lijinwachedhemancalledolegkrachevwalkuphesepsowardskowloonmosqueheknewiwasherussianbecauseeveryhingabouhimfiedhedescripionevenhoughhemanhewaslookingawassomewhaolderhanhehadexpeced,overweighandpobellied,herewassomehingabouhissridehaledlijinofocusonhimherewasalsohadeerminedlook,heblochyskinfromoomuchdrinkingandhefachahelookedsoouofpcehelookedneiherlikeaourisnoralocalexpariae

lijinwasabouomoveoheohersideofheroofgardenowachkrachevemergewhenhishearsoppedbeainghisbodyhadrespondedevenbeforehe’drealizedwhahisbrainhadregiseredhesmallchinesemanhehadseeninheshoppingmallwaswalkingupheseps,obviouslyfollowingkrachevhowhadhemanfoundhim?lijinrealizedhagivenhecurrensiuaion,choosinghemazewasaluckybreakifhepyedhingswelndremainedcalm,hecouldsillemergefromhiscurrenpredicamenunscahedhequicklyurnedroundandmovedoheohersideofheroofgardenhesideoverlookinghemaze

krachevwaswalkingslowlybuwihdeerminaionhroughheparkinhedirecionofmazelijinremovedhisbinocursfromhisbackpack,anoheroversighhahehadcorrecedaferfleeingfromheshoppingmallagain,hegodswerewihhimhehadwalkedpasashopsellingcamerasandhugeelescopesandihadoccurredohimhaiwouldbedifficulorackkrachevwihouapairofbinocurshehadwalkedinandboughonehagglingviciouslywihhesmallbaldingmanbehindhecouner

herainedhebinocursonkrachevhemanhadsomekindofweaponinhebandofhissuirousershebulgewasgringlyobviouslijinrealizedhenhahewaspyingaverydangerousgameindeedhesmallmanhadobviouslybeensenbyhepocapurehimandakehimbackonewchinaheyhadprobablyrealizedhahehadswichedheprocessorandhaheaiwasaninferiorproducoprofessoryao’screaioninfac,fromhelookofheman,whohadalsoeneredhepark,heprobablywasn’hereoakehimbackonewchinahemanwasakiller,pinandsimplehismuchwasclearasherackedhechinesehaerecback,hefluidorsoandonlyhelegssuggesingmovemen,wassomehowalienohewayeveryoneelsewalkedifhephadwanedhimbackinbeijing,heywouldhavesenwomen,noonedefinielynooneassmalshismansmallmeandeadly

krachevdisappearedinoheenranceofhemazehirysecondserhechinesemanfollowedlijinrealizedhahechinese,heassassin,probablyhoughhewasinsidehemazehemanwasfollowingkrachevogeohimlijinreeledwhenherainedhisbinocursonheassassin’sheadhegraylumponhisnecksuggesedonlyohingheassassinwaswearingoneofprofessoryao’sprooypesaelliebasedcyberspaceunisheohaineracedwirelesslywiheiherapairofgssesordireclywihhebrain,manipuinghehoughpaernsinosomekindofvirualdispyheprofessorhadhoughhahisechnologywouldneverbeusedwihaweinerfacebecausehepsychologicaleffecsonhesubjecwouldbehorrendousandevenuallyfaal

heprooypehadbeensenoapuniinlongmen,shanxiprovinceforesingandhahadbeenheslijinhadseenofiheassassinwasobviouslyusinghedeviceoineracwihaisanddaabasesinbeijinghawashowheassassinhadchedonokrachev,hroughhismessagingandelephoneconversaionswhenhecalledkrachevoexecuehewireransfer,heassassinwouldbeableoracehisphone’ssignalowihinmeersye,hewouldalsohaveonegoiaehiswayouofhemaze,whichwouldbuylijinsomeimehemazewasagiffromhegods,pureandsimple

lijinwachedkrachevmakeseveralwrongurnsinhemaze,wihheassassinjusonesepbehindhiveryimekrachevbackracked,heassassinwouldrerea,hisheadcocked,liseningforkrachev’sfoosepsabunchofchildrenhadmadeiohecenerofhemazelijincouldseeheirparenswaiingaheexiialllookedsoeasyfromupherefinally,krachevmadeiohecenerofhemazewihheassassinjusonesepbehind

usingheearpieceofhisphone,lijinspeeddialedkrachevandwaied

“whahehelldoyouhinkyouaredoing?”krachevaskedhesoundedangry

lijinkephebinocursrainedonherussianandheassassinwhowassandingverysilfewfeeaway,onlyhehickhedgeofhemazeseparainghem

“iamnearbydon’worryicanseeyou”

herussianlookedahechildrenwhowereleavingheydidn’wanoshareheenclosedspacewihheheavilypaningforeigner

“everycornerofheparkisbeingwachedbymypeopleryanyhingandyouaredeadmea,”krachevbluffedhehadunderesimaedheseller

“jusmakeheransacionandeveryhingwillbefine,”lijinsaid,givingherussianhewirelessidofhiscredireceiverunihemanmueredsomehingohimselfinrussianandpulledouacrediransmierfromhissuipockelijinwachedhimpunchinheidhelookedahiscredireceiverandwasrelievedoseehemessagehaaremoecredidevicewasaempingoco

echeaccepedheco

ecionandwachedapulsaingbarindicaehadaawasbeingsenacrossagroupofpeoplecameupoheroofgardenandsaredmovinginhisdirecioncrediransferpleelijinquicklyscrolledhroughhesimplemenuandcheckedhisbankaccounhemoneywashereherefreshedhedispyhemoneywasgone,auomaicallywiredinohisoheraccounasperhisinsrucionslijinswichedoffhiscredireceiverhecouldhearherussianbreahingoverheline

“okyouhaveyourmoneywhereishechip?”

heassassinhadwalkedinohecenerofhemazekrachevspunaroundandlookedahechinesemanherussianseemedohinkhemanwaslijinbuhecouldn’makeuphismindkrachev’shandsinsincivelyreachedbehindhisjacke

“don’doi,ifyouwanogeouofherealive,”lijinwarnedherussian

krachevhesiaed,hishandsreadyahisside

“hechipisinabearersafeydeposiboxinyournameahehongkongandshanghaibankon82nahanroadjusafewminueswalkfromherei’sa24hourbanksoiwillbeopenwhenyougehere”

“whyshouldibelieveyou,youpieceofshi?”krachevhissed,urningaround

“iamabouosaveyourlifehemansandinginheenclosurewihyouisnoaourisheisakillerfromnewchinaouorerievehechipandeliminaewhoeverpossessesiheriedokillmeearlier”

lijinmovedhebinocursowardswhereheassassinwassandinghehaddisappearedhenhespoedhiminhemaze,ru

ingowardsheexiheseemedobehavingroublefindingiyehewasmovinghroughhemazeabreakneckspeedheassassinhadpinpoinedhislocaionfromheworksignalofhiscellphonelijinpcedhedeposislipunderaconcreeflowerpo

“whichmanareyoualkingabou?”incredibly,krachevwaschasingaferheassassin,hisphoooneear

“heoneyouhoughwasme”lijinsaid,rapidlydescendinghesairsleadingfromheroofgarden

“youareadeadmanyoufuckin”

“heslipisunderneahhehirdsoneflowerpofromhelefonheroofgardenaboveheparkenranceyoucamehroughnicedoingbusinesswihyou”lijinhungupandwalkedbrisklyhroughheparkenrance,downhesairsofkowloonmosqueandmeledinohecrowds