A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 337: Chapter 265: Airport Thrills_1

When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he was standing at the airport exit, apparently, he had just alighted from the plane not long ago. At the airport exit, a group of people were holding signs, protesting and demonstrating there.

Utterly meaningless.

Looking at the slogans and chants on the signs like “Get off our land” and “Back to Hell”, Duanmu Huai scoffed. He never saw any use in these types of protests; people believed that by taking to the streets, demonstrating and airing grievances, they could change the scene and turn things around. However, in reality, everything they did carried no weight, nor garnered any attention from those in power.

To put it plainly, this was merely an excuse for people to vent their emotions. Once they finished shouting and grew tired, they left. In another few weeks, they might not even remember why they protested in the first place.

To stop all this, a more immediate means was necessary. Duanmu Huai had come for just that purpose – according to the mission targets, Senator Davis, who supports Trichain Pharmaceuticals, would be arriving today. Duanmu Huai’s task was to publicly assassinate this idiot, letting other potential Trichain Pharmaceuticals supporters know that anyone who dared to deal with the G-virus had only one path to tread – death.

This surely was a far simpler, more straightforward and effective approach than any protest.

So, let me wait here.

With that thought, Duanmu Huai scoffed, adjusted his coat, then turned and headed towards the other side of the airport, brushing past the passengers who had come to pick up people.

“Auntie, look at that tall guy!”

The little girl, one hand held by the woman next to her and the other pointing curiously at Duanmu Huai, spoke to the woman by her side.

“Hmm, I saw him, Renny. Alright, we need to go collect our visitor.”

The woman also glanced at Duanmu Huai, then quickly redirected her gaze, pulled the girl towards the arrival gate. In no time, the entrance opened, and a young woman towing a suitcase appeared. Seeing her, both cheered and waved, and the woman hurriedly exited the airport to join them.

“Hey, it’s been so long!”

“Yes… Claire, long time no see.”

The young woman was none other than Claire. At that moment, she was eagerly exchanging greetings with the woman and waved to the little girl.

After escaping from that wretched city, Claire did not entirely put the event behind her. Instead, she was doing everything she could to prevent a recurrence of what she had endured. This time, she managed to find time off work to relax here.

After a brief greeting, the woman went to hail a taxi. Meanwhile, Claire and the little girl stayed in the airport lobby, watching the crowd of protestors on the television. Inquisitively, the little girl looked at her, asking:

“Do you work with the Land Rescue department too?”

“Yes, just like your auntie.”

While she spoke, Claire lovingly stroked the little girl’s head, who was beaming:

“I like everyone at the Land Rescue department, because they’re all cool. You fight the bad guys, don’t you?”

“Bad guys?”

“Yes, like that guy!”

The girl reached out, pointing at the screen that was broadcasting an obese, big-eared man — that was the visiting clip of Senator Davis, who supported Trichain Pharmaceuticals.

“Er…”

Looking at the broadcast, Claire couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile. At that moment, the little girl piped up again:

“Oh yeah, earlier I saw a very impressive guy!!”

“Very impressive??”

“Yes, he was very tall and big, bald too, and he looked rather fierce…”

“Ah?!”

Hearing the girl’s description, Claire was immediately shocked and looked at the girl surprised.

“Are you sure? Where is he?”

“Hmm… he should’ve gone that way?”

Pointing to the other side of the lobby, Claire rapidly turned to look, only to find it… utterly empty.

“Ah…”

A little disappointed, Claire sighed as she stared at the empty corridor. Of course, she wouldn’t forget that man. Unfortunately, after leaving that city, he had chosen to part ways with them, saying he dreaded discovery and investigation. Naturally, considering he used to wear a prisoner’s uniform, Claire could understand why he might have been a fugitive and would not want to be investigated. Thus, she and Sherry did not mention anything about Duanmu Huai after that.

Afterwards, Claire and Sherry were detained by the military for a while. After a series of examinations and interrogations and several days, they were finally released. Since then, Sherry had been living with Claire and her brother under their protection.

Since then, Claire had tried to track down Duanmu Huai, but her efforts had been unfruitful. However, not only Claire and Sherry escaped from the city, but also a police officer named Leon. Initially, Claire had entered the city with him, but later they separated for some reason. Because she had been constantly on the run, she was not sure whether Leon survived.

When they met again, it was after they had left the city under the control of the military. Only then did Claire find out that Leon had also escaped from that city.