In 167 AG, when Toza was a competitor in pro-bending, he came to the Triple Threat Triad headquarters to collect a bribe from Shady Shin, agreeing in return to throw that evening's match. Mako and Bolin were present at this exchange, and expressed differing opinions about the morality and justification of this covert act. Afterward, Shady Shin warned the siblings that if they could not collect enough bets to compensate for the ten thousand yuan bribe given to Toza, he would abandon them on the streets.