Character Relationship Map: Under Current

Characters

• Ma Ying Fung (played by Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing) — protagonist

  Ma Ying Fung is a barrister who joins police officer Or Ting Pong in a temporary partnership to investigate the foundation after its chief financial officer dies at the annual charity party. Together,...

• Yeung To (played by Simon Yam) — supporting

  Yeung To is the charity foundation’s chief financial officer. At the foundation’s annual charity party, he is found hanging on the stage just as chairman Ko Shing Man is about to give a speech. His de...

• Ko Shing Man (played by Alex Fong Chung-Sun) — supporting

  Ko Shing Man is the chairman of the charity foundation. At its annual charity party, he is about to deliver his yearly speech when the foundation’s chief financial officer, Yeung To, is found hanging...

• Ku Cheuk Wah (played by Power Chan Kwok-Pong) — supporting

  Ku Cheuk Wah is the charity’s chairman, implicated by records showing money routed through offshore accounts. Rather than simply arrest him, Ma Ying Fung persuades Ku to cooperate as a witness and use...

• Kah Yuen Kwan (played by Felix Lok Ying-Kwan) — supporting

  Kah Yuen Kwan is a powerful figure tied to money laundering and a major drug deal involving Noguchi. Ma Ying Fung and Ko Shing Man arrange a deception that draws him into the open, helping police reac...

• Noguchi (played by Asano Nagahide) — minor

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kah Yuen Kwan → Noguchi (Alliance Criminal Partners) — Their criminal operation is exposed through the deception and police intervention.

  The plot ties Kah to a major drug deal involving Noguchi, and both are arrested after the warehouse operation.

• Ma Ying Fung → Kah Yuen Kwan (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Ma helps expose Kah's involvement in money laundering and the drug-trafficking scheme, ending with Kah's arrest.

  Ma and Ko stage a deception that draws Kah into the open, leading police to a warehouse where the trafficking operation is disrupted.

• Ma Ying Fung → Ku Cheuk Wah (Alliance Cooperator And Witness) — Ma turns an implicated charity figure into a cooperating witness rather than simply seeking his arrest.

  After records implicate Ku, Ma persuades him to cooperate as a witness and use what he knows to reach people above him.

• Ma Ying Fung → Ko Shing Man (Alliance Investigative Partners) — They cooperate to investigate the charity's missing funds and stage a deception that helps expose the drug-trafficking operation.

  Ko asks Ma to provide records connected to the charity, and Ma later works with Ko to draw Kah Yuen Kwan into the open.

• Ma Ying Fung → Yeung To (Narrative Investigator And Subject) — Ma pieces together Yeung's actions and motives, ultimately recognizing a shared willingness to risk everything to expose wrongdoing.

  After Yeung dies, Ma suspects that his death is connected to the missing money and follows clues in Yeung's notebook.

Story Analysis

A barrister investigates missing charity funds and discovers a corruption and trafficking scheme, while reckoning with the moral costs of pursuing justice.

Plot Progression

1. A Verdict Under Scrutiny — Ma wins a sexual-assault case for a wealthy defendant and is confronted by the victim's father. As auditors examine the charity, Ma challenges a warrantless search and is asked to provide records.
2. The Missing Donation — The charity's accounts reveal that two hundred million dollars are missing. Yeung dies, and the cryptic notebook connected to him disappears after Ma and volunteers visit a branch.
3. Deaths and Hidden Motives — The woman Ma once defended is found dead, and her father dies after a fall. Ma links Yeung's death to the missing funds and follows notebook clues that reveal Yeung's illness and apparent purpose.
4. Following the Financial Trail — The charity's public blame of Yeung contrasts with evidence pointing toward powerful figures and criminal partners. Records implicate Ku, while Ma learns of Kah's connection to money laundering and a...
5. The Warehouse Operation — Ma persuades Ku to cooperate as a witness, then works with Ko on a deception that draws Kah into the open. The resulting warehouse operation breaks up the trafficking scheme, and Ma reflects on Yeung'...