The room was very warm, even a little stuffy. There was a burning smell in the air, stimulating Leon's sense of smell.
This smell was no stranger to Liang, who had barely touched Yangchun water in his previous life and was just learning cooking skills in this life. He burned the steaks in the pot several times and got the "You are going to burn down the kitchen"
” evaluation.
But when he saw the source of the burnt smell, Liang couldn't help but feel nauseous.
In the corner of the room, there lay an unrecognizable corpse, covered with black carbon. Leon had seen this imperial minister Swift in the newspaper. He was a fat man with white skin, and the corpse in the corner was almost dried.
The greased charred corpses bore no resemblance to each other.
Human beings will inevitably feel uncomfortable when they see the corpses of the same kind. This is an instinctive warning that indicates the danger of the environment. Even if he has seen more serious scenes in the game and witnessed such a corpse with his own eyes, Leon still has a physiological reaction.
I felt a strong sense of nausea.
"Oh, barbecue."
Wei Yin's heartless words stimulated Liang just right. He retched and held on to the wall: "You guy..."
"Don't you think it's similar?"
"..."
Compared to Vin with a smile on his face, Commissioner Zoe, who looked cold, comforted Leon and said: "Take a deep breath and adjust yourself."
"good……"
After taking several deep breaths, Leon finally regained his breath, while Vin and Carlson had already moved closer to the body.
"It looks like he was burned alive." Carlson sighed. "As for whether there were other wounds, an autopsy will have to be done."
Wei Yin touched his chin: "The Imperial Envoy was unable to move freely before his death. I'm afraid he couldn't even move."
"How do you say this?"
"There is a window here. If an average person is on fire, they will run around in a panic, trying to put out the flames. In this case, with such a big window placed here, 90% of people will eventually choose to jump out.
"
Carlson put on rubber gloves, groped for the body for a while, and said, "His limbs were all broken. As to whether it was before or after the fire started, further inspection is needed."
Leon still couldn't look directly at the charred corpse, so he had to observe it from other places: "The black ash on the wall also shows that the victim had not moved much in this position when he was burned."
The smoke produced when the fire burns will pollute the surrounding environment, and the black ash on the wall is only distributed near the corpse.
"The murderer entered this bedroom, broke Swift's limbs, and then set him on fire." Wein squatted down, "Obvious speculation."
"We also came to the same conclusion." Zoe lowered her head and took notes, "I hope you can provide more valuable information."
"Okay." Wein snapped his fingers, "It's more valuable, for example, how the fire was ignited."
Liang looked at the floor: "Even if the imperial envoy's body fat percentage is relatively high, he will not be able to spontaneously ignite with a fire. Logically speaking, he would have to pour some flammable substances on him, such as gasoline... But on the floor
It’s very clean, and the pungent smell of gasoline is hard to smell in the air.”
"We have checked that there are no flammable substances such as gasoline, diesel, long-term drive oil, etc. here," Zoe said.
"So, we have to consider extraordinary means." Wein said, "Set a fire. Many extraordinary people from the miraculous lineage can do it. Sun, Storm, Gold, and the door lineage can also pass the 'record'
Reincarnation 'releases fire, whether it is the fire of other extraordinary beings or the fire of nature."
"There is another possibility, which is magic." Zoe added, "Wizards have more complicated methods."
"This is my job." Carlson pulled out a purple potion from his black robe and faced everyone, "As you can see, I have done some research on alchemy."
Alchemist?
Liang remembered that this group was mentioned in the books he had read in the past few days. They were a type of wizards. Alchemists are divided into many factions. Some study machines with extraordinary power - magic machines, and some study various types of wizards.
Extraordinary potions - magic potions, some research and make extraordinary props - strange objects, and a small number are obsessed with refining life.
It can be said that alchemists are craftsmen among wizards, doing the most realistic work.
"This is a magic potion I researched, which can detect whether there are traces of magic." Carlson introduced, "The method of use is very simple, just apply it on the surface of the object."
Wei Yin touched his chin: "The principle is to detect deficiency?"
"Exactly."
Liang was confused: "What is virtual quality?"
