Chen Chen tidied up his affairs at the Swiss branch and left the primate research project in Samuel's hands. He got ready to leave for Namibia.
It just so happened that Zurich had a direct flight to Namibia. It would take less than fifteen hours to cross the Mediterranean and the African Continent, reaching Walvis Bay on the east coast of the Atlantic.
It was just that the scheduled plane was a small, ancient, old-fashioned plane, with no more than fifty seats which were not separated into different travel classes. Moreover, the flight service was extremely poor.
Although General Manager Wynn said that they could get Chen Chen a private plane, Chen Chen turned down the offer. He came from a working-class family and had not reached that level of extravagance.
The next day, Chen Chen boarded the plane without having anyone send him off.
He did not speak throughout the entire journey.