The Wages of Hsin

Location
Alpha Mail Depot, Industrial, Bohan
Reward
$2,500

Hsin has decided the Korean gang is plotting independence, and wants its base of operations wiped out. Pick up a briefcase of explosives, plant charges on the weak points of the compound, detonate the main building and escape the blast.

Before you start

Vehicles cannot enter the base, so you fight on foot.

Objectives

  1. Pick up the briefcase filled with explosives.
  2. Blow up the Koreans’ base of operations.
  3. Blow the structure’s weak points.
  4. Detonate the main structure.
  5. Escape from the wreckage.

The Wages of Hsin walkthrough

Hsin’s test

Meet Hsin at the Alpha Mail Depot in Industrial. He believes the Korean gang is not speaking to the Feds, but that its leader wants independence from the Triads. This effrontery must be disciplined, and he wants you to blow up their hideout. Huang guesses he is about to destroy something, and Hsin warns him not to mess it up.

Hsin explaining that the Koreans want independence from the Triads
Hsin warning Huang not to fail

The explosives

Pick up the briefcase filled with explosives that Hsin has left behind the building. Then go to the Midtown Gangsters’ base. As in Arms Out of Harm’s Way, a spike strip stops vehicles from entering, so continue on foot and kill any gangsters you meet.

The prompt to pick up the briefcase of explosives
Driving through Northern Gardens toward the Korean base

Weak points

Inside the base, go to one of the markers, touch the bomb icon and repeat the button sequence in the minigame to plant a bomb. Repeat for the next two markers. Whenever a bomb goes off, the wreckage blocks off certain passages, forcing you through areas with more enemies, so planting the bombs from far to near makes the final escape easier.

Moving in on the first weak point in the Korean compound
Arming a charge with the touchscreen sequence
Repeating the arming sequence on another target

Detonate and escape

Once all three bombs have gone off, go to the new marker in the center of the warehouse to destroy it. The bomb causes multiple explosions, so run to the final marker, jump into the sea and the mission is complete.

The objective to detonate the main structure
Escaping the wreckage as the compound explodes
Swimming away from the burning base

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • You are caught in the explosions

After the mission

You earn $2,500 and the Korean base lies in ruins. Evidence Dash opens up.

The Korean compound burning after the explosion