Following the footprints, the group ventured farther in. Watching Li Wei ahead of her, the elven mage could not help asking a question.
"How did you find it? How did you know the carriage and the body were here? Did you use some kind of magic?"
She had followed Li Wei the entire way, yet she had never seen him cast a spell. At first, she had suspected he might be a sorcerer born with some supernatural ability. After all, some divination sorcerers could briefly glimpse the future.
But Li Wei had shown no sign of anything like that. He had simply pondered, observed, made a few inexplicable moves, and then found the missing carriage and coachman.
How exactly had he done it?
The elven mage could not figure it out, so she had to ask. Li Wei glanced at her, remained silent for a moment, then spoke.
"Miss Mage, what I'm about to tell you comes with no guarantee of accuracy or completeness. It's pure conjecture. Do you understand?"
Although she did not quite understand what Li Wei meant, the elven mage nodded, and he continued.
"It's actually quite simple. After taking this case, the first thing I considered was one question."
"How did she disappear?"
"How did she disappear?"
"Exactly. According to the information I got from the servants, Miss Caldwell rarely goes out. She spends most of her time at home studying alchemy, only occasionally going out to attend tea parties hosted by her friend, Miss Belt. Is that correct?"
"Yes-that's correct."
The elven mage thought back and confirmed that Li Wei was right.
"She disappeared on her way to a tea party, but she takes a fixed route. We traveled that route earlier, too. As we saw, if she'd followed her usual route to the Bert