Chapter Three: Don't Look Back

Memory returned: Cheng Yao at Baiyu's entrance, pressing a ticket into his palm. Even if the train starts, wait for me. He had turned to answer a work call. When he looked again, she had entered the rain. Now he still did not look back. Using a car mirror, he ran backward, caught Shen Jing's hand, and dragged her from beneath the double. The double tried to wrench his shoulders around. Cheng shut his eyes, spun, struck him with his back, then ran beside the girl. At 1:23, they crossed the seam at the bridge's east end. The bridge vibrated like a string. The double stopped outside the seam, his face briefly blank. THIRD APPOINTMENT COMPLETED, Cheng's phone reported. IDENTITY EXCHANGE CANCELED. ONE STOLEN MEMORY RESTORED.