Chapter 407 – Getting past the customs! (1/2)
1 pm.
Dong Xuebing boarded a taxi outside of the National Museum. He told the driver to send him to the airport in English, but the driver doesn’t understand. He had to gesture with his hand like a plane taking off before the driver gets it. He closed his eyes to rest and had one hand over the Buddha statue and under his clothes.
Ring… ring… ring… Dong Xuebing’s phone rang.
Dong Xuebing answered. “Hello, Old Qian.”
“Xuebing, the signal over at your side is poor. I had to call several times before it got through.” The Sixth Bureau Deputy Chief said.
“Maybe… I was busy earlier. Oh, my return ticket…”
“Chief Xu had settled it for you. We couldn’t get any flights around 2 pm, but there is a flight departing at 3.05 pm. Is it fine?”
“Ok. Thank you.”
“Haha… everything is ready. Just bring your passport, and you can board the plane.”
“Thanks. Sorry to trouble you and Chief Xu. I will treat you all for dinner when I am back.”
“Hahaha… no problem. I will order all the expensive dishes.”
After hanging up, Dong Xuebing lifted his hand to look at his watch and remembered he had left his watch in his car at the airport. Expensive items like his watch must be declared at the customs, and it’s a hassle. That’s why he did not bring it along. He looked at the time on his phone. Hmm… it’s slightly past 1 pm. and he should reach the airport before 1.30 pm. There’s still time.
Tokyo International Airport.
After paying the taxi drivers, Dong Xuebing entered the terminal building and is prepared to enter the departure hall.
Suddenly, Dong Xuebing noticed a few armed police officers running. They are holding on to their radio sets and seems to be attending to some urgent cases.
Dong Xuebing looks around, and there are five times more police officers compared to yesterday. He frowned and started walking over to the customs. More than a dozen police officers are stationed at the customs, and the queue for security checks is very long. Not only all luggage had to go through the x-ray machine, but everyone also had to be searched.
“Eh? What’s this?”
“It’s a Buddha statue. What’s wrong?”
“Please come over here. We need to conduct further checks.”
“What’s there to check? It’s fine with I enter. Can you all hurry up? I need to catch my flight.”
“Sorry. Please cooperate with us!”
There are a lot of police officers around.
Dong Xuebing felt a headache. It will not be easy for him to pass the custom.
When Dong Xuebing comes to Japan, all he had thought about is how to steal the Buddha statue back and not consider how he will bring it back. How is he going to get past the custom? He will definitely be caught if he goes through the security checks now!
Standing in the center of the departure hall is too eye-catching. Dong Xuebing did not want to be noticed by the Police and went into the toilet.
Dong Xuebing thought for a while and entered a cubicle. He took out the and rolled it again before securing it with a rubber band. After that, he took out the Buddha Statue and stuffed it into the roll’s empty space before keeping it in his cloth bag. He then tied the cloth bag with a dead knot and held it in his hand. Other than it is slightly heavy, it looks normal, and no one can tell what was inside.
OK!
Dong Xuebing has an idea!
Dong Xuebing looked at his phone time and switched it off as the battery is running out.
Dong Xuebing took a few deep breaths and said the command. STOP!
Time stopped!
To save time, Dong Xuebing did not waste a second and went out of the toilet. The noisy departure hall is very quiet now. A passenger is handing over his passport to the customs officer, and some passengers look like they are in a rush.
Dong Xuebing held the cloth bag in his hand and ran towards the customs. People are in queue to clear customs, and he saw two customs officers and three police officers at the checkpoint. He squeezed himself through the gap between the officers and entered the transit area. He continued running and entered the toilet diagonally opposite boarding gate 25. Two men are washing their hands, and Dong Xuebing entered a cubicle before resuming time. STOP!
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