On December 23rd, a Gulfstream G550 landed at Yanjing International Airport.
Afterward, Chen Yansen got into a Maybach 62S and instructed Huang Boxiang, "Wangjing Building B, Gaode Map Headquarters."
"Right away, Boss," Lao Huang quickly replied.
Gripping the steering wheel, he sped along the Jingping Expressway.
Huang Boxiang never would have thought that at his age, with one foot already in the grave, he'd get the chance to go abroad.
Sitting beside him, Song Yuncheng gazed out the window, her mood completely different from her first time in Yanjing.
Back then, her eyes were filled with apprehension and curiosity. The passing streetscape was like a silent film on fast-forward, and even the wind felt alienating.
But now, the buildings, the traffic, and even the bare plane trees by the roadside all seemed to be viewed through a familiar filter.
