Li Jin  teemed ern Bloc countries. ticipated. ic information about tin board t  for fencers of stolen tecern Europe, especially Russia. t in contraband of various descriptions, advanced processor design, cutting-edge softs to classified computer systems, aircraft design and w else.

    Li Jin kne tomatically monitored ts t notified teresting emerged on t. ts rained to filter out ronic scams. Li Jin ten sucs ential buyer  and titute of Supercomputing.

    Li Jin itute’s patc oot, . Li Jin o see t t ably absorb t  even making a dent in tement ed more info on to determine its auticity and Li Jin um computing t e on.

    A preliminary deal ronically. t ty deposit box at tion.  up  slip for t.  up several cyberspace bank accounts ed financial institutions. ts all used names of random villagers from o. But, o make sure t Krac c  of t of one solution. ruct Kraco make t by radio and once satisfied t it ruct to pick up to tling Nathan Road.

    Li Jin  of ter lab at tsingy unnoticed and gone s transfer device and a combat knife ed edge. No one more errand to run. o pay a visit to Professor Yao’s o retrieve t dangerous to do, not counting tor of take precautions. rol of ttle field. tter altogets. orse still, t t knoo look for and neit someudy before. Mentally, ried to picture radition dictated on t t fastidious about tradition and ts and bytes.

    Li Jin guessed t ted only for a feaken to Professor Yao’s village near tianyu section of t all. Yet, it  t for. Public Security Bureau agents  tructions. t   cually, t need proof. Once t t antial evidence could be manufactured later.

    At any rate, Li Jin   to Ne  and a small stipend upon ion to continue udies, oto return to eacor. It er all t ogeto send  promising student, to Beijing to sit t entrance exams to tsingy. And ed. Once to make a sizeable contribution to to build talking about for so long and to repair treac track t lead up to to do. First, o get he backdoor rig.

    It es past midniged Beijing road t lead to tong - lanes bet quadrangle courtyard  tong tog, er ies er o tong, no  of t used to spread outy.

    te to t of fog reet an eerie atmospil  tes located at tern section of t leapt off t jumped out of ried te, otally inadequate on tic copper door rings. te refused to budge. It ed stone lions sat time, staring straig ted on ry.

    te probably meant ts? t to Mutianyu but tree to one side of t migo t for any sounds from  or o t of tted tree c into t.

    Li Jin climbed tree s brancil  building in t a couple of tiles crack underfoot. If t s lurking about tely ion. ed. Not silence and t air nipping at his ears.

    Professor Yao’s residence yards. Li Jin found er courtyard, ed servants and visiting guests. Li Jin remembered t most of ter buildings orage facilities for tems t ted during tful life, aings of little cultural or commercial value and an assortment of corporate gifts.

    After satisfying  notirred o t endons react to t. It ime and quite anot nig luckily all siain rules of design, layout and building use. Just in front of  side from seeing terior of t of tant, function of spirit ed gs or evil spirits from entering ts could only raig ively brougers to an abrupt , impeding to t is if t past t of te designed to trip to  onight.

    Li Jin   lead into tyard. to to live  building in tyard  to tion room t time .

    You couldn’t tell from traditional outlook of t  tting edge of computing tecomy t governed t o udy. ould t someter room or in t tudy  place to look. Professor Yao  been t secretive of people considering type of classified stuff t ype of person to leave stuff exactly  to find it.

    Li Jin stood in front of t  udy. o e a large room. It oo dark to see inside. s of iny flas on it. Li Jin played t over tents of tudy ed by a  danced across tings came into vie landscape painting but Li Jin  interested in t today.

    ered ty smell of aging ink, rice paper and somet put   rusted assistant  long after ions from beyond to find t s and ttles of fermenting snake  Great all console and monitor on t not Li Jin was looking for.

    Li Jin tried various drao no avail. ter discs, piles of printout, various data c no backdoor rig. Anotiny lig ts doors partially open. Li Jin’s  beat faster as oicipation. Disappointment. More stacks of paper, some ing and ten on tic coding sub-routines t ecs on various aspects of code design. t existed at all, ion after all.

    As Li Jin oudy, somet demanded furtigation but for t put . opped and listened. All ling outside and tant sounds of ty. In tyard proper, t imposing sed ligside and tting. It sounded very close. Li Jin sciny flas.

    Just in time, Li Jin made out tte cutting into t. Someone anding. ed, trying desperately to calm . ed edge in   o do as a o the knife.

    Footsteps incte grabbed to t its outline in took a feeps into tobacco of tte. tayed  quadrangle created by tening. Li Jin kne o keep absolutely quiet. Being caug an option now.

    “Bloody cats,” ttered as reated, closing t time. As oo cte disappear into one of t daudy. the wooden floor sounded hollow.

    iterrifying t of t experienced eco esc. Instead  doarted feeling along tely somet more tes later, Li Jin  to give up on finding anyt metal just belo o be a ly surprised s o raise w rapdoor.

    rapdoor o ty smell assaulted o ting to find ttom arted to believe t trap door didn’t lead to a ment but to an underground room. s in a si  surprised by ty.

    Li Jin braced ed and began to incened. tant rasp of o trapdoor, il ended. Still no floor? It couldn’t be too far a  room being more t to ten feet o none. Yet o minimize  or injury lay beloook a deep breat rapdoor. Immediately  the darkness below welcoming him.