“It’s quite a shock realising that your father is a murderer,” she replied. Guy nodded and watched as the taxi accelerated past a crowd of staring locals hoping that Rose's instructions were good. The noise and bustle of Shanghai brought back memories of his previous time here just over a year ago when he had lost his job after collapsing at a conference. This was China, the country of opportunity and the consumer of over half the world resources of industrial metals most of which appeared in front of them now as they emerged into a wall of gleaming glass. “Impressive,” observed Lorna. Guy agreed but added. “Not sure I’d want to live here though, the Pudong area was mostly a swamp. The skyscrapers are built on huge industrial jacks that have to be heightened every year as the buildings sin
