lijinwasreelingfromhisgoodforunehehadfoundarussianbuyerforbckjade’sneuroprocessoronhesecorofcyberspacehaeemedwihdealersfromawholeloadofformereasernbloccounrieshefindhadbeenmuchquickerhananicipaedhehadpcedcrypicinformaionabouhechiponabulleinboardhaheknewwasamagforfencersofsolenechnologiesineaserneurope,especiallyrussiaheseguysdealinconrabandofvariousdescripions,advancedprocessordesign,cuingedgesofware,blueprinsocssifiedpuersysems,aircrafdesignandwhoknewwhaelse

lijinknewhaheseriousbuyersauomaicallymonioredheboardswihboshanoifiedhemwhensomehingineresingemergedonhemarkeheboswererainedofilerouhoaxmessagesandoherwellknownelecronicscamslijinhadwriensuchboshimselfsoheknewhowheyworkedapoenialbuyerhadpickeduponhisposandhemessagehadebackfromanolegkrachevfromhemoscowinsiueofsuperpuing

lijinhaddonehishomework,findingheinsiue’spachofcyberspaceandbingiwihafioohbherewasanolegkrachevherealrigh,headofpurchasinghepresidedoverasizeablebudgelijinwaspleasedoseehahebudgewasofsuchasizeasoforablyabsorbheamounhewasaskingforwihouevenmakingadeninhewholehisrussiankrachev’sbarelyconcealedexciemenwasanoherpieceofgoodnewshewanedmoreinfoonhechipodeermineisauheniciyandlijinhadfollowedupwihhequanumpuingheoriesheknewonlyanexperwouldbieon

apreliminarydealhadbeenreachedelecronicallyheexchangewouldbedoneinhongkonglijinwoulddeposihechipinasafeydeposiboxahehongkongandshanghaibankingcorporaionhewouldhenmeeupwihkrachevinkowloonparkwherehewouldexchangehedeposislipforhecredihehadalreadyseupseveralcyberspacebankaccounswihcarefullyselecedfinancialinsiuionsheaccounsallusednamesofrandomvilgersfromhishomeowninshaanxiprovincehevilgewouldeogeherforhisonehehoughbu,howomakesurehakrachevdidn’cheahimouofhechip?hehadonlyhoughofonesoluionhewouldinsruckrachevomakehepaymenbyradioandoncesaisfiedhaihadgohrough,hewouldinsrucherussianonwhereopickuphechiphenhewoulddisappearinohecrowdsonkowloon’sbuslingnahanroad

lijinhadslippedouofhepuerbasinghuauniversiyu

oicedandgoneshoppingi

earbyzhongguancunforheradio,acrediransferdeviceandabaknifewihawickedlookingserraededgenowwihallhesehingsinhisbackpackhehadjusonemoreerrandorunheneededopayavisioprofessoryao’shomeorerievehebackdoorrighiswaseasilyhemosdangeroushinghehadodo,nocouningheunknownfacorofherussianinhongkonghecouldakeprecauionshewasinconrolofhebalefieldheprofessor’shomewasanohermaeralogeherhepcecouldbecrawlingwihpsbagensworsesill,heycouldhavealreadyfoundheprofessor’sbackdoorrigbuheywouldn’knowwhaolookforandneiherdidhehefiguredhe’dfindisomewhereinheprofessor’sdenalhoughhehadbeenoheprofessor’shome,hehadneverbeeninheprofessor’ssudybeforemenally,heriedopicurewhichsideofhesiheyuanorfoursidedpoundheprofessorwouldhavelocaedhissudyradiiondicaedonhesouhernsidebuhesedays,whowashafasidiousabouradiionandhewsofgeomancy?lijin’slifewasgovernedbyhewsofbisandbyes

