Chapter 16 first quarter

The roads in downtown Bangkok are not very spacious, and some small streets are narrow and winding. In addition, the rail transit is far less developed than Hong Kong, and all kinds of vehicles do not fully obey the traffic rules. Therefore, Bangkok has always been known as the world's largest city. One of the most congested cities. When Xiao Tang parked his car under an old building on Bayadi Street, even Bai Wanrong, who had always been disobedient, had to admire his driving skills, and followed him and called Xiao Tang brother. The three got on the elevator and went straight to the door of a unit on the highest floor.Since Su Yu had contacted the Thai police in the name of the Hong Kong police, when he came up, he saw two dark-skinned Thai policemen waiting there, and greeted Su Yu respectfully.

After a few people shook hands and made introductions, they walked into this small apartment together.Su Yu, Bai Wanrong, and Xiao Tang all put on white gloves skillfully, and began to rummage through the room carefully.But the two Thai policemen stood aside with their pockets in their pockets, exchanging glances silently, as if to see what new tricks you Chinese can come up with. Shawang seems to be a man who pays attention to the quality of life. His closet is full of men's clothes of various high-end brands, even the ties are colorful, leather shoes and belts are also hung in another rotating closet, which makes Bai Wanrong look He smacked his tongue again and again.Xiao Tang opened every drawer without saying a word, looking carefully at the odds and ends of daily necessities, especially the receipts for paying various fees.Su Yu seemed the most at ease. He took a few books and a few DVDs from the bookshelf, sat down on the sofa, and flipped through them leisurely.

After carefully inspecting the bathroom, Bai Wanrong walked out with a proud face, and raised a pink package of toothpaste in her hand. "Brother Yu, look, this Shawan should have a very close girlfriend. This toothpaste is a women's toothpaste that has just been launched, and it is specially for young women. It is definitely not Shawan himself. There is only one bedroom and one bed, and a young woman who sleeps on the same bed with him is of course his close girlfriend." Su Yu clapped her hands lightly and said: "The analysis is very good. Shawan does have a close girlfriend, and her nickname should be Lianhua. Because the title page of this "Rose of Provence" is written in English 'Love you, let's fly together. To the Kingdom of God!' There is also a signed lotus flower underneath." He said, and handed the book in his hand to Bai Wanrong and Xiao Tang.

Bai Wanrong read the English sentence once, and said in amazement: "According to the police information, this Shawang has never read any books at all. How could his girlfriend write English and give it to him? This is so strange! Could it be this book?" The book was not given to Shawan, but just borrowed by him?" Xiao Tang shook his head and said: "No, the paper of this book is already worn out, so it can be seen that it is often read by the master, and it is the master's favorite thing. If it wasn't a gift from his girlfriend, how could he read it repeatedly and think about it when he sees it? What about people? Besides, if your boyfriend gave you a book, you would definitely keep it safe, so why would you lend it to others? So, the one signed by Lotus should be Shawan’s girlfriend.”

Su Yu nodded, pointed to the books on the coffee table and said, "That's right, Xiao Tang is really more talented in investigating cases than Ouyang, you two read these books again, can you see any problems?" ?” Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong hurriedly picked up those few books and flipped through them, and they turned out to be some best-selling literature and art books. Bai Wanrong said in amazement: "Well, they are all literature and art books. This Shawang actually likes this tune. I really didn't expect it. I thought he would read some adult magazines." Xiao Tang thought about it and said: "It is not unusual for a person who has never read any books to like to read literature and art books. The strangest thing is that all he reads are Japanese literature and art books. It is surprising that a native Thai likes Japanese books so much." It's really abnormal."

Su Yu calmly took two movie discs and said: "Iwai Shunji is a well-known youth film director in Japan, these two "Everything About Lily Zhou" are his works, but you pay attention, these two All discs are original discs in Japanese, and it can be seen that they have been disassembled and played." Xiao Tang was silent for a while, and said firmly: "He is a Japanese, or someone who has lived in Japan for many years and is very familiar with Japan, not someone who grew up in Thailand and has never been to Japan." Su Yu snapped his fingers and said, "Exactly what I thought! A Japanese, borrowed Shawang's identity, and disguised himself into his appearance. This was the usual method used by the Wings of Heaven organization in the past, so the real Shawang As for Wang, he must have disappeared without a sound, he was an orphan in the first place, no one would care about his whereabouts, just like a speck of dust disappearing into the air."

