Chapter 171 Fighting and Killing Is Meaningless

The compartment is a completely enclosed space. In such an environment, the most suitable spell to use is the Explosion Curse.

You don't need too many. As long as ten wands are used together to use the Explosion Curse, the people inside will not be able to react at all and will all be blown to ashes.

But after all, there are not only Death Eaters in the compartment. There are two employees of the Ministry of Magic lying on the ground. The witch who was tied to the chair and interrogated can basically be confirmed to be the Director of the Department of Mysteries, Mrs. Selwyn.

So Sherlock can only use a compromise method, increase the number of wands, pay attention to the approximate position of the people in the compartment before opening the door, aim and prepare.

Then he kicked the door open, and the spell was released with it!

"Petrification."

This time Sherlock did not continue to use the silent spell, because that would also reduce the effect of the spell. Before, when dealing with one person, he could not care about it. Now that there are more targets and there is no need to hide, Sherlock will naturally choose to recite the spell.

Dozens of Stunning Spells did not give the people in the compartment any time to react. In other words, even if they had enough time to react, they could not think of how to react in such a situation in a short time.

Most of the spells hit the target.

Three of the first few Death Eaters who were targeted were directly hit by more than a dozen spells and fell stiffly on the spot.

But because of the angle, Algy was behind the witch, and all the petrification spells were blocked by Mrs. Selwyn, and none of them hit him. The same was true for another Death Eater. Most of the spells were blocked by the three companions in front of him. He was only hit by one, and the greatly reduced effect was not enough to petrify him. He was just a little stiff and inconvenient to move.

There were more than a dozen spells that fell on the desk and the wall, leaving a lot of pits and holes.

At this time, Algy and another Death Eater who was only hit by one petrification spell finally reacted.

The only thing on their minds now was that they were surrounded by dozens or hundreds of Aurors! The Aurors gave up the Death Eaters in Sheffield and chose to come back to guard the Ministry of Magic!

Otherwise, even if all the Aurors who stayed in the Ministry came over, it would be impossible to use so many spells at once.

So the first thing Algie and the Death Eater did when they came to their senses was to prepare to escape!

There were only two of them left, and almost all the Aurors were here. The plan must have failed!

Algie raised his wand and the spell he recited was Apparition.

However, before he could recite the spell completely, a thick book on the desk floated up out of thin air, and then fell directly on his head!

The spell was interrupted, and then more than a dozen red petrification spells hit him directly, completely blocking his escape route.

The other Death Eater had no chance to use Apparition at all. He was not an employee of the Ministry of Magic, and the anti-Apparition magic here was not open to him.

Just as he was helplessly holding his wand and shrinking in the corner, dozens of wands floated in the air and flew into the compartment, all pointing at him.

At the same time, Sherlock and Sophie, who looked numb, walked in together.

The Death Eater who was forced into the corner did not dare to use the spell. After Sherlock walked in, he was still looking behind him, trying to find the large group of Aurors who had just used the spell in unison.

However, there was nothing behind Sherlock, no one.

Among the other petrified Death Eaters, only Algy fell to the ground facing the door of the compartment. He could see more clearly that there was no one in the time hall outside, and there were only two wizards in front of him, a man and a woman.

And judging from their clothes, the wizard was obviously not from the Ministry of Magic!

Algy's eyes became blank.

So there was no large group of Aurors at all, and those countless spells just now were actually all cast by one person?

Sherlock ignored the mental state of these Death Eaters. After using several petrification spells on the only Death Eater who could still move but had basically relaxed his resistance, he walked to Mrs. Selwyn and lifted the spell on her.

Seeing the confusion on the face of the Director of the Department of Mysteries, Sherlock raised his eyebrows and introduced himself.

"Hello, ma'am. My name is John Watson. I was asked by Eddie Butler in Sherfield to remind you that the former director, Stry, was killed. The Death Eaters learned the secrets of the Department of Mysteries from her and could break in at any time. But it seems that I am still a little late."

Mrs. Selwyn shook her head.

"No, you came in time. If you hadn't rushed over, I'm afraid there would be a big mess." Gu

Sherlock could vaguely hear from her tone that she didn't have any fear. It seemed that even if Sherlock didn't show up, it wouldn't be a big deal for her to be fed the truth serum, and the Death Eaters wouldn't get what they wanted.

