hehydraaircrafoucheddownahongkonginernaionairporjusafernooncaldwellsaredouoneofhewindowsashepneskiddedoahalhe’dneverseensomanyaircrafinonepcebeforeherewerehundredsofhemwihmanyndingandakingoffsimulaneouslyherewerepneshandedandsoppedabruply,pneshaookofffromasaionaryposiionheyjusshudderedandshoupvericallyinoheskyherewerehybridpneshaookofflikeahelicoper,henhey’dsprouwings,heroorswouldfolddown,andhey’dshooofflikeajefigheramazingly,mosofheairlinelogoswerefamiliarohiminhispreviouslifehehadprobablybeenafrequenflier

“hankyouforflyinghydraair,”hewoeurasiansewardessessaidinsereooverheinercaldwellwonderedwhereheyhadsequeseredhemselvesformuchofheflighandconsideredheremoepossibiliyhaheyhadacuallyflownhepne,ifinfacihadbeenpiloedbyhumans

caldwellcouldn’puhisfingeronibusomehinginhimhadchangeddramaicallyhe’deouofheoperaingroomabigroggyandbadlyi

eedofsomeshueye,hedullhrobofamigrainelingeringinheresomewhere,buoherwisefeelinghahewassillhesameperson,excepforheconsanbarrageofimagesfshinginhisheadhe’dakenanapandfoundhimselfheproagonisinasringofvividnighmareshe’dawokenoanempyloungeandheadedoheshowerhefelmuchbeeraferhisshower,shaveandachangeofclohinghesuihewosiujeshadbroughonboardforhimfiedwelndwhencaldwellhadlookedahimselfinhemirrorhehadseenafacehahedidn’pleelyrecognize

whilesillinheoperaionroom,forha’swhaiwasevenhoughheprocedurewasnoninvasive,hehadsolvedhreeprogrammingalgorihmshahadbeenboheringhimforawhilehesewerealgorihmshawouldhavemadehisbosmuchsmarerandlessprooreboosorsysemfailureshewashappywihhaaspecofhingshewouldneedhisbraincellsfiringonallcylindersoexricaehimselfunscahedfromhiscurrenpredicamenhefelheurgeoholdaguninhishandandfireihehadnoideawhyhehadhosehoughs,hejusfelhemiwasashoughhaacwouldfillsomedeepholeinhispsychewhasurprisedhimmoswashahecouldhinkinwhahefiguredwascanonesehehadheardhenguagebeforeinhenumerouschinaownsscaeredacrossheunionandnowinhissomewharefurbishedmind,hesoundsofhechinesenguagewerecoalescinginoarecognizablepaernofsors

hesiujesemergedoopenheaircrafdoors

“neideisikgongchungmanma?”caldwelskedhewinsincanonese,surprisingevenmyselfdidheyspeakcanonese?

“ganhai!”heyexcimed,likehewasaskinganidioicquesionhawasgoodenoughforhidwellwonderedwhaelsewasgoingoninheunchareddephshismindmslevinhadexpinedohimhashehadimpnedwoinychipsnoninvasivelyonewasaminisculegpschiphaploedhiswhereabousonadigialmapaccessiblesomewhereinlondoniprobablyhadfouler’sfingerprinsalloveriheoherwasahongkongidchip

whilehewasknockedoushehadakenheliberyofru

ingheidchiphecarriedinhispockeagainsheunionidenificaiondaabaseshehadoldhimhehadalisofminoroffencesaslongasherarmandhaheauhoriieshadbeenryingorackhimdownwihousuccesscaldwellhadobservedhaherarmswerenohalongandhaherlegswouldbeabeeranalogyshe’dblushedvisiblyandbusiedherselfpackingupherconrapionsfoulerhadinsrucedherowipehesecleanonhisnewhongkongchipanyhingelsehawenonherewasnoheirproblemfairdeal,hehoughcaldwellfellikehewasberayinghisanisysemidealsbusevenlevinhadassuredhimhaifhemadeibackalive,havinghechipsremovedwouldbeheleasofhisproblemsfromhewayshesaidi,caldwellreckonedsevendidnoraehischances

hewasescoredhroughheimmigraioncounersbyagenjonesandagenjackmanmslevinandhesiujeshadsayedonboardwihhepilowhocaldwellhadn’seenhroughouhefligh

“hellomrcaldwell,welebackohongkongiseeyou’vebeenawayforawhile,”afreckledyoungchineseimmigraionofficerobserved,ashispuerauomaicallypickedupcaldwell’sdeailscaldwellwasakenabackandsaredfeelingaroundinhispockeswereheyreadinghepassporchiphamslevinhadgivenhimfromhispocke?

