The one whose scalp is numb now is not Jack, but Zhai Jingqiu.
As a detective, Zhai Jingqiu has cooperated with the police and had the opportunity to see the remains at the scene of the eucalyptus. However, it was the first time in his life that he had seen the operation of cutting open the scalp of a real person and pouring potion on it.
Especially seeing Lista's familiar appearance, Zhai Jingqiu couldn't help but think of how many people she had scalped.
"Are you scared? This is nothing compared to what happened in the restaurant." Lista poured the potion slowly, and she was still aware of Zhai Jingqiu's state.
"A bit... curious?" Zhai Jingqiu tried to be tactful.
"Most magic is like this in nature. And the superpower awakening potion is also a product of potion science - it is not the same system as that of Mr. Wizard. Although it is not yet possible to study the correlation between the two, magic There should be some intrinsic connection with superpowers. This determines that for certain situations, a specific magician is needed to awaken them in order to increase the success rate."
"Are you that particular magician?"
"I'm not, I'm just extremely talented." Lista finally poured out the potion in her hand. She put the bottle back into the box, took out another tube of ointment, and started to put it on Jack's skull like a icing on a cake. Squeezing upward, this action made the corners of Zhai Jingqiu's eyes begin to twitch.
"My magic type can be adapted to any kind of ritual, so I can universally bear the magic needs of various special situations. Or to put it in words that you can understand better, my magic belongs to blood type O according to blood type. "
As she spoke, she squeezed out the small tube of ointment, closed Jack's scalp smoothly, and used her five fingers to clasp it on his head.
"Of course, you can still regret it now."
A faint trace of mist rose from the top of Jack's head, and at the same time some of the gas also surged out of his nose and ears. After about half a minute, Lista let go of her hand and snapped her fingers in front of Jack: "You can wake up, Mr. Jack."
"——Drunk?"
Jack's body bounced and he finally said what he had not finished before. Then he looked to the side in surprise, raised his hand and touched his head: "Why does my scalp feel cold?"
Your skull is cold... Zhai Jingqiu said something in his heart and lay down on the operating bed on the other side.
"Mr. Jack, your awakening has been completed. Do you want to watch Mr. Zhai Jingqiu here? Or go out?"
"Look! I need to know what happened just now!"
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It turns out that Mr. Adventurer is indeed bolder than Mr. Detective.
When he saw the scalp being peeled off, Jack actually touched his head with interest, trying to find the gap left after closing it. He watched the process of applying the medicine attentively. If he wasn't afraid of disturbing Lista's work, he would probably have asked what the effects of these medicines were.
"What do you think?" Lista asked after closing Zhai Jingqiu's scalp.
"Awesome." Jack gave a thumbs up, "I have also seen other magicians use magic, but to be honest, the power is not much different from that of guns and grenades. It is your painless scalp cutting and instant wound healing. It smells more like magic."
Zhai Jingqiu sat up holding his head, as if he was afraid that his scalp would fall off, but looking at Jack, he knew that this worry was unnecessary.
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"Then we should be considered awake now?" he asked quickly.
"Yes, you can use it now and try it out. I don't know what your superpower is, so go out and try it and don't damage this room."
After leaving, restore the underground passage wall, then follow the original direction to the end and leave, then you can walk out of the garden. Not far away is the gardener's cottage.
"It turns out this is a secret passage," Zhai Jingqiu murmured as he watched Lista close the exit.
"The authentication system here can only be used by members of the Howard family and cannot be opened by outsiders." Lista replied, "It can help you eliminate some suspects, Mr. Detective."
"Okay, okay, how do you use superpowers? This is my first time." Jack said.
"Your brains are in a relatively active state now, and superpowers are easily activated. For example..." Lista suddenly bent down, picked up a stone from the side of the flower bed, and threw it directly at Jack's face with her backhand!
Jack Tongkong shrank slightly and instinctively raised his hands to block in front of him, but something was faster than his hands. Before he could block himself, it shattered the stone in the air and rushed towards him with a sharp sound of wind. Lista. Lista tilted her head slightly, and the sound of wind passed by her ears.
"It's an automatic reflective shield." Lista nodded and said, "You said you wanted to take risks, but you didn't want to die unclearly, so your heart gave you this response, Mr. Jack."
"Ah, it sounds really good." Jack clenched his fists and grinned, "I'm quite satisfied."
"As for Mr. Zhai Jingqiu, it is obvious that you only need to protect yourself, and you are not that aggressive."
Lista turned her head and looked at where Zhai Jingqiu was. The place there had turned into a tree, and Zhai Jingqiu had disappeared.
"It's a substitute technique." Zhai Jingqiu walked out from another direction in the garden, "To be precise, it's an instant change of position. It's not that aggressive, but it's very maneuverable."
"Congratulations to both of you." Lista said expressionlessly.
Jack and Zhai Jingqiu looked at each other, then they both suppressed the joy on their faces and saluted Lista: "Thank you, Miss Lista."
"It's nothing. Let's go back. Mother should have returned to the hall and is probably dealing with follow-up matters."
Lista led the two of them through the garden, but Lu Ning could actually feel that there was some joy in her heart, no matter what the reason was.
"I actually... can almost guess what is being said in the hall now." Jack's mood was obviously higher than before, "Dimitri is not a man who has no backup plan."
Lu Ning also knew this.
The useless device Dimitri left behind in the first two rounds should finally be used for its purpose this time.
When they returned to the hall, it turned out that Dr. Lu Ning was mentioning the device and repeating what Dimitri said yesterday.
"In that case, please doctor, please bring that device over. We can take a look at what's on it. Mr. Jack and Mr. Zhai Jingqiu have also returned." Milia said.
"No problem." Lu Ning stood up, returned to her room, and quickly brought back the square box-like thing.