Bai Wanrong frowned and said, "The Japanese and the disguise technique really sound like the Wings of Heaven that Brother Yu has uncovered. Wings of Phantom, is this Wing of Phantom really the remaining power of Wings of Heaven, or is it Another new secret organization? However, since the fake Sawang disappeared, our clues have been cut off again. The real Haoji who had worked in General Konchai’s mansion but disappeared from the world died in the valley of northern Thailand. Zalun, these two clues are also broken. Brother Yu, don’t we just have to look for those legendary Shakyas?” Su Yu picked up the "Rose of Provence" and said slowly: "No, I think the fake Shawan has left us an invisible clue, but it can reach the heart of Ghost Wing!"

Bai Wanrong asked eagerly: "What is it? Brother Yu, tell me quickly." Su Yu walked to the window, stared at it for a while, then turned around suddenly, slowly raised his hand, pointed at the two Thai policemen standing against the wall, and said, "The killers who killed Gordon are here!" Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong were taken aback, and quickly turned their heads to look. The two Thai policemen standing by the door looked at each other, and suddenly burst into low-pitched laughter.The two pulled out their pistols almost at the same time, pointing at Su Yu and the other three. One of the slightly taller policemen said in blunt Chinese: "Although the leader said, Mr. Su is not an ordinary person, he can see everything. The most terrifying enemy of our Phantom Wings! But our two brothers are dubious, and we have indeed seen it today, please enlighten me, Mr. Su, what kind of flaws did we reveal, so that you can see through our identities!"

Bai Wanrong's lips trembled slightly, and she said for a long time: "They...they are the murderers who killed Gordon? The roc bird mentioned by Wang Hai?" Xiao Tang didn't say a word, just quietly watching the two smiling killers. Su Yu put his hands down, put them in his pockets, and said calmly: "Actually, you have already shown your feet in Hong Kong! You attacked Gordon that day! When I first went to the scene to investigate, I thought it was a killer, but Gordon himself Although he was seriously injured, his memory and observation skills are top-notch. He actually wrote the word 'twins' on my palm, which means that the people who attacked him and Wanyi acted in the same way and looked very similar. Similar people! Most likely twins! Because although the two of you are wearing human skin masks, Gordon can observe your height, movements, and even your steps, so he came to this conclusion. Wanyi later agreed Tell me that the moment before she fell into a coma, she seemed to hear two men talking in Thai. All this has told me that it was not one person who attacked them, but two killers, and they both came from Thailand! Just now, when I saw you, I noticed something strange about you! Although I have contacts with the Thai police, I have always used the name of Sergeant Liu from Hong Kong. They don’t know my real name. But the three of us just now When you go upstairs, you two just call me Mr. Su. It is obvious that you are not the Thai policeman who met by chance, but you know me very well. When the three of us were discussing the matter of Ghost Wings, I kept watching you two from the corner of my eye. The two of you have been communicating with each other with lips, and you can be sure that you are the killer of Ghost Wing!"

The tall killer looked at the short killer and said, "We always thought that we were very careful in Hong Kong. It turned out that the dead American actually remembered our characteristics. Also, you just called Su Yusu directly. Sir, this is a colossal mistake!" The short killer twitched his mouth, stared at Su Yu with dead fish-like eyes, and said, "Mr. Su, you are very smart. I can tell you that we are Jinpeng and Yinpeng brothers. Your wife is very beautiful, but if it weren't for us being the leader The order specially left a clue for you, she has already become a skeleton like that Yankee! This is just a small warning from the leader! If you continue to persist in your obsession, you will lose your relatives and friends one by one. Friends!" As he said, his gloomy gaze swept towards Bai Wanrong and Xiao Tang.

