A man in his fifties flipped through a piece of paper in his hand. He tried to digest what was written on the paper.
"Are you serious?" Even after reading it a few times, the man was still confused. The words written on the piece of paper were not the instructions he had hoped he would receive. He understood the contents, but he hesitated to do those instructions.
"Just do what it says."
A man wearing a dark brown shirt sat right in front of the man. The man was in his late forties.
"Okay! After this, my debt is paid off, right?"
"It's not only your debt that's paid off. But you'll also get a pretty decent wage."
"I don't want to get too involved in your business. As before, I almost died doing what you told me to do."
"This time, it's different! You only have to do one thing. After that, it's all over. I'll send the money to your account."
"Is it really just like this? Nothing else?"
"Of course, it's true. Tell you what. I'll give you a down payment first. Twenty percent of the wages you'll receive."
The man in his fifties hesitated for a moment. The person who offered this to him had a terrible background. Everything he provided must be related to things that were not good. Most of those things this man used to do violated applicable laws. But right now, he needed money. Plus, he still had a debt to the man who sat in front of him.
"Can you give me half of the wages first?"
"Gongsuen Tzyyyang!" snapped the man in the dark brown shirt. "I can only give twenty percent. I haven't received the money myself either. So that twenty percent comes from my pocket!"
The man called "Gongsuen Tzyyyang" looked at the man sitting in front of him.
"Okay! But don't be late sending the money. Now, where's the twenty percent?"
"Wait, a minute! I have to make sure you understand all the instructions written on the paper."
"I see. Go ahead if you want to test me."
"I will not test you. I just want you to explain to me every step that's written on this paper."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang looked at the man in the brown shirt with a slightly annoyed expression.
"First, I have to go to the traditional medicine shop at this address." Gongsuen Tzyyyang pointed to a line on the paper.
The man in the dark brown shirt nodded.
"Second, I have to speak to the man in the light green shirt. I have to tell him I am looking for diarrhea medicine for diabetics. I have to say the person who needs this medicine is a seventy-eight year old man. After that, the shopkeeper in the light green shirt will ask me if the patient has a history of kidney disease. I must answer that he has never had a serious problem with his kidneys. After that, the person will ask again if I want a pill or powder form. After that, I had to answer that I wanted a pill form. Then that person would ask me to wait in a special room. There he would give me a package."
"Good! You know what to do and say at the drugstore!"
"Third, early tomorrow morning, before sunrise, I have to be at my work. I should be there early because security will be super tight after seven in the morning. I can't freely bring in the parcel if the security is already there. Then, I have to open the package. Inside is a mini-cassette. I must put the mini-cassette in my trouser pocket."
"So far, everything is correct," said the man in the dark brown shirt.
"Fourthly, I have to wait until the person who will receive this mini-cassette arrives. That person is a young woman. There is no mention of the woman's name or characteristics here. But that woman will come along with a person named "Ouyang Yawchyuan." The man's name will be written on the name tag above the left pocket of the shirt he is wearing. After that, I have to find a way to give the mini-cassette to the woman."
"Do you have any questions you'd like to ask?" asked the man wearing a dark brown shirt.
"What does this last paragraph mean?"
"No matter how perfect a plan is, sometimes unexpected things happen. If that happens then you have to do the things in the last paragraph.
"It's not dangerous right?"
"Of course not. Don't overdo it. It's not the first time we've done something like this.
"I see. I'll try my best."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang let out a long sigh.
"Fine, this is the money." The man in the dark brown shirt handed Gongsuen Tzyyyang a thick envelope. Gongsuen Tzyyyang right away opened the envelope and counted its contents.
"Thank you! When should I go to the drugstore?"
"The person in the light green shirt will only appear there two hours from now. So you just wait here until the time comes. I hope you don't fall asleep here. Don't be late getting there."
"What time does the drugstore usually close?"
"That place will be open until midnight. But that doesn't mean you can show up just before midnight. The guy in the light green shirt won't be waiting for you until the shop closes."
"Okay!"
"I will go now."
"See you later!"
"Wait a minute! You can't take the paper with you. You've memorized it all, right?"
Gongsuen Tzyyyang nodded. He instantly gave the paper to the man in the brown shirt. After taking out a lighter from his pocket, he then burned the paper.
"Is there anything else?"
The man in the brown shirt shook his head. But a moment later, he seemed to remember something. He took out a book from the small bag he carried.
"What's that?" Gongsuen Tzyyyang stared at that thing. "Some kind of manual for doing certain things?"
"No. This is a novel. I will give it to you."
"For what? You know I don't enjoy reading novels."
"I know. I want you to read this novel while waiting here. This is a way for you not to fall asleep from boredom waiting."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang shook his head. "Okay! I will try to read this book."
"I will go now!"
Gongsuen Tzyyyang nodded.
The man in the brown shirt stood up. He immediately got up and left the place.
Gongsuen Tzyyyang started to flip through the first page of the book.
