Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 168 Code Name: Pale Giant
"The Pale Giant?"

Upon hearing this name, Han Su's expression turned serious.

No wonder the investigator codenamed Aries was so nervous when he saw himself.

No wonder Miss Ai had to remind herself to get involved in this task under these circumstances.

Everything has a traceable origin.

Previously, I wasn't very interested in reopening the kidnapping case, but Miss Ai specifically reminded me of this authority the moment I became an investigator.

She took it very seriously, and Zhang Chiguo took it even more seriously. For so many years, all he had wanted to do was to file a case against the kidnapping. Even though Han Su didn't understand the significance of filing a case, he had already kept it firmly in his heart.

Such an important matter, and the evidence just happened?

Seeing Han Su's expression, Li Yiting immediately took out a document from a hidden compartment under the coffee table where they were sitting, pushed it in front of Han Su, and whispered, "The first thing this Aries investigator asked me to do when he came over was to block all information."

"But thankfully, I kept this photo."

"..."

Han Su hurriedly opened the file, and the first photo stunned him on the spot.

The photo shows a statue of a giant sitting on a throne.

He was surrounded by people who were only the size of grains of rice, prostrating themselves in contrast to his enormous size.

Han Su saw in the photograph the same image he saw in his illusions every time he used the power of the Giant's Eye. Tall, majestic, and bizarre, he could even vaguely hear the cries and drumbeats of priests in the photograph.

For a moment, he felt slightly dizzy.

I forced myself to turn the pages one by one. The number of photos was limited, but the shooting was very efficient. In addition to the statues, there were some utensils and murals that were clearly out of place in this era. Each piece and each scene seemed to be describing this giant.

Later on, the style changed again, and the statues or vessels were no longer displayed, but instead became research reports.

Some of them grew to enormous sizes and were locked in iron cages, howling and roaring.

Someone was lying on an iron bed, his body covered with various pipes inserted into it, his skin pale and his flesh melting away.

Until the very last picture, it looked like a hastily taken photo of a paper document.

Due to the passage of time and the rushed shooting, the text on it is somewhat illegible; only the large heading is clearly visible.

[Codename: Project Pale Giant!]

【…】

When Han Su saw the code name, he felt his blood rush to his brain.

That's right, what's recorded here is the monster on the fourth floor, the monster that chose Li Manman.

More importantly, why are the code names on this document the same as those reported in the media?
Having escaped from the castle, I had no idea what these monsters were. I could only try to describe their appearance to the surrounding media and police officers. The names of these monsters were given by the media people who treated this kind of thing as a spectacle.

But now, seeing the name on this document, Han Su felt a sense of disorientation and shock.

These old documents appeared some time ago, much earlier than the kidnapping case ten years ago.

But these documents already contained the corresponding code name for that monster!
Could it be a coincidence?
Han Su is more inclined to believe that perhaps those media outlets were also under mysterious influence at the time, which is why they subconsciously chose these code names.

Or perhaps those reports were written by people who knew the inside story?

Looking at these photos, Han Su felt for a moment as if he had returned to the ancient castle and was facing those monsters.

He struggled to restrain himself, and after a long while, he slowly raised his head.

It was indeed found.

The traces of these monsters...

Li Yiting did the right thing; this information is indeed extremely important for the kidnapping case.

No matter how tough the attitude of those in power may be, as long as the Disaster Management Agency is not entirely a one-man show, and as long as there is any basis for adhering to the rules, then with the new report and this information, no one can refuse to classify the kidnapping case.

With this report, no one can say that the kidnapping never happened!

He used a great deal of self-control to suppress his excitement, looked up at Li Yiting, and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Li, thank you. The information you brought is very important."

"..."

"We should say we are very lucky."

When Li Yiting heard Han Su say that these things were very important, he felt a sense of relief.

He even seemed to relax after a long period of exhaustion, gently pinching his brow and whispering:

"If we hadn't met at the party at Dingxiang Mansion, I might have believed that drunkard."

"Of course, this person is also very good at talking. He only revealed a few words to me, but at that time I felt a certain fear and really wanted to place all my hopes on him. It was your words that reminded me that I was more careful at the Lilac Mansion."

As he spoke, he smiled with a hint of smugness and said:

"I don't really understand the things you're dealing with right now, but at least I can understand people."

"Xiao Han, I trust you more than they do." "..."

