Zhang Heng and Holmes shook hands. The latter didn't let go right away, though.
"You've lived at sea for a long time. Seaman? No—more likely someone who makes decisions on board... the captain or the chief mate? But that was probably a long time ago. Hmm… Interesting. You shouldn't have been occupying such a high position at your age. Forgive me—I don't know much about the politics of the East... You've experienced war, more than once, and have seen blood. But you're not a soldier. This is starting to get interesting. You're trained in archery. I must say, you are quite the jack-of-all-trades, you've been to many places before... Are you a traveler? Last but not least, I hope that I would have a chance to hear you play the piano!"
"Wow! That's very impressive. Did you just deduce all of that?" Zhang Heng asked.
