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ZHONG WAS ASTONISHED when David Yao shot the Aht the machine pistol wasn’t loaded

Blood erupted froony Yao pulled hiun at his head

“Tell us!” he shouted

“All right, I’ll tell you,” the Aasped “But how do I know you won’t kill me?”

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nbsp; “I’ll kill you if you don’t tell us,” Zhong said “You can be sure of that”

“Then my men will kill you”

“They can try”

A strange look ca the American backward toward the rear of the train

“Come with me if you want to live,” Yao said

Zhong ?”

“I think you’re going to kill both of us when you get the flash drive I’llto take my chances with asylum in the United States”

Zhong laughed “You think they’ll give you asylum after what you’ve done?”

“If I save an Aht” He withdrew into the space connecting the dining car with the one behind it and stopped He pressed the gun harder into the American’s temple “Now tell theether”

The Aritted his teeth, but his eyes flicked over to one of the seats near where Zhong and hiscar