He knew Chen Fei's earlier cough was meant to tell him something. During a lull in the conversation, Su Chen caught a glimpse of Chen Fei in the back out of the corner of his eye.
He saw Chen Fei, in a spot hidden from the driver's view, trace two circles in the air with his right hand.
Su Chen understood immediately. Chen Fei was telling him the driver was taking them the long way around.
He glanced at the taxi's meter. 'Good grief...' They had already gone over nine kilometers, almost ten. He couldn't imagine how far out of the way the driver had taken them.
Any good feelings Su Chen had for the driver instantly plummeted into the negatives. 'So all that enthusiastic chatter since we got in the car was just because he was treating us like pigs for the slaughter.'
Even though he knew such things were unavoidable while traveling, he couldn't help but feel annoyed now that he was aware of it.
