CaldwellfeltastraureoffearaementasheandMeiLindisembarkedfromtheplaShanghai’sHongqiaoairport.Itwasrainingslightlyoutsideandastheywalkedthroughthemakeshifttuhewaytothearrivalsareahecouldhearthesoundoftheraindropsthuddingontheroofabove.TheinformationtheyhadgleanedfromthefourPLAofficersontheplanehadbeenastrokeofpureludtheimplicatioillcasgthroughhismind.

    He’dwatchedinaweasMeiLinhadremovedaminisculeeavesdroppingkitfrageandplacedthetinyaudiotransmitteroipofherindexfilookedlikeasmallroundpieceofgrayfelt.Shehadthenwalkeduptheaisletowardsoheairhostesses,engagedherinidleversationandthenmadeherwaybacktoherseat.HermovementhadbeenablurwhetachedthetransmittertotheshoulderofohePLAofficer’sjackets.ThePLAhadturnedaroundabruptlyandMeiLinhadthrustherhipsintheofficer’sdire,brushinghisshoulder,herheadturheotherwaytoavoidthePLAmaeringherface.ThemanhadspentsometimeadmiringMeiLin’srearandCaldwellhadduckedoutofsightjustintime.

    Later,listeningtotheversationonMeiLin’stinyearpiecestheyhadjustlookedateachotherandsmiled.Caldwellcouldn’tuahingthemenweresaying,theyhadthickBeijingats,buthecouldcatchthedriftofmostofit.TheserverwhitaiheAIwasbeingtransportedtotheformersiteoftheNo.455MilitaryHospital.MeiLinhadcheckedtheaddressonthein-flighteaisystemandwrittenitdown.No.388HuaihaiRoadWest.Thehospitalhadbeeedforalmostayear,acctothesearchresults.TherewereplansforsomekindofrestorationasamedicalfacilityforthePLA.ThemenweresupposedtowaitintheoldmansiononthehospitalgroundsuntilthemajeneralarrivedinShang