A Bid for Fortune · Character
China Pete
A dying Chinese criminal who clutches a carved wooden stick worth ten millions and warns that Dr. Nikola has hunted it for five years.
supporting
Also known as Pete
First appearance: part i vii port said and what befell us there
As a supporting figure in A Bid for Fortune, China Pete is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A man Wetherell defended in a murder trial; dying, he gives Wetherell a black stick and warns him about Dr.
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China Pete lies dying with the key to a vast fortune in his hand, a talisman the priests of Peking's Llamaserai have tried six times to kill him for. He reveals that Nikola has schemed for five years to obtain it, and…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See China Pete in part i vii port said and what befell us there