Chapter 40 (2/2)

I waited for more than three hours at the entrance of the terminal and still didn’t see René’s shadow I started to reproach ht that since I sent a text et it It’s possible that René was busy or could have forgotten to turn on MSN Plus, he was a night owl and would sleep until noon before getting up

It was aler I went to a nearby sht a sandwich I didn’t dare eat in the s able to find me when he picked me up So I stayed at the terminal entrance

I continued to wait until one in the afternoon and finally couldn’t stand still anyave Li Chuan a call

The phone was picked up after two rings

“Guten tag” It was an elegant deep and low ly, Li Chuan picked up the phone directly

“Li Chuan!”

“Xiao Qiu?” The last syllable rose with the startled tone

“Uh-huh, it’sI need to find René for Do you have his cell phone number?”

“Yes,” he said, “René and Ji Chuan are in Italy What do you need him for?”

I felt foolish, “René…is in Italy? I…don’t have anything…it’s just so”

“He just left yesterday” He paused and said, “If it’s to do with translating, it’s the sa to do with you Bye, talk to you next ti up

“Wait!” A shout come from the other end

“What is it?”

“Xiao Qiu, where are you?” He asked gloo, CGP office”

“Why does the caller ID say Zurich airport?”

It’s over, I was caught! Wah! I flatly denied it, “That’s not possible I’…”

“Xie Xiao Qiu, you’re not allowed to hang up!” Li Chuan impatiently interrupted me on the other end and asked coarsely, “Are you at the Zurich airport?”

“…uh-huh I a tomorrow” I couldn’t help it but my voice lowered, “I’m not here to look for you”

“Do you have a pen on you?” He said, his voice beco exceptionally calm

“Yes…”

“Write this down: xxxxxxXX This is my cellphone nu each letter out for me, “This is my house number There’s a spare key under the ht of the door If I don’t find you, call ot it?”

“Li Chuan…don’t co you, did you write dohat I just said?”

“Yes”

“Do you kno to get to my house?”

“Ride…ride the bus?”

“Stupid!”

“Ride…the subway?”

“Stupid!”

“Take…take the taxi?”

“That’s more like it Do you have swiss francs on you?”

“Yes”

“Give the address to the driver and said to him ‘Fahren Sie mich bitte zu dieser Adresse’ (Take me to this address) He will take you toit too fast, I can’t write it down Can you say it again?”

“Forget it, don’t take the taxi Be careful of swindlers After thirty minutes, if you still don’t see me, then call me every five minutes, okay?”

“Okay”

“Are you at the terht now?”

“Uh-huh”

“Don’t go anywhere, I’ll coet you Reckon it’ll take thirty minutes” Li Chuan threatened e to pick you up and didn’t get your call, I will call the police Understand? If you disappear, there ht be unexpected , understand?

“Undunderstand”

He hung up

I loosened a breath, went to the se cup of ice crea for six hours at the ter