“What name?”
“A Chinese man called Zheng He.”
“Zheng He, I assume the explorer and not Zheng Wan The Teacher.”
“As you say, there is a pattern involving Columbus and Drake and finding them in remote locations thought reachable only by explorers. Perhaps Zheng He engineered the whole thing to ensure that only explorers could find the Artefacts.”
“The Teacher knows all this too?”
“Yes, he’s ahead of the game as always, which is why we forced the issue. I tried to be clever and look what happened? Still you’re aware that there has been a falling out between Jochi and The Teacher; it should work to our advantage.”
“All very interesting stuff but what do you suggest we do?” said Guy.
“Retreat, this stuff is way out of our league,” replied Monty.
“Hmmm. It’s gone beyond that, I’m afraid,
