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“This is not hoe do things in Bashan, but I won’t interfere”

“Good! David, who do you think I should talk to first?” Hulan asked

David was startled to realize that she planned on doing the intervieithout hiela was the last person to see Lily alive”

“Besides us”

He heard the recri that they could or would have done differently

“You should go out to the site,” she said

He raised his eyebrows “While you’re still here?”

They’d always done these things together She was not only cutting hi him out of the way entirely

“I wish you could hear what these people have to say,” she hastily explained, “but it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to be here” Then, “But you could track down Dr Ma for me”

“He wasn’t outside?” David asked, though he snificant chore

Hulan lifted her hands in puzzleone when I went to check”

“I don’t think we should split up”

“As I said, it wouldn’t be appropriate for you to stay” She didn’t give hiue Instead, she turned to Hom “I’d like you to provide Attorney Stark with a car and a driver”

Ho on his features

“Arrange it now,” Hulan ordered, and Hom left them