"Is this it?" Kajabo looked at the device suspiciously.
"Here it is, give it to me and I'll open it," Jack said.
Fortunately, no matter what weird situation Dimitri encountered last night, at least he knew to turn on the transmitter on his body.
Soon, the data recorded inside was read out, and Jack connected the box to a computer so that anyone who wanted to see it could see the records above.
"At 3:10, there was a rustling sound. It was also the time to turn on the transmitter. He should have gotten up. It took him about ten minutes to get dressed? He really went out on his own." Jack analyzed while looking at the record. , "Although the walking sound is very soft, this device will monitor his walking... He should be walking out of the viewing hall now. Listen, there are some noisy rain sounds starting around."
After about a minute of walking amidst the sound of rain, Dimitri stopped and started talking to someone, and the transmitter faithfully recorded the conversation.
[I'm so sleepy... I didn't know what was important when I came out in the middle of the night. Um? Why are you here to pick me up? 】
[This is the master’s order. 】
When they heard the voice of the person who answered, everyone immediately turned their heads and turned their attention to Escher who was standing next to them.
"Escher, you never said you would pick someone up at night." Milia said.
"Master of the family, whether you believe it or not, I must say - I have never done this."
"But it's your voice that comes from here." Orlando stared at Escher, "You wouldn't say that someone could make your voice so lifelike, would you?"
"You may not know much about magic, but magic can do this kind of thing." Escher explained, "Just to imitate a person, as far as I know, there are two or three methods."
"We're not going to rule you out as a suspect," Lista said, "but now, go ahead, we need to know what happened last night."
Jack nodded and continued playing.
[Ha... I think I'd better inform Jack, otherwise if something happens to me, he will not only help me get revenge but also laugh at me tomorrow morning. 】
[This violates the principle of confidentiality, Master Dimitri. 】
[I know, I know, it’s really annoying. So let's set off now, go and come back quickly. 】
Then, there was the sound of getting on the car.
Dimitri did not speak to "Escher" in the car, and there were no major changes in the monitoring data such as heart rate and pace. After about twenty minutes, the car stopped.
[Ah, have you arrived at the main building? 】
【Did you just fall asleep? Yes, we're here. 】
[Ha... I'm so sleepy. I'm really not used to getting up at this time...]
There were footsteps, and then the sound of a door opening. Everyone recognized the amplified sound and simulated the situation in their minds.
[Where is father now? ] Dimitri asked.
[The master is waiting for you in the restaurant. 】
【Dining room? 】
Everyone noticed that Dimitri's tone was suspicious at this moment.
[Father is in poor health, Escher. I can understand if he wants to see me in the middle of the night if he has something urgent, but why a restaurant? Except for family dinners, he always met us in his room. 】
[I dare not speculate on the master’s intentions at will. 】
[You don’t dare, do you? Escher, why are you acting strange today? you……】
【Huh? Dimitri, why are you standing at the door? 】
Another voice suddenly joined the conversation, and everyone immediately recognized this voice - it was Cynthia.
[I have something to do with my father. Why, could it be...wait? What about Escher? 】
【Escher? He was behind me, looking for a parking spot. Wait, you mean you were brought in by Escher too? 】
[No, Cynthia, this is a trap! 】
[Father called us here, we should go find him! And that Escher—tsk, the one outside is also missing as expected. 】
[Come closer! Otherwise my songs cannot envelope you! Huh, luckily I was prepared. 】
【If you have any means, use it quickly! I feel bad! 】
[Wait a minute, I will open the sender first, and then——]
drop.
The information ended here, and when they heard the last information, neither Jack nor the people next to him looked very good.
"It seems the truth has been truncated," Gustav said.
"This is wrong! In other words, what we heard earlier was what Dimitri encountered when he thought he had turned off the transmitter, and when he pressed the button later, he thought he had turned on the transmitter? "Jack carefully checked the information in the receiving device and confirmed that the record last night only ended here, "He doesn't even know that he turned on the transmitter? Impossible!"
"Maybe he fell asleep and forgot to turn on the transmitter? After all, he slept in the car for a while." Arisa Saotome said.
"Impossible." Jack fumbled around in a small bag on his belt and took out a hemispherical device. "This is the same type of transmitter. Neither he nor I will find one that can even confirm the status." Nothing can be done. Once this transmitter is activated, it will bounce slightly every two seconds. As long as the clothes are not very thick, it can be clearly noticed."
"You mean, in this case, he didn't notice that the transmitter had been activated?" Zhai Jingqiu pondered, "Can it be understood that his perception was interfered with, so he saw the fake Escher , and cannot detect the activation of the transmitter."
"Then who was responsible for activating the transmitter for the first time? The transmitter was on him. Dimitri wouldn't have such a bad memory." Jack said.
"Then it's obvious that he was disturbed from the beginning and activated the transmitter unconsciously. Jack, who else knows that he still has the transmitter?" Tsuburaya Terakura suddenly spoke.
"There are only three of us, Dimitri and the doctor. If others can find out, they probably used some abnormal means."
"I just saved this device. Dimitri didn't even show me the transmitter." Lu Ning said, "Mr. Jack should know."
"Okay, there's no point in arguing about this. Even if he doesn't know, some mind control techniques can still make him activate the transmitter unconsciously." Lista ended the meaningless conversation, "Don't we also have a way to verify it?"
She pointed to the door.
"Since they all came by car, relevant information will be left in the recorder on the car. I remember that every car here is equipped with an internal and external monitoring system to prevent anyone from tampering with the car."
"Okay, there aren't many vehicles anyway, let's check them one by one." Milia glanced at Escher, "Since Mr. Housekeeper is currently suspected, it's better not to wander around. Lista, you and I will go there Get the car keys from the maid’s room.”
