Double Souls

After leaving his master condo, John the assistant didn't return to his home directly but stop by in the nearby bar to have a drink.

"Whiskey, please, on the rock"

John orders his drink to the bartender after he takes a seat in the counter. He needs to drink to relieve the stress from his work. His order comes right away and John drinks that whiskey slowly, try to savor the taste slowly and let his burden carried by the whiskey into his stomach.

"Hey! Is that you, John?"

A man voice comes from behind him, when John turns his back, he sees a face that looks familiar to him.

"You….I think I know you, but sorry…I forget your name"

"Hahaha….it's okay. We never see each other again after we graduate from high school"

"High school?.....is that you? You are Ding Wei, right?"

After that man say about high school, John's memory come back to his younger time and he remembers one of his buddies when he study in high school

"Yep, glad you still remember my name, John"

"Hahaha…It's been a long time, you look great brother Wei"

"You too, John"

After giving a hug, those two change their seat to an empty table and starts have a conversation there.

"Where are you working at, John? You look good, you must be work in a good place too, right?"

"I'm working as the personal assistant of Mr. Joseph Lam, a businessman"

"Joseph Lam? Owner of Long Tian Export and Import Co.?"

"You know him?"

"Of course, he's one of the successful businessmen in Hong Kong in this decade. No wonder you look good, he surely pays you well"

"It's not an easy job too, brother Wei. Where are you working at anyway?"

"I'm a broker right now"

"You must be quite a success also, brother Wei"

"Well, you could say that. I only do business that brings profit to me. The most important, my client always satisfied with my service, nothing that I can't provide for my client, as long as the price is right. Brother John, if you can't find anything you looking for, tell me and will give you the goods"

John only shakes his hand and smile wryly when hearing Ding Wei offer

"Thanks, brother, but what I need is impossible you can provide"

"Hey, try me. You don't need a nuclear bomb right? Even if I can get the stuff, the price is not something you can afford"

"Can you give me a human heart?"

"Human heart? I can give you that, kidneys, liver, eye cornea, you name it, as long as the price is right"

Hearing what Ding Wei just said, John's interest piqued

"Really? You aren't kidding right?"

"No, I'm not. If you can get access to the right channel, you can get your stuff easily"

"Brother Wei, actually my boss' daughter is in need of heart transplant. If you can get the stuff for me, I will make great merit for my boss"

"No problem, but I can't get it right away thou. It needs some process and procedures"

"How long you need for that brother Wei? One year? Two years?"

"Not that long bro….you really need that human heart? Not kidding?"

"I'm serious brother Wei, name your price and I will negotiate with my boss about the money"

"Well, the human heart is more expensive than kidneys or cornea. People still can live even if one of their kidneys or cornea taken, but human only have one heart and they will die if it removed from the body"

"Then…how do you get that stuff brother Wei?"

"I tell you but you must keep it secret"

"I promise that brother Wei"

"Actually China government sell the organs taken from death penalty convict. After they executed, their organs harvested and sell to those who want to buy it, of course, this is done unofficially. After harvested, the body will be cremated and sent to their family. No one will notice if their heart, kidneys, liver and other organs are missing, right?

"And you have a channel to get the organ?"

"Yep, I know someone from China government that handling that business"

"What the price for human heart?"

"The price will vary depending on the specification, you know that transplantation organ requires certain specification, right? The average price is around ten million US dollar"

"Yes, you right, brother Wei. Can I speak with my boss about this matter first? I contact you again if my boss says okay since this is not something I can decide alone"

"No problem. Here's my business card. You can call me in that number and set the meeting"

Ding Wei take a business card from his wallet and give it to John who receives it, read it for a while, and then keeps it carefully in his wallet.

"I will call you soon after tells my boss about your offer brother Wei. There's a high possibility that we will have a deal because my boss is so desperate right now"

"Take your time, brother. Like I said before, I do not guarantee I can give you the stuff right away….the searching process may take times before can be delivered to you"

"I understand that brother Wei, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow I will call you again"

"Sure….alright, I take my leave now, I still have some business to take care. See you later brother John"

"Bye brother Wei"

Ding Wei leave the bar after they shake hand and say goodbye. John still stays in the bar for several minutes, thinking hard while emptying his whiskey, before he also leaves the bar and returns to his home.