On the first floor of Black Castle, in the interrogation room.
Altbald remained silent, his face as wrinkled as bark, filled with solemnity.
Lilian, who was beside him, looked at the smiling Reese in front of her, her two eyebrows almost touching, and said coldly with anger:
"The evidence you call is all fake!"
"Oh -" Reese smiled, glanced at the two of them and asked, "So you two still don't admit it?"
Lillian didn't respond with a straight face, but looked at Reese in front of her with cold eyes.
She knew it would be useless to say anything more.
"Is this how Black Fort's surveillance collects evidence?" Atbold said solemnly.
"You have doubts about the authenticity of the evidence?" Reese smiled.
Looking at Lilian and the two who remained silent, he slowly straightened up.
"It's a pity that the evidence is irrefutable. We searched several residences for these evidences. All the supervisors present can testify - don't you think so?"
He turned to look at the other person in charge, Ralph, and then at the supervisors behind him.
After glancing around, everyone nodded in agreement.
The joyful smile on Reese's face became even greater. He turned back to Lillian and continued with a smile:
"So, even if you don't admit it, you can't change this fact. I'm just informing you in accordance with the regulations."
After saying that, he turned his head and gestured with his eyes to Moore, who was monitoring behind him.
Moore understood it, took a step forward, held out a piece of brown parchment with both hands.
"Come on, take a look at this investigation report. If you have any other objections, you can continue to raise them."
Reese squinted and took the parchment from More's hand, handing it to Atbold with one hand.
"However, if you still question the authenticity of the evidence found, there is no need to mention it again," he continued.
The brown parchment hung quietly in the air, and Reese didn't feel tired, so he kept extending his hand.
He looked at Lilian and the two with a smile, as if he was sure that they would honestly accept the parchment and confess their guilt.
There is no wind in the room, and the brown parchment paper curls naturally.
Lillian looked at it, her face getting colder and colder. This was not an investigation report at all, but a death declaration.
She clenched her fists slightly, but she didn't feel the same surging feeling as before - the magic power in her body was now like a pool of stagnant water due to the ban on magic.
I thought that I had greatly improved my bloodline in the elven secret vault and had reached the peak of a first-level wizard. At the same time, I also found the morning dew of the ancient tree of life that healed my grandfather...
It should be a smooth journey back to the city of Neuinstadt, but I never thought that in such a situation, I would encounter desperate situations one after another.
A feeling of powerlessness crept into her heart, and Lillian clenched her fists so hard that her fingertips almost pierced her palms.
Facing a pure-blood family, I am still too weak.
In fact, if it hadn't been for Junior Colin, I'm afraid they would have been buried in the cold snowy night a few days ago...
Thinking of this, Lilian felt some expectation inexplicably.
"Both of you, if you don't continue reading, it will be regarded as giving up on your own initiative..." Reese urged with a pleasant smile, looking at her clenched fists and pale face.
However, he hasn't finished speaking yet.
With a bang, the door of the interrogation room was suddenly pushed open.
A wizard wearing a dark black witch robe with gold patterns walked in.
Reese suddenly turned around, but the originally sullen expression on his face suddenly stopped after he saw clearly the appearance of the witch and the badge with three golden feathers on his chest. He quickly lowered his head and greeted respectfully:
"Lady Nancy."
Witch Nancy didn't reply. She stepped aside slightly, revealing Colin behind her.
The blond boy wears an ordinary standard witch robe, but his figure is tall and straight, his appearance is handsome, and his aura is not inferior to that of the third-level wizard next to him!
Lillian's beautiful golden-green eyes widened slightly, and Atbold was also slightly stunned, with a smile on his face.
This student has brought him too many surprises.
"Tutor, senior sister."
Colin smiled, said hello to Lillian and Atbold, then turned to the wizard next to him and said respectfully:
"Sir Nancy, please excuse me."
"Yeah." Nancy responded with a smile and a gentle attitude.
