Chapter 1509: Too Much at Stake
Zhang Lu explained in detail about Song Ziya, Li Tong’s partner, who just sacrificed herself, to let Ye Fan understand that losing her partner painfully, Li Tong still insists on staying on the front lines. It is not just for avenging Song Ziya, but more importantly, because no one wants to bring the enemies to justice more than Li Tong does, hoping this could help Ye Fan to understand a bit more.
Understanding the entire situation, Ye Fan also realized why he had coincidentally met Li Tong violently beating a man that night.
It turned out that the man named Wang Jun was actually Song Ziya’s ex-husband.
Moreover, Li Tong and Wang Jun have a daughter. A child has thus lost her only mother, and you can imagine how difficult the days to come would be.
As for Wang Jun as a father, there’s no need to consider it. A scumbag, it’s already good enough if he doesn’t have a negative impact.
Standing from Li Tong’s position, of course, she would mourn for Song Ziya’s daughter and hate the existence of the bastard Wang Jun.
"It seems you are here to plead for Li Tong, was I wrong to blame her publicly?" Ye Fan opened his mouth indifferently.
"I’m not here to talk about your mistakes, just hoping you can show a little sympathy for Li Tong, she really has a hard time." Zhang Lu replied.
As for the negligence this time, it was a mistake, and really no one can be blamed for it.
"I understand what you mean." Ye Fan responded indifferently, without saying much more.
He was slightly curious, also to further understand Li Tong, he asked: "Li Tong’s partner must have been a great person, why would she be with such a bastard man and even have a daughter?"
"It was all due to the matchmaking by elders. As for Wang Jun, he was originally a talent, but unfortunately, after facing changes, he became a bastard, turning from a business prodigy to a scum even worse than an average thug, so they divorced. Song Ziya lived alone with her daughter, which was like getting away from a pit of fire just in time, but unfortunately, Song Ziya sacrificed herself. At that time, the situation was urgent, Song Ziya originally had a chance to escape, but she risked her life and pushed Li Tong to safety, escaping danger, which led to her sacrifice," Zhang Lu explained succinctly.
Ye Fan wasn’t very interested in these matters, so he had no intention to delve deeper.
Zhang Lu called Li Tong aside, smiled, and said, "Actually, Ye Fan has always been someone who doesn’t care much about other people’s feelings, speaking harshly in front of your former subordinates, I hope you don’t take it to heart."
"It’s nothing, it’s all in the past." Li Tong said nonchalantly, "Besides, the team leader wasn’t wrong, it was my impatience that led to mistakes, allowing the enemy to escape right under our noses, and I have an unshirkable responsibility."
"You always handle things with a public office mentality, so rigid." Zhang Lu felt extremely helpless towards her best friend.
"Knowing you can’t persuade me, don’t bother trying, and don’t say those useless gentle words." Li Tong, unconcerned about what happened to herself, said boldly, "Talk about you and Ye Fan, I heard from your family you brought Ye Fan home and even introduced him as your boyfriend?"
Li Tong had long known about these matters; she just hadn’t had a chance to ask in person.
"It was just to cope with my family’s pressure for marriage; I couldn’t find anyone else to pretend. It’s nothing serious." Zhang Lu smiled bitterly.
"You often hang out with Ye Fan; surely, you haven’t had that thought?" Li Tong asked seriously.
"Thought? What thought?" Zhang Lu said evasively.
"Don’t play dumb; you know what I mean." Li Tong immediately understood many things and said helplessly, "I know what your feelings are, but it’s a pity, such a pity."
As Zhang Lu’s best friend, she naturally understood Zhang Lu’s reactions, which revealed a lot.
Yes, Li Tong had already seen through Zhang Lu’s thoughts.
She didn’t know what more to say, only using the word ’pity’ to express her view.
"Don’t talk about me, and don’t make baseless assumptions." Zhang Lu advised profoundly.
"..." Li Tong hesitated to speak, wanting to persuade a bit, but in the end, she didn’t say a word, just sighed deeply.
Action Group.
Another meeting in session.
"Regarding the inquiry into the blue-dress woman and the examination of the leaked data, we have results." Li Tong spoke firmly, saying loudly, "As we speculated, the blue-dress woman is the suspect we targeted. Through evidence gathered from various aspects, we have some information about the blue-dress woman’s identity. We now know a general situation, only knowing the blue-dress woman is called Zhang Rui, but whether this is a disguised identity or her real name is still uncertain; further investigation is needed."
The blue-dress woman, or Zhang Rui, revealed much after being exposed this time.
Evidently, this is a gain; no matter what, for the action group, it is very good intelligence.
"What exactly was the leaked data about?" Ye Fan was quite concerned about this issue.
"The power data for a new type of stealth aircraft." Li Tong revealed loudly.
"There shouldn’t be more than five people who can access such data, right? Such crucial data must be held by highly important and core individuals." Ye Fan looked at Li Tong, confidently speaking.
"The team leader is correct. There are only two people who can access all power data: one is the chief engineer Li Dingguo, and the other is the deputy chief engineer Liu Qianjin, who is also responsible for the power data." Li Tong said.
"These two are veterans of the institute. What’s your opinion?" Ye Fan carried on talking to himself. Without waiting for others to respond, he already made a decision, stating confidently, "I suggest conducting covert surveillance on these two first. How about this? Just secretly arrange for experts to monitor, without taking any drastic actions, so as not to chill the hearts of the institute’s people."
"This?" The action group members looked at Li Tong, then at Ye Fan, and then collectively lowered their heads in silence, unsure of how to respond to Ye Fan’s suggestion.
Clearly, there will be many obstacles in this, randomly suspecting veterans of the institute, who are also the highest-level two leaders; this matter is really too big, and everyone doesn’t know what to do.
Li Tong was stunned, glanced at Ye Fan, and said nothing.
Zhang Lu’s gaze shifted, cautiously saying, "Li Dingguo and Liu Qianjin are both our seniors, with no issues in conduct or any aspect. We can fully assure that, as it’s undergone organizational scrutiny and absolutely will not have any problems."
"Then what do you say about the current situation?" Ye Fan looked at Zhang Lu.
"This?" Zhang Lu was left speechless.