Kauffman must have brought in the same guys who’d destroyed Dr. Lyle’s house, because everything that could be broken had been. They’d even taken the time to rip open every single paper cup in my Cup Noodle stash, which was just petty. If I hadn’t been about to be kidnapped back home, I would have flown into a rage. As it was, all I could do was sigh. “Please punch Kauffman a lot for me.” “I will,” Nik promised,

