Chapter Three β Shanghai
Rachel's next stop on her international travels was Shanghai, the enormous port city on the east coast of China, through which the vast majority of Chinese exports are shipped all over the world. Not only does the city have a tremendous manufacturing industry, but very sizeable research and development parks have been developed since China's relaxation of relations with the west and the start of economic development in the country. Everything Rachel saw was modern and beautiful - the airport, the hotel, the shopping centers, the trains and subways, the factories and so on. Shanghai was, in fact, a beautiful major city and quite a change from the majority of Hong Kong. She shuddered at the thought of Hong Kong, vividly remembering her experience in the little Chinese restaurant there. Even her toes flexed and curled in her shoes as the memory came back to her.
She had been in Shanghai for several days, visiting both little restaurants and the eateries in the hotels, including the palatial modern hotel in which she was staying. Expectedly, she drew a lot of attention everywhere she went, particularly away from the hotel, being pretty, young, blonde and Caucasian. It was fine, though, she felt quite safe with Ed by her side, not to mention a local Chinese translator. Her visit to the big city was almost over, with a flight to Bangkok booked for the following day. That was going to be a good stop, she thought, with Thai restaurants being as popular in America as they are. It had been a real good day, including a tour of one of the research parks, and Rachel went to bed nice and early, planning to get some real sleep.
Rachel stirred in her sleep and found that she was unable to move. Her eyes flashed open as she realized her wrists were fastened above her head and she couldn't even move onto her side. She found herself in a research laboratory with various computer consoles, instruments and the like. She was completely naked and seated in a special chair with thick leatherette padding. Her wrists were fastened in leather restraints above her head, her stomach and ass were held in place by a leather strap across her abdomen, her knees and thighs were held in place by leather straps above her knees and her ankles were fastened in leather restraints. The chair had been tilted back slightly so that she was not sitting straight up but she was a long way from lying down.
"Well, well," said the Chinese man with a white lab coat, "our guest is awake."
"What the hell do you want with me,' said Rachel, "let me go."
"You'll be back at your hotel in a few hours," said the man, "but for now we want you to help us with an experiment."
"Experiment?"
"Yes," he went on, "my name is Dr. Chin, and I am conducting a special series of experiments on human sexuality, specifically the sexual responsiveness of the human female."
"So?"
"As it happens, we have only been able to obtain readings from various young Chinese women, although I must admit that the differences from province to province have proved very interesting."
"Yea, so what about me?"
"When we saw you touring the research park earlier today, it came to me that there must be some fascinating variations in sexual responsiveness from country to country, and perhaps even continent to continent, as well. For this reason, we brought you back to our laboratory this evening to undergo the same testing that we have used on various Chinese girls."