A man in his fifties flipped through a piece of paper in his hand. He tried to digest what was written on the paper.
"Are you serious?" Even after reading it a few times, the man was still confused. The words written on the piece of paper were not the instructions he had hoped he would receive. He understood the contents, but he hesitated to do those instructions.
"Just do what it says."
A man wearing a dark brown shirt sat right in front of the man. The man was in his late forties.
"Okay! After this, my debt is paid off, right?"
"It's not only your debt that's paid off. But you'll also get a pretty decent wage."
"I don't want to get too involved in your business. As before, I almost died doing what you told me to do."
"This time, it's different! You only have to do one thing. After that, it's all over. I'll send the money to your account."
"Is it really just like this? Nothing else?"
"Of course, it's true. Tell you what. I'll give you a down payment first. Twenty percent of the wages you'll receive."
The man in his fifties hesitated for a moment. The person who offered this to him had a terrible background. Everything he provided must be related to things that were not good. Most of those things this man used to do violated applicable laws. But right now, he needed money. Plus, he still had a debt to the man who sat in front of him.
"Can you give me half of the wages first?"
"Gongsuen Tzyyyang!" snapped the man in the dark brown shirt. "I can only give twenty percent. I haven't received the money myself either. So that twenty percent comes from my pocket!"
The man called "Gongsuen Tzyyyang" looked at the man sitting in front of him.
"Okay! But don't be late sending the money. Now, where's the twenty percent?"
"Wait, a minute! I have to make sure you understand all the instructions written on the paper."
"I see. Go ahead if you want to test me."
"I will not test you. I just want you to explain to me every step that's written on this paper."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang looked at the man in the brown shirt with a slightly annoyed expression.
"First, I have to go to the traditional medicine shop at this address." Gongsuen Tzyyyang pointed to a line on the paper.
The man in the dark brown shirt nodded.
"Second, I have to speak to the man in the light green shirt. I have to tell him I am looking for diarrhea medicine for diabetics. I have to say the person who needs this medicine is a seventy-eight year old man. After that, the shopkeeper in the light green shirt will ask me if the patient has a history of kidney disease. I must answer that he has never had a serious problem with his kidneys. After that, the person will ask again if I want a pill or powder form. After that, I had to answer that I wanted a pill form. Then that person would ask me to wait in a special room. There he would give me a package."
"Good! You know what to do and say at the drugstore!"
"Third, early tomorrow morning, before sunrise, I have to be at my work. I should be there early because security will be super tight after seven in the morning. I can't freely bring in the parcel if the security is already there. Then, I have to open the package. Inside is a mini-cassette. I must put the mini-cassette in my trouser pocket."
"So far, everything is correct," said the man in the dark brown shirt.
"Fourthly, I have to wait until the person who will receive this mini-cassette arrives. That person is a young woman. There is no mention of the woman's name or characteristics here. But that woman will come along with a person named "Ouyang Yawchyuan." The man's name will be written on the name tag above the left pocket of the shirt he is wearing. After that, I have to find a way to give the mini-cassette to the woman."
"Do you have any questions you'd like to ask?" asked the man wearing a dark brown shirt.
"What does this last paragraph mean?"
"No matter how perfect a plan is, sometimes unexpected things happen. If that happens then you have to do the things in the last paragraph.
"It's not dangerous right?"
"Of course not. Don't overdo it. It's not the first time we've done something like this.
"I see. I'll try my best."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang let out a long sigh.
"Fine, this is the money." The man in the dark brown shirt handed Gongsuen Tzyyyang a thick envelope. Gongsuen Tzyyyang right away opened the envelope and counted its contents.
"Thank you! When should I go to the drugstore?"
"The person in the light green shirt will only appear there two hours from now. So you just wait here until the time comes. I hope you don't fall asleep here. Don't be late getting there."
"What time does the drugstore usually close?"
"That place will be open until midnight. But that doesn't mean you can show up just before midnight. The guy in the light green shirt won't be waiting for you until the shop closes."
"Okay!"
"I will go now."
"See you later!"
"Wait a minute! You can't take the paper with you. You've memorized it all, right?"
Gongsuen Tzyyyang nodded. He instantly gave the paper to the man in the brown shirt. After taking out a lighter from his pocket, he then burned the paper.
"Is there anything else?"
The man in the brown shirt shook his head. But a moment later, he seemed to remember something. He took out a book from the small bag he carried.
"What's that?" Gongsuen Tzyyyang stared at that thing. "Some kind of manual for doing certain things?"
"No. This is a novel. I will give it to you."
"For what? You know I don't enjoy reading novels."
"I know. I want you to read this novel while waiting here. This is a way for you not to fall asleep from boredom waiting."
Gongsuen Tzyyyang shook his head. "Okay! I will try to read this book."
"I will go now!"
Gongsuen Tzyyyang nodded.
The man in the brown shirt stood up. He immediately got up and left the place.
Gongsuen Tzyyyang started to flip through the first page of the book.
