Quick Transmigration: Even Extras Want to Be Leading Actresses

Chapter 282 Semifinals (8)

Although clues related to Lucy have been found, these alone are not enough to confirm that she is the mastermind.

Lucy might just be an accomplice; the two need to continue their investigation to gather more credible evidence.

For the next period of time, Isabella suggested starting with the source of the magical powder and the glowing traces.

She checked the castle's inventory records and discovered that recently, some raw materials for making concealment magic powder had gone missing from the castle's material warehouse.

Records show that the last person to enter the materials warehouse was registered under the name Lucy.

To verify the relationship between the luminescent traces and Lucy, Isabella used her expertise to conduct an in-depth analysis of the luminescent traces.

After analysis, she discovered that the frequency of the magical fluctuations in these glowing traces perfectly matched a spatial teleportation spell recorded in Lucy's notebook.

At the same time, Gu Shijiu was also entrusted with an important task: to observe the every move of her husband, Duke Alva.

Although Mary and Alva were husband and wife, they never slept in the same room; their rooms weren't even on the same floor.

Gu Shijiu didn't dare to sleep at night, and listened intently to Alva's every move, finally discovering something amiss.

Alva often held secret talks with some mysterious people in the castle's study. After each meeting, those people would leave in a hurry, looking very anxious.

After receiving this information, Isabella managed to sneak into the study and found some letters and documents.

The letter mentioned plans for power and wealth, and implied that these goals would be achieved by sacrificing some insignificant people. Although

It wasn't explicitly stated that she was a maid, but combined with the previous clues, it was already very suspicious.

Furthermore, Alva has been frequently purchasing magical materials and items recently.

Of course, this evidence only suggests that Alva is a suspect, but it cannot directly prove that he is the mastermind.

Gu Shijiu and Isabella decided to expand their investigation to include Alva's recent financial situation and social circle.

During her investigation of these nobles, Isabella discovered that one of them, Baron Roy, had particularly frequent dealings with Alva.

Baron Roy is known for his ruthlessness and obsession with magic; a secret magical laboratory is said to exist within his domain.

Besides him, some nobles had a strong interest in magic and even secretly kept people who could use magic.

Meanwhile, a huge sum of money of unknown origin flowed into Alva's castle.

Isabella and Gu Shijiu managed to infiltrate Baron Roy's territory in an attempt to find clues related to the maid's disappearance.

Inside the baron's castle, they discovered some experimental records.

The document records some wicked experiments involving the combination of the human body and magic, and the characteristics of the test subjects are extremely similar to those of the missing maids.

The two speculated that Alva was likely in cahoots with Baron Roy, using the maids to conduct these wicked experiments.

Their aim was to acquire some powerful magical ability or to achieve their political ambitions.

At this moment, Isabella discovered another crucial clue.

She discovered that Alva had appeared in a small town near the castle on the night Lily disappeared, a town that was home to some magical black markets.

This inevitably raises suspicions that Alva went there to obtain some magical items or to meet with relevant individuals.

Gu Shijiu and Isabella decided to go to that town to conduct an in-depth investigation.

In the town's magic black market, the two learned that Alva had purchased an extremely rare magical item shortly before Lily disappeared.

This item can enhance the effects of teleportation magic, which matches the magical characteristics indicated by the pale blue glowing traces in Lily's room.

A black market dealer told the two that Alva had mentioned a plan to use "useless people" when he was buying the items.

Based on the previous clues, these "useless people" are very likely the missing maids.

To further confirm Alva's crimes, Gu Shijiu and Isabella decided to investigate his communications records.

The two discovered that there was a frequent correspondence between Alva and Baron Roy.

Although the letter was encrypted, it was still deciphered using Isabella's expertise and some magical means.

The letter explicitly mentioned plans to use maids for magical experiments and methods to cover up these crimes.

In the letter, Alva also mentioned Lucy, calling her a pawn that could be used to help them carry out a kidnapping operation inside the castle.

Back at the castle, Gu Shijiu and Isabella continued to gather evidence.

They discovered that Alva had several secret meetings with Lucy after Lily's disappearance.

Further questioning of the servants in the castle revealed that Lucy's behavior became even more erratic after these meetings, and she often went out alone late at night.

In order to obtain direct evidence between Alva and Lucy, Isabella installed some hidden listening devices in Alva's study and Lucy's room.

After several days of wiretapping, they finally obtained crucial evidence.

In one conversation, Alva explicitly instructs Lucy to kidnap more maids and threatens her with a fate worse than death if she disobeys.

Although Lucy showed fear, she still followed Alva's instructions.

Having investigated to this extent, it's almost certain that Alva is involved in this matter.

Gu Shijiu was a little confused. Wasn't Isabella someone Alva had brought? Why was she catching herself?

Isabella, on the other hand, looked serious.

She knew that they had to be more cautious in their next move, because they were facing a ruthless and unscrupulous opponent.

At this moment, Alva was also filled with unease.

He became aware of Gu Shijiu and Isabella's investigation and secretly became wary.

The reason he cried "stop thief!" before was partly to test Gu Shijiu's attitude and see if she had realized his scheme;

On the other hand, he wanted to use this method to disguise himself as an innocent victim, thereby diverting other people's attention.

Alva originally thought that with his own methods and Lucy's cooperation, he could successfully complete his plan with Baron Roy and obtain powerful magical power.

However, this was truly a case of being too clever for his own good. If he hadn't mentioned it, Gu Shijiu would never have noticed that someone had gone missing inside the castle.

In an attempt to salvage the situation, Alva decides to set a trap to eliminate Gu Shijiu and Isabella in one fell swoop.

He used Lucy's position in the castle to spread false clues, suggesting that key evidence related to the maid's disappearance was hidden in the castle's basement.

In the basement, Alva had already set up various magical traps and mechanisms, just waiting for Gu Shijiu and Isabella to take the bait.

He also arranged for some magical henchmen to lurk in various corners of the basement, ready to launch an attack at the crucial moment.

Sure enough, after learning of this clue, Gu Shijiu and Isabella decided to go to the basement to find out.

Although Isabella had some doubts, she also understood that this could be a good opportunity to obtain crucial evidence.

So one dark and stormy night, she and Gu Shijiu carefully entered the basement together.