“noneedforapassporchip,sir,”heofficersaid,correclyreadinghisacion

aheluggagecarousel,hekephiseyesopenforhewoyakuzawhohadkilledglyphinlondonhisheighenedsenseofawarenessfelweirdandfamiliaralonceevenhewohydraagenslookedahimwihanewfoundrespeccaldwellwonderedwheheriwassomehinginhiseyeshawasmakingheagensresponddifferenlyowhawasesseniallyhesamepersonheyseemedobesaying:“youarenolongerapunkyouarenowoneofus,aleasforheimebeing”

heypickeduphesuicasehydrahadpreparedforhim,agraphiegraybrixheavyonechnology,fromheluggagecarouselagenjonesorderedcaldwellosandsillhepcedhebrixonhefloorandpyedaroundonalileouchscreendispyonhefronofhesuicaseasmallcamerapoppedoufromheop,swiveledroundandaserbeamshoouandproceededorapidlyscancaldwell’sbodyhewholehingcouldnohavesedmorehanasecondhenhesuicasebeepedandagreenlighfshedandagenjonesgesuredforhemokeepwalkingasheywalkedouinohearrivarea,caldwellurnedroundoseehebrixfaihfullyfollowinghem,hesuicase’sownerrecogniionsensorsperpeuallyrainedonhimlikehecrosshairsofasniper

hearrivalsloungewaschockfullofpeoplepeopleofallracesbuhevasmajoriywerechinese,heciizensofnewchinaiwasimmediaelyapparenhanewchinawasheechnologycenerofheworld,aleasinermsofmassiveadopionnearlyallheeenagerspackedjukeboximpns,headmouneddispysandhadhairhachangedcolordependingonhowhelighsruckherodynamicpuerconrolledrainershamorphedinrealimedependingonheamounoffriciononhefloorandhedynamicsofhewearer’slegswereinabundanceheoldergeneraionwerelessfmboyaninmanywaysbumadeupforiwihmoregoldandjadejewelryhanyou’dfindinaypicalunionhighsreejewelrysore

heenireunionwasagianliealiedesignedoprevenanexodusofpeopleonewchinafromwhacaldwellhadseensofar,heunionwaslighyearsbehindnewchinainermsofechnologyandreedfashionsishowedonhefacesofheourisswhomadeheirwayinohearrivalsarea,eyeswideopennewchinahadoneuppedheworldbycausingamassivebraindrain,suckingmassivealenpoolsfromheknowledgeeconomiesofhewes

inheunioncorporaeadswereubiquiousahongkonginernaionairpor,heywereomnipresenherewerescreensinhegssrailingsdispyingsockpricesandoherdaaholographicprojecorsembeddedinheescaorsprojecedlifesizemoviesarsfloggingheiressimflicksamonghepassengersheenireceilingofhearrivalshallwasanadverisemenforsomenewhemeparkiwasalivehighresoluionrealimeviewofhepark’smajoraracionssomeforeignourisswerealreadygesuringwihexciemenaheceilinggehembeforeheyevenleaveheairpor,caldwellhough

herewassomehingabouingouinohearrivalsareaofanairpor,anoddfeelingofdispcemen,whichspookedhimiwasprobablyhefacesofhepeoplemeeingarrivingpassengers,hewayheylookedayoumenallyfiguringouwhichparofhepyouwerefrom,wheheryouwerehereoconribueoheeconomyorbeadrainoniherewasarecurringpaerninhedephsofallhoseeyeshacaldwellfounddisurbinginhongkong,akehaarrivalshallfeelingandmuliplyibyenandyou’dsillhavenoideawhaiwaslike

caldwellnoicedhaasignificannumberofhongkong’syoungwomenweredressedinseehroughrousers,skirsandopshemosdaringofhemweresandingheregivingcaldwell,andeveryoneelsewhocaredolook,aglimpseofheirfluorescengsringsandheirwonderbrasifheydidn’likehewayyouwerelookingahem,hey’dpressabuononheirhipsandherouserswouldclouduplikewaerdoeswhenyouaddmilkhongkongwasanorchesraofcolors,aiudeandpuredriveandheairporwasisshowroom

amidhisseaofexciemen,caldwell’smindcameofocusonwoevensondifferensidesofhehallonewashewojapanesefromhepuzzleinlondonlookingupanddownhearrivalshallcaldwellfiguredheyweresecondsawayfromspoinghimheurnedawayfromhemevenhoughheknewhawihhewohydraheavieswalkingnexohim,hisenouragewouldbeeasyospoheoherhinghacaughcaldwell’seyes,fornoreasonhecouldfahom,wasawomaninaighbckleahermoorcyclerider’sbodysuisheprobablysoodoubecauseherhelmewasonandherewasdaascrollingpasonhedarkvisor

