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The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Sanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning. [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town. [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs. It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks. We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]). [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[Chang Tsung-chang]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian Clique and [[Sun Chang-fang]] a.k.a. the Nanking Warlord of the Zhli Clique usurped the former warlord. [[Sun Chang-fang]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities. [[Chang Tsung-chang]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]]. Records are maybe not the best right now.

[[Jack Falcon|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]]. He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months. It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen. [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]]. [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]]. [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives. He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.

[[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]], [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]], and [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] go to the [[Shanghai Public Library]]. [[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]] learns that [[Yig]] and [[Yog-Sothoth]] are [[Elder Gods]]<ref name="library" />. [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] looks up [[Ho Fong Imports]]<ref name="library" /> and learns it is one of the largest shipping companies in [[Shanghai]]. The proprietor, [[Ho Fong]] is in his late 50s. He is very wealthy and involved in the Catholic church. [[Wei Ching-lai]] is [[Ho Fong]]'s wife, an attractive, western-educated, politically-minded actress. She championed opposition to the corrupt [[Qing Dynasty]]. They were married in 1911 and had a daughter named [[Tzu-hsi]] in 1912. She had a public slip into drug abuse in 1919. She also had many affairs, one with her personal driver (lost name). She died on 12/31/1923 of a drug overdose. [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] looks up the [[Stumbling Tiger]]<ref name="library" />. It's a dive bar. Articles mention many fights. It seems to be a place where shady stuff happens. Sounds like a hole-in-the-wall establishment. The purveyor is [[Fergus "McChu"]].

Everyone meets back up at the [[Astor House Hotel]]. We have dinner, then head to the [[Stumbling Tiger]]. The bar's sign is (unusually) written in English. There's a simple bar offering brown and clear drinks. This is a puzzle talk bar - a place where you can buy and sell information in addition to having a drink. [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] asks the barkeep, [[Fergus "McChu"]], about [[Jack Brady]]. After some convincing<ref name="persuade" />, [[Fergus "McChu"]] says that he hasn't seen [[Jack Brady|Brady]] in months and believes that he went to [[Nicaragua]] to run guns with [[Charlie West]]. [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] fast talks<ref name="fasttalk" /> his way out of revealing too much info in exchange. When [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] mentions [[Jack Brady]] to a fisherman at the end of the bar, [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] gets weird. [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] catches it<ref name="psychology" /> and tries to get more info. [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] slips him a note to meet at [[Noodle House]] at 12 Lantern Street. [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] excuses himself and heads down the street, letting [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] know he's leaving. [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] waits outside to be in position to help if needed. In a few minutes, [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] appears in the kitchen doorway of [[Noodle House]] and waves [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] in. [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] reveals that people are looking for [[Jack Brady]], and that drawing the attention of those people is dangerous. It's dangerous for [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] if he's connected. [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] attempts to convince him that they're all on the same side, and [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] says to meet tomorrow night, here in the kitchen of [[Noodle House]], at 2am, and bring your friends if they can be discrete. [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] has some noodles and rounds up the troops and they head back to the [[Astor House Hotel]].

Back at the hotel, [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] discovers 3 people in her room looking to be of Chinese descent. A 4th behind the door grabs her when she screams. As we come running, the man sitting in between the 2 men with Thompson sub machine guns asks who we're working for. He's interested in what we're selling and wants a 30% cut for [[Mr. Du]]. They expect us to deliver a considerable payment to [[Hell's Kitchen]] nightclub by Monday. They depart; we dismiss [[Li Wen-cheng]] and discuss the events of the evening, and then retire to our separate rooms.

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'''Skill Checks'''
<references>
<ref name="fasttalk">Fast Talk check</ref>
<ref name="library">Library Use check</ref>
<ref name="persuade">Persuade check</ref>
<ref name="psychology">Psychology check</ref>
</references>

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 The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning.  [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town.  [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs.  It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks.  We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]).  [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in mid-January 1925, [[Chang Tsung-chang]] (a behemoth known as the “Shantung Monster” or “Dogmeat General”) of the [[Fengtian Clique]] and [[Sun Chang-fang]] (aka “the Nanking Warlord”) of the [[Zhili Clique]] push [[Chi Shi-yan|Chi Shi-yan’s]] army out of Shanghai and begin joint rule. [[Sun Chang-fang|Sun]] is left in de jure control of the police and the amenities, but [[Chang Tsung-chang|Chang]] is friendly with the criminal [[Green Gang]], the biggest, meanest gang in town.  Records are maybe not the best right now.
-[[Jack Falcon|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]].  He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months.  It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen.  [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]].  [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]].  [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives.  He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.
+[[Jack Falcon|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]].  He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months.  It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen.  [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]].  [[Jules Savoyard]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]], and [[Alfred Penhurst]] is her registered owner.  [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives.  He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.
 [[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]], [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]], and [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] go to the [[Shanghai Public Library]].  [[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]] learns that [[Yig]] and [[Yog-Sothoth]] are [[Elder Gods]]<ref name="library" />.  [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] looks up [[Ho Fong Imports]]<ref name="library" /> and learns it is one of the largest shipping companies in [[Shanghai]].  The proprietor, [[Ho Fong]] is in his late 50s.  He is very wealthy and involved in the Catholic church.  [[Wei Ching-lai]] was [[Ho Fong|Ho Fong's]] wife, an attractive, Western-educated, and politically-minded actress, as well as a poster-child for the revolution. She often used her fame to champion opposition to the corrupt [[Qing Dynasty]].  A blooming romance saw [[Ho Fong|Ho]] and [[Wei Ching-lai|Wei]] marry in 1911 (just months before the collapse of the [[Qing Dynasty]]), with their daughter [[Tzu-hsi]] following a year later. She and her husband soon became a popular attendees at Shanghai’s swank high society functions.  Unfortunately, she soon slipped into drug abuse and public tantrums which hit a high point by 1919.  It was also during this time that [[Wei Ching-lai|Wei]] had several affairs, including with her personal driver, [[Pao Wu-kung]]. [[Wei Ching-lai]] tragically died of a drug overdose on December 31, 1923.  [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] looks up the [[Stumbling Tiger]]<ref name="library" />.  It's a dive bar.  Articles mention many fights.  It seems to be a place where shady stuff happens.  Sounds like a hole-in-the-wall establishment.  The purveyor is [[Fergus "McChu"]].

