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I held Elena hostage, using the chaos of the crowd as cover, retreating while moving towards a corner of the waiting hall. The KGB agents were hesitant to shoot, carefully following behind me, trying to find an opportunity to strike.
“Yegor, there seems to be a door over there!” Elena suddenly whispered, her gaze fixed on a metal door not far away. It appeared to lead to the internal area of the airport, guarded by only two security personnel.
Following Elena's gaze, a glimmer of hope ignited within me. That was the passage to the airport runway; if we could break through there, perhaps we would have a chance.
“Cover me!” I whispered to Elena, then abruptly shoved aside a traveler blocking my path and rushed towards the metal door while holding Elena.
“Stop! Otherwise, we will open fire!” The guards at the door immediately raised their submachine guns and shouted a warning.
Ignoring their threat, I continued charging toward them.
“Bang!”
A gunshot rang out, the bullet whizzing past my ear and hitting the wall behind me, sparks flying. My heart sank; I knew the KGB had lost their patience. If this continued, we would eventually be shot down.
Just at that critical moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of me. He pushed aside the KGB agent blocking his way and spoke in an authoritative tone, “Stop! I am Robert Kennedy, the Attorney General of the United States! I will report everything happening here to your comrade Khrushchev!”
The KGB agents were clearly taken aback by Robert's identity, momentarily frozen in place, exchanging glances and unsure of what to do. They never expected the Attorney General of the United States would suddenly appear here.
Seizing this opportunity, I rushed through the metal door with Elena and quickly shut it behind us, locking it from the inside.
“Phew…” I let out a long breath, leaning against the cold metal door, feeling my back drenched in cold sweat.
“Thank you, Robert.” Elena said, still shaken as she patted her chest gratefully towards Robert.
“Don't worry, Elena, I will ensure your safety,” Robert replied with a smile. He glanced at the closed metal door and lowered his voice, “Yegor, I know you're inside. Listen, this passage leads to the airport runway where a plane is waiting for you. Hurry up and leave here; I'll handle the rest.”
I felt a surge of emotion; this must be the escape route arranged by the “Night Watchman” organization. Scully truly hadn't given up on us.
“Thank you!” I whispered towards the door before taking Elena's hand and running deeper into the passage.
We sprinted down the dimly lit corridor, our hurried footsteps and heavy breathing echoing around us. The passage was long; it felt like we had been running for ages without seeing an exit.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a loud noise came from behind us, causing the entire corridor to shake violently. The lights above flickered erratically as if they might go out at any moment.
My heart sank; I knew it was definitely the KGB catching up. They had blown open the metal door and were now pursuing us.
“Run!” I urged Elena, quickening my pace as we raced toward the end of the corridor.
Finally, we saw the exit—a heavy fire door with a faint light seeping through the cracks. I gathered all my strength and pushed the fire door open, pulling Elena out with me.
"Cough, cough..."
As soon as we burst out of the passage, we were hit by a sharp smell of smoke, and everything around us was a blur of white; we couldn't see anything clearly.
"What happened?" Elena asked between coughs.
"It's a smoke bomb!" I squinted and vaguely saw a small plane parked not far away, its propeller spinning rapidly, creating strong gusts of wind.
I pulled Elena along, bending low to brace against the choking smoke as we ran toward the plane.
"Hurry! Get on the plane!" A familiar voice called from the aircraft. I looked up to see Scully standing at the door of the plane, waving us over.
I felt a surge of joy and quickened my pace, dragging Elena as we rushed into the plane.
Scully quickly shut the door, and the aircraft immediately took off into the vast night sky, disappearing from sight.
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