āI was hoping for a couple of strippers and a VIP table in a club. Instead I was ambushed, robbed and left for dead, Uncle. Not much of a welcome.ā
Huang Lee arrives to Liberty City in a jet. He explains that his father is dead and now he has to bring the Yu Jian Sword to his uncle, Wu "Kenny" Lee, as a family tradition that his father created after winning the sword in a poker game. At the Francis International Airport, Huang is greeted by Wu's goons. They are then ambushed, with the goons shot dead and Huang injured by a bullet. Huang wakes up in the ambusher's car. They think Huang is dead and decide to dump their vehicle to get rid of Huang's body. The driver drives the car into the Humboldt River in BOABO and both the ambushers bail out of the car.
As the car sinks in the river, use the touchscreen and tap on the window to smash the window and escape from the vehicle. Swim to shore by using the directional buttons. Enter the indicated car. It is optional to enter the vehicle, if the player wants to use another car or roam around the city. Use the touchscreen and drag the screwdriver to the ignition lock, then rotate it to force the ignition lock so that the car can turn on. Drive to Kenny's restaurant in Cerveza Heights, indicated on the radar. At the restaurant, get out of the car and walk to the yellow chevrons to enter the restaurant.
Kenny heard of what happened with Huang and is grateful that he is alive. Huang explains the ambush and the stolen sword. Wu planned to have the sword given to Hsin Jaoming as a gift to increase his chance of replacing Hsin when Hsin steps down as leader of the Triads. Uncle Kenny says that he has arranged an apartment nearby for Huang to rest and ask him to check the place.
Go to the safehouse near the restaurant and watch the tutorial on how to store vehicles in the garage and save the game. After the tutorial ends, the mission is complete.
Post Mission[]
The red mail icon in Huang's PDA indicates an important e-mail that needs to be read. Touch the icon to read the mail. Kenny wants to speak to Huang soon. Kenny's restaurant is indicated by a K icon in the radar.
Rewards[]
The rewards for completing this mission is $50 and the Cerveza Heights safehouse. The mission Pursuit Farce is unlocked.
Mission Replay Description[]
Liberty City's lunatic society met me at the airport. At least, that's how it seemed.
Anyway, whoever they were, they stole my father's stupid sword - and left me for dead.
Uncle Kenny's in deep shit because of this. I'd better get the damn thing back, or I'll never hear the end of it.
Transcript[]
Transcript
Huang Lee in a private jet flying from China to America.
My father is dead: murdered in Kowloon. He always told me that this life, the life of a gangster, can be short, even for a boss. Most of the family believes he died while meditating at the temple. The truth is he was worshipping other gods - his two favorites. Pharmaceutical grade coke and cheap women. Regardless - I have sworn on his grave to find those responsible, to avenge him. I did this mostly so as to guarantee my inheritance, but also because the old man was a good guy... for a philandering, drug addled murderer.
The Yu Jian Sword.
Huang Lee (narration):
'Yu Jian' - his sword, generations old, has always been in the keeping of the head of the family. A tradition my father invented after winning the sword in a card game. Now, I've got to deliver the stupid thing to the family's new patriarch Uncle Wu 'Kenny' Lee, in that great American melting pot Liberty City. The last time I visited Liberty City, I caught crabs off a Swiss tourist. Still, even a pampered little snot like me shouldn't be able to bungle delivering a sword... to a moody and power crazy uncle... with a penchant for exotic pornography and impersonating people out of kung fu films.
Mr. Lee? ...Huang Lee? Your uncle sent us to meet you.
A group of armed gangsters invade the airport and ambushes the Triads.
Bodyguard:
Fuck! We're being jumped! It's a fucking ambush!
Huang is shot by one of the ambushers, knocking him unconscious. Shortly after, he wakes up in the back of the ambusher's car.
Huang Lee (thinking):
...Uhh, my head... Shit...it's the ambushers. This must be the famous American welcome I've heard so much about.
Smart-ass Assassin:
...I think he's dead.
Unsure Assassin:
Are you sure?
Smart-ass Assassin:
...Well, he certainly looks it. He's got blood coming out of a bullet wound on his head. Tends to lead to death...being shot in the head.
Unsure Assassin:
Check him. Fucking smart ass prick. If you're so fucking clever, how come you have to rob people for a living?
The kidnapper stares a Huang for a few seconds to check if he is really dead. Huang plays dead hold his breath until the kidnapper looks away.
Smart-ass Assassin:
He's not moving. He's not breathing. He's got a bullet wound to the head. You know what, I'm gonna stake my reputation on this one. The kid is dead.
Unsure Assassin:
Aw, Shit! Then we are fucked.
Smart-ass Assassin:
What are we gonna do?
Unsure Assassin:
I thought you were the guy with the brains? Let me think. We're going to have to dump him.
Huang Lee (thinking):
They're dumping me... I might actually get out of this madness alive... if I don't die of shock first, of course. As soon as they stop the car, I'll make my move... They won't suspect a thing.
Both kidnappers bail and the car sinks in the river with Huang inside. Huang manages to break the car window underwater and swim back to shore.
Huang Lee:
What a place! Beaten up, shot and nearly drowned - within minutes of getting here. My father would've paid for this kind of fun, but it's never appealed to me. I'd better find a car and get over to Uncle Kenny's.
Huang! I'd heard you'd been killed! Thank all that is good that you are alive. What happened?
Huang Lee:
I was hoping for a couple of strippers and a VIP table in a club. Instead, I was ambushed, robbed and left for dead, Uncle. Not much of a welcome.
Wu "Kenny" Lee:
Just like your father. A playboy, not a worker. These are dangerous times, Huang, but we will find and deal with these killers. Do you have the sword? Do you have Yu Jian?
Huang Lee:
I think the murderers took it... either that or your useless bodyguards.
Wu "Kenny" Lee:
Don't get snotty with me, you little brat. I had promised Yu Jian as a gift to our leader Hsin Jaoming. It would have gained me great favor with him... perhaps even sealing my position as his replacement when he steps down. Its loss will irreparably damage my standing. My honor is besmirched!
Huang Lee:
Besmirched? Uncle, it is 2009, not 1403. And you were going to give the sword away? But, it's been in our family for generations.
Wu "Kenny" Lee:
Don't give me that bullshit. Your father won the thing in a card game. As a gift to Hsin it would have made me the Triad boss here in Liberty City. Huang, your father was a good man, but he's dead now, and that puts me in charge. I have to do what is best for the family, even if it goes against our traditions... and my desires. I have arranged an apartment for you. Rest there for a while. We will speak again soon, once we have both calmed down. Grief can be very unsettling.
Huang Lee:
So can being shot in the head and nearly drowned.
Huang leaves Kenny's restaurant and heads to his new apartment. Mission Passed!
A Buccaneer will appear in front of the player once Huang gets ashore. It does not have a special color and the white color can always be found during free roam, though it can be saved after the player finishes the mission.
If the player follows the GPS route to the restaurant, on the halfway, Huang can see a Triads' Comet being chased by two police cars. It is possibly that the driver of the Comet is Chan Jaoming, a character appears later in the game.
If the player is slow enough to pass this chase, they may get a wanted level.