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At the same time, Alvin also turned his attention to the hot hound Xiao Q who was squatting on the chair in a 'well-behaved' posture.

"You mean, he didn't come into contact with strangers during this time?"

"Affirmative, this is the result of data analysis, over."

"In other words, the other party might be... someone we know?" Ivan said to himself as he glanced at the students and researchers gathered in the cafeteria.

Because they were together day and night, Xiao Q's database contained the relevant smell information of all the students, and his previous remarks proved that in at least 24 hours, all the people that Rimour de Maupassant had close contact with were related to the magician training program.

Unless the other party guessed this in advance and deliberately concealed their own smell.

However, the awakened tower spirit carried by this dog is extremely important, and all the information related to it is not accessible to ordinary people, even the ability data of the mechanical body code-named Scorching Hound is the same.

Simply put, not many people know what Xiao Q is capable of.

However, even after knowing this very important information, they still could not draw a conclusion immediately.

Because among the people involved in the Magician Project, there are no extraordinary people who master mind control spells.

For a moment, the reasoning seemed to have reached an impasse.

Chapter 39 Detective Plus One

When the reasoning reached an impasse, the man who least looked like a detective made a suggestion.

"It seems we can only use a stupid method." The tall black-haired boy said slowly:

"A stupid way?" Diana looked at him curiously.

Everyone was actually very concerned about this matter. While Ivan's company was the main reason, they were also connected to the train robbery. If the mastermind behind the robbery was truly seeking revenge, the others could become the next target.

"Limore, there are parts of your memory that have been erased. Can you confirm this?" Alvin did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned and asked the decadent young nobleman beside him.

"Yes, although I'm not sure what exactly I forgot, but after you reminded me, I can indeed feel that some of my memories are missing." Limore said carefully:

"Well, then my method is worth a try." Ivan nodded, and then continued:

"Although we can't rule out the possibility that the other party performed an illusionary intervention 24 hours ago, it's unlikely that someone with that level of spellcasting ability would use such an indirect method to deal with us."

"After temporarily ruling out this possibility, most of the remaining illusion spells require continuous influence to be effective. And since Limore hasn't come into contact with any strangers in the past 24 hours, the mastermind behind this could be someone we know."

"So, I plan to start from what you still remember, and move forward hour by hour, looking for witnesses and people you contacted during that time, until I confirm the specific time period of memory loss, and then..." Ivan paused and looked at the people around him. They all showed understanding in their eyes.

"Then we'll know who the biggest suspect is!" Rimore immediately became excited.

This matter concerns his and his family's reputation. The best way to clear his name is to find the real mastermind behind the incident. So, how could he not be excited when he heard about this feasible plan?

Therefore, Limore's voice became a little louder, causing other people in the cafeteria to look at him in surprise.

Of course, the students were already surprised by Limore's sudden joining of Ivan and the others' group. Hadn't that guy always been at odds with them?

In addition, rumors about an "accident" on the training ground began to spread among the crowd, making others look at Mr. Rimo de Maupassant with even more strange eyes.

Noticing this, Limore quickly sat back down, his expression turning into one of gnashing teeth.

Although the person involved was not injured, launching a sneak attack after losing a duel will still make most people despise the person who did it, and it may even affect the reputation of his family.

Therefore, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, and Rimore is the person who is most anxious about it.

"The influence of illusion spells sometimes occurs at very unexpected times. Although most low-level illusions can be broken free by one's own will when there is no absolute gap in strength between the two sides, in order to prevent accidents, it is best for us not to act alone next time." Ka Yang also made a suggestion at this time.

"Objection. Constructs and undead puppets are immune to most illusions. I can act alone. Over." Little Q shook his armored dog head from side to side to express his objection.

"That's true." Khayang raised his eyebrows.

"Maybe I thought Xiao Q had been acting so much like an ordinary pet dog lately that I overlooked your true identity."

"..." Little Q's shaking head immediately turned a large angle and aimed at Ka Yang in a very mechanical way.

"I'm confused. Although you seem to be praising me, it still feels a little strange. Over."

"It's nothing, I'm really praising you." The smile on Kayang's face became more and more intense, and he even wanted to touch the other's dog head.

"Okay, let's get started. The longer we delay, the more likely the other party will destroy the evidence." Alvin interrupted the duet performance between the man and the dog.

