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Chapter 453 Fluent Answers
Chapter 453 Fluent Answers
"It's like this—" Steiberg gave a somewhat stiff smile: "I don't really trust these British people."
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"Hmm?" Loila pursed her lips. You may not trust me, but why speak in English? It's not good if someone hears you speaking so loudly!
And I—I'm actually the least trustworthy person for you!
"Therefore, there are some details I hope to obtain from you, Miss Hamilton," Steinberg said to himself.
"Ah—well, I wasn't there at the time—." Loila tapped her fingers and said, "I was pretending to be—pretending to be dead—"
"But I heard you investigated that too, didn't you?" Steinberg said slowly, taking a step as he spoke. Loira had to follow him, saying, "When I went—it was already—it was very late."
"Sooner or later, the clues won't change—and what I really want to know is—" Stenberg paused and asked, "Have you found any trace of the magic circle?"
"You are the only expert in magic arrays right now, and I would like to know your opinion."
"Ah—there was no trace of a magic circle at that scene," Loila said without batting an eye.
"I understand, Miss Hamilton," Steinberg said slowly. "By the way—I heard you and Principal Karkaroff were classmates, is that right?"
"Uh-huh!"
"It must be uncomfortable to be classmates with someone like him, right?" Stöger shrugged and said casually, "He's an annoying guy."
"Ah—no—nothing like that." Loila pursed her lips and said, "We're not—not very close."
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I can't show the "harmonious" relationship I used to have with Karkaroff, otherwise the suspicion will be too high!
"I see." Steinberg nodded slightly. "I checked Durmstrang's student roster before I came—you two met in the dueling tournament."
"I thought you two were fairly familiar with each other."
"Only once?" Loila said uncertainly. In her memory, the only duels she remembered about the tournament were her two matches against Muller.
Müller is really amazing—much better than Karkaroff.
"Twice," Steinberg said casually, then stopped in his tracks. "Well then, let's leave it at that for today, Miss Hamilton."
"Thank you for your cooperation." He said, and walked away, looking quite capable.
Watching his retreating figure, Loila pursed her lips, feeling an unprecedented pressure—wow, does the German Ministry of Magic actually have someone like this?
That's really impressive—no, no! Why am I admiring my own opponent?! I absolutely cannot let him discover that I am the murderer!
But what can I do? Kill him too?
No, no—how could you think like that?
Loila patted her cheeks, and her pointed ears twitched.
"It's all Karkaroff's fault, he made me develop a path dependency," Loila coughed and walked towards her office.
I still have some work to do today.
The thought of Dumbledore gave her a terrible headache.
"Professor Lupin." In the Hogwarts corridor, Steinberg called out to Lupin as he walked by.
"What is it, Mr. Steinberg?" Upon seeing the new German Auror, Lupin paused for a moment and then smiled.
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After all, he came to help find the killer—Lupin really hoped someone could help him, especially given the current uncertain situation.
"I want to ask you about the circumstances of Karkaroff's death," Steinberg said, pulling out a notebook. "Where were you at the time of the incident?"
"I was in charge of maintaining order," Lupin shrugged. "To prevent other students from entering the Black Lake area."
"Because the second match was going on at the time." Looking back now, it was probably also because the match was related to Royla; if I had been there, my acting definitely wouldn't have been as good.
"So—you weren't with anyone else at the time?" Sterberg asked after a pause.
"No, that's not it." Lupin paused for a moment. "I was with two Aurors from the Ministry of Magic."
Is he doubting me? Come to think of it—after all, I'm a werewolf—and I'm with Sirius Black—
"Please forgive my guess." Stöger seemed to have seen through Lupin's thoughts, and he said meticulously, "Everyone is a suspect—it's just a matter of degree."
"And my job is to find the one who is the most suspicious."
"So who do you think is the most suspicious now?" Lupin asked casually. He himself had nothing to do with this matter, so he was very relaxed in his speech.
"It wasn't you," Steinberg simply said. "But if the opportunity arises, I'd still like to ask you more—about Sirius."
Lu Ping raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and after a few seconds of silence, said, "Those are all things unrelated to the case."
"That's not necessarily true." Steinberg shook his head: "The clues to the case lie in other things."
"It's just that we've always been too lazy to look for it," he said as he walked. "That's why you haven't found the killer yet."
His words made Lupin shrug helplessly: "Then let's wait until we have an opportunity."
"Would you like to go see the crime scene now? I can take you there."
"That would be perfect," Steinberg nodded. "But before that, I'd like to know what will happen before Karkaroff dies."
"He had contact with all those people."
"Who are they?" Lupin frowned slightly, thought for a few seconds, and then said, "He doesn't have much contact with others."
"There may only be a few Durmstrang students."
"Doesn't Professor Hamilton belong to that group?"
"Huh?" Lupin paused for a moment and looked at him. Lupin subconsciously ignored Loila, after all, he didn't think Loila had any motive to kill Karkaroff—nor did he think she would have such determination.
"She and Karkarov have met." After thinking for a moment, he said slowly, "But it was probably just a reunion between classmates?"
"They're not exactly acquainted," Steinberg said slowly. "At least that's what Professor Hamilton claims."
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"?" Lupin frowned slightly. He felt that Mr. Stöger seemed to be guessing the murderer in a less than pleasant direction.
"At the time of the incident, Professor Hamilton was still playing the role of a dead person," Lupin said slowly. "Therefore, I don't think there's anything wrong with her."
"Of course not," Steinberger said, pausing for a moment. "Not yet."
He quickened his pace, saying, "Let's leave this topic here, Professor Lupin."
"Let's go take a look at the crime scene first."
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