So. There is a foreigner -- a wài rén -- in their midst.
In his home. Given that times are what they are, this is an interesting development. One can never be too cautious. Picking his way through the puddles and across the slate slabs, he takes his spot outside the cell.
The Pirate Lord of the South China Sea does not enter these cells. He does not have to enter these cells. That's for others to do. But still, he can examine the inhabitants, like animals in a collection, with the greatest curiosity.
"Huān yíng, xī fāng rén." Welcome, Westerner. Letting out an icy laugh, he hardly expects the man to understand. These foreigners are so imperious.
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In his home. Given that times are what they are, this is an interesting development. One can never be too cautious. Picking his way through the puddles and across the slate slabs, he takes his spot outside the cell.
The Pirate Lord of the South China Sea does not enter these cells. He does not have to enter these cells. That's for others to do. But still, he can examine the inhabitants, like animals in a collection, with the greatest curiosity.
"Huān yíng, xī fāng rén." Welcome, Westerner. Letting out an icy laugh, he hardly expects the man to understand. These foreigners are so imperious.
Spies.