Han Su listened and couldn't help but nod, feeling genuinely moved:
Li Manman's father is a very capable person.

In present-day Qingdao, or even the world as a whole, there are clear barriers and rigid class divisions.

Countless enormous creatures are hidden and disguised.

Just like in the recorded conversation that Black Rose listened to herself, they were ancient nobles, pretending to be like ordinary people.

Leaving aside those of us who have come into contact with the mysterious circles, it's probably a joke for ordinary people to achieve a leap in status.

Zhang He, the wealthy young master who died under the wheels of the ghost truck, was terrified by this kind of pressure.

Currently, I don't really understand those upper-class social circles and business landscapes, but I can sense that Li Yiting is the kind of person who started out in business and, through his own intelligence and methods, almost broke through social classes to rise to prominence in the city.

Or rather, if Li Manman hadn't had that accident ten years ago, the Magic Box Group would have already achieved a meteoric rise.

This was the only time that this person noticed the problem at the Lilac Mansion and, by leveraging the influence of the Seawall City, obtained development rights. Realizing the importance of this information, he made a decisive decision to transport it back to Qinggang City.

Even when the Aries investigator came to his side and ordered him to keep everything a secret, he was still able to take a picture of the document and hide it away, which shows his great courage.

Without further ado, he stood up and said, "Come on, take me to see these things!"

……

……

"Things have gotten complicated; that newcomer has gotten involved!"

Meanwhile, as the doctor drew the screen, Black Tiger stood guard outside with his gun drawn, and Han Su and Li Yiting's conversation could not be stopped, the Aries investigator also realized the seriousness of the problem. Instead of forcibly stopping them, he walked to the side and made a phone call.

On the other end of the phone, the drunken investigator's voice sounded tired, even tinged with a wry smile:
"I really wonder if I offended a banshee sometime ago and have been secretly cursed with bad luck."

Why is everything going wrong lately?

"We could have persuaded the Magic Box Group to take over the land at the Lilac Mansion last time, but the old man suddenly decided to stop all financial operations and plans because of some unknown reason, which delayed the matter."

"And the director of that Magic Box Group is quite audacious; he actually dared to open that ruin without our knowledge..."

"..."

The Aries investigator's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened. He interrupted him, saying coldly, "Is this the time to talk about this?"

"I'm risking a downgrade in my rating to help you delay this task, not to listen to your complaints."

“If you are not capable of handling all of this, then perhaps we should have chosen to side with Zhang Chiguo earlier.”

"..."

Hearing his words, the drunkard sighed and said softly, "I'm just a little reluctant to part with this outstanding young man."

"But I've already made the necessary arrangements. If he dares to leave the city, he's destined never to return!"

The Aries investigator's heart skipped a beat upon hearing his words: "Are you really going to take action? Aren't you afraid of Zhang Chiguo...?"

The drunkard chuckled lazily: "Zhang Chiguo is cunning and treacherous, but does he have the guts to wipe out the Disaster Management Bureau completely?"

"This new investigator should learn what it feels like to offend the entire investigator class..."

"..."

"..."

"The location is outside the city?"

As Han Su stood up, his gaze swept over the current location where the infected and excavated items were contained, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The difficulty of the same task automatically increases by one level once you leave the city.

In other words, this theoretically B+ level mission can basically be regarded as an A level mission once it goes outside the city.

Most importantly, outside the city lies a lawless zone that even Miss Ai cannot oversee...

Li Yiting nodded: "Yes, the outbreak of conjunctivitis occurred during transportation. Although I don't know much about these things, I do know that this stuff has incomprehensible and mysterious effects. When the symptoms were discovered, the transport was suspended, and the goods and people were left outside."

"Later, after this Aries investigator came, a temporary containment base was established at his request. This time, he forced me to come back to retrieve the materials."

"..."

"So, that's why Miss Ai advised me to be cautious about taking on this task?"

Han Su understood what Miss Ai had said before sending him the commission.

Outside the city, outside the lawless city, stepping out of the comfort zone of reality, to confront the adversary lurking in the shadows...

He didn't react in any particular way to the location of this target, nor did he immediately make any plans. Instead, he felt a sense of relief, as if something he had been longing for had finally come to fruition. He took out his phone and sent a message to Wei Lan:
Interested in coming out of town for a visit?

Wei Lan replied with a grinning emoji: 【My friends and I have been eagerly anticipating this, and we'll definitely be there on time…】

(End of this chapter)