Jake Randolph in "The Naked Beat" Pt. 51
I made my way to the Hop Sing Tong office on Gin Ling Way. I looked at the Chinese lettering above the door as I pushed it open and went inside. I was met by two men who looked about six good meals away from being Sumo wrestlers.
"Hello, gentlemen," I said as politely as I could. "I'd like to speak with Mr. Li, please."
The men stood like stone statues with their arms folded. I didn't fancy trying to take these two brutes on in hand-to-hand combat.
The matter was settled when Mr. Li appeared from nowhere...
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Christopher almost 8 years ago
I did a bit of cross-cultural referencing there. Sumo wrestlers are Japanese, not Chinese, but I thought it was amusing. And maybe Jake is culturally ignorant when it comes to the Orient.
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Neville Hunt almost 8 years ago
I'd spotted that, but I'm all for artistic licence, Christopher :-). Although somehow I had thought that Jake would be quite savvy about the orient, living on the West Coast. I enjoyed the reference though; very visual!
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Christopher almost 8 years ago
Thanks, Neville.
