Mongoose want blood

seeking information and cooperation with the newly involved S.H.I.E.L.D. and HFH, Shang-Chi and Mockingbird are sent to the Police department to question Lieutenant Lamont about the Maggia car-bombing.

As Shang-Chi and Mockingbird approached the Police Headquarters, they unanimously noticed a commotion unfolding on the street in front of the building. An armored van was parked before the building, with a mob of reporters and civilians in a ring around the vehicle.

Standing in front of a camera was a very attractive newswoman. They heard her speak into a microphone, "Just moments ago, this heavily armored transport vehicle arrived on the scene here outside the police department. Inside is a vicious criminal  as --- or only as The Mongoose. He is suspected of numerous homicides and other violent crimes all throughout the Manhattan area. I have recently learned that this high-profile criminal has been transferred here from the Raft for interrogation under request by Lieutenant Lamont, the officer recently placed in charge of stopping the growing gang violence. Some believe this means The Mongoose has involvement in the escalating gang war. I see that the door to the armored truck ar opening now...the Mongoose is stepping out...oh god!"

The Mongoose stepped out of the armored vehicle escorted by two armed guardsmen, and clasped in inhibitor cuffs designed to eliminate enhanced physical abilities. As soon as their boss could be seen in daylight, 5 of The Mongoose's henchmen in attendance went to work. They donned small tankless gas-masks and drew small chinese pistols, one of the henchmen popped a shot off into the sky and shouted for everyone else to "Kiss the fucking pavement!!". At this same moment, The Mongoose released a secret tear-gas bomb hidden away in the sleeves of his attire. As the gas spread and knocked out the guardsmen and several civilians, the remainder of the crowd dispersed, running in every direction hacking and choking in their panic. One of the henchmen then ran towards his employer and began loosing the bonds of the inhibitor cuffs. As the henchman struggled to free his master, The Mongoose gathered his arm strength and snapped the chain links in a sudden twist. Spying Shang-Chi in the crowd, the frenzied villain sprang in a ferocious attack onto the hero.

The thugs also began opening fire on Shang-Chi, but were met with opposition by Mockingbird who made quick work of the undisciplined street toughs. As the fight ensued the two guardsmen regained consciousness as the gas dissipated. They were highly-trained security officials armed and armored by Stane International to protect against powerful metahumans at high level security metahuman institutions such as the Raft and the Vault. The 2 guards aided Mockingbird and Shang-Chi in dispatching The Mongoose. Once the villain and his henchmen are in captivity once again yhey are escorted into the police HQ by the guardsmen and the heroes where they are met by Lieutenant Lamont who bestows upon them his most sincere gratitude for preventing the escape of the villain. He then agrees to speak to the heroes in private while the criminals are booked into the jail for later interrogation.

"What do you know about the local gang war?" Mockingbird asked the Lieutenant.

"Well, my preliminary investigation has revealed that there is a battle for control of the lower East Side between Hammerhead's branch of the Maggia and a new street level gang called the Faces of Fear. It was believed the leader of the Faces of Fear had been apprehended by the Heroes For Hire franchise but the group has continued their activity. Some Triads in Chinatown got embroiled into the whole mix shortly after, with the Heroes For Hire Franchise again apprehending dangerous wanted criminals affiliated with the aforementioned gangs. Things have continued to escalate and the atrocities have become constant. There are people dying in the streets." the Lieutenant answered.

"What do you know about a book stolen from the met?" Shang-Chi asked curiously.

"I am not directly involved with that case, but i am aware that one of my prime suspects, Hammerhead, is also a suspect in that case. I don't believe that theft to have any evident connection to the involvement in the gang violence." the Lieutenant explained.

"What about the boy who was recently kidnapped from his home?" Mockingbird asked.

"I am not involved in that case either, i am gang violence prevention and that is a different department. The only thing i can recall about that case being notable when i heard about it, was that the kid had been abducted by Tong ninja. Which tells me it's industrial terrorism on the part of one of Roxxon's foreign competitors. I have no idea what organization or who would be willing or wanting to do that however."

"How is The Mongoose involved in your investigation?" Mockingbird asked.

"Well, The Mongoose was a contract killer known to have carried out numerous assassinations for the Maggia family, and i wanted to interrogate him before he was transferred to the vault for information regarding his employers in exchange for a more lenient sentence. Of course, i have no idea whether my suspicions of his involvement were even correct until the interrogation is held." the Lieutenant answered.

As the Lieutenant later escorted the heroes out he requested they contact him if their agency acquires any new and useful information regarding the gang war investigations and handed them his card baring his personal contact information.