Death Of A Red Heroine [Chief Inspector Chen Cao 01] - Plot & Excerpts
The magazine was housed in a Victorian building at the intersection between Wulumuqi and Huaihai Roads, one of the best locations in Shanghai. No wonder, Yu thought, considering its political influence. Red Star was the voice of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Every staff member working there seemed highly conscious of the prestige of his position. Sitting at a marble reception desk was a young girl in a neat polka-dot dress. Intent on her laptop, she did not stop vigorously punching at the keys on their arrival. The two police officers’ introductions made little impression on her. She told them that Wu was not in the office, without asking why they wanted to see him. “You must know where the Zhou Mansion is—the Wu Mansion nowadays, needless to say,” she said. “Wu is working at home today.” “Working at home?” Yu said. “At our magazine, it is not unusual.”
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