Chapter 742 My plan is to have no plan
Wherever you go, you leave traces.
This statement by Edmond Rocca, the father of forensic evidence, is regarded as a wise saying by countless criminal investigation experts.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, the world is so big that it is not difficult to find a hiding place. All they have to do is turn off their mobile phones and play missing. But in modern times, this trick will definitely not work.
Every phone call you make, every transaction in your bank account, and every photo you post on your Moments are quietly revealing your information.
Who are you, where are you, what are you doing, and who do you know.
This is just information about the past; beyond that, hunters have a way of grasping the present.
There are more than hundreds of thousands of real-time surveillance cameras in Los Angeles alone.
In addition to the present, the future cannot be avoided.
Through character profiling, residence searches, and comprehensive analysis of your daily life traces, it may seem like a last-ditch effort, but these have actually already foreshadowed your next move.
People often describe high school life as "dormitory-classroom-canteen in a straight line", which is a statistic of life trajectory.
Perhaps the fugitive will deviate from this route occasionally, but as long as we ambush him along these three points, he will be caught sooner or later.
And everything depends on - intelligence.
Theresa crossed her legs and pulled out her notes. "First, we need to review the fugitive's circle of relatives and friends to determine who they would choose to contact if they wanted to flee ."
"I'm sorry." Emily raised her hand. "These two probably don't have any relatives or friends in Los Angeles, or in the entire Ugly Country."
"That's not absolute, but the focus can certainly be changed. How about starting with the consumption records? If you want to escape over a long distance, a means of transportation is essential. Otherwise, we can now narrow the search area."
"Great, I want to hand over the cell phones, computers, social media, and this information to the operations team so that it can be transmitted to the ground as soon as possible."
During the discussion, everyone took action and quickly launched an investigation.
Based on the personal life of the two people, as well as their information records and recent activities, two field staff were also dispatched in advance to conduct an on-site search at Bifang and Yao Jun’s final destination.
Time goes back to one hour ago.
When the photographer said the game was about to start, Bifang wiped his mouth with his napkin, and took the elevator back to the room with Yao Jun. The photographer followed closely behind. He knew very well what kind of person his subject was. This was definitely the most exciting part of the entire show, so he didn't dare miss a single scene.
"Is it really okay to use the elevator?" Yao Jun asked curiously, looking at the surveillance camera in the upper left corner of the elevator.
"You can choose to take the stairs."
"Emmm, let's go to the elevator."
"Look, the problem is solved." The elevator door opened, Bifang swiped his card to enter the room, turned around and said, "Go back to the room and finish cleaning in five minutes."
"Yes sir!"
Both of them were staying in a hotel, and apart from spare clothes, they didn't have much to bring. When Yao Jun finished packing and walked out of the room, Bifang turned on the indicator light indicating that cleaning service was needed and left a note.
Yao Jun took a look and found that the general meaning of what was written above was that if there were any missing items, they would belong to the finder.
“Great!”
Without time to pay attention to Yao Jun's supporting role, Bifang quickly came to the hotel lobby and handed over his mobile phone and various electronic devices directly to the lobby manager, asking him to keep them for a month.
The lobby manager knew who Bifang was and what the other party was going to do, so he agreed with a smile.
"If you want to get rid of tracking, you must not keep any electronic devices on you. But destroying and discarding them is too troublesome, and you have to buy a new phone to remember. So you might as well give it to the manager for safekeeping. It's not something that's too valuable. As for the information inside, the hunters can take a look if they want."
Bifang took Yao Jun out of the hotel and quickly found a row of ATM machines nearby and took out his own hundred ugly gold coins.
Although there are a total of 500 ugly gold in the card, it can only be withdrawn once every 24 hours, and the maximum amount at a time is 100 ugly gold.
"This bank card is registered to your name, which means that every time you withdraw money you are actively exposing your geographical location. But we directly withdraw 100 yuan at the starting point, which reduces the possibility of being discovered." Bifang explained while operating the machine.
"There are actually many unique advantages to fleeing in the Ugly Country. For example, any supermarket sells prepaid cards, which are basically anonymous bank cards. In addition, the supermarket receipt will not show the card number of the card you bought, so a huge clue will be lost almost instantly."
"Of course, this is of no use to us, because after the game starts, the only amount we can use is the bank card issued by the program team."
"Secondly, there is almost no place here where real-name identification is mandatory. You don't need an ID to take a train, a long-distance bus, or stay in a hotel. So you can buy an interstate train ticket and get off at any station in the middle. Basically, you can buy a few days without any problem, and you can even stay in a hotel."
"Third, the culture of hitchhiking is really strong here. You can seek help from strangers along the way and always take short-distance rides. You can complete it online at FedEx stores and pay a little money. It is almost isolated from acquaintances."
The operation of ATM machines in the Ugly Country is slightly different, and it took Bifang a little time to withdraw the money.
There was a rustling sound of banknotes being counted inside the machine. Those who didn't know would have thought that Bifang was going to withdraw a huge sum of money, but in the end, only five twenty-dollar bills came out of the window.
"The largest denomination of Ugly Gold is $100, but the most commonly used is $20, so the ATM machines also dispense $20 bills."
Bifang folded it neatly and stuffed it into his pocket. It took the two of them a total of twenty minutes to complete the process. Although the whole process was tight, it was not rushed.
After all, this is just a game of cat and mouse.
The contestants are not real fugitives and do not have the rights of fugitives, but they must fulfill the obligations of fugitives.
Real fugitives would steal and rob to make a living while on the run, but contestants cannot do anything illegal.
In addition, in reality, there is probably no fugitive who does not withdraw cash all at once before setting off. At least if he has no money, he will not be forced to show his face at the bank all day long.
"Because we are still at the departure point, we don't need to disguise ourselves. The two Asians are still quite obvious, and wearing masks and sunglasses makes them look even more peculiar."
Bifang looked at the time. There was still more than half an hour left, which was plenty of time. He counted the money and thought about what to do next.
Yao Jun followed Bifang obediently, watching the time pass by, feeling a little anxious: "Are you waiting for a taxi?"
"No, I haven't figured out what to do next."
"You didn't make a plan in advance!?" Yao Jun was shocked.
"If he suddenly became a fugitive, how could he have a plan?"
