The Choice in The City

Forget it Jack, It's Chinatown

--10:27 AM, Central Station--

              It had been a few days since the maid, Jessica Hamilton, was found in the trash in the back of the Okada Residence. Jack and Santino were, quite honestly, stumped! No leads, no motive, and the Family will barely talk except for Akane. Jack and Akane had only gone out twice as friends, but Jack was eager to already confess, but knew she needed more time before he could tell her. Jack was sitting at his desk looking over his case notes, not knowing where to look. Santino then barged in with a case file in his hand, panting like a dog that was just thrown a ball. "J-Jack...I got it!" wheezed Santino, he had a file and tossed it on Jack's desk. "Uhhh, what's this?" Jack asked with a confused look. "Mr. Okada's file, He's one of the biggest business guys in fuckin Chinatown! That's why someone broke in and stole some of his shit!" Santino explained, "We got a motive!" "That would also explain why they killed the maid, so she wouldn't alert the family who were asleep" Jack finished. They both sat thinking to themselves, they had a motive, probably a lead but nowhere to start. "Let's ask around Chinatown, see who might want to blackmail Mr. Okada" "Good idea"

--11:48 AM, Chinatown--

             Jack and Santino drove quickly and began asking local business to see who might have a grudge against Mr. Okada. Half way through walking down the streets, Jack finally said what was on his mind, "How could no one have a grudge against a rich guy who basically runs you?" "Some people just live with it, it's their entire life Dodge." They continued walking until Santino spotted someone. "Why that son of a bitch..." "What's up?" "There." Santino pointed at a Asian man around 17 who was walking from an alleyway. "Uh what's with him?" Jack asked. "Damn ching chong got away with a murder by taking a deal with Ad Vice...Come on let's try to book him on something." Santino said as he walked towards him. Jack followed, somewhat interested to see what would happen, maybe even learn a thing about interrogating. Santino walked up to the man with a grin, "Hey pat! How's being a snitch working for you?" Santino shouted. 'Pat' saw Santino and booked it. "Aw look, now you made him run!" Jack yelled at Santino as they both began running after him, "What? If they run they're hiding something" Santino said back. Pat pushed and shoved people down the street out of his way but Jack kept up. Soon enough pat took a wrong turn into a dead end and when turned around Jack had his gun raised, "Hands behind your head! You got a lot of explaining jackass!" Jack yelled. Pat put his hands up and spoke in a thick chinese accent, "Look idiot, I didn't do anything!" he said rapidly. "Oh fuck you slit eyes, you made me run..." Santino responded as he tried to catch his breath. "You're hiding something Pat, if you didn't do nothing you shouldn't have ran" Jack said as he lowered his gun. "Alright alright! What do you wanna know?" Pat asked, Pat would do anything to stay out of the clink, he had a reputation for always speaking the truth, but also knew things from the inside of organizations. "Okada's place, it was broken into a couple of nights ago" "Yeah I heard about that, tough shit, Okada owns half of Chinatown." Pat explained. Jack pulled out a photo of Jessica, "You know her?" "Nope, why should I?" "Because she was found out back in the dumpster with a bullet in her fucking skull so you better start talking, I got to get my beating quota in." Santino answered angrily. "Calm down, What do you mean, 'owns half of Chinatown'?" Jack asked, "Dirty cops, Gangs, It's that son bitch Okada and his money, he buys out everyone." Pat answered annoyed, "He ruin many lives, tried to buy my cousin place, but my cousin say no, next day, men in suit come in with guns." Pat continued. "Get away from my Informat boys" said a voice behind them. All three turned around to see 4 men in suits. "Oh sonagun," Pat whispered, "Friends of yours ass hat?" Santino asked, "Nuh uh, they Yakuza, they don't like Okada on their turf." Pat explained. 'So this is over a turf war...' Jack thought in his head. "SFPD! This is an investigation" Jack told them. "Sorry but he's ours officers, hope you don't mind." One of the men yelled back. "Santino, stay here, I'll be right back" said Jack, "And try to buy some time" "Sure thing" Santino grabbed Pat and pulled out his cuffs, "Sorry, but this will keep you in our hands" "No problem, Yakuza rape my sister anyway, happy to help police." Pat replied nicely, "Pat Ching Chong your under arrest, quickly act to resist so they buy it" Santino whispered. "Sure thing, Ahhh fuck you cop pigs!" Pat said in an acting way. "Also my last name not Ching Chong, is Sek" Pat whispered, "Sorry..." Santino apologized. Jack came back with a couple of Uniform officers, "Take him away boys, and give him a nice clean cell" Santino told the Officers. "Now Gentlemen, Keep your distance from us, or you'll be in a cell in Alcatraz right next to your friends" Jack told the men. "Hmm polite, fucking stupid but polite" One of Yakuza boys taunted. "Yeah but I'm not as nice you fucking small fry, Come near me or my partner again or mess with our investigation and I'll blow your fucking brains out like Hiroshima." Santino told them darkly, "Come on Dodge." Both Jack and his partner walked back to their car, "First lesson Dodge, Don't let them talk shit." "Pretty sure they were more scared then I was." Jack replied, then they both broke out into laughter.