Bai Wanrong clenched her fists and said angrily: "We are three people! You are two people! Although you have guns, you may not have a 100% chance of winning! Don't try to threaten Brother Yu with the two of us!" The tall killer let out a strange smile like a night owl: "But, I know, Mr. Su has already lost a friend, and he will not take this risk again! Mr. Su, I will give you two choices now. , choose one of your two friends to die first!" "That's right! I will never let my friend get hurt again!" Su Yu said each word slowly. When he said the last word, his hands were suddenly pulled out of his pockets, and two silver balls of light shot from him. The hand popped out quickly, stabbing the faces of two Thai policemen. Obviously, this unexpected blow completely messed up the position of the two of them. They also guessed that it must be a hidden weapon to hurt people, and they dared not catch it with their hands. It also hangs down unconsciously.Almost at this moment, both Xiao Tang and Bai Wanrong leaped into the air, and with two flying kicks, they kicked the guns off the hands of the two brothers, Jinpeng and Yinpeng. After the two Thai killers recovered, the tall killer fought with Bai Wanrong, and the short killer fought with Xiao Tang.Bai Wanrong is proficient in fighting skills, but she is obviously not as strong as the men, and she seems to have the upper hand. Although Xiao Tang's moves are not good-looking, they are extremely fierce. With a few hits, he overwhelmed the aura of the short killer, making him retreat step by step. When he got to the wall, Xiao Tang's palm pinched his throat, making him unable to move. Su Yu had already run over at this time, picked up the two guns that had been kicked off, pointed at the tall killer who was still fighting with Bai Wanrong, and said, "The game is over!" The tall killer seemed to be taken aback, his footsteps fluttered, and his body swayed. Bai Wanrong rushed forward with all his strength, trying to grab his hands and capture him, but unexpectedly, the tall killer stood up suddenly, with a stick in his hand. A shiny silver thread wrapped around Bai Wanrong's neck with a backhand. "No, Su Yu, it's far from over!" The tall killer held Bai Wanrong back to the window with a grinning grin, and shouted in a low voice, "Quick, that kid, let go of my brother!" Little don looked at Su Yu and got a positive look from him, so he slowly let go of his palm.The short killer got rid of the control, and immediately retreated to the window, and said viciously to the tall killer, "Brother, kill this woman! Kill Su Yu's vigor!" Although Bai Wanrong was almost out of breath being strangled by Yinsi, she still shouted with all her strength: "Leave me alone, Brother Yu! Catch them!" "Presumably you have also heard of my marksmanship. If you dare to hurt her, I guarantee that you will die under my gun! Also, even if you two jump off the stairs, you will not be able to escape. I have notified the Thai police, and they This building has been surrounded at this moment!" Su Yu said, throwing a gun to Xiao Tang, and the two of them formed an angle, pressing towards the window step by step. The tall killer laughed and said: "Brother, don't worry, this is also Mr. Su's woman. The leader said that all the women around Mr. Su should be kept, and they will be buried with Mr. Su in the future! What are those stupid policemen doing?" How can we get us, let's go!" Before he finished speaking, he shook his hand slightly, and a puff of black smoke suddenly rose up, and the room was filled with fog, making it impossible to tell the direction at all.By the time Su Yu and the others searched around while trying to disperse the smoke, the pair of brother killers had disappeared without a trace. "They're really gone! It doesn't seem like they jumped from here!" Xiao Tang lay on the window sill and looked down. Except for a few police cars from the Bangkok Police Station, there were no other vehicles or people downstairs. Su Yu helped the pale Bai Wanrong to sit on the sofa, glanced around and said, "It's Japanese ninjutsu! Only ninjutsu can make people disappear in such a short period of time! Leave them alone, Xiao Tang, Hurry up and look around to see where the two real Thai policemen are? If you are lucky, you may be saved!" As they spoke, the two carefully searched the entire room, and sure enough, after a while, they were storing things. The two unconscious Thai policemen were found in the room. While doing artificial heart first aid, Su Yu ordered Xiao Tang to call the Thai police to call an ambulance. When a large group of Thai policemen rushed into the house and began to tidy up the scene and rescue the wounded, Su Yu briefly exchanged a few words with them, and then he and Xiao Tang helped Bai Wanrong to go downstairs quietly. Bai Wanrong insisted that she was fine and refused to go to the hospital for an examination. Su Yu and Xiao Tang couldn't resist her, so they had to drive her back to Du Ping's family's riverside villa.Along the way, Bai Wanrong leaned on the seat, touched the neck with several