The Evil God of Hogwarts

Xing Ze didn't wait too long. Riley's account book was quite clear and he found the name within a short time. The previous owner of that house was Douglas Kimball.

"Now, who lives in that house?"

Riley thought for a while and replied: "It seems his name is Thomas. He comes to the bar here from time to time. This is how the locals call him. He is not bad, and he is not very hostile to outsiders."

"Thomas? Thomas..." This name also aroused Xing Ze's memory, "Thomas Kimball, ah, yes, Thomas Kimball, haha."

He laughed absently, with self-deprecation in his joy, "Damn it, why didn't I think of that. Thomas who lost the book. Arthur Weasley."

Riley asked in a low voice: "Are you...are you okay, sir?"

"Oh, it's okay, I just remembered something." Xing Ze said, "Happy things."

The puzzle finally fits together. He thought so in his heart. It should be them that Frank wants to find Kimball, but it is unknown which one he is looking for.

The reason why he was familiar with the surname Kimball before was because when he visited Weasley's house that day, Arthur Weasley once talked about an incident at his work, although in order to protect the client, he only The name was mentioned - Thomas.

But later, when Xing Ze was invited to the garage, which was also Arthur's workshop, he accidentally saw the report on the table. There was a complete name on it, which was Thomas Kimball. .

At that time, he didn't take it to heart at all. Thinking about it now, Arthur did mention that Thomas once called the police to report that there was a thief in his house, and several books were lost in the house. There were also many banned books in the house.

"Does he still live here?"

Riley asked uncertainly: "Are you referring to Thomas or Old Kimball? Old Kimball passed away... Well, I can't say much. It should be said that he disappeared."

"disappeared?"

"Yes, he went away in 1943 and never came back. He left a suicide note, saying that he would give all his property to his nephew. As you know, that's it. Thomas Management.”

"You know very well."

Hearing what Xing Ze said, Riley hurriedly raised his hands and begged for mercy: "Don't say that, officer. Your tone makes it sound like you are treating me as a suspect. Almost everyone in Brichester knows this, of course. Some new outsiders may not have heard of it.”

"Really? Is old Kimball that famous?"

"Ah, I just heard about it." Riley showed an embarrassed smile. "He loves books, and the collection at home makes me ashamed. I once had the honor to visit his house to deliver books. He invited me in to sit down. Sit down, for God’s sake, the books are so piled up that there’s no place to sit down.”

"A collector of ancient books." Xing Ze explained himself.

However, Riley didn't seem to agree with this statement. He waved his hand and said, "Well, I'm afraid alchemist is more appropriate for him."

"Alchemist?" It's not surprising that Douglas Kimball may have been secretly practicing spells.

But his current identity is a Muggle policeman. For the police, this kind of thing is of course unbelievable. "Mr. Riley..." Xing Ze said seriously.

"Oh, no, no. That's what they said, not me. Old Kimball graduated from Brichester, and he joined a club at school. The people in that club were all weird, so... so The locals call them alchemists. Mr. Police, I'm not talking nonsense. You can go to that society and ask, it's called..."

"The Society for Unsolved Mysteries?"

"Ah, yes, that's what it's called? Do you know?"

"I went to find out."

Riley nodded thoughtfully, "Is there any news about old Kimball? Everyone here thought he was dead, even his brother. They found a plot of land in a nearby cemetery and buried a body. Empty coffin. His nephew told me these things. That kid can't hide secrets when he drinks too much."

"Then Thomas still lives here?"

"Oh, I don't know about that." Riley looked helpless. "I only meet him in bars. He rarely comes to bookstores. I mean, he is indeed a smart man and knows a lot of things. Lao Jin Boer left him enough books to last him a lifetime."

As he spoke, Riley looked in the direction of the house, and then continued: "I haven't seen him for a while, and I can't remember the last time I met him. You can go have a drink... ...Hey, forget it, you will only be laughed at if you go there. You should go to the school and ask, Thomas works there, you can find him."

Xing Ze nodded, but had no intention of leaving. He asked, "Has anything strange happened here recently?"

"Strange things? What do you mean? I feel quite peaceful. Boring days come one day after another."

"Are there any big trucks stopping around here? Big trucks, like transporting goods."

"Oh, let's put it this way." Riley seemed to remember something, "Indeed, I went to a bar a few days ago. An old man living here complained that he was always woken up by cars in the middle of the night. I guess it was the truck you were talking about. . But there’s nothing here that requires a big truck. I think he’s drunk.”

It seems that the bookstore owner can't help much in this regard. Xing Ze asked, "Can you lend me the phone?"

Riley glanced at the phone on the table and said, "Of course, please use it."

Xing Ze called the police station and hung up after learning that Ruiben was busy. He thanked the bookstore owner, thought about it for a moment, returned to his car and headed towards the university.

Watching his car leave, Riley walked to a bookshelf and took out a few books. The bookshelf opened with a rumble. Not long after, a beautiful and coquettish woman walked out from behind the bookshelf.

"Have you told him everything?" Xunelle Jezebeth asked Riley.

"You can obviously hear it, Ms. Xunrel." Riley had a faint smile on his face.

"Ah, I'm used to it." Xunrel Jezebeth looked around and sighed, "Those damn snake people killed my best students, now it's time for them to taste the bitter consequences."

"Julia is indeed a pity, but it is precisely because of her that we got a lot of clues." Riley said, "At least we know that old Kimball is a member of the Hawkins family. In this way, we can follow the This clue leads to "Snake's Teeth."

A glimmer of light flashed in Jezebeth's eyes, and she whispered: "Don't worry, Xing Ze will help us find the book."