A battle of wits between Lau Kin-ming and the mysterious Inspector Yeung Kam-wing (Leon Lai).
Follows Yan (Tony Leung) on a dangerous undercover assignment involving a mainland gang leader, Shen Cheng. Infernal Affairs III
(Kelly Chen), and the triad boss Sam’s (Eric Tsang) dealings with mainland Chinese mafia. The Present (Sequel): Set ten months after Chan's death. Lau Kin-ming A battle of wits between Lau Kin-ming and
The first film ended with a brutal moral equilibrium: The mole Chen Fai (Tony Leung) was killed by the police, and the corrupt cop Lau Kin Ming (Andy Lau) was outed and forced to execute his own master, Sam (Eric Tsang). The final shot of Andy Lau’s face—half in shadow, half in light—was a promise of damnation. The Present (Sequel): Set ten months after Chan's death
Infernal Affairs III picks up ten months later. Lau Kin Ming, having destroyed all evidence of his identity, is now a decorated hero of the police force. He is dating Dr. Lee Sum Yee (Kelly Chen), the counselor who once treated both him and the deceased Chen Fai. On the surface, Ming is untouchable. But the film’s genius hook is that