Snake Agent: a Detective Inspector Chen Novel
“The divan was a wreck; the table had been split down the middle in the fight with the visitor, and two of his best tea bowls lay in fragments on the floor. Moreover, the carpet was now irredeemably stained with an inky pool of spinal fluid, which assiduous scrubbing had failed to remove. His landlady had been to see him first thing in the morning, about the noise. On seeing the remains of the creature, now hacked into fragments of cartilage and bone by the razor edge of Zhu Irzh's departmental ...sword, her face had taken on the expressive patina of ice. It had taken all the demon's charm and powers of persuasion, plus a month and a half's additional deposit, to induce her to let him to stay.
As for his guest. . . Zhu Irzh sighed. This was it. He had known it the minute he'd seen her. Previously, he had merely skirted the perimeters of love: tested the waters, so to speak, had a couple of practice runs in rehearsal for the real thing. And now it had dropped upon his unsuspecting psyche with all the force of a rhinoceros.MoreLess
As for his guest. . . Zhu Irzh sighed. This was it. He had known it the minute he'd seen her. Previously, he had merely skirted the perimeters of love: tested the waters, so to speak, had a couple of practice runs in rehearsal for the real thing. And now it had dropped upon his unsuspecting psyche with all the force of a rhinoceros.MoreLess
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