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Doctor Lee Ping
Eventually, there came a time when Lee Ping decided to host a dinner. Thus was Holger able to ask about Lee's decision to name Lynch Webber his heir instead of one of his own children. Arriving at Lee's home early, Holger was welcomed in by Lee's butler Bifford Goldstein, a man of eighty-one years who had served his master for the past twenty years and had served Lee's father Alfred before him. Alfred had been a man who had, allegedly, beaten his sons with a walking stick but that had been denied by both of his sons. In his youth, Lee himself had allegedly sexually exploited female staff and patients but there was no proof of this for both patients and staff of the female gender had always spoken kindly of him. It is generally believed that these allegations were made by rivals.
Lee was sitting in his living room, reading "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the living room was a carving of Janus, Roman God of the Doorways. This had been nothing that Lee's late wife Tina ever would have allowed into the house had she lived. Holger would not have wanted such a thing in his house, his late wife Greta would not have, Cam would not have, his wife Brandy would not have, no one would have wanted such a thing in their house! It was that alarming.
"Greetings, Holger." Said Lee upon hearing Holger and Biffy enter the living room. "So nice to see you."
"Holger has met Lynch Webber." Stated Holger.
"You have, have you?" asked Lee. "Well, better this discussion than Cam's coming discussion about my decorating heresey." Holger looked confused and Lee pointed to the carving of Janus. "He was present when I bought that." Holger looked at the carving only to quickly look away. Janus was a Roman god with neither Greek nor Egyptian counterpart and a good thing that was! Holger couldn't imagine was a Greek or Egyptian equivalent would look like.
"Holger must know if Lynch has some hold over Lee of Pings." Stated Holger.
"A hold over me?" asked Lee. "It is quite the opposite I have a hold over him!"
"Who is he?"
"Merely a patient." Assured Lee. "I can be rid of him if I wish as both heir and patient with a snap of my fingers. Now please, Holger, drop this subject. Leave Lynch be. My children are well enough so why not let a patient inherit my home and fortune?"
"What would Tina say?" asked Holger.
Lee did not give an answer. He merely closed his book and left the living room saying: "I'll hear no more of this."
