Crime Busters x 2
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Crime Busters x 2 is a Singaporean Chinese
drama which was telecasted on Singapore
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Despite their differences, the duo helps in the investigation and solving of several cases; from the mystery of a man who died after a brush with a ghostly apparition, to the death of a reporter who was trying to uncover a child smuggling ring.
Yu Jie is a pathologist whose brother is in a child smuggling ring. They were both kidnapped when they were young to become beggars. He vowed to take revenge but in the end starts the ring. Yu Jie is so distraught she starts taking drugs and mutilating herself. Unknown to her Daxiong is in love with her. He can never summon up the courage at the right time and place to tell her he loves her.
One day at her place, Daxiong finds drugs in her possession and accidentally sees the scars on her thigh. He confronts her one day. She denies it in rage and chases him out.
But the case that Daxiong badly wants to crack is that of the "Surgical Maniac", which he was investigating at the time of his ex-partner's death. Yijing and Daxiong are closing in on the killer when they discover the next victim is Daxiong's father.
During the last episode, Yu Jie is captured by the Surgical Maniac and cruelly killed. Surgical Maniac sends a video to Da Xiong, showing him brutally and slowly killing Yu Jie. Surgical Maniac reveals that he is really a woman. She used to be a nurse who managed to save a dying patient. Daxiong's father was her friend. The dying patient lives on two months in suffering before he dies. Surgical Maniac's superior is furious when he finds out that she is of two genders. He asks her to either choose whether she wants to be a male or female or quit. She is forced to quit despite Daxiong's father's pleas. Surgical Maniac misunderstands and thinks that Daxiong's father did not make an effort to retain her and holds a grudge. She finally decides to be a total man. After the change, she feels like she is living life over again and has an urge to kill. He says a mysterious line before her dies: "I am the ultimate victor." Yu Jie is his last victim before he jumps off a building.
Daxiong up loads the video link Blade gave him. He puts Yu Jie on the op table and shows him how he brutally slices open Yu Jie's abdomen and kills her in tortured pain. Daxiong is heartbroken. He slams the table and goes out. Piglet follows him and tells him this is what Blade wanted all along. If Daxiong stays this way he really is the true victor.
While solving the cases together, Daxiong's love for Yu jie starts to fade and he feels attracted to Jingyi. She also likes him and they have a secret love for each other. However Daxiong still feels loyal to Yu Jie and wants to be together with her. He wants both relationships to come to fruition.
Daxiong and Jingyi know they should be together but Daxiong cannot bring up his courage. In the end, they meet at the arcade and Daxiong indirectly admits it to Jingyi. He leaves with her and they start a new relationship.
Chinese language
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drama which was telecasted on Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 30 September 2008 and ended on 27 October 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Main cast
- Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
as Lü Daxiong (吕大雄) - Dawn YeohDawn YeohDawn Yeoh is a Singaporean MediaCorp actress, most notable for her debut role in The Shining Star.It was mentioned in Xin.sg that Dawn Yeoh's contract with MediaCorp had expired on Dec 2009, and she was no longer a MediaCorp artiste, hence her exclusion from the Top 20 Most Popular Female artistes...
as Xia Jingyi (夏静宜) - Shaun ChenShaun ChenShaun Chen is a MediaCorp actor, most notable for his role in Holland V. He married his girlfriend of 6 years, fellow MediaCorp artiste Michelle Chia in May 2009. However, they had confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011.-Career:...
as Jiang Zaixi (姜在熙) - Jackson Tan as Fu Dazhi (傅大志)
- Paige ChuaPaige ChuaPaige Chua is a model and television actress from Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Science with a Bachelor in Arts...
as Yu Jie
Supporting cast
- Zhang YaodongZhang YaodongZhang Yaodong is a Singapore actor. Yaodong entered the entertainment circle after joining Star Search in 1999. He was a model and had done various commercials before joining Mediacorp. He made his small screen debut in the ever popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy VI. He has also been awarded...
as Yu Qing - Huang WenyongHuang WenyongHuang Wenyong is a Malaysia-born Chinese Singaporean actor who has appeared in many Chinese drama Series, and is best known by his own generation for his appearance in The Awakening and The Seletar Robbery...
as Xia Mingda (夏明达) - Hong HuifangHong HuifangHong Huifang is a veteran Singaporean actress. She was known for her roles in dramas such as Samsui Women and she won Best Supporting Actress award in the annual Star Awards ceremony twice - in 1997 and 2006 .She married fellow actor Zheng Geping in 1993 and they have two...
