The Suspicious Detective
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The steamer Rangoon cuts through the waves towards Hong Kong. The weather is turning bad, and the wind howls through the rigging.
Passepartout is on deck, watching his new "friend" Fix. He has noticed that Fix seems to be following Mr. Fogg everywhere—from Suez to Bombay, and now to China! Passepartout suspects Fix is a spy sent by the Reform Club to make sure Fogg really goes around the world. He decides to tease the detective.
"Mr. Fix," Passepartout laughs, "will we be unlucky enough to lose you in Hong Kong? Or are you going to America too?"
Fix looks nervous. He needs to keep Fogg in Hong Kong until a warrant for his arrest arrives. He invites Passepartout for a drink to share a secret.