
March 1982, Busan. When corrupt customs officer Choe Ik-hyun is about to be made a scapegoat and fired, he and his partner discover a shipment of drugs. Trying to sell the find to local gangster Choe Hyun-bae, he discovers that they are distant relatives. Now, using all kinds of schemes, bribes, flattery, and Koreans' blind reverence for older relatives, Ik-hyun infiltrates the criminal organization and tries to make money by any means necessary.