Present Day

Nikita: That was a terrible first impression I gave. My first big job, and we lose a member... Sam.

Jenna: He died!?

Nikita: You shouldn't be surprised. Life in crime is always short. Problems arise, and people die.

But, yeah, seeing that I was the mastermind of that operation, that was not a good first impression.

Jenna: Sam's death wasn't really your fault, though.

Nikita: If you want to be successful, you need to critique yourself harshly.

I'm always thinking in terms of what I can do better.

Jenna: I see. So what happened next?

Nikita: Well, we were all shocked and Li wasn't happy at all. We evacuated the premises right away.

Then we talked to Ri Zhou, and... Well... that was strange.

Jenna: Strange?

Nikita: Yeah, it went like this.

Past

1 Day Later

What am I even going to say? Ri Zhou isn't an idiot. I cannot lie.

 

Li: Go on, he's waiting for you.

 

*You nod*

 

Ri Zhou: Have a seat.

Nikita: Of course.

 

Should I say something or wait?

 

*Ri Zhou stares at you*

 

This is so damn awkward.

 

*Ri Zhou remains quiet*

 

Maybe I should consider running... like Pavel suggested.

 

Ri Zhou: I'm sorry about all of this.

 

Huh???

 

Nikita: I don't understand.

Ri Zhou: There was a mole in your group.

Nikita: A mole? Who?

Ri Zhou: Han.

 

So there was a mole... Also, if Han did reveal our operation to the Sun Yee On, why didn't Roland die when he spied on them?

 

Ri Zhou: He's been taken care of. Roland dealt with him.

 

Roland assassinated Han? Interesting... I don't know if I buy it though, because...

They're friends. Han and Roland are friends. So what does this mean, Roland is also a mole?

 

Nikita: How long has Han been with you?

Ri Zhou: Years.

Nikita: And Roland is the enforcer now?

Ri Zhou: No, he's still vanguard, but he offered to be the one to deal with Han.

 

I don't even think Han is dead... And how can I trust Roland?

And Han could've killed Sam... He could have planted those car bombs.

Well, I suppose I shouldn't jump to conclusions... Damn, now I know how valuable it is to have trust in your group... Pavel was right.

I can't stay in this business, I'm leaving after this mission... My brother was right. I can't even trust my own vanguard, Roland.

 

Nikita: I see, and how trustworthy is Roland?

Ri Zhou: Extremely trustworthy.

 

So damn confusing... Maybe I'm wrong about Roland.

At first, I thought maybe Roland didn't kill Han and let him live and run away... but, I don't know.

 

Ri Zhou: You look pensive. What are you thinking about?

Nikita: How to fix this, and how to make money for you.

Ri Zhou: Well, good. Because you're still on the same mission.

 

Isn't that risky, though? What does he think will happen? We could easily die now.

 

Nikita: That seems dangerous, boss.

Ri Zhou: Sometimes, plans don't come together... In which case, you need to use force, Nikita.

Past

1 Day Later

Nikita: Li, I know a way we can strike back and also grow our revenue... but it's not going to be pretty.

Li: This line of work is never pretty, Nikita.

Nikita: The plan involves Benny, the main supplier for the Sun Yee On. We will use him to destroy their coca plantation.

A trojan horse-type attack, if you will. We can make our attack look like a gift.

In this case, Benny's delivery is the gift, and the plantation is the city of Troy.

Li: Interesting, tell me the exact steps.

Nikita:

1. Locate Benny's residence.
2. Break into Benny's home.
3. Take Benny and all family members hostage.
4. Give Benny ample explosives to put in his vehicle.
5. Tell Benny to detonate the explosives at the Sun Yee On plantation.
6. Tell Benny to drive to the Sun Yee On plantation as he normally would.
7. Tell Benny he needs to destroy the entire facility.
8. Tell Benny if he doesn't detonate the explosive, his family will be killed.

That's the idea.

Li: But how can we find Benny's residence without being noticed?

Nikita: The reason we were noticed before was due to the mole in our group, Han.

 

Wait a minute... I was never told how we figured out Han was a mole. Who told Ri Zhou?

 

Li: The Sun Yee On know that we are trying to attack them. They'll be vigilant.

Nikita: Who told Ri Zhou about the mole?

Li: I did, I checked our secret cameras that no one knows about...

I saw Han planting explosives on the vehicles in our hangar.

He didn't have enough time to plant explosives on all of the vehicles though.

Once I figured this information out, I immediately communicated with Ri Zhou.

I then told my vanguard, Roland, about the situation and he said he would take care of it.

Nikita: Did Han plant an explosive on Roland's car?

Li: No.

Nikita: And where's Roland now?

Li: He's in the back.

Nikita: I have an idea. Let me talk to him.

Li: Go ahead.

Roland: Nikita.

Nikita: I know your secret, Roland.

Roland: Secret?

 

Before I walked in here, I pressed the record button on my cell...

If Roland is who I think he is, I can use this recording as leverage in my plan.

 

Nikita: I know you're friends with Han and I know you didn't kill him, and I know he was never going to hurt you.

And I have a suspicion, I suspect you are also a mole. But I have a deal for you.

Roland: Jeez, who are you, you just met me... How did you figure this out!?

Nikita: I liked you from the start, Roland, but you're in deep trouble at the moment.

I have an idea to get us all out of trouble. But I need you to become our mole.

I need the Sun Yee On to think they can trust you, when really you are working with us.

A double-mole, essentially...

How much are they paying you?

Roland: It's not the money... it's something else.

Nikita: What is it?

Roland: I want to get out of this. And...

I messed up. A while back, I wanted to sabotage this group and run away from Hong Kong.