"Limoer, start writing down every half hour of your movements that you can still recall. Then, we'll go and ask the relevant personnel to confirm if there are any omissions in your memories."

"Yes, I understand." Perhaps because the other party gave orders in a matter-of-fact manner, even though Limore was a descendant of a noble family, he couldn't help but straighten his chest and subconsciously use honorifics like Xiao Q.

Soon, Rimore wrote down his approximate movements within 24 hours on paper, with half-hour intervals.

After excluding the time for group activities such as classes and dividing the remaining content into three parts, Alvin gave one of them to Ka Yang first.

"Kayang, you and Limore will be in the same group. I'll leave the part about his familiar friends to you."

"Yeah, no problem for me." Faced with serious matters, Ka Yang did not refuse and agreed immediately.

"Diana, you'll be in a group with Xiao Q and be in charge of the part related to the female students."

As he spoke, Alvin couldn't help but glance at Moore. Although this guy had no common sense in life, as the eldest son of a noble family, he was naturally popular with women. He had the experience of chatting and drinking tea with the opposite sex two or three times in 24 hours.

If someone else were to ask, they might have to worry about misunderstandings, but it didn't matter for Diana. She was much more popular among girls than Rimore, and her popularity had nothing to do with her family background. It was probably because of her handsome smile like a prince.

"Okay." Diana was stunned for a moment, then nodded very seriously.

"I have no objection either." Little Q also shook the armored dog head up and down to express his agreement.

"If you can't find the students, you can also start with the waiters in the living quarters. Just confirm his movements." Pointing at Limore, Ivan carefully instructed again:

"Then what will you do? In this case, won't you be acting alone?" Diana suddenly asked:

"Uh..." Ka Yang hesitated for a moment, then simply shrugged and left the question to the person involved to answer.

"Don't worry about me." Alvin smiled slightly.

"If the other party comes to me, it will only make this matter end sooner."

Hearing his answer, Diana raised her eyebrows, Limore opened his mouth for a long time, and Khayon held his forehead with an expression of 'just as I expected'.

At this moment, the four of them sensed someone approaching and turned their heads to look.

"What are you talking about? Can I join in?" The person said with a smile. The light of the magic lamp shone on her golden hair, which was more shining than Rimore's, reflecting a spiral light as bright as the sun.

Such a unique hairstyle, such shining gold, the person coming is Duchess Catherine Carolingian who arrived in the steel city of Vulcan today.

Chapter 40: The Savage's Eyes Became Sharp

"Kate...Aunt Catherine!?!" Rimore froze immediately upon seeing the person coming.

"I told you not to use that name." This name made Catherine's face darken, and she immediately glared at the former.

Although there is not much difference in age between them, if we look at their relationship from the perspective of blood relationship, it is indeed that of aunt and nephew.

In Linde, it was not uncommon for nobles to marry into the royal family. That was why Rimore had some Carolingian blood and that not-so-pure blond hair.

However, being called aunt at such a young age always made Catherine feel uncomfortable, especially when the latter was a guy about the same age as her.

"Anyway, long time no see, everyone." The Duchess greeted everyone with a smile, then secretly glanced at Diana.

Then, her gaze turned back to Rimore, who was bending over and lowering his head, trying hard to reduce his presence.

"Even though I just arrived, I immediately heard that someone seemed to have brought shame to the family?"

"Ah, this, please let me explain..." Limore waved his hands in panic and looked at the other people for help.

"This matter is indeed a bit strange." Alvin sighed helplessly. He noticed that because of the Duchess's sudden arrival, everyone nearby turned their attention here.

"Let's talk while we walk." Diana also stood up and said:

"Okay." Catherine nodded in agreement immediately.

As they walked along the road, the Duchess's expression gradually became serious as she explained the general situation of the matter.

"Why not report this matter directly?" As a former sheriff, her first reaction was of course to mobilize official forces.

"Because there's no credible evidence, and the incident itself seems more like a conflict between students, with one party acting impulsively and aggressively," Ivan explained.

"That way, even if Limore claims that someone cast an illusion on him, others will just think he's making excuses."

"Yes, in fact, I am surprised that you believe this." Rimore nodded with a wry smile.

"Indeed, if the victim hadn't personally declared you innocent, I would have found it hard to believe such a thing." Ka Yang spread his hands and said quite directly:

Diane on the side also nodded. After all, this sounded too much like an ordinary student fight.

