Xijing pretended to hesitate and said timidly: "I heard some terrible voice, and that voice said to kill someone. I heard the voice moving, faster and faster, and I followed it to the girls' bathroom...... The bathroom was empty, and then I saw Myrtle come out of the cubicle, her eyes ...... without warning I stepped forward to comfort her, but her cry for help drew the boy, who had just walked in and fell straight to the ground. ”

"I felt something watching me, and I looked up and saw a pair of bronze eyes, apricot yellow eyes, terrifying...... I suddenly lost my strength and fainted...... Then I heard Professor Dumbledore's voice, and he woke me up. ”

Several professors looked at each other and had a not-so-good conjecture in their minds. St. Mungo's doctors also stopped talking, they all knew very well that if they spoke, it was easy to cause panic.

"It's a basilisk." Dumbledore spoke first.

Kettleburn answered, saying, "Is it the basilisk that Salazar Slytherin left at school?" ”

Legend has it that Salazar built a secret room at the school to execute the Mudbloods who he deemed unworthy of learning magic. He had a bad falling out with the other three founders, and he later left Hogwarts, but the Chamber of Secrets remained in the school, waiting for his heir to open it again.

It seems that the heir has found the secret room.

Xijing lowered his head and seemed worried, but in fact secretly paid attention to Dumbledore's expression.

In the entire wizarding world, the most powerful hanging is Dumbledore, the nemesis of the two-time Dark Lord. He was the only one of all the professors who didn't trust Tom Riddle.

According to the normal plot, although Dumbledore suspected Tom but had no evidence, Tom used his younger brother Hagrid to lie that Hagrid was a spider he raised to kill people, and the stupid Hagrid admitted his mistake and was used as a scapegoat.

The problem now is that because of her involvement, the basilisk murder was brought forward by a semester.

And Hagrid, the original scapegoat, now has no spiders in his hands at all, so he can't make up the conditions for a guy. see

After the discussion came to an end, the professors left, and President Dippert went to deal with the students' discussion of the matter.

Walking out of the office, Dumbledore spoke to St. Mungo's doctors before they carried the student's body away.

At the foot of the stairs stood a tall boy with short brown and black hair, his gaze following the body being carried away, a trace of worry and pity squeezed out of his calm face.

"Riddle?" Dumbledore shouted as he stood on the steps.

"Professor." Tom looked up, and in addition to Dumbledore, he saw the mirror standing nearby.

Dumbledore looked at him and said, "You should go back to the dormitory." ”

"I'm just curious, they say someone died."

"Sad news, but it's true." Dumbledore pushed his glasses and said, "Are you just here to confirm the news?" ”

There seems to be some suspicion already.

Tom pursed his lips and said, "Professor, I submitted my application to stay on campus during the winter break, and Principal Dippert said that you have other suggestions. ”

"Oh yes." Dumbledore walked down a few steps, got a little closer, and said, "You've only been back once since you came to Hogwarts, and that's where you grew up, after all." Of course, if you insist on staying in school, I won't object. ”