 Between the time Cheng runs from the river to the boss mansion, he stops at   the brothel one last time. He picks a girl (who is actually visible in the   background the previous time Cheng visits the brothel), pays for her, and   they go to her room. They both completely strip down, and the scene fades   out. When it fades back in, Cheng is completely clothed again, while the   girl is still asleep. While shes sleeping, Cheng takes out his remaining   money, and lays it down on her stomach, even though he already paid to be   with her. He does this since he realizes that he will not need it anymore if   he dies. He also then sees a bag of prawn crackers and decides to take them   as a "last meal". This explains why he has the crackers when he shows up at   the boss mansion. This scene, with Cheng at the brothel, was supposed to   explain that if he knew he was going to die while trying to seek revenge, he   might as well have his last desires with this girl, and eat the crackers as   his last supper. However, many people wouldve thought of Cheng as "Ill get   revenge...after I have some sex." They may not have understood the message   trying to be sent across, so the scene was cut, only to be in this version   as well as the version that premiered in Hong Kong. 