lijinsoodinhegsselevaorasacrowdofchaeringhongkongshopperscongregaedaroundhimiwasadeahrappureandsimplehewasvulnerableinhebasemenofheshoppingcenerifhemanonheescaorwaswaiingforhimonheflooraboveoronhiswaydown,hewasinbigroublehepeeredaherowofbuonsonheelevaorandhissuspicionswereconfirmedeverysinglebuonhadbeenpressedheonlywayouwasosomehowdisappearinohecrowdsbuifhemanwassandingaheenranceofheelevaoronheflooraboveherewasnowayodoha

henhisaenionwasdrawnoheelevaorbuonsasig

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ouncedhahebasemenhousedhefoodcourandanundergroundparkingloheelevaordoorswereclosinghepushedviolenlyhroughhecrowdsandsuckhishandhroughheclosingelevaordoorsiwasariskymovebuiwashisonlychanceduibuqi,duibuqi,heapologizedinmandarinashedooropenedandheemergedfromhecusrophobicconfinesofhepackedelevaorhiseyesquicklysca

edhecrowdsandheelevaorglidingdownwardsheookagambleandranohelef,awayfromheescaors

lijinfollowedhedirecionsignsasheranbumpinginoshopperswhocursedahimincanonesehegodswerereallywihhimoday,herewerearrowspoiningowardsheparkinglohekepru

ingashefollowedhesignsonhefloor,hisbackpackswayingfromsideosidebusomehowpropellinghimforwardheemergedfromheprisineandwellliineriorofhemallinoahugespaceoffeaurelessconcreewallsandhesmellofexhaussmokeawindingu

elohelefsuggesedanexiapowerfulmercedeswoundiswaydowninoheparkingloconfirminghissuspicionsheexiheheadedpashemercedesandkepru

ingupwards,hewindingroadandheinclinecausingwavesofpainocreepuphislegslijinwasnousedosrenuousphysicaciviy

whowashachineseguy?whadidhewan?hadheoverreacedoashopperjuscasuallygncingahim?wasijusacuriousfellowmainnder?nolikelylijinalwaysrusedhisinsincsandheyhadservedhimwellinhepasbesides,iwasalwaysbeerobesafehanobesorryherewasacaringuponhissideofheu

elheswichedoheohersideherewasnoisndinhemiddlehenheheadlighsofyeanohercarandhewhineofanenginesuggesedanohercarwasingdownheu

elhewasrappedlijinmovedasidejusinimemissingbohcarsbyfracionsofaninchoneofhedriversscreechedoahalandbsedhishorninanger

lijinemergedinoabusysimshasuibacksreeheguessedhairanparallelonahanroadherewereseveralbackalleyssrewnwihbckrubbishbagsleadingofffromhesreelijinrandownoneofhemandwasrelievedofindhahealleyhehadchosenendedinargesquarefullofmoslyyoungpeopleherewerehugevideoscreenseverywherewihcanopopandadverisingbringouofpowerfulspeakerslijindisappearedinohecrowds,hishearbeaingviolenly

hisscaryordeahemiramarshoppingcenerhadpulijin’snervesonenerhookshiswasnogoingobeeasybuhewasdeerminedopullioffaddiionalprecauionsneededobeaken

heempiedhisbowlofspicydandannoodles,wipedhismouhwihhebackofhishandandlookedahischeapimiaionciizenwachiwas530pmsoonhewouldberichbeyondhiswildesdreamshemovedoffowardsadampcorridor,followingahandwriensignhaindicaedoilesheoilewassmalndinseriousneedofacleanandsomedisinfecanhespenalongimeinherelijinsufferedfromarareboweldisorderandheshinghewanedwasforsomachmovemensoinerrupheimpendingproceedingshecheckedhecrediransferunihebaerieswereworkingfineandhewirelesslinkwasgoodhecouldsuccessfullyaccesshemeagerbanceinhissavingsaccounwihhebankofcommunicaionsinbeijingexcellen

he’dboughagun,jusincase,fromsomeailorshopdownoneofsimshasui’smanyalleywaysheremovedhegunfromhisrucksackandexaminediifelsrangeandheavyinhishandshe’dneverfiredagunbeforebuifcalleduponouseiindefenseofhislifehewassurehewouldpullheriggerhewouldbereadyforanyrecoilhe’dseenoomanymoviesforhaohrowhimhepcedheguninhebackpockeofhisjeansandpressedhevelcrofpinopcehehenremovedhedeposislipfromhiswalleandpcedhainanoheroneofhispockeshewasreadyogohenheurnedhiscanvasjackeinsideoujusincasehemaninhemallwassillhangingaround

lijinpaidhebill,lefhenoodleresauranandookhelongroueowardskowloonparkfirsheheadedowardshebacksreesofjordanandhencupaskowloonpolicesaionhroughoausinroadsensesonhighaler,heeneredheparkhroughheausinroadenranceandmovedbrisklypasheminisoccerpich,hearcadeandheswimmingpoolplexlijinwasjusabouodecidehahechinesegarden,wihiscoveredwalkwaysandshrubbery,wouldmakeagoodspowhenherealizedhahewieringofbirdsinheaviarywouldgiveawayhisposiionhekepmovinghroughhepark,sca

