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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4540112" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 2 – The Black Lotus Trading Company</strong></p><p></p><p>The front of the large Asian import shop was decorated with a gaudy black and green Chinese motif. On one wall was an unusual mural depicting an Oriental dragon striding through a star field. </p><p></p><p>"Interesting," said Archive. "The dragon’s hindquarters turn into a mass of tentacles."</p><p></p><p>They entered the dusty shop to the tinkle of a bell over the door. </p><p></p><p>Shelves lined with Asian spices, dried and canned foods, statuettes, dishes, tea sets, and fans crowded the store. Piles of dried ginseng root were kept in the glass-front counter. Behind the counter was a doorway draped with a curtain of Oriental design. </p><p></p><p>Several of the customers shot them curious glances as they entered. They were distinguished not only by their ethnicity but their height; all the customers were five-feet in height at most.</p><p></p><p>"I don't suppose anybody speaks Vietnamese?" asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>Hammer shook his head. "I speak a lot of languages, but Vietnamese isn't one of them."</p><p></p><p>Hammer hit the bell for service at the counter. </p><p></p><p>Archive looked around the shop. After a moment, he clipped a leaf from one plant, rubbed the wax off the stem of another, and combined it with dirt from a third. Then he popped it in his mouth.</p><p></p><p>"What the hell are you doing?" asked Hammer.</p><p></p><p>Archive spat out the contents into one palm. "Learning Vietnamese." He separated the paste into two separate balls and then plugged them into his ears.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean just shook his head in disbelief.</p><p></p><p>A wrinkled older Asian man with a limp made his way through the curtains. "Yes? Can I help you?"</p><p></p><p>"We are looking for a William Davis Ko."</p><p></p><p>The air left the room. All the customers turned to look at them. The old man didn't react.</p><p></p><p>"I'm sorry, but I know of no William Davis Ko. And you are?"</p><p></p><p>"Concerned for his safety," said Hammer. "If you see him, please call this number." He handed the man a card. </p><p></p><p>The man nodded, nonplussed. "Is there anything you would like to buy?"</p><p></p><p>Hammer shook his head.</p><p></p><p>As they walked out of the store, the shop owner shouted something to a delivery boy. The delivery boy shouted something back.</p><p></p><p>Without looking over his shoulder, Archive said, "Dr. Fung Dou Nan just told Tony Wong, his delivery boy, to warn William Davis Ko."</p><p></p><p>"How do you figure that?" asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>"I heard him," said Archive with a shrug. </p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean was about to crack wise when a boy darted out of the store and down the street.</p><p></p><p>"We'd better get to him before Wong does," said Hammer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4540112, member: 3285"] [b]An Outbreak of Alchemy: Part 2 – The Black Lotus Trading Company[/b] The front of the large Asian import shop was decorated with a gaudy black and green Chinese motif. On one wall was an unusual mural depicting an Oriental dragon striding through a star field. "Interesting," said Archive. "The dragon’s hindquarters turn into a mass of tentacles." They entered the dusty shop to the tinkle of a bell over the door. Shelves lined with Asian spices, dried and canned foods, statuettes, dishes, tea sets, and fans crowded the store. Piles of dried ginseng root were kept in the glass-front counter. Behind the counter was a doorway draped with a curtain of Oriental design. Several of the customers shot them curious glances as they entered. They were distinguished not only by their ethnicity but their height; all the customers were five-feet in height at most. "I don't suppose anybody speaks Vietnamese?" asked Jim-Bean. Hammer shook his head. "I speak a lot of languages, but Vietnamese isn't one of them." Hammer hit the bell for service at the counter. Archive looked around the shop. After a moment, he clipped a leaf from one plant, rubbed the wax off the stem of another, and combined it with dirt from a third. Then he popped it in his mouth. "What the hell are you doing?" asked Hammer. Archive spat out the contents into one palm. "Learning Vietnamese." He separated the paste into two separate balls and then plugged them into his ears. Jim-Bean just shook his head in disbelief. A wrinkled older Asian man with a limp made his way through the curtains. "Yes? Can I help you?" "We are looking for a William Davis Ko." The air left the room. All the customers turned to look at them. The old man didn't react. "I'm sorry, but I know of no William Davis Ko. And you are?" "Concerned for his safety," said Hammer. "If you see him, please call this number." He handed the man a card. The man nodded, nonplussed. "Is there anything you would like to buy?" Hammer shook his head. As they walked out of the store, the shop owner shouted something to a delivery boy. The delivery boy shouted something back. Without looking over his shoulder, Archive said, "Dr. Fung Dou Nan just told Tony Wong, his delivery boy, to warn William Davis Ko." "How do you figure that?" asked Jim-Bean. "I heard him," said Archive with a shrug. Jim-Bean was about to crack wise when a boy darted out of the store and down the street. "We'd better get to him before Wong does," said Hammer. [/QUOTE]
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