Gambled Parts 11/17
By Debbie Eng (Wan-ping@juno.com)

2:45 PM
Pine Avenue

	After dropping off his father, Peter and Mulder had started to drive 
around.  Mulder was staring out the window watching the crowds of people 
bustle around buying fruits and vegetables from the stands outside the markets.
Mulder turned to Peter, " What happened before?  At the crime scene? "

	" I'm not sure, " Peter hedged.  After all, he didn't know how Mulder 
would deal with some of the things he's had to since his father had shown up 
back in his life.  

	As they passed The Golden Dynasty restaurant, Peter quickly pulled 
over.  Mulder looked at him with a question at the tip of his tongue as Peter 
quickly got out of the car.  Mulder followed him as Peter went to the alley 
next door.  Peter was talking to a man dressed in a suit.  As he approached, 
Peter handed the guy some money and went towards Mulder.

	" What was that all about? "

	" That was one of my informants, Danny Double D, " Peter explained, 
" He just got a hold of some new information for our case, like who's who is 
running this show. "

	" And? " Mulder prompted, " Who is it? "

	" You won't believe who it is.  Her name is Li Chao.  She's the niece 
of one Detective Jimmy Chao from San Francisco and she used to be a medical 
student, but she dropped out so that she could join the ring in San Francisco,
the one you and Agent Scully encountered.  She was one of the ones who helped 
with the transplanting.  And she was the reason why Detective Chao had agreed 
to cover for that ring in your last case. "

	" Did you find out where this game was taking place? "  They had 
started to walk back out of the alley.  All of a sudden, Peter felt a brush of 
air go past him and he watched as Mulder collapsed to the ground.  "What 
the--? "  Peter got his gun out as he bent to examine Mulder.  There was a
dart sticking out from the side of his neck.  Six men in black sprang from the 
shadows.  Peter swung his gun around and was just about to fire, when one of 
the men threw a Chinese star and hit him in the arm holding the gun.  Peter 
dropped the gun and pulled the Chinese star out of his arm.  

	Shit, Peter thought. Why the hell do I bother trying to shoot anyway?  
It never works for me.  No wonder Pop always tells me to leave my gun.  Peter 
threw the star at the man with the wooden tube, but the man moved out of
the way at the last minute.  The star hit the brick wall behind him and fell 
to the ground.  Well, guess I'll have to practice some more when I have time.  
Then he went into a kung fu stance and tried to ignore the pain radiating from
his arm.  .  He blocked punches and kicks from two of the men.  In the corner 
of his eye he saw two others pick up Mulder.  Pop, where the hell are you?  I 
could use some back up over here, Peter thought as the guy with the tube shoot
another dart, hitting him in the shoulder.

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