Border provincial capital airport

As Lu Zhou and Secretary Li emerged from the airport, two people immediately approached them at the main entrance and asked, "Excuse me, are you Section Chief Lu and Secretary Li?"

"Yes, who are you?"

Lu Zhou raised a question

"We are the people Chu Tou arranged to meet you. I am Guo Qiang, and this is my colleague Ruan Rong."

Guo Qiang, the visitor, introduced his colleagues who had come with him.

"Hello, thank you for your help." Lu Zhou and Xiao Li stepped forward and shook hands with the two.

"Come on, the car's parked at the entrance, we'll head over now." Guo Qiang and Ruan Rong gestured for Lu Zhou and Xiao Li to follow.

The car sped along the highway; it would take another day to drive from the provincial capital to the border checkpoint.

"Brother Qiang, Brother Rong, did you both work for Director Chu before?"

Lu Zhou began to subtly probe the two of them.

“Yes, we’ve been following Director Chu since we graduated from school, for over ten years. Director Chu was later transferred to your current unit for some reason,” Ruan Rong replied.

Guo Qiang, who was driving, glanced at Lu Zhou in the rearview mirror.

"Section Chief Lu, I'm sorry, we can't say much about Chief Chu's matter, and please don't make things difficult for us." In the rearview mirror, Lu Zhou's gaze met Guo Qiang's; Guo Qiang looked troubled.

"Well, I know, I know, I won't ask any more questions. It's just that we haven't met any of Director Chu's family members in the years we've been with our unit, and we don't have any information about them at all. I just got a little curious because you guys mentioned working with Director Chu for so many years." Lu Zhou smiled, indicating that he didn't mind.

"Secretary Li, you can't complain about me when you get back. I'm just showing concern for Director Chu on behalf of everyone in the bureau."

Lu Zhou feigned innocence and begged for forgiveness from Secretary Li.

The people on the bus were all seasoned shrewd individuals; they all knew who was using illusion magic, so they just smiled and remained silent.

No one paid much attention to this little incident. They chatted about everything under the sun in the car, and the four of them tacitly agreed not to mention anything about Director Chu again.

The car drove for a whole day. Along the way, the group ate something at a service station, and Guo Qiang and Ruan Rong took turns driving.

We arrived at the border checkpoint as it was getting dark.

The group found a small restaurant by the roadside and had dinner.

It was dark when the four of them finally arrived. Although it was night, the searchlights on the border were still pointed towards the other side of the border.

"Everything is arranged here. You can take the person away at any time."

Guo Qiang said to Lu Zhou, who was walking inside with him.

In a three-story building, the four people, led by the guide, arrived at a room. Through the glass door and looking through the window, they could see a woman inside.

The woman sat at the table, holding a cup in front of her with both hands, her head down, her long, wispy hair obscuring her face.

"This is the woman. There was another man there too. As soon as we met, he ran across the border. We didn't have time to catch him. Only this woman is left here," the armed police officer at the border said to the group.

"Okay, thank you, you've worked so hard." Lu Zhou was very polite to the armed police officer who led the way. Everyone would sincerely express their gratitude to the armed police officers on the border, because it is these lovely people who guard the first line of defense of the border.

“She’s now in our hands. We’ll take her away tonight,” Lu Zhou told the armed police officer directly.

"Okay, we've already given instructions. You can take her away after you sign the papers at the front."

“Okay, I’ll go with you.” Lu Zhou followed the armed police officer to the front to sign the papers.

After signing the papers, the young man returned with his key and opened the door. The woman didn't move; perhaps she thought he was there to continue interrogating her.