red flesh marks, and murmured: "Brother Yu, these two killers are from Thailand, but they know Japanese ninjutsu. Wang is also Japanese. It seems that Wings of Phantom must be related to the Wings of Paradise that you uncovered in Japan. However, Princess Toyotomi, the leader of Wings of Paradise, has been buried in the bottom of the sea. What about the killers you contacted? And batch after batch of these killers chased you from Hangzhou to Hong Kong, and then from Hong Kong to Thailand. Why do they keep chasing you? Could it be that they want to avenge Princess Toyotomi?" Su Yu turned her head from the passenger seat, said with a faint smile, "Don't think about the case, go back to the villa, take a good hot bath, and sleep well. If you recover at night, you can catch up with the general's mansion. A feast." Bai Wanrong curled her lips, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Brother Yu, we want to investigate that Hao Ji. We can directly ask the staff of the General's Mansion in the name of the Thai police. There is no need to participate in the boring lighting ceremony of these dignitaries. General and His daughters are far too high to understand a kitchen maid. We are wasting precious investigative time by going to dinner at night." Su Yu shook her head lightly and said, "No, on the contrary, I'm looking forward to the lantern ceremony at the General's Mansion tonight. You still remember what Du Ping said yesterday, the reason why Hao Ji left the General's Mansion was because she entered I stole something from the master’s room. Since General Konchai’s room is so secret, I couldn’t help but arouse my curiosity to find out. In addition, I believe that there is another person in the general’s mansion that I am eager to find.” "Who is it?" Su Yu's words made Xiao Tang, who was concentrating on driving, ask involuntarily. "Brother Yu, who are you talking about?" Bai Wanrong asked even more eagerly. "Ding dong", Su Yu's cell phone rang suddenly, he hurriedly took it out to see that it was an email, after clicking and reading the email, a faint smile flashed across his lips, and he whispered: "It's him , Suge, we finally caught his tail! The email just sent by Wanyi, the Forensic Division of the Hong Kong Police Headquarters has just concluded that the small piece of silver thread left on the windowsill by the fake Zalun when he fled, After analysis and testing, it was found to be made of very rare ice silk. This kind of silkworm likes to grow in extremely cold and inaccessible places. It has excellent flexibility and is not easy to break even if it is cut by a knife or burned. The more valuable clue is the silver thread The particles of a kind of incense attached to it, this kind of incense is produced in Thailand, the price is very expensive and rare. It is called Dream Chao Phraya River." Xiao Tangyi frowned and said, "What, Dreaming Chao Phraya River? I have seen this name on both the purchase list and the delivery list of Chiang Mai Flower Company. I remember that there is only one customer requesting this precious spice in the whole of Bangkok." Chiang Mai Flower Company delivers to your door every month." Before he could finish speaking, Bai Wanrong let out an ah, and hurriedly said: "I see, it's General Gongchai's mansion. In Bangkok, they only have this kind of dreamy Chao Phraya River. That means, Suge is probably in Gongchai's residence." General Konchai’s mansion may have stayed in General Konchai’s mansion! It’s incredible that Su Ge would have something to do with the famous General Konchai.” Su Yu didn't show a surprised expression. He cast his eyes out of the car window, staring at the sunset that was gradually sinking on the Chao Phraya River in the distance, and said slowly: "Tonight's night sky must be full of moon and stars, the most suitable Watch the lighting. I think, if Sugar is really in the General's Mansion, he will not miss the lighting ceremony tonight." Facing the faintly yellow sunset, the black commercial vehicle galloped past the river.On the other side of the Chao Phraya River, the magnificent King Arun Temple and the Grand Palace stood silently, as if they were quietly watching the joys and sorrows in this bustling city. When the night swept over Bangkok, the city suddenly showed her enchanting and charming side. Men from all over the world seemed to release amazing enthusiasm at once, and began to flock to bars and nightclubs to watch the soft pole dancing, or Flirt with those petite and gentle Thai women in twos and threes for fun. Some people say that Bangkok is a paradise for chasing worldly happiness, and it is also a city protected and blessed by gods. Whether you are an ordinary person or a monk who is ascetic, you can find a place of your dreams here. Seeing General Konchai's Mansion for the first time, everyone will be involuntarily shocked by its gorgeous architecture and grand momentum. Bai Wanrong had a surprised expression at this time.Standing in front of the two huge wooden doors of the General's Mansion, she looked up and down at the two exquisitely vivid