Chatty Communists

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Juiced, as they were, with a secret triple dose of Prozac delivered by Kamasami Khan's mini-darts, the Te-Wu agents Le Nip and Devil Snake were very compliant prisoners, downright chatty in fact, and gladly answered questions from two FBI agents and HPD Detective Leina'ala Smashowicz.

Officer Quinn Ah Sun was sitting in as an observer. As the guy in charge of protecting the second Lama Jey Tsong Khapa when he went out in public, Quinn wanted to know as much about the Communists' tactics as possible.

While Le Nip and Devil Snake were new in town and their knowledge of the local operation limited, they were able to divulge the names of Te-Wu operatives in other cities in the United States and around the world.

Le Nip admitted to causing the great Sutlej River flood of 2,000 that killed thousands in northern India, though not the Dalai lama for whom it was intended, the Snake told of his rape rampage in Dharamsala, and of plans to move hard against democratic forces in Hong Kong.

"No one may stand and resist the Motherland," Le Nip explained matter of factly. "They must be crushed." He stopped, giggled. "It sounds silly now."

It had not been a good day for the Chinese secret police in Honolulu -- six agents arrested, plus a seventh yesterday.

"Any idea how many more are out there?" Special Agent Deke Wright asked.

"Some are at the lama's hotel," Le Nip said, "but I don't know who or how many. And Fon Du, of course."

Detective Smashowicz's cell phone rang. She answered, listened.

"Fabulous," she said sarcastically. "Thanks."

Ending the call, she turned to the others. "They just picked up what appears to be Fon Du's jeans and palaka shirt. Dog was barking, neighbor's yardman went to see what it was, found his old disguise in some bushes, then later heard on the news we're looking for a guy dressed in jeans and palaka. Leitha and CrimeStoppers to the rescue again."

"Do we have any idea what this guy looks like?" Agent Wright inquired.

"The Bodhicita Guzman I mentioned, Fon Du's former girlfriend, has some photos," Detective Smashowicz said. "She's supposed to be e-mailing them over."

"Sooner the better," the agent said.

"I think we should alert Khan," Quinn said. "He's a good ally."

They gave him the go-ahead.

Kamasami Khan and Bodhicita were at the second Lama Jey Tsong Khapa's Waikiki hotel when Quinn called with the news. "And sooner you can get those photos of Fon Du to us, the better."

"I've got to get 'em out of my computer in Kaneohe," Khan said. "Eh, try wait ... Bodhicita says she has copies at her place in Kaimuki. We're on our way now."