Tokyo Night Club

[Roland Lenoir]

Right after the end of the mission and the meeting with Lee Chaolan, Roland got out of the MIshima Zaibatsu, trying again not to be seen by anyone else. 
He now had some free time before his next mission. He started to get himself a really room in a luxurious hotel with the money given by Lee. Even with that, he had a lot that he could use to have fun, so he decided to go to night club.

He entered one that seems to be a really classy place. He decided that his hard work should be rewarded, so he got in. Just in case, he paid a little extra to keep his Beretta with him.

He then entered and discovered this place with a large dancefloor, some tables, and what interested him by the moment : a bar. And as he walked inside, he was welcomed by a really loudy eletronc music that was pretty good for him.

He commanded a bottle in the bar and carefully chose his table to be somewhere where he could watch a lot in the place "just in case", and especially the main gate, in the case that someone he could recognize came in. 

He started drinking his bottle. He would relax with it for a moment, then he would spiel off some girls at the bar, and for the next ... He could see. He just hope that this time, someone will not try to look for him in order to murder him, like some times after some missions he did, because tonight we was really to lazy to fight, and if he had to, it would really piss him off.

Half of his bottle was now empty, and everything was going on normally, for now...

[Lei Wulong]

Helena had a good run in the previous tournament. She got intel that she needed and figured out that Madison was only trying to lure out someone who threatens to destroy the world. She managed to connect the dots and realize that Kazuya Mishima was trying to steal the weapon that Madison was hiding. She experienced a trippy nightmare, and was quite confused with the whole thing.

But now, her next mission is to finish her previous research: find out what her husband did to her son. And why was he killed? And is this an even bigger conspiracy that might explain what her husband died for.

Given that Elise is not very cooperative. Her next lead is to look into who was working at the Zaibatsu at the time, and try and find someone else. She sits at the bar, waiting for a contact to come in.

[Roland Lenoir]

Now that his bottle was empty, Roland watched in direction of the bar in order to get another one. Someone caught his attention : A woman with dark hair he already saw somewhere, and he remembered fast where. Indeed, Roland had watched all the King of Iron Fist Tournaments fights since the KOIFT 3. Not in an entertainning way, but because he knew that doing buisness with Mishima Zaibatsu and G-Corp could possibly lead him to fight some of these competitors. 
He then had watched the last tournament, and in fact the match including Helena, he therefore knew that her presence here was not in an etertaning way.

Too bad for Roland : He originally had decided to rest, but he could not let this situation going on without checking by himself if he was the reason of her presence here.

He went to the chair next to her while the music of the club was changing.

He sat next to the woman, ordered another bottle then said :

"Don't mind buying a drink pretty, this one is for me."

He filled a glass that he put in front of Helena, then drank some of the beverage in the bottle. 
He then asked :

"You don't seem to have fun here. Are you looking for someone or something ?"

The french mercenary remained careful. She maybe didn't know about his existence at all, so when he spoke to her, he chose carefully his words. Either she would understand that he was the freelance she was looking for, and that he was free for another mission and will make him understand, either she would think that he was just some of these stupid rich guys who constantly try to chase alone woman in nightclub like her, and he would just have to get back, knowing that he is safe of any threat coming from her.

[Lei Wulong]

She was deep in her thoughts before eventually getting approached by Roland. Was this the man she was supposed to meet?

"It depends." She gave him a sly smile. "You look like you're enjoying yourself. Are you here for a good time?"

[Roland Lenoir]

The woman acted in a mysterious way. It was much probable that she understood the secret message from Roland.

He drank another swallow of his bottle, then he answered.

"Yeah, I kind of like this place. And if you are looking for some "fun", I think I am the guy you were looking for. "

The barman went to the other side of the bar, and the only people around them were either too far to listen or too drunk to understand what they said. He came closer from Helena and whispered :

"So... What kind of "fun" are we talking about.. "Exactly ? "

[Lei Wulong]

"Good. Can you handle it?"

She takes a sip of her drink that Roland paid for. Looks like this man is her contact whom she is supposed to be meeting.

"I'm going to need you to help me do some things. I can make it worth awhile."

Which she was referring to her bank account of course.

[Roland Lenoir]

There we go. Now Roland had confirmation that she was looking for him for a business proposition.

"There s nothing i Can t handle babe, tell me everything "

He also perfectly understand the message that she would pay well, that pleased him. The freelance then added :

"Good, Look like im a Lucky man tonight ! So... I just need to know : What, when, where... Eventually Who and , more important, how much ? "

[Lei Wulong]

Helena giggled slightly. "Why yes of course! Well, I had a husband who died... And I want to know everything he did with the Mishima Zaibatsu and G-corporation. And why Heihachi had him killed."

She got straight to the point.

"You'll be going through, looking at intel and stealing files."

[Roland Lenoir]

Helena now stopped the secret message, telling him exactly what is it about. Good, it was some time saved. 
Roland listened to the first explanations about the mission, which consisted in an investigation about her husband death. The woman mentionned a terminal. Nothing too complicated.

"Yeah, I can do that. I just need to know where this terminal is exactly, and it will be good for me."

[Lei Wulong]

"I honestly don't know exactly where it is, but if memory serves, there was a lab somewhere out on an island... I will have to probably find more information." She said to Roland.

"But right now, might need to focus on the Mishima Zaibatsu first."

[Roland Lenoir]

During the conversation, Roland finally managed to finish his bottle, which made him really relaxed, allowing him to think more easily.

"I use to go in the Mishima Zaibatsu, and moreover I when I go, I do it without being seen. It will not be a problem. However, it's a really tall building so. I can go inside and investigate about "The lab on the Island".

Roland took a paper from his jacket and give it to Helena.

"If you send 50% of the bounty on this account, I can start right now."

[Lei Wulong]

Helena nodded at his proposal. She checked her phone, looking at her bank account. She had enough money to pay for this favor, and also just enough to pay for her son's treatments. Maybe Lee is right, perhaps Elise might be able to find a cure to his blindness. Either way, the kid cannot see, and she needed to know how and why. Knowing that it was an accident at the lab having to deal with the experiments, was just enough to spark the Cypriot's natural curiosity about the Devil Gene experiments.

She eventually sent the money over to Roland.

"There. It's done."

[Roland Lenoir]

Roland smiled where he saw the notification about a new payment. He already had a tremendous amount from Lee Chaolan some hours ago, and now this, which was just half of the money he will earn after the end of this mission. Today was a good day.
He paid the barman for the 2 bottles he drank, and said to Helena smiling :

"Thanks, its definitly a pleasure to do buisness with you. I will send you a message for a rendez vous when I have more information. Until this, don't try to contact me, it could be dangerous for both of us."

He got up from his chair and left.

"See you later then ! "

Roland left the club after this. He would not go now to the Mishima Zaibatsu, after the two bottles he drank, it was not wise. He would have to loose some alcool, so he went to another club to spend time. He left this another one at 5am, where streets are more calm than anytime in the day. But he had to be careful about the martial law in the street, and so avoided some military patrols.

He then headed again to the Mishima Zaibatsu, to start his investigation.

[Lei Wulong]

Roland had left, as Helena had stuck around the bar for a little bit longer. She was going to follow his directions and not contact him at all. It was going to be tough, but at least someone will be searching while she goes home to take care of her son. After it was deemed safe, Helena left the bar and headed home. Unlike Roland, Helena had a child to look after and take care of.

Perhaps her late husband's research will finally come into light.