lijinguessedhaheprofessor’shousewouldbedeseredonlyforafewdayshehadheardhahefamilyhadakenhebodyoprofessoryao’svilgenearhemuianyusecionofhegreawallye,iwasn’hefamilyhewasonhelookouforpublicsecuriybureauagenswereprobablylookingalloverbeijingforhimandifheywerehoroughhey’dhavesakedouheprofessor’shouselijinhadignoredinsrucionshawascrimeenoughifheyfoundouhehaddupedhem,hewasdeadmeabuhowcouldheyprovehahehadswichedheneuroprocessorandhesofware?acually,heseguysdidn’needproofonceheygoheirhandsonyouhawasallheproofheyneededmoresubsanialevidencecouldbemanufacureder

aanyrae,lijinhadfiguredhawihheprofessor’svisionewyorkiwasalloverforhimanywayiwasheprofessorwhohadgivenhimheresearchgranandasmallsipenduponhisgraduaionoconinuehissudies,oherwisehewouldhavehadoreurnohisvilgeinshaanxiandeachprimaryschoolkidsorworkforhevilgeheadman,hisbenefacoriwashevilgeaferallhahadpooledogeherosendhim,heirmospromisingsuden,obeijingosihedifficulenranceexamsosinghuauniversiyandhehadbeenassurprisedasanyonewhenhehadbeenaccepedoncehiswasallover,he’dhaveomakeasizeableconribuionohevilgecoffersheycouldusehemoneyobuildhenewschoolhey’dbeenalkingabouforsolongandorepairhereacherousdusrackhaleadupohevilgeyes,herewasmuchodofirs,hehadogehishandsonhebackdoorrig

iwasafewminuespasmidnighwhenlijinmadehiswaydownhedeseredbeijingroadhaleadohehuongwhereprofessoryao’shousewaslocaedhuong’swerehenorhsouh,easwesnesbeweenhewallsofadjacenquadranglecouryardhouseslijinrecalledhahewordhuongwasderivedfromhemongolianwordhoog,whichmeanwaerwellcommuniieshaddevelopedaroundwaerwells,leadingohebeijingversionofhesamewordhuong,nowsynonymouswihwhawaslefofhemyriadsprawlofgraybrickhausedospreadouwardsfromheforbiddenciy

herewasadecidedbieoheairabnkeoffoghaddescendedlendinghesreeaneerieamospherelijinwalkedhroughhisicyshroudofgrayunilhearrivedahevermilliongaeslocaedahesouheasernsecionofhepoundabckcaleapoffhepoundwalnddisappeareddownanearbydrainlijinalmosjumpedouofhisskinheriedhegae,hishinhandsfeelingoallyinadequaeonhegiganiccopperdoorringshegaerefusedobudgeiwaslockedfromheinsidehedipidaedsonelionssahere,heirfaceserodedwihime,saringsraighaheadbuheirallseeingeyeswerefixaedonhimashoughwillfullydenyinghimenry

heclosedgaeprobablymeanherewassomeoneasleepwihinhedarkconfinesofhepoundservans?hepsb?unlessofcoursehefamilyhadlefhroughasidedooronheirwayomuianyubuhosewererareinapoundofhissizehenlijinrememberedherewasareeoonesideofhehousehamighaffordhimaccessoheroofofoneofhebuildingshewalkedroundhecornerofhepound,hisearsalerforanysoundsfromwihouorwihinohesouheasofhepoundhespoedhegnarledcypressreewhosebranchessrechedouinohepoundexcellen

lijinclimbedhereewiheaseandcrawledalongoneofisbranchesunilhewashangingoverheroofofhesouhernmosbuildinginhepoundhejumpedandfelacoupleofilescrackunderfooifherewasanyoneahomeorpsbagenslurkingabouheywoulddefinielyhaveheardhesmallmoionhecrouchedonheroofandwaiednohingbusilenceandhecoldnighairnippingahisears