"You haven't seen that part yet?" Wein glanced at Leon.
"not yet."
Books related to extraordinary power are quite obscure and difficult to understand. Liang just picked a few books and read the preface and introduction at the front, and then put them aside. The books he mainly read at the moment were books that introduced the basic common sense of the world, such as
Basic science, history and geography, so that Leon will not expose too many problems in daily conversations.
Wein explained: "This is related to the mechanism of magic. As I said before, wizards chant spells to cause fluctuations in the virtual world, thereby replicating a certain phenomenon in reality, which is similar to the door genealogy."
"Actually, I prefer to call this process 'simulation' rather than 'reenactment'." Carlson said, "The principle of magic is to simulate a similar effect, rather than to reproduce the past."
"Is there... any difference?" Liang scratched his head.
"The difference is that Menfei Genealogy takes photos, while magic involves painting. The paint required for painting is virtual matter. Do you believe that something comes out of nothing?"
"Created out of nothing?" This topic came up so suddenly that Liang was stunned for a moment.
"The essence of the virtual world is nothingness and does not exist in reality. If it wants to have an impact on reality, it must have a medium. The virtual world is the medium through which the virtual world creates something out of nothing in the process of affecting reality. In other words
, there must be virtual essence produced, and then the magic can take effect."
"The study of virtual matter is also a major topic in Secret Witch. You don't need to know too much. At present, you only need to know that any magic will leave traces of virtual matter. To detect whether there is virtual matter left, virtual matter
The density is also an important basis for judging whether the traces are caused by magic."
As he spoke, Carlson dipped a small brush into some potion and carefully applied it on the surface of the corpse.
"The potion I made can react with the weak constitution and produce a shimmer - just like now."
Liang endured the discomfort and looked over, only to see that the smeared part glowed slightly.
The potion Carlson brought was not enough to cover the entire corpse, but after testing in many places, it was basically confirmed that the deficiency was all over the body of the Imperial Envoy.
In other words, if the Imperial Envoy was not created by magic, then the flames that burned him to death were created by magic.
Wein touched his chin: "It seems we can initially confirm that the murderer is a wizard."
Zoe narrowed her eyes and her expression became even more sinister: "Damn wizard... I'm sorry, Dr. Mensis, I wasn't talking about you."
Leon knew from books that the relationship between the United Empire and the Secret Witch Alliance has not been good since ancient times. Two wars broke out between the two sides, but both wars ended in defeat. The Secret Witch Alliance retreated to a corner of the mainland, unable to compete with the rising United Empire.
Comparable to empire.
As for the specific information of the war, the book does not elaborate on it. It seems that matters related to the Secret Witch Alliance are more sensitive.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I have never been in contact with the Secret Witch Alliance. I learned alchemy all by myself from ancient books and have no identity as a wizard. I think I am actually a university professor who has done some research on alchemy, not an alchemist."
Carlson didn't care about Zoe's hostility to the wizard.
"By the way, Dr. Mensis, can your potion be used in other places, such as door locks?" Zoe thought of another thing.
"certainly."
Under Zoe's leadership, Mansis applied the potion to the exquisite mechanical lock, and soon, the same fluorescent traces appeared.
It seems that this lock was also opened by magic.
"Next, I will conduct an autopsy on the corpse." Carlson walked to a corner of the room and picked up the toolbox. "This is no better than an operating room, but the corpse is in poor condition. Moving it rashly may cause greater harm and destroy the original structure."
There are no traces, so I can only make do with it.”
As a university professor, Carlson seems to like to talk about the reasons why he does what he does.
Liang's expression changed, and he dissected...
"If you can't stand it, just go out and wait." Wein made a sign of invitation, "There are things you can do outside."
"OK."
Liang didn't get what he wanted, so he quickly left the room, deeply aware of the strong psychological quality of those medical students.
Outside the bedroom, several commissioners gathered together and didn't know what they were busy with. Leon took a breath of air that didn't smell of burning, and then saw Commissioner Marshall walking towards him.
"You, yes, that's you - the others continue to work." Marshall waved, "Vine Noyes's follower, or assistant, right? I have something to tell you."