There were a lot of Chinese in Japan, and they tended to work for low pay and get a lot of discrimination. It wasn't like certain other countries where you had illegal immigrants being given full rights and the ability to vote in elections. No, Japan had some pretty strict immigration laws and even if you were oriental and born here - that did not make you Japanese.
The Chinese did have a sort of network. Not the kind that the Triads or the Yakuza had, but a network nonetheless. As a Chinese in Japan, the restaurant was one of the few venues she could pursue to give them a base of operations. Curios or books or a laundry would have been the other major choices.
As a Chinese Elder and one running a mainly successful business, she was part of that network. Delivery people would share information with her as part of the normal operation of that network.
As she had just gotten a delivery of cabbage prior to Ranma's arrival, she knew of some of the other schools that had survived.
She also knew that this was not the worst that the mysterious Dark Mage could have put out. They tended to work from the shadows and direct minions, but a Dark Chi Master would likely have stronger things to throw out than a pack of zombies. No, that had been a sort of test to cut down the weaker targets as the Dark Master sought out Ranma.
"There may be some allies we can get for this upcoming battle, though I've never saw the need to contact them before," admitted Cologne to the two sisters.
"Really? Who?" Nabiki asked, information gathering being near instinctual for her.
Cologne reached for her cane. "Why, dearie, I'm going to go contact:"
(Posted Fri, 29 Nov 2002 13:06)
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