from night city

"Listen, it doesn't matter who I am. I'm just a nobody. I have no intention of offending the Tiger Claw Gang, and I don't want to be an enemy of Master Jotaro."

The masked man heard the flattery and flattery in the other person's tone.

His attitude couldn't help but soften a little: "Then what do you want? The gratitude of the Tiger Claw Gang? Lord Jotaro's personal friendship?"

"It would be great to be able to establish friendship with big figures like the Tiger Claw Gang and Shoho Jotaro, but it would be even better if we could get some more practical benefits, such as euros."

"Okay, no problem. I agreed on behalf of Mr. Jotaro, [-] euros."

"Ten thousand? No, that's not enough. This information is worth at least one hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand? Are you looking for death?!"

The other party sneered, but didn't answer.

Apparently the masked man would compromise.

"One hundred thousand euros is too much. The most I can promise you is thirty thousand. Even if Mr. Jotaro finds out, he will never agree to use one hundred thousand euros to buy a piece of information."

The masked man thought that the other party would be messy.

Unexpectedly, I agreed very readily.

"Okay, thirty thousand is thirty thousand. You transfer the money to this account first."

The masked man's communication implant soon received a text message.

is a bank account number.

"You want me to send money when you ask me to? What if I transfer the money and you run away?"

"I don't dare to deceive the famous Tiger Claw Gang. I still want to continue to hang out in Night City. Just rest assured. As long as the money arrives, I will definitely give you all the information I know."

The masked man gritted his teeth.

Finally, I transferred [-] euros.

"We are talking about [-], not [-]."

"When you tell me everything, I will give you the remaining [-]. Our Tiger Claw Gang is the number one Yakuza in Japan, and has also expanded its power to Night City. You can trust Tiger The credibility of the Claw Gang.”

Now the pressure comes to the other side.

The masked man felt uneasy.

If the other party cuts off communication at this time.

The [-] euros transferred just now were wasted.

It's a gamble.

Fortunately, the masked man made the right bet.

"The woman you are looking for, her full name is Kakyoin Chika, she was a female soldier who retired from the New American Army. Is the information I gave you correct?"

"She is an old acquaintance of me. A few days ago, she suddenly brought her daughter to me and asked me to get them two tickets to Europe, as well as legal documents that will prevent them from being deported as illegal immigrants after arriving in Europe."

Ever since Qianhua defected from the Tiger Claw Gang, the top brass of the Tiger Claw Gang were worried that Qianhua would leave Night City.

Now the strange man's words really fulfilled the worries of the senior officials.

"Well, then what?"

"Then I used the excuse that it would take a lot of time to complete these procedures and left them in an apartment building in the Kabuki District of Watson District. I will send you the address."

drip.

The masked man opened the text message he just received.

Above is a map and a photo of the apartment building.

"Okay, I've received the news. I'll transfer the remaining [-] euros to you right now. The Tiger Claw Gang will pay its debts! But don't go see that woman for the time being and find a place to hide for a few days. Do you understand?"

"You don't need to tell me, I will do the same."

After ending the call with the smuggler and actually paying [-] euros, the masked man called Jotaro Shoho without stopping.

"Lord Jotaro, we have found him. He is in an old apartment building in the Kabuki District."

"Did that prosthetic doctor recruit you?"

"No, it was actually a smuggler who contacted us. It seems that Qianhua plans to take her daughter and escape to Europe."

"Europe? Since she is going to Europe, how can she not send her off properly? I will ask Nantong Zhengshuang to take people there, and be sure to leave Qianhua and her daughter behind."

The masked man was overjoyed when he heard this: "Is Nantong Sang actually going to take action?"

Nantong Zhengshuang is the strongest ace and top combat power of the Zhengfa group.

Known as the "Dragon of Dharma".

Its strength has even spread to far away

Japan's Tiger Claw Gang Headquarters.

It is said that the minister had planned to use money and power to recruit Nantong Zhengshuang.

