“That’s what I thought, too,” Liang said. “But I’ve got a hunch the Guild didn’t want people to know how or why she was summoned or exactly how she was defeated. I suspect that they want to keep the knowledge secret so that no villain takes advantage of it and takes out whatever, or whoever, it is that can banish Sharkmageddon so easily.”
Cal frowned. It was pretty close to the truth. Cal almost forgot, looking into Liang’s eyes and sharp features, that he was a renowned reporter. A shiver of fear worked its way up Cal’s spine. It was stupid, what he was doing. A superhero with a secret identity to protect going to a supervillain prison with a man famed for his deductive and observation skills. It was just what he had been trying to avoid in Metro City, and yet here he was, gazing into Li
