Chapter Four: Brawl at the Golden Dragon!
-Tagawa Corporation-
The group of men addressed the slender Japanese woman who was sitting behind the desk. "Miss Tagawa, it seems
that Mrs. Hoshi doesn't know how we do things around here."
Mimamoto Tagawa slowly turned around. Beneath her businesslike appearance was a cold and ruthless woman who
would stop at anything to get what she wants. The Yakuza didn't work for her, so she left (she was a
lieutenant's daughter) and created her own illegal business, which considered of gun smuggling and racketeering.
"I see," Mima replied in a cool voice. "Then I guess Mrs. Hoshi needs to be taught that what I want, I get,
one way or another." She grins evilly. "Send a couple of men over to her restaurant to 'persuade' her into
giving it to me."
***
Chun Li didn't open the restaurant that day. Instead, she had sent Hanzo and Minako to San Francisco to stay
with Ken and his family for the summer while she got her restaurant off the ground. But she made an exception
for her husband and Fei, who were enjoying a nice lunch, Ryu telling him about the Third Street Fighter
Tournament and his match with Gill. Chun Li was at a nearby table, counting the profits from the night before.
"So you're saying that this Gill character looked human, save that one half of his body was red, for fire, and
the other was blue for ice?" Fei asked before stuffing his face with an eggroll.
Ryu nodded, sipping on a glass of iced tea. "Hai. He was a challenge. Probably stronger than Bison."
Chun Li had finished counting the profits and had put them in a safe inside her office. She went back to where
Ryu and Fei were at and sat down next to Ryu. "What are you two talking about?"
"Ryu was about to tell me about you match with this Urien guy," Fei said with his mouth full.
Before Chun Li could tell him, the door opened and several men walked inside. Umlike the men that had visited
Chun Li the night before, they looked liked members of a gang and all of them were carrying weapons.
"So it begins," Chun Li whispered softly.
Ryu and Fei looked at her. "Huh?" they both said.
Chun Li stood up and walked over to the three men. "I'm sorry. We're closed."
The gang leader walked up to her. In his hand was a steel pipe. "You the boss?"
"Yeah. What of it?"
Before the gang member could voice his statement, Ryu and Fei were standing on either side of Chun Li. "She
says the restaurant is closed," Ryu said.
"This has nothing to do with you," the gang leader sneered.
"This DOES have a thing to do with me," the Shotokan warrior replied. "This is my wife's restaurant, and you
guys are in lot of trouble if you don't leave."
The leader smirked. "Eight against three. Your odds are not good."
Ryu's eyes flashed. "Try me."
The leader swung the steel pipe at Ryu's head. Ryu calmly brought his hand up and grabbed the guy's wrist. He
then twisted in a painful arm hold. Then Ryu slammed his fist into his face. The gang leader doubled back, his
nose bleeding profusely.
"Get them!" he screamed.
The other seven members circled the three martial artists. Unknown to them, they were in for a rude awakening.
At the same time, Ryu, Chun Li, and Fei attacked.
Ryu ducked a chain-wielding thug and nailed him with his Joudan Sokutou Geri. Fei Rekkaken-ed another. Chun Li
layed three thugs out with her Spinning Bird Kick. That left three, including the one with the broken nose.
The remaining two that weren't hurt turned and ran out thr restaurant.
Chun Li grabbed the leader by his shirt and shoved him against the wall. "Listen. I know why you're here. Tell
your boss that she cannot have my restaurant! Now get out and take your men with you!"
When the other thugs that were knocked out by Chun Li, Ryu, and Fei regained consciousness, they followed their
leader and bolted out the restaurant. Chun Li watched them go and turned around to the two men. They were
looking at her with an 'you-got-a-lot-of-explaining-to-do' look.
***
Chun Li told the men about finding about the Tagawa Corporation and its activities. Ryu simply listened, while
Fei was pacing.
"Well, we should be thankful that we got Minako and Hanzo out of here," Ryu said, "but we need some help.
There's no telling what this Tagawa person would do."
Chun Li nodded. "I agree. I'm gonna place a call to Hong Kong and see if Sifu and the twins can come here."
"While you do that, I'll call Ken and see if he can come here," Ryu said.
***
-Kowloon Kung Fu School, Gen's office--Hong Kong-
Ring. Ring.
Yang bounded through the door to Gen's office on his rollerblades and went straight for the phone. "I got it!"
He picked up the receiver. "Hello. Kowloon Kung Fu School."
"Yun?" a female voice said on the other end.
"No. This is Yang. Who's this?"
"It's me, Chun Li."
"Chun Li! How you're doing? How's Japan?"
"I'm fine, Yang. Is your grandfather there?"
"Yeah, he's here. You wanna talk to him?"
"Please."
Yang yelled out the door. "Grandpa! Chun Li's on the phone."
Moments later, Gen Lee walked in. He looked at Yang and frowned. "Yang. Didn't I tell you not to have those
things on in the dojo?"
Yang immediately took the rollerblades off. "Sorry, Grandpa. Here." He handed Gen the phone.
"Hello."
"Sifu, it's me."
Gen's face brightened. "It's nice of you to call, Chun Li. What is it?"
"Well, I was wondering if you and Yun and Yang could come to Japan."
"What for?"
Chun Li told him about the restaurant and the syndicate that wanted it.
Gen nodded. "I see. And what does Ryu says about this?"
"He's the one that suggested that I call you. Fei's already up here. He's shooting a movie in Tokyo. Ryu
has already called Ken and he's on the way here."
"Okay. I'll tell the boys and we should be there sometime the day after tommorow. How's that?"
"Great, Sifu! I'll see you in a few days. Bye."
