"Well," Genma said, stammering slightly. "There was the matter of the old ambassador's daughter, and several... undergarments... that the master required for--"
"NO WAY!" Ranma shouted, trying to keep from laughing. "You guys broke into the Chinese embassy to steal panties for the old creep?!"
"Ranma, please," Soun said. "It's a very painful memory. Let's just say that we have our reasons for not wanting to--"
"Be shot at again?" Genma cut him off.
"Be shot at again." Soun finished. His eyes widened, and he hastily amended himself. "NO! Attending any formal functions at the embassy would put undue stress on otherwise normal relations between the nation of Japan and the Chinese government," Soun corrected himself seriously.
"What my father means," Nabiki explained, "is that he's just afraid that the Japanese government will hand the two of them over in lieu of Happosai."
"Maybe you should go, old man," Ranma suggested. "China has a panda breeding program you might be interested in."
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