professoryao’sresidencewasacssicsiheyuanpoundwihwocouryardslijinfoundhimselfinheouercouryard,whichhousedbuildingshahisoricallyacmodaedservansandvisiingguesslijinrememberedhamosofheouerbuildingswereusedassoragefaciliiesforhemyriadiemshaheprofessorhadcollecedduringhecourseofhisevenfullife,awards,scrolls,painingsoflileculuralormercialvalueandanassormenofcorporaegifs

afersaisfyinghimselfhanohinghadsirredwihinhepound,hejumpedoffhelowhangingroofinoheyardhewincedashefelhisendonsreacoheimpaciwasohinginghereduringhedayimeandquieanoheranighyeluckilyallsiheyuanfollowedcerainrulesofdesign,youandbuildingusejusinfronofhimwashespiriwalloryingbi,whichprevenedpeopleonheousidefromseeingheineriorofhepoundlijinsmiledashehoughofheoher,perhapsmoreimporan,funcionofspiriwallsheyprevenedghossorevilspirisfromeneringhepoundsincespiriscouldonlywalkinsraighlines,hespiriwallseffecivelybroughanyinvadingspecersoanabruphal,impedingheiraccessinohepoundproperhaisifhey’dmadeipasheraisedwoodenfloorbeaminfronofhegaedesignedoriphemuplijinchuckledohimselfhiswasonespiriwhoseaccesswon’bedeniedonigh

lijinwalkedaroundhespiriwalndhroughhesmallpavilionhaleadinohei

ercouryardohenorhwashemainhousewhereheprofessorusedolivewihhiswife,nowdeceasedhesouhmosbuildinginhei

ercouryardwouldhousehissudylijinhadnoicedalockeddoornexoherecepionroomhesimehehadpaidheprofessoravisi

youcouldn’ellfromheradiionaloulookofheprofessor’shousehahewasahecuingedgeofpuingechnologyhiswasadichoomyhagovernedhelivesofmanyofnewchina’sleadingmindsiwashechinesewayhemovedowardshedoorofheroomhahefiguredwasheprofessor’ssudywouldheprofessorhavekepsomehingsovaluableinanouerroomorinhemainbuildinginhenorhofhepound?knowingheprofessor,lijinreckonedhahesudywashebespceolookprofessoryaohadn’beenhemossecreiveofpeopleconsideringheypeofcssifiedsuffhaheworkedonhewasheypeofpersonoleavesuffexaclywhereyouwouldn’expecofindi

lijinsoodinfronofhedoorofwhahehoughwasprofessoryao’ssudyhepushedforwardonhewoodendoorsurprisingly,hedoorgavewayopeningupinowhalookedlikequieargeroomiwasoodarkoseeinsidehefishedinhepockesofhisjeansforhiskeyringwhichhadainyfshlighonilijinpyedhehinbeamoflighoverheconensofheroomhesudywasdominaedbyahugedesk,surroundedbynumerousbookshelvesashelighdancedacrosshewalls,hecoarsepaperofcalligraphyworksandinkpainingscameinoviewheprofessorhadbeenakeencalligrapherandadabhandandscapepainingbulijinwasnoineresedinhaoday

heshiveredasheeneredheroomherewasamusysmellofagingink,ricepaperandsomehingelsehecouldn’puhisfingeronlijincouldfeelhepresenceofheprofessorinheroomwasheprofessorlookingahim,wonderingwhahisrusedassisanwasdoinginhissudynolongaferhisdeah?orwasheprofessorguidinglijin’sacionsfrombeyondhegrave,willinghimofindhebackdoorriglijinwouldneverknowyehereamonghescrolls,hereamsofdocumensandhebolesoffermeningsnakewiheprofessor’sbackdoorrigprobablyyherewasanondescripgreawallconsoleandmonioronhedeskbunohingresemblingwhalijinwaslookingfor