But Nantong Zhengshuang boldly rejected the invitation from the head of the department.

Therefore, he was praised by the head of the department himself - "Nantong Junzhen is the Katakura Keizuna of the Reiwa era."

"One more thing, Lord Jotaro."

The masked man paused, considering his words.

"The prosthetic doctor not only helped Qianhua and Ryoko take out the trackers, but he also showed great uncooperation when we came to their door."

"What should I do? Do you want to teach him a lesson?"

The philosophy of the Tiger Claw Gang is the most traditional Japanese Yakuza philosophy.

Disrespect or offense to any lower-ranking member will immediately trigger violent retaliation from the entire gang.

Although the top leaders of the Tiger Claw Gang also understand that in the long run, business is preferable to war, and violence under the guise of principles and honor can go further than naked violence. Fighting is not the only way.

But the problem is that many members of the Tiger Claw Gang (mainly middle and lower class) are extremely vicious people.

They worship violence.

Kidnapping, torture, and murder are just small pleasures in their depraved lives.

There are always some young, frivolous, unruly, or drunk Tiger Claw gang members who like to bully others.

They pick fights in the streets and have no regard for the so-called gang ideals.

Although this kind of behavior will be looked down upon by most senior members of the Tiger Claw Gang, once someone responds to a member's provocation, the gang will still protect their shortcomings.

For example, Lizzy Bar is a living example.

——When Lizzie Bar was not the territory of the Mox Gang, the former owner of the bar, Lizzie, took great care of the employees in the store.

But one time, someone from the Tiger Claw Gang beat the girl in the store half to death.

Li Zi turned around and hit the guy.

This incident originally started because of the Tiger Claw Gang, and the fault lies entirely with the Tiger Claw Gang.

If it were any other gang in the city, the most they would do is ask Li Zi to pay more and the matter would be over.

But the Tiger Claw Gang came over the next day, destroyed Lizzy's Bar, and brutally killed Lizzy.

Precisely because the Tiger Claw Gang's behavior is so domineering and extremely defensive (especially since the Tiger Claw Gang is still the black glove of the Arasaka Company), outsiders will basically choose to avoid conflict after being provoked.

But when the masked man and his party went to Victor's clinic, they got a bad result.

So, the masked man asked Shohō Jotaro for instructions on what to do.

But to the masked man's surprise, Shohō Jotaro, the leader of the Shōpō team, behaved unusually calmly.

"Watson District is not entirely our territory. Don't go too far. That prosthetic doctor... wait until this matter is over and give him some money. If another woman from the Tiger Claw Gang escapes to him in the future, let him He predicts us.”

……

In an inconspicuous apartment building in the Kabuki district of Watson District.

Liangzi sat obediently on the chair, her short legs dangling so that they could not touch the ground.

After a while, Ryoko jumped down from the chair and held up her homework book in front of her mother as if to take credit.

"Mom, look, I've finished writing this page."

Qianhua took the homework book, read it carefully, and then nodded.

"Ryoko is great. Okay, let's take a break first and then continue our homework later."

"Okay," Ryoko cheered, looking forward to it, "Can we watch animation then?"

"Okay, but don't make any noise."

Ryoko turned on the TV in the room.

after awhile.

Ryoko, who was shaking her short legs, suddenly said: "Mom."

"Ok?"

"Why does mother want me to study? Keiko said that her mother never wanted her to do this. Anyway, as long as she gets older, she can find a man to marry."

Chika sat down next to Ryoko.

He gently touched his daughter's little head.

Liangzi closed her eyes as if enjoying it.

"Because only by studying hard can you go to college, and only then can you change your destiny."

"destiny?"

Liangzi's eyes widened in confusion, full of doubts.

"If you don't study, you will always do the hardest and most tiring work, and you will get the least salary."

Qianhua picked up Ryoko and walked to the window.

Pointing to the skyscrapers lined with company plazas in the distance.

"Only by studying can you have the opportunity to work in those buildings."