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Lei Ling (known in Hitman: Contracts as "Mei Ling") is a Chinese prostitute, who acts as a supporting character in Hitman: Codename 47, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Contracts.[1] She possesses the combination to Lee Hong's safe, which contains his valuable Jade Figurine. In Japan, Lei has a key card to access the secret top floor housing Masahiro Hayamoto.


Background[]

Hitman: Codename 47[]

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Parting Kiss

Lei Ling kissing Agent 47 good bye.

Lei Ling hails from mainland China, but claims she was kidnapped to become a prostitute for the Red Dragon Triad in Hong Kong. She convinces Agent 47 to rescue her in exchange for the combination to Lee Hong's safe; which she found in his trousers. She leads 47 to a way across the roof, being pulled by him over it and held by 47 when dropping from the ladder. They then dodge a Red Dragon guard and run towards the back gate. As an expression of gratitude, she gives Agent 47 his first kiss, with 47 reacting by shrugging as that's his first physical contact with a woman and he doesn't know what to do.

Lei Ling is presented as the brothel's "number one girl". If Agent 47 idles a little, the brothel hostess asks worryingly if her "White Knight" changed his mind. A second dialogue is more rispid, with the hostess saying it's his last chance with Lei. When 47 asks Lei about who she is, she answers with a cryptic:

"I'm not who you think I am! Just as the mirror is not always just a reflection of what you see, I do not belong here! What about you, Mister?"
Lei Ling in the bedroom of the brothel in Hong Kong.

When bidding farewell to 47, Lei has two options for dialogue. She warns 47 of the presence of a CIA agent in the basement - that being Carlton Smith - and if 47 already rescued him, he will remark "I know" which is answered by a surprised "How?". In this dialogue, when giving 47 the combination, Lei calls him affectionally "Lo Fawn", which is Chinese slang for white person. Her last words to 47 are "Good luck to you, handsome".

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin[]

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The difference in height between 47 and Lei Ling.

When Agent 47 resumes his life as a Hitman after retirement, 47 is assigned to kill Yakuza crimelord Masahiro Hayamoto in Japan. Agent 47 pursues Masahiro to his mansion fortress, in the castle of Katsuyama-Jo, and there 47 meets Lei Ling for the second time - who was then one of Hayamoto's prostitutes.

She remembers 47 very well and refers to him by his former alias "Tobias Rieper" — the name he used when he saved her in Hong Kong — before 47 corrects her, stating that's no longer his name. Agent 47 is disappointed in her for becoming a prostitute all over again, but again rescues her in exchange for a security code. She has become tired of the "rich old bastard" Hayamoto and hints that she wants to be with 47, but he remains emotionally detached from her and says she is "of no use" to him. They can escape by helicopter and, chronologically, Lei Ling is no longer seen since.

Hitman: Contracts[]

Lei is remembered by 47 in Hitman: Contracts during his flashbacks. He remembers her as she was in Codename 47, a prostitute kidnapped from the Chinese mainland who has the combination to the correct safe in Lee Hong's restaurant. Her personality is younger and more sassy. She gives 47 the heads up about Lee Hong, his poisoned sword and Tzun (remembered as Zhun).

Lei follows 47 through the back of the room and they run through a balcony outside. They both need to jump from one balcony to the other, an effort Lei struggles with. She will cry for help and can plunge to her death if hanging too long, leading 47 to remark "she could have made it". Canonically, 47 grabs her arms and helps her up. They run through the basement, avoiding patrols and reach the back gate leading to the streets. In this iteration, Lei grabs 47 even more enthusiastically when he demands for the combination to the safe, with her gleefully remarking "I would give more if I could", bidding him farewell with a playful "Bye, handsome"; 47's reaction to her kiss is now one of detached bemusement.

Her name appears as "Mei Ling" for unknown reasons, probably due to 47 remembering it wrong. In this version, the hostess presents her to 47 as a nice girl, but remarks in Chinese she will claw his eye's out. Lei also speaks in Chinese during the deal, saying "I will go out and kill that customer".[2] She also refers to 47 as "a foreigner", therefore understanding of her plight.

Appearance[]

Hitman: Codename 47[]

She has short black hair and dons a small purple shirt showing her waist, a skirt of the same color, and purple high heels. She's portrayed with a voluptuous body.

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin[]

She wears a short, geisha-style purple kimono and purple high heels. Her outfit shows a voluptous figurine with a generous cleavage. In the concept art, Lei is portrayed with a long dress with a side opening to her right leg, gloves that go above the elbow and jewelry in the form of a necklace and a bracelet both made of pearls; the collar having a jewel at its center.

Hitman: Contracts[]

She wears a purple shirt with spaghetti straps in the middle showing her cleavage, high leggings, and purple high heels.

Gallery[]

Concept Art[]

Hitman: Codename 47[]

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin[]


Hitman: Contracts[]


Trivia[]

General

  • In every Hitman game featuring Lei thus far, she's displayed in different clothes, even in Contracts when 47 remembers the events of Codename 47.
  • She and Diana Burnwood are the only women so far to kiss Agent 47 without trying to hurt him.
  • In Codename 47, Silent Assassin, and Contracts she can be killed without failing the mission. The combination for the safes can be taken from her corpse afterwards.
  • Her voice acting and dialogue changes considerably from game to game. In Codename 47 she has a pleasant voice and is well spoken, with perfect diction, while in Silent Assassin she has a heavier accent than in the previous game and a lesser domain of English grammar. In Contracts, her voice is younger and with a heavy Asian accent.
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Even covered head-to-toe, Lei Ling will recognise and follow 47.

Silent Assassin

  • There is a slight oversight when Lei addresses 47 as Tobias Rieper, as 47 had never mentioned his alias to or near her during the events of Codename 47.
  • Even if 47 is fully covered in the Yoyimbo ninja uniform, Lei Ling is going to recognize him.

Contracts

  • Her name in Contracts could possibly have been changed because of Agent 47 remembering the events of The Lee Hong Assassination incorrectly, as with many other retcons within the game.
  • Her retconned name in Contracts - Mei Ling - is the same as one of the characters in Enter The Dragon, as well as a character from various Metal Gear Solid games.
  • She is more responsive and has better pathfinding in-game.
  • If a weapon is fired within earshot of Mei Ling, she will stop walking and slowly turn in a complete circle as she is looking around to see what that noise was.

Blood Money

  • Her name from Contracts is referenced in the newspaper in the upper left corner after the mission Flatline in Hitman: Blood Money. This reference appears in a menu for a celebration for the reopening of the Cheung Chau Fish Restaurant, as Mei Ling Stir Fry. Other characters are mentioned too.

Notes[]

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