The wands floating in the air flew back into Sherlock's bag one after another. At this time, there was a commotion outside the Time Hall.

Soon, Scrimgeour brought Barty Jr. and Kingsley and a group of six people here. Seeing this scene in the office of the Department of Mysteries, their faces were full of shock and confusion.

Seeing that they only appeared now, Sherlock couldn't help but think of the police in movies and TV dramas who only appeared at a certain time. They would not rush over to finish the work until everything was over.

Scrimgeour and his team did rush over to finish the work.

Algie didn't wear a mask, so it was clear who the traitor was. After letting his men take the Death Eaters to the interrogation room, Scrimgeour, as the office director, personally conducted a series of inquiries to Sherlock.

"You mean when you were traveling in Sheffield, you accidentally met Eddie, and then he asked you to help report the matter to the Ministry of Magic?"

His attitude was very friendly. He was not interrogating, but just doing some routine inquiries, so Sherlock didn't feel anything wrong and told the truth.

"Yes, the Death Eaters were hunting him down at the time and didn't want him to bring the news back to the Ministry, and the Ministry... well, they also had some misunderstandings about him, and he happened to meet me. For some reason, we had a foundation of mutual trust, and then he asked me to help find Sophie, and then asked her to take me to the Ministry to find Mrs. Selwyn, and the final result was what you saw."

Scrimgeour's face was gloomy.

"After the operation in Wales failed, the person who said Eddie was a traitor was Algie! His grandfather was the former Minister of Magic and had a wide network of contacts in the Ministry. Those people persuaded Director Crouch not to give Eddie a chance and directly confirmed his guilt. Even if Barty Jr., who also participated in the operation at the time, expressed doubts about this and said that the traitor might not be him, it was useless."

He looked at Sherlock again.

"Did Eddie tell you where he was going next? After Algie was caught, it was enough to prove his innocence."

Sherlock shrugged.

"He said he was going to the Isle of Man. The Death Eaters are still chasing him. He wanted to divert some of the Death Eaters' attention so that he could share the pressure from Sheffield."

Scrimgeour was silent.

"No one should doubt his loyalty to the Ministry of Magic. I will ask the Ministry for an explanation for him."

Finally, Scrimgeour thanked Sherlock solemnly.

"Thank you very much for your help, Mr. Watson. If you hadn't arrived in time, it would have been unimaginable what serious consequences would have occurred. Do you need anything? If so, I can try my best to apply for you at the Ministry as a reward."

Scrimgeour's words were sincere. If it weren't for Sherlock, Mrs. Selwyn would have been fed the truth serum, and today's incident would have become extremely serious. It is not impossible that he would have lost his position as the head of the Auror Office for this.

And Sherlock was waiting for this sentence. He didn't show any reserve or refusal, and asked directly.

"I feel that the Department of Mysteries is very interesting when I come to the Ministry of Magic this time, so can I apply for a position here and work here?"

Scrimgeour was a little caught off guard by his request.

If Sherlock wants honor and money, he can get it from the Ministry of Magic, or if he wants to join the Aurors, he is even more eager.

Although he is not clear about how Sherlock defeated five Death Eaters alone (Sophie was not counted in his combat power at all), with such strength, if he becomes an Auror, he will definitely be a great help in the command.

Scrimgeour tried to say.

"If you are willing, Mr. Watson, I can directly recruit you into the Auror Command, and with your current achievements, it is not impossible to be promoted to captain. As for the Department of Mysteries, I do not have the authority to make decisions for them. If you really want to work here, I can only ask Mrs. Selwyn for your opinion."

Sherlock did not refuse or agree, but just said.

"Then please ask for me. I am willing to help the Ministry of Magic, but according to my personal interests, I am more interested in the work of the Department of Mysteries. There is no point in fighting and killing."

Scrimgeour pulled the corner of his mouth and nodded.

"Then will you wait for the result in the Ministry, or leave first? If you are ready to leave first, I will let someone notify you when things here are stable and Mrs. Selwyn gives a reply."

"I'd better go back to the Leaky Cauldron first. If there is a result, you can ask someone to find me there. My uncle and I live there."