Shanghai Knights Page #2

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-Roy.

-You gotta trust me on this.

Okay, look.

l'm in a transitional phase

in my life.

-But...

-But what?

You want to know the truth?

l'm a little lost right now.

l see you.

You've got a sense of purpose.

But look at me.

l'm a 30-year-old waiter/gigolo.

Where's the future in that?

So what's the plan?

You were always

my compass, Chon.

The plan.

You ask me the right questions.

The plan?

The plan, l think,

is to find the right woman.

Raise a lot of children

and teach them values.

No, Roy.

The plan to get out of here.

Okay, the plan.

Here we go.

-Cops! Cops!

-They can help us.

No, no.

Chon, not these cops.

These are dirty cops.

They take advantage of people.

Now, if they stop us, remember,

l'm not Roy O'Bannon.

Who are you?

l'm your friend Smoky Desperado

from the West.

And who am l?

You. You're Benihana.

-Benihana.

-Yeah.

You teach crippled children yoga

here in the city.

-You go first.

-No! Why me?

Because you blend in, okay?

Now, go!

Don't let them see you!

Benihana.

Hey! Hey!

Chon!

Come on.

Stop wasting time.

You!

Chon, l found our ticket

out of here.

We're on our way.

Looks like old Roy

came through again.

Just like old times, Chon.

Check over there!

-Over to the alley!

-That way!

Yeah, just like old times.

Will you forget about the gold

for a second?

You're gonna have more money

than you ever dreamed of

when that first zeppelin

takes off.

Why do l always believe you?

What do you mean?

You're lucky l didn't invest

in that ridiculous

automobile idea.

Yeah, that's gonna make

a lot of money.

What's that?

Doghouse.

l'm in the doghouse.

Oh, come on, Chon.

Look, l'm sorry l lied.

l just didn't want to

disappoint you.

That's exactly what l mean.

l can't take that look.

l learned it from my father.

That's how he used to look

at me.

What did your dad do?

Was he an lmperial Guard?

No.

Much more important.

He was the keeper

of the lmperial Seal.

That's what l love

about China.

Everybody's job description

sounds so damn cool.

The seal has been symbol

of the emperor's power

since Genghis Khan.

lt has been passed down

from one emperor to another.

My family have been watching

over it for 12 generations.

My father and l used to

skip stones across the moat

and talk about a day

l would follow his footsteps.

l was his only son.

lf l'd have been there,

l could have protected him.

lt's not your fault.

You were 3,000 miles away.

What's with that little box?

My sister sent it to me

from my father.

-There's a message inside.

-What's it say?

lt's a puzzle box.

l don't know how to open yet.

What do you mean?

Get a hammer and smash it open

so you can see what it says.

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