Then she looked at the confused Rees and others, her face suddenly became serious, and she ordered in a cold voice:
"School Order - The death of Ashe Siddosh and Marjorie Alex will no longer be investigated from immediate effect. The matter has been concluded.
Release Artbald Rudolf and Lillian Rudolf now!"
"No more investigating..." Reese was slightly frightened, but there was no sign of it on his face, he just narrowed his eyes slightly.
Moore, who was monitoring behind him, frowned. He couldn't figure out why Colin appeared here.
Everything is obviously going according to the family plan...but at this time.
However, Ralph on the side nodded crisply and responded: "Okay, Lady Nancy."
According to the rules of Black Castle, he is not a member of the Hitos family.
Although the faction behind it has good relations with the Hidos family, Nancy is one of their supervising bosses. It will never be wrong to obey orders at the moment. Even the Hidos family can't find any fault.
So he nodded and agreed without any hesitation.
Reese looked at his actions, paused, his mind was spinning rapidly, he responded with a smile, turned around and simply opened the door of the temporary prison.
While Colin and the others were chatting, he quietly walked up to Nancy and asked in a low voice:
"Your Excellency Nancy, what on earth is going on?"
Nancy looked at him with a look of pity and ridicule, and said calmly:
"You'll find out soon enough."
The smile on Reese's face gradually disappeared, and he realized that something happened that he didn't know about.
He subconsciously stepped to the side of Moore and asked in a deep voice:
"Is there anything else you and Field are hiding from me?"
Moore was obviously stunned for a moment, subconsciously wondering if Field had something to hide.
"Lord Reese, I was only patrolling at night, and I don't know about Field's plan." He quickly used mental transmission to clear the relationship and said,
"I've told you everything I know."
Seeing the unfaithful expression on Moore's face, Reese gradually frowned.
As soon as his iconic smiling expression disappeared, even his eyes became a bit bigger, and he could no longer hide the sharpness in his eyes.
After pondering for a moment, Reese continued to ask:
"Colin Leonard, have you investigated clearly before and are you sure he is just an ordinary hybrid wizard, the only special one is a Silver Feather?"
"Definitely." Moore nodded decisively, "This wizard named Colin was a wizard who just came to Neustadt last year. At that time, he was still an apprentice and relied on the knowledge of the school.
Added as a token.
His performance in the test to join the school was not particularly outstanding, and in the end he was assigned to Artbold's staff due to qualification issues."
"Qualification problem?" Reese was shocked. A wizard who could be rated as Silver Feather was considered to have a qualification problem at the time?
Moore understood Reese's consternation. He paused and said, "The wizard who was in charge of the exam at that time had already been kicked out by his faction when Colin received the Silver Feather nameplate."
Reese nodded slightly and let a genius wizard go. Of course he had to be punished.
However... he shifted his gaze to Colin, who had almost finished greetings at this time, and he was puzzled.
How did this ordinary wizard with some genius manage to let a third-level wizard who had nothing to do with him or a third-level wizard from Black Castle stand up for him?
Moreover, this is an order issued directly from the school. Isn’t there any reaction from the family?
However, at the moment, Nancy just came to announce that Atbold would be let go, so he was not too worried about himself.
After all, no matter what, he is a member of the Hitos family, and ordinary changes cannot affect him. At most, he will receive some minor punishment.
"Ms. Nancy, let's go first." At this time, Colin completely ended the greetings with the two mentors, turned to Nancy and said.
"Yes." Nancy nodded with a smile, and then said seriously: "This incident will take as long as today, or as long as three days, and we will give you a final result."
In fact, what she said was a conservative estimate.
After all, the order to release Atbold this time came from the person at the top of the Black Castle!
"Thank you, Lady Nancy."
Colin nodded respectfully, said nothing, and left together with Lilian, without even looking at Inspector Moore behind him who escorted them back.
He believed that the school would give him a proper explanation in the end, so there was no need to be too public at this time.
After they left under the supervision of supervisors outside the door.
In the room, Nancy put away her smiling expression, walked to the iron table, picked up the parchment and read it.
