Hogwarts: I Became the Third Dark Lord.

"Heart-piercing and bone-scraping!"

With a scream, the bald wizard awoke to his own pitiful cries.

Chapter 86 Interrogation

When the bald wizard woke up, he was drenched in sweat. He tried to struggle to get up, but his legs gave way and he fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the old wizard merely chuckled expressionlessly, saying with considerable disdain:

"With this level of endurance, you dare to try and become a wizard hunter? It's just a Cruciatus Curse. It's said that not long ago, our young master was hit by the Cruciatus Curse, yet he was still able to chat and laugh with the wizards who rushed to his rescue, and his face was unharmed. Indeed, sometimes, the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

Upon hearing the old wizard's words, Austin Greengrass also showed a hint of admiration for the new leader of the Malay Party whom he had never met.

The old wizard, seeing the bald wizard sprawled on the ground, took two steps forward, knelt down in front of him, then lifted his chin, jerked his head up, and asked sternly:

"Speak up, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

The bald wizard, with large beads of sweat dripping from the corners of his eyes, said weakly:

"What are you talking about? We didn't..."

Before the bald wizard could finish speaking, the old wizard angrily stood up, pulled out his wand, and pointed it at the bald wizard, saying:

"You're pretty stubborn, kid! But I've seen plenty of guys like you. Let's see how long you can keep up this act! I'll rip your bones out!"

"Ahhh!"

Immediately, the bald wizard let out another miserable scream, which echoed for a long time in the underground bar.

Only when the bald wizard seemed about to fall into unconsciousness again did the old wizard slowly lower his wand, then asked sternly:

Are you going to tell me or not?

It's hard to imagine that this burly, fierce-looking bald wizard would actually wail in a voice that sounded like he was crying:

"Just ask! You only told me to talk, I didn't say I wouldn't! How am I supposed to know what you want to know if you don't ask anything? Just ask me!"

Hearing the bald wizard's tearful voice, the old wizard paused, turned to look at Austin Greengrass, and said with some surprise:

Didn't we ask just now?

Austin Greengrass chuckled awkwardly and said:

"We don't think we asked that just now!"

Upon hearing Austin Greengrass's answer, the old wizard looked at the others around him, who nodded in agreement, indicating that the old wizard had indeed not asked.

The old wizard awkwardly wiped his forehead and said with a hint of apology:

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, it was rushed. I haven't done this kind of thing in a long time, and I forgot the procedure. I'm really sorry!"

At this very opportune moment, the bald wizard spat out a mouthful of blood, whether from his severe injuries or from being angered by the old wizard's words, it was unclear.

Then, with a hint of apology, the old wizard asked Austin Greengrass to bring a chair, and personally helped the bald wizard to the chair so he could sit down before continuing to ask:

"I ask you, who ordered you to attack our UMNO's new leader?"

Upon hearing the old wizard's question, the bald wizard was taken aback, then said with a mournful face:

"Are you sure you haven't arrested the wrong person? I'm just a lowly wizard hunter, risking my life for a living! How could we dare to attack the new leader of the Basilisk Party? Let alone the leader of the Basilisk Party, we would keep our distance from any wizard in the Basilisk Party!"

Upon hearing this, the old wizard gently lifted the bald wizard's chin with his wand, stared into his eyes, and said:

"Not long ago, did you attack a Hogwarts student?"

Upon hearing the old wizard's words, the bald wizard paused, then subconsciously nodded and said:

"That's right. We even attracted Albus Dumbledore because of it. If we hadn't run fast, we would all have died there."

At this point, the bald wizard revealed a look of utter shock, saying incredulously:

"Are you implying that the Hogwarts student is the new leader of the Mafia? And that Albus Dumbledore is protecting the new Mafia leader?"

Upon hearing the bald wizard's words, not only him, but also Austin Greengrass and the newly joined bar owner all wore expressions of disbelief.

But the old wizard said slowly and deliberately:

“You’re right, that’s the heir to the Grindelwald family, and also the leader of our Masonic Party!”

Upon hearing the old wizard's affirmative answer, the bald wizard grinned, almost bursting into tears, and wailed with utmost sorrow:

"It's a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding! We really didn't know that was the new leader of the UMNO! Otherwise, even if they offered a higher price, we wouldn't have accepted it! We never take on tasks that are beyond our capabilities!"

Unmoved by the bald wizard's wails, the old wizard calmly continued to ask:

"Tell me, who ordered you to do that? Tell me everything you know!"

So the bald wizard began to explain in detail from the beginning.

It turns out that someone in the New York wizarding community has issued a bounty, inviting wizard hunters to go to England to help abduct young wizards. Each young wizard is worth 100,000 Galleons!

At that time, the cloaked wizard who was lying on the ground, with whom he had cooperated many times, took down the bounty and invited him to come to London together.

However, the reward for this seemingly simple task was unusually high, which both of them found strange. Just in case, they invited several wizards from the wizard hunter circle in the Americas to complete the task together.

Upon arriving in London, they were again approached by the owl who had issued the bounty. The owl brought them a letter with an address, instructing them to go there that evening, where a Hogwarts student would be present.

