Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

Charlie Black "subjected himself to the law" and was sent directly to the interrogation room. Delano and Sierra's mission was finally completed, and they could get a moment of respite from the original tense atmosphere...

The two of them walked side by side in the corridor of the Magic Congress, and everything around them was quiet, without any sound.

Because of this incident, almost all relevant personnel of the Magic Congress were moved into action. The originally bustling Magic Congress building also became quite quiet in an instant. Everyone was either hiding in their offices and fretting about filling out various documents.

, or else they would be sent out to investigate various clues.

There are few people who can walk rather than run like Serra and Delano.

"I don't understand!" Finally, in the silence, Sera spoke.

She looked at the senior beside her, her brows furrowed, and her little face was filled with confusion.

"What?" Delano answered casually as he walked alone.

"I don't understand why you were so..." when you were talking to those two people just now, Sierra seemed to be thinking of an adjective to express what she was thinking at the moment.

"Humility?" Delano stopped and said

"Yes!" Sierra nodded and stopped.

"Huh..." Under the sunglasses, Delano's expression was not visible. He just exhaled and said lightly.

"What do you think? What should I do?"

"We are obviously Aurors! We should severely punish evil and protect the safety of the magical world. Based on this principle, no one can shake our will! This is what we should do, not give

Those guys are flattering...you know? You just looked like...like..."

Sierra didn't say the last word in the end, but her meaning was self-evident.

Delano twisted his body so that he could face Serra.

His tone remained unchanged, still so flat, and he did not answer the question raised by Sera.

"Do you know who that old man is?"

Without waiting for Sera to answer, he continued

"His name is Peter Muller. He is a well-known tycoon with numerous businesses. He is also an honorary partner of the Magic Congress and maintains a large amount of financial aid to the Ministry of Magic every year. Even the congressmen above

, when you see him, you should eagerly call him dear old Muller."

Sera didn't speak, but the doubt in her eyes clearly didn't diminish at all.

"I know what you want to say...Sierra Stewart."

Delano laughed, but there was great irony in his smile... He took off his sunglasses, with a pair of eyes with a complicated expression, looked at the girl in front of him, and slowly spoke:

"But you have to know that I am different from you. I am just a wizard from an ordinary family. It is my great luck to be able to reach this point and become an Auror of the Magic Congress! I

I don't have the ability to think about other things...

Do you know? If my father’s surname was Stewart, I could be like you and pursue the justice in my heart and be a naive idealist.”

After Delano finished speaking, he ignored Sera and walked forward. His back was still the same as before, but he looked a little lonely.

Sera's expression was stunned, and she didn't know what to say for a moment... She looked at the direction Delano left and opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

Delano left, and silence returned to the corridors of the Magic Congress again.

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In the interrogation room of the Major Case Investigation Division, Charlie sat on the interrogation chair that was very similar to the one in the TV series. He didn't feel a little scared, but rather felt quite novel.

Due to his special status, the Aurors did not even put the simplest shackles on his hands, they just let him sit on it and accept the interrogation.

In the dark, narrow and silent space, only the desk lamp placed on the interrogator's table provided a small amount of light.

This is a common interrogation technique that relies on the setting of the scene and atmosphere to increase the pressure on the subject, so as to achieve the purpose of exposing the other party's inner defenses faster... Although it is very simple and the reason is easy to understand, it has to be said

, this is still an extremely practical method.

"Charlie Blake?"

Sitting opposite Charlie was a tall black Auror.

He held the hot information that he had just printed out in his hand, glanced at Charlie, and asked in a deep voice

"It's me." Charlie nodded and answered in a warm voice.

"Do you know what brought you here?"

The Auror in charge of the interrogation still did not take his eyes off the documents in his hand, and seemed to want to make sufficient preparations before formally confronting the opponent.

"No..." Charlie spread his hands and shook his head truthfully and replied.

"In fact, the two Aurors left after bringing me here. They didn't say anything else to me... Until now, I still don't know why I came in."

"Use of magic of mass destruction, possession and use of unregistered wands, homicide, serious endangerment of order in the magical world..."

The interrogating Auror had obviously anticipated this, and casually recounted a series of charges while flipping through the pages.

After listing nearly a dozen charges, he finally stopped.

He took a breath, slammed the document on the table with a "pop" sound, and with a somewhat ironic smile on his face, he continued.

"You have almost committed all the serious crimes in the American wizarding world..."

However, after hearing the other party's words, Charlie also laughed.

While smiling, he shook his head, his tone did not change at all, and he still replied gently.

"I'm sorry, sir... I don't understand what you are talking about. I am just an ordinary businessman who happens to come to the United States for a business visit. You cannot forcefully place these charges on me."

"An ordinary businessman? Forced placement?!" The interrogating Auror narrowed his eyes, his gaze shot out from the slits of his eyelids, and he stared directly at Charlie, as if he had heard some big joke.

He first repeated what Charlie just said in a weird tone, and then retorted

"The files in my hand record a lot of stories about you... Charlie Black. Or compared to an ordinary candy merchant... the title of founder of the House Elf Liberation Front seems more suitable for what I will do next.

Things to say.”

"First of all, as someone who was the leader of a third-party force in the Second Wizarding War in the British magical world, you have enough ability to kill nearly forty dark wizards in a short period of time!"

"Secondly, not long ago, according to our information, a house elf from the UK had a conflict at the Blind Pig Bar, causing him to be seriously injured... According to our careful investigation, he is an employee of your factory

.”