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-The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning.  [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town.  [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs.  It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks.  We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]).  [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[Zhang Zongchang]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian clique and [[Sun Chuanfang]] a.k.a. the "Nanking Warlord" of the Zhili clique usurped the former warlord.  [[Sun Chuanfang]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities.  [[Zhang Zongchang]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]].  Records are maybe not the best right now.
+The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning.  [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town.  [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs.  It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks.  We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]).  [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in mid-January 1925, [[Chang Tsung-chang]] (a behemoth known as the “Shantung Monster” or “Dogmeat General”) of the [[Fengtian Clique]] and [[Sun Chang-fang]] (aka “the Nanking Warlord”) of the [[Zhili Clique]] push [[Chi Shi-yan|Chi Shi-yan’s]] army out of Shanghai and begin joint rule. [[Sun Chang-fang|Sun]] is left in de jure control of the police and the amenities, but [[Chang Tsung-chang|Chang]] is friendly with the criminal [[Green Gang]], the biggest, meanest gang in town.  Records are maybe not the best right now.
 [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]].  He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months.  It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen.  [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]].  [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]].  [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives.  He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.
-[[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]], [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]], and [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] go to the [[Shanghai Public Library]].  [[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]] learns that [[Yig]] and [[Yog-Sothoth]] are [[Elder Gods]]<ref name="library" />.  [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] looks up [[Ho Fong Imports]]<ref name="library" /> and learns it is one of the largest shipping companies in [[Shanghai]].  The proprietor, [[Ho Fong]] is in his late 50s.  He is very wealthy and involved in the Catholic church.  [[Wei Ching-lai]] is [[Ho Fong]]'s wife, an attractive, western-educated, politically-minded actress.  She championed opposition to the corrupt [[Qing Dynasty]].  They were married in 1911 and had a daughter named [[Tzu-hsi]] in 1912.  She had a public slip into drug abuse in 1919.  She also had many affairs, one with her personal driver (lost name).  She died on 12/31/1923 of a drug overdose.  [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] looks up the [[Stumbling Tiger]]<ref name="library" />.  It's a dive bar.  Articles mention many fights.  It seems to be a place where shady stuff happens.  Sounds like a hole-in-the-wall establishment.  The purveyor is [[Fergus "McChu"]].
+[[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]], [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]], and [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] go to the [[Shanghai Public Library]].  [[Dr. Victor Lester|Victor]] learns that [[Yig]] and [[Yog-Sothoth]] are [[Elder Gods]]<ref name="library" />.  [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] looks up [[Ho Fong Imports]]<ref name="library" /> and learns it is one of the largest shipping companies in [[Shanghai]].  The proprietor, [[Ho Fong]] is in his late 50s.  He is very wealthy and involved in the Catholic church.  [[Wei Ching-lai]] was [[Ho Fong|Ho Fong's]] wife, an attractive, Western-educated, and politically-minded actress, as well as a poster-child for the revolution. She often used her fame to champion opposition to the corrupt [[Qing Dynasty]].  A blooming romance saw [[Ho Fong|Ho]] and [[Wei Ching-lai|Wei]] marry in 1911 (just months before the collapse of the [[Qing Dynasty]]), with their daughter [[Tzu-hsi]] following a year later. She and her husband soon became a popular attendees at Shanghai’s swank high society functions.  Unfortunately, she soon slipped into drug abuse and public tantrums which hit a high point by 1919.  It was also during this time that [[Wei Ching-lai|Wei]] had several affairs, including with her personal driver, [[Pao Wu-kung]]. [[Wei Ching-lai]] tragically died of a drug overdose on December 31, 1923.  [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] looks up the [[Stumbling Tiger]]<ref name="library" />.  It's a dive bar.  Articles mention many fights.  It seems to be a place where shady stuff happens.  Sounds like a hole-in-the-wall establishment.  The purveyor is [[Fergus "McChu"]].
 Everyone meets back up at the [[Astor House Hotel]].  We have dinner, then head to the [[Stumbling Tiger]].  The bar's sign is (unusually) written in English.  There's a simple bar offering brown and clear drinks.  This is a puzzle talk bar - a place where you can buy and sell information in addition to having a drink.  [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] asks the barkeep, [[Fergus "McChu"]], about [[Jack Brady]].  After some convincing<ref name="persuade" />, [[Fergus "McChu"]] says that he hasn't seen [[Jack Brady|Brady]] in months and believes that he went to [[Nicaragua]] to run guns with [[Charlie West]].  [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] fast talks<ref name="fasttalk" /> his way out of revealing too much info in exchange.  When [[Jack Falcon|Jack]] mentions [[Jack Brady]] to a fisherman at the end of the bar, [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] gets weird.  [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] catches it<ref name="psychology" /> and tries to get more info.  [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] slips him a note to meet at [[Noodle House]] at 12 Lantern Street.  [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] excuses himself and heads down the street, letting [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] know he's leaving.  [[Mary Elise St. Dennis|Elise]] waits outside to be in position to help if needed.  In a few minutes, [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] appears in the kitchen doorway of [[Noodle House]] and waves [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] in.  [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] reveals that people are looking for [[Jack Brady]], and that drawing the attention of those people is dangerous.  It's dangerous for [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] if he's connected.  [[Cillian Quinn|Quinn]] attempts to convince him that they're all on the same side, and [[Fergus "McChu"|Fergus]] says to meet tomorrow night, here in the kitchen of [[Noodle House]], at 2am, and bring your friends if they can be discrete.  [[Cillian Quinn|Father Quinn]] has some noodles and rounds up the troops and they head back to the [[Astor House Hotel]].

