Question

In a film, a character with this profession visits a man who hangs paper cranes on his yacht after looking for the Complete Works of Shakespeare in a library. After a rival shoves a meal off a table, a character with this profession tells a story about two men competing over a kidney transplant by guessing a card put in their pocket by the other. To celebrate spending “a quarter of a century on this planet,” a character with this profession jogs in the rain and receives a birthday message from a (*) blonde wig-wearing woman he met at a bar. A man with this profession chases a character in a scene that uses the step-printing effect to generate motion blur. In a 1994 film, two men with this profession played by Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung recover from romantic breakups. (10[2])For 10 points, what profession (10[1])is held by the leads of Chungking Express and by the undercover Chan in Infernal Affairs? ■END■

ANSWER: Hong Kong policeman [or officer; or cop; accept detective, accept police inspector; accept police superintendent; prompt on gang member, mole, spy, or double agent AFTER “Chan” is read by asking “What is their actual profession?”] (The first line is from John Woo’s film Hard Boiled.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chinmay KansaraCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!UBC13910
Ariel Faederthrow away your cards, rally in the streetsThompson et al.13910
Michael CoatesI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big booms14410

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2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%0%33%148.67
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%140.67