There were two more checkpoints to the city, but Zarek just showed his "pass" and was allowed through. Obviously, this pass was stolen from the toll booth. Who was going to stop him when they were all dead, anyway? At that point, fooling the next checkpoints was as easy as breathing.
Once they were through, Zarek made a direct line to a condominium high-rise. After exchanging one of the treasures he stole from the toll booth, he got himself and Priya an apartment on the middle floors—not too conspicuous, but definitely not low-key either.
He knew that very soon, people would come looking for him. There likely wouldn't be many who entered the city between now and when the deaths were discovered, and even fewer who could suddenly afford such a rental.
But rather than choosing the safe route, Zarek chose to let his girlfriend have some time to relax a bit.
