harry potter book of crimes

"Sir, the guys in black wizard robes are in the house opposite. Counting the Smith who was kidnapped on Xuegang Street, there were exactly ten people who entered at the beginning..."

In the middle of St. Martin's Road in Canterbury, Maca, Mundungus, and the old man from Xuegang Street came to the second floor of a house.

At the moment, the three of them were sitting by the window on the second floor with a wizard who was at the forefront of the tracking, observing the house across the road through the gap in the curtains.

"You mean 'at the beginning'?" Maka glanced at the window and frowned, "In other words, someone else went in... or came out later?"

As he asked, he turned his head again and looked at the male wizard who relied on keeping an eye on him.

To be honest, this guy has an unshaven face and a somewhat chubby figure. If you judged it just from his appearance, no one would be able to guess that he is actually a very good tracking expert.

However, Maka knew that this "expert" was by no means a wasted reputation.

From the moment Maka arrived here, he discovered no fewer than ten warnings, defenses or hidden spells from this temporary peeking spot.

Those spells were spread all over the house, and almost every inch of the floor, walls and even ceilings were under his control.

As long as someone steps into this place without "saying hello", he will know immediately and run away without hesitation.

"The best tracking expert will inevitably be the best anti-tracking expert." Maka once heard Kingsley say this.

And based on what Maka sees now, this fat bearded man does have some real abilities.

"Oh, sir, you are right!" The guy said with a smile, "Four people left during the process... Well, to be precise, it should be described as 'escape'!"

"Escape?" Maka said slightly confused, "Is anyone chasing them?"

"No, about this, to be honest, I'm a little confused -" the bearded man touched his belly and shook his head, "there must be someone chasing him, because the four men in black robes fled in a hurry, running away

I was still looking back...but the person I was chasing didn't seem to follow."

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, and then added:

"And what's even more puzzling is that a group of people have entered that house one after another, and they didn't even catch the Apparition reaction during that period!"

While saying this, the bearded man patted an alchemical instrument on the table. This was the prop he used to test the Apparition Spell.

"So, if you want me to tell you, there is only one answer left -" At this point, the bearded man suddenly patted his stomach and spread his hands.

"That guy in the black robe is having an internal fight!"

"Isn't this impossible?" After hearing this, Mundungus couldn't help but interjected, "They didn't do anything specific from beginning to end, but they just kidnapped someone and then started fighting among themselves?"

"Huh, how is this impossible?" The wretched old man on the other side curled his lips, "I've seen a lot of internal strife, and there are all kinds of reasons! Not to mention just kidnapping someone... even just trying to get together.

The so-called 'partners' who want to do something will kill each other immediately!"

"Ouch!" Mundungus immediately grinned when he heard this.

"As far as the internal strife is concerned, he is right," Maka nodded. "However, as long as we haven't fully understood the situation inside, this is just speculation."

Having said that, he looked at the bearded man again and continued to ask: "Do you have any clues about the general whereabouts of the four people who escaped?"

"Well, of course!" The bearded man said matter-of-factly, "I'm not one of those rookies who followed people in the black market at the beginning. I can be lost to them in a fully enclosed space with only one entry and exit point..."

Halfway through, he waved his hand, his face full of confidence.

"Don't worry!" Big Beard said to Maka, "I have already asked one of my brothers to bite the tails of those four people!"

"Well, very good!" Maka nodded and said, "This half is the deposit. When everyone catches them, you can go and get the rest from him."

As he spoke, he took out a money bag made of fine linen from his waist, casually placed it on the table, and then pushed it forward. Then, he pointed at Mundungus beside him, which was considered as a move.

The subsequent events were also explained clearly.

After all, after catching someone, he didn't have time to pay the balance.

Seeing this, the bearded man quickly rubbed his hands, and then gently opened the tether on the money bag. Immediately, a bright golden light made him couldn't help but smile.

"Generous sir, I won't say anything anymore! If you have such a good job in the future, please be sure to give it to me, Fat Rat!" The bearded man picked up the money bag and said happily, "Please believe me and just keep an eye on me.

I, Fat Rat, believe that I will not lose to anyone in terms of my ability."