The letter instructed them to apprehend the student immediately, find a place to hide, and that they would be contacted again afterward.

It was then that they realized the bounty hunter wasn't after an ordinary young wizard, but a Hogwarts student. This explained the reason for the exorbitant bounty.

After seeing the demands in the letter, they actually had second thoughts. After all, capturing Hogwarts students would definitely anger Albus Dumbledore.

However, the offer of 100,000 Galleons was too tempting, and in the end, they could not resist the temptation and acted according to the instructions in the letter.

Wentworth had already written down what happened next in his letter to Rozier, Abernathy, and others, and the old wizard also knew what had happened.

"So, who exactly posted this bounty?"

The old wizard stared intently at the bald wizard, his tone carrying a hint of murderous intent.

Chapter Eighty-Seven: Hunter and Prey

Upon hearing the old wizard's question, the bald wizard replied with a sob in his voice:

"I really don't know who posted the bounty. In our wizard hunter circle, bounties are posted anonymously. After all, most of these bounty missions involve doing shady things. Who would dare to reveal their identity? That would be suicide!"

Upon hearing the bald wizard's answer, the old wizard knew that the other party was not lying. Before this, when the witches learned that the witch hunter was responsible for this matter, they guessed that the final outcome would likely be like this, so this was within their expectations.

However, if the UMNO doesn't react to the attack on its leader, it risks being ridiculed by the wizarding community.

So this time, the old wizard didn't make things difficult for the wizard hunter who looked pitiful. But immediately, the teacher turned his gaze to the wizard who was lying on the ground, wearing a cloak.

The old wizard glanced at him and then grinned maliciously, saying:

"Are you rested enough? You watched your companion being hit by the Cruciatus Curse and you were completely unmoved? You've got a pretty good mental fortitude! If you're rested enough, get up and repeat what you know. The ground is so cold, be careful not to catch a cold."

Upon hearing the old wizard's words, Austin Greengrass looked at the cloaked wizard lying on the ground with a surprised expression, wondering when the other had woken up.

Just then, as the old wizard finished speaking and everyone looked surprised, the cloaked wizard suddenly rolled over and pointed to the top of the bar hall.

"Crushed to pieces!"

As the cloaked wizard moved, the chandeliers above the bar shattered, raining down countless shards of glass and plunging the bar into darkness.

In the darkness, Austin Greengrass and the others quickly extended their wands.

"Fluorescent flash!"

Soon, accompanied by a spell, the tips of Austin Greengrass and the others' wands began to glow.

Austin Greengrass immediately looked around, but the cloaked wizard was nowhere to be seen.

"Spellcasting without a staff? Interesting. I underestimated him. These young people these days really keep surprising me."

Seeing this, the old wizard did not seem angry. Instead, he spoke in an admiring tone.

However, Austin Greengrass saw a strong murderous intent in the cold smile on the old wizard's face beside him.

Seeing this, he quickly spoke up:

“I’m going after him right away! He’s injured and doesn’t have a wand, he can’t have gone far. I’m not going to let him get away.”

Then, Austin Greengrass ran outside in a panic.

However, Austin Greengrass hadn't run more than a few steps when the old wizard called out to him.

"Stop, Austin Greengrass, what's the rush?"

The old wizard's tone seemed to carry a hint of displeasure, and he continued:

“Remember this, Austin: as young wizards in the Wushi Party, the future belongs to you. Never let yourselves look pathetic! Before our young master steps forward, you represent the future of the Wushi Party and its face!”

"Such a flustered behavior, wouldn't it make outsiders look down on our UMNO party?!"

Upon hearing the old wizard's words, Austin Greengrass immediately stood still, and said somewhat unwillingly:

"But are we just going to let him run away like this?"

Upon hearing Austin Greengrass's words, the old wizard curled his lip and said disdainfully:

"He's just a mere wizard hunter. In the eyes of our witch-soliciting party, a so-called wizard hunter is nothing more than a slightly special kind of prey. Where could he possibly run off to?"

Just as Austin Greengrass was about to say something more, footsteps and the sound of something being dragged came from the direction of the bar entrance.

Upon hearing the voice, everyone in the bar turned to look in the direction from which it came. A moment later, a wizard holding a wand in his right hand and dragging someone with his left hand slowly walked in.

Upon closer inspection, Austin Greengrass realized that the wizard holding the wand was the same witch who had been left on the ground when he and the old wizard came down earlier, and who had cast an invisibility spell on him.

The one he dragged down was naturally the wizard hunter who had tried to escape earlier.

Upon seeing this, Austin Greengrass suddenly realized that these predecessors of the UMNO party, beneath their seemingly casual exteriors, had already made thorough preparations and even laid a backup plan.

First, they used magic to imprison this place, preventing everyone from escaping by teleportation. Then, the wizard left on the ground was there for everyone's safety and to prevent such an unexpected situation from happening.

The wizard who had just come down casually tossed the wizard hunter in his hand to the ground, clapped his hands, and walked towards the bar entrance without saying a word.

"Is he still alive?"

Seeing this, the old wizard grinned and said.