Hua Baker

Hua Baker is the investigator currently assigned to the Nick Baker Case and a member of the Chinese Diplomatic Corps.

Early Life
Hua was born in a small farming community to his parents Yao and Chen Baker on the 15th of September, 1985. He spent his youth helping his enigmatic father and mother around the farm and participating in general community life. He was well loved by the village and was known to them as a kind and hardworking boy.

On the 2nd of October 1997, his village was visited by representatives from the MOFA who were scouting potential candidates for the Diplomatic Corps. They took an interest in Hua Baker, a young man with a strong community spirit and diplomatic nature. Reluctantly, his parents agreed that he should be taken to a specialty school where he would be trained in the art of diplomacy and foreign relations. It is during his time here that it is believed that he was approached by agents of the MSS that recruited him for a strange and esoteric mission to hunt down Nick Baker, giving him this document. He had heard of this Nick Baker before, from his father, ancient stories filled with wonder and mixed terror. On the night he accepted this mission, deep within himself he felt an unholy gurgle of foul energies, so painful, he fell to the ground in terror. He knew this was the work of the entity Nick Baker, taunting him, and had resolved to begin his work Immediately.

Career
Hua excelled at his position within the diplomatic corps, proving invaluable to the MOFA. He rose quickly through the ranks and established himself as a brilliant diplomat and friend to all. All the while, still pursuing his secret task of the capture of the elusive Nick Baker.

Notable Achievements

 * The establishment of an embassy within the fledgling micro-nation of Baquerstan
 * The Negotiation of the "Backah" Treaty with the tribes of inner Mongolia.
 * Participation in the opening of a Taoist temple dedicated to the obscure goddess Nyaqita
 * The Destruction of the Rik Bat Rebellion (A guerilla movement in the south east of China)

For a good many years he made no progress in the search for Nick, despite the abundance of resources at his disposal. In his recklessness he was almost imprisoned in the Baker Cube. Narrowly escaping, he became frustrated and considered abandoning the search and face the wrath of the MSS. Distraught and depressed, he sat under a bridge and contemplated his life. He spotted a strange stone tablet on the shore of the river. It emitted a low hum and gave off strong energies. Carved into the stone tablet was the likeness of Nick Baker. Suddenly Hua's mind had become overwhelmed with knowledge. It was here he learned the true nature of his enemy Nick and the secret history of his family, who through the centuries had all searched for the Yellow Demon. Reinvigorated, he continued his search for Nick Baker.

Current Mission
In the year 2018, he was assigned delegate to Australia in a small embassy in South Australia where he had his first encounter with the Nick entity. He was seated within a Red Rooster enjoying his crispy chicken Burger. A chill had filled the air and sent shivers down his spine. Burst through the doors had come a man of yellow complexion. Hua, thought that his striking resemblance to Nick Baker had been some coincidence, much like the odd peoples of Baquerstan, and so did not apprehend him. The man had sit across from Hua, staring at him and eyeing down his burger. The yellow man approached, Hua asked him If he could help him and within in instant his mind was cast into the Phlegethon of misery and despair that he had experienced within the Baker Cube. Paralyzed by some great power, he could not react to Nick, who had picked up his burger and whispered these chilling words into his ear: "I am am Nick Baker". Hua blacked out from the horror of such terrible and indescribable evil. He awoke in his chair, minus his burger. Angered at the theft of his burger, Hua vowed to redouble his efforts and start a mass movement to find this unspeakable horror and tell him off for stealing his burger.

The MSS initially declined the proposal for a mass movement, stating that Nick was not a high enough priority to warrant such an action. However, this changed after the Wuhan incident involving bats in late 2019 as Nick was suspected to have taken harmful action against the PRC and soon after was changed to a top-priority person of interest. This new designation combined with Nick's mysterious absence caused the MSS to review Hua's proposal in desperation and approved it some time in 2020. And so began the Find The Nick! initiative, recruiting thousands of volunteers and mercenaries all with the goal of finding Nick. They continue their search to this day.