Chapter 16 is the beginning of Part 6 and takes place in the Cathay Hotel, Shanghai, on October 20th of 1937.Christopher seeks out Inspector Kung and finds him at the Inn of Morning Happiness; an establishment with rooms that are more like stalls. It appears that Morgan's description of him is accurate. Inspector Kung is a disheveled old man now, living in a wretched place. Christopher introduces himself as a longtime fan and the Inspector is pleased.
Christopher asks him about the Wu Cheng Lou Shooting Incident. He reminds him of a suspect who ended up to be completely unrelated to this incident, but who confessed to being a part of a kidnapping gang. Inspector Kung remembers that they checked out all the houses this suspect had mentioned, except one. The last one, they.....
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