Madam Lee's warehouse

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In the early 18th century, the Qing businesswoman Madam Lee owned a warehouse in Macau. Located in the city's harbor area, it was the largest depot in Macau and housed various supplies and trade goods.^[1]

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In February 1725, the British Assassin Edward Kenway, following a tip-off from John Young, infiltrated the warehouse to steal salt and sugar, which he needed for a remedy to treat a cholera outbreak in Zhang's village. While hiding from Madam Lee's workers inside the warehouse, Edward overheard them discussing Lee's recent acquisition of a sea log belonging to the late Dutch sailor Hendrik, which piqued Edward's interest.^[1]

However, before the Assassin could learn more, an oil jar was thrown into the warehouse, setting it on fire. Quickly salvaging what salt and sugar he could, Edward escaped the burning building and was stopped outside by Lee's workers, who demanded to know who he was. As Edward tried to point out that the fire should be of bigger concern to them, the workers were cut down by Shimazu clan ninja, who were responsible for starting the fire.^[2]

Recognizing Edward, who they had orders to kill, the ninja attacked him, but the Assassin defeated them, acquiring a katana from one of the slain ninja in the process. As the last surviving ninja was knocked down from his horse, Edward tried to interrogate him, but the man ended his life using one of Edward's Hidden Blades. The Assassin subsequently packed his salt and sugar quotas onto a horse and made his escape just as Dutch soldiers arrived on the scene.^[2]

Later, Madam Lee herself arrived at the warehouse, which was still burning despite her workers' attempts to put out the flames. Seeing the bodies of the slain ninja, Lee was informed that they were Japanese pirates and that they had been allegedly killed by a single hooded man. Intrigued, Lee ordered her workers to find out everything they could about this mysterious stranger.^[3]