Chapter 31: The Weight of a Gate

Jay had entered Su's name in Mo's phone as "Detective Su Yue, Do Not Alter." Mo had not altered it. Su saw the entry when the phone lit on the Wang kitchen table between them. She had been labeling copies of the furnace diagrams for an hour, and he had been watching her hands do it. "That's an evidence instruction," she said. "Jay said it was also relationship advice." "Jay tried to rob you." "He has improved." Her mouth threatened a smile. She had shoved her sleeves above her scarred knuckles to keep them out of the ink. Three copper-ring photographs lay between them. Mo had described every cut except the history of the hooked release. His phone rang. Chen Ming's name appeared on the screen. Chen had missed the evening class to collect a replacement compressor for his uncle's produce warehouse. He had apologized to Wang Dehai twice and…