The Wired Red Wild Card Part 1, also called Chapter 77, is the seventy-eighth chapter of the Black Lagoon manga. It was originally released in January 2010.
Summary[]
At the Lagoon Company office, Rock and Benny play a game of darts. Speaking tiredly, Rock remarks that he is done trying to help other people out given recent events, and Benny responds that he did achieve his goals since he protected Mr. Chang's interests and got everyone out successfully. When Rock mentions his own cracked rib, Benny says that there will be a lot of cracked ribs in the future for him, and Rock throws a dart dead center on the dartboard, surprising Benny. Benny then says that maybe everyone was afraid of Rock for his attitude, and he is suddenly interrupted by a phone call from his girlfriend Jane. Later at the Yellow Flag, Jane hugs Benny while Bao and Rock awkwardly witness the reunion.
Bao tells Jane that if she wants to screw around with Benny, then she can rent one of the rooms above the bar for only $30 for one night, enticing Jane. Benny then warns Jane that if they did rent the room, then Bao would be selling their sex tape across town. Upon hearing this, Jane replies to Bao that he should be paying her if she is going to rent the room, confusing Benny and angering Bao. Although Jane tells Rock to get lost, Benny assures her that he needs Rock to help her tour her partner around Roanapur. Rock comments that she may be lost, but Jane responds that she should be fine, making Bao state that she was naïve for thinking that newcomers to Roanapur would not be spotted easily. When Benny asks for a photo of the woman to learn what she looks like, Jane shows a photo of her in a PLA uniform to Bao, Rock and Benny, surprising them.
Saying that it is close to dark, Rock and Benny decide that they should go looking for the woman, so Jane says that she wants to tag along. As they exit the bar, they see the woman, Feng Yifei, on her knees as a Thai man drives away on a motorcycle with her bags. Tattered and pushing her glasses up, Feng says that all her belongings got stolen. Soon in a motel room, Feng recollects how she had gotten robbed several times during her recent arrival in Thailand. Speaking seriously, Jane reminds Feng that she does not know her real background or name, only her pseudonym on the Electro Bandits forum. Saying that she is from Hong Kong and studied engineering at Southampton to specialize in Fortran, "Violet Spear" says that her real name is Feng Yifei and that it will be an honor to work with Jane.