Hitman in the City (Chinese:杀手一出手, literally When The Killer Strikes) is a Singaporean telemovie directed by Jack Neo, released in 1998.
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Chen Lai Shun is a lowly clerk at a big company, whose head is Lai Shun's former neighbour. On the outside, the business seems legitimate, but it actually deals in drugs traded in from Hong Kong and Thailand.
The big boss receives a shipment of cocaine, but discovers that two hundred grams are missing. He requests his middleman to track down the thief, who is another employee in the company. They give chase to the thief. Lai Shun happens to be around when the thief passes him the package of drugs and requests him to pass it to an associate. The gang then give chase to him, but lose him.
Lai Shun then encounters his hitman nephew from Hong Kong, Liu Fei, and his fiancee, Linda. Liu Fei takes him in, much to Linda's chagrin. The Singapore gang then requests Liu Fei to assassinate Lai Shun. Liu Fei leads the gangsters on a wild goose chase. Enraged, they kidnap Lai Shun's family. Linda attempts to rescue them, but is strangled to death by Crow.
Despite Liu Fei's utmost efforts to protect Lai Shun, Ah Nan gets to him and kills him with a shot to the chest. Liu Fei and Ah Nan later settle the dispute in a fight, and Liu Fei kills Ah Nan.
Jack Neo serves as the narrator of the film, touching on the complexities of filming a movie and the entertainment industry in general.