Attempted kidnapping of Avatar Korra

The Attack on the Beifong Estate, was a confrontation that occurred when Zaheer's gang attempted to kidnap Avatar Korra in the metal metropolis of Zaofu. The skirmish pitted Team Avatar and the Metal Clan against Zaheer and his allies P'Li, Ming Hua, and Ghazan. The two factions continuously exchanged blows, with Team Avatar and the Metal Clan hoping to rescue Korra and Zaheer's gang attempting to escape the city, until Lin and Suyin were able to attack from above, rescue Korra, and escape to safety.

Prelude
In 158 AG, shortly after Korra was discovered to be the Avatar, Zaheer and his gang attempted to kidnap Korra; however, their attempts were thwarted by Chief Sokka, Fire Lord Zuko, Tenzin, and Tonraq. They were later placed in special prisons designed by the White Lotus to impair their bending abilities, and were constantly monitored by White Lotus sentries.

In 171 AG, after Harmonic Convergence, Zaheer acquired airbending and broke out of his prison before freeing the rest of his gang. After doing so, the gang took refuge in Republic City, and Zaheer went to Air Temple Island to find the Avatar under the guise of Yorru. There, he trained in airbending for a short period of time before getting caught by Kya in Tenzin's study. After a brief talk, Kya attacked Zaheer, and the latter fled Air Temple Island. After realizing Republic City was swarming with the Republic City Police Force units, the group blackmailed a ride from a delivery man and escaped on Kyoshi Bridge.

Later, Zaheer meditated nearby the gang's campfire to figure out where the Avatar was. He deduced that she was in Zaofu, and with the help of Aiwei, the gang managed to infiltrate Zaofu utilizing the cover of night.

Battle
On the night of Opal's departure, Zaheer's gang infiltrated the Beifong Estate. Steathily making their way to Korra's room, Ming-Hua created a hole in Korra's window, allowing Zaheer and P'Li to subdue Korra and Naga with shirshu-spit darts. On the way out, however, they were spotted by Pabu, who immediately alerted Bolinand Mako. Giving chase, the brothers alerted the estate of Korra's kidnapping and the guards used the searchlights to locate the gang.

Losing the element of surprise, P'Li disabled the searchlights with her combustion abilities and incapacitated Mako and Bolin. As Zaheer's group attempted to run, they were cornered by the guards as well as Su and Lin. Although trapped by the metal floorboards, Ghazan utilized his lavabending to create a lava moat to protect the group from the guards. Zaheer attempted to create some cover with his glider until one guard used a metal wire to grab Zaheer and lift him out of the moat. Both sides were at a stalemate, with the Zaheer's gang unable to escape and Team Avatar and the guards unable to cross the moat and defeat the criminals at long-range. After Suyin suggested that she and Lin drop down from the top to rescue Korra, Bolin was able to stun P'Li by striking her third eye with a pebble, temporarily preventing her from using her combustion abilities. Using metal wires and supported by Wei and Wing, the Beifong sisters abseiled down. Able to rescue Korra amidst the confusion, Lin and Suyin escaped back up. Seeing that Korra had been rescued, Zaheer quickly defeated two guards with an airswipe, and flew up to Lin with his glider. Suyin managed to stop Zaheer by shooting metal daggers that pierced the glider, and Zaheer quickly dropped and landed in the moat. Accepting the failure of the mission, he created a large air swirl as a cover for the group to escape.

Aftermath
The battle ended with Zaheer's gang's having to escape Zaofu after failing to capture Korra. The next day, Aiwei interrogated all of the guards per Lin's request, and deduced that Hong Li, an eighteen year old guard who had been born and raised in Zaofu, was the person who helped Zaheer's gang enter Zaofu. Dissatisfied with this, Mako employed the services of Varrick, who told them that the evidence in Hong Li's apartment may have been planted by the real culprit. Taking this advice, Team Avatar]sneaked into Aiwei's house and discovers a secret basement. Aiwei discovers the group in in house, and, realizing he has been compromised, escapes via a bomb that deter's Team Avatar's chase. That night, Suyin handed the keys to a jeep to Korra, and told her and the rest of Team Avatar to leave Zaofu and hunt down Aiwei.