hewomaninbckurnedandlookedincaldwell’sdireciononeofheyakuzahadalsospoedhimandascaldwelcknowledgedhafac,hejapaneselookedhimsraighinheeyesheyakuzaseemedunsureofwheheriwashimornomusbehesui,caldwellhoughhenashejapanesesaredmovingforwardgesuringohisassociae,hiseyesregiseredonhewohydraagenshedisfiguredyakuzahadalsoseenhemandhesoodheregivingcaldwellhismosmenacinglooklikeiamgoingogooverandgiveyouheconsolejusbecauseyouareugly,caldwellhoughhewasabouoapagenjackmanonheshoulderopoinouhejapanesemenwhenheysoppedsuddenlyhewomaninhebiker’soufiwassandinginfronofhem

“agenjackman,agenjones,iamagenhsuhopeyouhadagoodrip,”saidahoarsevoiceinperfecenglish,wihsomevariaionofanasianaccen

“codephrase?”hewoagensaskedsimulaneously,eschewingsmallalkaswasheirhabi

“perfecvision2020”

“okhe’sallyoursagenhsu,”saidagenjackmanhemanseemedobeinahurryoridhimselfofcaldwell

“hanksagenjackman,i’llakeifromhereyouboyshaveyourselfagoodripback”hegirl’saccenwasdifficulopceiwasdefinielyorienalcaldwell’seyesremainedrainedonhejapanese

“ihinkyoubeerdisrachosejapanesebeforeyougousehasoundgunhingifyoumus,”caldwellsaid,noddinginhedirecionofhewoyakuza

“leaveiouser,”agenjonessaidashewomenrereaedhroughhecrowdsowardswherehejapaneseweresandingcaldwellwonderedwhyheyhadn’madeheirmove

“ellfouleri’llbeseeinghimsoon,”caldwellsaidonooneinparicurhesuicasewasidlingbehindhiheywereasufficiendisanceawayfromheyakuzanoofreakhimoualhoughhelookednervoushewoyakuzasaredomoveawayfromheapproachingagens

“comewihme,”hewomansaidhervisorwassilldownandsomehingincaldwellwonderedwhyheagenshadn’idenifiedhervisuallyheyprobablynevermeherbeforesovisualidenificaionwasu

ecessary,hesecurecodephrasebeingenoughperfecvision2020whahehelldidhameananyway?caldwellwasooighlycoiledomakesmallalksomehingdidn’seemrighhekepurningaroundocheckhemovemensofhewojapanesebuacrowdofmainndourisshademergedwavingbrighlycoloredfgsandobsrucinghisviegroupofchildrenracedpasonelecricpoweredsneakersoneminueheywerehere,henexheywereablurweavingbeweenhecrowds

caldwelndhewomaninbikergeararrivedaabankofelevaorsasignindicaedhaheelevaorsledoheundergroundcarparkshewonderedwheherhewomanwasalsosomekindofcloneshedidn’seemlikehealkaiveypeeiherheelevaordoorsopenedandheywalkedinfollowedbyachinesefamilyhaseemedohavejusflowninheywerechaeringawayincanoneseandcaldwellwasonceagainamazedhahecouldundersandwhaheyweresayingheywerehappyobebackinhongkongaferalongripvisiingreivesinheuniedsaes

hewomanpressedheclosebuonhedoorsbeganocloseshubuherewasanelderlychinesecouplewihaheavyluggagerolleyahedoorcaldwellpushedheopenbuonolehemin,hisfingersbrushinghegirl’sglovedhandsinheprocesshecouldfeelhegirlenseupslighlyclone?heoldcouplesauneredinhewomanpressedheclosebuonagainsheseemedinarushogeouofheairporcaldwelldidn’bmeherwihheyakuzahangingaround,aquickeximadesense

ashedoorsclosed,hesneakedoneslookoseewheherhehydraagenshadinercepedheyakuzaagenjoneshaddisappearedashadheyoungerjapaneseandhedisfiguredonecaldwellcouldonlymakeouhebroadexpanseofagenjackman’sbackandheseemedobealkinganimaedlywihagirlinbckleahershewasholdingsomehingroundunderherarmilookedlikeamoorcyclehelmeshewasgesicuingwildlyhenbohofhemurnedroundandlookedowardsheelevaorheelevaordoorsclosedcaldwellurnedohisrigholookahewomaninhebiker’sgearshehadmovedincloseandhadsomehinghardandcoldsickingagainshisribshedidn’needadegreeinrockescienceoknowhaiwasagun

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