Chapter 33: The Ledger of Kwok Tin-Loi

The briefcase sat on the clinic's floor like a small, obedient dog. Scratcher circled it once, sniffed the latch, and then sat beside it with the expression of a cat who had seen a lot of things in his life and wasn't about to be impressed by anything that didn't involve fish. Lui Mei-Ling had put the cash in a safe, but the empty briefcase remained, as if the money had left a ghost behind.