Wizard: Max level talent, starting from zero-ring trick.

Chapter 82 The School's Reaction, Doug's Patience!

Ian and Layton walked into Vivian's office.

At this moment, besides Vivian, there were Granger and Victor in the office, as well as many wizards under Vivian's command.

A patrol of wizards surrounded everyone.

As soon as Layton entered, Granger stood up angrily and said, "Layton, what right do you have to stop us from leaving?"

"I'm sorry, but no one can leave until this is resolved."

Layton shook his head.

His gaze naturally drifted to Vivian, who was sitting not far away.

Vivian sat on the sofa with a cold expression, while a wizard across from her asked her various questions.

"Please repeat your route from yesterday."

"I've said it three times already, I told you, I didn't kill Hal."

At this moment, Vivian's face showed anger.

Layton stepped forward to the table and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, Deputy Minister Vivian, but currently, you and Deputy Minister Doug have been at odds, and you are indeed the prime suspect in Hal's death."

"Just based on this?"

Vivian looked up and stared at Layton.

"And this..."

Layton took out a photographic crystal, and an image immediately appeared in everyone's sight.

Everyone's eyes widened instantly, including Vivian's.

The image shows an area that appears to have been plowed by a hurricane, and it is extremely large.

"The last trace of Hal disappeared here. For a situation of this scale, one must be at least a third-level wizard apprentice, and you happen to be most proficient in wind and fire magic."

Layton said calmly.

This time, Vivian remained silent.

This reasoning is indeed reasonable.

Moreover, her motives were indeed sufficient.

For a moment, she felt as if she had done it herself.

Not far away, Ian's lips twitched.

He was unaware that Vivian was skilled in wind-attribute witchcraft.

It's quite a coincidence.

"Of course, everyone in the Potions Department will also need to undergo individual review. We hope for your cooperation. The department is paying close attention to this matter."

Layton turned to the wizards present and spoke.

"We accept the investigation!"

Granger remained silent this time as well.

The scene depicted was indeed a bit too exaggerated, as it involved at least a third-class wizard apprentice.

Soon, the wizards were taken away one by one.

Ian was the same; he was taken away for questioning by Layton, along with a wizard from the Department of Mystic Sources.

"Wizard Layton has been promoted to third rank?"

Ian was somewhat surprised.

"Thanks to you, I've gained a lot of resources from what happened before." Layton nodded with a smile.

"Then I will begin this review."

"Okay." Ian nodded.

"Please repeat your trajectory from yesterday," Layton asked.

"Yesterday I first... and finally spent the night at Wizard Chris's house!" Ian said calmly.

"Can anyone prove this?"

"Chris, a maid in the Chris family, can be proven by the surveillance footage along the way," Ian said.

"Okay, I'll send someone to investigate."

Layton nodded.

He then asked Ian a few more questions, but only superficially.

Then the review was completed smoothly.

First, he had received favors from Ian, and second, Ian was not the main target of the investigation.

Although he and Hal had some conflicts, those were all things from several years ago.

Furthermore, Ian's strength is simply no match for Hal's.

At the same time, the scenes depicted are far beyond what Ian could create.

"The investigation is over, but you cannot leave the department for the next three days until the investigation is clear. If you want to go out, you can apply to me, but I don't recommend it."

Layton offered a reminder after the investigation concluded.

"OK."

Ian nodded.

This was entirely expected.

Today, it's clearly not just him; all the wizards in the Potions Department will be subject to investigation.

......

Only Vivian was taken away alone; the other wizards were simply confined to the Potions Department.

Ian, Granger, and Victor were chatting in a room.

"Tell me, is he or isn't he the deputy minister?"

Because no one was around, Granger frowned.

"It is certainly possible."

Victor, who understood Vivian's personality, nodded.

Ian's lips twitched as he stood to the side.

No?

Do you all trust Minister Vivian that much?

But upon further reflection, Vivian is indeed surprisingly suspicious.

Granger thought so too.

One can imagine what the other wizards in the department were thinking.

In the following days, there was a lot of friction within the Potions Department, especially among the wizards under Doug and Vivian.

They all clearly believed that Vivian was responsible.

However, soon after, three days later, Vivian walked in from outside the department, looking natural and even smiling.

That thought vanished instantly.

Countless wizards were taken aback.

Meanwhile, the Potions Department also announced its reopening!

As for Ian, the patrol checked with Chris and other sources, and after confirming that he was indeed doing so, they didn't ask any further questions.

He doesn't get much attention.

Ian, upon emerging from the turmoil, learned that the school had been anything but peaceful these past few days.

Another major event has occurred.

The patrol team was almost entirely mobilized, thoroughly searching the school's interior, as well as the nearby market and surrounding area.

The search is underway.

Inside the market closest to the school, a gathering point of the Blackstone School was discovered.

A third-class wizard apprentice and several second-class apprentices were discovered.

After a fierce battle, all the second-class wizards died, and the third-class wizards also risked their lives to escape the school and were rescued by the Blackrock School.

The search revealed a large number of alchemical bombs.

They also learned that these people's goal was to destroy several important locations of different schools of thought.

Among them are the Potions Department and the Alchemy Department.

At the same time, many spies within the school of thought were also uncovered!

The potions department found two, who were two servant wizards responsible for daily cleaning.

Ian finally understood why Vivian seemed so relaxed.

If a departmental explosion were to occur and Doug were not present, then as the deputy minister, she would certainly be held responsible.

This time, Hal died.

Ironically, this helped Vivian avoid a problem.

"It also saved me from a lot of trouble!"

Ian felt a sense of wonder.

If Vivian had fallen, it would have been a terrible thing for him. Hal was definitely glad to have died!

......

at the same time.

In a campsite outside the Cold Wind Market.

Doug put down a piece of intelligence with a gloomy expression.

"Hal is dead!"

Doug closed his eyes, feeling his body trembling slightly—a tremor of anger.

Hal had been with him for many years, and while he wasn't exactly a devoted follower, he had always been a stalwart under his command.

But just like that, he died without any explanation.

"Who killed him?"

His gaze was cold and stern, as if he had completely ignored the information the school had given him: he had been killed by a third-rate wizard from the Blackrock School.

That's absolutely impossible.

Because Hal was there to deliver resources to these people.

Therefore, it is someone else.

But no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out who had killed him.

There was absolutely no one to consider.

"Never mind that, let's solve the problems at Cold Wind Market first and make a great contribution!"

Doug's gaze gradually hardened.

Although he was heartbroken, he knew that Hal's death was irreversible, so he focused on the present.

He must take full control of the Potions Department as soon as possible.

If things had gone smoothly with the school and he had made contributions, he would have had the opportunity to directly replace Vivian.

But it seems we can only take it slowly now.

We need to take a long-term view.

Who is it?

Doug pondered each character in his mind, even suspecting the wizard Horton, but he never thought of Ian.