55 CROUCHED DOWN AT THE END of an aisle, side by side in the darkness, Sam whispered through Professor Chan to Peng, “I am very sorry for the trouble I got you in back at ZG, that was not my intent, and now understanding what a good person you are I feel even worse. I brought you on this endeavor in the hope that I would find a way to repair the damage that I have done to your position with the Central Security Bureau and with Commander Kung. I think you might sense that my purpose here is to pursue justice and that my intentions are not bad. Either way I need to ask you to try to protect Professor Chan and take him to safety in a couple moments.” Peng did not respond and they both returned to silence resting their heads back against the equipment supports that they were crouched against

