Techniques and Dao

Chapter 144 The Trace of Air
Jane clearly didn't understand her situation, and she shouted angrily, "What's the point of arresting me!"

Mieying coldly said, "Let me tell you! The owner of the purple-gold thread has been found!"

Jane shouted angrily, "Then hand over the thief!"

Hanamori finally came to his senses, got up and said, "I am the owner of the loose thread!"

This statement only added fuel to the fire; not only did the thief return to the scene of the crime, but he also tried to tie himself up.
Jane's eyes widened: "Then you still dare to come here!"

"Bullshit! I never stole anything from you!"

"If you've never been to the treasure vault, how come the loose threads from your clothes are here?"

Hua Sheng became somewhat exasperated by this question and shouted, "How would I know! Do you have surveillance equipment in your treasure vault? Why don't you check and see if it's me?"

Jian replied, "Who uses such outdated surveillance equipment!"

"Where is the surveillance equipment outdated!"

Jane retorted sarcastically, "Those electronic devices can have their images altered with the most basic magic. What's the point!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Sheng immediately recalled how she and Tai Shang Xiao Jun had used a small spell to avoid surveillance cameras when they went to the subway. If they could get into the treasure vault of Klin Magic Academy, then it wouldn't matter whether there were surveillance cameras or not. Moreover, false surveillance footage could easily mislead investigators.

But Hua Sheng was still unconvinced, saying, "I've never been here, and I've never taken off my Taoist robe. So there must be something wrong. With so many magic professors at your Klin Magic Academy, is there really no way to find out?"

“Other traces…” Jane seemed to have thought of something and suddenly fell silent.

Hua Sheng and Mie Ying waited a while, and just as they were about to ask again, Jian said, "The purple-gold thread has been confirmed to have been brought by the thief. Moreover, it is no coincidence that this thread went to the human world and then to the other side of the earth! But since the thief came to the treasure vault, besides leaving the thread, there may be another clue left behind..."

Hanamori quickly asked, "Which one? How come I didn't notice it before?"

Jane said, "This is just my guess. The clue is neither visible nor tangible."

"Could clues really be invisible? Even fingerprints should be visible, right?"

"How could we possibly overlook something as obvious as fingerprints? But no fingerprints were found at the scene."

"Then what is this hidden clue?"

"Air."

Jane frowned and said, "It's the air the thief exhaled."

Hua Sheng was taken aback and quickly asked, "Is the air that everyone exhales different?"

He explained in simple terms: "Everyone's face has its own characteristics, and their fingerprints are all different. Not only that, but no two people's voices are exactly the same. This is called voiceprint."

"That air is..."

"It's a pattern of energy."

Bai Fa Mieying frowned; it was the first time she and Hua Sheng had ever heard the term "qi pattern."

"So you mean the air in this treasure vault is still intact from before?"

“No one stays in this treasure vault for long periods of time, so for safety reasons, no ventilation system has been installed. Only a small amount of air circulates each time the door is opened and closed. Therefore, it is reasonable that some air from the past few months is retained. Moreover, air can be fresh or old, and this information is contained in the air pattern information, which can be identified.”

Mieying said, "This is excellent. Not only can it prove that Huasheng was wronged, but having the thief's aura pattern will also make it easier to find him."

Hua Sheng asked, "Then shouldn't we hurry up and take action?"

Jane shook her head and said, "Even so, the air contains a wealth of information, and the qi patterns are undetectable at the Demon School. But I know where I can identify them."

Mie Ying asked, "Where is the device that can identify qi patterns?"

"It's not equipment, it's magic."

Hua Sheng sighed and said, "I knew you'd need magic to get to Europe. Tell me, who should we ask?"

Jane thought for a moment and then said two words that surprised him.

"Angel."

Upon hearing this word, Hanamori was almost dumbfounded.

"You mean... an angel?" Hanamori asked again to confirm the word.

Jane said, "Yes."

Hanamori said, "That's hilarious. Do we need God to introduce us to angels?"

Jane replied with a serious expression, "No need."

Where should we go?

Angel Bay in Nice.

Where is Nice?

"Southern France".

How far is it from Paris?

"About a thousand kilometers."

“Alright, it’s very close. No need for further words, let’s set off now!” White-haired Shadow said, picking up Jane to leave.

"Wait! You can't arrest me!"

Hua Sheng asked, "Why can't I arrest you? It's up to you to clear my name as a thief."

Jane said, "Since you didn't steal it, I can introduce you to the professors. We can all go to Nice together."

White-haired Shadow immediately stopped them, saying, "No! Don't try to fool us. We trespassed into the Demon School, and that purple-gold thread came from Hua Sheng. If you let the rest of your Demon School come, they will definitely arrest us and interrogate us severely!"

Hua Sheng broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Fourth Sister is indeed meticulous; we almost fell for this foreign girl's trick. Let's grab her and take her to Nice right now!"

Jane shouted, "No way! If the Demon School can't find me, I'll definitely send out the whole force to search! Then you won't be able to escape either!"

"Oh? Looks like you're a model student in this magical school! Everyone cares about you!" Hua Sheng nodded and said, "That reminds me. Here, I'll leave you a leave slip for the professors, and they'll take it as you taking leave."

He conjured a blank sheet of paper and then opened his phone. He typed some text into the phone, then used a translation app to translate it into French, and began copying the words from the phone screen.

The white-haired shadow asked, "What are you writing? Be careful not to let anyone see through your disguise!"

As Hua Sheng wrote, he replied, "I wrote that something happened at home."

"When you ask for leave, you need to write down the reason for it to make it seem genuine!"

"Since you say there's something going on at home, then naturally I'll write about family matters!"

"It can't be that simple; we need to come up with an explanation."

Hua Sheng thought for a moment and said, "How about we write that your mother passed away and you went home for the funeral? And thus you observed three years of mourning?"

White-haired Shadow scolded, "If you write it like that, people will definitely come to offer their condolences, and you'll be exposed as soon as they ask!"

Hua Sheng helplessly crumpled the white paper into a ball, then produced another sheet, writing as she said, "Then I'll just write that I'm on my period and have stomach pains, so I'm asking for seven days off."

Jane exclaimed in alarm, "You bastard! How dare you write such nonsense!"

Hua Sheng shrugged and said, "Isn't this reason sufficient? Besides, this kind of reason is quite private, so no one will investigate!"

Jane cried out desperately, "I was just here last week!"

Hua Sheng sighed, "So what? We can do it again this week! Is there a problem with doing this twice?"

Jane and Mieying glared at Huasheng at the same time and shouted, "Of course there's a problem!"

Hua Sheng was startled by the fierce expressions of the two girls opposite him. He had no choice but to think about it again and write as he spoke, "Fine! Since you two are against a second reading, I will write that I am taking leave due to morning sickness during pregnancy."

"No!" Jane was so angry she was almost crying. "Just write it the way you said you would..."

Hua Sheng clicked his tongue and said irritably, "You French girls are such a hassle, going back and forth like this. You should have just said so earlier, otherwise I would have had to write it all over again."

(End of this chapter)