The story revolves around a gang boss who longs to retire from the triads. But he conceives of triads as a place where retirement is no difference from death, and the birth of his son would merely imply a new threat to his life. A rumor that the gang boss is to be murdered within 12 hours is going around. Calm and discerning, the veteran gang boss simply waits and sees while his impulsive good brother vows to dig out the real culprit. Elsewhere, a young gangster who has been seeking his way to earn fame determines to be the killer with the assistance of his buddy. But when everyone gets set to act, things come up out of anticipation ...