Chapter 119: Heart of the Lion (Updated)

The next day, Sunday morning.

Schelling received two letters from owls.

The first letter was a letter of thanks from Slahorn, which stated that his beloved disciple Gwenog had been acquitted. At the same time, he also attached two VIP tickets for the Leehead Harpies, which he said were handed over by Gwenogeto in return for Sherrin's help.

The second letter is Scrimgeour's own handwriting. The letter was long and the handwriting was messy. He had obviously written it in a hurry.

After receiving Schelling's clue yesterday, Scrimgeour quickly gathered his troops and set out, successfully finding the place where Griffith was imprisoned. However, the other party seemed to have received the news in advance and had moved before the Aurors arrived. . Being able to do this shows that the other party is not simple. If they are just ordinary fans who just want to punish Griffith to vent their anger because of her betrayal, or they are ordinary kidnappers who only want money, they do not have this ability. Predict the Ministry of Magic's actions.

Scrimgeour had realized that there was a lot of trouble behind this incident, and there must be a spy within his own Aurors who was leaking information to the outside world. As a result, he began to no longer trust his subordinates. This time he planned to bring his confidant Gadwin Robards to Hogwarts alone later today. He had already proposed to Dumbledore in advance. I want to meet with Xie Lin to discuss this issue.

Schelling was a little surprised by Scringie's letter. He had thought that nothing would happen to him after giving the clue to Scringe yesterday. He never thought that such a seemingly insignificant player missing case could involve so much follow-up. Come on, it seems that there are still many corners of the British wizarding world that I have never touched in the darkness hidden under the water!

It is not difficult to guess the purpose of Slylinger's visit. He just wanted to ask where his clues came from and see if he could find more other clues.

However, Professor Trelawney is one of her trump cards, and her divination ability must not be exposed casually.

Xie Lin thought for a while and thought of a response.

The meeting between Schelling and Scrimgeour took place in an empty classroom requested from Dumbledore. There were only two of them in the classroom, and Gadwin Robards was at the door to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

"Uncle Scrimgeour, I suspect that there is a mole among your Aurors and that someone is selling information to the outside world." Schelling pointed out the reason for the failure of the last operation.

Scrimgeour snorted coldly, "I was careless this time. I have always known that some of my subordinates are restless. They and people outside have some deals that cannot be brought to light, but as long as they don't It hurt the daily work of the Auror office, so I just let it go, but I didn't expect that their courage would gain weight. "

He then solemnly said: "The problem is, I didn't think this task was that complicated at first. I thought it was just the fans who were unwilling to make trouble, and at most they were taking the opportunity to ask for a ransom, so I wasn't too alert to the intelligence. Confidentiality, this is indeed my mistake. Now, Xie Lin, you must help me, because the public and media attention have put a lot of pressure on me, and I must solve this case. "

"What I'm more curious about," Schelling said, "is what are you going to do if you don't get any clues from me?"

Although Schelling raised questions, he already had the answer in his mind - what else can this bureaucratic Ministry of Magic do, it's just to catch a scapegoat.

Scrimgeour's eyes flashed. He naturally understood what Schelling meant, but he had a bottom line - it was okay to find a scapegoat, but if he didn't even give it a try, he would feel sorry. He had the ambition to become an Auror when he was young.

He said slowly: "What you mean by that is..."

"Don't get me wrong, Uncle Scrimgeour." Sherrin smiled, "Of course I will help you, and I am also capable of helping you. However, I want to remind you that your Auror force really needs to be reorganized - —My intelligence is also limited, and if I help you like this, I will undoubtedly make enemies for myself and put my informants in danger, without getting any benefits..."

"Don't worry, Sherlin," Scrimgeour gritted his teeth, as if he had made a difficult decision, "Uncle will definitely rectify this group of ineffective people this time. As long as you are willing to help uncle, uncle will never forget it. Your benefit!”

This was what Xie Lin was waiting for.

"Okay, then - uncle, let's get out of here first. Hogwarts can't apparate. You have to take me with you on this mission. Just the two of us plus Robards should be enough."

The three of them left the gate of Hogwarts, cast Apparition and left.

Diagon Alley, the three-way intersection in front of Gringotts.

The three of them used simple disguise magic to dress up as three men in black and entered Knockturn Alley.

Why did you choose to come here?

This was because Schelling estimated that the Aurors had come to the door, and the two kidnappers who kidnapped Griffith were probably in a panic now, and they would definitely need to discuss the next plan. When discussing this plan, it is inevitable to mention Griffith's name, so - yes, Schelling cast a word-stopping spell on the name of "Vilda Griffith"!

Xie Lin used the sense of the forbidden word spell to lead the way. He quickly passed the Bojin Boke store, passed through deep alleys one after another, and finally came to a very inconspicuous dead end.

