465: Isurna, who does not need to fall

Chapter 464: Isurna Who Need Not Fall

Hours later, nearing noon, a special investigation meeting targeting the Divine Machine Witch commenced in a bunker.

Claude presided over the meeting, and in addition to dozens of high-ranking Investigating Officers, all the women were also present.

“Following the arrest operation in the Royal Capital last time, the Divine Machine Witch’s whereabouts have once again vanished…”

As he spoke, holographic projections appeared before everyone, displaying text, images, and even videos.

These were the investigation reports compiled by Dick, the content was extremely detailed, narrating the arrest operation from multiple perspectives, supplemented by holographic projections, making it feel as though one was personally present.

The women had only been teleported to the Central Region after the arrest operation concluded, so this was their first time learning about it, and they were all watching with great interest.

“With the help of the clues collected by Dick, we subsequently raided more than a dozen of Apricot Lilli’s strongholds, confiscating several magical puppets and magical devices…”

This was a good habit of Apricot Lilli; wherever she went, the first thing she did was set up strongholds, as she never lacked money anyway.

Even though she had only been in the Demon Spirit Continent for a few days, Apricot Lilli had already established hundreds of strongholds in various places, allowing for mutual teleportation at any time.

Without Dick, it would have been as difficult as ascending to heaven for the Investigating Officers to capture Apricot Lilli.

And now, with Dick, the strongest mole, the difficulty of capturing Apricot Lilli had escalated to being as difficult as overturning the heavens.

Under Dick’s instruction, Apricot Lilli would release a little bit of “clues” and “flaws” every so often, making the investigation appear to be progressing well.

But no matter how smooth it seemed, Apricot Lilli just couldn't be caught, always being “just a little bit off”!

Currently, the Investigating Officers were already unable to leave Dick; the entire special investigation team was led by Dick, and the operations were also planned by Dick.

In this cat-and-mouse game, Dick was both the cat and the mouse, and also the highest commander on both sides, with everything under his control.

An hour later, guided by Dick, the Investigating Officers confirmed the plan for the next stage.

At the same time, Dick also transmitted the detailed plan through soul transmission, sending it all to Apricot Lilli so that she could prepare her defenses.

“Alright, we’ll conclude the discussion on the Divine Machine Witch case here, Investigating Officers, I have something to give you!”

Claude lifted a delicate black box, and upon opening it, revealed several rhombic magical devices.

“This is the latest research from the Superville Royal Magical Academy, the RSD Soul Cluster Instrument, which can accurately detect the presence of Witches. The only drawback is that the detection range is very short, less than half a meter…”

Upon hearing this, Dick raised an eyebrow, and all the women also showed expressions of astonishment.

Claude slowly walked away from his seat, carefully distributing the Soul Cluster Instruments to everyone, while introducing them:

“The role of the Investigation Bureau is to maintain the safety of the empire. Existences like Witches, which are like calamities, must be eliminated…”

Drip—

Suddenly, a sharp sound occurred.

Claude looked at Xiao Nai with a bewildered expression, watching the Soul Cluster Instrument in her hand vibrate violently. The atmosphere in the bunker meeting room momentarily solidified.

Dick never expected that Claude would suddenly produce a device for detecting Witches, after all, this RSD Soul Cluster Instrument was something that only appeared in the Central Region decades later!

How could it appear now?

Soon, a possibility came to Dick’s mind; this was probably another trick orchestrated by the unstable destiny!

Undoubtedly, within the Superville Royal Magical Academy, a gifted Blacksmith had awakened the Hero's luck, which is why the Soul Cluster Instrument was invented ahead of time.

“Investigating Officer Xiao Nai, could it be that you…”

Before Claude could finish speaking, Dick spoke first, questioning loudly: “I have never heard of any device in the world that can detect Witches, could it be something just for show!”

“Dick, the Soul Cluster Instrument is the invention of Master Ivan, our chief Blacksmith of Superville, how could it be…”

“Then how do you explain the current situation?”

Dick directly took the initiative, walking aggressively to Claude’s front, saying mockingly: “There are trillions of people in the world, and there are only nine Witches in total. Xiao Nai’s luck is truly good!”

Upon hearing this, although Claude was dissatisfied, he couldn't refute anything.

What Dick said was indeed correct; compared to Xiao Nai being a Witch, the possibility of the Soul Cluster Instrument detecting incorrectly was clearly higher.

“But Ivan is an extremely rigorous scholar, his inventions have never been wrong. To be safe, I think we should arrest first…”

“Arrest?! What kind of joke is this?!”

