Bad Seed (Cato Kwong)

Travel Guide

China – Shanghai

Songjiang district

The river was brown and sluggish today, like nearly everyday. The gulls flew low, squawking half-heartedly. A sand barge chugged by, low in the water, filthy smoke curling out of its funnel. Around him people went about their business of scraping a living.

Thousands of swine floating down the Huangpu River on a chill morning in March. It had to be an omen for something terrible.

This is the main setting for the story which delves into the painful subject of  the Chinese acquisition of Australian land. It’s  a game to many and some play and get killed for a wrong move.

This is also the city of spoiled rich kids and cyber dragons. A city which we are told grew out of the Opium Wars which gives you a clue as to some of the city’s darkside now.

Dinner invitations at Zhongsan Park and the glistening lights of the city centre provide the light sparkle. But lights cause shadows…

Coggee Western Australia

Port Coggee

“One of several coastal places which had emerged from the undergrowth south of Fremantle, like dieback in a national park. It had been built on industrial wasteland and offered sparkling ocean views and the chance to live the dream”

It’s described as “a multi- award winning coastal community with a world-class marina and a range of fantastic living options.”

Fremantle

The city where Cato works normally. It’s a bustling port city known for its maritime history  and Victorian architecture. It might be a nice place to live and work normally but it has a dark history with remnants from Australia’s days as a British penal colony.

On a historical and interesting note, you can visit Fremantle Prison, which housed convicts from the 1850s to 1991.