Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 291 Brain in a Vat
People ran away.

For Li Wei, this was indeed somewhat frustrating. He didn't know where things had gone wrong. Maybe the vendor had noticed him watching, or maybe the vendor had overheard his conversation with the shop owner. In any case, the fact that this guy had run away meant something was definitely wrong. Where could he possibly have gone?

Can the monk escape, but can the temple escape?
In Chongqing, hotel and guesthouse registration requires personal identification documents, so there are already records. This person ran away, so Li Wei will have a notice issued to assist in the investigation. He doesn't believe that this person can run away to anywhere else.

Fortunately, perhaps because he was in such a hurry, he hadn't taken his luggage yet, so Li Wei didn't hesitate to open it and see what this guy had brought.

but……………

"What are all these things?"

Even Li Wei scratched his head when he looked at the contents of the suitcase in front of him.

Inside the suitcase were strange devices that even Levi couldn't decipher, but he was certain they weren't magical items. They had wires and sockets, glass lenses, vacuum tubes, and some odd boards. This easily reminded Levi of certain computer parts.

But Li Wei had a pretty good idea of ​​what this thing was used for.

After all, each of these three devices has its own plug, and considering that the jar I received before had three recesses…

Well, Li Wei had a pretty good idea of ​​how this thing worked.

Anyway, let's take this thing back first.

Li Wei didn't take the thing home directly; instead, he drove the jar along with the instruments to MI7.

Li Wei doesn't know anything about this strange thing, so it's better to let the professionals study it.

So he decisively found... Benjamin.

"What a strange thing."

Benjamin curiously took the magnifying glass and examined the instrument on the table again and again.

What are your thoughts on these things?

"It's amazing..."

"magic?"

Yes, you see.

Benjamin pointed to the jar.

"Judging from this jar, it's quite old, at least several decades old. Yet it has grooves that seamlessly connect with these three devices. I think it must be some kind of standardized, mass-produced product. But these components are very strange; I can't figure out what technology they're made of. Not to mention, this technology probably didn't exist decades ago..."

As he spoke, Benjamin rubbed his hands together.

"Why don't we plug this thing in and see how it reacts?"

"Are you sure you want to do this? Isn't it dangerous?"

"There shouldn't be any danger... and look, these plugs have patterns next to them, which should correspond to the grooves."

As he spoke, Benjamin reached out and carefully connected the instruments to the jars.

.....................

However, there was no response.

"Hmm, there should be a way to open it... Let me see..."

As Benjamin spoke, he reached out and turned the knobs on the three machines connecting the cans.

Immediately afterwards, a magical scene appeared.

When Benjamin turned one of the knobs to the far right, the machine, which had previously appeared to be silent, suddenly began to make a buzzing sound, somewhat like the sound a radio makes when searching for a channel.

"Oh, there's movement!"

Upon hearing the sound, Benjamin became excited and quickly turned the knobs of the other two devices to the right. Immediately afterward, Levi saw light gradually emerge from the previously dark interior of the jar. At the same time, within this light, the substance within the murky liquid revealed its true form.

That was a brain floating in a solution!
"Wow."

Seeing this, Li Wei whistled, while Benjamin was startled.

"Wow! What, what is this?"

"Looks like it's a brain, wow, that's outrageous!"

Compared to the panicked Benjamin, Levi seemed quite calm. After all, in science fiction movies, taking out the brain separately is nothing new, and even a bit outdated.

Just then, a cold, metallic voice rang out.

"I never thought I would wake up again. Who are you? It seems you are not accomplices of those damned extraterrestrial monsters."

Extraterrestrial monster?

Upon hearing this word, Li Wei's expression hardened.

“We are not, but we are very interested in who you are… I suppose you weren’t born with a brain, were you?”

"Hmph, little guy, watch your tone!"

Upon hearing Li Wei's question, the voice changed.

"My existence is far beyond your imagination. Now that you have found me, you must already know that there are many things in this world that are beyond human comprehension!"

