But events conspire to pull Apropos in unexpected and dangerous directions, for his presence in Chinpan does not go unnoticed.
How do their plans tie in or conflict with the criminal Skang Kei family, and their enigmatic leader, Skang Kei Ho?. It's hard to find a lesser man than Apropos: a con man, a knave, a scalawag. What of the Mingol hordes? What does the mysterious criminal organization known as the Forked Tong want with him? This time, Apropos winds up a stranger in a strange land called "Chinpan," populated by those who speak a different language and live by a code of honor, neither of which Apropos can comprehend. And what will be the fate of the Chin clan, including Double Chin, Cleft Chin, Kit Chin, and little Kit Chinette? Sir Apropos of Nothing 3: Tong Lashing He may yet be able to find a happy ending among a gentle people who are willing to accept him, faults and all, and he acquires a teacher who may even be able to set him on a road to true enlightenment.