"Pale Giant?"
Han Su's expression turned grave at the sudden mention of that name.
No wonder the investigator codenamed Aries had been so nervous when he saw Han Su.
No wonder Miss Ai had reminded him to get involved in this mission, even under the circumstances.
There were signs of it all along.
He hadn't been very interested in reopening the Kidnapping Case, but Miss Ai had made a point of reminding him about the authority he held as soon as he became an investigator.
She attached great importance to it, and Zhang Chiguo even more so. For years, Zhang Chiguo had been trying to get the Kidnapping Case officially filed. Though Han Su had never understood the point of doing so, he had long kept the matter firmly in mind.
Who could have expected evidence to turn up for something so important?
Seeing Han Su's expression, Li Yiting immediately reached into a hidden compartment beneath the coffee table where they were sitting, took out a file, and slid it in front of Han Su. He lowered his voice. "The first thing that investigator Aries did when he came to me was order me to suppress all news."
"Fortunately, I kept these photos."
"..."
Han Su hurriedly opened the file. The first photo left him frozen in place.
It showed a statue of a giant seated on a throne.
People as small as grains of rice knelt around him, their tiny forms emphasizing his enormous size.
In the photo, Han Su saw the same figure he saw in his visions whenever he wielded the power known as Giant's Eye: tall, imposing, strange. He could almost hear the mournful cries and pounding drums of a ritual coming from the photograph.
For a moment, his head swam.
He forced himself to keep