After hearing Elmer's explanation, Liam Graves turned to look at the expanded space, narrowing his eyes slightly as he thought.
"Elmer, you mean... the accident happened because there were too many suspects?"
"Yes!" Elmer nodded. "You're right... Of course, I won't write just that one sentence in the report."
"But I remember..." Liam Graves continued, "after the last raid ended, we questioned the suspects the same way. Why didn't anything happen then?"
Elmer raised a hand and pointed at several Aurors and Hit Wizards. "I thought of that too. I already asked them about it..."
"The suspects brought back after the last raid weren't nearly as cooperative during questioning, so naturally it took more time."
"The suspects this time were all very cooperative. They basically answered every question, shortening the entire interrogation process by at least a quarter."
"It was that quarter of the time that was cut short which allowed the magical fluctuations to accumulate, eventually nullifying the Undetectable Extension Charm."
"Blankenship, Pryor, Silas..." Liam Graves called out their names. "What did you feel? Did the questioning go smoothly this time?"
The named Aurors and Hit Wizards all nodded, confirming that the interrogations had indeed gone very smoothly this time.
The suspects seemed to have been deeply traumatized by something, leaving them completely afraid to lie. As a result, magical tools used to assist interrogations, such as Sneakoscopes, had not been needed at all.
"Who would've thought..." Liam Graves sighed, a clear bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Interrogating them too quickly could cause an accident too."
"Exactly!" Elmer let out a breath. "I inspected the expanded space carefully. The original protective magic is still solid. We just need to carry out the regular maintenance on Friday."
"And only the suspects were injured. They were ordinary