The plane is flying in the clouds. It vibrates occasionally. It can't see the scenery on the ground. It's impossible to determine the current position. But it eventually flew to Palermo airport in Sicily, which is its destination.
A middle-aged man looked out of the window at the sea of clouds. He looks very ordinary, even a little ugly, but his figure is tall and symmetrical, giving a little discordant "good body with ugly face" feeling. In addition, he has a very kind and comfortable temperament, so even if his face is not good-looking, he is still a person who makes people want to see more.
The middle-aged man was Charley flying to Sicily, Italy alone.
Looking at the sea of clouds, he thought of a man, Zhu xuanyue.
Where is she now? Does she "hunt"? Did she think of anything important?
He wanted to know all these, but no matter how he guessed, he could not guess the answer he wanted.
Now he regrets that he has banished Zhu xuanyue from the mountain forest. If Zhu xuanyue is still by his side, there will be no danger in this trip to Malta. He didn't even need to land on Malta secretly. He could take Zhu xuanyue to the island and take his protective clothing away from the Knights of the hospital.
As far as his personal interests are concerned, the shot he fired in response to his instinct is actually wrong, and it is his own interests, not others, that are damaged. But if he didn't respond that way and fired that shot, the two innocent young workers would have died in her hands. He can't accept that.
There is no doubt that it is in his best interest for Zhu xuanyue to stay with him, because she is almost an invincible helper. But if we want to protect his interests, we need to sacrifice hundreds of innocent lives. He would rather not have this interest.
Whether Zhu Xuanyue is a more advanced "Predator" or a devil is not easy for him to judge, but he is very clear that he cannot become a devil. And if he makes innocent people "food" in order to protect his own interests, he is the devil. This is the bottom line for him as a human being, and he dare not overstep it.
"Sir, I've seen you for a long time. Aren't there any angels out of the window?" A clear voice interrupted Xia Lei's thoughts.
It was a blonde woman with a few freckles on her beautiful face. She is wearing a black frame glasses, freckles and glasses give her a bit of book atmosphere, she looks very quiet, very elegant.
She is next to Xialei. I don't know why when he saw her for the first time, he thought of peace. That poor woman. Did she leave? Or in another way? He didn't understand the problem.
"Sir?" The blonde smiled and said, "you look sad. Why don't you talk to me? You can forget something unpleasant." After a pause, she seemed to think of something, and then shrugged, "you probably don't understand Italian, OK, when I didn't say anything."
Xia Lei smiled and said in fluent Italian: "I can understand, miss. Did you travel in China before? Now back to Italy? "
The blonde looked surprised. "Wow, I didn't expect you to speak Italian so fluently. Well, I'm Italian. I live in Sicily. I used to have academic exchanges in China. Now I'm going to Sicily to meet a professor, and then I'm going to Malta. "
"You're going to Malta, too?" Xia Lei asked casually, "is it a tour?"
"No, to do archaeological research. About religion and the history of the Crusaders, and... " "I'm sorry. We don't know each other. You must not be interested in those ancient things. I didn't make you unhappy, did you?"
"No." With a smile on his face, Xia Lei held out a hand to the blonde, "my name is Marley. Nice to meet you."
The blonde then reached out and shook Xia Lei's hand. She said with a smile, "my name is Linda. I have a series of old wind bells in my family. When my mother gave birth to me, my father gave me this name."
"Hello, Miss Linda."
"Hello, Mr. Murray."
Xia Lei said with a smile: "no, we know each other. I like such a cheerful girl as you. I happen to go to Malta, too. How about our company? "
Linda was slightly stunned. "Do you want Malta, too?"
"Well, yes, I go on a tour. I'm actually interested in the history and religious culture of Malta. " Said Xia Lei.
"Really, that's great. I'd like to go with you." Linda readily agreed.
"Well, Miss Linda, can you talk to me about your archaeological research? I'm very interested. "
"Sure. What do you want to know?"
They had a hot chat.
In fact, if he hadn't heard that she was going to Malta, sharay's conversation with her would have ended long ago, and he wouldn't have talked to her so much. The reason why he is willing to meet her and propose to go to Malta island in company is his purpose. He also goes to Malta island with an archaeologist who is familiar with the environment and has a proper purpose, so he has more opportunities to contact the ancient buildings and cultural relics on the island. More importantly, with her, his disguise will be more perfect.
