Chapter 116: Entering the Room_3

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Benjamin Chudley looked at the assistant standing in front of him, reporting on their task, as he slowly finished the last bit of his breakfast.

"Boss, I've had people check it out, but we didn't find that file. Maybe it's... hidden somewhere else." The assistant carefully reported the result.

Benjamin wiped his hands with a napkin, unconcerned. "That's to be expected. After all, something so valuable wouldn't be left in the study."

The assistant was puzzled. "Then why did you have me send someone there last night?"

Benjamin laughed. "When the waters aren't muddy enough, you have to push the waves along."

Understanding the meaning behind those words, the assistant realized this was a frame-up after all.

Heh-heh, he was quite familiar with this.

Aria Grant examined the surveillance footage, and finally found a faint shadow in the blind spot of the camera at the front gate.