By the time LYON arrived, I had cooled down. Seeing him, I stood up and said, "Just now, Gabriel said that Buddy was taken away by some mysterious person."

LYON turned to Luca, his voice sharp. "Have you found out who it was?"

Luca shook his head. "Not yet, MR. MONROE. The surveillance footage from the entrance of the neighborhood during that time has been deleted. We're still working on recovering it."

"How long will it take to recover?" LYON pressed.

"We're not sure yet," said Luca.

LYON's face clouded and the air turned heavy. "Not sure? What does that mean? If you can't even recover a simple surveillance video,...