As she read word by word, her face darkened little by little.
The person at the top of the Black Castle not only issued the order to release the two Atbalds, but also briefly explained the true situation of the matter.
These words came from the mouth of the adult at the top, so naturally Nancy would not doubt its authenticity.
Therefore, after seeing the so-called truth revealed by these surveillance investigations, the anger in her heart was like a gushing volcano, unable to stop.
She took a breath, scanned the group of supervisors in front of her, and asked in a slow and deep voice with no expression on her face:
"Tell me, how did you obtain the so-called evidence?"
"Also, who is Moore? Please describe to me what happened that night!"
Nancy's voice was like the biting cold wind.
Seeing her such agitated appearance, Rees and More seemed to realize something, and their faces suddenly turned white.
I thought that the matter would be over if the Atbalds left, but now it seems that is not the case.
This fire seems to be burning me!
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Blacksburg Hall.
Lilian stood on the smooth marble floor. She looked at the light sunlight coming in from the stained glass window, and she felt a little unreal in her heart.
The problem that had tortured me and my grandfather for so long was finally solved like this?
"Teacher, where are you planning to go next? Are you going back directly?" At this time, Colin suddenly asked.
"If there are no accidents, yes." Atbold said easily, pressing his chest and exhaling slightly, "I'm not completely ready yet."
When they were in the interrogation room, Colin told them about successfully meeting the Lord of Noins City, so he was in a very relaxed mood now.
After all, they themselves had no fault, they were just acting in self-defense. Now that they have the help of the Lord of Noyins, what do they have to worry about?
Colin smiled. Atbold and Lilian were insiders, so there was nothing to hide about meeting the Lord of Neuins. They just needed to keep it confidential.
Of course, he still had reservations about the information about Operation Crimson.
The winter sun fell on his body, and he was enveloped in a warm feeling. Colin subconsciously exhaled softly.
Now, a series of things have finally come to an end.
This was like removing a big boulder that had accumulated in his heart. He immediately felt a lot more relaxed. Even now, basking in the sun, he felt a little lazy and didn't want to move.
But soon, Colin shook his head in his heart.
'The war is still going on. According to the current situation, we cannot relax too much.
Next, I have to work hard and focus on improving my own strength.’
"Teacher Atbold, you should go back first. I plan to go to Black Castle now to register for a level upgrade." Colin turned around and said.
It’s already here, so why not do it by the way? It can save some precious time.
And if you want to obtain relevant knowledge about advanced second-level wizards from the school, you must let the school know that you have reached the first-level advanced level.
"Okay, remember to come back early after you finish registering. Well... although the villa has been turned into ruins, tonight's party will not be affected by this little thing."
Atbold smiled and said, but soon he seemed to have thought of something. He was silent for a moment and then said: "Of course, tonight is also the time to say goodbye to Marjorie...
Time flies so fast, I still remember him when he was just a skinny kid."
Altbold's voice gradually became lower.
Colin's heart was also a little heavy. He paused and said word by word: "The Hitos family will pay the price for this."
"They are already paying." Atbold raised his head and smiled, "If you don't mind listening to me, an old man, tell me about the old things in the past, you should be prepared to go home late tonight."
He pointed at Lilian and said: "My granddaughter is very good at making good wine. It is a secret recipe that belongs only to the high elves."
"Of course I don't mind." Colin smiled, "Then I'll go there first."
"Go ahead."
But just as he turned around, Colin suddenly thought of something, and turned back and said: "By the way, mentor, how can I obtain the relevant knowledge to advance to the second-level wizard?"
"Relevant knowledge about advanced second-level wizards -" Atbold paused and said: "I will help you apply to the school. Generally speaking, you need to exchange certain contribution points.
If your contribution points are not enough, you may need to do some school tasks."
"I understand." Colin nodded.
"Do you still want to contribute something? I don't know if I can get relevant knowledge from Lord Noins."
"After all, missions are undoubtedly synonymous with trouble."