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Yue shook her head a little, still wrapping her head around it. "... What the terra has happened since I left?" she wondered quietly.

Wolfe shrugged before pulling out a tablet and handing it over to them. On it was a picture of Long after Snow and Wolfe had prepped him for surgery. "The deeper incisions were made with a few small specific tools. Do either of you know who could have done this?" Wolfe asked simply. Anyone who could take down Long, could be a threat to them in the future.

Yue reached out to take the tablet, but after looking at it for a short moment it seemed to be a little too intense for her. She shoved the tablet at Nic, her own face a little green.

Nic had a bit more of a critical eye, but he seemed to have a little trouble too. He zoomed in on some of the worse gashes. After studying it awhile and then checking with Yue who was still trying to keep her lunch down, they agreed that it looked like a cut from a special, nasty knife common to the Chiou family. "Long should have been carrying one," Yue noted. But he didn't have one on him when Wolfe found him.

Wolfe pushed the box he had carried in towards them, "It wasn't on him when we picked him up," he explained, "This was all he had."

Yue and Nic sifted through it. Yue seemed surprised not to find the knife, but she explained this was pretty standard stuff for Long to carry when he was traveling light.

Nic didn't have too much luck identifying anything else, and Yue couldn't look at the picture any more.

Wolfe took the tablet back and shut it off. He thought about what they said for a moment before nodding, "So, anyone could have captured Long and used his own knife to inflict the injuries. There's no proof it's an inside job." He sighed a little, "Anything strike you as familiar about the placement of the wounds or the sexual injuries?"

Yue swallowed, trying to keep her lunch down as she shook her head.

Nic also shook his head. "But it was probably done by the same person each time," he noted. "And I'm assuming you didn't find any DNA. Few have the capability of doing that, but the Yin Long is one of them."

Wolfe nodded slightly, eyes flickering to Yue and then back to Nic, "And what would you advise I do with Long now that he's here?"

Nic sat back, having to think about that for awhile.

Then suddenly Yue piped in, "He's... not a bad person," she announced quietly.

Wolfe nodded a little, "That I am aware of," he replied to Yue, "He's aided us in two different situations while managing not to disobey Sheng by doing it."

Nic was still thinking it over while Yue continued after a moment, "If... If it was someone in the Yin Long who did this..." she swallowed, "I want to find a way so he could stay here with us for awhile."

Wolfe thought about that for a moment, "I have no grudge against Long," he stated, "Nor do I find grievance against the Yin Long. That is only by association. But having Long here will greatly increase Sheng's interest in us and puts Dominic in the most risk."

Nic was still mulling everything over. "... Only because Long might try to kill me a few times," he replied casually. Yue didn't seem surprised by his statement. "Sheng must be really busy with something," he decided. "Otherwise Long wouldn't have left the hive like that regardless of the intent behind the attack. He probably won't have the time or resources to search for Long. At least, not yet."

Wolfe raised an eyebrow, waiting for Nic to expand on the 'yet.'

Nic shrugged. "Sheng will eventually come for Long, Yue, and I," he replied simply. Yue remained silent. Neither of them seemed to have a good grasp of what that timeline might look like. "But Long might have a better idea of when that might be," Nic noted. "He's Sheng's right hand man."

Wolfe nodded a little, "Sheng's right hand man who saved Yue and helped us find Laurel." It was a little complicated.