The coach stopped halfway through the trip, yet the suspect did not alight.
The place he was heading towards was Maduo county.
There was one more hour’s worth of journey. He looked at his watch, like he was rather anxious.
Although the vehicle had already driven away, and he confirmed that no one had caught up, it was an undeniable fact that he had already been eyed by others.
Then.
Seven to eight more passengers boarded, with a range of all genders and ages, including a 50 to 60 years old man.
That old man was rather tall, but had his back slightly hunched. He was dressed in a Tibetan robe that could be seen everywhere. His hair was rather long and was white just like his beard. He looked messy, just like an old believer without a fixed residence.
He also carried a walking stick in his hand, where a traveling bag hung.
The man in gray sitting in the row third from the back scanned him and looked away, taking out his cell phone and making a phone call.
The old man walked past him, then sat behind him.
The call went through, as he lowered his voice, covering his hand in front of his lips concealing, “Quickly prepare to fetch me, the people on our side have been caught! Seems like we have to be in hiding for a while to prevent further suspicion.”
With that, he subconsciously looked at his surroundings.
Upon seeing that behind him was a white-bearded old man who was resting with his eyes closed, he retracted his gaze once again and replied, “Fine, latest tomorrow, I’ll wait for you.”
He felt a sense of uneasiness until he hung up the phone.
Only, when he turned back and hung up, the old man behind slowly opened his eyes.
His eyes were dark, deep, and sharp like an eagle.
Basically, every type of special forces soldier would have been trained on how to completely change their appearance within 30 seconds, but he did not even need that long, for he did it within 20 seconds.
And that appearance of the old man was just Lu Xiao in his disguise.
**
Two more hours later, it was already evening when they reached Maduo county.
Herds of cattle and sheep were on both sides of the road, the vast grasslands were endless, there was a stretch of snowy mountains in the distance, and the golden sunset shone on the land, making it majestic and exceptionally beautiful.
However, upon entering the town, the weather changed just like the expressions of a girl.
Instantly, dark clouds appeared, making the sky gloomy, as though a storm was impending. Eventually, not long later, the wind started getting stronger, and the icy mixture of rain and snow started slamming against the windows.
The coach stopped at the passenger depot, and those without umbrellas mostly hugged their heads and hurriedly ran away to shelters.
The man in gray got ready to alight, and upon being brushed by the snowstorm outside, he could not help but curse, “What f***ing weather is this!”
After he got off the car, the “old man” behind him did as well.
The man in gray removed his jacket and placed it above his head, speedily rushing to a guesthouse nearby in front of him.
The “old man” rushed towards that guesthouse as well.
…
Just as Wenxian stepped into the guesthouse, a mixture of rain and snow started falling outside, and the wind was so strong that the window frames were moving about. The boss hurriedly went to close the windows shut.
There was a restaurant in the guesthouse, and there was a fireplace in the restaurant where orange-colored fire was moving and sparks were flying.
It was really too cold outside, so she sat by the fireplace on the emerald green sofa, warming her hands, while conveniently taking out her cell phone, clicking a certain page to look at it.
Disappointment filled her eyes.
As expected, still no response.
Then.
In a guesthouse not too far away from there.
Lu Xiao had booked a room next to the suspects for a night.
Firstly, it was because he had overheard the person saying that their people can only come fetch him tomorrow. Secondly, this weather was going to last throughout the night.
Then.
He removed his wig, beard, Tibetan costume, and was getting ready to install wiretapping facilities on the wall against the headboard.
He took out his phone, and when he saw the Wechat message floating on his screen, he froze.
“…”