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He pulled out his shotgun and positioned himself above the basilisk's vital spot, where its heart would be.

He fired several shots at that spot until his magazine was empty before he stopped.

By this time, the basilisk had been broken in two and was writhing wildly on the ground. After a while, it became still.

Zicomo first scanned the basilisk with his mental power to confirm that it was dead before descending from the sky and standing in front of it.

"See, the problem is solved now. The Hogwarts attack is now resolved."

Dumbledore wasn't as optimistic as Zicomo; he shook his head and said, "This isn't over yet..."

Chapter Ninety-Five: The Follow-up Arrangements, Kidnapping Loris

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "This is not the end of the matter. Don't forget we still don't know who ordered the Basilisk to attack the students."

Zicomo then remembered that there was another Tom's ticket that someone was holding, but he didn't know who it was.

I wonder which unlucky little wizard was bewitched by our senior Tom. Could it be Ginny?

But he observed that Ginny was not acting strangely.

Zicomo looked up from his thoughts and found Dumbledore staring at him.

Zicomo frowned and said, "Why are you looking at me? I don't know who did it either."

Dumbledore saw that Zicomo didn't seem to be lying, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin his investigation.

“Alas, Hogwarts cannot be considered safe unless we find the real culprit.”

"That's easy, we can just wait and see."

"what do you mean?"

“If we repair these damaged areas, the heir to that secret chamber will definitely come back here again. Then we’ll catch him like a turtle in a jar.”

Dumbledore thought Zicomo's idea was feasible, but then he thought of something else and asked, "What about this basilisk?"

Zicomo thought for a moment and said, "Hmm, the teeth have venom, so we have to take them. We can send some to Snape. The eyes also need to be gouged out; I want to study the difference between it and the 'Petrifying Curse.' I haven't decided on its skin yet; how about making a specimen? As for the bones and meat, what do you think about giving them to the little wizard as a treat? It's winter; how about some snake soup to warm him up?"

Dumbledore laughed and shook his head, realizing that Zicomo had arranged everything.

"Alright, here's your spoils, so it's your decision."

He actually wanted to try what the basilisk's flesh tasted like.

When he first discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood, he also wondered if dragon blood was edible.

"However, don't announce that the basilisk has been dealt with yet, lest we alert it," Dumbledore cautioned.

Zicomo understood Dumbledore's meaning, and he waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not a big mouth."

"By the way, I'll leave the repairs here to you. I'm going back to sleep now."

After saying that, Zicomo waved his hand, collected the basilisk's corpse, mounted his flying broom, and left.

If we don't leave now, are we going to have to stay and do hard labor?

Dumbledore was still amazed that Zicomo could even collect such a large basilisk corpse, but by the time he came to his senses, Zicomo had already disappeared.

He complained, "Sigh, young people these days don't know how to respect the elderly and care for the young at all."

He had no doubt as to why Zicomo was able to collect so many things.

The story that Zicomo made up to get Lani into college was used by Snape to deal with Dumbledore, who was initially skeptical.

It wasn't until he witnessed Zicomo's extraordinary qualities firsthand today that he was certain that Zicomo was indeed the heir to a great family from the ancient East.

The most direct evidence is that he personally witnessed their magic of containing Mount Sumeru in a mustard seed during his travels in the East.

To be precise, this is called magic in the East.

This spell is similar to the Wizarding World's Unseen Stretch Charm, except that the Easterners' technique is so advanced that they can create space on such a small object as a ring.

He was thinking of getting one too, but unfortunately, people from the East are quite xenophobic and didn't want to talk to him much.

He noticed when the new semester started that Zicomo had a new ring on his hand.

The hand that Zicomo used to put away the basilisk was the one wearing the ring.

A misunderstanding led Dumbledore to believe that Chicomo had fabricated his identity.

Zicomo wasn't quite sure about this; he just felt that traveling with Dumbledore this time was quite pleasant, and he hadn't expected Dumbledore to be so easy to talk to.

Little did they know that his fabricated backstory would lead to some subtle misunderstandings between them.

After leaving the secret room, Zicomo did not go straight back to his dormitory, but instead went to Filch's resting place.

Zicomo opened Filch's door with a "Alajo Opening," revealing a dirty and messy room.

Clothes were haphazardly draped on a clothes rack, and various Filch items were scattered haphazardly on the table. Only the cat bed in the corner was relatively clean and tidy.

Mrs. Lorris lay there quietly.

Well, even petrified, she couldn't help but be quiet.

Zicomo's main purpose in coming here was for her.

He was very unhappy with Filch's attitude today, so he decided to kidnap Filch's cat.

Zicomo picked up the cat and turned to leave. As he passed Filch's desk, he suddenly remembered something—he wondered if the Marauder's Map was still in his drawer.

The Marauder's Map was created by Harry's father and three close friends. The four of them drew a map of Hogwarts on a piece of parchment, including all the secret passages they discovered.

This map usually appears as a blank piece of parchment, but it unfolds and reveals the map of Hogwarts only when the corresponding incantation is recited.

Furthermore, these four individuals incorporated a great deal of advanced magic into the map, enabling it to track the location of everyone within Hogwarts in real time.

However, they made it only for pranks.

Judging from the quality of this map, it's easy to deduce that they must have been in their later years at the time.

I didn't expect them to still be so enthusiastic about pranks. It seems that men are still young at heart.

No, they were probably teenagers back then.

Getting back to the main point, their pranks probably went too far, and Snape reported them.

Then Filch confiscated the map.

Filch, being a dud, certainly didn't know the secret of the map. He assumed it was just another prank by the four of them, studied it for a while but didn't find any real use, so he casually tossed it into the drawer.

The item was later discovered by the Weasley twins, who learned its true purpose.

These two happen to be pranksters, so it's fair to say they're cut from the same cloth.

I don't know if the twins took it away during this time.

Zikomo opened Filch's desk drawer and found it filled with all sorts of prank items.

Zicomo recognized most of them; upon closer inspection, he realized they were products from the twins, Weasley.

As expected, these two were major manufacturers of prank items.

He rummaged through several drawers and found an old-fashioned parchment.

"I solemnly swear that I have no ill intentions!"

Zicomo tried reciting a spell on the parchment, and the ink lines on the parchment unfolded, quickly sketching a map of Hogwarts on the paper.

"Very good, the prank is over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the map returned to blank.

Zicomo put the map away, picked up Filch's cat, and left.

…………

Back in his dorm, Zicomo entered the "Zen Garden".

"My lord, why did you bring this cat back with you?"

When Lani saw Zicomo return, she went to greet him and saw the cat in his hand.

"Well, I just didn't like Filch, so I brought his cat back to play with for a few days."

Lani didn't expect her king to be so vengeful, but he seemed quite cute.

Zicomo retrieved the materials and began to prepare the antidote to remove the petrification.

Seeing that Zicomo was busy, Lani didn't disturb him any longer and went back to her own room.

Soon after, Zikomo prepared the antidote.

He poured the antidote onto Mrs. Lorris, and soon her body regained its suppleness.

Once she regained consciousness, Mrs. Lorris lay on the ground, looking around and meowing.

Zicomo connected with Loris through mental energy and heard her thoughts.

'Where am I? This place is so beautiful. I remember seeing a pair of terrifying eyes earlier. I'm so hungry, is there anything to eat?'

'You are in my garden.' Zicomo conveyed his thoughts through telepathy.

"Oh! Who's speaking?" Loris looked up and saw Zicomo. "Is that you? I recognize you; you often bring me my favorite dried fish."

Yes, it's me. My name is Zicomo.