In Which Tong Kwai Becomes Ensnared Due To No Fault Of His Own, Probably

This follows on from In Which It Is Not All About Me and runs to 3,163 words.

I was concerned about the intersection of Master Que and police, so I bowed hastily to Li Bao and his colleagues and started making my way over to the steps of the hotel where there was now a knot of musicians, lion dancers, police, hotel staff and patrons, and Master Que. I got about three steps before Master Tseng grabbed me by the arm and said, “Not on your own.”

“Sir?” I looked from his hand to his face and probably looked as puzzled as I felt.

“You do not go into this on your own,” he elaborated. “I’m not suggesting that you may be in danger from your teacher, but overzealous law enforcement could consider you an accomplice to a crime.”

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This is now followed by Sentencing and Ripples.