Mystery Detective of the Steam World

Chapter 459 Strange Tales and Amazing Events
After seeing Baron Hanklis off, Levi also found the matter very interesting.

"Eileen, what do you think?"

Li Wei looked at Eileen, who picked up the teapot and filled Li Wei's cup with tea.

"I think... it's quite strange. Perhaps what this gentleman saw was really an illusion?"

"Yes, it really does seem like a hallucination."

"But didn't that lord say that he saw the servants avoid the corpse?"

"That's just his side of the story."

Li Wei shrugged, looking speechless.

"Illusions are hard to define. Often, the illusions you see align with your own beliefs. Perhaps the servants were simply walking, but Baron Hanklis saw it and thought they were deliberately taking a detour. And he actually believed what he was saying, which makes things difficult."

"So, Master, do you intend to investigate?"

"It's hard to say. In any case, I still suggest that he see a doctor first. If the doctor confirms that he is fine, then it's not too late for me to investigate."

As Li Wei spoke, he glanced at the communicator beside him. The old butler had called him once after taking the items away, saying that the items had been delivered and the scroll had been handed over to the Queen. As for what would happen after that, the Queen hadn't contacted him, so he guessed it was resolved internally within the royal family.

As for the owners of these mysterious creatures, Li Wei had already met them. To put it simply, for now, they were usable, but not necessarily effective. Just look at the Carly Rose sisters—one impulsive and rash, the other timid and cowardly—their communication skills were poor, making them purely henchmen.

Hmm, I really need to discuss this with the old butler again later. It seems he's planning to set up a whole mysterious creature investigation team. Judging from the old butler's ideas, he probably wants to train these people like military personnel, ensuring they obey orders and become qualified special agents.

But after yesterday's battle, Li Wei realized this really wasn't suitable for this group. Ordinary people could handle military training, but people who possessed mysterious powers might not be willing to undergo it. And what's more, the power didn't belong to them, but to the mysterious creatures surrounding them…

You can train people, but you can't necessarily train animals. Training police dogs and military dogs is incredibly difficult, let alone training mysterious creatures.

In Li Wei's view, the best approach was to have these people operate alongside well-trained special forces soldiers, with those capable of providing support and those capable of dealing damage acting as damage dealers. Just like soldiers are categorized into infantry, reconnaissance, and medics, they should be treated as special forces.

It would be inappropriate to forcibly integrate it into the existing system.

Putting everything else aside, what can you do if the animals are unhappy?
A circus can train tigers and lions, but he can train something that breathes fire? The other person could melt him with a single spit.

"Jingle Bell."

Just then, the intercom next to him rang. This was an internal communication system that Li Wei had installed later. It was mainly used so that when someone came to the door, the butler would open the door and then inform Li Wei through the internal system who the visitor was and whether a meeting was required.

Hmm, is this a manual version of a video doorbell?
Eileen walked over, picked up the microphone, and held it to her ear.

"Hello? Oh, okay, please wait a moment."

As she spoke, Eileen looked at Levi.

“A Miss Lydia Dereks wishes to see you, Master.”

"Miss Derek?"

Upon hearing Eileen's announcement, Li Wei paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Let her come up."

After a moment, Lydia stepped out of the elevator and appeared before Levi with some unease.

"Hello, Miss Derek."

Levi gestured for Lydia to sit down and asked Eileen to prepare tea and snacks for her.

"You came to see me for something?"

“Ah, um, I have something I'd like to say to Sir Levi… it's just that…”

Lydia held the white cat fairy in her arms, hesitated for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and spoke.

"I, I also want to learn from Sir Levy!"

"follow me?"

"Yes, I think you're really amazing as a detective. There are so many things we can't see, but you can spot them at a glance. And there are some things we wouldn't have even thought of if you hadn't brought them up. I... I want to be like you, able to help everyone... Ah, no, no, that's not what I meant, I meant..."

"To put it simply, you're interested in criminal investigation?" Although Lydia was a little stammering and her words were incoherent due to nervousness, Levi still understood what she meant.

Lydia nodded vigorously.

"Yes, yes, Sir Levi."

"What are you interested in? It can't be mystery, can it?"

“I… I think… you were able to tell what happened there just by looking around yesterday, that’s really impressive…”

"The main thing is to observe and think more."

Li Wei shrugged. Of course, he couldn't tell Lydia that he had a system. Besides, even if he did, she probably wouldn't understand what a system was anyway.

"However, if you want to learn about footprints, I can find you a teacher."

"teacher?"

"That's right, you think I'm very capable, but in fact, I'm not the one who's capable."

"Huh? Is that so?"

It has to be said that Lydia was somewhat surprised to hear what Li Wei said.

"That's right. You think I came up with all these things on a whim, but I'm not that smart. In fact, these are all other people's research results. I just used them."

"Research findings?"

"Yes, there are scholars who study palm prints, fingerprints, footprints, and physical characteristics of various races. All of these are specialized in research. What I do is simply apply their research to practice."

Li Wei wasn't lying. He wasn't the kind of patient researcher. Like with missiles, Li Wei could only provide a research direction or concept at most. As for what the data was or how it was derived, he had no idea.

In short, the scholars produced results, and Li Wei could simply use them. His only advantage over these scholars was that he lived several decades into the future and had a broader perspective, allowing him to discern some developmental directions. However, in other matters, Li Wei admitted that he was not much smarter than the scholars of this world.

Just like Einstein, even in modern times, there are probably not many people as smart as him, right?

Lydia, on the other hand, was quite surprised. She had originally thought Levi had some experience or insights, but she never expected... no, what was most unexpected was that someone would actually study other people's feet? Why?

This was a bit beyond Lydia's comprehension.

Will scholars still study these things?

Don't ask me, I don't know either.

The white cat fairy was equally bewildered.

In my generation, scholars mostly studied astronomy, geography, or how to cure diseases and save lives. Who would have time to study other people's hands and feet?

"Anyway, if you're interested in this, I can write you a letter of introduction to help you audit classes at the Royal Academy of Sciences, how about that?"

Levi didn't care what Lydia was thinking. Maybe she thought being a detective was cool, or maybe she had her own ideas. But whatever the reason, he would naturally support someone who was willing to invest in the project.

"Ah, yes, thank you, Sir Levi."

Although Lydia was still confused, she quickly thanked him, and then Li Wei gave her a letter of introduction to the Royal Academy. She took the letter and left happily.

"Is this young lady also planning to become a detective?"

"Isn't that a good thing? If the other person really has talent, it would be great to become a famous detective."

Li Wei had absolutely no intention of teaching his apprentice to starve himself. As long as there are humans, crime will never stop, so the more people who can solve cases, the better. Besides, having other people around would lighten his own burden, wouldn't it?

For the next few days, Li Wei mainly stayed in the tower, playing with Alice and Sophia to pass the time.

Until a phone call came in.

Baron Hanklis is dead.

(End of this chapter)