"No problem," Maka said casually, "Don't call me generous. Since I will pay you this amount, it means that the work you did is worth this price."

After saying that, he stood up immediately, turned around and walked towards the stairs.

"You all stay here, and I... just go to the other side for a visit first..."

Not long after, the three Mundungs ​​waiting in the room saw Maka walking through the deserted street, casually opened the door of the house opposite, and disappeared into the doorway.

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"He just went in like that?" the bearded man said with a subtle expression.

"It's okay," Mundungus shrugged, "Our leader is not an ordinary wizard. I haven't seen anyone he can't catch who he wants to catch!"

"Dunge, although you have been reluctant to say it, I have asked you several times!" The wretched old man couldn't help but ask, "Who is your 'boss'? How can you actually make a wallflower like you wholeheartedly follow him?"

so long?"

"Hey, you told me that I won't tell you, so now I will tell you?" Mundungus waved his hand, "Stop talking nonsense!"

As the three of them were talking, they heard a sudden explosion from across the street, and then they saw that less than half of the entire house collapsed in an instant.

Almost at the same time, the phantom disarmament detector on the table glowed with a burst of red light.

"Someone used the Disapparation Spell." The bearded man reacted immediately.

Almost at the moment he said these words, the bricks and stones in the ruins of the house opposite were rumbling, and then a figure walked out of the pile of bricks carrying something.

The three people in the room immediately took a closer look. Who else could it be if it wasn't Maka?

Soon, Maka dragged a guy in Muggle clothing back into the room and threw him on the floor.

It can be seen that although he was pinned down by the collapsed masonry, the hooded cloak he wore to conceal his identity was not only not damaged, but not even a speck of dust was stained on him.

When Mundungus and Bearded Man saw Maka leaving the person on the floor, they both tried to check, but Maka waved at them at that time.

"Don't look at it, it's already dead."

"So..." Mundungus said hesitantly, "Is this one of those black-robed wizards?"

"Probably!" Maka thought for a while and said, "When I entered, there were six people in the room including Smith, which was as expected at the beginning. However, I have to say that I still underestimated their quality and determination...

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After that, he gave a general account of what happened when he entered.

To put it simply, the moment the five people inside saw him, one of them pulled out his wand and moved his hand directly as if he was desperate.

In fact, when Maka saw them all changing into Muggle costumes, she had the idea that the other party would try to act a trick to fool her first.

But he didn't expect that the other party's reaction would be so fierce, and someone would hold him back without hesitation as soon as he came up.

Immediately afterwards, it became obvious that the remaining four members took Smith to use the Apparition spell, and decisively chose to escape while Maka was entangled.

However, considering the situation at that time, this alone was not enough for the remaining people to escape smoothly.

When she discovered that the other party had activated the Apparition Spell, Maka immediately waved her backhand, and a Divine Edge Shadowless Spell instantly expanded and flew towards the space that suddenly appeared.

The curse created by Snape is invisible, has extraordinary lethality, and is extremely fast. It is indeed suitable for use in this situation.

As long as he is hit by that magical blade, Maka is sure to seriously injure at least one more person, which will leave him with more advantages in pursuit.

However, his Divine Edge Shadowless Curse was blocked - the guy who was trying to drag him down found that he had no time to cast a spell to block it, so he blocked it with his own body very decisively!

But after that guy took on a powerful curse, he wasn't done yet.

The moment he noticed that Maka wanted to reach out again, he waved his wand and rushed straight towards Maka again, not even caring about the blood vomiting from his mouth.

Then……

"...After realizing that his companions had successfully escaped, this guy committed suicide," Maka pointed to the corpse on the ground. "His brain was turned into a mess and he was completely hopeless."

He actually didn't go into such detail. After all, he still had to continue tracking. But with just a few words, he outlined the situation at the scene clearly enough.

"hiss--"

After listening briefly, Mundungus couldn't help but gasped, and even the other two old guys shook their heads secretly.

This kind of operational efficiency and determination to die can be said to be very rare in the magical world. Even Voldemort's Death Eaters were not as ruthless as these guys.

"I've checked the traces of the Apparition," Maka continued suddenly. "It's very vague, but it's roughly somewhere in London."