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I have a lot of thoughts about these characters, so I wanted to talk about them. Just a warning that there are Masked Avengers (1981) spoilers in my comments on the next stories.

Gao Yao (Kuo Chui) and Zeng Jun (Chin Siu-Ho) have such a great dynamic. They were probably my favorite pairing in this movie. I loved that from the beginning, Zeng Jun was so open to interacting with Gao Yao, unlike the other characters. He actively went out of his way to interact with him and actually be friendly. That is something you didn’t see with other characters when it came to Gao Yao, as several of them were quite rude. Zeng Jun seemed to have an attachment to Gao Yao since he constantly tried to find him or ended up sticking by his side, like when he saw Gao in the streets. He wanted to know more about him, including his name.

Even though Gao didn’t give it to him right away, it didn’t stop Zeng from speaking with him and genuinely seeming happy to see him each time. He looked so thrilled when the two of them were in the kitchen to cook. I thought Zeng being playful with him aside from wanting to help was adorable. You could see that nothing was going to detour him from getting through to him since he seemed so intrigued by Gao. What I loved most is that Gao eventually trusted Zeng enough to give him his name, and Zeng instantly lit up when he heard it. It was like it meant a lot to him. The two of them had a unique bond since Zeng was really instigating the relationship and Gao was open towards him, even though he was acting very mysterious when they were getting adjusted to each other.

Zeng really never gave up on Gao. He may not have believed that Gao could have been part of the gang at first, insisting that he was a good person. He seemed to always have the instinctual feeling that Gao was not bad, which I think was what drove him to keep trying. Eventually, Zeng found out that Gao wasn’t lying about the fact that he used to be with the gang. It clearly did shock him since his excited smile seemed to turn into confusion or surprise. Despite this, Zeng still liked him enough to sit down with him and hear the story from Gao before making judgments. He believed in him when seemingly no one else trusted Gao. Zeng still wanted to be around Gao despite knowing the truth and believing he was a good person. He seemed glad that Gao left on his own because he realized what they were doing was wrong, instead of giving up on him after trying so hard to get close to him. It was touching that the two bonded so much. I think that makes Zeng’s death even sadder. I feel that the fact that he was in Gao’s arms when he died says something about their bond. Gao literally heard about what happened from strangers passing by, and he ran there. You could see how upset Gao was when he saw Zeng made me tear up since he ran to help him. I just love their dynamic. Kuo Chui and Chin Siu-Ho had such wonderful performances.