roc birds carved on the doors, and she was amazed.Several male servants dressed in traditional Thai costumes were standing outside the door, clasped their hands together, saluted deeply and warmly greeted the incoming guests. After Su Yu handed the foxtail lily in his hand to a servant, he lowered his head and straightened his black suit, and gave a look to Xiao Tang who was also in a neat suit beside him. The two walked up the steps with their heads up, and entered This is a very mysterious general's mansion according to outside legends. "Brother Yu, Brother Tang, wait for me!" Bai Wanrong also followed the two into the spacious and gorgeous living room of the General's Mansion with brisk steps.This living room is extremely exquisitely designed. There are spiral stairs on both sides of the room leading upstairs, surrounded by a circle of Thai-style sofas, and in the middle is an oval fountain that continuously sprays water columns. Hanging a huge lantern decorated entirely by flower weaving, the most wonderful thing is that there are no glass or walls on all sides, but rows of shining bead curtains hanging low.These fine beads exude a soft and crystal brilliance under the light, adding a certain mysterious and dreamy atmosphere to this large room. A man in a suit with the appearance of a butler came down the stairs on the side of the living room, put his hands together, saluted, and said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, I am Willa, the housekeeper of the General's Mansion, please Sit down first, drink some tea, and have some snacks. The general and Miss Lan Mani will be coming down soon. We have specially prepared cakes and delicious fruit tea specially made by the general’s mansion for everyone. Please enjoy it slowly.” After all, the butler Willa clapped his hands, and a large group of women in colorful Thai-style tube skirts descended slowly from the spiral stairs on both sides. Each of them dragged a crystal clear tray in their hands. All kinds of fruits, or all kinds of exquisite pastries.The guests sat down one after another, and Su Yu, Xiao Tang, and Bai Wanrong also sat down on the sofa on the side of the living room.Several women with sweet smiles immediately poured them several cups of fragrant fruit tea. Xiao Tang picked up his teacup and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu, what a luxurious style! No wonder the people in Bangkok say that General Konchai's mansion is worth half the palace!" Bai Wanrong took a sip of the fruit tea and said, "Ah, this tea is really fragrant! It's full of fruity aroma! This General Gongchai really knows how to enjoy it!" Su Yu also lowered his head and took a sip of the fruit tea, and said with a slight smile, "This General's Mansion is really unique! Let's appreciate it patiently. Let's see if there are any surprises." Sure enough, very soon, the housekeeper Willa appeared from nowhere, and shouted to the guests in the room with a smile: "Dear guests, please welcome our Gongchai with the highest respect. Your Excellency the General, Miss Lan Mani, and our most honorable Princess Meiyyanthong!" This sound immediately silenced the people in the room. Everyone stood up in unison, arranged their clothes and headscarves, and then stood upright with their heads down, looking at the end of the spiral staircase with admiration. Su Yu and the other three also hurriedly got up and looked around, Bai Wanrong asked in a low voice, "Who is this Princess Mei Lingtong?" Xiao Tang glanced at her and replied: "Have you not checked Gongchai's background? Princess Meiyyantong is his mother, the protagonist of today's lantern ceremony! She is also the younger sister of the current Ninth Empress. Gongchai also He can be regarded as a member of the royal family, otherwise how could he have such great influence to participate in the coup a few years ago." Bai Wanrong stuck out her tongue, and just about to ask again, Su Yu made a silent gesture to them both.It turned out that Gongchai and Lan Mani had already descended slowly from the spiral staircase at this time. Gongchai was different from the reception in Hong Kong today, he was dressed in military uniform and looked like a soldier.Lan Mani is wearing a royal blue Thai dress, which is glamorous and elegant, which is eye-catching.But everyone's eyes were unconsciously attracted by an old woman surrounded by the two of them. This old lady is naturally the main character today, Princess Meiyyantong!Although based on her age, she should be around sixty years old, but she doesn't look old at all.She is slightly fatter, and although there are crow's feet around her eyes, her skin is still delicate and fair. She is dressed in a luxurious apricot-colored Thai dress, and she wears a golden crown on her bun.Her noble temperament seems to be innate, even if she smiles kindly at people, it is just the compassionate attitude of the master to the slave. While watching in a daze, the Thai people among the guests had already knelt down and saluted respectfully.Those non-Thai guests also lowered their heads and bowed deeply