Chapter 1508: A Narrow Escape
The woman in the blue dress had a sudden change in expression, and after pondering her escape route, she chose a direction and took a side path to escape. There was no time for hesitation, she could only take the risk and flee now. She wasn’t sure if she could get away, she just had to try.
At the intersection, there were no cameras, so the woman in the blue dress could only choose to flee to the right.
Ye Fan quickly arrived at the hiding place of the woman in the blue dress, and in his earpiece, he also heard Li Tong’s voice saying, "The suspect is on the move, whether or not you can catch her depends entirely on you, Team Leader, support won’t arrive for now."
Following Li Tong’s instructions, Ye Fan appeared at the intersection.
"Left? Right?" Ye Fan asked quickly.
"To the..." Li Tong hesitated for a moment, then said aloud, "To the left."
The cameras didn’t capture which direction the woman in the blue dress went. After all, there were blind spots in the surveillance, so Li Tong had to make a choice based on her own judgment.
Ye Fan followed Li Tong’s words and decisively pursued to the left.
After chasing for a while and not finding any trace of the enemy, Ye Fan stopped.
At this time, Li Tong’s apologetic voice came through his earpiece again, "Team Leader, the suspect ran to the right at the last intersection, I made a wrong judgment, we went the wrong direction."
Ye Fan didn’t speak and could only adjust his direction and continue the pursuit.
By the roadside, Ye Fan stood there, staring at the woman in the blue dress across the street, his expression slightly resigned.
It was just a small mistake earlier that completely widened the distance between Ye Fan and the woman in the blue dress.
The woman in the blue dress had vanished from Ye Fan’s sight and appeared again only to be separated by a street.
The woman in the blue dress seemed to notice, as if she saw Ye Fan’s gaze, and she looked over at him.
A relaxed smile spread across the face of the woman in the blue dress, as if flaunting her victory.
She entirely relied on luck to escape the dangerous situation; choosing left or right at the intersection saved her life. Otherwise, she would have had no chance, and escape would have been impossible; she would have been caught, and that would have been the end for her.
Fortunately, luck was on her side. It’s no exaggeration to say that one intersection saved her life.
The woman in the blue dress mockingly gave Ye Fan the middle finger, then walked away smiling.
Ye Fan’s expression remained unchanged; he ignored the contempt and provocation from the woman in the blue dress.
On the busy road, with cars coming and going, it was impossible to cross the street at this time, and it would cause too much disruption. A careless move could even cause collisions with other vehicles, so Ye Fan took no risky actions.
The enemy could be caught again, but if he disregarded everything and endangered the innocent, that would be his fault.
The woman in the blue dress escaped across the street just like that.
Though he could detour through the overpass to pursue her again, the enemy had become highly alert; during the delay, the woman in the blue dress had every opportunity to disappear without a trace before Ye Fan could locate or catch up with her.
So considering these factors, Ye Fan decided not to pursue unnecessarily and had to abandon the action this time.
"You can run, but you can’t hide forever," Ye Fan muttered to himself, his expression calm.
The exposure of the woman in the blue dress this time would increase the clues available, which was another gain.
Back at the operations team, Li Tong’s face was full of guilt and frustration. She looked at Ye Fan with an earnest attitude, saying, "Team Leader, it was my mistake this time that allowed the suspect to slip away right under our noses. It’s all my fault."
"I was thinking, if you were handling the document work, perhaps there wouldn’t be similar problems," Ye Fan replied bluntly.
Li Tong shivered slightly, unable to say a word. Ye Fan’s accusation hit her hard; in the face of such an obvious mistake, she really couldn’t argue, and could only admit her faults.
"Team Leader, we can’t entirely blame the Deputy Team Leader; I also have a significant responsibility." Niu Ben admitted. As the person responsible for managing the surveillance, her work wasn’t properly done, leading to this situation, which was truly shameful.
"I’m not trying to blame you, nor say who was wrong. The enemy escaped, but they can be caught again, there will be more chances." Ye Fan calmly said, "I just want to point out one thing: in the future, when encountering such situations, explain the situation to me, speak truthfully, and don’t make firm presumptions based on guesses and judgments."
"I understand." Li Tong lowered her head.
"At intersections, if you had explained the actual situation to me, perhaps I wouldn’t have let the woman in the blue dress get away. It would have allowed some actual judgment over blind remote guesses after losing surveillance." Ye Fan wasn’t trying to point fingers at anyone but to impart a crucial point: in the future, with similar issues, it’s entirely possible to tell the truth, and in moments of uncertainty, express the actual situation, which is far better than random guessing.
Judgments based solely on luck without basis indeed lead to significant problems.
"We understand the Team Leader’s meaning; such situations will definitely not happen again in the future," Niu Ben assured.
"This woman in the blue dress whom we have already exposed, is she the previously unidentified suspect? We need to investigate thoroughly and confirm her identity before moving forward." Ye Fan instructed, "There is also another matter, immediately check the data transmitted from the research institute to determine what type of data it concerns; this issue must be elucidated."
From the data, you can identify whose data was being transmitted out, thus knowing who might have been responsible for the data leak, and following this trail would lead directly to the person accountable, allowing for a thorough investigation.
"We’ll investigate right away," Li Tong promised, then began to work busily with the team members.
In the private office, Ye Fan and Zhang Lu sat facing each other.
Zhang Lu said, "You were quite harsh to Li Tong, criticizing her coldly in front of everyone, it was a bit too much. After all, before you were assigned here, Li Tong was the team leader; you made it hard for her."
"I’ve been very tactful; I only slightly hinted at it and didn’t point fingers at her, saying she was arrogant. I’ve already been considerate." Ye Fan replied calmly.
"Actually, Li Tong wants to capture the woman in the blue dress more than anyone else. Previously, Li Tong led an operation, and as a result, her best partner sacrificed themselves. The ones who brutally killed were the woman in the blue dress and Wu Dayong. Li Tong’s partner, Song Ziya, left behind a five-year-old daughter. The man you saw Li Tong beating in the park was Song Ziya’s ex-husband, a complete scumbag and bastard." Zhang Lu brought up this past event.
As Li Tong’s close friend, she felt the need to speak well of Li Tong.