However, Feng's trail goes cold and Lei has no choice but to return to Hong Kong. At the same time, he joins forces with Steve in attempt to destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu. Lei's storyline in Tekken 5 has him shipped off to Japan in pursuit of Feng Wei, who is responsible for the destruction of multiple dojos in Japan and China. Lei nonetheless breaks up the syndicate that had dispatched Nina to the tournament. Lei is successful in thwarting the assassination and captures Nina, but Steve intervenes and frees Nina by assaulting Lei.
When he discovers that a syndicate will send Nina Williams to kill professional boxer Steve Fox, he sets out to stop her and restore his reputation by joining the fourth tournament in Tekken 4 (2001). After Lei defeats Bruce, Bruce escapes in a plane that later crashes, which he survives.Īfter the third King of the Iron Fist Tournament during the events of Tekken 3 (1998), Lei's reputation as a crime fighter wanes and his work declines after his girlfriend dumps him for his assistant. While investigating the nefarious Mishima Zaibatsu corporation's illegal hunting and trading practices, he ends up fighting former fellow officer Bruce Irvin, who has switched his allegiance to Kazuya Mishima, son of Mishima Zaibatsu CEO Heihachi Mishima.
Making his debut in Tekken 2 (1995), Lei is a respected police officer who has put countless criminals behind bars, which earns him the nickname of "Super Police".