Los Angeles, California, USA 10:00

Bauer walked out of Caltech, frustrated but helpless, and drove his obsolete Cadillac out of the parking lot.

Since his last exit from the Pentagon, Haramon appears to have received a warning from the military that he has never been in the lab again.

Just now, he entered Haramon's office again.

"I can't enter the lab anymore because of my report, I have the right to continue research!"

"Bauer, I can understand, it's just that the order has been given, and I can't lose my job because of you."

"I can't lose my research because of my report! You know how much time I've been doing research in this area, from the time I became a graduate student, to where I am now, thirty-two years! ”

"Yes, I know your contribution to the school. What's more, we are classmates again, and I admire you very much for your dedication. ”

"Haramon, I just love my profession, and I can't stop my research progress just because of this report."

"Hey, brother, I have a suggestion, do you listen?"

"Well, tell me!" Bauer was a little agitated, he had been going back and forth in the room, and Haramon just sat quietly at his desk.

"You take this class of graduate students well, and maybe, after a while, you can do your research."

"That's what you're suggesting?"

"Or else?"

"If you decide to do that, then I'll quit!"

Haramon spread his hands and said, "You said it yourself. ”

"Me! No! Dry! Finish! Bauer propped his hand on the desk in front of Haramon, stared, and said word by word.

With that, Bauer walked out of the principal's office with his chest straight.

When he went out, he regretted it.

What he regretted was not the decision he made, but his research efforts in the laboratory, which were still there.

But at this time, he was not very good for a while, he knew that Haramon must have called the school security guard at this time, Haramon has always done things quickly, even if they are classmates.

It is classmates who understand each other thoroughly.

When Ball got out of school, he didn't rush home, but went to Costco, where he wandered around, bought a roll of tape, a rewritable chip, and a flashlight.

After buying these things, he returned to his bachelor apartment in the city, where each room had a living room, a kitchen, and a single room. He didn't care if he was alone. When he got home, he used the laptop he had brought with him to write the program on the rewritable chip.

This was handy for him, and after he wrote the program, he took out the chip, and he looked at his watch, it was already past three o'clock in the afternoon.

It was still early, so he turned and went into the living room and lay down on the edge of the bed.

He opened his eyes and was refreshed, and he opened the curtains to see that it was pitch black outside.

He slowly stretched, and after getting used to the darkness, he returned to the bed, took out his phone and chip, and he looked at the time, it was already two o'clock in the morning.

The timing was just right.

Bauer smiled slightly, this is the time period when humans are most tired.

He thought about it for a while, rummaging through the wardrobe, he didn't have many clothes, except for a few suits, which were the clothes he usually wore in class, all of which were found from the Internet.

Finally, he pulled out his ideal outfit.

is wearing a black tracksuit, but there are three white lines on both sides that are a little conspicuous.

But other than that, everything else meets the requirements.

Bauer frowned, there was no other black clothing for him to use except this tracksuit.

He thought about it, then sat down on the spot, and pulled out the sewing box from the drawer, and he skillfully cut the edges of the three white threads with a needle, and then tore the strips of white cloth off his clothes.

He's done with it, and it's half past two.

There's still enough time.

Bauer calculated, and he wore his tracksuit.

Now it's perfect.

Bauer thought as he walked to the door, slipped the tape and flashlight from the shoe cabinet into his pocket, and went out, carefully avoiding the cameras, knowing all about the blind spots in the apartment, after all, sometimes he had to hide from the landlord's rent demands.

To him, the landlord is no more disgusting than Haramon, but at this time, the landlord is much friendlier than Haramon.

He went downstairs, drove the car, and drove in the direction of Caltech.

When he arrived at the school, although the school was transparently lit, for Bauer, these were all useless and had no effect on him.

He parked his vehicle not far from the school and hid from the cameras.

After going through the route in his mind, he walked carefully towards the school, he walked to the fence, the wall was not very high, he sat down carefully, carefully wrapped his shoes with duct tape, and then wrapped his palms around to make sure that no footprints and fingerprints were left, and after a little force, he just kicked his feet on the wall and fell into the school.

He walked across the huge lawn, and at this point, he began to hate how the school had used so much for greenery.

He walked through the school's characteristic fountains and corridors, and after entering the school building, he breathed a sigh of relief, and he looked at his watch.