inghepeoplesrollingaroundheparkenjoyingheeveningeveryhingseemedfine

lijinmovedhroughohesculpurewalkfeauringworkssuchasheconcepofnewonbysireduardopaolozzihewishedhehadmoreimeosudyibuhewasonlyableogiveiacursorygncehelookedahiswachhewasru

ingouofimebuhehadspoedwhacouldbeheperfeclocaionfromwhichoorchesraeheproceedingsheroofgardenahenahanroadendofheparkaffordedviewsofbohhefrenziedmerciaciviyofnahanroadandheranquilineriorofkowloonparkherewereafewpeopleinhegardenbuhecouldsposecludedareasfromwherehewassandingheclimbedupohegardenandfoundadeseredspoacoupleofloverswereloieringnearbybuheywereoobusycanoodlingopayhimanyaenion

lijinpausedforafewminuesoseadyhisnervesandhenremovedhisphonefromhispockehedialedhenumberohephonehe’dboughforkrachevwiheachring,lijin’shearhumpedviolenlyagainshischeswhywashesonervous?someonepickedup

“krachev?olegkrachev?”lijinaskedhesianlyhehadn’spokenenglishforawhileandisoundedhollowandalienohisears

“yes”

“ihavehemerchandisewhereareyou?”

“inmyhoelihavebeenwaiingforyourcall”

“okcomeokowloonparkusehenahanroadenrancenexohemosqueandheadsraighohehemaze”lijinhadjusspoedhemazeashesca

edheparkiwaslesshanahundredmeersaway,wellwihinrangeofhecredireceiverhevoiceonheoherenddefinielysoundedrussianiwaskrachevalrigh

“hemaze?”herussianaskedincredulously

“yeshemazeyouwillfindieasilyenoughfindyourwayohecenerofhemaze”

“ok,ifyousayso”

“yes,andbehereinfifeenminuesoherwiseidisappearandhedealisoff”

“youhavehechipwihyou?”

“ofcourseiwillbenearby”

“ifhereisanyfu

ybusinessyouwon’makeiouofhongkongaliveundersandme?”

“surefifeenminues”

lijinhungupandwaied

heassassinwassurehahehadspoedlijingoingdownheescaorinheshoppingcenerhehadwachedhemovemensofhequarryforanysignofpanichequarryhadjuslookedawayseeminglyunperurbedheassassinhadseamlesslyloggedinoapdaabaseofhechinesepopuionandperformedaqueryoneveryhinghemajorgeneralhadoldhimabouhequarryallhiswasdonehandsfree,usingonlyheelecricpulsesracinghroughhissynapsesaphoohadmaerializedinhismindandiwasaperfecmachiwasasudenphooprobablyakenyearsagowihadigialcamerabuhefacewasunmisakablehehi

eckandrgishadam’sappleadeadgiveawayandhosewilyeyesmonwihbookishypeswerespoon

hehadcalmlybubrisklydescendedohebasemenwhilecopyinghephooinofacerecogniionmodehecouldfeelhewoinycamerasonhesidesofhemodulesca

inghefacesofhepeopleonheescaoringheoherwayandcrossreferencinghescanswihhequarry’sphoonomacheshequarrywassilldownhererappedinhebasemenye,herewereheelevaorsoneofwhichwasjusleavinghebasemenheassassincouldseeacrowdofpeopleinheelevaor

heassassinhadquielyurnedroundandbrushinghepeopleinhispahasideranbackuphedescendingescaorohegroundfloorhehadakenhisposiioninfronofheelevaordoorsonhegroundfloorandwaiedhewouldkillhequarrywihoneswifmovemenaquicksrikeohespinalcordandiwouldallbeoverhewouldcachhequarry’sbodyasiwenlimpandcarryhedeadweighhroughhecrowdsooneofheexishequarrywouldhaveobedisposedoffsomehowbuhawasjusacademic

heelevaorhadsoppedahegroundfloorandagroupofshoppershademergedhequarrywasnowhereobefoundheassassinhadhenheadedbackdownohebasemenandbedheareaingupwihnohingwhenhehadseenhesignohecarparkihadallbeeclearhequarryhadescapedhroughhecarpark,whichhehimselfhadoverlookedheassassinhadcalmlyorderedabowlofurleshelljellyaasmalldessersall,do

edhiswirelesssungssesandmenallyloggedinoyeanoherhirddeparmensyseminbeijing,ohamonioredallmunicaionsdaabyheenirepopuceofchinaheinsrucedanaioanalyzehemunicaions,feedingihechinesecharacersforlijinandhongkong

afewsecondserheresulsfshedacrosshisshadeslijinandolegkrachevwillmeeinkowloonparkodayaapproximaely608pmforhesaleofaquanumneuroprocessorheaihadgleanedallhisfromdisparaeemaindphoneconversaionsheassassinhadhenaskedheaiforoherimporandaahefollowingwordsscrolledpasonheassassin’sshades

olegkrachevpeninsuhoel,kowloonroom2006sundaymobilephone:923313882

lijinunknownresidenceunknownchinamobilebeijingsimcard

heassassinhadsmiledhewouldpayhisolegkrachevavisiandhiskrachevwouldleadhimohequarry