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Kinmei was a former bounty hunter, farmer, and eventual co-owner of the Wuyi Tea Cartel. As a member of Fan's crew, he helped June and Iroh to defeat the crime lord Keung.

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Kinmei was originally a bounty hunter who worked under Fan alongside Wei and Shu-Hui, earning a fearsome reputation and the nickname "Cat-Owl Claws" during the Hundred Year War. At one point, the group encountered another famous bounty hunter, June, and developed a good relationship with her. After 100 AG, however, bounty hunting became increasingly difficult as the Earth Kingdom government tried to curtail non-state vigilantism. Thus, Fan and her crew opted to use their hard-earned money to settle down in the Fire Nation colony of Daxia Harbor, buying a farm.[1]

At their farm, Kinmei became responsible for the grain and vegetable fields. He quickly grew proud of his work, and used his old martial skills to eliminate vermin as well as maintain their crops. The group's farm became quite successful, though they and other farmers soon started to suffer under the increasingly despotic Wuyi Tea Cartel, a crime group which taxed Daxia Harbor's small merchants. One day in the late 100s AG, Wei and his comrades were once again selling their products in Daxia Harbor when they were surprised to see June strolling by. Fan quickly explained their new way of life to June, before the latter moved on with her prisoner, Iroh.[1]

Later on, June –now alone– visited Fan's farm. As the latter showed the grounds to June, Kinmei was tending to the wheat fields. After a discussion, June asked Fan's crew to help her rescue Iroh from the Wuyi Tea Cartel. Kinmei and his friends enthusiastically agreed, seeing the rescue mission as a way to break the cartel's control over the region as well as the tea trade.[1]

After Wei's llamapaca "Sweet Dumpling" knocked out the guards at the cartel's fortified headquarters, Fan's crew and June stormed the compound. Kinmei quickly used his small shovels to engage and disarm one guard who wielded a sword. While June rescued Iroh from the cartel prison, Fan's crew defeated all remaining guards. When Wuyi Tea Cartel leader Keung subsequently emerged to enact his revenge, Kinmei and the rest of Fan's crew stood by as June and Iroh defeated him. Afterward, Iroh convinced Fan to take control of the defeated cartel, with her crew –including Kinmei– becoming the co-owners. After agreeing to the idea, Fan happily hugged Wei and Kinmei, the latter smirking at his leader's enthusiasm.[1]

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