"The culprit behind the destruction of the Magic Node is Professor Lore!" Xiwen said.
His words rang through the basement corridor, leaving the professors so shocked they could not close their mouths.
"Little Xiwen, you can't say something like that carelessly." Professor Kettleburn, leaning on his cane, hurriedly gave Xiwen a meaningful look, signaling for him to apologize to the headmaster. "Headmaster, Little Xiwen must have made this guess for the good of the school. He wasn't casually slandering a professor."
"Professor, I'm certain Professor Lore destroyed the Magic Node." Xiwen ignored Headmaster Dippet's unpleasant expression and merely shook his head at Professor Kettleburn. "Do you remember the two dark wizards we encountered on the day we were attacked in the Forbidden Forest?"
"I remember them. Why?" Professor Kettleburn nodded blankly.
"The person completely wrapped in bandages had eyes exactly like Professor Lore's," Xiwen said. "And although he had disguised his voice, if you listened carefully, it still resembled his usual tone and manner of speech during lessons."
Professor Kettleburn became serious as well. "That's strange... now that you mention it, it really does seem that way!"
At that moment, Headmaster Dippet spoke. "But those are only your conjectures. Without any evidence, we cannot simply question one of the school's professors out of thin air!"
"So without evidence, it's acceptable to imprison a ghost?"
A voice suddenly sounded, followed by ghost Xiwen and Helena, who floated over hand in hand.
"Mr. Strange, I believe you were not permitted to leave the Ghost Hall." Headmaster Dippet's expression darkened. "Your open violation of our agreement may lead to unnecessary suspicions."
"You know it's only suspicion?" Ghost Xiwen stared sharply at Headmaster Dippet and said coldly. "Under special circumstances, mere suspicion is enough to imprison a ghost, yet in a more urgent situation,