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"Esteemed Aurors, if there's no problem, could you please step aside?"

At the entrance to Diagon Alley, a double-decker bus had been forced to stop. Surrounded by a circle of Aurors, the conductor said impatiently, "I've told you many times already—the person you're looking for never rode the Knight Bus."

"But according to what we know, someone did board the Knight Bus here," the lead Auror said expressionlessly.

"What's wrong with that?" The conductor grew even more irritated. "We're here to help witches and wizards in trouble. Not just today—every day, we pick up passengers from Diagon Alley."

"But today is different." The Auror continued, "Someone killed five wizards in Knockturn Alley. With such cruel methods, he'll surely target other wizards. We have to catch him as soon as possible. You wouldn't want a vicious dark wizard setting his sights on you, would you?"

"Killed... five wizards..." The conductor panicked at once, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead with her ticket pouch. "Oh, you said Knockturn Alley. Could it have been done by one of the wizards there?"

"Knockturn Alley has its own rules. They wouldn't act recklessly, much less invite trouble upon themselves."

"And you're certain he left on the Knight Bus?"

"That isn't something you need to ask about," the Auror said coldly. "Right now, you only need to cooperate with us."

"Fine. What do you want to know?" the conductor said. "But you'd better make it quick. Plenty of witches and wizards are still waiting for our help."

"Don't worry, this won't take long." The Auror said, "But your answers are too vague. I may need to use some other methods."

"Legilimency."

Before the conductor could react, she saw a wand. Then, everything that had happened over the past three hours began flashing rapidly through her