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−	The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning. [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town. [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs. It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks. We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]). [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[~~Chang Tsung-chang~~]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian ~~Clique~~ and [[Sun ~~Chang-fang~~]] a.k.a. the Nanking Warlord of the ~~Zhli Clique~~ usurped the former warlord. [[Sun ~~Chang-fang~~]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities. [[~~Chang Tsung-chang~~]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]]. Records are maybe not the best right now.	+	The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning. [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town. [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs. It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks. We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]). [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[Zhang Zongchang]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian clique and [[Sun Chuanfang]] a.k.a. the "Nanking Warlord" of the Zhili clique usurped the former warlord. [[Sun Chuanfang]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities. [[Zhang Zongchang]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]]. Records are maybe not the best right now.

	[[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]]. He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months. It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen. [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]]. [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]]. [[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives. He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.		[[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]]. He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months. It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen. [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]]. [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]]. [[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives. He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.

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−	The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[~~Sanghai~~ North Railway Station]] around mid-morning. [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town. [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs. It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks. We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]). [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[Chang Tsung-chang]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian Clique and [[Sun Chang-fang]] a.k.a. the Nanking Warlord of the Zhli Clique usurped the former warlord. [[Sun Chang-fang]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities. [[Chang Tsung-chang]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]]. Records are maybe not the best right now.	+	The group of investigators arrives in [[Shanghai]] at the [[Shanghai North Railway Station]] around mid-morning. [[Jack Falcon]] feels that it would be difficult to know if we were being followed in the dense crowds in this town. [[Li Wen-cheng]] suggests the [[Astor House Hotel]] as a hotel befitting our group's needs. It has high security and we won't stand out as much as we would trying to stay at a cheaper place with our high credit rating folks. We ask [[Li Wen-cheng]] where the local library is ([[Shanghai Public Library]] and [[Royal Asiatic Society]]), where to find info about people passing through customs (high class - [[Shanghai Club]], [[Stumbling Tiger]] might be a good place for lower class people), and where to find info on local hot spots (i.e. [[Stumbling Tiger]]). [[Li Wen-cheng]] lets us know that in January 1925, [[Chang Tsung-chang]] a.k.a. the Shantung Monster or Dogmeat General of the Fengtian Clique and [[Sun Chang-fang]] a.k.a. the Nanking Warlord of the Zhli Clique usurped the former warlord. [[Sun Chang-fang]] is in du jour control of the police and amenities. [[Chang Tsung-chang]] is in good with the biggest, meanest gang, the [[Green Gang]]. Records are maybe not the best right now.

	[[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]]. He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months. It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen. [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]]. [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]]. [[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives. He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.		[[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] heads to the port to check out info on [[The Ivory Wind]] and [[The Dark Princess]]. He learns from the harbormaster that [[The Dark Princess]] is frequently seen in [[Shanghai]] harbor, but [[The Ivory Wind]] hasn't been seen recently but tends to show up ever 3-4 months. It's been about 3 months since [[The Ivory Wind]] has been seen. [[Lars Torvak]] is known to captain [[The Ivory Wind]]. [[Alfred Penhurst]] is known to captain [[The Dark Princess]]. [[Jack Falcon\|Jack]] gives him $5 and says there's another $5 in it for the harbormaster if he sends a runner to our hotel when either ship arrives. He then heads to the catholic church on personal business before heading back to the hotel.