Shadow Hand by Sacchi Green

Author:Sacchi Green [Green, Sacchi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783963241116
Publisher: Ylva-Publishing
Published: 2018-11-06T23:51:42+00:00

Chapter 10

Ash and Cleo met with Chiu’s friends in an empty classroom at MIT. Ash could see that some, especially Jian, weren’t happy about working with non-Asian strangers. She didn’t blame them. Most were what Chiu had termed ABCs, American Born Chinese, and college students or young professionals. They’d been planning their own heroic crusade as a kind of tribute to their roots.

Jian was clearly their leader, not the damn-the-torpedoes hothead Chiu had claimed, but certainly forceful. According to Chiu, she’d been on the women’s basketball team as an undergrad at MIT, and with that tall, athletic build and fierce, don’t-fuck-with-me face, Ash was sure Jian could pass as a man if she wanted to, even with her long black hair. Ash was also sure Jian was antagonistic to what she considered to be intruders.

Chiu introduced Ash and Cleo, but didn’t name any of the dozen or so others beside Jian. Ash understood the need for discretion. As Chiu had said, any of them working toward careers in law, medicine, or pretty much any profession risked a great deal if they got involved in anything legally questionable.

Jian, not even trying to suppress a scowl, started off with, “Let’s get to the point here. What’s your pitch?”

Ash ignored the condescending tone. “We rescue sex-trafficked women,” she said bluntly. “I’ve been told that you have an interest in doing that, but if we’re not all on the same page, there’s no point in this discussion.” She looked coolly around the room, meeting each pair of eyes. There were a few nods in response.

“That,” Jian said, “depends on what you can do for us. And what you want from us.”

“A fair question. We’ve managed already to free almost a dozen girls. Not all that much progress, but a start. With remote tracking devices, we’ve located several places where more are imprisoned. Our next target is a much bigger project, possibly more than we can handle without help. We’ve identified a warehouse where we believe women trafficked from Asia are being held, but we’re faced with a language barrier.”

“So that’s where we come in?” Jian’s gaze swept the room. “How many of us were made to learn some Mandarin as kids?” Most hands were raised. “How many of us remember much?” Many hands went down, amid ripples of laughter. “More to the point,” Jian went on, “How many of us besides Chiu know any Cantonese?”

Half a dozen hands twitched uncertainly upward and slowly lowered.

“C’mon,” Chiu said. “You bunch from the classes I’ve been giving know enough by now to get by in a case like this. And any of the rest of you wanting to help sex-trafficked women from China had better join my classes, too, even if you don’t have any intention of working in social services for immigrants.” The half-dozen hands moved upward again with more confidence.

Ash let her stern expression soften. “Any of that is more than we have going for us, and we have plenty going against us already.” She searched for a diplomatic way to approach her next point.

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