Arcane Detective of the Steam Age
Chapter 379

Things Really Took a Turn for the Worse

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He had to admit, this really was beyond anything Li Wei had expected.

Originally, Li Wei had thought Professor Andrew was merely hiding somewhere no one else could find him, but his [Soul Sight] would surely pick him up.

Yet now, across the enormous campus, there was not even the slightest trace of a soul's radiance?

Something was definitely wrong here...

Li Wei scratched his head, feeling rather frustrated. Honestly, as a detective, he felt he had a tougher job than the likes of Sherlock Holmes. Those detectives never needed to account for supernatural factors. Whatever rumors or ghost stories someone used to disguise their methods, the culprit was always an ordinary person in the end.

Take Professor Andrew's disappearance. In an ordinary detective novel, he would either be dead, kidnapped, or have used some means to leave the school. Whatever the case, a human being would definitely be responsible.

But in Li Wei's case, he really had to consider all sorts of supernatural possibilities, such as being sucked into another dimension, killed by a ghost, and so on...

So what exactly had happened this time?

Li Wei could not figure it out, but it had still piqued his curiosity. If Professor Andrew had merely used some method to slip out of the school, that would be one thing. But assuming he had not left, then he was either dead or missing... Well, of course, judging by the current situation, he was definitely missing.

Then he would start by investigating.

Although Li Wei was curious about what had happened, he still had to take things one step at a time. So he left the campus and returned home.

Then he went to find... Kia.

"Hey, Kia."

Li Wei came to Kia's room and greeted her. She was tapping away at

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