There was still two minutes to change the guard, which should be enough time for him to enter the cleaning room in front of the lab.

He went upstairs cautiously, his heart beating in his chest.

As he entered the cleaning room, he took a deep breath, his brain blank as if he were deprived of oxygen.

He looked at his watch, and it was already 3:50.

There are still ten minutes to wait for the next shift.

He carefully turned on the flashlight, and suddenly a pigtailed head was in front of him!

Bauer almost screamed in fright, he took a deep breath, and when the voice was about to rush out of his throat, he forced his mouth shut.

The place where his flashlight shines is the hanging mop, and he is squatting at this time, so his head is at the same height as the hanging mop.

After this fright, his legs went limp, and he sat on the ground.

He calmed down and looked at the time, there was still a minute left.

He used a flashlight to shine around the area, and finally found what he was looking for, he carefully took out two rags, wrapped them around his shoes, and the tape helped him fix them, and he tied a dead knot in the instep of his foot.

With that done, he quietly pressed his ear to the door and listened to the sound outside.

He looked at the time, and the second hand turned second by second.

When the second hand pointed to 12, he heard footsteps outside.

He wasn't in a hurry, the footsteps passed over the cleaning room, in the direction of the lab on the other side, and then vanished, he looked at his watch, and after less than two minutes, the footsteps sounded again from the other side, and then disappeared.

He took a deep breath, his hand was already on the doorknob, and he didn't intend to open it.

He waited patiently, it was already time, he looked at the time, it was already ten past four.

Sure enough, after a while, the footsteps sounded again, and the sound was still ringing from the other side, and that was the laboratory!

The security guard on the shift began his first patrol, and Bauer waited for the sound to die out, and he carefully opened the door to the cleaning room and took a look.

He walked out cautiously, a rag tied to his shoes, allowing him to walk without making a sound.

He quickly ran in the direction of the laboratory, and when he reached the door, he took out the chip and pressed it against the card slot next to the door.

The red light turned green, and a crisp lock opened through the empty hallway.

Bauer quickly opened the door, shrank in, the door closed again behind him, casually took the white coat clothes next to the door off the hanger, and touched the computer he often used, he put the white coat on the computer, he turned on the computer, waited for more than ten seconds, and the computer fully reacted.

He quickly tapped out his research topic, and at the same time took out the USB stick he kept on his desk and plugged it into his computer.

He found his information, he operated, and all that remained was to wait for time, and from time to time he poked his head out from under his clothes to observe the doorway.

After all the things were copied, he stuffed the USB flash drive into the pocket of his tracksuit, deleted the things in the computer without thinking, and turned off the computer at the same time, and when the screen was black, he took off his white coat, returned to the door, and hung up his clothes again.

He watched the door, he looked at his watch, there were five minutes to four thirty, and the patrolling security guards would be back at any moment.

He had to go now, and if he didn't, he would be trapped in the lab.

He opened the lab door, some distance from the cleaning room, when the door cracked.

Oops!

Bauer quickened his pace, and there were still less than ten meters to the cleaning room! He could hear the crack of the floor on the heels of the security guard's shoes, and the security guard must have heard the lab!

And five meters!

The frequency of the security guard's footsteps has also increased a lot!

You can reach for the cleaning room!

The footsteps of the security guards are much closer!

Bauer quickly opened the door of the cleaning room, he quickly closed the door, held his hand in his hand, he didn't let go, the footsteps were already very close to the cleaning room!

Bauer gripped the handle door tightly.

The footsteps are getting closer!

A thin sweat was already breaking out on Bauer's forehead.

Footsteps run through the cleaning room and towards the lab!

Bauer listened to the footsteps getting farther and farther away until he slowed down and heard the door to the lab open.

Don't miss the opportunity! Bauer quickly opened the door, and when he went out, he carefully closed the door.

He carefully descended the stairs, carefully dodging the monitors, and returned the same way until he sat in the car.

Along the way, the car drove more than a hundred yards, and it was not until he reached the apartment again and took out the USB flash drive in his pocket that his whole body relaxed.

Bauer didn't relax for long, he looked at his watch, it was already five fifty in the morning, and in less than forty minutes, the sky would be bright.

He got into action again, pulling out his suitcase and stuffing the essentials into it, carrying his faded duffel bag containing his laptop and other things.

Leaving the apartment again, he drove towards the airport, his target being China.