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.”

“You should look for the cops if

to you. If you give it back to me,

happened.” Robbie interrupted. He questioned the man instead. “If it’s something so important, why would the man

he clicked onto the security footage

but his gaze returned

video, a man in black rushed out of the restroom and knocked into the child in front

strolling. On his shoulder was a small green parrot. Isn’t that

in less than a minute, Robbie noticed the man shoving something into Jamie’s

Let

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

slow it down. I can

nimbly changed the video back

in suits rushed after him, and the

while before he took out the small box from his pocket. When he opened

the parrot on his shoulder suddenly swallowed the chip.

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