Dick snatched the Soul Cluster Instrument from Xiao Nai’s hand and said coldly: “I will never allow my friends to suffer any unjust treatment!”

With that, Dick brought the Soul Cluster Instrument closer to Cecilia, who was next to Xiao Nai.

Drip—

The sharp, piercing sound rang out again, the Soul Cluster Instrument vibrated violently, and Claude and the group of Investigating Officers were dumbfounded.

“Ridiculous thing, the only nine Witches in the world, and two of them have appeared right beside us, hahaha…”

Before Claude could react, Dick threw the Soul Cluster Instrument to Alice.

Drip—

“Heh, three Witches?”

Alice was very smart; she knew what Dick wanted to do and quickly handed the Soul Cluster Instrument to Mina, who was next to her.

Drip—

“This is hilarious, Claude,” Dick’s face was full of sarcasm, and he chuckled and shook his head: “So, does this Soul Cluster Instrument mean that all my friends are Witches?”

“This, this…”

Claude’s face was embarrassed; he also didn’t believe such a low-probability event. There were only nine Witches in the world, and nearly half of them were gathered here…

Who would believe it if you said it? Nine out of ten, the Soul Cluster Instrument had a problem!

“Hmph, what inexplicable humiliation! Are my friends going to be subjected to your torture next, Claude?”

Dick pressed on, referencing the time Claude had previously framed him, stirring up the guilt in his heart to quickly settle the matter.

Of course, Dick knew that the Soul Cluster Instrument was fine; it was a cross-era invention, utilizing the latest soul detection technology, and it was accurate every time…

The person who wrongly accused you knows better than you how wronged you are.

The top priority now was to muddle through this matter, and then have Apricot Lilli create an anti-detection device.

As for the chief Blacksmith who invented the Soul Cluster Instrument, Ivan, you’ll have to trouble him to become the Divine Machine Witch’s next assassination target.

“Dick, don’t be angry,” Isurna stepped forward to comfort him, saying gently: “Claude didn’t know this Soul Cluster Instrument would malfunction…”

“Sorry, Dick, it’s a good thing we discovered the problem in advance, otherwise many innocent people would have been wrongly accused later…”

Claude wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, apologizing repeatedly, and planned to properly reprimand Ivan later.

Dick was an important talent second only to Isurna, and the favorability that Your Majesty had painstakingly accumulated was almost wiped out because of the recent farce.

“Take it away, take it away, and tell that Ivan guy to be careful and stop making these half-finished products!”

Dick crossed his arms, looking as though his anger had not subsided, his acting skills superb.

Isurna took the Soul Cluster Instrument from Mina’s hand and handed it to Claude, telling him to put it away quickly, as today’s meeting could only end unhappily.

Drip—

Drip—

Drip—

Suddenly, the Soul Cluster Instrument emitted a piercing buzzing sound again; it vibrated wildly in Isurna’s hand, and finally, it actually exploded directly.

“…”

The meeting room fell silent, Isurna blinked in confusion, looking at the shattered Soul Cluster Instrument in her hand, at a loss.

“Alas, this guy Ivan is really eager for quick success and instant benefits. I said how could there be such a miraculous invention…”

Claude sighed softly, hurrying forward to clean up, and the group of Investigating Officers also shook their heads one after another.

Even Isurna could be judged as a Witch; this Soul Cluster Instrument was simply too outrageous, it was 100% seriously flawed.

If it continued, even males would probably be judged as Witches!

After the bewilderment, Isurna felt a little amused. She shook the fragments of the Soul Cluster Instrument in her hand and looked at Dick, saying: “That’s strange, I clearly remember Master Ivan being a very steady person…”

“Dick?”

Isurna’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly; she found that Dick was in a daze, with an expression of undisguised shock in his eyes.

“What’s wrong? Were you scared by the sudden explosion of the Soul Cluster Instrument?”

Facing Isurna’s concerned inquiry, Dick finally came back to his senses, his face pale, saying: “Uh… pretty much, I was almost scared to death just now…”

Dick wasn’t lying; he was truly almost scared to death just now, by the fact that Isurna was a Witch.

Because logically speaking, Isurna shouldn’t be a Witch, at least not at this stage.

The Fallen Witch is the most special Witch; as the name suggests, she needs a process of falling, otherwise, she simply cannot awaken the qualification of a Witch!

But in this life… has Isurna fallen?

At the same time, the progress of the task “The Last Confession” in the upper left corner of Dick’s vision changed again, from 12% to 20%!

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