A free trip to China?

I was minding my own business at work yesterday when someone appeared out of nowhere, quickly sat down in the chair in front of my desk, and began to explain to me the intricacies of a business he has in a nearby village. After failing to slow him down on several occasions in order that I could figure out what the hell he was saying, I finally succeeded in asking him what exactly I could do for him. “I want you to go to China for me for 10 days, as a translator,” he answered matter of factly. “They speak English there.” I recalled that a few weeks ago my counterpart had me whisk off some e-mails to a wholesale supplier of construction materials in China. I wondered if there was a connection.

“Well what do you think?” the stranger asked. “I’ll pay for you. We’ll leave from Moscow.” For some reason I didn’t want to say no. I just looked around pensively. “Think about it,” he said, getting up to leave. "You have my contact information."