Chapter 994

After checking the box, Xia De stopped speaking, while Mr. Cameron was quite happy:

"Detective, you checked the interlayer of the box, right? I also suspected it was a scam, but I am very sure that it does not have an interlayer. This is indeed technology that transcends the era."

He looked quite proud:

"I think that client of yours must have bought a fake Victor's box. It's probably that someone heard about this special technology, so they wanted to forge it to cheat people. Detective, you should start investigating from this aspect, instead of doubting the authenticity of this technology."

That heartfelt convincing rhetoric formed a sharp contrast with the box on the table.

Xia De pursed his lips and nodded, took out the Mind Crystal Ring from his pocket, and while putting on the ring with his hand behind his back, turned to look at the window. Outside the window was the city shrouded in thick fog:

"Hmm? What is that?"

Xia De said suddenly. Mr. Cameron turned his head suspiciously to look at the window, but saw nothing. When he turned back to look at Xia De, he happened to see his eyes. The detective's eyes seemed to possess a magical power at this moment, making Mr. Cameron mistakenly think that he had been punched in the face.

He felt his eyes go dark instantly:

"Oh!"

He leaned back on the sofa with his head up, but he didn't faint. Instead, while hearing Xia De say "So it was just fog, the pollution has become more and more serious recently," he felt as if he suddenly understood something.

The factory owner sat up straight, looked at the box on the table in surprise, and then shrank his neck and scratched his hair:

"I was cheated?"

The effect of the 【Mind Blast】 spell is to oscillate the spirit and detonate the soul. The lowest efficiency usage does not cause much harm to ordinary people, at most just giving him a headache for a few days. But such an attack can also break some mental control effects. Xia De's attempt was clearly successful.

But both Dorothy and Princess Margaret were a little surprised; they did not see anything wrong with that box.

"Yes, I'm afraid you were really cheated."

Xia De reached his hand into his pocket, then took out a dagger inserted in a scabbard. This was a gift he took out from a gift box in the autumn.

Drawing the dagger, he stabbed it fiercely at the box. The sharp dagger pierced through the box directly.

Xia De pulled the dagger out again, letting Mr. Cameron look at the pierced hole against the light:

"You see, there is no mechanism inside that can print anything, not even gears and pistons. If you still think this box has technology that transcends the era, I can only attribute it to... occult technology. Perhaps the church would be very willing to tell you about its principles."

Mr. Cameron opened his mouth, watching the light pass through the pierced hole, and there was indeed nothing inside the box. He scratched his hair again, then lowered his head dejectedly:

"God, how could I believe such a thing?"

"Everyone has times when they are cheated, and those who are cheated are always unable to understand their situation before they wake up. Fortunately, you didn't lose much."

Xia De said regretfully, then suggested:

"I'll buy it for 2 pounds as a clue for the subsequent investigation. However, you have to tell me who exactly sold this thing to you, and where the other party is now."

This time Mr. Jimmy Cameron did not refuse. He looked at the floor in a trance, still not understanding why he would be cheated by such a ridiculous scam:

"Is it really that life is too decadent, causing problems with my spirit?"

Scratching his hair again, revealing a quite dangerous hairline, this gentleman was probably going to be confused for a while.

Having obtained the address of the merchant peddling Victor's box, Xia De hugged the box and took the two girls away from the textile factory. They did not immediately take a carriage to their destination, but found an inn nearby. Under the strange eyes of the innkeeper, Xia De took the two girls and asked for a room.

"This thing has a problem, a very slight elemental reaction."

After the door was closed, Xia De spoke his discovery. The room was very small. Although there was no special smell, the floor looked like it was covered with a layer of dust that could not be wiped clean no matter what.

He placed the box on the table in the small room. Dorothy waved her hand to close the curtains. Neither she nor Princess Margaret found anything abnormal:

"Xia De, what did you notice?"

"I don't know exactly what it is, but in any case, it's definitely not normal. We can try to check it."

Saying this, he rummaged through his pocket and found a small bottle containing white powder:

"Revealing Powder, it can make invisible items visible."

This was bought by Xia De from Priest August. It was a powerful revealing powder made by the priest using knowledge after fusing more angel bones, but nothing appeared after the powder was sprinkled on it.

So he took the hair accessory handed over by Dorothy. This was an alchemical item Dorothy bought from Old John, which could make some special items that had not yet taken effect glow.

But still, no phenomenon appeared.

Princess Margaret also rummaged through her handbag and found a black eyeshadow box. She asked Xia De to carefully shake the powder from the bottom right corner of the eyeshadow box onto the box:

"This is an alchemical powder made by one of my teachers, and it is very effective for special items."

But still, no phenomenon happened.

Xia De thought for a moment, finally took out a bottle of No. 4 Holy Water, and sprinkled the holy water on the box.

"Oh! Back away quickly!"

With a sizzling sound, black smoke with a foul smell emerged from the box. Xia De retreated fiercely, and while casting a silence spell, let the two princesses stay away from the table with him, watching the box self-ignite in the black flames.

