Speaks chinese

"I need your help. There are fifty dead, but the
other eight hundred are still alive. I can move the
rubble, but I'm afraid of shifting it and making things
worse."

The costume had been bothering Colonel Kwan;
he'd seen it somewhere before. It occurred to him
now: his son had dragged him to see the silly western
movie about an American who could fly.

This man however spoke Mandarin with a strong
Shanghai accent. He'd probably learned to speak Wu
first.

Colonel Kwan tapped the arm of the private,
forcing him to bring his weapon down. A gesture
caused the men around him to do the same.

"I can't do this without you," the man said.

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