Chapter Three: Gatekeepers in the City

The screen played a home video. Ten-year-old Lin lay in a hospital bed, eyes bandaged. Lin Yue stood with his back to the camera and inserted a hair-thin gold needle into his son's left eye. The video had no sound, but a wall mirror showed someone else: Chen Du, twenty years younger, his right hand already covered in feather marks. At the end, Lin Yue faced the camera. His lips were unmistakable. If I fail, take him to Antarctica. "Why contact us now?" Su asked. THE WING BONE POWERED THE KEY. THE RETURNERS WILL OPEN THE SHANGHAI GATE AT MIDNIGHT. CHEN DU INTENDS TO KILL THE FIRST OBSERVER AND FORCE IT SHUT. YOU HAVE SIX HOURS TO FIND A THIRD OPTION.