Chapter 384 - Lotus Li (1/2)

Sasquatch sat outside the immigration office with frustration. Earlier on, the security guards actually listened to Lotus Li and kicked him out, so he was left with no choice but to spy on the office from a distance.

Every time a woman walked out, he would stare at their hands to see if there were any cuts, and when they noticed him, they would glare at him like he was a pervert. However, Sasquatch didn't care. He had a mission and he was going to complete it. At least, he wanted to prove to his new Captain as well as the rest of Interpol that he was a highly capable agent; perhaps, they would regret not picking him as Captain instead.

But, as the office emptied out and the sky started to turn dark, he still did not see anyone that resembled Halia's description. Was she giving him false leads? Did this woman even exist?

It was the end of winter and the daytime temperatures were pleasant, so Sasquatch only wore a t-shirt and a light windbreaker, but now that the sun was setting, he was beginning to feel the icy coldness.

He blew into his hands to warm them with his breath and continued to wait. He was not giving up until the last person left the office.

Finally, around 7pm, the lights of the office turned off and the last few people stepped out. That was when Sasquatch saw Lotus Li again. As well as her gloves and scarf, she now had a huge coat on her body. He glanced at her gloves and furrowed his brows. ”It has to be her,” he whispered to himself, ”Everyone else has already left. She must have cuts hidden underneath those gloves.” He had already looked at the hands of every woman that walked out of the building and none of them had any cuts; she was the only one left.

He watched as Lotus crossed the street to the subway station and quickly followed her. He had to follow her and find a chance to remove her gloves. As it was still peak hour in Beijing, the subway station was extremely busy so Sasquatch couldn't just grab her in front of everyone. Thus, he decided to follow her to her destination and find a quieter opportunity to strike. His gut told him that she had to be the one. But, just as he followed her onto one of the platforms, she suddenly started running.

”Wait!” she screamed when she saw there was already a train on the platform.

Sasquatch immediately realized she was running for the train, so he quickly sped up his pace to follow her.

Fortunately, the two of them squeezed onto the train, just as the door closed.

Sasquatch breathed a sigh of relief. He almost lost her. How embarrassing would that have been? He got frustrated just thinking about it. The Captain would have been disappointed in him and she probably would have laughed at him behind his back.

Just as he thought this, he looked around to check where Lotus Li was and realized - she was standing right in front of him!