The video was short, only one and a half minutes, yet Mu Yuze felt like he had gone through an eternity.
A whirlwind of emotions engulfed him, starting from shock to disbelief, then a surge of joy before it eventually settled on confusion. He did not even realize he had stopped breathing through the entirety of the video. It was only when the frame froze on the image of the Prime Minister's back disappearing into the VIP passage that he let out a long, shaky exhale. He blinked his eyes a few times when they got a little too sore; perhaps he had forgotten to blink too. His whole attention was seized by that familiar side profile that appeared for a second.
He could feel Captain Li Zhi's gaze on him, observing and scrutinizing, but he brushed it aside in lieu of replaying the video again.
Over and over again, his eyes chased after that one figure like they always had.