The Trophy Taker
“He looked pale and tired. He looked lost. Papers and photos were scattered across his desk. He was staring into the space above them when Mann entered.
‘You should get some rest, Shrimp.’ ‘Will you, boss?’ Mann smiled at the young officer. ‘I will get a few hours, after we go and see Confucius. You ready?’ Li jumped to his feet. ‘Ready.’ The hospital was in sleep mode. Voices were hushed, lights turned down. Electronic equipment beeped down the empty corridors. Nurses shuffled on the linoleum.
...Mann and Li were shown to Ng’s room by a petite Filipina.
‘He is breathing on his own now, but he is still very weak. Just a few minutes with him, okay?’ She opened the door and stepped back to let them in before shuffling her black-stockinged feet back down the corridor to the nurses’ station.
Mann and Li approached Ng’s bed and stood at either side. It was hard to get close to him – he was surrounded by bleeping, blinking machinery. They stood in silence, waiting. Li was the first to speak as he whispered across the bed to Mann: ‘He looks bad, boss.’ Ng’s eyes opened a fraction and flicked from one man to the other.MoreLess
‘You should get some rest, Shrimp.’ ‘Will you, boss?’ Mann smiled at the young officer. ‘I will get a few hours, after we go and see Confucius. You ready?’ Li jumped to his feet. ‘Ready.’ The hospital was in sleep mode. Voices were hushed, lights turned down. Electronic equipment beeped down the empty corridors. Nurses shuffled on the linoleum.
...Mann and Li were shown to Ng’s room by a petite Filipina.
‘He is breathing on his own now, but he is still very weak. Just a few minutes with him, okay?’ She opened the door and stepped back to let them in before shuffling her black-stockinged feet back down the corridor to the nurses’ station.
Mann and Li approached Ng’s bed and stood at either side. It was hard to get close to him – he was surrounded by bleeping, blinking machinery. They stood in silence, waiting. Li was the first to speak as he whispered across the bed to Mann: ‘He looks bad, boss.’ Ng’s eyes opened a fraction and flicked from one man to the other.MoreLess
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