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OOC INFORMATION This thread aims to portray the realistic development of Colin "250" Xiuying, a 31 year old Little Seoul resident. This thread will also show his struggles with how his day-to-day work and isolation can interfere with his mental health, relationships, work performance and overall wellbeing.

Marvin Guo, 18

Street Crew under the Chinatown Collective

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Overview Fuk Ching (福青), meaning 'Fujianese Youth', is a Chinese-American Tong-affiliated street gang turned internationally active crime syndicate founded during the Golden Age of Chinese-American street gangs in the neighborhood of Little Fuzhou, a Fukien-American enclave in Manhattan's Chinatown in New York City, which later expanded to other Fukien-American enclaves in the turn of the century, specifically Los Santos following 2005 and the establishment of a regional Fukien-American Association office in Los Santos' Chinatown. Members of the Fuk Ching gang are primarily young men of the second generation or onward from the Fujian Province of China with a minority of other Chinese nationals from other provinces and other South-East Asian nationalities. Activities initially ranged from petty extortion or robbery to heroin trafficking in the inception of the gang, but later the gang mastered their role in global human smuggling operations to catapult themselves to prominence through wealth rather than manpower as opposed to other street gangs. History of the Fuk Ching The creation of the Fuk Ching gang was brought about by young Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China in 1985, much later than a majority of the Manhattan-based Chinese gangs, which had gotten their starts in the late 1960's or early 1970's, and operated like many others in the neighborhood, territorial petty criminals earning their money through extortion and protection rackets. The region many of the founding members hailed from is significant due to its capabilities as a hub for smuggling both narcotics, weapons as well as illegal aliens. The two original leaders of the gang were Paul Wong (Kin Fei Wong) and Kin Tai Chan, Wong leaving the gang in 1986 to form another Manhattan-based street gang, the Green Dragons, which quickly rivaled the Fuk Ching. This rivalry prompted Paul Wong to order the murder of Kin Tai Chan in 1989, apart of a series of territorial wars between the Fuk Ching, Green Dragons, Flying Dragons and the Tung On Boys, causing Guo Liang Qi (known as "Ah Kay"), a co-founder of the gang and previous debt collector to take the reigns of the gang from that point on, prompting the revisualization of the gang from a minor contender in the turf wars in Manhattan to a major international syndicate through a transition from heroin trafficking in the 1980s to early 1990s when they turned their focus on human smuggling operations, charging migrants thousands for a one-way trip into Chinatowns across the United States, enslaving those who couldn't afford to pay for their journey to work as restaurant workers or petty criminals alongside them, prompting enormous growth in wealth and size. Their human smuggling route typically focused on maritime or land-based smuggling through Ecuador and then the United State's Southern border with Mexico, eventually partnering with the well-established snakehead Cheng Chui Ping, who, up until that point, relied on methods of smuggling utilizing fake documentation and airline travels for aliens, abandoning it to focus on maritime smuggling and the assistance of the Fuk Ching as enforcers for debt collection from smuggling victims. Their collaboration brought success to both partners of the agreement, eventually Paul Wong's Green Dragons and the Fuk Ching reconnecting to make more money together, their first venture together a large collaboration of multiple gang's or organization's operations to smuggle 286 immigrants on a vessel named the Golden Venture. Its journey began in Bangkok, Thailand, and was destined for New York City. Ultimately, discontent flared at the worst time at the heeding of Dan Lin Xin, a Fuk Ching member who started a breakaway faction of the gang to wrestle for a larger cut of the multi-million dollar operation Ah Kay had curated. This defection caused a civil war between Xin Lin and Ah Kay's factions, starting with a failed hit on Dan Lin Xin in a beeper store which resulted in two other casualties, causing Guo Liang Qi to flee to China and leaving his two younger brothers to handle the gang and arrival of the Golden Venture whilst he was in hiding. Enraged by the attempt on his life, Dan Lin Xin, along with Yun Lin, Jeffery Zhu, Cho Chin Lee, Chao Lin Fang rallied two weeks before the Golden Venture was to arrive and made their way to a safehouse in Teaneck, New Jersey where Ah Kay's brothers were staying with a few other members of the gang, shooting and stabbing one of Ah Kay's brothers and two other gang members, promptly killing the other brother as he fled down the street. As they made their escape towards the George Washington Bridge, the five were stopped by police and apprehended at the sight of the blood of the recent murders. As a result, with Paul Wong and Ah Kay in China, Dan Lin Xin's faction in jail and the brothers dead, this left no one to tend to the arriving Golden Venture. The thirteen man crew was informed by Lee Peng Fei, a Taiwanese Snakehead, about the Teaneck incident and the fact that no one would be there for their arrival. The crew decided their next course of action to be running the ship ashore on Rockaway Beach near Fort Tilden in Queens, New York, slamming into a sandbar along the shore and being met by police along the shore. The resulting catastrophe of people scrambling to escape, some dying trying became known as the Golden Venture Tragedy of 1993. This tragedy resulted in 10 deaths, whether that be through hypothermia or drowning, many of the dreamers being deported back to China or other countries which offered refuge while only a few were allowed to stay. Following this tragedy, the ring leaders of this operation were rounded up, many extradited from China while still on the run. In 1994, Guo Liang Qi, or "Ah Kay" was arrested in Hong Kong, extradited and sentenced 20 years in prison on counts of murder and human trafficking, yet only ended up serving 12 years after testifying against Cheng Chui Ping, or "Sister Ping", a major investor into the vessel and business partner, who was on the run in China for many years before being apprehended, extradited and tried. In 2006, Ping was sentenced to 35 years in prison for human trafficking, hostage taking, money laundering, and trafficking ransom proceeds. Earlier, in 1994, Lee Peng Fei, the Taiwanese-based Snakehead was arrested in Bangkok, resisted extradition until 1997, and was sentenced to 20 years out of 80 potential years in prison for his crimes. Guo Liang Chi ended up serving as an informant for at least fifteen different federal criminal cases, including the prosecution of 35 Chinatown gang members, adding onto his light sentencing. Overall, as a direct result of this catastrophe, over fifty arrests were made, leaving a major dent in the Chinese underworld. The Fukien American Association