The soft feeling of the bed underneath his back: he missed that sensation. It was good to have the feeling of comfort and familiarity. Even if he had a nice place in Beijing it wasn’t home. Travelling around the globe was a fun adventure at first, but over time it had become all too tiresome for him. Lan closed his brown eyes for a second and just let his mind drift off into darkness: a emptiness in noise and thought. He could feel his body starting to relax already when was the last time he felt like this? Was it when he was in Liz’s arms? He tried not to dwell on the thought – he never approved of Marcus and if he lingered on such a line of thought he would be angry again.<br/><br/>His moment zen however was over as soon as it began. In his pants he could feel the vibration of his phone. He wanted it to go away, but he couldn’t ignore it. Lan reached into his pocket, pulled it out, and brought it to his ear after a tap on the answer button. “Speak.” His words were short and cold. This was not a number for friends, family, or lovers: it was a number for business. Lan immediately realized the voice on the other end of the line – a frown formed on his face.<br/><br/><em>“The our guy confirmed it. The wife is going to testify, but the DA is keeping it off the records so no one will know. He plans on introducing her in front of the grand jury. What you want me to do?”</em><br/><br/>Lan remained silent for a moment – letting his eyes rest on the door in case someone else was watching. “The woman is depressed. She kills her kids and then kills herself. No mess up this time. Understood?” He spoke in a very cold term – his orders were given. A year back they had a noisy accountant that being too curious for his own good. He suddenly won a trip to Mexico. During the trip he was kidnapped. Organ harvesters were common in in that country, but it goes awry and he dies during it. The Mexican police showed up too late. The harvesters were resisted and were killed. Now… the wife was going to go through a stage of depression, she’ll kill their young kids and herself. Such a sad story, but the world was full of them.<br/><br/>Lan turned off his phone and shoved it back into his pocket, closing his eyes, and  rested until anyone called him.  Bliss....<br/>