Stark had never actually been idle. The moment he heard Alvin and Officer Frank talking, he had already tapped into every camera on Malibu Beach.
Once Brian confirmed what the guy looked like, Stark began tracking the Frenchman's movements throughout the day.
Stark glanced at Brian, who was clearly worried but wore an utterly cold expression. He nodded in admiration and said, "I need a little time. Thanks to 'privacy rights,' Malibu has the fewest cameras in Los Angeles.
There are too many celebrities here. They obviously don't want to be caught on camera too often. After all, plenty of people would sell the media photos of them in private for cash.
We should check out the coffee shop where your ex-wife was kidnapped. There might be some clues there.
And you definitely don't have the patience to wait, do you?"
Before Brian could say anything, Alvin opened a Space Gate leading to the roadside outside the coffee shop.
Seeing Officer Frank's look of amazement, Alvin hesitated, then said, "Officer, you're a local. Would you like to come take a look with us?
We need to pool all our resources and find Kim and Lenore as soon as possible."
Frank immediately turned and gave his partner some instructions, then followed Alvin and the others to the coffee shop three kilometers away.
There was a police car parked outside, too, but only two uniformed officers were there securing the scene. The coffee shop's owner and a few servers sat on a bench outside, waiting for something...
The whole Los Angeles police force had its attention fixed on the major robbery today. They obviously couldn't spare more officers to focus on a kidnapping.
Before Alvin could say a word, Frank coordinated with the officers at the door and got them to let