He still remembered the appearance of the medicine seller that day, which was the first clue, but it was not easy to directly track down a person who might have been hiding for a long time.
He was still going to look for other clues in Micarus first.
The castle's guards are of high quality, and they secured all the key entrances as soon as the incident occurred. Another ghost is monitoring the possible whereabouts of sneaky people, but Micarus is too big.
There are various trails nested in layers, and there are even some abandoned tunnels and basements.
"According to Lux and Walsh, there is something fishy about this matter. An assassin is not worthy of the equipment to assassinate the Duke of the North. There are probably assassins who have not yet evacuated in the castle, and there are soldiers patrolling everywhere.
It seems that Archduke Walsh is also interested in looking for these people.
But the problem is that the identity of the assassin is unclear, and he may even have a legitimate identity, but he is just unable to leave due to martial law."
Chai Anping secretly thought about how to start investigating the case.
The poison taken by the assassin was too strong, and he had been dead for a long time when he returned. The twin shadows could not peel off the soul and interrogate him, otherwise they would definitely be able to get a lot of information.
“Sometimes it’s not a good thing to have a big family!”
He led Lux through the complicated alleyways. If it weren't for the ghosts exploring the path, they would have really struggled.
They have the badge to ask for from Walsh, and there is no forbidden area for them in the entire castle, and they have unimpeded access.
Although the news of Chai Anping's dragon slaying had spread, before newspapers reported it, ordinary people still couldn't compare his face with his name, and there were no fanatical fans chasing the two of them.
While searching, Chai Anping told the secret about Anivia's possible appearance, which made Lux exclaim again.
The young aristocratic lady had a very unfamiliar feeling about the sudden transformation of "ancient gods" from books and legends into reality, but at the same time she was very curious.
"Why did He appear?"
"You must be attracted by my domineering aura."
Lux turned a deaf ear: "He should have appeared to save the Freljordians under the ice floe. He just said a few words to you because he saw you being useful!"
A moment later, the two of them entered a building where servants lived. At this time, all the servants were ordered to return to their residences. Some soldiers were registering the status of the personnel one by one. If they went out and failed to return in time after the warning order was issued, they would still be
The whereabouts will be carefully investigated.
Because there are guards stationed everywhere, once someone lies, it is difficult to avoid subsequent comparisons.
"This person named Ivan clearly has no mission during this time period, and he has not reported going out! There is a problem!"
"oh?"
Hearing the captain-like man speak like this, Chai Anping took Lux and came closer.
"Excuse me, did you find anything?"
"Lord Shelley!"
There was a hint of awe in the squad leader's eyes. He was the one who had witnessed Chai Anping fight against the dragon.
"Yes, we found a somewhat strange person here. According to the administrator, this Ivan is a man who abides by the servant code very strictly. Every time he goes out for just a few minutes, he will register a report and indicate his whereabouts, but during the search
After passing his room, I found that he was not in the building and found no trace of him."
Chai Anping took the information sheet handed over by the squad leader.
Do you need to go through a strict identity check if you want to enter the Castle of Micarus to help? It is similar to the political review conducted by Chai Anping in his previous life, but it is not as strict as the third generation check.
"Ivan? According to his birth date, he should be twenty-four years old now? He passed the review last year and became a servant of Michaelos... There are seven people in the family..."
The information is very detailed, and there is also a record of Ivan's work and completion status on another page. There will be records every month? This young man has performed well.
The last page is a record found by the administrator of this building? It records part of the registration made by Ivan.
"The handwriting is pretty good... Is the education in Hanfeng City so good?"
Chai Anping didn't ask this question? But he had intuitively found a mouse.
"Did you find anything strange in Ivan's room?"
"Reporting to my lord, I found nothing! Only some civilian clothes and daily necessities."
"okay, I get it."
Chai Anping left quickly with Lux.
"Where are we going?" Lux asked anxiously.
"There may be something wrong with this Ivan. Let's go to his workplace and have a look."
He had placed the two ghosts in several hidden passages to patrol back and forth, and now he needed to explore them himself.