as Feng Huixin (冯慧欣) - Richard LowRichard LowRichard Low , also known as Richard Low Qianyi or Richard Liu Qianyi; also spelled as Richard Loh, is a Singaporean Chinese veteran MediaCorp TV Channel 8 actor. He used to be typecast as villains or characters with unruly behaviour...
as Lü Duofu (吕多福) - Mariana as Cantik
- Bryan Chan as Ah Fu
- Joey Swee as Lü Baoliang (吕宝亮)
- Nick Shen as Sun Jiqing (孙继青)
- Pan LinglingPan LinglingPan Lingling is a Singaporean versatile actress.Pan entered the entertainment industry in 1988 after graduating from the then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's 8th Drama Artiste Training Course. She made her TV debut with the series, Mystery, Golden Quest, Ups and Downs...
as Wang Yumei (王玉美) - Jerry Yeo as Lin Zhengwei (林正为)
- Jesseca LiuJesseca LiuJesseca Liu Zhi Xuan is a Malaysian actress and model working in Singapore.-Early life:Jesseca Liu was born in Langkawi, Malaysia. She began modeling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Bahasa Melayu. First known as Lao...
as Ou Fenni (欧芬妮) - Celest ChongCelest ChongCelest Chong is an actress and singer,as well as former cover model.- Biography :Early lifeCelest Chong is the youngest child of four other daughters. Celest’s mother was from an orchid flower family and her dad was a blacksmith...
as Margaret
Synopsis
Xia Jingyi, nicknamed Piglet, is a rookie cop with the Records Department of the Police Force and is constantly at loggerheads with her superior, Lü Daxiong. Daxiong was transferred from the Criminal Investigation Department five years ago after a bungle during a police chase that resulted in the death of his partner.Despite their differences, the duo helps in the investigation and solving of several cases; from the mystery of a man who died after a brush with a ghostly apparition, to the death of a reporter who was trying to uncover a child smuggling ring.
Yu Jie is a pathologist whose brother is in a child smuggling ring. They were both kidnapped when they were young to become beggars. He vowed to take revenge but in the end starts the ring. Yu Jie is so distraught she starts taking drugs and mutilating herself. Unknown to her Daxiong is in love with her. He can never summon up the courage at the right time and place to tell her he loves her.
One day at her place, Daxiong finds drugs in her possession and accidentally sees the scars on her thigh. He confronts her one day. She denies it in rage and chases him out.
But the case that Daxiong badly wants to crack is that of the "Surgical Maniac", which he was investigating at the time of his ex-partner's death. Yijing and Daxiong are closing in on the killer when they discover the next victim is Daxiong's father.
During the last episode, Yu Jie is captured by the Surgical Maniac and cruelly killed. Surgical Maniac sends a video to Da Xiong, showing him brutally and slowly killing Yu Jie. Surgical Maniac reveals that he is really a woman. She used to be a nurse who managed to save a dying patient. Daxiong's father was her friend. The dying patient lives on two months in suffering before he dies. Surgical Maniac's superior is furious when he finds out that she is of two genders. He asks her to either choose whether she wants to be a male or female or quit. She is forced to quit despite Daxiong's father's pleas. Surgical Maniac misunderstands and thinks that Daxiong's father did not make an effort to retain her and holds a grudge. She finally decides to be a total man. After the change, she feels like she is living life over again and has an urge to kill. He says a mysterious line before her dies: "I am the ultimate victor." Yu Jie is his last victim before he jumps off a building.
Daxiong up loads the video link Blade gave him. He puts Yu Jie on the op table and shows him how he brutally slices open Yu Jie's abdomen and kills her in tortured pain. Daxiong is heartbroken. He slams the table and goes out. Piglet follows him and tells him this is what Blade wanted all along. If Daxiong stays this way he really is the true victor.
While solving the cases together, Daxiong's love for Yu jie starts to fade and he feels attracted to Jingyi. She also likes him and they have a secret love for each other. However Daxiong still feels loyal to Yu Jie and wants to be together with her. He wants both relationships to come to fruition.
Daxiong and Jingyi know they should be together but Daxiong cannot bring up his courage. In the end, they meet at the arcade and Daxiong indirectly admits it to Jingyi. He leaves with her and they start a new relationship.