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Marquette, Michigan
April 8th 2035
Using China’s most advanced supersonic aircraft, Dr. Lee arrived in Toronto seven hours after taking off from Shanghai. The Chinese consulate there provided him a stealth drone and pilot that got him to Marquette in less than an hour. His craft’s GPS took him directly to the abandoned ore dock, where it cloaked and landed. The pilot lowered him to the meeting spot where he would await the signal to retrieve Lee and Sue Lynn.
Employing his enhanced night vision, Lee scouted the area. It was logical to assume Zhang must be nearby watching and waiting for the exchange. He was not worried about the Probe’s avatar. Whatever augmentations the Probe had endowed upon the one-time Chinese Taikonaut, Lee was sure his own amped-up physical abilities would be
