Chapter 13

The seventh-day call with Kexin put me on high alert. Since she isn't particularly skilled at deception, any unusual behavior from her definitely meant something had happened. The problem was, I hadn't installed real-time surveillance at home, so there was no way for me to see what was going on while I was away. I couldn't press Kexin too hard with questions either, for fear of making her suspicious. My mind began to wander into dark places uncontrollably. I occasionally got up to smoke, occasionally lay in bed staring blankly at the ceiling—that night, I suffered from insomnia.…