Game of Deceit

A swindler, disguised as a temple watchman, is waiting for his bait. Another con man, CHING, pretending as a rich merchant arrives at the temple with his friend, JIAN, who drives the rickshaw. The swindler is eager to cheat CHING as he looks so rich. However, he is cheated by CHING instead. Though CHING and JIAN are loafers, they are very obedient to their parents. CHING goes to brothel and meets YUK who is the son of an adjusting agent`s owner. CHING and YUK has a quarrel. CHING is deeply attracted by YUK`s fiancee, YEE. There is a meeting for certifying the authenticity of some precious items. All adjusting agents are sending representatives to the meeting. CHING and JIAN mingles into the meeting place. YUK arrests them.

In the meeting, YUK demonstrates to the attendants why CHING enters the place with a fake invitation card with the real one. CHING and JIAN are driven away. YEE`s father, HUNG who is the official banker appointed by the government, wants to cast a new series of coins for the king. Hearing the news, metal prices surges. YUK acts as HUNG's consultant in the coin-making scheme. YUK meets CHING and again they hold up a confrontation. YUK wins. YUK devises a plan for HUNG to collect coins from the common people by giving them bonus cash coupon in exchange. The coupon is well-received by the public. CHING thinks of another device. He makes the public think that there is gold inside the coins. As a result, the public raises the price for the coin exchange. Some even wants to get back their exchanged coins.

Knowing CHING's trick, YUK and his servant, KAU, set CHING and JIAN up. CHING and JIAN got arrested and are sent into the prison. CHING`s father, SHEK, tells CHING a story between YUK`s father and himself. In fact, SHEK used to be a blanket-maker. He was falsely accused of replacing inferior materials with the client's expensive cotton. SHEK had asked YUK`s father, YIN, who was the key adjusting agent at the time, to be the judge. However, YIN, in the midst of family problems, made a wrong judgment on SHEK. SHEK`s career was then ruined. Since then SHEK has become homeless and wandered around. To save his son, SHEK visits YIN. YIN pretends to be fainted on the spot. SHEK tells YUK the story in the hope that she will set CHING and JIAN free. CHING and JIAN are then set free. Having dinner at home to celebrate their release, CHING and JIAN are arrested again but by the government this time.

HUNG is angry with CHING and JIAN and devises a plan to send them into prison. He even has evidence against them from JIAN`s teacher, SUN. YUK demonstrates a special technique in court on how they hide the gold inside the coin. Unexpectedly, YUK's demonstration fails. YUK finds out that it was SUN`s trick. SUN sucessfully saves the two from imprisonment. SUN persuades CHING to reform himself so as not to make SHEK worry. CHING is touched. SUN shows his technique in front of YUK. YUK tells HUNG the case. HUNG is very disturbed. There is chaos in the street regarding the gold coins. YEE meets JIAN. She seduces JIAN so as to make him tell her the truth. Fortunately, CHING arrives in time. YUK eventually gets clues in how to hide gold inside the coin. SUN is worried.

YUK devises to put a lot of salt inside the water so that the coins with gold would sink while pure metal coins would float on top. SUN thinks of way to spoil YUK`s plan. He asks JIAN to pour a huge volume of vinegar around the well. If it rains, the vinegar would absorb and no matter there is gold or not, all coins would sink. It really rains heavily on the day YUK tried to demonstrate. YUK is shocked. The deadline of casting the coin money is due soon. HUNG arranges to meet SUN in the Kwun-Yin Temple. SUN requires HUNG to give him five hundred taels and the hand of the jade Kwun-YIN as an exchange for telling him the trick.

Though HUNG has compensated SUN, SUN still cannot forget how HUNG had prosecuted him many years ago. HUNG had cut SUN`s hands in his scheme in getting the jade Kwun-Yin. HUNG had even tried to kill SUN. SUN deliberately hits JIAN and imputes the fault to HUNG and YUK. JIAN believes in SUN and takes revenge on YUK. He finds out that YUK is, indeed, a female. CHING discloses YUK`s real identity in court and points out that HUNG has bribed SUN. The Emperor punishes both YUK and HUNG`s family. HUNG cannot stand such torture and commits suicide. YEE hates YUK deeply. Both YUK and YEE are put into prison. SHEK enlightens CHING. CHING doubts whether YUK was the one who hurt JIAN. CHING finds that SUN`s act is very strange. He suspects SUN.

SUN feels very guilty since JIAN has fainted. He buys Ginseng and silk for JIAN. He takes very good care of JIAN. CHING suspects SUN. He then takes some jade powder from SUN`s home to examine. Later, CHING even pretends to be a buyer to trap SUN. SUN escapes. CHING tempts SUN to tell him the truth. SUN admits that he is using JIAN and CHING to take revenge on HUNG. SUN wants to kill CHING. SUN throws a lamp and causes a fire. CHING tries to escape with JIAN who is still unconscious. SUN`s screams and wakes JIAN up. JIAN wants to save SUN but is in vain. SUN is burnt to death.

YUK will be executed in three days. CHING wants to help. JIAN and KAU intend to rescue them but it is in vain. CHING arrives and teaches them how to differentiate the coins. CHING`s words are very convincing. All are willing to take out their coins. YUK and her family are then released. YEE is not used to be poor. JIAN bought her bird`s nest and silk so as to please her. YIN wants to re-establish his business but is teased by all. CHING helps YIN. YIN changes his impression on CHING and starts to like CHING. However, YUK still hates him. YIN heard that CHING has indecently insulted YUK. YIN then makes SHEK realize that CHING is, in fact, a swindler.