Case Two: Hotshot, Lead Two

Part Two: Gather Surveillance

Now that Wei’s a known quantity among racers, it’s time to start fishing for information. The HKPD has set up a city maintenance van, as well as a disguise for Wei. His target is Hotshot. Drive the van over to Hotshot’s last known location while avoiding causing trouble.

Once you get to Hotshot, you witness a verbal altercation between him and Ace. After Ace drives off, Wei parks the van discreetly near Hotshot’s racer. After you exit the van, you have a minute and a half to calibrate a surveillance bug, plant it on his car, and then return to the van. You learn that Hotshot is about to go pick up a friend.

Now follow Hotshot carefully. He’s much more skittish than Popstar was, so his suspicions are raised faster. Eventually, he pulls off the road to pick up his friend—who is none other than Naz, the Triad member who was with Wei on the docks the first night he was arrested. Continue to tail them.

You learn some interesting information. Naz is a part of the 18k, a rival to the Sun On Yee. Hotshot has a major superiority complex, and the rage that fuels it is now being leveled towards an unsuspecting Ace. Hotshot all but admits that he’s the one responsible for the recent race-related killings. Both men suspect that Wei Shen is a rat.

Calling Teng, you discover that Naz is also an informant for the HKPD, meaning that he’s playing both sides of the war right now. She offers to get Naz to stay quiet about Wei, but Wei insists that he will deal with Naz in his own way, should it become necessary.

With this, you know that Hotshot at the very least has something planned for Ace, but you don’t know when or where. The case is currently at a standstill until you get more leads.