"You're late," came the very irritated voice as soon as Mao Jing and the others entered the club.
"There was an issue," replied Wang Chao, walking up to Li Dai Lu and giving her a gentle kiss on her forehead. "How much time do we have before the club opens?"
"It will open when I say that it opens," snapped Li Dai Lu, clearly not happy. Mao Jing was worried about how she was going to react when she learned that they hadn't actually completed their mission. "And what issue? Are you okay? Do I need to kill someone?"
"No, no. Nothing like that. But we are going to return the kid back to his family," answered Wang Chao as he wrapped an arm around her waist. He brought her over to one of the booths in the back and sat her down.
"What are we getting in return?" she asked, turning her attention to Mao Jing. He swallowed hard, trying to figure out how to spin it so that it came out better than, 'We were getting nothing back.'
