You're Out Daddy

Chapter 406

“What's the matter?” Benjamin asked Anthony.

“I can't get through again!” Anthony cried out anxiously.

“What did Nat say?” Benjamin then asked.

With a frown, Anthony muttered, “There's something in my head telling me that Nat's message means something else. It's as if she's trying to inform us about something...”

Even though he did not finish his sentence, Benjamin understood what he was trying to say.

Both boys paled, and Benjamin asked, “Were we too hasty to tell Nat about the news?”

“We were, but at the very least, Nat will be mentally prepared. If we didn't do that, I'm afraid she might end up too trusting with others!” Anthony stated.

“Now what?” Benjamin mumbled.

“Let's go back to the room and think about it before anything else.”

Thus, the two boys returned to the room and began pacing.

A while later, Benjamin chirped, “What we should do right now is to look for Nat first.”

Sitting in front of the computer, Anthony solemnly replied, “That's easier said than done. Do you think Nat's that easy to find?”

Benjamin frowned. “What about Daddy? Has he heard anything about Nat yet?”

Narrowing his eyes at the mention of Kenneth, Anthony shook his head. “I don't know, but probably not.”

“Why don't we make a call and ask him about it?” the other boy suggested.

Anthony mulled over that for a while before replying, “You do it.”

Drawing his brows together, Benjamin remarked after a while, “Fine.” With that, he took the phone and went to the side.

Benjamin felt as though he had some kind of communication disorder as he stared at Kenneth's number; he kept constructing and deconstructing the sentences he was about to say to Kenneth.

Meanwhile, Kenneth was sitting in front of the computer with Dave as they watched Miguel work away.

His eyes were narrowed as he asked, “How is it?”

“I can't find it. I've been searching on both routes, but I can't find anything.”

“Are you sure?” Kenneth questioned.

Miguel never stopped typing as he replied, “I'm sure. I've looked through each and every one of them, and I haven't missed out on anything...”

Right then, Miguel paused and began frowning at the computer.

“What's wrong?”

“I think I've found out the reason,” Miguel stated.

“Which is?”

Miguel's fingers flew across the keyboard again. Things popped up and disappeared on the screen. Soon, a window appeared in front of them.

“Look here. There is a gap between the surveillance footage's time, and it's about fifteen seconds. That means someone has done something to the footage before we accessed it,” Miguel explained.

Kenneth studied the footage for a while before realizing that Miguel was right. The frames did not quite link up, and there was a fifteen-second gap.

“So you mean to say that someone has deleted fifteen seconds of the footage?” Kenneth asked.

Miguel nodded. “That's right.”

Kenneth then narrowed his eyes and mulled over something.

Just then, Dave came over to look at him. “J, the men have reported that they've combed through the spot you've said. They found nothing.”

A grim look flashed past Kenneth's face when he heard that. He could not bring himself to believe that Natasha would disappear just like that.

To his knowledge of Natasha's character, she was bound to be living in the area where she had appeared twice in. However, he had failed to find her.

Kenneth continued to stare at the computer screen as he thought about those things. At that moment, a thought popped into his head. “Say, do both routes have dozens of seconds of a gap, or is it just this footage?”

Miguel quickly pulled up another footage. Ten minutes later, he replied, “The rest are fine. It's just this one footage.”

“Does that mean she has gone in this direction, and that's why the footage is missing a section?” Kenneth analyzed.

Dave inclined his head. “Yes, that's correct.”

Miguel then leaned forward and rapidly typed away. “I'll continue to search this route and see if I find out anything else.”

A glint flashed past Kenneth's eyes as he watched Miguel work away.

Dave was right beside Kenneth, so he could see the anxious look the latter had on his face.

Right then, Kenneth's phone rang.

He promptly took out his phone. When he saw it was a call from Benjamin, he stood up and moved to the side to pick up the call.

“Hello?”

“Daddy,” Benjamin started.

“What's wrong?”

Despite having mentally prepared himself for the call, Benjamin found his mind going completely blank.

“What's wrong?” Kenneth repeated when he heard no sounds from the other end of the line.

In the end, Benjamin straightforwardly said, “I-I just wanted to ask if you've found Nat.”

Kenneth was quiet for a while before he answered, “Not yet.”

“No news at all?”

“Not exactly. There's something we're on. Soon, I'll be able to find her,” Kenneth informed.

“Really?”

“I almost met her at a place I ate the other day, but I missed her by just a while. Nevertheless, I know she's near me. I'll be able to find her soon!”

Benjamin was thrilled to hear that. “You saw Nat?”

“My friend did,” Kenneth corrected.

“And?”

“And Nat disappeared. She's quite wary, and I think she's just protecting herself. But don't worry, I'll find her soon,” Kenneth reassured.

“Daddy, remember to tell us when you find Nat,” Benjamin uttered.

“Okay.”