Old Deng didn't look for Situ Xin, but since he had found such an excuse to leave the house, Situ Xin simply flagged down a taxi at the entrance of the compound and told the driver to head to Zhongnanhai.
When the taxi driver heard Situ Xin mention Zhongnanhai, he just glanced at her in the rearview mirror and then stepped on the gas, hitting the road. This was a taxi hailed within the military compound; had it been outside, the driver would surely think she was either playing a joke or wasn't right in the head if she said she wanted to go to Zhongnanhai.
Taxis couldn't enter Zhongnanhai, so, at a place a little distance from Zhongnanhai, the taxi driver stopped the car. "Kid, I can only stop here."
"Oh." Situ Xin knew the rules and, after taking out her wallet from her bag, she handed the driver a big Mao-faced bill, opened the car door, and got out.