Ostensibly, the Fukien American Association exists to serve fellow Fukien immigrants in America as a non-profit benevolent association through a variety of annual cultural festivals, community-held fundraisers, and financial assistance services for both family and business-owners, and English, Mandarin, and Fuzhou classes for their community. While this may have been true in the heyday of the Association in its establishment in 1942, it now exists as a legal façade for the sophisticated underbelly of nation-wide Fukien-Chinese American crime, with its headquarters in New York City, branches existing in nearby Middlesex, New Jersey and at the opposite coast in Los Santos, San Andreas. The Association serves as a 'tong' type organization to the Fuk Ching gang, being a legitimate protector and provider for the gang, controlling crime in the streets, using these gangs as the means to an end. During the gang's inception in the 60's, Alan Lau (Man Sin Lau), was the Association's president and the "ah kung" to the Fuk Ching gang, being replaced by Kenneth Cheng in the turn of the century and until the modern day. In the early 2000's, the expansion of the FAA went both nearby and cross country, namely in New Jersey in 2004, and San Andreas in 2005 to accommodate growing Fujianese communities in communities across the country. The man behind the push to San Andreas was William Meng (Chi Zhu Meng), former treasurer of the New York branch of the Fukien American Association and supposed organized crime figure in the region. The cross-nation jump initially ended in catastrophe, though, with the dissolution of Lee Wah Shew's New Chinatown in tangent with the economic downturn of 2008. During this time, the branch of the Association went into some form of stasis, existing out of the Fukien Merchants Group in the economic zone of Banning, Los Santos in the working up of a revival movement of the gentrified area that once was Chinatown. The revival movement came to be in the beginning of 2021 in times of uncertainty after the Chinese community as a whole faced racially-motivated attacks from other Asian communities across the city. As of the current day, the movement for a new Chinatown is currently spearheaded by the Fukien-American Association of the Greater Los Santos area, stimulating the revival of Chinese-owned businesses within the confines of the neighborhood, establishing a new Little Fuzhou on San Andreas Avenue and surrounding blocks, repopulating the area again with a redefined ethnic community, which, in turn allows for the revival of the areas Fuk Ching gang, despite many previous members being incarcerated, deceased, or retired. The Modern Fuk Ching While no longer in the limelight after its dismantling in the 90's and early 2000's, the Fuk Ching gang still operates covertly, shrouded in the disguise of the Fukien-American Association's operations. On the East Coast, their strength remains known in the political scandals of New York State Senator and mayoral candidate John Liu. The scandal was focused on Liu's linkage with the Fukien-American Association and supposed ties to the Fuk Ching gang along with the accusation of CCP front groups donating thousands to his mayoral campaign through straw donors, resulting in the arrest of Oliver Pan, vice chairman of both the Fukien American Association and the United Fujianese American Association and Jennifer Hou, treasurer for John Liu's 2013 mayoral campaign for fraud and withholding evidence from the FBI. A transcript from Oliver Pan directly names the Fukien American Association and their support to John Liu; "On July 27, 2011, Pan met with an undercover agent, John Chiue, who was posing as a Chinese businessman by the name of Richard Kong. Chiue said he was interested in starting a business in New York City, and told Pan he wanted to get a politician from City Hall in his pocket so he could make calls down the road and clear up any red tape. John Liu was elected comptroller in 2009. During the meeting, Pan told Chiue about a phone call he had with Liu. “Usually my first question will be ‘John, how much money you need?’” said Pan, in a transcript of a video Chiue took with a hidden camera. Liu said he would need 4 million or 5 million dollars, according to Pan. Pan told the undercover agent that Liu asked him, “Can you talk to Fukien Benevolent Association, bring fifty people donating eight hundred. Fifty people from the Fujianese Association donating eight hundred.” Pan said it may not be possible unless they came up with a strategy, before saying, “John, actually quite easy, people donate, we give something in return.”..." - Outside of political scandals, the existence of the gang is flourishing in the newly nexus of Fuzhou immigrants in Brooklyn's Chinatown, located in the Sunset Park neighborhood, a previously Cantonese dominated neighborhood due to the expense and overcrowding of Manhattan's Chinatown. The new settlement served as a satellite to Little Fuzhou and opened opportunities for both these new immigrants and the continuation of the Manhattan based gang. On the West Coast, the creation of a new Fuk Ching gang lies in the hands of a new generation of the Fukien-American Association as the roots of Chinatown are replaced under its watch. The gang, however, remains relatively quiet in its reincarnation, building itself to a point of comfortable strength as it's operations remain relatively small-time. Developments are made by the day under the watch of the main branch of the Association in New York City and the incumbent president of the Los Santos branch, William Meng's son, Raymond Meng. OOC Section As a faction, we reserve the right to character kill any individual who associates themselves with the gang, marked with either joining of the faction script or posting on the faction thread. Any questions or concerns can be directed to either @slick! (slick#4451) or @ChunkyFoeFoive (Asianz#8316) or @Monad (Monad#3340) via a forum PM or a discord message. For general questions about portrayal, our Discord contains various guides on how to accurately represent a character within our faction, for an invite, add either of us above and simply ask. As a faction, our main priority is to portray an accurate depiction of a tong-affiliated Snakehead gang based out of Los Santos. At its current state, the faction has a very loose hierarchy and is in an incredibly weak state due to a majority of the previous core members being incarcerated, deceased or retired, meaning there is a general instability within the gang. This means; a majority of the criminal roleplay done by the faction will be reliant to its mother organization and will consist of petty street crime, which will be expanded as the faction progress in its natural course of development. We aim to provide a unique experience to each member of the faction and allow all to shape it as they will. We demand a high quality of roleplay to be held at all times, with a clear line of character development, meaning the addition of flaws and strengths for character to fit into the faction. We expect coherence to the rules of the server, and those caught breaking these rules will receive fair warning before being kicked at management's discretion. This faction is a sub-faction to The Mèng Shétóu 孟蛇头 faction.

