜受到日軍的虐待，更有日語老師主動教九妹學習屬於自己編號的日語，並著她謹記。 九妹跟隨眾人的一言一行，討好集中營負責人宮崎，九妹差點因錯說自己的編號而被罰，讓九妹對自己在營中的生活更感不安。 向山達也 苦纏劉晴 向山達也到豬籠里找劉晴，表示將到香港工作，希望她可以到碼頭送別自己，劉晴縱使不願，亦為怕得失他而答應。楊陽等人因擔心劉晴的安危，而未有讓她前往碼頭，並在傍晚時分找來懂日語的街坊致電司令部，了解向山達山的去向，劉晴與楊陽喜聞他已前往香港述職，短期內不會返回廣州。一天，劉晴收到向山達也寄來的名信片，並寫着很掛念她，以及一定會再見面。 宮崎巡邏牢房，當他聽到九妹報號碼時咬音不準即大發雷霆，危急間九妹道出與向山鐵也的合作關係，並懶理宮崎的訓示而觸怒他。 任性麗華 刺激九妹 劉晴等人偷偷在集中營外探望九妹，發現她的健康精神日差，九妹只擔心朗軍等人的情況，又著楊陽找麗華到來見她。 朗喜往見向山鐵也，表示願意取代九妹為皇軍效勞。朗喜到醫院探望朗軍，提議恢復與日軍經營鴉片生意，但朗軍卻擔心民軍光復後會被清算，朗喜卻堅持負起所有責任，又指此舉純屬保護九妹的安危，朗軍因身體不適不以為意。朗喜表示準備召集門生，交代東泰的生意，著麗華代表朗軍出席。 麗華往見九妹，九妹質問她可曾記得當日在其亡母墓前承諾的事，又透露曾目睹她與朗軍親暱的舉動，肯定兩人的關係非病人與護士般簡單，麗華聞言反感
游擊隊員 報復宮崎 游擊隊隊員成功潛入集中營，向所有被囚人士派發粥水，並替九妹打針續命，有人無意中看到九妹寫給劉醒的信，此時宮崎等人發現囚房的異樣，甫往了解時，宮崎的手下陸續被游擊隊殺死，餘下宮崎一人。 宮崎不忿被擒，要求與游擊隊的指揮公平決鬥，指揮欣然答應，卻在過程中開冷槍把宮崎打傷，宮崎怒斥對決不公平，此時指揮表明身分，並把九妹信內透過的一切鬱結統統發洩在宮崎身上…… 劉醒劉晴 兄妹重逢 劉醒帶領游擊隊隊員乘民軍反擊，協助眾人離開集中營。劉醒到豬籠里探望眾人，劉晴喜與兄長重逢。劉醒透露成功救出九妹，但提醒眾人把消息保密，假裝九妹已在集中營被炸死。劉醒因另有任務在身，與眾人道別後離開，劉晴顯得不捨，欲把哥哥留住。 劉醒安排九妹到重慶的後方軍營治病，她在船上再次不適，不禁怪責劉醒未有信守承諾照顧自己，深知她會暈船浪卻安排她坐船，劉醒故意哄著，並送上特製手榴彈予九妹傍身，又細心教她如何使用，九妹甜心在頭。劉醒解釋自己因公事未能陪伴九妹去休養，約定她在光復後再見面。 眾人驚聞 九妹炸死 朗喜與大鳳把集中營被炸毀一事告知朗軍，他驚聞女兒被炸死的噩耗，麗華更是哭成淚人。朗喜安慰指九妹是為東泰而犧牲，大家應該如常繼續賺錢。朗喜往見少康，安慰他快將取回失去的一切。 唐吉等人在警局耍樂度日，使擦鞋強等人甚為不滿，雙方再起爭執，擦鞋強等人直指民軍政府光復無望。此時，非凡到來突然一反常態表示民軍必勝，日軍該死，楊陽等人大感錯愕。 豬籠里外的警報響個不停，相信是民軍反擊，眾人充滿希望，深信日軍快要滅亡。翌日，楊陽等人回到警
朗軍心軟 原諒少康 朗軍看見少康後大發雷霆，朗喜好言相勸，少康解釋知道九妹的「死訊」，故回來照顧近日身體不適的朗軍。朗軍未有被打動，並怪責少康本性難移，少康見狀表示無論如何亦不會到東泰幫忙，稍後亦會自行找工作。此時，朗軍突然驚見少康正拿著柺杖，恍然兒子被自己放逐後受到日軍襲擊而變成瘸子，內疚地答應讓他留下來。 電台公告 日軍投降 瘧疾痊癒的九妹欲重返廣州，周鐵坦言自九妹被送往集中營，她才見識到朗喜的心計，九妹慨嘆今趟回廣州，要再次和朗喜等人交手。