Meryl Mei Qi

Background

Meryl Mei supposedly has a handsome husband and child at home, though her address is a mystery. She is primarily the principal of McKinley High School. However, she is also the boss of a criminal organization and recruits students from her school to be part of her gang.↗

Furthermore, she has a side business as the proprietress of the IKO IKO fashion boutique store in order to hide her illegitimate income. The designs of the fashion posters on the wall behind her in her office as well as the clothing and merchandise sold at IKO IKO are all done by Meryl Mei herself.↗↗

The Diamond Heist

Meryl Mei summons Jodio, Dragona, and Paco to IKO IKO for their next mission. She makes an announcement to close the shop and then orders the three gang members to turn off their phones. Meryl Mei then shows the gang members a photograph of a natural 24-carat blue diamond on her phone, which she says has a value of at least 6 million US dollars.↗↗

The crew goes to the island of Hawaii and eventually returns with the diamond and various other items they stole. She examines the jewel and confirms that it is the genuine article. Although they have stolen more than she ordered, she remains satisfied and hands the gang their payment for the job.↗↗

Claiming HOWLER's Rights

The team introduces Meryl to their new ally, Charming Man, and gives her the Lava Rock. She claps, singing for all of them to turn off their cellphones. Meryl asks Dragona why she should trust Charming Man. Dragona and Paco try persuading her that he's a good person who just wants to save his younger brother. Charming Man recounts to Meryl the events surrounding his brother's disappearance and his own observations of Rohan's experiments with Lava Rocks.↗

The Land Exchange Operation

After a fight against two agents from HOWLER, Bobby Jean and Lulu, the team brings the near-dead Dolphin Bank division chief Yokohama from Pearl General Hospital back with them to IKO IKO. Meryl Mei purchases high-grade medical equipment that costs her $2,000 per day for Yokohama's medicine and life support system, hiding Yokohama in the basement of her office.↗↗

Under torture, Meryl Mei reveals that IKO IKO is her hideout, prompting Laem Chabang and Ningbo to bring her to the boutique. As the three enter the shop, Meryl sits silently in handcuffs while Laem and Ningbo search the premises. Upon entering Meryl's office, Laem notes the apparent absence of anyone else. She shows Meryl a recording of her previous interrogation, asking again where Paco is.↗↗

The Cyber Fraud Scammer

Nine months have passed, and Meryl Mei gathers Jodio, Dragona, Paco, and Usagi at the hideout in IKO IKO. She discusses repairing the bullet holes in the room and considers digging a secret underground passage, but worries about outside workers leaking information.↗

Meryl then signals Paco to render Usagi unconscious to keep his anger from escalating, and she orders cushions placed so he can be left to sleep. Afterward, she asks the group whether they are willing to intervene in a family matter. Since Paco and Dragona both want to help Usagi, Meryl reveals information she found online, including an agreement signed by the mother concerning organ donation in the event of Tory's death.↗↗↗

Meryl arranges for Doctor Roberts to wait for the team inside a concealed van in an underground parking garage and instructs him to treat the injured Usagi without revealing the details of their situation. She also prepares a submersible and underground escape route for the group, allowing them to leave Waikiki undetected and travel toward Hawaii Island.↗↗

Profile details

Status Status based on their final appearance in the part(s) they are featured in: Alive (Part 9)↗