Afternoon.
Outside the airport.
A sedan was moving slowly along a road.
This was already the third car Dong Xuebin had switched to. He had been evading the military's pursuit and inspections by changing vehicles again and again.
One minute...
Two minutes...
The airport was just ahead.
Right, their clothes were still a problem.
Dong Xuebin looked down at his own clothes and Zhong Lizhen's. Zhong Lizhen went without saying—her white lab coat was far too conspicuous. They would spot her without even seeing her face. His outfit had issues too. Though his sunglasses concealed his face, their clothes were still the same as before. If the institute's surveillance cameras had captured them and sent their photos to the airport, they would not be able to get inside.
He looked over the car. It seemed to be a business vehicle, and there was a suitcase in the back. That American appeared to have been traveling for work.
Keeping one hand on the wheel, Dong Xuebin reached for the suitcase.
When he opened it, it was indeed packed with clothes and daily necessities.
Since his return flight was not for a while yet, Dong Xuebin pulled over to the side of the road, took off his outerwear, and changed into a new outfit.
It was a little big, but it would do.
At a time like this, he could not worry about whether it fit properly.
But when he looked at the unconscious Zhong Lizhen in the passenger seat, Dong Xuebin found himself in a difficult spot. Should he wake her up and have her change clothes? But then he would have to knock her out again shortly afterward. He could not let anyone see him use Stop. Zhong Lizhen was too smart. If he used Stop with her awake, even