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(Originally Posted Wednesday 8-26-20)<\/p>\n

My first idea for this pic was a business woman going over accounts but then I\u2019m like nah, that\u2019s too similar to the idea of CP#1.<\/a> So maybe do something else.<\/p>\n

But then I thought, what if the \u2018what\u2019 is okay, it\u2019s the \u2018who\u2019 that makes it seem too close to CP#1.<\/p>\n

What if we use a character already established in The Merc Series instead of creating someone new? And I figured that could work.<\/p>\n

So, now the idea is Jin Chenghu, the older sister of the Chenghu brothers and leader of the Chenghu family, one of the most powerful crime families in Boston. She\u2019s having a quiet night at home. You can\u2019t really tell what\u2019s going on in the windows beside her but let\u2019s say it\u2019s raining out.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s early spring, winter is over, no chance of snow but it\u2019s just one of those raw, cold, stormy nights out. She grabbed takeout (didn\u2019t feel like cooking herself and sent the staff home for the night). She just wants to settle down for the evening with food and wine. And is going over some of the books on the family business accounts.<\/p>\n

Now this isn\u2019t something she needs to do, she literally has probably a dozen accountants on the payroll plus their boss but she likes it. (?) Maybe she finds crunching numbers relaxing. That\u2019s a thing, right? Whatever the reason the vibe is calm. She\u2019s not annoyed or pissed that she\u2019s doing it. It\u2019s making her feel good. Like old times. Maybe she used to do work like this, get down in the trenches so to speak and that\u2019s why her father picked her instead of one of his sons.<\/p>\n

So, Jin\u2019s going along just fine but then something catches her eye. And that\u2019s when she pulls out the other books and starts comparing things. Makes a causal phone call to ask different people questions. Nothing crazy. Staying calm. By the end of the evening she\u2019s uncovered something going on in her organization.<\/p>\n

Now it could be big or small. Small and it shows people you can\u2019t hide anything from her. Big and it shows she\u2019s not afraid to take down anyone. Either direction we go in, Jin comes out looking good. But she\u2019ll need some outside assistance. And her favorite mercenary, Nick Walker, happens to owe her a favor.<\/p>\n

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