Chapter 1507: Pursuit
Ye Fan, Zhang Lu, Yang Shu, and Shen Tingting arrived at the net café, still fifty or sixty meters away.
Even though they hadn’t stepped into the net café, their gazes were already locked onto the area surrounding it.
Hence, Ye Fan noticed a woman hurriedly walking out of the net café, catching his attention.
Wearing a blue dress, she happened to walk out of the net café in haste, provoking suspicion just based on these points.
Although there was no solid evidence, the blue dress woman’s traces had alerted everyone’s minds.
"You three go inside the net café to gather information and keep in constant touch with me," Ye Fan instructed Zhang Lu and the other two women beside him.
Without waiting for Zhang Lu and the others to respond, Ye Fan promptly chased after the blue dress woman.
Whether by coincidence or not, whether the blue dress woman had ties with the suspect or not, it required further investigation.
Zhang Lu and the others hesitated slightly, seeing Ye Fan disappearing into the crowd apparently chasing someone, they didn’t think much, following Ye Fan’s instructions, and rushed towards the net café immediately.
Ye Fan was forty meters away from the blue dress woman, who was walking at a normal pace.
Ye Fan quickened his pace, trying to close the gap between him and the blue dress woman as much as possible.
Until the suspicion around this blue dress woman was eliminated, he could only follow from behind.
Naturally, Ye Fan wouldn’t act rashly, he would first see the situation at the net café and then further plan.
Three minutes later, Ye Fan was now merely ten meters away from the blue dress woman.
To avoid alerting her, Ye Fan kept a reasonable distance.
"There’s a discovery over here at the net café, surveillance footage shows that a woman in a blue dress left the net café just now. She’s highly suspicious. Although it’s uncertain whether she’s the same blue dress woman we previously suspected, her suspicion is the highest at the moment," Zhang Lu’s voice came through the earpiece.
Ye Fan received this information and responded calmly, "I know."
"Are you trailing the suspect?" Zhang Lu asked with hopeful anticipation.
"Correct," Ye Fan confirmed.
"That’s great," Zhang Lu exclaimed joyfully.
Though unsure how Ye Fan detected the anomaly, it was certainly good news.
Just at this moment, nearing the subway station, the blue dress woman apparently noticed someone was following her, suddenly quickening her pace, sprinted down the stairs rapidly.
"She’s discovered, interesting," as the blue dress woman escaped, she glanced back at Ye Fan behind her, a peculiar expression in her eyes.
In reality, she was the blue dress woman associated with Wu Dayong, the very suspect Li Tong had identified.
Unfortunately, there was minimal info available about her, making it impossible to delve deeper into her identity.
The blue dress woman entered the subway station, mixed into the crowd.
Ye Fan had not anticipated this blue dress woman’s keen alertness; before he could react, having just determined her high suspicion, she quickly began fleeing, reinforcing her suspicious nature.
Ye Fan had no choice but to pursue her, however, the bustling subway station quickly swallowed the blue dress woman from his sight.
This became a challenge; to be safe, Ye Fan hadn’t followed too closely.
Once the blue dress woman realized she was being trailed, she quickly escaped, and within mere breaths, she vanished from Ye Fan’s view.
Ye Fan was instantly at a disadvantage; it wasn’t due to lacking vigilance, but simply because the crowd made it easy to confuse.
The blue dress woman evidently possessed expertise, proficient in counter-surveillance techniques.
Ye Fan scanned his surroundings but found nothing abnormal.
"It seems she hid somewhere, maybe changed her appearance? She only has a small bag, unlikely she changed her clothes unless she was prepared beforehand to hide other garments. If so, the bathroom is a likely hideout." Ye Fan quickly pondered, filtering all possibilities.
The blue dress woman vanished without causing any disturbances among the crowd, and Ye Fan didn’t see anyone hastily sprinting within the swarm, leaving only one explanation: she’s temporarily hiding.
Finding her hiding place became the issue.
A corner or possibly the bathroom?
"Bring up the surveillance footage and find the suspect for me," Ye Fan conveyed this instruction to Li Tong through his earpiece.
Meanwhile, Zhang Lu and the others were collecting information about the blue dress woman at the net café.
Ye Fan’s pursuit of the suspect was already known by Li Tong through Zhang Lu, so Li Tong and her team quickly altered the surveillance, searching for Ye Fan’s whereabouts to monitor the suspect.
"Hold on, it’ll be ready soon," Li Tong’s voice reached Ye Fan’s ears.
Ye Fan stood at his place, like a hawk, his eyes scrutinizing the surroundings, pinpointing the directions where the blue dress woman might appear.
"About ten meters ahead to the left, by the corner," Li Tong located the blue dress woman and immediately informed Ye Fan.
The blue dress woman, though keeping her composure, was tense; she knew once exposed, she’d fall into a dangerous situation, aware someone was already tailing her and that she’d been followed for quite some time.
This indicated the pursuer was highly skilled, making the blue dress woman vigilant, cognizant of her precarious predicament.
Under necessity, the blue dress woman had to adopt the rudimentary tactic of hiding under the spotlight, temporarily concealing herself while hoping her pursuer would become impatient and flustered, thus providing a chance to escape.
Otherwise, if she panicked or started sprinting through the crowd, she’d become an obvious target, and her fate would be nearly predictable.
In terms of skill, she was mediocre, she firmly believed she was no match for Ye Fan; although she didn’t know Ye Fan’s identity, she assumed her average skills warranted her taking precautionary steps.
Avoiding confrontation with Ye Fan was essential for her survival.
The blue dress woman glanced at the surveillance camera overhead, growing increasingly cold inside.
She now felt powerless; the sudden turn of events shattered her confidence, leaving her feeling stranded without direction.
She was stuck in a dilemma, a true reflection of her current situation.
"Soon, I’ll be discovered, what should I do? What to do?" the blue dress woman desperately pondered.
She always acted alone, having neither backup nor any pre-arranged escape route.
She believed her plan was failproof, not expecting any mishaps.
Yet, Ye Fan’s emergence completely disrupted her composure.
She stealthily glanced towards Ye Fan’s direction, spotting Ye Fan talking and then advancing towards her, realizing she’d been exposed.