Hong Kong Heist [AHS book 2]

5th step

Tip: listen to traditional Chinese music while reading this chapter. It adds to the mood.

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Yoongi focus

Yoongi was happy that he brought a suit because right now Jin and he were heading through the colorful night towards a club that Jin had describes as very exclusive. Taehyung and Namjoon had stayed at the hotel to check out the bar and the restaurant because bringing three new faces at once into a club where everyone knew everyone was nothing Jin was willing to do. So, given that Yoongi was the man behind the game who would not be seen close to their target again, they had decided that he would accompany Jin.

After passing several small restaurants and motels with their neon-light ad, a slim golden door came into sight, guarded by a bumper in a black suit, but no matter how fierce the look on the man's face, he seemed to know Jin because he let them pass with nothing more than a nod into the beauty's direction.

"Nĭ hăo, Su Chen," the personal shopper greeted the young man at the counter in the entrance hall and held the display of his smartphone against some scanner.

"Nĭ hăo, Mr. Kim," the boy greeted back and smiled politely.

"This is my guest for the evening," the personal shopper said in English while gesturing at Yoongi.

"Nĭ hăo," Yoongi greeted the counter boy and bowed politely, receiving a warm smile.

"Have a nice evening, gentlemen." They were dismissed.

Easier than expected, Yoongi thought and lifted an eyebrow at Jin when they stepped through a glass sliding door into the club.

"This is a place where no questions are asked," the beauty explained. "People are here to be free from societies judging eyes for some hours. It's not a place for business, it's a place for personal privacy."

Yoongi hummed understandingly before he scanned the room. It was breathtaking. Dark polished wood and Bordeaux carpeting shimmered in the warm dim light of red paper lampions, and black leather-couch booths separated by paper screens filled the lower level of the club. Everything was centered around a golden stature of a man riding a black tiger above a wide basin filled with water that lied as still as a lake during a windless evening.

"This is the god Caishen," Jin murmured quietly as though not to disturb the peaceful atmosphere with traditional Chinese music and occasional soft laughter. "He's the god of prosperity."

"How modest for a club full of rich people," Yoongi said, voice dripping with sarcasm, but he could not deny that he would enjoy a place like this as well. It seemed out of this world, detached in a calming way. This was a place to breath away time and to think, maybe spend some time with friends after a done job.

Jin smiled knowingly but said nothing. The beauty just walked past the basin, which of the bottom was sparkling with golden coins, Yoongi noticed, and guided him towards the wide wooden stairs that led up to a gallery that was build along the walls of the high room and held smaller tables for a maximum of two guests. The couple lounge, Yoongi guessed.

"Those railings definitely don't meet the regulation conform height," he stated amused when he saw that they barely reached the middle of his thighs.

Jin snorted. "This is not about regulations but about comfort. Would you like to sit behind a railing that blocks your view into the room?"

True, the low railing allowed the people upstairs to look down at the stature and across the room without feeling like peeking through holes. It gave the room an open and secure atmosphere. "No, I like this very much," Yoongi replied honestly and sat down in the modern leather armchair across from the personal shopper. When he saw two other people smoking, he pulled out his cigarettes as well and lit one up. "So, how does our man look like?" he asked after breathing out the first puff.