Chapter 403: Museum
10 p.m., Du Airport.
Stars filled the pitch-black night sky, twinkling and glittering.
Outside the terminal, Dong Xuebin leaned against the glass wall, smoking one cigarette after another as he waited in silence, his expression cold. There were few passengers boarding at this hour; most flights were arriving. Passengers dragging suitcases flashed past him one by one—tour groups returning to Capital City, people back from business trips, and visitors coming to see relatives. Even here, one could sense the prosperity of a first-tier city.
At that moment, an ordinary black Elantra pulled up in front of the terminal.
Dong Xuebin looked up, tossed away his cigarette butt and crushed it beneath his shoe, then strode over, opened the door, and got into the front passenger seat.
"Director Dong, long time no see." The driver was Old Qian, deputy director of the Chengxi State Security Bureau Branch's Sixth Division. Dong Xuebin had gotten along well with him back when he was in the General Office. When Old Qian had mistakenly arrested a relative of Director Jiang from the city bureau, Dong Xuebin had helped him out of the situation. Old Qian still owed him a favor.
Seeing his old colleague, Dong Xuebin forced out a smile. "Old Qian, why did you come personally?"
"How could I not take Director Dong's business seriously?" Old Qian knew he was in a hurry, so he did not waste time. He took a bag from beside him and pulled out a passport and several other items. "Director Xu had these specially processed for you. We didn't send them through the other departments for stamps. You were leaving too urgently, and there wasn't enough time, so we directly used the special exit procedures for State Security personnel. Here, it's no different from an