-Tagawa Corporation-
The group of men addressed the slender Japanese woman who was sitting behind the desk. "Miss Tagawa, it seems
that Mrs. Hoshi doesn't know how we do things around here."
Mimamoto Tagawa slowly turned around. Beneath her businesslike appearance was a cold and ruthless woman who
would stop at anything to get what she wants. The Yakuza didn't work for her, so she left (she was a
lieutenant's daughter) and created her own illegal business, which considered of gun smuggling and racketeering.
"I see," Mima replied in a cool voice. "Then I guess Mrs. Hoshi needs to be taught that what I want, I get,
one way or another." She grins evilly. "Send a couple of men over to her restaurant to 'persuade' her into
giving it to me."
***
Chun Li didn't open the restaurant that day. Instead, she had sent Hanzo and Minako to San Francisco to stay
with Ken and his family for the summer while she got her restaurant off the ground. But she made an exception
for her husband and Fei, who were enjoying a nice lunch, Ryu telling him about the Third Street Fighter
Tournament and his match with Gill. Chun Li was at a nearby table, counting the profits from the night before.
"So you're saying that this Gill character looked human, save that one half of his body was red, for fire, and
the other was blue for ice?" Fei asked before stuffing his face with an eggroll.
Ryu nodded, sipping on a glass of iced tea. "Hai. He was a challenge. Probably stronger than Bison."
Chun Li had finished counting the profits and had put them in a safe inside her office. She went back to where
Ryu and Fei were at and sat down next to Ryu. "What are you two talking about?"
"Ryu was about to tell me about you match with this Urien guy," Fei said with his mouth full.
Before Chun Li could tell him, the door opened and several men walked inside. Umlike the men that had visited
Chun Li the night before, they looked liked members of a gang and all of them were carrying weapons.
"So it begins," Chun Li whispered softly.
Ryu and Fei looked at her. "Huh?" they both said.
Chun Li stood up and walked over to the three men. "I'm sorry. We're closed."
The gang leader walked up to her. In his hand was a steel pipe. "You the boss?"
"Yeah. What of it?"
Before the gang member could voice his statement, Ryu and Fei were standing on either side of Chun Li. "She
says the restaurant is closed," Ryu said.
"This has nothing to do with you," the gang leader sneered.
"This DOES have a thing to do with me," the Shotokan warrior replied. "This is my wife's restaurant, and you
guys are in lot of trouble if you don't leave."
The leader smirked. "Eight against three. Your odds are not good."
Ryu's eyes flashed. "Try me."
The leader swung the steel pipe at Ryu's head. Ryu calmly brought his hand up and grabbed the guy's wrist. He
then twisted in a painful arm hold. Then Ryu slammed his fist into his face. The gang leader doubled back, his
nose bleeding profusely.
"Get them!" he screamed.
The other seven members circled the three martial artists. Unknown to them, they were in for a rude awakening.
At the same time, Ryu, Chun Li, and Fei attacked.
Ryu ducked a chain-wielding thug and nailed him with his Joudan Sokutou Geri. Fei Rekkaken-ed another. Chun Li
layed three thugs out with her Spinning Bird Kick. That left three, including the one with the broken nose.
The remaining two that weren't hurt turned and ran out thr restaurant.
Chun Li grabbed the leader by his shirt and shoved him against the wall. "Listen. I know why you're here. Tell
your boss that she cannot have my restaurant! Now get out and take your men with you!"
When the other thugs that were knocked out by Chun Li, Ryu, and Fei regained consciousness, they followed their
leader and bolted out the restaurant. Chun Li watched them go and turned around to the two men. They were
looking at her with an 'you-got-a-lot-of-explaining-to-do' look.
***
Chun Li told the men about finding about the Tagawa Corporation and its activities. Ryu simply listened, while
Fei was pacing.
"Well, we should be thankful that we got Minako and Hanzo out of here," Ryu said, "but we need some help.
There's no telling what this Tagawa person would do."
Chun Li nodded. "I agree. I'm gonna place a call to Hong Kong and see if Sifu and the twins can come here."
"While you do that, I'll call Ken and see if he can come here," Ryu said.
***
-Kowloon Kung Fu School, Gen's office--Hong Kong-
Ring. Ring.
Yang bounded through the door to Gen's office on his rollerblades and went straight for the phone. "I got it!"
He picked up the receiver. "Hello. Kowloon Kung Fu School."
"Yun?" a female voice said on the other end.
"No. This is Yang. Who's this?"
"It's me, Chun Li."
"Chun Li! How you're doing? How's Japan?"
"I'm fine, Yang. Is your grandfather there?"
"Yeah, he's here. You wanna talk to him?"
"Please."
Yang yelled out the door. "Grandpa! Chun Li's on the phone."
Moments later, Gen Lee walked in. He looked at Yang and frowned. "Yang. Didn't I tell you not to have those
things on in the dojo?"
Yang immediately took the rollerblades off. "Sorry, Grandpa. Here." He handed Gen the phone.
"Hello."
"Sifu, it's me."
Gen's face brightened. "It's nice of you to call, Chun Li. What is it?"
"Well, I was wondering if you and Yun and Yang could come to Japan."
"What for?"
Chun Li told him about the restaurant and the syndicate that wanted it.
Gen nodded. "I see. And what does Ryu says about this?"
"He's the one that suggested that I call you. Fei's already up here. He's shooting a movie in Tokyo. Ryu
has already called Ken and he's on the way here."
"Okay. I'll tell the boys and we should be there sometime the day after tommorow. How's that?"
"Great, Sifu! I'll see you in a few days. Bye."