劉醒完成任務返廣州，立刻到豬籠里找劉晴，不但發現眾人已搬走，更從街坊口中驚悉妹妹被向山達也逼婚後病發，繼而與其他同屋主失蹤。 非凡暗殺向山鐵也，未有開槍射中他，卻反被打中，中槍的非凡昏倒街頭⋯⋯電台宣布日軍無條件投降，九妹等人喜聞光復成功。一直躲藏在「晴晴居」的豬籠里街坊，知悉民軍反擊成功的喜訊後，立刻把劉晴送院。 為妻報復 非凡中槍 煙剷球匆忙地趕到鄭家，把有民眾到東泰搗亂、並準備前來鄭家找漢奸報復一事相告，朗軍率眾到大廳阻止亂民，卻慘被擊倒，幸朗喜拔槍制止。朗喜再次向民眾表示自己救孤兒一事，被迫當上漢奸是為了救家人救國民，終於把搗亂者嚇退。 劉醒再次回警局，百感交集之際，非凡突然到來向劉醒道歉，並請他代為照顧自己鄉下的長子，劉醒感到奇怪。非凡控訴向山鐵也與手下的所作所為後，突然激動倒下，劉醒驚見非凡身上的槍傷，目睹一切的唐吉上前協助，欲把非凡送院，可惜為時已晚，劉醒在非凡臨終前承諾會照顧其兒子。 朗軍有意 迎娶麗華 劉醒與唐吉悲痛地離開警局，準備前往醫院探
重提經歷 眾人難過 唐吉等人想盡辦法逗劉晴開心，眾人不亦樂乎之際，九妹履行承諾，帶同不少食材到酒家，宴請豬籠里的街坊。九妹與劉醒關心對方日後的打算，她坦言自少康回來後與朗喜間的關係，帶給她一種奇怪的感覺。 眾人在席間大談在戰亂時遇到的慘事，當唐吉提到劉醒差點被生葬萬人坑後，九妹顯得心痛，劉晴亦坦言難忘九妹救兄一事，兩人感動痛哭。 劉醒無法 抉擇去留 劉醒重返警局工作，局長表示政府對其抗日表現感到滿意，打算擢升劉醒到南京擔任分區副局長，楊陽等人興奮不已。 九妹往拜祭蘭香，一心找機會與麗華詳談，未料她卻表示近日忙於處理婚禮的事，以及朗喜正傳授她管理東泰的技巧而推卻。 劉醒仍為自己應否到南京述職而煩惱，他一方面欣賞南京擁有較先進的醫療技術，或會為妹妹的心漏病帶來希望，但劉晴卻認為劉醒應以前途作考慮因素。 九妹支持 劉醒述職 朗熊到達廣州，全力支持九妹的計劃，但由於大部分東泰門生早已成為朗喜的心腹，擔心未能成事，九妹坦言已豁出去，打算與朗喜硬碰。九妹欲把計劃告知劉醒，並希望得到他支持，劉醒卻表示打算到南京擔任分局副局長一職，九妹只好把計劃吞回肚裡去，並對他的決定表示支持。 朗喜召集門生開大會，朗軍因身體不適而未能前往，遂派麗華代表出席。朗喜安排少康在會上公布未來的發展大計，不少門生表示支持，此時，朗熊卻與九妹提出另一個方案。九妹不欲經歷抗戰八年後，東泰仍然經營黃賭毒生意，希望家業可以轉型，開設棉紗廠等正行生意，把朗喜與少康氣壞。 善意提醒 麗華生厭 朗軍對九妹自把自為感到生氣，沒料到朗熊亦對她的計劃表示支持，
物價高企 嚇壞劉晴 九妹把門生透露曾目睹少康當年被放逐，後受傷入院，朗喜前往醫院探望的情形相告，使朗熊感到難以置信，決定派人調查一切。 劉晴自光復後愛上外出閒逛，每次重遇失去聯絡的舊街坊、朋友，都令她感到興奮。楊陽接載劉晴出外，兩人經過戲院打算進內看電影，卻驚見物價高企得可怕，每張戲票高達兩萬元，楊陽眼看劉晴失落，答應在三天後給予她一個驚喜。 麗華揭穿 九妹計劃 楊陽帶劉晴到「晴晴居」，她喜見山洞內一切恢復戰亂前的原貌，看著楊陽花了三天時間為自己重新打掃和準備一切，甚為激動，誰知在楊陽分神時，劉晴竟突然昏倒。 九妹約見麗華，欲了解她可有認真考慮對朗軍的感情，提醒她勿被朗喜唆擺而下嫁。麗華澄清與朗軍真心相愛，又指九妹的性格正如朗喜所說般，不滿看到別人幸福，九妹聞言感心痛。 九妹回家發現朗軍對她視而不見，眾人準備晚餐，也沒有預自己的份兒。