- Type
- Crime syndicate
- Origin
- Early 1990s
- Territory
- Central districts
- Status
- Withdrawn
History
The Li Tong Family can be traced back as far as the early 1990s. Li Tong II came from an old city called New York, before The Third Great War and The Rise of the Oceans.
Li was part of an organised crime syndicate run by Wu Fan. It didn’t take long for Li to rise through the ranks to the top of the Wu Family, becoming Wu Fan’s right-hand man. At this point Li made over 20 million dollars a year for the Wu Family — until 2019, when Wu was murdered.
Li automatically took his place and changed the family name to the Li Tong Family. Before long, the Li Tong Family was one of the biggest crime syndicates within the city of New York.
Timeline
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Birth of a Dragon
Li’s girlfriend Yu Yan gave birth to Li Tong the Third. Li married her that same year.
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The Third Great War
Li Snr moved Yu Yan and Li Jr out of the city and into the country, but he himself stayed in place. Now one of the wealthiest men in the country, Li never had to fight in the war — he paid the government a large sum of money to not be called to service.
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Rejection and Rebuilding
Li Tong II was one of the first multi-billionaires to be rejected from the off-world colony programme, due to his criminal record. Once the oceans started to rise, Li became a founding member of the Quaid City Council and of the Union of Earth.
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Expelled
Li Snr was expelled from the UE after a fight with Mark Goyette over land ownership. Mark claimed he owned a piece of land in Quaid City that Li Snr had built on without permission. A week after the fight Mark was declared missing; his family paid millions of UE credits to find him. Twelve months later the remains of Mark’s body were found floating in the sea off the coast of Quaid City.
Forensic evidence linked Jiao-Long, Wu Li’s right-hand man, to Mark’s murder. Jiao-Long disappeared and the authorities couldn’t find him to pin the case. It went cold eventually.
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Death of a Master, Rise of the Dragon
Mid-2050, Li Tong the Second was found dead after a heart attack. His funeral was the largest Quaid City had ever seen. Just two weeks after the funeral, Li Tong the Third took over the Li Tong Family.
Li Tong III needed to prove he was a strong and true leader. Within the first week he had ordered the death of four of the Union of Earth council. Due to his age of 52, some thought Li too old to take over the running of the family — mainly an officer in the Li Tong family called Jin Siew, who voiced his concerns. Jin was in charge of a group of men who he had managed to convince he should take over.
March 21st 2051, a day of red. Jin Siew and his men charged into Li’s office hoping to take over. Unfortunately for Jin, Li was ready and waiting — he had been tipped off in advance. Jin and his men were taken to the centre of Xiongmao Square and executed by Li himself. This one act sent fear across the city, cementing Li’s reputation and notoriety.
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Heart of Dragon
Li took over the city, buying businesses and taking over land. He had the police in his pockets and his own army. Li was at the top of his game.
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Birth and Death of a Tiger
Li’s first and only child was born, named Jian Li Tong; his mother Liang passed away during the birth. Li hired staff to look after Jian until he was eleven, when Li sent him away to a school in New San Angeles.
When Jian came back at the age of seventeen, he was an angry young man. He rebelled against his father and joined a street gang, The Sixth. Jian would carry on having little to do with his father, up until his death in 2080.
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Sleeping Dragon
After the death of Jian, Li had little contact with the outside world. He controlled the Li Tong Family from his office and was rarely ever seen in public. His reputation and influence are still felt across the city, but the Li Tong Family has faded and is now a shadow of its former self.
Alliances & rivalries
Alliance with the 6th Av Mob
Li only had an alliance with the Sixth to keep an eye on his son, even though his son Jian wanted nothing to do with him. Rumours say Li gave the illegal drug known as Blue to the police, to supply to the Sixth.
Location
The Li Tong Family can mainly be found in the central districts of Quaid City.
Dress code & practices
The Li Tong Family wear suits, or clothes with distinctive neon markings. Some are known to carry a neon sword.
Their trademark comes from brutally murdering their victims and sending the loved ones the severed heads of who they had killed.