The Great Detective of Gensokyo, but surrounded by Shura Field!

"Then, Mr. Chu Bai and Miss Alice..."

Beside him, Sakuya withdrew his gaze and slowly came to Chu Bai:

"Please follow me to the Scarlet Devil Mansion to resolve this incident."

Chapter 8: The Scarlet Devil Mansion Book Theft Case (Investigation)

Under the leadership of the head maid Sakuya Izayoi.

Chu Bai and Alice finally entered the Scarlet Devil Mansion as winners.

Before leaving, Alice quietly reminded Chu Bai:

"I remember it was quite luxurious inside. Don't be rude when you go in."

Chu Bai gave a thumbs up:

"Don't worry, I'm a man of noble moral principles. How could I be shaken by a mere treasure?"

Then, accompanied by the sound of the door opening.

The luxurious scene inside the Scarlet Devil Mansion appeared directly in front of Chu Bai.

A long, precious red velvet carpet stretched beneath their feet, and the lampposts beside them lit up one by one as they walked. Gold-rimmed portraits chronicled the Scarlet family's ancestors and past, and even the ordinary pillars were inlaid with glittering gems.

Chu Bai said seriously:

"Money is just a fleeting thing. How can we be tempted by such a dirty thing..."

"Then put down the gem!"

Alice said with shame:

"That's an ornament embedded in the pillar. If you take it off, you have to pay for it!"

Chu Bai suddenly came to his senses and found that his body had uncontrollably picked up the gem on the wall.

He immediately stepped back:

"Damn it, he can actually control my body? Is this the curse of a vampire?"

"It's obviously you who's greedy for money!"

Alice said helplessly:

"And why does this sentence sound so familiar, as if I've said it somewhere before?"

Sakuya wasn't surprised by their conversations.

In other words, even if Chu Bai really took away a few gems, she wouldn't care.

Because the Scarlet Devil Mansion is really too rich, it is more than enough to buy the entire land of Gensokyo.

So she just fulfilled her duties as head maid and led them through the corridor to the interior of the great library.

"This is the Great Library, the primary scene of the crime."

Sakuya took the initiative to introduce:

"In order to find out the truth, we have protected the scene here and have not destroyed the scene at that time."

"As for the rest, I'll let the little devil describe it. I still have other chores to do, so I'll excuse you for now."

As she spoke, she moved and disappeared from the spot.

Instead, a girl with long red hair, wearing a short skirt and black stockings, flew out from the bookshelf next to her.

"Hello, my two guests. I am the little devil. If you have any information you would like to know, you can always ask me."

"...Why does it feel like an NPC is changing locations to complete a mission?" Chu Bai narrowed his eyes.

Alice patted him gently.

"You're a detective, not a critic of an artist. So, just observe the scene."

Chu Bai nodded and then observed carefully.

The little devil has a curvy figure, a slender waist that can be held in one hand, and a well-proportioned body. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the black tights wrapped around the girl's slender legs.

The pure black silk material perfectly highlights the girl's legs. Her legs are pressed together, tight yet elastic. If they are gently clamped by it, it would probably be an unimaginable blissful touch.

The tender feet wrapped in black silk are hidden in the boots, but from the shape of the legs, it can be seen that the girl's tender feet are definitely quite delicious, making people want to stick out their tongues and lick them back and forth...

"What on earth are you observing?"

A puppet stabbed Chu Bai's butt with a lance, and Chu Bai screamed in pain like a Tom Cat:

"I'm wrong, I'm wrong. Start observing the scene now. Don't poke my butt, Xiao Ai!"

"Really? You should be more serious!"

Alice didn't know how many times she had complained today:

"After spending so long with you, my personality has almost become just a complainer..."

"Okay, okay, then I'm going to get serious!"

The little devil looked at the two people who were singing the same tune with some embarrassment.

By the way, are they really detectives hired by Lady Sakuya, rather than a crosstalk duo to liven up the atmosphere?

……

……

Restrain your facial expression.

Chu Bai finally got into the attitude of getting down to business:

"Little devil, please give us a brief account of what happened."

"Uh-huh."

With the little devil's vivid description, Chu Bai also knew the details of the case -

"One day, Patchouli, the Seven Lights Magician who resides in the Great Library, was reading several newly acquired magic books."

"Because she was very tired and sleepy, she fell asleep on the table."

"It just so happens that the Scarlet Devil Mansion is undergoing renovations, and someone came to replace the desks in the library."

"So Patchouli straightened up in a daze and let the old table be carried away by the movers."

"After changing to a new table, she continued to lie down and sleep."

"Until the next day, she suddenly discovered that the magic books had disappeared."

"This is roughly what happened."

The little devil carefully took out a note:

"The following is some of the information currently compiled:"

"1: These books cannot be found in the library."

"2: The movers didn't leave the books on the old table."

"3: The porter cannot steal the magic book using normal means."

"Because Sakuya is checking the door, something with a strong aura like a magic book will definitely be noticed."

"4: Aside from the three porters, no one else entered the Great Library during the time of the theft."

"5: The Scarlet Devil Mansion has ruled out other factors, such as the culprit being the Earth Spirit Hall's sister, or the magic book growing legs and running away... The real culprit "must" be among the three porters."

"The above are the clues we have sorted out so far."

"Could you please help me identify the culprit who stole the books? And how did he steal them?"

……

……

After listening to the little devil's story.

Chu Bai frowned slightly and began to think.

This is the classic three-suspect choice problem, which has even been filmed for more than a thousand episodes in the world of a certain elementary school student who loves death.

However, if it is in an unconventional place like Gensokyo, it is still difficult to investigate.

Because this is not about science, it is about metaphysics.

Even though the murderer has been identified among the three porters, supernatural powers are likely involved and need to be considered comprehensively.

Thinking of this, Chu Bai pushed his air glasses:

"After preliminary investigation, I have a general understanding."

"The person who stole the magic book must be the culprit who stole the book. And the way he stole the magic book is probably his usual method of thieves!"

"Ohhh, that makes sense!"

The little devil clapped subconsciously.

Then she suddenly felt something was wrong...

It seemed like Chu Bai said something, but it also seemed like he said nothing?

"Of course, I already have a specific investigation method."

Under the little devil's adoring gaze and Alice's helpless gaze, Chu Bai said confidently:

"Just follow the method I told you, and I guarantee you'll be able to punish the criminal quickly and easily!"

"Eh? Really? That's amazing!"

The little devil quickly echoed:

"So the method you're talking about is..."

But Chu Bai raised his thumbs up, his whole body filled with golden spirit:

"Of course I beat up everyone!"

"This way, there's no need to identify the criminals, because everyone will be punished!"

Chapter 9 Assistant Alice joins the detective team!

Looking at Chu Bai's confident look.

The little devil almost couldn't hold it anymore.

She thought it was a good idea... So this is how the problem is solved?

How about letting you be the leader of this demon clan?

"turn down!"

The little devil cast a veto immediately.

She stretched out her white hands and crossed her fingers in refusal.

Chu Bai tried to get away with it:

"Hey, hey, is it really not possible?"

"Dah!"

The little devil didn't buy it, her attitude was very firm:

"Mr. Chu Bai, we in the Scarlet Devil Mansion take our reputation very seriously. Such actions that damage our moral integrity are absolutely unacceptable!"

"Tsk..."

"...Um, you sounded a little impatient?"

"No, you heard wrong."

Chu Bai sighed and gave up his plan to beat everyone up.

Since the speed-pass method is not advisable, it is better to just use normal reasoning.