Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

“…I think I can do that too.” Isaac thought for a moment and continued, “Do you know if there’s a magic book that can make someone suddenly disappear in front of everyone?”

"There are quite a few, but I have never lent out this one."

Are you sure you don't?

"Of course not, would I lie to you at this point?" The silver-haired princess teased, spreading her arms wide. "Or you could interrogate my body~"

"No need, if there's no need, then forget it."

"So, has there been any progress on the case you were investigating?"

“I do have a guess,” Isaac said. “I suspect that although you lent your book, ‘The Last Judgment of the Witch,’ to someone, it’s very likely that it ended up in the mayor’s hands.”

"Oh?"

"And the person who committed the arson is very likely the current mayor."

"So, the reason he asked you to investigate the case was indeed..."

"It was all to find you. They sealed off the clock tower but didn't tell me I couldn't come here because they knew that the investigation into the second missing person case would eventually lead to this clock tower."

Isaac smiled and looked behind the door.

“Mayor, if you want to argue, please don’t hide. Stand in front of me and confront me.”

"Ok?"

Bang!

The door to the secret room was opened instantly.

Standing outside the door were not only the mayor, but also a group of armed police officers he had brought with him.

Chapter 1005: The Fake Town Mayor

"Isn't this the Alchemist? Good evening."

The mayor walked into the secret room as if nothing had happened, smiling as he looked at Isaac and the silver-haired girl in front of him.

"Thanks to you for finding this Lady Duji. I've been searching for her for the past two years, but she seems to have been avoiding me."

"Of course I'll avoid you. You're obviously a useless man who's trying to take something from me." The silver-haired Du Ji said mercilessly.

"Then you really underestimate me. 'Silver Princess,' isn't my position as mayor a testament to my ability?"

"Who knows what dirty tricks you used to get there?" the silver-haired reading princess said, spreading her hands. "Among those guys who only know how to rely on the power of the Illusion Book, you're one of the more foolish ones."

"Mayor, what do you want with all these people you've brought with you this time?" Isaac asked.

"Of course, we must bring this harbinger of disaster to justice. I am very grateful to you for helping me find her this time, and I will repay you handsomely in the future."

"Forget about 'later,' let's do it today."

"Ok?"

Isaac reached out his hand to the mayor in front of him.

"Hand over the illusory book that gave the witch her final judgment."

"...Hahaha, you're joking, sir. How could the Illusionary Book possibly be with me?"

"Really."

Seeing that the mayor refused to admit it, Isaac smiled and the lightning bolt beneath his feet quickly rose up.

The ground began to twist and deform, and a huge arm stretched out, slapping down on the mayor and the armed police officers as they stared in disbelief.

"What!?"

The mayor was startled by this sudden scene and instinctively reached his left hand behind his clothes and began to recite the words.

boom--

The earthen and stone hand burst into flames in an instant, but to no avail. The enormous, burning hand, however, did not fall; instead, it remained suspended above them.

"Mayor, if the Illusion Book isn't in your possession, then what is the one you're holding?"

"..."

The mayor's face was contorted in shock. In the sudden turn of events, he pulled out a notebook-like phantom book that he had hidden behind his clothes.

"It seems the truth can no longer be hidden."

Given the current situation, denying it is useless, so the mayor simply admitted it.

“That’s right, I killed Detective Morin, but he was killed because he exposed the existence of the Phantom Book. That’s why I wanted him to disappear before he could reveal the secret.” The mayor said, sweating profusely. “You should also know that the secret of the Phantom Book must never be exposed to ordinary people.”

"I don't think he was killed by you because he discovered the secret of the Phantom Book."

"What did you say?"

“He found out you weren’t the mayor, so you silenced him, right?” Isaac laughed. “You just said you’ve been looking for this Du Ji for two years. Where were you two years ago? I think you were in the town’s prison.”

"!!"

As soon as Isaac finished speaking, the mayor's pupils contracted instantly.

The surrounding police officers were also stunned and momentarily forgot to raise their guns and aim at the other party.

"What...what are you saying!? Of course I'm the town mayor!"

"The case of that escaped convict was handled by Detective Morin, and he wrote a lot of information about you on it. One of the things he wrote was that you were left-handed."

Isaac pointed forward, and the mayor was holding the illusion book in his left hand.

Even so…

"Actually, I can also sense the qi. There is a big difference between the qi of a middle-aged person and the qi of a young person."

At this point, Isaac's mouth was already stretched into a wide grin.

"The two people who died in the arson case back then were the mayor and his wife, right? You used their faces to replace the mayor who was burned to death by you."

"..."

"Just go to your house and ask the maid if you have done anything suspicious this year, and you will find out quickly."

"You..."

“Mayor, what he said…” The police officer was already starting to have doubts.

"Don't listen to his lies! I am the town mayor!"

"Then explain why the murder weapon in that arson case ended up in your possession?"

"This... I found it."

"I remember Du Ji telling me about a magical book that can change a person's appearance and make them look like a shapeshifter. If it's convenient, could you ask the police to come to your house and look for it?"

"..."

Seemingly having nothing to say, the mayor slowly lowered his head.

"Mayor..."

The surrounding police officers wanted to go forward to check, but the silver-haired Yomi quickly noticed that the 'mayor's' mouth was trembling slightly.

"He's reading a fantasy book!"

boom--

The accompanying police officers burst into flames and collapsed to the ground, writhing in agony.

Knowing the secret couldn't be kept, he decided to silence him.

"Hmph! So what if they know?" The mayor hysterically pointed the phantom book at Isaac. "Yes, I'm the fugitive arrested by that bastard Morin back then, but so what! As long as I keep you here, no one will..."

"So what that Duhime said was right, you're just a useless man."

"What!?"

"What I just said wouldn't be considered evidence in court. Even I think it's just speculation. If you refuse to admit it, there's nothing I can do."

"..."

Whether it was anger or not, the town mayor's face was contorted in anger.

"You've made a lot of money by impersonating the mayor, can't you buy some supplements to improve your brain?"

"enough!"

He raised the phantom book in a fit of rage.

"I don't care what kind of alchemist you are, as long as I kill you here..."

Bang! !

The enormous hand that had been burning in the air came down again, pressing him down firmly.

"Why bother."

"You really are an extraordinary person," the silver-haired Du Ji said with a smile as she walked up to Isaac. "Or rather, it's not even certain if you're even human."

"It's a human, a purebred."

Isaac snapped his fingers, and the stone covering him instantly cracked open.

"Since he's already dead, let's clean up the body..."

"what happened?"

Du Ji noticed that Isaac had suddenly stopped talking and asked curiously.

Where is the body?

"Ok?"

The giant hand formed from earth and stone cracked open, and the fake mayor who should have been pressed underneath vanished without a trace, disappearing along with his breath.

"Disappeared?"

Isaac frowned.

"Speaking of which, he may also be responsible for the case of the sudden disappearance of three children and an old man six months ago."

"You mean he has a third illusion book? But none of the books I lent out can make someone disappear into thin air."

"It can only be him..."