Hi, I'm Carrie Gracie, the BBC's China Editor.

This is episode two of Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel,

a story that changed China.

Episode one is available in the same place you got there.

So if you missed it, stop, go back.

It'll all make more sense if you do.

Previously on Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel.

You always said you know how strong it catches.

She made a nice dinner for him.

Eee, eee, eee, passing why he was there.

Pull strings and make things happen.

The red apricot.

She liked being called the mayor's wife.

Her personal life was at mess.

We ended our last episode with death of the British business fixer, Neil Haywood,

in room 1605 of the Lucky Holiday Hotel.

We're going to lead that body there for the moment.

Because to understand why he died, we need to talk about someone else.

We've already met the mayor's wife, Gukai Lai, in episode one.

And we're going to be talking about the mayor's wife, Gukai Lai,

so one.

Now let's get to know the mayor, the most charismatic Chinese politician of his generation.

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