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Between the two bunk beds, Claysie lay on the floor, unable to move.
The person controlling him was a Kung Fu train staff member in a black uniform standing next to him.
The other person did not press with his hands or step on him to make Clacy unable to move. It was a round wooden stick held in his hand.
Wino lay next to Claysie in the same position.
But he was very honest and didn't shout and scream like Clessie.
Since they are train staff, talking is naturally not prohibited.
Toby thought so, and worried about his companions, so he pushed the door open and asked, "Sir, I..."
When I walked into the room, I saw a body covered in blood lying on the single bed on the right side, which was blocked by the door.
The person seemed to have died recently.
The blood had not yet coagulated, soaking through the sheets beneath him and dripping onto the ground.
Such a heavy bleeding?
After a quick glance, Toby didn't see any wound that could cause such a horrific amount of bleeding. He could only suspect that the wound was behind the invisible object.
"Who are you?" the middle-aged staff member turned around and asked.
“Well, we’re passengers in carriage three, and this is our first time riding the Hogwarts Express, so we’re looking around.
I walked into this carriage and heard some noise, so I hurried over to see if anyone needed help."
Lyon, who was standing in the aisle, heard Toby's words, and quickly closed his mouth, swallowing back the words of concern for Claysie.
The staff member did not seem to doubt his explanation, and his tense attitude eased: "If it were in the past, as the deputy conductor, I would definitely lead you on the tour myself.
But I’m afraid that won’t work this time.”
His gaze fell solemnly to the ground, and Clayse, who understood something, became quiet, and Wino, who remained silent.
"There are followers of the Dark Lord lurking on the train, and they have already assassinated a Hogwarts wizard."
Assassinate the magician? Just the two of them?
Also, what are the followers of the Dark Lord?
Toby, who had never read the novel, had a lot of questions in his mind.
"Okay, both of you." The deputy conductor politely raised his hand and asked Toby to leave the room. At the same time, he stepped to the left to block Misha's view of the corpse.
"The situation is very urgent. Please return to your carriage immediately and do not move around until you are notified."
"Okay, thank you very much for your kind warning."
Toby smiled and walked out of the house, stopping Leon who was reluctant to leave, and walked back the way he and Misha came.
Chapter 168 This May Be the Freshman Exam
The assistant conductor acted very quickly.
The three of them walked slowly in the corridor for a few seconds, and he controlled the two of them with a round wooden stick and passed Toby, while at the same time telling them to hurry back to the room.
Leon, who was about to say something, waited until the deputy conductor walked away before saying, “We can’t expose our relationship.
If they put us in a cell, we will never find the truth.”
"I understand." Leon looked a little anxious, "But will Cressy be interrogated if he is taken away by them?"
"certain."
"That……"
"Calm down, we can't change what has happened, or what can you do with it?"
Toby lifted up one side of his coat, revealing the holster at his waist.
Leon wanted to say "yes", but he remembered that the deputy conductor had just used a wooden stick, oh no, a staff.
He quickly gave up the idea after using his staff to immobilize Clessie and Wino.
"We'll check it out on the spot." Toby turned his head around and didn't see anyone, so he pulled the dazed Leon Misha back to the door.
But when I reached out to push the door, I found it didn't move at all.
"Strange, this door is obviously not locked."
"Maybe it's some kind of sealing magic. I've seen it in novels."
"I told you not to use the descriptions in novels to determine the direction of your real-life behavior."
"But there must be some similarities, right? For example, they are both called Hogwarts?"
After a moment of silence, Toby felt that this made sense and gave up using violence to break the door.
“If you can’t get into the room, you can’t investigate the murder scene.
We have no clue as to who did it.”
"Woo——"
A melodious whistle sounded from the front of the train, and they knew the train was about to depart.
The car body began to shake, and the two men leaned against the wooden wall near the door to steady themselves, while holding Misha's shoulders.
"What on earth is going on? They just got on the bus and have never been to the world of Hogwarts before. How could they be followers of the Dark Lord?"
Toby muttered to himself, remembering that Leon and Clessie were both fans of the novel: "Who is the Dark Lord?"
"Voldemort, the biggest villain in the Harry Potter world."
"Is there really such a person?"
"You have to ask Mr. Dumbledore whether it is Rowling's fantasy or it really exists."
Obviously, Dumbledore, who was taking Rowling somewhere unknown at this time, could not show up to give them an answer.
The topic was forced to be interrupted.
"I think I understand it." Toby, who was thinking with his head down, suddenly looked up and said.
"what?"
"This could be the entrance exam!"
Leon was a little confused: “But, two of the five freshmen were captured.
How can they take the exam if they have no chance to come out before the murderer is found?"
With a confident smile on his face, Toby said, “This is a team test.
As for the two of them, whether they can collect enough clues as soon as the case happens and hand them over to us who come a little later is what they should do. "
"Clacy?" Leon's mouth twitched, "You can't expect him to be careful enough to notice the slightest traces at the crime scene.
That guy always throws his stinky socks around when he gets home."
"But Wino is here."
Toby pinched his chin and said, "He must have some ability to work for Prince Suleiman."
"So, we should go find them right away?"
"Yes, and we must not be noticed by the train staff. Otherwise, all five of us will be detained and we may fail the test."
“Oh my god, is the entrance exam going to be this big?” Leon couldn’t believe it. “The corpse and the smell of blood in the room don’t look fake!”
"No one says exams have to be safe. This is Hogwarts."
"You mean... there's a risk of us losing our lives?"
"Not small."
Leon opened his mouth, his eyes became dull: “Kill, killing is against the law.”
"I emphasize again, this is Hogwarts." Toby said with a serious expression, "Don't try to look at an unknown magical world with your past cognition and the laws of the kingdom!"
"I, I understand." Leon came back to his senses and took a few deep breaths, "The ticket says that the train will arrive at Hogwarts in two days.
So we have to find the murderer within two days?"
"Yes."
Toby left the car wall and stood up straight: "Let's go to the staff lounge at the front of the car to get information."
Hearing this, Leon did not delay any longer. He knew there was no turning back, so he took Misha's hand and followed.
By this time the train had already left the station, and the bright sunlight shone through the neatly arranged windows on the right, dispelling the darkness in the aisle.
After walking for a while, Leon whispered, “Look out the window.”
Toby, who was lost in his own thoughts, came to his senses and turned to look at the window.
There is a field outside, and the crops have just sprouted, and it looks green from afar.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, you can see the outline of a village vaguely located at the foot of the mountain.
The specific shape of the house could not be seen clearly, only a huge windmill was seen turning slowly.
"This is definitely not Blue Star!" Lyon said with certainty.
Toby kept walking: "Once we successfully enter the school and become freshmen of Hogwarts, Mr. Dumbledore should be generous in answering our questions."
The two then stopped talking and walked all the way to Carriage No. 1 where the train staff gathered.
It's a bit like the layout of a restaurant.
There were no leather chairs for people to rest, but on the left and right were rows of long four-person tables fixed to the floor.
At this time, the train attendants in black uniforms who were responsible for safety were sitting at a table in groups of two or three, happily chatting about something.
Train attendants who serve passengers mostly wear blue uniforms.
The former are basically men, while the latter are mostly women, with a few young and handsome men mixed in.
"Hello, ma'am." Toby greeted the female conductor who was coming towards them.
"Hello, dear guest. How can I help you?"
"I'm looking for the assistant conductor."