Phillip was smoking as he calmly looked at the young thugs standing in front of him at the shipyard. They were talking rapidly in what Phillip suspected to be a Cantonese dialect. One of them pointed a knife at him.
"Look if you don't like the offer, then just tell me so that we can stop wasting each other's time," Phillip said as he took another drag on his cigarette.
"Fuck you and your offer," a tattooed thug said.
"It's not my offer and I don't think that you're the one calling the shots. Am I right, Jiang Pei?"
"You're awfully calm to be here spouting bullshit. You must have some big balls," Jiang Pei said as he waved his knife around.
"Nope. I just know the lay of the land and my position in it. You would do well to know your place," Phillip said before taking another long pull on his cigarette.
"We aren't afraid of crooked cops or wannabe kingpins. As a matter of fact, you should come work for us. Because once we pay your boss a visit you'll be unemployed," Jiang Pei said as he turned the knife over in his hand.
"You can't afford me and you'll never reach Hirono. But I guess we're done here," Phillip said as he dropped his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out.
"Bastard, do you think we're just going to let you leave," Jiang Pei asked with an incredulous look.
"Oh, I'm not leaving."
"This dude really does have some big ass balls," the tattooed thug said as he pointed at Phillip.
"I'm supposed to stay and enjoy the show after you guys refuse the generous offer that I brought you," Phillip said as he sat on the hood of his car and took another cigarette from the pack.
"What does that mean," the tattooed thug asked.
"You're about to find out soon."
A car and a van pulled up on opposite sides of Phillip's car. He took a drag from his cigarette and looked at the thugs. The doors of the car opened. Hayate and Duke got out.
The back doors of the van burst open. A bald man covered in scars appeared at the back of the van. His head was tilted to one side. His eyes were wide open and seemed to bulge out. His long tongue hung from his mouth and a trickle of drool ran down his cheek. His disturbing appearance was only increased by the long claws that he wore on both wrists.
'Krueger is fucking creepy,' Phillip thought as he looked at the claws.
The van rocked and rose as if a great weight was removed from it. A humongous figure stood up nearly 7 feet tall. He had large, messy brown hair which covered his face. His large muscular arms were heavily tattooed.
'The Missing Link seems to be bigger every time that I see him. These poor fools.'
"Fuck these guys up," Jiang Pei shouted as he pointed his knife towards Hirono's guys.
The members of the Triads rushed forward. Krueger flew through the air with his claws. He decapitated one of the Triads and stabbed another in the stomach. Krueger laughed with glee as he slashed and stabbed his victims.
The Missing Link slowly walked towards the Triads. One of the thugs rushed him with a baseball ball. The thug swung the bat with all his might. The bat broke against the Link's shoulder. The Missing Link grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the ground. The Missing Link snapped the man's neck easily and dropped the body.
"The fuck? What's with all these freaks," the tattooed man screamed.
"Lin Hong, get to the crates," Jiang Pei said.
"Right!"
Lin Hong began to run towards a group of crates stacked off to the side. Phillip took a drag on his cigarette and began to reach for his gun. Hayate stopped him and looked at Duke. Hayate nodded towards the running Lin Hong.
"Got him," Duke said before sprinting after the tattooed thug.
Lin Hong ran as fast as he could. He heard footsteps rapidly approaching from behind. Lin Hong glanced back and saw Duke gaining on him. Lin Hong tried to run faster, but Duke tackled him driving his face into the ground.
Krueger laughed giddily as he cut off a man's leg with his right claws. He stabbed another man in the stomach with the claws on his left hand. He licked the man's face and drove the claws deeper into his abdomen. Krueger giggled as the man screamed before going limp.
The Missing Link slammed his fist into the top of a Triad's head. There was a crunching sound as the man's head compressed into his shoulders. His tail bone burst through the seat of his pants.
Lin Hong managed to get Duke off of him and scampered to his feet. The two squared up. Duke cracked his knuckles and his neck. Lin Hong spat in disgust.
"You think that you can fuck with me, mohawk? I'll beat your ass," Lin Hong said.
"Just do it," Duke replied.
Lin Hong surged forward throwing punches. Duke blocked and dodged as he maneuvered Lin Hong away from his goal. Lin Hong connected with a leg kick causing Duke's leg to buckle slightly. Lin Hong followed up with a quick punch to the head.
"I told you that you couldn't," Lin Hong began before Duke's fist connected with his jaw.
Lin Hong staggered backwards. Duke dipped to his left and landed a pair of left hooks to Lin Hong's side and shoulder. Duke shifted to his right and connected with a right cross to the jaw. Lin Hong fell back and rolled to one knee.
Lin Hong's vision distorted. He felt dizzy and it seemed like there were 2 or 3 Dukes standing in front of him. He slowly rose to his feet as he tried to shake off his dizziness. Duke charged forward with a tackle driving the wind from his body.
Jiang Pei grunted with frustration. He quickly flicked his knife at Phillip's head. Hayate caught the knife with a sideways glance at Phillip as the latter reached for his gun.
"I got this," Hayate said.
"Nice reflexes," Jiang Pei said.
"Yes. I was trained by Mr. Hirono personally. I will show you the difference between your pathetic crew and us."
Hayate tossed the knife into the air. He hopped and kicked the knife towards Jiang Pei with a spin kick. Jiang Pei ducked the knife. He quickly closed the distance and did a low double kick. Jiang Pei blocked both kicks and tried to maintain some distance.
Hayate smiled as he unbuttoned his jacket. Jiang Pei scowled as he pulled out a pair of knives. A pair of Triads made it to the crates and pulled out automatic rifles. Phillip fired two shots nailing both thugs between the eyes. Hayate glanced back with a look of approval. Phillip shrugged as he put his pistol back in his holster and took another drag on his cigarette.
Jiang Pei dashed forward while Hayate's gaze was diverted. He slashed downward diagonally with his right knife. Hayate bent backwards to avoid the attack. Jiang Pei thrust with the other knife. Hayate deflected the attack to his right as he stepped in with a punch to the jaw.
Jiang Pei stumbled back and spit out some blood. His scowl intensified as he moved in for another attack. Hayate effortlessly dodged and redirected Jiang Pei's attacks. Hayate scored hit after hit while Jiang Pei was unable to touch him.
"Do you understand how outclassed you are? And you thought that you could do anything to Mr. Hirono?"
Jiang Pei knelt on the ground breathing hard. He looked around at the chaos. Nearly all of the Triads were dead or dying. Krueger was maiming and torturing his victims. The Missing Link squeezed a Triad's head until his eyes popped out as his skull was crushed. Duke had his foot on Lin Hong's head.
"You win," Jiang Pei said in defeat as he tossed his knives on the ground in front of Hayate.
"You should have taken the initial offer," Phillip said as he dumped ashes from his cigarette. "Now you're fucked."
A figure in a dark green hoodie watched the battle from his perch high above the shipyard. He shook his head before quietly fading into the shadows. The Triads were criminals, but they were small fish compared to Hirono's crew.