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Macon must have killed people to hide his traces. He will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal.

This is very consistent with what happened today. In order to hide his traces, Macon did not hesitate to burn down the entire botanical garden.

This is an extremely cruel person.

Reiner thought.

Early the next morning, he told Mrs. Freya a few things, asked her to take care of Claire, and prepared to leave the hotel.

Uncle Mason did not continue to decorate for his birthday. He just sat behind the counter and wrote something in the ledger. Reiner did not bother him and didn't know what to say. He walked out of the hotel door silently.

Reiner took a rental carriage to the site of the plantation, which was still blocked by the Magic Association. Due to the information provided by Reiner, the investigation here has been transferred from the Sheriff's Department to the Magic Association, and the scene will be conducted more carefully. Exploration of magic.

The Magic Association of Midland has been committed to promoting the identification of magic traces. This is somewhat similar to forensic science. It is a method of restoring the situation at the time of the case based on the flow of magic at the scene and the remaining magic traces. It is mainly for the Midland Federation. Magical crimes appear.

Recently, due to the proliferation of blood rocks, many vicious crimes have occurred in the Midland Federation. At first, these crimes were all because of money. Since buying blood rocks requires a lot of money, some desperadoes started to rob them. The idea was to kill people and buy goods, and use the stolen money to buy blood rocks.

And because blood rock is not only circulated among the lower class people, but also among mages and nobles, it has also spawned some crimes involving magic, causing constant complaints from the federal security department.

When Reiner arrived here, several mages were already on the scene investigating.

"Mr. Iain Gray."

The mage headed by him has a fourth-level level. There is no magic association in Olmsted. He was urgently transferred from a nearby city.

"I am Crow sent by the association to take charge of the investigation. We have some today's investigation results here. Do you want to take a look?"

Reiner's reputation in the magic world made the fourth-ring mage respect him.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Nodding slightly, Reiner took the record from the other party's hand and started reading it.

Many traces of magic were detected in the ruins of the warehouse. It must have been used as an alchemy laboratory in recent times.

In addition, traces of pyrotechnics were found outside the warehouse, which should be Macon's work setting fire to the plantation.

On the road out of the warehouse, you can also find traces of Reiner's spellcasting.

"There are still traces of the surge spell here, but the strange thing is that there is no water source nearby, and ordinary surge spells cannot affect the artificial river in the distance."

Claude pointed to the artificial river in the distance. This river was almost dry, and the water in it could not be used to extinguish the fire.

"Tide Surge?"

Reiner seemed to have thought of something and then confirmed.

"If there is a water source, can surge play any role in a fire?"

"Tide Surge is essentially a spell that controls the movement of fluids. If there is water, Tide Spell can form a water barrier around people, which can isolate flames. There have been cases of such escapes in the past."

Crow explained.

Reiner nodded, which was consistent with his idea. When he rescued the farmers before, the water mist around them should be the result of the surge technique.

But the question is, where does the water needed for the surge technique come from?

"If we get to this location, we can use enough water from the artificial river next to it to create a water curtain barrier."

Claude pointed to a location and said. Reiner looked around. This should be the location where he met the farmers trying to escape.

So, the water mist Reiner saw was caused by the surge technique?

Reiner was a little confused, so he followed Crowe to investigate the scene again, and they arrived at the warehouse.

"This should be where Mr. West fell."

Claude pointed to a place on the ground and said.

"According to the reconstructed scene, Mr. West fell to the ground after being stabbed with a sharp object. He stopped moving without moving much."

You could vaguely see traces of crawling on the ground. Reiner squatted down and took some soil from the ground.

"The soil here has been tested, but strangely, there are not many traces of bleeding. After all, the cause of Mr. West's death was excessive blood loss and inhalation of toxic gases in the fire, but under his body there was There is only very little blood left in the soil."

Seeing Reiner's actions, Crow explained.

"We think it is due to high temperature evaporation, but this is not very logical."

"Little blood"

Reiner thought, and soon, a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes. Reiner kept wandering in place, and everything in the ruins flashed in his eyes.

Finally, he stopped and had an idea in his mind.

Reiner hurriedly left the ruins of the plantation and came to Olmsted Hospital, where he found the forensic doctor and confirmed his suspicions.

After reaching a positive conclusion, Reiner returned to the hotel.

The half-decorated hotel was a little deserted. Aunt Gwen was sitting behind the counter, feeling lost. Reiner walked up to her.

"Aunt Gwen, where is Uncle Mason? I have something to tell you about West."

"Ah"

It took Aunt Gwen a long time to come back to her senses. She hesitated for a long time before slowly getting up and walking towards the restaurant. Her back looked very short.

Ten minutes later, Uncle Mason and Aunt Gwen sat across from Reiner.

"Uncle Mason, Aunt Gwen, regarding your son West, through my investigation today, I have been able to basically confirm the cause of his death and the process of his death."

Leiner said as calmly as possible~IndoMTL.com~ He knew that saying this now might be an irritation to the two elderly people, but Reiner also didn’t want everything West had done to be submerged in darkness. .

"What can he say? He left alone, came back alone, and died alone, without any regard for other people's feelings!"

Uncle Mason clenched his fists and trembled slightly.

"No, Uncle Mason, West is not like that."

Reiner denied aloud.

"For some unknown reason, West came to the plantation. He found the farmers imprisoned by criminals. He tried to rescue them, but happened to bump into the criminal. After a fight between the two, West Pierced in the chest with a sharp knife, the criminal tried to destroy the body and set fire to the plantation warehouse."

Listening to Reiner's statement, neither the Windermere couple spoke.

"The criminal left, but West did not die immediately because of the chest wound. He used magic to untie the ropes for other farmers and let them leave the fire scene, but the fire was already very strong and people could not break through the fire outside. Flame."

Reiner paused, seemed to be adjusting his mood, and then continued.

"At this time, West used his last strength to cast a magic. He used his own blood as a carrier and used the surge technique to dispel the high-temperature flames and open up a path for other farmers."

""

Uncle Mason's expression froze.

Shock, regret, sadness, and forbearance were all crumpled into a ball. His hands were shaking slightly and his fists were clenched, trying to suppress his emotions.

"I taught West the surge technique. It was the first spell he learned. I told him that if he was trapped in a fire, he could use this spell to escape."

It took a long time before Uncle Mason spoke, his voice choked with sobs.

"So you always remember, stupid son."