As the black smoke continued to rise into the air, the wooden box generated green acid water after burning. The acid water directly melted the table and even melted a depression on the floor. Fortunately, it did not penetrate to the floor below.

In those black mists, a terrifying face seemed to emerge in the twisted smoke. The three people in the room heard whispers in their ears. That voice, which seemed to come from the deepest part of their hearts, was tempting them to show their desires together.

Xia De was completely unaffected. Dorothy, because of her special connection with Lei Lei Qianya and the mental resistance provided by the Red Butterfly Pendant, also barely resisted the voice in her heart. Only Princess Margaret suddenly gasped for air, and the black mist, in the moment of hesitation of the three, changed into a black mist humanoid with only the upper body:

"Mortals, show me your desires."

The black mist generated by the burning continued to expand. Various illusions in the black mist appeared before their eyes, actually seeming to cover the entire room. The mist bypassed Xia De and swept directly toward Princess Margaret. The latter touched the ring on her right hand and pushed forward. Under the soft white light, the black mist slowly stagnated.

"Don't come near, I'll solve it, close your eyes!"

Xia De shouted loudly, blocking in front of the two girls. The princess did not know why. Dorothy, who had been taught a lesson in the "Pleasant Dream Pen" incident, immediately stretched out her right hand to block her eyes and closed her own eyes as well.

Xia De stretched out his finger:

"Silver Moon!"

The brilliant moonlight that erupted instantly in the small room pierced through the black mist. The light only flashed for less than a second, but the entire room seemed to be stained with a layer of silvery-white moonlight.

"This light..."

Even though Dorothy reached out in time, Princess Margaret of Anjou still felt her eyes turn white. And when she could clearly see everything around her, she felt as if she were standing in a church at this moment:

"What kind of spell is this?"

"Light spell... don't worry, that was just an illusion, this thing is very weak."

Xia De looked at the box and said softly, still stretching out a hand to block in front of the girls.

At this time, the box was still burning, but the black mist produced was just black mist. It was completely burned up within half a minute. After a muffled sound of boom, the table collapsed due to the corrosion of the green acid water, and the acid water dripping onto the floor corroded the floor until it turned into a pile of white-green foam.

"Light spell?"

The princess was startled, doubting Xia De's level again. So far, no one had ever talked to her about Xia De's level, and Xia De had never released his Life Ring in front of her.

"Miss Mary, don't worry, Xia De is very professional in dealing with similar things."

The writer lady was quite relaxed:

"Xia De, what liquid did you use?"

She asked while covering her mouth and nose with her right hand, and her left hand summoned the wind to imprison the black smoke, compressing it into a small black ball that fell to the ground, preventing too much smoke from drifting out of the door gap and attracting attention.

"No. 4 Holy Water."

Xia De said softly. He looked at Dorothy. The blonde girl nodded, took the hand of the somewhat dazed Princess Margaret to make her turn around, and before the latter could ask, smiled and let her turn back.

At this time, everything in the room had actually returned to normal. No traces of corrosion could be seen on the floor, the table returned to normal, and even the blackened walls returned to their original state.

Only the "Victor's box" that burned because of being stained with holy water was nowhere to be seen. Xia De's 【Breath of Time】 was not very effective on supernatural items, and he did not want that box to appear again.

Reaching his hand into his pocket, he took out the branch prepared for the spell 【Elf's Detoxification Spell】, poked a few times in the pile of foam on the ground, and confirmed that the box burned very thoroughly, and those foams were also evaporating rapidly. Thinking about it, no traces would be left soon.

"It's not a relic, and I don't know what this is exactly, only that it can trigger desires in the heart. It seems this investigation is not simple. I didn't expect that after not having a commission for a long time, such a thing would happen as soon as one appeared."

Xia De sighed:

"The other party seems to be afraid of being caught by the church, the self-destruct function is really cautious. Do you still want to investigate with me?"

"Of course."

Dorothy nodded immediately; she was in high spirits today. Princess Margaret hesitated for a moment and also nodded:

"Yes, at least I can move around in the city before evening. Mr. Hamilton, do you always experience such things? When I was in Wilndale, I rarely encountered supernatural events triggered by ordinary things."

"This is a feature of this city starting this year."

Dorothy introduced with a smile:

"But I think this will be an interesting day, won't it?"

The princess with light golden long hair nodded and looked at Xia De's back again. She was becoming more and more unable to guess this handsome detective.

Since the box rotted and burned under the No. 4 Holy Water, it showed that the person who made the item used forbidden knowledge that should not have been used. The power contained in the holy water itself and the characteristics of the elements only have such a strong targeting effect on a few forces such as undead, demons, and relics.

Therefore, if the mastermind behind this matter was not Dr. Bill Schneider, then it was almost certainly not a good person. Although good people also use evil powers, they definitely do not make such items.

Xia De did not understand the production method of this box, but he understood that it was drawing on human desires to realize wishes. Rather than saying this was a "banknote replicator," it was better to say it was a wish-granting machine. Such alchemical items cannot be made by ordinary means. The first-year alchemy course at St. Byron's has repeatedly emphasized the danger of such items.