Black Castle is situated deep within the Tin Saint School.
It is a hemisphere-shaped black building that occupies a vast area, resembling a small hill rising from the ground from afar.
However, only those who understand Black Castle know that compared to its aboveground part, its underground section is the real core.
This place is one of the most central locations of the Tin Saint School, not only managing the information of all School Wizards but also overseeing the order within the School.
Mo'er and Bulvo parted ways on the first underground level.
He led Atbolde and Lillian to the interrogation room on the first level, while Bulvo and his companion took Colin deeper underground.
Mo'er walked at a steady pace.
The Tin Saint School had a comprehensive restraint system for monitoring Black Castle. To achieve the results he anticipated, he would probably need to seek help from several of his kin.
However, it was still deep into the night, so he planned to have Atbolde and Lillian spend the night in the temporary prison next to the interrogation room and decide on the next steps in the morning.
On the other side,
Bulvo continued downward with Colin, eventually arriving at the sixth underground level.
A silvery-white corridor with a high-tech feel greeted them, its silver-white walls not metal but rather giving off a rubber-like feel.
Their footsteps were almost silent as they forcefully stepped on it.
Bulvo, not saying much, flanked Colin left and right with Keith as they walked slowly forward.
This area, deep within Black Castle, was not accessible under normal circumstances, even to inspectors.
But now was an exceptional circumstance; this was part of a contingency plan for surveillance exposure or cases like Colin's.
Bulvo did not know the detailed content of the contingency plan, but his part in its execution involved bringing the suspect to this location in Black Castle.
The three of them walked quietly along the corridor.
After handing over Colin, Bulvo and his companion could leave.
Meanwhile, Colin would remain here to undergo a series of complex examinations and interrogations.
The following afternoon.
Temporary prison next to the interrogation room, first underground level of Black Castle.
Atbolde and Lillian calmly observed the arriving inspectors.
"Let me introduce myself, I'm Rice, one of the two individuals appointed by the School to be in charge of this incident," the Inspection Captain said.
He had a gentle expression with a slight smile, his eyes squinting slightly, giving him the air of a smiling tiger.
"I'm Ralph, the other person in charge," the other Inspection Captain, quite different from Rice, appeared stern, his thin lips slightly pursed, giving him a somewhat harsh look.
Rice pointed to several wizards beside him and continued, "These wizards here are assisting with the investigation as inspectors, according to regulations, not on the same team as us."
Mo'er stood among them, expression calm.
"Next, we will begin the questioning, hmm, let's start with this beautiful lady," Rice said with a smile.
Lily slightly furrowed her brows, not quite liking the frivolous attitude of Rice before her.
But due to rules, she stood up and followed Rice and Ralph to the nearby interrogation room.
Atbolde watched Lillian leave with a faint look of worry.
But he quickly composed himself, now only trusting Colin, ever believing in that student who had already performed many miracles.
About half an hour later, Lillian returned to the temporary prison, and it was his turn to be questioned.
Atbolde got up and walked out of the temporary prison's iron bars to the interrogation room.
Rice and Ralph sat in front of a cold metal long table, ordinary inspectors behind them.
"Please sit," Rice said cheerfully.
Atbolde pulled out a chair and sat down calmly.
"Name?"
"Atbolde Rudolph."
The questioning began with routine questions, all procedures and methods conducted according to regulations.
The entire process unfolded without other disturbances.
About half an hour later, Atbolde returned to the temporary prison.
Soon after, Lillian was summoned again for questioning.
Once Lillian's interrogation was complete, it was Atbolde's turn again.
This back and forth continued nearly the entire afternoon, with the inspectors repeatedly interrogating them.
The questions asked varied widely, with tests like heart rate monitoring and other auxiliary witchcraft used in rotation, but further use of spirit witchcraft was strictly regulated in Black Castle, and this incident did not meet the threshold for its use.
If it were ordinary people, they would probably have been exhausted by the ordeal.
However, for them, even Lillian, having mostly completed her basic physical strengthening, was at the peak of First Rank.
Although Atbolde was not fully agile yet, he had recovered the strength of a Second Rank Wizard.
Thus, neither of them felt tired, just a bit weary.
After about five or six rounds of questioning per person, night fell, and the inspectors temporarily left, leaving them to continue waiting in the temporary prison.
As the night deepened, the piercing cold winds swept over Neustadt City.
In the cramped temporary prison, Atbolde and Lillian sat cross-legged facing each other, patiently waiting.
According to School rules, as long as the investigation results were not concluded, the Black Castle inspectors had the right to request their cooperation here for up to ten days.
During this period, they were not allowed to leave the temporary prison.