LRAB Chapter 79
Chapter 79
Chapter 79: Tiger Claw Gang
“My”Dad”……My dad was captured by the Tiger Claw Gang just now.”
“They kicked our door and threatened to kill us. My dad had to hide me under the bed and told me not to make any noise.”
“Wait for me… After I crawl out, I won’t be able to see him anymore, and I’ll be the only one left at home.”
This is a white boy, his voice is tearful, perhaps he realized that Ali and the others had no ill intentions, so he could only wipe his tears and tell them what happened, hoping to get help.
“”Tiger Claw Gang?”
This is a well-known name. There are few people in Night City who don’t know them. However, even the”Tiger Claw Gang” would not dare to act so recklessly. After all, this”First-Class Japanese” is still the”Priest’s” man, and the”Tiger Claw Gang” should not interfere with the”Priest”.
Ali frowned. They just came to get a certificate, but they didn’t expect to encounter such a thing. He didn’t even know why the”Tiger Claw Gang” went after the”Priest’s” man.
Speaking of the”Tiger Claw Gang”, they are a large-scale”transnational” gang. They basically do some small”watching the scene” jobs. Their global influence includes: the United States The Cloud Club, the Huaguoxiao Macau Casino, the Russian Drevaga Dojo, the Korean Teahouse, the Japanese Shinto Shrine, and the Italian Army Club, etc.
The size of each”transnational department” gang is about 5,500 combat members. Of course, since the”Tiger Claw Gang” originated in Japan, their”headquarters” and most of the”combat members” are in”Tokyo, Japan”.
The”Tiger Claw Gang” in Night City is just a”transnational” branch sent by the”headquarters” to occupy territory.
Ali even knows where their base camp is. Night City’s premier nightlife district”Japan Town” is actually the base camp of the”Tiger Claw Gang Branch” in Night City.
“Most of Japantown is controlled by the Tiger Claws. Bars, restaurants, dream clubs, brothels and casinos, as well as valet parking, etc. All the”underground economy” are their sources of income.
In short, the citizens of Night City like to enjoy themselves, and no gang knows how to take advantage of this better than the Tiger Claws. Therefore, the Tiger Claws have more venues than any other gang, and these businesses are legal on the surface. Of course, as a”gang”, they are also doing illegal activities in secret.
“The Tiger Claws even have money laundering dens, and most of their income comes from the”pornography industry” and”human trafficking”, but they are also involved in the”drug manufacturing” and trafficking business. They are also happy to send people to take”cyberpunk commissions” and help with paid dirty work.
In Night City, a”melting pot” of”cultures and ethnicities”, there are all kinds of races, including a large number of Asians. However, when it comes to the proportion of the Asian population, the influence of Chinese and Japanese cannot be ignored. Among them, the Chinese company”Kang Tao Group” is also It is not inferior to the large companies of”American Military Technology” and”Japanese Arasaka Enterprise”.
In addition to”Arasaka Corporation” and”Kantau Group”, the Asian forces in Night City, the”Tiger Claw Gang” is also composed of”Asians”, similar to the nature of a”community” gang.
Their”business influence” in Night City includes: Japan Street in Westbrook, Charter Hill, Kabuki District in Watson District, and Little Chinatown.
Every”Tiger Claw Gang” will implant a”fluorescent tattoo” as a”characteristic flag” of the”gang”, just like”Adcardo’s car”，”
In addition, most of their members will also be implanted with many combat cyber components, such as: reaction enhancers, enhanced cyber prostheses, pain editors, etc. They are a criminal gang from”Japan City” and are famous for their”cruelty”.
They are also one of the largest criminal groups in Night City. Their style of doing things and organizational structure are similar to other criminal groups around the world.
“The Tiger Claw Gang is similar to the Japanese Triads, the Japanese Yakuza, the Taiwanese Sanlian Gang, the Hongxing Gang, the Italian Mafia, and other gangs.
They are also divided into”Incense Masters””，”There are various levels and titles, such as”gang leader”,”red stick”,”white paper fan”, etc.
Although their”job titles” may be different in”different regions”, they all mean the same thing. The entire”power” is like a pyramid with layers decreasing, a”hierarchy”, and an extremely strict”society” gang.
Their philosophy is still living in the past, similar to the Japanese Yakuza,”a move affects the whole body”，””You can lose your life but not your face” is their motto. Their top leaders can bully the lower ones at will, and they can fight against each other at will.
But if outsiders or ordinary people offend them, even if they are just disrespectful to a”low-level member” in the gang, it will immediately cause strong retaliation from the entire gang. In their words,
“Bullying themselves is an internal matter of the gang, but if their members are bullied outside and do not retaliate, how can they survive if the news spreads?”
