Chapter 48

He was short but he carried himself with great pride. The boy’s handsome face made Zachary wonder where he had seen this face in the past.

The boy’s clear eyes, full of wariness and wit, were fixed on Zachary.

“Who is he?” Robbie pointed at Zachary.

“He’s our boss.” Ben then said, “Boy, did you meet a man in black at the playground in the basement level of Grand Plaza? Did he give a pretty silver box to you? Like this one.”

Ben unlocked his phone and was about to show Robbie the photo when Robbie huffed, “No.”

He did not even look at the photo, choosing to turn his head to the side.

“Hold on. Look at it first.”

“It’s a no even if I look at it.” Robbie folded his arm and asserted, “I have a great memory, and I never forget anything I see. I have never met anyone in black, and no one gave me anything. You’ve made a mistake.”

“Kid, it’s not right to lie.” Ben had now put on a stern look. “That man in black is a thief. He stole something from us, and that something is very important to us.”

replied calmly, “You should

If you give it back

something so important, why would the man give it

he clicked onto the security footage on his phone.

peeked at it, disinterested. He looked away, but his gaze returned to the screen. Registering what was on the screen,

rushed out of the restroom and

and he was strolling. On his shoulder was a small green

happened in less than a minute, Robbie noticed

Let me

adjusted the speed of the video and zoomed into the man’s hand. In the video, the man’s hand slowly placed a small silver box

it down. I

video back to its

in suits rushed after him, and the man in black

the ground for a while before he took out the small box from his

the parrot on his shoulder suddenly swallowed the chip. He promptly hit the parrot, wanting it to spit

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