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That stopped me in my tracks. It didn’t fit Mei Hsu as I remembered her. She was well educated, sensitive, and all woman. With her father dead, she must also be very rich. It didn’t make sense.
“Do you mean,” I asked, “that you think she is mixed up in this deal we’ve been talking about?”
“Oh, no. You might say that she practices piracy for charity. I am told that she has a large organization which is busy stealing things from the mainland. I understand that she deals mostly in rare historical objects. She either gives these to societies which are trying to save Chinese culture, or sells them and gives the money to refugees from the mainland.” He sighed heavily. “Sometimes I think I should retire. There are too many amateurs in the business.”
“Heaven forbid,” I said. “Well, thank
