During the main story quest "Pact with Rais", the village becomes overrun with infected and Kyle Crane, while working for Kadir "Rais" Suleiman, secures the area before attempting to collect a tribute for Rais. Later, a guard named Musa expresses his belief that Gas Mask Man is responsible, and asks Crane to track him down.
Crane arrives at the garage and confronts Shakur, who defends himself by saying that someone else from the village was deliberately wearing a gas mask and trying to falsely accuse him of the crime. He also explains that he knows who was trying to frame him. However, before he reveals who the culprit is to Crane, he must first fetch his lost bag, at the bottom of a nearby lake. Upon handing over the bag, he reveals that while he doesn't exactly know who it was, he does know that it was someone from the village wearing a gas mask.
After the quest, Shakur is not found in the garage and his status and whereabouts are unknown.
Shakur:"(When Crane opens the shutter) Stay where you are! Shakur is not taking visitors today." Crane:"If Shakur didn't want visitors, Shakur shouldn't have sabotaged the fence at the fishing camp." Shakur:"What? What are you talking about? That wasn't Shakur! That was Gas Mask Man!" Crane:"You're Gas Mask Man." Shakur:"Me? You're insane! Why would you think that?" Crane:"Because you're wearing a gas mask." Shakur:"But you have been trcied, my friend! This saboteur was an imposter, who makes himself to look like me, so you will be angry at Shakur! But Shakur knows who did this. Shakur saw him without his mask." Crane:"You're saying you saw someone disguised as you?" Shakur:"I watched him from behind the rocks. He did not see Shakur, but Shakur saw him." Crane:"Then Shakur better tell me who it is." Shakur:"No! My information is far too valuable. If you want to know what Shakur knows, then first you will do a thing for me. Then I will tell you." Crane:"We're not negotiating, Shakur." Shakur:"Of course not. Shakur tells you what to do, and you must obey. Now obey, Shakur!" Crane:"And what exactly does Shakur want?" Shakur:"There's a lake nearby... My treasure bag fell out of the boat and was lost in the water... You must be like a fish and bring it back to me. Go! Be quick!"
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Upon returning with the bag:
— Crane:"I've got your bag. Why couldn't you get it for yourself?" Shakur:"Shakur can't swim. Now, first the bag. Then I tell you who is Shakur imposter." Crane:"Alright. (Tosses the bag) Okay, Shakur, tell me what you saw." Shakur:"First, the imposter sneaks out of the village. He is very quiet-like a master spy. Then he puts on a mask. Then he sneaks back to the gate, but now he is very noisy, so the guard will see him. Then he cuts the lock and runs away." Crane:"Did you recognize him?" Shakur:"He looked crazy to me. Nothing like Shakur." Crane:"But do you know who he was?" Shakur:"Of course. He is one of the fishermen-the one who is disguised as Shakur!" Crane:"Right... I'll check it out. Buy (Do NOT correct this to "by", this misspelled word is how it appears ingame) the way, Shakur, what was in the bag?" Shakur:"My air! My precious, clean air! Now, I can breathe again."
Notes[]
Shakur believes that the Harran Virus is spread through the air, and that the air is now contaminated, thus his reason for wearing the gas mask and having a bag of what he believes to be "clean" air.
Shakur regularly refers to himself in the third person, and displays clear symptoms of mental health issues.
Shakur reveals that he cannot swim, explaining his reason for asking Crane to fetch the bag for him.
