Dragon Bones by Lisa See

Author:Lisa See [See, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-1-58836-270-4
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS SIGHTSEEING MONOLOGUE FOR Pathologist Fong’s benefit, but the trip down to Wuhan was hardly as grand as it had been in the Three Gorges. The floodwaters that had been confined within the high, narrow walls of the gorges now spilled over low, wide banks, inundating fields and farm buildings. David could see people sitting on rooftops, whether waiting to be rescued or waiting for the waters to recede he didn’t know. Bridges and roads disappeared into water. What had seemed like just high water back at Bashan now looked hugely destructive, but David felt numb to all of the misery below. He was exhausted and trying to hoard his resources to deal with the day ahead.

The government helicopter touched down at the Wuhan airport, and two vans pulled up. Under Fong’s watchful eye, a couple of men put Lily’s body in the back of one of the vans. David said good-bye and got into the other one. He passed through the terminal without incident, and the flight down to Hong Kong was uneventful. He landed at the new airport, where a Rolls-Royce was waiting to take him to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Tourism had been down ever since the handover, so he was given a spectacular room overlooking the harbor. He dropped off his bag, then immediately went to the mezzanine, crossed over into the Prince’s Building through an enclosed pedestrian bridge—thus avoiding Hong Kong’s murderous humidity, not to mention the torrential rain pounding the gray streets below—and entered his favorite tailor shop in the city.

When he’d left Beijing, he thought he was going only to an archaeological dig, but his khakis and short-sleeved polo shirts wouldn’t do in Hong Kong. He didn’t have the three days necessary to have a suit made, so he selected a Zegna suit of fine dark wool. The tailor promised to have the alterations done by three. David then continued on through the passageways and over another pedestrian bridge into the Landmark Building, where he bought some ties, a couple of dress shirts, a pair of shoes, socks, and a lightweight linen sports jacket to make himself moderately presentable when he went to Cosgrove’s.

The Hong Kong headquarters for the auction house was on the fifteenth floor of the Swire House, again just a short walk over yet another pedestrian bridge. The elevator opened onto a lobby paneled in rosewood. On the left, a Plexiglas case held a Tang horse; on the right, a carving of a seated Guan Yin. Framed posters of past auctions decorated the walls. Commerce may have been bustling outside and the weather abysmal, but in here it was utter quiet and sublime elegance.

David gave a business card to the receptionist and said, “I don’t have an appointment, but I’d like to see the person in charge. I have some information regarding Lily Sinclair.”

A few minutes later, the door to the inner offices opened, and a tall, dapper gentleman with silver hair and severe wire-rimmed glasses stepped through.

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