So I decided to help the Sun Yee On win this war... But now, I'm just part of two criminal groups.

I don't know how to get out of this. I've dug my own grave.

Nikita: How are you not dead?

Roland: I know, I know... it's bad.

Nikita: If you help me with my plan, I'll keep your secret.

But also, helping me means you realign with us.

 

*Roland nods*

 

Roland: I will. I'll help you.

Nikita: Perfect.

Li: You're back...

Nikita: I am, and I want to make a deal with you.

Li: That's not really how this works, Nikita, or whatever he calls you... Xinshen.

Nikita: I can locate Benny, completely secretly.

Li: How?

Nikita: That's the deal, I'll locate him if I keep my methods a secret.

Li: No, no, no. I'm incense master, you need to tell me everything.

Nikita: As bizarre as this is, the plan will only work if I don't tell anyone how it's done.

Li: Hmm... Seems shady.

What's the probability this plan works?

Nikita: Extremely high.

Li: I don't like the idea of not knowing what you're doing.

Nikita: How about this, you can tell Ri Zhou it was your plan, and I just aided you minorly.

Li: So I tell Ri Zhou I saved the day, and everything is fixed?

Nikita: Yes.

Li: Then what do you gain from this? I can't imagine you'd do this for nothing...

Nikita: Well, it's my job, isn't it? I'm the mastermind.

And I want to be on your good side, Li.

Li: Well, alright, Nikita. But if this fails... there will be major consequences.

Nikita: It won't fail, trust me.

 

The Trojan Horse plan is still a go, but now I have Roland to locate Benny for me.

Once I locate Benny, I can deploy the Trojan Horse plan.

The first thing I need to do is find out what exactly Roland is doing with the Sun Yee On.

 

*You whisper*

 

Nikita: So what exactly do you do for the Sun Yee On?

Roland: It's tricky, because I want to come across as a good vanguard for Li and Ri Zhou.

But I also report certain things, such as our plans to take over the drug market.

But I'm afraid of them. I think the Sun Yee On will kill me if I don't supply them with good leads.

I made a deal with them to try to get out of this Triad, but now... I'm just stuck with both of these groups.

Nikita: So all you do is tell them our major plans?

Roland: I'm sorry, Nikita. I hate lying, I hate what I have to do. But if I don't, I'm dead...

Nikita: Roland, trust me. There's a lot worse things you can do. It's fine, but you agreed to help me fix everything, so help me.

Roland: I will, I will. What's your plan? What do you want me to do?

Nikita: After this, you'll break ties with the Sun Yee On, and we will damage them severely so you won't need to fear them.

We're going to take out their primary facility.

Roland: The central plantation?

Nikita: That's the one.

Roland: There's no way you'll be able to do that, it's guarded by hundreds of men.

Nikita: I know, that's why we aren't going to attack them.

We're going to use one of their own men.

Roland: Are you kidding me!? I don't want to do that, you said I'd live to tell the tale. If I go in there suspiciously, I'm dead.

Nikita: Relax, relax, not you.

Benny, the primary delivery man, will destroy the plantation for us.

Roland: What do you mean?

Nikita: Because Benny will value his family more than he will value the Sun Yee On.

 

*Roland stares at you*

 

Nikita: All we need to do is locate Benny, and everything will be fixed. So, do you know where he lives?

Roland: No, the Sun Yee On keep lots of things secret to prevent things like this from happening.

Nikita: Do you ever meet with Benny?

Roland: I have, yes. He is there when I give information to Michael.

Nikita: Perfect. I'll need you to give them more information, and meet Benny once more. Does that sound doable?

Roland: Yeah, I can do it, and they would be expecting me to talk with them soon anyway.

Nikita: Because of the car bombs Han planted, right?

Roland: Yeah, they would want a status report. So I can tell them that one member was killed and that you guys backed off.

Nikita: So Han just murdered Sam... for no reason at all? Where is Han anyway?

Roland: You have your secrets, I have mine.

 

*You nod*

 

Nikita: Sure. That's fair, I suppose.

Present Day

Jenna: That plan is quite evil... taking the guy's family hostage.

Nikita: Yeah, but I never said this story was going to be nice and light.

Jenna: So did you actually do it?

Nikita: You'll just have to wait and see.

Jenna: And what about Roland? There's no way this ended well for him...

You recorded his entire confession...

Nikita: I recorded his confession as backup to ensure he didn't betray me.

But he never did. He was... a good man, and didn't belong in the crime life. That's all I can say.

Jenna: How'd he get into the crime life?

Nikita: He unknowingly worked for a money-laundering hub controlled by Li.

Jenna: You can't just accidentally become a criminal though.

Nikita: You most certainly can, that's why it's so sad. He was never meant for that life... but that's the life he was given.

Believe it or not, Roland and I grew to become good friends. But like everything else, he was taken from me.

By none other than... Alex Morgan.

It's yet another reason why I will kill Alex Morgan... if it's the last thing I do.

Jenna: I thought you've had enough death and murder in your life?

Nikita: I have a very specific special hatred toward Alex Morgan...

Jenna: Yeah... I know. I understand, I'm sorry.

Nikita: Anyway, any news on my new job promotion?

Jenna: Not yet, but soon. Any day now.

Nikita: Interpol Agent Volkov. It sounds so weird to say.

Jenna: A new chapter of your story.

Nikita: You know it's impossible for me to finish this entire story within a few more days...

But after Hong Kong, if we make it out of there alive... I'll tell you the rest of it on the golden beaches of Venezuela.

Jenna: Sounds like a plan, Mr. Volkov. I can hardly wait.