With no crime scene to examine, the team returned to the precinct, bitter because they had been so close and still failed. They gathered in the operating center, and a very angry President Tai Alix berated them.
Not even Weijun, her biggest critique, mustered the courage to talk back. It was not their fault, they could not teleport and chase the Huo Lingtian, this much everyone knew. But, did the higher ups care? Absolutely not!
The room hummed with tension, screens flickered, keyboards clattered and heartbeats were in overdrive. Liwu stood at the center with He Xiao Yi. Her arms were folded, her sharp eyes scanning the live feeds sent back by three agents of the bureau that were teleporting in pursuit.
They blinked in and out of sight, tracking Huo Lingtian across rooftops and alleys.
Weijun leaned towards Xuanji and whispered, "This is so cool. It's like a movie."