With in-depth exchanges, Xia Lei has more knowledge of Linda.
She is an employee of the archaeological relics department of the Italian Ministry of cultural heritage. She is the same as the quiet profession and is an archaeologist. She is also a devout Catholic.
When Linda asked about Xia Lei's career, Xia Lei said that he was a Chinese businessman who ran a small clothing company in China. This is the identity he forged in the morning.
Time passed quickly when chatting, until the voice of the stewardess broadcast came, the two realized that they had arrived at Palermo airport.
The plane landed on the runway.
Charley and Linda each dragged a suitcase to the airport reception hall. By this time, it was almost dusk. The blue sky, the white clouds like cotton, and the red sunset. Beside the airport, there are blue waves in the Mediterranean Sea, as well as seagulls flying between the blue sky and white clouds. The scenery of Sicily is like an oil painting in the field of vision. The feeling of foreign country is very obvious.
Entering the airport reception hall, Xia Lei's left eye glanced over and saw Alexis and Yelena who came to pick him up. Although Alexis and Elena also wear human skin masks on their faces, they only need to move their left eyes to see their real faces.
Alexei and Yelena's eyes soon gathered on Charley. Although they don't have Xia Lei's ability, they are both very experienced people. They can make judgments based on Xia Lei's height, weight and temperament.
Leave the airport with arecio and Yelena, go to arecio's stronghold in Sicily, and then take a boat to Malta. This is Scherer's plan. But on the plane he had changed his plan.
Xia Lei drags his suitcase to Alexis and Yelena. When he comes to them, he pauses a little. During that pause, he whispers: "the plan changes, wait for me to inform."
Alexei and Yelena were stunned.
Then Linda came up with her suitcase and said, "Mr. Murray, wait for me."
Xia Lei looked back and smiled. "I'm looking for you. I came here for the first time and I didn't know the environment. I almost lost you."
Linda came to Xialei's side. "Go, you don't want to book a hotel. Let's live in my house tonight. I have a spare room, which is empty as well. You live in my house. I can show you around the street and let you experience the authentic Sicilian culture. "
Charley said with a smile, "that's great. Thank you, Miss Linda. I'll treat you in the evening, whatever you like. "
"Wow, I'm a woman with a good appetite."
"Ha ha, I'm also a man with a good appetite."
As they spoke and walked, Alexei and Elena were left hanging.
It wasn't until Charley and Linda came out of the door of the airport reception hall that Alexis said, "what's the situation?"
Yelena shrugged. "You ask me, who do I ask?"
"How do you say a sentence in Chinese?"
"Do you want to talk about sex over friends?"
"That's right. Is it the case that the eldest brother is now leaving with a woman? "
"Shut up. The eldest brother is not the kind of person who knows nothing but to play with women. Which woman is not the best thing around him? This woman is too ordinary to enter his eyes. There must be his thoughts and reasons for his sudden change of plan. "
"Then what shall we do? The boss doesn't tell us why. "
"Don't you see that woman with him? It's not convenient for him. I've taken a picture of that woman. " Yelena shook her mobile phone and said, "can't you guess the reason of the eldest brother by going back and asking saimu to check the identity of this woman?"
Alexis grinned. His smile was ugly.
Outside the airport reception hall, Xia Lei waved to stop a taxi and the two left.
The taxi is on the road in the suburb, the Mediterranean in the distance can't see the edge. The field nearby is full of grapes, but now it's past the grape picking season, and the branches are floating in the sky.
"You are a very special person, Mr. Murray." For a while Linda broke the silence in the car.
Charley smiled. "What's special about me?"
"You look sad, but you are very confident. Well, your eyes are very deep, which is the embodiment of knowledge and experience. You have a very special temperament, but I can't describe it. In a word, you are very attractive. " Linda said.
Italian women are passionate and unrestrained, and they are free to say such things.
This is the first time Xia Lei heard a woman describe him like this. He was a little surprised and happy. He smiled, "ha ha, I heard almost all the words of praise. Thank you. However, we just know that to some extent, it is still a stranger, but you are going to bring me to your home as a stranger. Aren't you afraid that I am a bad person? "
"Well, do you think I'm such a stupid woman who will bring bad people home?" Linda asked.
Xia Lei couldn't help laughing again.
Women with knowledge and experience sometimes have a sharper and more accurate eye than detectives.
Would anyone dare to take him home without some observation and reflection?