Choke Point
CHAPTER ONE
The Pacific Pearl,
Taipa Island, Macau
Wednesday, 27 June 16:22:51 GMT +0800
"Everything is now better," Quan said, turning over another page of blueprints. A slight man in his mid forties, rather formal in manner, with high cheekbones and saffron-colored skin, he was dressed in a custom-tailored linen suit and soft leather brogues. "Much better."
Better! Patience was not one of Jake Rynerson's virtues and it took all his willpower just to remain seated at the table while Li Quan methodically recounted everything that was being done to accelerate the pace of construction. Better wasn't good enough, not when a new world order hung in the balance.
As he continued, Quan delicately smoothed down the large dappled sheet of paper. "Interior work should be back on schedule within ten days." He spoke with an unusual accent, not quite Chinese, not quite English, a by-product of his Oxford education. "As you see -- " His voice echoed through the cavity of unfinished space, a revolving cocktail lounge two hundred feet above the casino fl ... read full excerpt from Choke Point ebook