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The door was opened, revealing Karkaroff's somewhat impatient face.

"Didn't I say not to do it during lunch break..."

After seeing the face of the visitor clearly, the impatience on Karkaroff's face was instantly replaced by surprise.

"Mr. Crouch?" For a moment, Karkaroff thought a lot, but he still didn't understand why Barty came to him.

According to him, Barty had no excuse at all.

Whether it is in his capacity as the Director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Magic, or in his role as a committee member of the Triwizard Tournament.

However, he still let the door open and said, "Please come in."

But Barty Crouch did not enter the door immediately, but gave way, as if there was another person behind him who was about to enter.

A few seconds later, the door to Karkaroff's room was slammed shut.

"Would you like a cup of hot coffee? I don't have anything else good to entertain my guests here." Karkaroff sat down on the sofa casually, "What do you want to see me for? Mr. Crouch?"

He goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If Barty simply wants to chat with him, Karkaroff will never believe it.

The next second, Barty's words instantly made Karkaroff's heart lift into his throat.

"Principal Karkaroff, are the marks on your arms becoming more and more obvious?"

After hearing Barty's words, Karkaroff's expression suddenly changed, "Director Crouch, this kind of joke is not funny at all. It has never changed since that man fell!"

Karkaroff should have said this righteously, so that he could still have some credibility.

But unfortunately, the trace of panic in his voice only made him feel quite guilty.

"Your mental quality is still a bit poor. Your expression has told me everything."

As he spoke, the wand appeared in Crouch's hand, which instantly raised Karkaroff's vigilance to the extreme.

But fortunately, Crouch did not intend to cast a spell on him. Instead, he raised his hand and cast several protective spells on the door behind him, blocking all possibilities of their conversation being leaked.

"Yes, I admit that it is becoming more and more obvious." Karkaroff's face was quite ugly, and he simply broke down.

In front of Barty, the former Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, since everything has been exposed, there is no point in holding on.

"I just want to know, which side do you stand on?" Crouch's smile was a bit playful.

An expression like this would never appear on a person as unsmiling as him.

It's a pity that Karkaroff was in a state of high mental stress and failed to realize this abnormality in Barty.

Before Karkaroff could answer, Barty suddenly changed his expression, "Maybe I should let another person talk to you."

The next second, under Karkaroff's extremely shocked gaze, the air suddenly rippled.

An extremely familiar face appeared in front of Karkaroff.

"Barty Crouch Jr.!"

During the trial at the Wizengamot Tribunal, Karkaroff, who had already been arrested, revealed the name of Barty Crouch Jr. in order to gain a chance of a reduced sentence or even acquittal.

This also led to Barty Jr. being imprisoned and Barty Sr.'s dream of running for Minister of Magic shattered.

Now Barty and his son suddenly appeared in front of him, and this was even after little Barty had been confirmed by Azkaban to have been dead in prison for many years...

Karkaroff felt extremely frightened.

With the appearance of Little Barty, Old Barty's expression suddenly became dull, and his spirit was also in a trance.

"The Imperius Curse?" Karkaroff recognized the curse cast by old Barty at a glance. Back then, the Death Eaters used this spell to forcefully control quite a few people to work for them.

Barty Jr. did not answer his question, but pointed the wand in his hand at Karkaroff.

Old Barty also raised his wand, "Tell me, Igor Karkaroff, are you still loyal to the Dark Lord?"

Faced with such a threat, Karkaroff would be in trouble if he dared to say he was disloyal.

Even if Barty Jr. didn't threaten him, Karkaroff didn't have the courage to refuse. The dark mark on his arm became more and more obvious, and Barty Little, who had disappeared for many years, reappeared...

These things are releasing a very obvious signal - the Dark Lord is about to return.

Karkaroff knows the Dark Lord's temperament very well. It is absolutely impossible for him to just watch the situation as an outsider and then join whichever side is stronger.

It is absolutely impossible for Voldemort to tolerate the existence of such a useless person, especially for a former Death Eater like him.

Either surrender or die.

"Of course I am absolutely loyal to His Excellency the Dark Lord." Karkaroff beat his chest so hard that he almost swore his own life to Merlin.

For a timid rat like him, swearing on his life is the maximum he can do.

"Very good," upon hearing Karkaroff's words, little Barty's lips curved up with an evil aura, "The Dark Lord has a task for you."

…

After a long time, little Barty took his father, who was controlled by the Imperius Curse, and quietly left Durmstrang's ship.

After escaping the range of Hogwarts' anti-Apparition restrictions, the two disappeared with a slight explosion.

After sending old Barty back home and settling him in, little Barty arrived at Malfoy Manor in the blink of an eye.

Going straight to the second floor, little Barty reported everything that had just happened on the Durmstrang ship to Voldemort.

"Master, do you want Severus to know about this?" Little Barty asked, "With Severus as an internal agent, it will be easier for us to act."

The Death Eater who was lodged by Voldemort slowly turned around and pointed the noseless face at the back of his head at Barty Jr.

"No, Barty, although I strongly believe in Severus' loyalty," Voldemort said slowly in a rather hoarse voice, "but I cannot rely on him for the entire plan."

Even though Voldemort today had his soul mutilated in order to create multiple Horcruxes, he still understood the simple truth that eggs cannot be put in the same basket.

Snape now has too much information. If he tells Snape what he sent Barty to do, then what is the point of secretly sending Barty out to find Karkaroff?

"I understand, Master."

Voldemort, who didn't know whether to say whether he was facing away from Barty or facing Barty, waved his hand, indicating that Barty could leave.