'Bang-Bang-Bang-Click-Click- "Shit!"' could be heard down the quiet street. A hand reached out from a dark doorway. It was a woman, she grabbed Jigen's head and forced his lips to her own. Just then, the two men that had been chasing him sped by. One of them slowed down and asked if that might not be Jigen.

"No, that asshole doesn't like chics, you know that." His partner replied, and with that they continued their search for the gunman.

The girl pulled her mouth away from his slowly and smiled.

"Umm, thanks kid."

"No problem."

"I gotta get going."

"You're not going anywhere, Jigen. You're hurt."

"It's just a flesh wound," he replied as he looked down at his bloody arm. "Besides, I have to go check on my partner."

"Lupin's fine, come on."

"But-"

"We both know who those men were after, and it wasn't the great Lupin the third. It was the legendary gunman with whom he now partners they were after. Employees of your former boss, right?"

"Now you just hold on here a minute lady, just how do you know so much about me and my business?" Jigen asked as he went for the gun tucked away in his fedora.

"There's no need for the gun in your hat, I don't want to hurt you. My name is Ling Po, and I'm trying to help you. Everyone knows the members of Lupin's gang, Goemon, Lupin, yourself and that treacherous Fujiko."

"Funny, you don't look much like a 'Ling'."

"And you don't look much like a 'Daisuke' more like a 'John' to me."

Jigen's eyes widened. Could this girl know his past? He gripped the gun firmly as they entered the motel room Ling called home.

"Do you still think I'm trying to kill you? I could have done it long ago. If I had wanted you dead, I wouldn't have let you adjust your hat. That's right, I know your secret. This might sting a little." Ling poured peroxide on Jigen's arm. "Look, I can't bandage it with your shirt on, so I need you to take it off. You still don't trust me do you? You never were trusting. Okay, how about you search me for a weapon and then when you don't find one, you lose the shirt and I can bandage you?"

"Fine."

"Hold on, let me lose the one in my garter holster. There's one in my purse too." She placed both guns on the table and walked back to where Jigen was seated. "Okay chief, search away."

"This isn't very smart of you. I'm in control now." Jigen said with a smile.