"The consoles do cast a wide net, it's true." But that's what he needs, and the fishing metaphor is entirely intentional at this point. China gives a shrug, a little lift of her shoulders that is, like nearly everything else she does, effortlessly elegant. "Even I don't know who you would talk to about large-scale trawling, however."

She's looking forward to the inevitable bemused reaction of the other Foreigners if when he asks.

"I must say, you're a relief from some of the other new arrivals. You don't look like you've gone on a murderous rampage yet."