"Why go to his place of work to check?!"
Lux incarnates a hundred thousand whys.
Chai Anping's original intention was to accompany her to investigate the case, so he patiently explained to her: "This Ivan's job is not simple. He is responsible for the maintenance of many underground facilities. He repaired many chandeliers and damaged pipes. This means that
He knows the situation underground very well.
His whereabouts are sneaky, and he is most likely responsible for leading his infiltrated companions away."
"So that's it!"
Chai Anping thought about something more - in terms of Michaelos' management? Are ordinary servants who have been working here for more than a year qualified to have access to these things?
There are often many secrets hidden in nobles' bunkers. He just let the ghosts go out for two turns and found a lot of mottled blood in the corners? There are also some talented people who ignore the war and still fight to continue the bloodline in the bedroom calling "sister-in-law"
, titles such as "uncle".
Is it almost inevitable for the Macmillan family to have such a big business? I heard recently that their clan has always been very strict about this kind of trend. I didn't expect that there are so many people who like to pursue excitement.
So will Ivan’s identity be as clean as the information sheet?
"Don't be a confidant of a certain nobleman and let me go all the way in vain..."
This kind of person may also be a servant who specializes in doing bad things for the nobles. He usually abides by the rules, but if there is an order, he will sneak out to do things for his master.
Of course, there is no need to tell Lux these things.
They gained access to a bunker entrance via waist badges.
"I checked the number before I came in. In fact, Ivan is responsible for the underground facilities in this area. He rarely crosses the area to be responsible for other places... I don't know which lineage of Macmillan this is.
"
In order to avoid making mistakes, he summoned a ghost to help him explore the way.
The air underground is a bit dull, and there are long-burning torches or wall lamps on both sides of the passage.
Due to martial law, there was no one in the corridor at this time. Movements on the ground were faintly transmitted underground, and the sound was slightly distorted. Other than that, the only sound left was the "pop" sound of burning wood.
Lux subconsciously lowered her voice.
"Gracie, when I enter a dark place like this, there will be a strange change in the magic power... It's like reminding me of the direction."
"Tsk..."
Chai Anping sighed inwardly, and then said: "Your magic power is quite special. Generally speaking, it is good for you. There is no need to resist the feedback of magic power. Maybe you can try to understand the source of this throbbing.
In this way you can slowly master the principle of this anomaly."
"...How do you know that my magic power is special?"
Lux discovered Hua Dian.
"Because you are good-looking, and generally speaking, your magic power is not bad." Chai Anping responded angrily.
"..."
"When this kind of throbbing occurs, is there a whisper of magic in your mind? In fact, listening to this whisper is the best way to understand magic... Of course, you can't recommend this method to others, because most people don't have your kind of magic.
affability and talent.”
"oh!"
"Let's go in the direction guided by your magic power first and see what we can find."
Lux was eager to give it a try, and immediately summoned a small ball of light in her hand. She concentrated on letting the small ball of light connect with the voice in her heart. Soon the originally smooth and smooth ball floated, with circles of ripples on the surface.
Then it floated in a certain direction.
"Hurry up and follow!"
Lux hunched her waist and followed her.
"Be careful not to hit your head against the wall!"
Seeing her concentration, Chai Anping had no choice but to remind her with a dumbfounded look.
The ball of light quickly floated into the basement. It was a large warehouse with some rooms connected to it.
Several rows of large lights hung above the hollow hall, emitting orange-yellow light.
There were wooden boxes stacked in regular rows on the open ground. There was a certain unpleasant smell inside, and the black words "Beware of Fire Candles" were printed on the boxes.
"I said, we are not thieves, could you please stop walking so bent over!"
Chai Anping lifted Lacus up: "Wouldn't it be nice if you controlled the light ball to raise it a little higher?"
"ah?"
Lux made a playful face upon hearing this: "I don't know why, it just happened subconsciously!"
They bypassed a large number of wooden boxes. The size of these boxes reminded Chai Anping of the "arms boxes" he had seen on TV before. He tried to lift them, but the weight was very light.
