Chapter Three: Big Trouble
-A few days later-
Chun Li's restaurant was beginning to be one of the most popular places to eat in town. There were also
several people that saw the business as a good place to make money and wanted it for themselves...
One day, Chun Li was going over the profits from the night before. Gen, Yun and Yang were in the kitchen,
getting the food ready. Then the door opened and several well-dressed Japanese men walked in. Chun Li eyed
them suspisciously.
The first man, supposedly the leader, came up to her, and bowed. "Excuse me, are you the owner?"
"Hai. I'm Chun Li Hoshi."
"We are from the Tagawa Corporation," the leader said. "Our employer has a proposition for you."
"What proposition is that?"
The leader cleared his throat. "Our employer is interested in buting this restaurant from you and she is ready
to offer you seven hundred thousand yen for the deed to this place."
"I'm sorry," Chun Li replied. "I'm not selling this place. Tell your boss that she's wasting her time."
"Come now, Miss Hoshi," the leader insisted. "You are offered a nice settlement for this restaurant. Why won't
you sell?"
"Because I love this restaurant and I am not going to give it up," Chun Li replied. "Good day gentlemen."
As soon as they had left, Chun Li began to think. 'Tagawa Corporation? Where have I heard that before?' She
looked at her watch. She had about two hours before she opened the restaurant. Enough time to make a small
visit.
***
-Conference Room Interpol Building, Downtown Tokyo-
Chun Li looked out the window at the busy street below. Since she had still got some pull at Interpol, she
placed a call to one of her friends there, who agreed to visit her under this circumstance.
The door opened and a Chinese woman dressed in the Interpol uniform--khaki dress shirt and red skirt walked in,
carrying a folder in her hand. "What do want this information on the Tagawa Corporation for?"
"Special favor, Amy," Chun Li replied. "I got a visit from them today. Seems that their boss is interested in
my restaurant."
Amy frowned. "Ive heard of these guys, Chun Li. They're bad news. You should be careful."
"What are they? Yakuza?"
Amy shook her head. "No, but they have ties to them. Chun Li, if you need any help, you know I'm there for
you."
Chun Li smiled. "Thanks."
***
On the train ride home, Chun Li leafed through the folder at the information on the Tagawa Corporation. It
seems that the Tagawa Corporation was a front for an undergound crime syndicate. It wasn't as big as the
Japanese Mafia, but it was feared by most of the people that owned their businesses, since they bullied and
even resorted to violence on people who had not given to their demands.
The corporation was headed by a young woman named Mimi Tagawa, the wife of a former Yakuza lieutenant.
She broke ties to the Yakuza, but had several contacts there. She was also a martial artist, a black belt in
both Akido and Kendo, and an expert with a Japanese katana.
Chun Li frowned. She knew somehow that the meeting with Tagawa's men were only a prelude of things to come.
-A few days later-
Chun Li's restaurant was beginning to be one of the most popular places to eat in town. There were also
several people that saw the business as a good place to make money and wanted it for themselves...
One day, Chun Li was going over the profits from the night before. Gen, Yun and Yang were in the kitchen,
getting the food ready. Then the door opened and several well-dressed Japanese men walked in. Chun Li eyed
them suspisciously.
The first man, supposedly the leader, came up to her, and bowed. "Excuse me, are you the owner?"
"Hai. I'm Chun Li Hoshi."
"We are from the Tagawa Corporation," the leader said. "Our employer has a proposition for you."
"What proposition is that?"
The leader cleared his throat. "Our employer is interested in buting this restaurant from you and she is ready
to offer you seven hundred thousand yen for the deed to this place."
"I'm sorry," Chun Li replied. "I'm not selling this place. Tell your boss that she's wasting her time."
"Come now, Miss Hoshi," the leader insisted. "You are offered a nice settlement for this restaurant. Why won't
you sell?"
"Because I love this restaurant and I am not going to give it up," Chun Li replied. "Good day gentlemen."
As soon as they had left, Chun Li began to think. 'Tagawa Corporation? Where have I heard that before?' She
looked at her watch. She had about two hours before she opened the restaurant. Enough time to make a small
visit.
***
-Conference Room Interpol Building, Downtown Tokyo-
Chun Li looked out the window at the busy street below. Since she had still got some pull at Interpol, she
placed a call to one of her friends there, who agreed to visit her under this circumstance.
The door opened and a Chinese woman dressed in the Interpol uniform--khaki dress shirt and red skirt walked in,
carrying a folder in her hand. "What do want this information on the Tagawa Corporation for?"
"Special favor, Amy," Chun Li replied. "I got a visit from them today. Seems that their boss is interested in
my restaurant."
Amy frowned. "Ive heard of these guys, Chun Li. They're bad news. You should be careful."
"What are they? Yakuza?"
Amy shook her head. "No, but they have ties to them. Chun Li, if you need any help, you know I'm there for
you."
Chun Li smiled. "Thanks."
***
On the train ride home, Chun Li leafed through the folder at the information on the Tagawa Corporation. It
seems that the Tagawa Corporation was a front for an undergound crime syndicate. It wasn't as big as the
Japanese Mafia, but it was feared by most of the people that owned their businesses, since they bullied and
even resorted to violence on people who had not given to their demands.
The corporation was headed by a young woman named Mimi Tagawa, the wife of a former Yakuza lieutenant.
She broke ties to the Yakuza, but had several contacts there. She was also a martial artist, a black belt in
both Akido and Kendo, and an expert with a Japanese katana.
Chun Li frowned. She knew somehow that the meeting with Tagawa's men were only a prelude of things to come.