The Jianghu Chronicles of Tattooed Li Qiang

One indispensable figure in the Northeast’s underworld of the 1990s, sharing a name with Jiao Yuanan, known as the “Underworld Big Brother Collector,” could only be Li Qiang “Leopard Neck” from Yushu, Jilin. When the underworld was turbulent and ruthless men rose amid chaos in the 1990s, I learned about Yushu and Wuchang, as well as many old underworld hands still alive today. I’ll tell you the story of Leopard Neck Li Qiang’s life, a strange and twisting tale full of interlocking turns. Through these bloody, violent stories, let’s return to our memories of the late 1980s and 1990s.

Li Qiang had spots on his neck, earning him the nickname Leopard Neck Li Qiang. Born an ordinary man, he was proud and unyielding, ruthless and hard-hearted, yet loyal and deeply devoted to his friends. When he first entered the underworld, others pushed him around and set him up. He was ambushed, cheated, and framed, with every step a matter of life and death.

From an unknown street punk, he carved out a place for himself through sheer grit and a willingness to fight. He claimed territory, made a name for himself, protected his brothers, and stood by his loyalties. He took on the tough guys of the old streets and went toe-to-toe with established underworld bosses, fighting his way through a world of mixed loyalties to forge his own path.

Flashing blades, liquor on the breath, the warmth and cruelty of human nature, and a lifetime of grudges and entanglements.

See how Leopard Neck Li Qiang made a formidable name for himself in a turbulent era and wrote a down-to-earth legend of the Northeast underworld!