Hostages
Victims
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Both words in one sentence
- This nearly strained the country's relations with Hong Kong, since all of the hostages and victims are from Hong Kong, and it took 4 years for the relationship to be mended.
Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens - Loveable Rogue: Hok deviates a bit from the norm in that he's willing to kill, but all his victims so far were either trying to kill him, or kidnapping hostages.
Source: Roleplay / AsteroidQuest -
His first few murders were of shopkeepers and robbery victims that he killed out of anger or expediency, and he often left his hostages tied to trees.
Source: Outlaw Couple
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