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松江市官商勾结，黑白混淆。警察局邱副局长甘心充当黑心商人陈一文的保护伞，纵容其经营的吉盛达公司干着各种买空卖空、坑蒙拐骗的勾当。变本加厉的是，陈一文（侯天来 饰）的弟弟陈一龙（赵恒煊 饰）具有黑道背景，积极充当哥哥的爪牙，收拾清理一切敢跟兄弟俩作对的人。豺狼虎豹只手遮天，令松江市乌烟瘴气。令人齿冷的是，陈一龙在哥哥的安排下披上警服，如虎添翼，他利用各种见不得人的手段扶摇直上，成为了手握国家权力的黑社会大哥，风头无量。与之相对，身份低微的派出所片警魏涛（任程伟 饰）不畏强暴，正气凛然，他几次三番追查行凶歹徒，难免遭到暴徒们记恨。而他和陈一龙的宿命对决终将拉开帷幕……                                                                    　　本片根据真实事件改编。

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Sherlock Holmes is hired by the King of Bohemia to retrieve a compromising photograph from a certain lady. The King has tried to purchase the photo and even hired burglars to retrieve it, but without success. The woman in question is the very beautiful Irene Adler, an opera singer. She has made no demands of the King so it does not seem that blackmail is her intent. Using various disguises, Holmes learns as much about the woman as he can and is surprised when, after following her to a church, finds that she has married a barrister. Holmes stages a bit of theatre to get her to divulge the location of the photo but he finds he has met his match in both daring and intellect.