To be honest, although Li Wei had arrested a great many people, almost all of them had been released a few days later, apart from one unfortunate fellow whose head had exploded.
The reason was simple: once the worms were expelled, they could no longer remember what they had done before. Even the black-robed old man's servants were no exception. If anyone tried to force information out of them, the worm would find a way to destroy its host's brain, leaving Li Wei and the others with nothing but a drooling idiot.
So Li Wei had no choice but to expel the worms from their brains and let them go.
Fortunately, since they had lost their memories, they had no idea what had happened, so whatever Li Wei told them became the truth-for instance, he told them they had fallen under the influence of an evil devil-worshipping cult and been forced to inhale harmful substances, which had caused hallucinations.
Now, however, their bodies had returned to normal, and they could go home.
Yes, it was that simple.
But that also meant the trail had gone cold.
Fortunately, humans kept records. Not diaries-the buying, selling, and purchasing of all sorts of supplies required records.
Li Wei therefore decided to start his investigation there.
As he had said, the dead did not lie.
Neither did objects.
At the moment, Li Wei had two leads.
The first came from what he had found at the manor. Subsequent investigation had established that the manor belonged to the black-robed old man, as did its servants. What caught Li Wei's attention, however, was that although the servants had lost their earlier memories after waking up, they all agreed that before their memories disappeared, the black-robed old man had dismissed some of the staff, keeping only the