"This is a bit troublesome." Catherine bit her thumb in a very un-aristocratic manner.

Then she looked at Limore, who looked ashamed.

"Although I don't want to admit it, this guy is also my relative. Even for the sake of his father, the Marquis de Maupassant, I can't completely ignore him." Although she looked dissatisfied, the Duchess immediately joined the detective team that was ready to find out the mastermind behind the scenes.

So, including Catherine who joined unexpectedly, the number of people in the team increased to six.

As a result, there have also been changes in the grouping of personnel.

Little Q, with an innocent look on his face, was pushed over by Catherine to be in the same group with Ivan, while Diana, with a confused look on her face, was pulled away by Catherine holding her arm.

Then, Kayang and Limore, who had wanted to escape for a long time, also left here quickly.

So, only Alvin and little Q, who was squatting on the ground, were left there.

"It's like a sudden tornado." The black-haired boy shrugged and complained helplessly:

"Forget it, the general plan remains unchanged anyway." As he said that, he patted the head of Xiao Q beside him.

"Let's go, the hunt begins."

"Objection, this is a detective case, over." Little Q stood up and retorted:

Hearing its answer, Alvin was stunned for a moment, then he slapped the head of the hound next to him with his backhand.

"You are such a serious person, you are really serious."

Then, a man and a dog also joined the investigation.

Finding someone and questioning them while concealing one's own intentions to avoid alerting the enemy is a very boring and laborious process, but both Alvin and Xiao Q acted very seriously.

At this point, he no longer acts simply out of anger at the mastermind behind the incident.

Having an innocent person bear the stigma is an experience that is particularly familiar to Alvin. He has experienced similar things in his previous life. The anger caused by this is several times stronger than the anger caused by the other party trying to plot against him.

It can be imagined that as long as he finds that guy, the fist he throws will contain power far beyond usual.

That is the fist of justice.

However, finding the target before throwing a punch was more difficult than expected.

After asking many people, apart from the fact that Limore usually likes to participate in social activities, Alvin's gains were very small, almost nothing at all.

"I don't know if other people have found any clues. It's really inconvenient not having a cell phone in this place." The black-haired boy sighed in a way that was unique to time travelers and that others couldn't understand.

People don’t understand this, and the dogs around them naturally don’t understand it even more.

Little Q tilted his head and simply recorded the name "cell phone" in the database. After working with Ivan, he had heard many strange terms like this, but he couldn't even find the source of most of them.

"Q, who's next?" Ivan asked casually:

He had stuffed the note directly into Xiao Q's mouth. As an awakened mechanical tower spirit, this guy's memory is much better than that of humans. As long as it is not damaged, he will never forget any information recorded in the database.

"Answer: Joseph Kerr, a formal researcher in the Image Department. Mr. Rimore had a conversation with him 13 hours ago in an office in the Sagittarius division. Over." Little Q replied quickly.

"Oh? This time it's an acquaintance." Ivan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise:

"Confused, you mean acquaintances? Over." Little Q raised his head with a puzzled look.

Well, the Scorching Hound's crystal-armored head doesn't display anything like expressions.

But after spending some time with it, Alvin and others could roughly judge its emotions by the frequency of the magical light flashing under the transparent armor, so it was okay to call it an expression.

"Due to an unexpected incident, I already knew that researcher. Incidentally, he is also one of our instructors. His main focus is on identifying the various data and images displayed on the crystal panel of the magic mecha."

As he was speaking, as if he caught something suspicious, Alvin suddenly frowned and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

image?

Chapter 41: Girls' Time

Diana, who was sitting at the tea table with several other girls and participating in a girls' meeting, had a prince-like smile on her face and always looked like she was listening carefully to what others said, which made the occasional glances of the female students at her become shy.

Compared to the calm and domineering witch style on the track, the current Diana is like two completely different people. This makes Catherine, who is sitting in a cafe not far away and pretending not to know her and not directly participating in the girls' meeting, feel particularly surprised.

Initially, the Duchess wasn't familiar with the girl with unusual silver hair; they were merely acquaintances. However, after an unexpected encounter at the banquet's opening dance, she couldn't help but develop a fondness for Diana, who appeared aloof but had a warm, affectionate, and loyal heart. That's why she wanted to become friends with her.