Character Relationship Map: The Postman Strikes Back

Characters

• Courier Ma (played by Bryan Leung Kar-Yan) — protagonist

  Courier Ma is a traveling messenger and the narrative’s central figure. He refuses to abandon civilians, accepts a dangerous assignment involving sealed cases, and leads the expedition with Fu Jun, Bu...

• Fu Jun (played by Chow Yun-Fat) — supporting

  Fu Jun is an old acquaintance of Courier Ma with underworld connections, recruited to join the dangerous expedition. He confronts an old enemy who has been paid to kill him and later questions Courier...

• Guifa (played by Cherie Chung Cho-Hung) — supporting

  Guifa is a member of Courier Ma’s traveling party who insists on accompanying the expedition despite the obvious danger. She remains connected to the group while they search for the missing horse and...

• Li Fu (played by Kuk Jeong-Seok) — supporting

  Li Fu is a participant in the expedition who becomes separated from the main party during the unstable journey. Courier Ma later warns that Li Fu has been caught in the same larger scheme involving th...

• Jiao Long (played by Jang Il-Do) — supporting

  Jiao Long is the intended recipient of the sealed cases, which Courier Ma must transport before Jiao Long’s birthday. Although the supplied events do not show Jiao Long directing the journey, the dead...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Courier Ma → Jiao Long (Professional Assigned Recipient) — Jiao Long is the designated recipient of the delivery.

  Courier Ma is offered a mission to transport several sealed cases to Jiao Long before Jiao Long's birthday.

Story Dynamics

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

• Guifa → Li Fu (Alliance Traveling Associate) — They belong to the same endangered expedition.

  Guifa and Li Fu are both associated with the traveling party carrying the sealed cases through hostile territory.

• Fu Jun → Li Fu (Alliance Traveling Associate) — Their relationship is defined by their shared involvement in the mission.

  Fu Jun and Li Fu are both connected to the expedition, which suffers separations and attacks during the journey.

• Fu Jun → Guifa (Alliance Expedition Member) — They share participation in the delivery party.

  Fu Jun and Guifa travel with Courier Ma as members of the same expedition carrying the sealed cases.

• Courier Ma → Li Fu (Alliance Traveling Associate) — They are connected through the expedition and its dangers.

  Li Fu is part of the traveling party and later becomes separated from the group during the journey.

• Courier Ma → Guifa (Alliance Expedition Companion) — Guifa joins the dangerous journey as a committed companion.

  Guifa insists on accompanying Courier Ma and the others despite the danger of the assignment.

• Courier Ma → Fu Jun (Alliance Expedition Partner) — They cooperate as members of the delivery party.

  The envoy's assignment brings Fu Jun into the expedition with Courier Ma. They travel together while transporting the sealed cases.

Story Analysis

A determined courier carries a dangerous delivery through hostile territory while discovering that the mission is a trap tied to hostage-taking.

Plot Progression

1. A Courier Against The Current — Courier Ma enters a town controlled by exploitation and refuses to abandon threatened civilians. A warning about the railroad also suggests that his profession is approaching obsolescence.
2. The Sealed Assignment — A mysterious envoy offers Courier Ma a highly paid delivery to Jiao Long. Fu Jun and Guifa join the expedition, while strict instructions prohibit opening the cases.
3. A Journey Designed To Break — The horse and cases disappear, and the travelers face suspicious villagers, armed men, separation, an old enemy, and icy-route ambushes. The demand to abandon the cases intensifies distrust within the...
4. The Trap Beneath The Delivery — Courier Ma reveals that the delivery is bait for a trap and that his sisters are being held hostage. He chooses to continue toward Laoma Pass while the others guard the remaining cases.