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.”

Ben had now put on a stern look. “That man in black is a thief. He

 

as he replied calmly, “You

you give it

He questioned the man instead. “If it’s something so important, why would the man give it to a kid? This isn’t

man took in a deep breath before he clicked onto the security footage on his phone. “Look. This is

looked away, but his gaze returned to the screen. Registering what was on

out of the restroom

his pocket, and he was strolling. On his shoulder was a small green parrot. Isn’t that

Robbie noticed the

Let me slow it down for

In the video, the

to slow it down. I can

changed the video back to its normal

in suits rushed after him, and the man in black

the ground for a while before he took out the small box from his pocket. When he opened it, he

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