Li Xian quickly dressed the corpse in the jacket, then dragged him with Guo Yuanmiao to a seat farther toward the back. They lowered the tray table and adjusted the corpse's posture, bending him over the table with his face buried completely in his arms.
Once that was done, Li Xian walked over to the female passenger, intending to help her off the floor and back into her seat.
But just as he propped her up, she opened her eyes groggily.
Li Xian felt the wrist resting on his shoulder twitch twice, so he stopped, let her sit leaning against the seat, and backed away a few steps.
Her eyes half-open, the woman looked around in confusion. She seemed caught between sleep and waking, with no memory yet of what had just happened.
Before her lingering anger could flare up again, Li Xian seized the moment and stepped aside.
"Look over there."
The woman instinctively followed the direction of Li Xian's finger-and saw her husband.
She could hardly wait to get up and go to him, but the Tranquilizer still left her with little control over her body. Li Xian volunteered to help her stand. By now, she had completely forgotten everything that had happened before she fell asleep and hurriedly accepted his support, thinking only of getting to her husband as soon as possible.
Li Xian slowly helped her toward the corpse. When they were half a step away, he said softly, "Your husband just got back. He said he was tired and wanted to sleep for a while. It's best not to wake him."
The woman nodded, pushed away Li Xian's supporting arm, and sat down beside the corpse.
The closer the two of them got, the more everyone's hearts rose into their throats. Still, they had to