lijinriedvariousdrawersonoavailherewerepuerdiscs,pilesofprinou,variousdaachipsbunobackdoorriganohersweepofheroomwihheinylighherewasargecupboardahebackofheroomwihoneofisdoorspariallyopenlijin’shearbeafaserashemovedowardshecupboardheopenedhedoorswiheageranicipaiondisappoinmenmoresacksofpaper,somewihheprofessor’shandwriingandwrienonhemcrypiccodingsubrouineshaechoedheprofessor’shoughsonvariousaspecsofcodedesignhebackdoorrig,ifiexisedaall,wasprobablyinhemainbuildinginhenorhofhepoundheprofessorhaderredonhesideofcauionaferall

aslijinwalkedbackowardshedoorofhesudy,somehingdeepdowninhispsychewasawakenedherewassomehinginheroomhademandedfurherinvesigaionbuforhelifeofhimhecouldn’puhisfingeronihesoppedandlisenedallhecouldhearwasheicecoldwindwhislingousideandhedisansoundsofheciyinhegloomofhecouryardproper,hebuildingscasimposingshadowsenhancedbyhemuedlighofhemoonherewasaloudcoughousideandhesoundofsomeonespiingisoundedverycloselijinswichedoffheinyfshligh

jusinime,lijinmadeouheamberglowofacigareecuinginohenighsomeonewasawakeandheadingoheveryroomwherehewassandinghemovedquicklybehindhedoorandwaied,ryingdesperaelyocalmhisnervesandprepareforheworshehadheknifewihheserraededgeinhisknapsackandiwasheavyisblunhandlewouldhaveodoasaweaponherewasnowayhewaskillingapsbofficeroramemberofheprofessor’sfamilyhisbonyfingerssnakedinohebackpackcarefullysearchingforheknife

foosepsinchedcloserandhenahandholdingacigareegrabbedhesideofhedooraheadloomedinoheroobodyfollowedashemanookafewsepsinoheroomlijinwassoclosehecouldsmellhecheapobaccoofheman’scigareehemansayedwihinhemoonliquadranglecreaedbyheopendoorhewasliseninglijinknewhahehadokeepabsoluelyquiebeingcaughwasnoanopio

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“bloodycas,”hemanmueredasherereaed,closinghedoorbehindhishewalkedowardsoneofhehalfopenwindowsowachhemanandhisglowingcigareedisappearinooneofhepound’ssidehouses,idawnedonhimwhahadbeenboheringhimabouheprofessor’ssudyhewoodenfloorsoundedhollow

wihheerrifyinghoughofheclosecallhehadjusexperiencedechoinghroughhismind,lijindecidedoeschewheuseofhefshlighinseadhewendownonallfoursandsaredfeelingalonghefloorboardsherewasdefinielysomehingbelowhefloorhecouldsenseimorehananyhingfiveminueser,lijinwasabouogiveuponfindinganyhingwhenhisfingersbrushedagainsmealjusbelowheprofessor’sdeskhefelwhaappearedobeahandleandwaspleasanlysurprisedwhenicameawayfromishousingallowinghimoraisewhahehopedwasarapdoor

heopenedherapdoorwiheaseandpeeredinohedarknessbelowadampmusysmelssauledhisnosehereacheddowninohedarkness,expecingofindheboomwihhisfingersnosuchlucklijinsaredobelievehaherapdoordidn’leadoahiddenparmenbuoanundergroundroomhehadneverheardofhiddenbasemensinasiheyuanbefore,yehewasnosurprisedbyheprofessor’singenuiy

lijinbracedhimselfforheunexpecedandbeganoinchhisbodydownheholeinhegroundhepausedandlisenedheonlysoundhecouldhearwasheconsanraspofhisownbreahingholdingonohesidesofherapdoor,heloweredhisbodyunilhisarmswerefullyexendedsillnofloor?icouldn’beoofaraway,hehoughorwashawishfulhinkingonhispar?whawerehechancesofhisbasemenroombeingmorehaneighoenfeehigh?hefiguredheywereslimononeyehebracedhimselfandrexedhismusclesinabidominimizewhaeverimpacorinjuryybelodiaelyhefelhedarknessbelowwelinghim

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