After seeing Baron Hanklis off, Li Wei also found the matter quite interesting.
"Erin, what do you think?"
Li Wei looked at Erin, who picked up the teapot and refilled his cup.
"I think... it's rather strange. Perhaps what that gentleman saw really was a hallucination?"
"Yes, it certainly sounds like one."
"But didn't he say he saw the servants avoiding the corpse?"
"That's only his side of the story."
Li Wei shrugged, looking at a loss.
"Hallucinations are tricky things. Often, what you see fits your own expectations. Perhaps those servants were simply walking along, but to Baron Hanklis, it looked as though they were deliberately going around it. What's more, he genuinely believes what he's saying, which makes things difficult."
"Then are you going to investigate, Master?"
"It's hard to say. For now, I've advised him to see a doctor first. If the doctor confirms there's nothing wrong with him, there'll still be time for me to investigate."
As he spoke, Li Wei glanced at the Communicator beside him. After taking the items away, the Old Butler had called him once to say they had been delivered and the scroll was now in the Queen's hands. As for what happened afterward, the Queen hadn't contacted him, so presumably the Royal Family had settled it internally.
Li Wei had also met the owners of those supernatural creatures. How should he put it? At present, they were usable, but not necessarily useful. Carly and Ruth were proof enough: one was rash and impetuous, the other timid and hesitant. Neither communicated well. They were purely muscle.
Yes, he would have to discuss it with the Old Butler again later. The Old Butler seemed to be planning to form a Supernatural Creature Investigation Team. Judging by his thinking, he probably wanted to