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“How could he afford that?”

Wu didn’t answer the question Instead he repeated, “From the fist of the past to my fist to the fist of the future” Then, “My son is dead, and he was ners” It was a brash but sadly empty accusation

Hulan gestured to the piece of paper on the wall even though the old man couldn’t see it “You’re a disciple of the All-Patriotic Society”

“We aspire to be reverent,” Wu admitted

“You know this cult has been implicated in domestic terrorism,” she stated

“These are false accusations”

David ad publicly that he was a follower of an illegal group Or was it stupidity?

“Do you have explosives here?” Hulan demanded

Wu looked shocked, then shook his head

“I think your son was a troublemaker” Her voice was cruel in its accusation Father and ordlessly accepted the denunciation as Hulan walked to the wooden crates and lifted the cloth to exa place?”

“No,” Wu answered without hesitation

Hulan gazed about for other potential hiding places, then suddenly addressed Huadong’s“Ni! You! What do you know about your husband’s activities?”

The poor wo this, the infant whimpered The woman shook her head in vehement denial

“The two of you must have had a special place to meet This is just one room…”

David understood Hulan’s implication There was no privacy here, but that word didn’t exist in the Chinese language, so Hulan finally had to spell it out