Before long, Wyatt returned.


    He didn''t bother with formalities, even with Mirabe still in the room, and went straight to James, "Someone did enter the treasure room, but weirdly, nothing seems to be missing."


    Wyatt was clearly frustrated, especially kicking himself for not checking the room the first time he went up. He might have nabbed the intruder by now.


    James squinted and asked, "Did they mess with anything?"


    "Doesn''t look like it," Wyatt shook his head, thinking aloud, "Maybe they ran out of time and bailed?"


    Curtis shot Wyatt a skeptical look, "Ever heard of a thief who just walks away empty-handed?"


    Even if they were in a rush, pocketing something should''ve been a breeze.


    "True, but I went over everything with a fine-toothb. Nothing''s missing, and the room was empty," Wyatt said, running his hand through his hair, speaking quickly.


    Curtis rubbed his temples, pondering that the only way into the treasure room was through the main door, which meant being caught on camera.


    Turning to Mirabe, he asked, "Hey, Ms. Mirabe, think you can restore the security footage?"


    Despite the live feed being jammed, the cameras should''ve recorded everything.


    Mirabe, who had been quietly keeping to herself, looked up at Curtis''s request, "I can give it a shot."


    Hope flickered across Curtis''s face. Having Ms. Mirabe at the auction today was definitely a smart move. With


    ech skills, restoringo


    footage should be a breeze, right?  swnovel


    Mirabe moved over to the mainputer, rolled up her sleeves, and dove into


    the system files, quickly typing out a small program.


    Her fingers flew over the keyboard Curtis watched, unable to keep pace with her programming speed, but he could pick out some of the repair Code sequences.  Swnovel


    A couple of minutester, a red exmation mark popped up on the screen, signaling failure.


    "It''s not working," Mirabe said, pulling back from the keyboard.


    Curtis was surprised, even Mirabe couldn''t crack it. Then again, if it was that


    easy, they would''ve caught the intruder ages ago.


    "Not being able to restore the footage isn''t the end of the story, Curtis. Remember the glow powder we sprinkled on the treasure room''s carpet? The intruder''s shoes must have picked up some of it. We just need to trace the glow powder, and we''ll find them," Wyatt said, lifting his chin confidently.  swnovel


    Mirabe nced at Wyatt, curious, "What''s glow powder?"


    "It''s a chemical powder that glows in the dark and is tough to wash off," Wyatt exined simply, "Lucky for us, the intruder left traces."


    Wyatt chuckled and turned back to Curtis, "Stick to the n when the auction wraps up."


    Curtis nodded, deciding not to push for the footage anymore. He quickly instructed his team to gear up.