Sixth Sister was surprised by how readily Su Yi had agreed.
She sized him up. "Did Dante brainwash you, or do you owe him money?"
"Or are you some young master from a Second Empire family?"
"You don't even know what I'm shipping. Why agree so quickly?"
Su Yi said casually, "Sixth Sister, I know the rules."
"Some cargo is best left unexamined. Knowing too much makes it easy to break the rules."
Sixth Sister looked him over. "Wouldn't have guessed it. You know the business!"
"You're a lot more reliable than those curious types who don't know a thing."
"No wonder my divination came up triple sixes for you."
"Come on, then!"
Su Yi followed Sixth Sister out of the office. After crossing two busy blocks, they reached an old two-story building.
The building was carved from a peculiar smooth, white material.
More strikingly, its exterior was shaped like two enormous dice stacked together.
The front of the first floor showed a one.
The front of the second floor showed a six.
Sixth Sister's business was clearly booming compared with Dante's.
When they returned, four or five groups were waiting outside the door.
"Out collecting debts again, Sixth Sister?" asked a smiling young man with only one eye.
Another man, a red-skinned Big Beard, called out, "Sixth Sister, don't tell me you like Dante!"
"He owes you so much, but I haven't seen you get rough with him."
"I remember back when—"
Sixth Sister glared at him. "Shut it, Big Beard. Unless you want your one remaining ball to disappear too, watch your mouth."
Big Beard laughed awkwardly and said nothing more.
Sixth Sister handed Su Yi a fist-sized box. "Deliver this to the Cultured Technology Company in District 31."
"Then leave right away."
She made no attempt to