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"I'm afraid they'll smash up the place," Barton said worriedly.
"It doesn't matter," Andrew replied calmly, placing a white piece among the black ones. "Do you think Ivan is a
crucial piece for that person?"
"He's the first one to infiltrate us."
"I let him. Otherwise, he couldn't even have set foot in the house."
"That's true."
"Keep him around. He's still useful. Maybe one day, this black piece can be turned into an ally."
"Understood."
Downstairs, Garland spoke again. "I swear, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, check the surveillance
footage. Every five steps, there's a camera. You'll see that it was Ivan's doing."
Erica nodded. "He has a point. Debra, why don't we ask Barton to pull up the footage from this morning? If it
shows Ivan wasn't at home, we would get rid of him."
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Debra cdownstairs. "Let's check out the surveillance then. It won't take much time."
"Okay." Erica nodded, about to head upstairs when Barton cdown.
She said, "You cjust in time. Please help us pull up the surveillance footage."
"Surveillance?" Barton hummed. "Unfortunately, it broke down today. | was just about to order a replacement."
"Broken?" Erica paused. "All of it?"
"Yep," Barton replied.
Erica was shocked. That must be the first tin over a decade.
"Are you sure?" she asked in disbelief.
"It's because of old equipment. Mr. Andrew Rotter mentioned replacing it last night, and the system happened to
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Debra linked her arm with Marion's. "I trust Marion's judgment.”
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