Zhou Dingbang woke up and lay on the beach at the foot of Lau Fau Shan in Hong Kong Island. Three young men with shaved heads surrounded him, the water bottle was handed to him, and their clothes were fully cushioned under him. They had just swum across from the other side—it was a long shot that they could make it to shore alive tonight. He took the kettle, and memories came flooding back to his mind.