"What are the things in the basement?"
Because there were guards watching not far away, Chai Anping did not open these boxes. After checking his waistband, he followed Lux to the next location.
Mikaros' underground passages extend in all directions. In addition to the passages that exist on the map, the ghost has also discovered many hidden secret passages, some of which lead to certain parts of the castle, while others dig deeper.
"This family is like gophers. Are we really not afraid that the castle will collapse?" He secretly cursed in his heart.
The ball of light summoned by Lux doesn't know what its target is. It even turns a corner after entering the passage below. It really makes people scream "intelligent".
Chai Anping used ghosts and the emanating form, meaning, and magic power to explore possible clues.
"Underground area 17-5, this should be the boundary of the area Ivan is responsible for!"
He narrowed his eyes, and after entering the underground place, he immediately locked his gaze on a broken board above his head.
"There are remnants of magic here."
Alchemical magic is a strange magic that possesses some of the abilities of a perceptive mage. After being fused with Chengxing Xingyi who possesses the desire to discover, it can have even more amazing effects.
In his perception, the shadow on the wooden board seemed to be deeper.
The hostility of light and dark?
He looked at the floating ball of light and saw that it hit the wooden board and then turned into a point of light and disappeared into the air.
"The shadow has returned to normal."
Chai Anping raised his eyebrows. The assassin might have entered the castle from here.
"Gracie, look!"
Without Lux's reminder, Chai Anping immediately enlarged the range of perception, and the alchemical magic power flowed out like spring water. Once this technique expands to a certain level, the energy consumed to continue extending outwards increases exponentially.
"found it!"
He took Lux's hand and headed into a tunnel.
This seems to be a long-abandoned passage. Not only is there no light inside, but the air is also very turbid.
There was dust all over the place, and there were objects covered by white cloth on one side of the narrow corridor. They looked like some kind of decorations, but they had been abandoned by the castle and had been casually discarded here.
Lux once again releases light in the palm of her hand, illuminating the way forward.
"What did you find, Gracie?"
"An important clue!"
Soon, the two passed through the dim tunnel. The end of the tunnel had been sealed from the inside by guards. It seemed that this was indeed an abandoned secret passage. Just as Lux was about to ask questions, she saw Chai Anping turn his gaze to the side.
Abandoned piano.
Chai Anping squatted down and pulled off the iron pedal: "Lux, light it up for me."
"Oooh!"
This unexpected discovery made Lux very excited: "What is here?"
"You'll know right away."
Without the obstruction of the pedal, Chai Anping touched along the edge and soon found a bulge. He pressed it hard.
"Chika——"
The baffle covering the back of the pedal immediately fell backwards.
Lux shouted in surprise: "It's a hidden tunnel!"
The entrance to the tunnel is not large, and can only accommodate one person lying down to crawl through it.
Fortunately, Lacus was not afraid of rolling in the mud in her clothes. With Chai Anping's help, she quickly "squirmed" under the piano.
The secret passage opened next to the exit of this tunnel is very hidden and very narrow, even smaller than the tunnel itself.
"Perhaps we should call this a secret room!"
Chai Anping said leisurely.
The low secret room has no exit. Only a half-burned white candle is placed quietly in the corner. Next to the candlelight is a small and worn teddy bear. The shadow of the teddy bear is projected on the wall.
Because the two people entered, the candlelight began to sway, and even the shadows began to move.
This scene looks extremely weird and breathtaking.
Lux felt that the magic power in her body was stirring again, and she subconsciously took two steps closer to Chai Anping.
"really……"
Chai Anping stepped forward to pick up the teddy bear, and also felt the dark energy on it.
"The murderer entered through the secret passage from here."
Then he walked up to a wall and inserted his fingers into a stone brick with a surge of energy.
This was the only loose brick in the entire wall. As he slowly pulled out the stone brick, a ray of morning light penetrated into the secret room.
There is still no exit here, but for a mage who can sneak in the shadows, it is enough!