This thread will follow the development of Jayden Han, a seventeen year old stoner loser that barely passed highschool, getting a D- average.

* Mark Shou is a young adult of the age of twenty, he resides in mission row in a minuscule, minimalistic dormitory with both his parents as he has no stable income to provide for himself yet. Mark's parents have both been emigrated from China to America for better living conditions and work, Mark was born and raised in America and has attended school here, as child Mark was always struggling to congruously communicate with his parents as they marginally verbalized any English but that was the only language that was being edified to him on school. Mark was much of a troublemaker throughout his years, not taking school as earnestly as he should, diverted as his mind was fixated on other things. * Growing up in penuriousness and instability Mark was very insecure about an abundance of factors throughout his entire life, his goal being now to do better than his parents did, proving to them that the American dream is possible to achieve. Money through any means is what's on his mind, he'll strive for a reputation, and money, as that's what he thinks, can solve everything.

LOS SANTOS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT — A TRADITION OF SERVICE SINCE 1850 Deputy Sheriff Dennis Alfredo Salonga Chua ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— PERSONAL INFORMATION Alias(es): Denny, Chua Date of Birth: 03/DEC/1994 Ethnicity: Filipino-Chinese Nationality: American Weight: 165lbs Height: 5'8" (1.77m) Likes: Tsingtao Beer, Beef Lo Mein, Wonton Soup, and polite individuals. Dislikes: Ma Po Tofu, Football, paperwork, and dating applications. Hobbies: Basketball, airsoft activities, and visiting the shooting range. EDUCATION INFORMATION Bachelor of Science in Criminology September 2013 — June 2017 San Andreas State College CAREER INFORMATION Rank: Deputy Sheriff Badge Number: #49240 Primary Assignment: Paleto Bay Station (Patrol Deputy) Service Weapons: Beretta M9A3, Colt AR-15 & Colt M4 Carbine CAREER TIMELINE Deputy Sheriff Trainee January 2021 — January 2021 Patrol Deputy, Paleto Bay Sheriff's Station Deputy Sheriff January 2021 — Present Patrol Deputy, Paleto Bay Sheriff's Station Deputy Sheriff (Bonus I) February 2021 — Present Parole Field Staff, Parole Enforcement Task Force March 2021 — Present SWT Team Member, Special Enforcement Detail Canine Handler, Canine Services Detail Deputy Sheriff (Bonus II) March 2021 — Present Senior Line Deputy, Twin Towers Correctional Facility