to show their respect.Su Yu and the others had no choice but to lower their heads and bow slightly. Going down the stairs, Princess Meiyayatong sat on a high-backed chair that had been prepared for her, put her palms together, raised the prayer beads in her hands, and said loudly: "Dear guests from all over the world! Thank you for coming to this event. The lighting ceremony held for me! The Buddha will bless everyone who is sincere to the Buddha!" "Thank you princess! I wish the princess good health! May the Buddha bless General Gongchai and the princess forever!" People's devout blessings immediately rang out. Gongchai and Lanmani stood beside Princess Meiyyanthong, smiling and saluting and waving to people frequently.After the guests saluted, they all sat down on the sofa again, and the maids offered fragrant fruit tea and exquisite desserts again. Princess Miyayatong looked solemn and sat upright. With a light wave of her hand, the lanterns hanging in the four corners of the hall were slowly lit.The entire hall of the General's Mansion was suddenly ablaze with lights.The maids and servants stood silently around the room with their hands down.Gongchai whispered a few words in his mother's ear, walked to the middle of the hall, and said loudly: "Guests, my mother, the honorable Princess Meiyyanthong, suffered a heart attack some time ago and was in poor health. The little girl is in Hong Kong for a short visit, so I can’t accompany her. Thanks to Dr. James’ meticulous treatment, her old man has recovered. So before today’s lighting ceremony, I would like to thank Dr. James and ask everyone to help him applaud!" While he was speaking, a handsome, blond, blue-eyed middle-aged doctor was ushered into the hall by the butler Willa. He first walked up to Princess Meiyyantong, bowed slightly to the princess and Lan Mani standing there, and then turned to the guests in the room Ladies and gentlemen, with Thai etiquette, put your hands together and salute deeply. Immediately there was a burst of warm applause in the hall.Princess Miyayatsu nodded with a smile.At this time, Gongchai waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Raise the sky lantern!" The bead curtains around the hall were all rolled up suddenly, revealing the vast blue night sky outside the railings, and the maids and servants standing on both sides began to light and hold up the huge Kongming lanterns that had been prepared, and put them one by one in the sky.The guests immediately burst into bursts of cheers, clasped their hands together, fell to the ground and began to pray.Lan Mani and Gongchai also accompanied the princess, surrounded by people, to the railing, and prayed devoutly to the Kongming lanterns flying in the night sky. Bai Wanrong, who was standing in the corner of the room, turned her head and asked softly, "Brother Tang, you have a lot of information, who was that foreigner just now?" Xiao Tang shrugged and said, "This foreigner is not a family member or friend of Gongchai. He is just a doctor invited by the general's residence. So there is no information about him in my database." Bai Wanrong rolled his eyes at him, and said: "I asked Brother Yu, he must know that he is Bai Xiaosheng, there is nothing he doesn't know, and there is no one who can't figure it out." But when she turned her head, she was surprised. Su Yu beside the two of them disappeared without a trace. "Why is brother Yu missing!" Bai Wanrong was about to get up, but was held down by Xiao Tang at the side, and he said in a low voice: "Be quiet! No need to look for it, brother Yu is going to do something important." "What's up?" Xiao Tang showed his white teeth, and smiled silently: "I went to see Miss Lanmani's boudoir! Also, General Gongchai's room must be a very mysterious place. Originally, I wanted to go too, but Brother Yu asked I'll stay and watch you, in case you run around and others see your flaws." Bai Wanrong curled her lips angrily and said, "Then what about us, just stay around like this, I didn't come to Bangkok to watch the Kongming lanterns go off. I want to investigate about that Hao Ji." Xiao Tang looked around, took her hand, and said softly: "Don't worry, even if you want to search now, you can't find anyone. The servants are all going to see the sky lanterns, and we will go to the lanterns too! Wait a minute There is also a river lantern ceremony! Everyone will go to the river to release lanterns, and it is easy to be suspected if you stay here all the time. Look at the housekeeper Willa who is always staring at us." Under the moonlight, the long Chao Phraya River shone like black satin. People from all directions in Bangkok came to pray for the princess, holding lotus lanterns and carefully placing them on the river.The lotus lanterns shining faintly float lightly on the river to the distance. Princess Meilingtong, Gongchai, and Lan Mani had already boarded a beautifully carved dragon boat. They set off from the private pier behind the General's Mansion and drove to the river near the Grand Palace, waving to people on both sides of the river.