"Perhaps that's the case, but I don't know what that has to do with me."

Li Wei shrugged.

“I’m more interested in your identity. Can you tell me who you really are? I think you must be a very famous person. Or can you tell me how you ended up like this?” “My past name doesn’t matter to me, and I didn’t become like this by choice…”

Perhaps realizing that Li Wei wouldn't treat him well because of what he said, the tone of his mind changed.

“Okay, I can answer part of your question. I used to be a scholar of some renown, specializing in ancient history and records. But it was this research that got me into trouble.”

As he spoke, the other person sighed, but perhaps because of the instrument, Li Wei felt that the sigh sounded rather artificial.

"During my research, I discovered some ancient secrets..."

"secret?"

"That's right. You probably never imagined that there are other worlds beyond ours! In those worlds, there are also unique life forms! Not only that, but those monsters are more powerful and more advanced than humans! They came from outer space and quietly hid in human society! Anyone could be one of them in disguise!"

"this……………"

Benjamin looked completely bewildered, while Levi remained silent and calm.

Even before obtaining the Necronomicon, Li Wei was not surprised at all by the existence of aliens, let alone after reading the Necronomicon, when he was even able to categorize them.

"So what does that have to do with how you ended up like this?"

"Because they discovered my secret, those monsters didn't want to be discovered by humans, so they hid themselves and would eliminate any information or secrets that exposed their existence! At that time, they discovered that I had already detected their existence through research, so they deceived me, saying they had information about these guys to tell me, and when I excitedly met them..."

Seeing the appearance of this brain, Li Wei felt that the ending was predictable.

"Their strength is too great. I have never seen such power before. It is a power that even humans do not possess, comparable to that of gods! They can manipulate lightning, have armor that is impervious to blades and spears, and can even leave our world to travel through the stars!"

"oh……………"

"Moreover, they also possess the secret of immortality!"

"…………………"

Hearing this, Li Wei sighed.

"So, what are you trying to achieve by telling us all this?"

"I want you to take me to a place where I can rest in peace, and if you take me there, I will give you all my wealth! Even the secret arts I have been studying about resurrection from the dead!"

Benjamin's expression turned grim when faced with the brain's words, while Levi remained calm.

"We'll consider it and then make a decision."

As he spoke, Li Wei gestured to Benjamin.

"Turn those instruments off."

"Oh."

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Benjamin hurriedly stepped forward, unplugged the three instruments connected to the jar, and then covered the jar with a cloth.

Then Benjamin walked over to Levi, wanting to say something, but Levi gestured for him not to say anything.

"Let's go out first."

"Ok."

The two left the lab and went to Benjamin's office. Benjamin then closed the office door before looking at Li Wei.

"Sir Levy, what's your opinion?"

And you, Mr. Benjamin?

"Actually, I might know who this guy is."

"Oh really?"

"That's right, Edward Draco. He was a notorious nobleman a hundred years ago who called himself a scholar, but in reality, he studied evil witchcraft such as black magic. There were also rumors that he had kidnapped the people of his territory and made them do all sorts of inhumane experiments. Later, it was rumored that he suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where he went. However, when those angry people stormed into his manor, they did find hundreds of skeletons in the basement."

At this point, Benjamin's face tightened.

"However, we in academia all treated him as a joke, we never expected this guy to be so..."

"By the way, how did you know he was that Edward?"

Li Wei glanced at Benjamin curiously, wondering if the other man had seen this brain before.

"It's written on the bottom of the jar; I think it must be his name."

"Oh...now that you put it that way, that's true."

When Benjamin mentioned it, Levi also remembered that there was indeed such a line of text on the bottom of the jar.

So that's this person's name.

Should this case be reported?

"Report it, what else can we do?"

Li Wei didn't say much. He hadn't expected that they would actually find something different.

Whether this brain is a fabrication or based on fact, MI7 certainly wouldn't treat it lightly.

After all, when you see a brain talking to you, it's no longer a fairy tale.

(End of this chapter)