There was a glint in his eyes

"And just after the incident, less than a week later, you entered the American wizarding community on the grounds of a business visit.

In my opinion, your motive for committing the crime is extremely sufficient. In addition, at the time of the incident, you were alone in your hotel room and did not arrive at Mr. Mueller's company until nine o'clock the next morning.

During this period, no one can prove what you did...

You see, this is so simple that no other inferences are needed."

As the interrogation Auror spoke, he looked relaxed and leaned on the back of the seat in an almost arrogant posture. He spread his hands towards Charlie and said with a smile.

"Whether it is the motive for committing the crime, the time of committing the crime, or the corresponding ability to commit the crime...you are a perfect match. Do you have anything else to say?"

Charlie listened to his words calmly, without interrupting from beginning to end, and even the expression on his face did not change at all.

When the other party stopped, he slowly spoke

"So?" Charlie smiled, as if there was no difference just now.

"So what?"

"Where is the evidence? These are all conjectures... Even if it fits perfectly, how can you prove that I did it?"

For a moment, the narrow and dark room fell into silence.

The originally relaxed interrogation Auror frowned and straightened his upper body, as if he really recognized the Charlie in front of him.

"Okay... the opponent is a master, and it looks like there will be a tug-of-war next."

He thought silently in his heart

Time passed by minute by minute, and the two of them struggled from night to day.

…

With a "click" sound, the interrogation Auror pressed the switch of the desk lamp and turned it off completely.

When the light passed away, what also left was the original look on his face.

He pinched the bridge of his nose, his eyes were bloodshot, and his tiredness was not concealed at all.

And looking at Charlie, who was sitting opposite him, he still had the same smiling look, which had not changed in the slightest from the beginning to the end.

"Huh..." A turbid breath came out of the interrogating Auror's mouth, and he closed his eyes so that he could take a moment and not have to see the man in front of him again.

"...Are you really not prepared to say yes?"

Perhaps even he himself was not aware of the frustration he felt when he said these words.

Charlie's neck was a little stiff. Hearing the words of the black man in front of him, he reluctantly moved, and then just left a soft sentence

"I don't know what you are talking about..."

This sentence was like a fuse, directly igniting the powder keg in his heart.

With a cry of "Peng!", the interrogation Auror jumped up from his seat, and the stool under him was also knocked down...

"..." Charlie's eyes were very transparent at this moment, and he even felt like an outsider, just quietly watching every move of the Auror.

Watching him staring at her, his chest heaving and breathing heavily, watching his fists clenched, with veins popping out on the back of his hands. Watching his irritability that had been building up all night come to a critical point...

To be honest, Charlie was happy to see the interrogation Auror in such an emotional state. Even the other party actually beat him. That was the best ending, and it could help him end this long and predetermined outcome in advance.

It was a farce, and he was able to vehemently condemn the Magical Congress. After some discussion, he was forcibly taken back to the UK by the Ministry of Magic.

Even in terms of rhetoric, newspapers and publications can be slightly controlled to cause quite a dispute... It is also possible to take advantage of this situation to increase the popularity of Bingmei Sweet Candy, which has not yet been promoted.

It's a pity that although Charlie's idea is good, the other party is not a fool.

He took a deep breath, and after a long time, he managed to calm himself down and loosen his fists.

"Hmph...just take care of yourself, Charlie Black." After saying this coldly, the interrogation Auror turned his head and opened the small door leading to the outside world behind him.

"It's useless no matter how hard you talk... I will directly apply for Legilimency with the superiors later."

After saying that, he walked straight out of the interrogation room without looking back.

"Peng!" sounded, and the door to the interrogation room was closed.

Charlie's smile gradually faded, and he stared at the door the other party left, seeming to be thinking about something.

As usual, he rubbed the ring on his hand for a long time before murmuring.

"One night... should be enough."

Then he closed his eyes and no longer concealed the fatigue on his face. He just leaned on the horizontal table in front of the interrogation chair and began to take a short rest...

At this point, it can be said that he no longer has any pressure...because for what happens next, someone will naturally take action to help him out.

Whether it was Mueller, Fudge, or even Ryan, who had prepared a backup plan from the very beginning... none of them would just sit back and watch themselves being locked up in such a place.

Perhaps these three incomparable people would never meet in this life under normal circumstances, but under Charlie's plan, everything seems to have taken a new trajectory.

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In the office, Muller raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall.

"It's morning..." The mouth under his beard moved and he said to Andre who was also in the office.

"They still haven't let Mr. Black go." Andre didn't have the power of Mueller. As he spoke, he paced around the office anxiously.

Ever since Charlie was taken away by the two Aurors, Mueller had been waiting. From beginning to end, he did not sleep for even ten minutes.

You know, this is not an easy thing for an old man.

Not long ago, he also had a phone call with the congressmen who were sponsoring him, asking them to get Charlie out directly.

However, the replies received were all shockingly stagnant - "I'm very sorry, dear old Mueller, I can't do this."

"so--"

Suddenly, Muller had an idea. His eyes lit up, he took out an ice plum candy from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and told Andre:

"Go to England! Go to England immediately! Go to Mr. Black's factory and tell that Luo... Luo..." Muller paused for a moment, not thinking of a name.

"Russell!" Andre reminded him quickly.

"No matter who it is! You must pass the news anyway!"

"Is this...useful?" Andre hesitated.

"You didn't even ask those congressmen to release him. What can Mr. Black's personal assistant... do?"

"You don't understand even if I tell you! Anyway, we are setting off immediately. We must pass on the news in the shortest possible time!"