朗喜直言朗軍不欲與九妹同桌用餐，九妹未有理會，直至朗軍開口著九妹回房間吃飯，她才恍然麗華已把自己與蘭香小時候的經歷相告，以及揭穿了她早年燒掉鴉片的事…… 劉晴被證 無藥可救 九妹到教堂向劉醒訴說麗華的所作所為，劉醒安慰她別再將麗華的事怪責自己，她學壞全因本性問題，一切與九妹無關。 劉醒與楊陽到醫院了解劉晴的心漏病報告，得悉她的心臟開始出現衰竭情況，病情只會持續惡化，甚至會在下一次病發時離世，吩咐劉醒一定要讓妹妹保持心境開朗，勿再讓她受到刺激。九妹在教堂找到失落的劉醒，驚悉劉晴的病情嚴重，九妹鼓勵劉醒別放棄，接著兩人痛心地飲泣。 楊陽特地請假帶劉晴外出，劉晴看穿他有心事，迫他
大鳳爆出 驚人秘密 半醉的劉醒與九妹硬闖朗喜等人正在吃飯的貴賓房，借故迫她道出與少康的關係，朗喜等人不屑理會，直至九妹取出手榴彈，眾人才慌張起來。大鳳因害怕失去妻兒，決定出賣朗喜，把他知道的真相道出，朗喜和少康不禁大驚…… 麗華照顧身體不適的朗軍服藥休息，此時九妹與朗熊突然進來，把大鳳早前透露的真相相告，朗喜等人戰戰兢兢往見朗軍。 為父設想 放過朗喜 九妹未有把朗喜所做一切道出，朗軍遂著妹妹坦承地告知，朗喜對於與少康的母子關係直認不諱，但卻保留部分真相，誰知九妹竟附和朗喜，助她保守少康生父的秘密。朗軍恍然少康多年來何以未有把自己放在眼內，一再狠心對待臥病在床的自己，繼而怒摑他一巴掌。朗軍念在朗喜早年為他打江山的份上，承諾待重新整理家產後會平均分配四份，並把其中一份歸她所有，著她帶同少康離開。 朗喜對九妹未有揭穿少康生父的身份感到意外，九妹坦言經歷八年抗戰後，發現沒有甚麼比家人更重要，為了不讓朗軍受到更大的刺激，才決定助她保守這個秘密，朗喜不禁動容。 「阿嫂」麗華 盡顯風範 朗軍安排朗喜領取家產後，揚言以後不欲再看到少康一眼，卻為面子而請她保守其身世秘密。朗軍送走朗喜後，打算與門生安排聚會，希望麗華可以多見世面，並著她以夫人身份派發花紅，麗華興奮不已。 楊陽與劉晴結婚，豬籠里上下齊來到賀，劉晴希望九妹與劉醒同當證婚人，又向兩人奉茶，九妹甜在心頭，劉醒亦表現受落。 麗華陪伴朗軍出席聚會，有感自己深受門生愛戴而沾沾自喜。朗軍安排麗華派發花紅，她亦盡顯「阿嫂」風範，九妹與朗熊看在眼內失笑。朗軍向門生致詞，卻不斷
甜蜜承諾 九妹感動 劉醒與九妹在醫院的草地閒聊，討論死的感覺，劉醒指當一個人走到人生盡頭，最慘的是與親人分離，九妹指上天早已安排好一切，只是未知她離世時，有誰會在天堂等自己，劉醒笑謂若自己先死，一定在天堂等候她，九妹感動不已。 劉晴要求出院，返豬籠里途中在楊陽的懷抱中安然離世。楊陽為劉晴舉辦追悼會，朗讀亡妻撰寫的日記…… 大鳳慘死 朗喜落難 九妹到醫院探望朗軍，未進入病房已聽見麗華與朗軍正在爭執，原來朗軍不滿麗華每天只顧逛街，未有到來陪伴自己，埋怨要坐在輪椅度日，九妹安慰父親。 九妹為快爆發內戰的事向劉醒了解，又打算與胡老闆合辦農民銀行，促進廣州的經濟。九妹以「生要見人，死要見屍」之約定請劉醒合作，他表示會聽從她的吩咐。 朗喜返回廣州，向九妹透露少康在上海開設鴉片煙館，誰知因解放而被封舖，資產被沒收。少康帶著她與大鳳坐船逃難時，卻遭受襲擊，大鳳慘死，只好向九妹借錢，九妹拒絕借錢，以免助長少康為惡。 亂民硬闖 九妹受傷 劉醒得悉新政府的暗殺名單，立刻前往保護九妹，兩人在教堂見面時遭受突襲，劉醒邀九妹與他一同離開廣州去美國。 少康到鄭家發難，更拔槍相向，指嚇朗軍和九妹借錢……當朗軍平定少康後，大批亂民硬闖鄭家，意圖殺漢奸強搶金條，九妹以手榴彈唬嚇亂民但不果，反而被他們打傷，幸得劉醒及時趕來鎮壓……