According to Karl's knowledge, Ceryl walked over to check and found something.
"Someone did leave traces here."
After carefully feeling the light button on the bedside, she found traces of previous activity.
"Someone touched here around 12 o'clock last night and 5 o'clock this morning."
Cyril nodded towards him and pointed to the position of the switch.
Sure enough, there are still clues!
In this way, it is not much different from what Karl thought.
Because there were no traces of disputes or fights in the room, and the inquisitors patrolling outside did not find the whereabouts of anyone, this largely ruled out the possibility that someone had kidnapped Xibel.
Then Cyril discovered that someone was turning on and off the lights in this room at night and early in the morning, which completely coincided with the time period from nine o'clock in the evening to seven o'clock in the morning that Richard had told her before.
It can be inferred from this that there is a high probability that Xibel stayed in the room all night, and it was even possible that she was still hiding in this room when the hotel people discovered her disappearance in the morning!
Thinking of this, Karl immediately realized a crucial question, so he immediately turned around and asked the housekeeper eagerly.
"Mr. Marcus, when did you discover that the magic book was missing?"
Marcus was startled by Karl's sudden turn, but still answered him calmly.
"Half an hour after discovering that the young lady was missing, the master went to check the magic book that had been confiscated from the young lady, and found that the book was also missing."
"How many people know where the magic book is?" Karl then asked.
"Apart from the master and the lady, only Miss Nicola and I know about it in the hotel."
After speaking, Marcus paused, and then added: "Nicola is the maid you have met before, the one who made tea for the master."
The two of them are the master's servants. They know what they cannot do when serving such a big shot. The possibility of stealing the magic book is extremely small, so they can directly rule out suspicion.
"Where is the magic book stored? Take me there and have a look."
In this case, we have to check where the magic book is stored first.
As a result, this time Marcus did not lead the way as decisively as before, but stood there with an expression on his face, as if he didn't want to go there.
"Is there any difficulty?"
Karl frowned, but don't tell him that he can't go there, this is a very important place.
Facing Karl's question, Marcus sighed first, and then said tangledly: "There are a lot of things there, and it is not convenient for outsiders to see."
"Sir, I sincerely suggest that it is better for you not to go there, otherwise it will not be a good thing for you and me if I blame you."
Upon hearing Marcus's suggestion, Karl's first reaction was to forget it.
But he immediately remembered what Richard said before. If he remembered correctly, he said that he originally wanted to find a certain detective to help, but after asking Olivia, he learned that the detective was not in London, so he gave up.
came up with this plan.
When Olivia kidnapped him before, she didn't just come with her servants. Karl remembered that there was also a detective accompanying her.
It's possible that the detective Richard wanted to find couldn't be found because of Olivia.
Then my job is not just as simple as "helping to look around", but also the task of replacing the detective and bridging the gap between Richard and Olivia. If not done well, it may still cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Karl started to look into Marcus's eyes and said decisively: "Mr. Richard said that I will have smooth traffic in this hotel before the end of the banquet."
"That's right, Mr. Marcus!"
Seeing Karl's eyes staring closely at him, Marcus panicked and couldn't help but relax.
"Okay...okay."
"But you have to move quickly and don't touch things casually when you get there."
Although he agreed to Karl's request, Marcus still kept urging him, for fear that he would do something wrong.
"Hurry up and lead the way, I know the importance."
Karl patted Marcus on the shoulder: "After all, I am also a professional consultant of White Star Company, so I would not make such a mistake."
He has already learned how to use this identity to cover up his feelings!
I don’t know if it was Karl’s words that worked or something else, but Marcus finally started to lead the way.
But this time their destination was a little different, because Marcus did not take them to the elevator, but walked around to a small warehouse on the fourth floor of the hotel.
"Is it right here?"
Looking at the place in front of him where some mops and cleaning supplies were obviously placed, Karl was deeply suspicious of Marcus's guidance.
"Please wait."
As he spoke, Marcus took out the key and opened the door of a cabinet in the corner of the warehouse.
After opening it, there was actually a hole on the side of the cabinet that was large enough for people to pass through, and behind it was a flight of stairs!
"The place we are going to is the basement, and now there is only this staircase in the hotel that can get there."
Seemingly knowing Karl's doubts, Marcus explained to them before he could speak, and then walked in first.
While going down the stairs, Karl noticed that the stairs were sealed all around. It seemed that there was no other way to enter this place except going down from the fourth floor.
The stairs are also illuminated by electric lights, so it is not dark. However, this closed environment still gives people a sense of oppression and is very uncomfortable.
When they came to the bottom of the stairs, a solid metal door appeared in front of them. In addition to the keyhole, there was also a password dial on the door lock. It seemed that the owner of this place valued this place very much and had taken good security measures.
But then, Marcus did not touch the combination lock, but directly took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole to start turning.
"You don't need to change the password?"
Karl really couldn't understand how such a strict protection could not disrupt the combination lock?
Marcus, who opened the door, smiled first and then explained.
"The things here are not that important. This place is actually a little toy of the master. As for this combination lock, as long as someone turns it, a small bell in the master's office will ring."
"hehe."
I have to say that rich people really know how to play. Most people will subconsciously try to turn the combination lock to open it. But who would have guessed that as soon as you turn the lock, the alarm will sound at the owner's place?
The room was dark, with only the light from the stairs near the door illuminated.
Marcus opened the door and walked in first, then could be seen groping around the door.
With a snap, he pulled the switch, and the whole room lit up instantly.
What appeared in front of Karl was a very dazzling sight!