Tag: Noir
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Shanghai Bleeding Part 4
Unpaid Debts “Hello, Mr Lee,” Tang said. “Hello, Mr Tang,” Lee said. “I see you’ve made yourself comfortable.” “I make my home everywhere I go.” “Of course. I’d offer you a drink, but I’m fresh out.” “That’s fine. I helped myself to your tea earlier.” Lee closed and locked the door behind him, keeping his…
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Shanghai Bleeding Part 3
Two Birds with One Stone Sorting out the shooting took the rest of the night and most of the following morning. Sustaining themselves with coffee and cigarettes, the detectives, police and private, endured interminable interviews and waded through never-ending seas of paperwork until Wong at last pulled strings and expedited their release from the clutches…
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Shanghai Bleeding Part 2
Blood on The Bund The world penetrated China through Shanghai, and in Shanghai the world entered through the Bund. Traditional shophouses surrendered to Western edifices of columns and arches. Peoples of all nations and none walked the streets: prosperous businessmen and Western merchants in fine suits and hats, glamorous Chinese women in cheongsams, coolies and…
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The Shanghai Songbird Part 5
A volley of shots rang out. A fiery hammer slammed into Lee’s abdomen. He coughed, going straight down. His vision blurred, his chest burned, wet heat squirted out of the wound. He saw the Songbird turn and run. He raised the Nambu and fired. Missed. She pointed her weapon over her shoulder and squeezed off…
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The Shanghai Songbird Part 4
“I’m still not giving you a gun,” Wong said. Lee blew on his cold hands. “I didn’t ask for one.” “I can hear the thought in your head.” “Hey, we’re just seeing who shows up tonight. No need for shooting, right?” Wong grunted sullenly. Recruiting Wong had been simple enough. Lee simply waited outside his…
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The Shanghai Songbird Part 3
Picking Tang out was easy. He was the only customer in the teahouse with a contingent of heavily-muscled goons. They strolled in with the self-assurance of tigers, and the other customers either greeted them or looked down into their cups. Tang and three men entered the sole private room in the teahouse. The remaining four…