In short, most of the members of the Tiger Claw Gang are Asians. Although they are from”Japan”, there are also many”Koreans”.”，”
Their goal is to maintain control of their territory, and occasionally to swallow up other gangs and their businesses.
Tiger Claws can identify each other by their glowing tattoos, speeding street bikes, swords and wakizashi.
Although”extremely vicious”, the”Tiger Claws” can be regarded as a gang that believes in”jianghu morality”.
Since they originated in Japan, they also advocate the”samurai spirit”.
As long as you follow the rules and make things clear, everything will be fine.
Because the top leaders of the Tiger Claws understand that gunfighting is not the only way.
Fighting and killing are just small gangs.
In the long run, It is obvious that doing business is more desirable than war, and violence covered by principles and honor can go further than naked violence.
But many things cannot be controlled by the top, such as many low-level gang members in the”Tiger Claw Gang”. They are all vicious and cruel people. They join the”Tiger Claw Gang” just to get promoted. They advocate violence: kidnapping, torture, rape, and killing are just little fun in their decadent lives.
There are always some young, frivolous, unruly, or drunk gang members who like to bully others. They provoke disputes in the streets and don’t care about the so-called gang philosophy.
This kind of behavior Being despised by most of the Tiger Claws’ upper echelons is a headache for them, but even so, once someone responds to a member’s provocation, the gang will still protect them. Fortunately, outsiders will generally choose to avoid conflict when provoked, unless they have a relationship with the upper echelons.
In addition, the Tiger Claws also have connections with various company executives, who often go to their places to have fun or vent their emotions. They have a particularly close connection with Arasaka. As we all know, Arasaka always leaves the dirty work to the gang and pays them with high-end equipment and military weapons.
For ordinary people and small business owners, The”Tiger Claw Gang” is a gang that”collects protection fees”. Not only do they have to pay taxes to”Night City”, they also have to pay fees to the”Tiger Claw Gang”. Otherwise, they can’t do business at all, and they may even be killed.
But for companies and large chambers of commerce, the”Tiger Claw Gang” is their”protection umbrella” and”executioner”. They can protect the place and can also be sent to help with any dirty work.
Compared with the huge profit chain, what they pay to the”Tiger Claw Gang” is just”a drop in the ocean”, a little bit of”hardship fee”.
“Jack, what do you think about the Tiger Claw Gang’s trouble?”
“Let’s help him. After all, he is the”priest’s” man. The”priest” man treats us honestly. Not only did he accept our”hot potato”, he also helped us get the certificate.”
“If we rescue the person, we can not only get the certificate, but also repay the”priest” for his kindness.”
“”Okay, although it’s a bit troublesome, Lucy, it seems that we will have to wait a little longer to get this”certificate”.”
Ali nodded, and he looked at Lucy who was waiting at the door, and Lucy was just leaning against the door frame, with a look of”I’ll follow your arrangements”
“Uh-huh~ If you need help, just let me know. At least I am also a”senior hacker”””
“I didn’t realize you’re actually a hacker, Lucy!”T-“Which one is more awesome?”
Jack Wells’ eyes lit up when he heard that Lucy was a hacker. After all,”cyberpunks” always need hackers to help them when they go out, otherwise many commissions cannot be completed.
“T-Bug, who is that?”
Even if”T-The”bug” is very famous in the”Night City Cyberpunk Circle”, but Lucy doesn’t know it because she has been hiding all the time, so she knows nothing about a lot of”circulating news” in Night City.
“I met a hacker when I was taking on a commission. She was a dark-skinned bald woman who acted like a millionaire. She liked to argue with me if she didn’t like me. But she was indeed a great hacker. At least she never made mistakes in her work.”
“Of course, this guy is very capable, but her appetite is even greater. She can’t be seen in person every time she gets a commission. She just hides at home and”talks” to her friends using the language, and then she always gets a large sum of money.”
Jack Wells can be said to be right”T-bug” and love and hate her. He loves her”hacking skills” that can always help him a lot, but hates her for always hiding away and never meeting him and always nagging him.
“Okay, Jack,”T-“bug” relies on technology to make a living, but isn’t the most important thing for us now to help this poor”child”?”
Ali walked forward, he stretched out his hand and easily took off the”plastic gun” from the little boy’s hand. His technique was very fast. Before the little boy could react, his”plastic gun” was casually put aside by Ali.”
“Kid, don’t think you can threaten others with a”toy gun”. Next time you encounter danger, run quickly. Otherwise, you may lose your life if you jump out foolishly.”
After Ali finished speaking, he found a clean chair and sat down:”Tell us, kid, tell us the”cause and effect” of this matter in as much detail as possible. Maybe we can save you.” Dad””
“I… I’m not sure either. My”dad” rarely asks me to ask about these things.”
“But I heard that my”dad” made a”Kang Tao Company employee card” for the”Tiger Claw Gang leader”, and then the gang leader was killed by the”Kang Tao Company” for some unknown reason, and because of this, our family was implicated.”