Xie Lin whispered: "You two, this is it."

Scrimgeour and Robards looked at each other, their expressions becoming very solemn.

"Shellin, I'm afraid this matter is more troublesome than we thought..." Scringeour said.

"What do you mean?" Schelling's mentality was quite good. To be honest, after learning about the "Ghost Society" and the "Walpurgis Knights" behind it, he then learned about the "Shadow of the Dragon" With its existence, he felt that nothing could scare him anymore.

"Behind this alley is the famous Black Crime Square. You can enter by hitting specific bricks, just like the wall of the Leaky Cauldron." Robards explained to Schelling, "The problem now is It’s not about how to get in, but…”

Scrimgeour frowned, "I'm afraid there is a lot behind the Black Crime Square, and they are closely related to some high-level officials in the Ministry of Magic. Over the years, the Auror's application to sweep this place has not been approved..."

A gleam flashed in Xie Lin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Uncle, just tell the truth - the so-called senior officials refer to Yaxley, Selwyn, and Rohr!"

Scrimgeour was suddenly embarrassed, and he coughed lightly, "You are helping my uncle so much, and he doesn't want to hide it from you. It is indeed them, and the Lestrange family was also involved before, but you also know that , after the recent incident, there is almost no difference between Lestrange and genocide.”

A smile appeared on Xie Lin's lips, "So - uncle, what are you going to do now?"

Scrimgeour is in a dilemma. If he does not continue the investigation, then he will be derelict in his duties, and the media and the public will criticize him for his inaction. If he continues the investigation, then he will be pushed to the forefront and make countless enemies. I am afraid that in the future Life will be very difficult...

"Rufus, I think -" Robards' face was also extremely ugly. He leaned close to Scringeour and whispered: "Let's forget it. We will follow the usual routine and find someone who is not short-sighted. The little thief, beat him into submission, let him bear the entire charge, and then declare that Griffith is missing. Although it is inevitable to be blamed for his incompetence, at least the criminal has been caught, and they can't say anything more... …”

"We can't really break in, can we?" Robards said. "The last Auror supervisor who did this was inexplicably dismissed within a week, and within a year, his home was suddenly robbed, and his family was stolen from nowhere. The dark wizard who came out was killed, and a good man was so angry that he went crazy and went straight to St. Mungo's Hospital..."

The two were silent for almost ten minutes. Finally, Scrimgeour spoke with difficulty: "Let's go!"

At this time, Xie Lin spoke, with both mockery and indestructible confidence in his shining eyes, "Uncle, since you have made your decision, I won't stop you. You go first! I Decided to stay here - even if you didn't say it, I guessed Griffith's fate. I am a man, and I cannot stand by and watch her misfortune, especially when I know that she still has a chance of being saved. Down--"

Xie Lin's tone was solemn and sacred, and one could clearly feel the determination in his heart that could not be changed by anything, "I don't want to hear her crying in my dreams every night from now on. Face the question of conscience!”

"Shellin, you!" Scrimgeour didn't expect Shellin to say that. He was very optimistic about this young man, and Dumbledore knew that Shellin followed him out to do things. If something happened to Shellin, it would not be the arrest. The matter can be solved with a scapegoat to take the blame.

"Uncle, I have made up my mind. You don't need to say more." Xie Lin's voice suddenly turned cold, "I won't hurt you. I will write a letter and send it to my family now to clear the relationship between this matter and you. This way my family won’t cause any trouble to you——”

"However, I have to say," Xie Lin's voice became very soft, as if he was talking to himself, "I am so disappointed! I thought that Aurors were figures who maintained the stability of the wizarding world and were the staunch supporters of the common people. Shield, you are a hero! Are your current actions still worthy of your own conscience and the expectations of the people? "

After saying that, Xie Lin didn't wait for their answer. He took out a small piece of paper and tapped it with his magic wand. The small piece of paper immediately turned into a small paper sparrow, fluttering its wings and flew away.

Xie Lin waved his hand smartly, walked to the wall of the dead end, and carefully studied the anomalies in the bricks on the wall.

Just as Xie Lin reached out to touch a brick, a wand suddenly stretched out from his side and quickly tapped several bricks, causing the wall to separate to the left and right.

Scrimgeour's face was livid, obviously very angry with him, but at the same time, his eyes once again ignited the ambition and fighting spirit of a lion.

"You look down on me, Sherling," Scrimgeour said softly, "Now let you see how my uncle became an Auror!" After that, he led the reluctant Robards, He strode forward with his head held high.

Xie Lin, who was standing behind them, slightly raised the corners of his lips, showing a fox-like smile.

Disguise magic is not body transfiguration, but the use of magic to dress and disguise oneself to make oneself inconspicuous. It is one of the required tests for Aurors. Those who are proficient in body transfiguration or are born with Disguise Magus can easily pass it.