The Killing Time by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781788630566
Publisher: Canelo Books
Published: 2018-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

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They rushed away from the arch, thrusting the bamboo curtain aside.

Danilov scanned the crowd on his right. More Japanese men were formed up in military fashion, each one carrying a stave or baseball bat. The monks had arrayed themselves further on the right.

‘There, see it?’

Strachan followed the inspector’s pointing arm to a bald man in the orange costume of a monk at the centre of the crowd. Above his head, tied to his back, was a large yellow banner, fluttering in the breeze. At the top of the banner, red Japanese kanji characters were pasted. In the centre was the round circle with its stylised image of an arch.

‘It’s time we asked this man some questions.’

They marched towards the group of monks. The man shouted something to his compatriots before handing the banner to another person wearing a bright red cap and slipping away from the main group.

A scream on the left. The editor of Min Kuo, Mr Shen, was being restrained by two burly constables. He was struggling to break free, the crowd behind pushing him forward.

‘DANILOV! DANILOV!’ The man fought against the grip of the constables. ‘DANILOV! DANI… ’ The shout died in his throat and he slumped forward, held up by the two officers.

Danilov looked back toward the bamboo curtain. The breeze had blown down a section, revealing the bodies of the boy and girl hanging from the crossbeam.

‘Find the monk, Strachan, don’t let him get away.’

‘What about—’

‘Just do it, after him.’

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