The man shook his head violently, his voice trembling. "I-I don''t know."


    He had no idea who had orchestrated this. All he knew was that five thousand dors was half a year''s sry for him, and the person had only asked him to delete a short clip of footage. He hadn''t thought twice about it.


    He didn''t even know what footage was deleted. But seeing their aggressive stance, he figured someone must have been kidnapped.


    He wasn''t familiar with these systems at all. He was just hired for basic loss prevention and keeping an eye out for trouble.


    His manager was at another location today, and it was lunchtime, so he was the only one on duty. That''s why he''d done it.


    Sebastian grabbed him by the cor, his eyes wide with fury. "You''d better tell me the truth, or I''ll make sure you rot in prison."


    "Pri-prison? I can''t go to prison! I''ve got kids to feed! I really don''t know who it was! He gave me five thousand dors and told me to delete a video clip. I swear I don''t know anything else. I don''t understand this stuff. I just stand guard here, watching for thieves and troublemakers. The person was a man, but I really don''t know who he was!" the man babbled incoherently.


    Furious, Sebastian threw a hard punch at his face.


    "Ah!" The man cried out and crumpled to the ground, writhing in pain.


    Sebastian turned to Natalie. "Natalie, I..."


    "Move," Natalie said sharply, walking past him to sit at theputer.


    Her long, slender fingers flew across the keyboard.


    Watching her fingers dance, Sebastian''s face showed a flicker of surprise.


    She actually knew how to do this.


    A faint smile touched his lips. She had studied abroad, skipping grades to finish college before she was seventeen. He realized he had underestimated her.


    How many more amazing things about his wife were waiting for him to discover?


    His deep eyes now held a look of profound anticipation.


    Two minutester.


    Natalie sessfully recovered the deleted video.


    On the screen, Susan was standing by the door, talking on the phone.


    After hanging up, just as she was about to turn and go back inside, two men appeared behind her holding a white cloth.


    They quickly covered her mouth and nose, and Susan quickly passed out.


    One of the men lifted her feet, and together they carried Susan away.


    An inferno of rage lit up Natalie''s


    eyes. To dare kidnap someone imet


    ce like this the audacity of these people was astounding


    >


    Sebastian saw it too. He never would have imagined someone would dare to kidnap Susan right here.


    Looking at the two men, Natalie felt a faint sense of familiarity.


    She suddenly remembered. When she was leaving the backstage area, she had passed two men near the exit.


    She had even given them a second nce at the time. It was them.


    So, where did they take Susan?


    Natalie quickly scanned through the entire hotel''s surveince footage the bad feeling in her gut growing stronger.


    Her jaw was clenched tight, her expression stormy as sheer fury brewed in her bright eyes.


    Soon, as the footage shifted, the two men''s figures were seen heading toward the basement.


    Natalie quickly saved the video, shot up from her chair, and sprinted toward the basement.


    Sebastian followed right behind her.


    Natalie called Luna as she ran.