Harry Potter: Charlie and the Candy Factory

"Blind Pig... bar?"

Finally, Charlie gave a reaction...

His eyes were bright as he murmured this strange name.

"The Blind Pig Bar is very famous in the American wizarding community...of course, not in a good way."

Andre continued to add in a very considerate voice.

"It's a place where three religions are mixed together. Generally, criminals wanted by MACUSA like to hang out there."

"It was first run by a goblin scoundrel named Narlak. Later, after Narlak fell, it was handed over to his descendant Fields."

"please continue……"

Charlie said, but his eyelids drooped, and he no longer looked at Andre, but instead stared at his desk, lost in thought.

"Actually... we are trustworthy and legal businessmen. We don't know much about these things. We just heard about them."

At this point, Andre stopped again. He spread his hands and shrugged.

"Then tell me something you know...for example, what happened in Dabu there?"

"Okay..." Andre licked his dry lips and nodded.

Immediately, he began to organize his words and tried to describe everything he knew to Charlie.

"Actually, when we got there...Mr. Dabu was already tortured to the point of being out of shape. The Blind Pig Bar was also in chaos. It could be seen that many people had taken action against him."

After Andre said this, he carefully raised his head again and looked at Charlie.

His eyes were still looking at a certain place without looking at him. The expression on his face was still that calm and indifferent, as if what Andre was talking about at this moment had nothing to do with him at all.

Andre looked at him, feeling inexplicably unsure... He subconsciously shrank his neck, which was slightly cold, and continued speaking, giving his own guess.

"I think Mr. Dabb was probably too drunk and forgot the time for the compound potion... and how to escape from those villains..."

"We spent some money... to take him out of the Blind Pig Bar. We originally planned to buy Mr. Dabb's severed calf as well, but they refused to sell it and said they wanted to... hang it on the

Make souvenirs on the walls.”

Speaking of this, Andre seemed to be unable to speak anymore, and his voice became softer and softer.

"go on……"

Charlie raised his head again, broke away from his previous thoughts, and returned his attention to Andre.

As he spoke, his fingers subconsciously began to rub the red gemstone on the ring.

The color of the gem slowly changes, and the originally dim red seems to flow, becoming more and more bright in the mist, but it seems to have formed a deep vortex, with only the last bit of dimness placed in the center.

"Later, we found several hospitals and wanted them to help treat Mr. Dabu, even to simply treat the wounds on his body. However, they all rejected our request on the grounds that the hospital only provides treatment for wizards. In order to make

Mr. Dabu's injury no longer worsened, so after some simple bandaging, we had no choice but to advance our trip and come to the UK as soon as possible to send him back to the factory."

Andre continued to speak, and until he finished the last sentence, he finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and even his body that was originally slightly tense due to nervousness relaxed a little.

He subconsciously reached out and unzipped the two buttons under his neck, as if this would make him feel better.

"That's just the way it is...Mr. Black."

Charlie looked at Andre and did not speak, but continued to play with the ring... For a moment, the office fell into an eerie silence.

Feeling the faint pressure in his eyes, Andre's cheeks couldn't help but twitch slightly.

That gaze seemed to have solidified into substance, turning into a hammer that was constantly beating on his heart, making it thump, and the beating became more intense.

But even so, Andre still forced himself not to move his head away, but tried his best to keep his eyes clear and serious to express his sincerity.

"…………"

After experiencing a not-so-long but extremely difficult stare-down, in front of him, Mr. Black seemed to finally confirm the authenticity of his words, and regained his eyes full of oppression, with a look on his face.

His expression also softened, no longer as cold and calm as before, but turned into a touch of gentleness.

There was a kind smile on Charlie's lips, and he gave Andre a slight nod to express his apology and gratitude.

"Sorry, Andre... thank you for everything you have done for Dabu. If you hadn't decisively sent him back, Chafucha and Anke might never see their children again. You have to know

...Every child is the hope of the factory. If Dabu really dies because of this, it will be a huge blow to us."

"It's okay...it's okay, I understand how you feel."

Seeing that everything was over...Andre finally breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a handkerchief from his trousers pocket, wiped the sweat that had just oozed out from his head due to pressure, and replied with a forced smile.

After his violent heartbeat slowly calmed down and his overall condition returned to its original state, Andre's eyes flashed a little brightly.

"So, Mr. Black, regarding our cooperation..."

After going around in circles, Andre still didn't forget his main purpose of coming to England this time. With a bit of temptation and hesitation, he asked.

"certainly!"

Charlie nodded readily, the smile on his face still gentle.

He stood up from his seat, came to Andre in a few steps, held his hand, patted it affectionately, and then continued.

"Since you have brought Dabu back, you deserve the friendship of Charlie Candy... Don't worry, I will never be stingy with my friends, and I will also be very generous."

Andre also quickly stood up from his seat and looked at Charlie in surprise.

"what do you mean……"

Charlie was still watching him, but at this moment, there was no longer the pressure, but a sudden feeling like a spring breeze.

"I am willing to release another 15% of the profits as a token of my sincerity for Charlie Candy..."

He spoke slowly, as if he was describing a trivial matter, as if he didn't even realize that with just one sentence, a mountain of gold galleons was transferred directly to the other party.

.

After hearing this, Andre's eyes suddenly lit up, and the expression on his face completely changed from surprise to surprise.

"Are you serious?!"

For a moment, the heartbeat that was not easy to calm down became violent again, and even the hand holding Charlie's hand couldn't help but exert a little force.

Looking at the other party with burning eyes, Andre didn't even dare to blink his eyes easily, for fear that the other party was joking with him.

"Of course... of course."

Charlie could only continue to nod his head, and while speaking, he patted his back with the other hand.

"Then... hope we can have a happy cooperation?"

“A pleasure to work with!!!!”