Jing-Du

The person who came to get Xia Lei was named Ke Jie, 27 or 28 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. One could tell that he was a professional soldier or some sort of special forces, and not a regular person.

Ke Jie drove a Hongqi sedan and sent Xia Lei directly to the airport. Afterwards, he accompanied Xia Lei on the earliest direct flight to Jing-Du.

During the entire process, Ke Jie said just three sentences to Xia Lei.

Sentence one: Long Bing sent me.

Sentence two: My name’s Ke Jie.

Sentence three: Let’s go.

Long Bing was unapproachable and like a glacier to others. Even the people who worked for her barely spoke.

Xia Lei felt gradually calmer after the plane took off. He had not been very willing to go to Jing-Du earlier but he could take this chance to go to Jing-Du University and see his little sister. He didn’t have to pay for the plane ticket after all. He could treat it as a free trip.

“Um, Mr Ke…” Xia Lei tried his luck asking, “Where will you take me to?”

Ke Jie glanced at Xia Lei, “I have not yet received instructions. I suppose Chief Long will...