“Later, the”Tiger Claw Gang” sent people to cause trouble for us, saying that my”dad” killed their”Tiger Claw Gang leader”, and just now they took him away, saying that he should pay with his life.”
A Li knew very well that a gang like the”Tiger Claw Gang” with a strict hierarchy and a focus on face would have a high probability of being dead if they determined that the”Eastern No. 1″ had killed their”leader”.
But they just captured him, not killed him directly, which means that there is still a chance of turning around!
“Are there any other important clues? For example, where was your”dad” taken?”
“No…I don’t know, maybe I know, but I can’t remember it now”
“Fine”
“”The leader of the Tiger Claw Gang” and the”Kang Tao Company ID”, two completely different forces, Ali really couldn’t think of any connection between them. After confirming that the child really didn’t know more clues, he stood up and said:”Then let’s go directly to the Tiger Claw Gang headquarters to ask.”
Seeing that Ali and the others were about to leave, the little boy suddenly thought of something, and he suddenly shouted:”Wait, I seem to know where my”dad” was taken!”
“At the”seaside”, I heard from under the bed that they were going to take my”dad” to the”Kabukicho seaside” to torture him and force him to do something.”
“The waterfront of Kabukicho?”
This is an important clue. Ali and Jack exchanged a look. It was great to have a clue now. They also knew the next step. Thinking of this, in order to prevent the”Tiger Claw Gang” from making a comeback, Ali asked the little boy to find a new place to hide and wait for them to come back. The little boy nodded in agreement, then dragged his”mechanical leg” prosthesis back under the bed. He thought that the darkness and narrowness under the bed was the safest place.
Ali shook his head helplessly when he saw this scene. Perhaps this is the norm in Night City.
Then Ali and his party walked out of the door of”Japan’s No. 1″. Jack Wells looked at Ali:”Ali, tell me, why does the”leader of the Tiger Claw Gang” want to apply for a”Kang Tao employee card”? Is he out of his mind, or does he want to”turn over a new leaf”?”？”
“I don’t know either, but Jack, we can go ask Misty, maybe she can answer us using”Tarot cards”, she is pretty accurate in”predicting the future””
“Come on, Misty is great and has the ability to soothe people’s hearts, but that’s it, she’s not a real”witch woman”.””
“Although she also plays with”Tarot cards” all day and seems a little”supernatural”, she is just playing around. How can some”society tricks” be used to”predict the future”?”
“”Maybe.”
Ali didn’t explain anything. Anyway, everyone who”played the game” knew that Jack Wells was lucky to have a”prophet” as his girlfriend.
Following Ali, Lucy chatted with Jack, and they soon came to the”seaside area” in”Kabukicho”.
There were tin huts made of iron sheets everywhere. Many people lived here, and they stayed in their own tin houses with lifeless eyes. Most of them were homeless people who lost all their wealth in”Kabukicho”. There were”gamblers” who gambled away their fortunes,”lazy people” who were extremely lazy, and some who owed money outside. A bunch of”refugees” who are in debt and have come here to seek refuge.
They gather here in twos and threes, drinking the cheapest”industrial beer” and spending every day in a daze.
Although the”iron house” is cold in winter and hot in summer and cannot block rain, it is one of the few and extremely luxurious shelters for”people” like them.
Of course, the purpose of Ali and his friends’ trip is not to shoot a”documentary of life in adversity”, they are here to cause trouble for the”Tiger Claw Gang”.
As a result, they soon found the traces of the”Tiger Claw Gang”. They were hiding in the”iron house” closest to the sea, and seemed to be interrogating someone.
“There are seven people in total, and the Japanese are among them.”
Lucy relies on the”implanted artificial eye”��Using the”hacker search” technology, she quickly informed Ali and Jack of the images she had discovered.
“Since the”No. 1 Japanese Gang” is inside, what do you plan to do, Jack? Do you rush in directly to rescue them, or do you negotiate with the”Tiger Claw Gang”?”
“Leave this matter to me, Fratres (brother). After all,”a gentleman talks, not fights”. After all, I am a famous sharpshooter in”Haywood”. I hope they will give me”Old Jack” some face.”
“That’s fine.”
Jack Wells, the big guy, planned to go and”negotiate”. He walked straight to the iron house where the”Tiger Claw Gang” gathered. After all, Jack was also a”priest”‘s man, and not a”document dealer” like the”Japanese First Class” who was powerless. He hoped that the”Tiger Claw Gang” would be sensible and give him some face and let him go.
Ali and Lucy followed closely behind, Ali’s hand silently rested on the”gun bag” on his waist, in which his”Maloryan Overture” was hidden.
Otherwise, Ali wouldn’t mind shooting each of them in the forehead!