Hogwarts: The Book of Magic

Chapter 8
In the alley not far from the second-hand store, Lean lifted the disillusionment spell and took out the bag of coins from the seamless stretch pocket.

Pretending to be himself, Lean struggled to pick up the bag and walked towards the second hand.

The sharp-eyed doorman of the second-hand store had already seen Li En in advance, and ran in with a look of horror.

Soon, Butch, the manager of the second-hand store, stood at the door.

"Dear Mr. Sacco, welcome to Drill Exchange." After finishing speaking, Butch gave a gentleman's salute gracefully.

No disrespect, last time the little gentleman in front of me brought a few nice chairs to trade. Originally, Butch wanted to swallow this batch of goods, but he didn't expect to encounter a hard stubble.

After the transaction was completed, he sent more than a dozen good men to chase after Lien, but in the end those people all came back, but they forgot what they were going out to do.

This made Butch's back feel cold, for fear that he might accidentally offend some kind of devil.

Westerners are always devout about faith.

Butch went to church to pray almost every day these two days, which is really ridiculous.

A blood-stained executioner went to a holy church to ask God for forgiveness.

"Mr. Sacco, I wonder if there is any deal for this visit?" Butch looked at Lien flatteringly, but kept retreating in his heart.

He really didn't want to face this mysterious figure, but he was afraid that the people he received would not be sensible enough.If the time comes to annoy this person, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Oh!"

There was a loud noise when the sack fell to the ground, which startled everyone.

Butch signaled to one of his subordinates standing beside him, and the person who received the signal stepped forward, carefully picked up the sack, turned the mouth of the bag downwards, and poured out all the contents.

In an instant, there was a sound of metal hitting the floor, and everyone's eyes gathered.

"Exchange all this money into gold, and follow the rules." Lean used magic to change his voice, which sounded a bit vicissitudes.

"By the way, there is this ring, let's change it together." After speaking, Lian threw a ruby ​​ring on the pile of coins.

When Butch saw the ruby ​​and diamond ring, his pupils shrank a little, and then he used all his strength to slowly pull out an extremely ugly smile, and said, "Mr. Sacco...please rest assured... ··We...will work hard...please rest assured."

"You bastards who only know how to eat dry food, didn't you see that Mr. Sacco was thirsty, so hurry up and pour tea. And you, who don't know what to do, didn't you hear what Mr. Sacco said? Exchange these things for gold, understand!"

Butch turned around and began to shout loudly, kicking and slapping him from time to time.

Under Butch's scolding, everyone started to get busy.Those who poured tea poured tea, those who cleaned up the coins cleaned up the coins, and even Butch found a pretty woman and began to beat Lien's back and legs.

But Lean waved them all away from him.

"Mr. Sacco, do you have any dissatisfaction?" Seeing that Lien drove away the people who served him, Butch stepped forward and asked cautiously.

"No, I'm just not used to having so many people around me, it makes me feel a little unsafe. I think you should understand, Mr. Butch." Lean moved closer to Butch and said in a low voice .

"Yes, yes, Mr. Sacco, if you please." Butch said with a smile.

Although Lien brought some loose change, there were quite a few people dispatched from the second-hand business, and they quickly counted the amount.

"Mr. Sacco, the total is 1 pounds. According to the market price, it can be exchanged for 975 grams of gold. I call the shots. I will round it up for you, one kilogram. What do you think?" Butch kept talking in front of Ryan. Nodding and bowing.

"By the way, that ring is not easy to estimate. If you don't mind, I'll take the two kilograms of gold and treat it as a friend."

After finishing speaking, Butch stared at Li En, for fear that Li En would be dissatisfied.

"Mr. Butch, I remember you charged half of the exchange fee for the money? Why, look down on me?" Li En's words without joy or sorrow made Butch's shiny forehead start to ooze sweat.

"No, it's just compensation for offending you last time." Butch kept laughing along with him, which made Rian feel like punching cotton.

But since the goal is achieved and the benefits are also there, don't be too greedy.

Lien nodded slightly, butch was overjoyed, and handed a small black cloth belt to Lien.

"Go slowly. By the way, the police have set up a sentry on the main street of Clear, and there is a team patrolling the alley about every three hours. Be careful." Just as Ryan was about to step out of the door, Butch The words came to mind behind Rean's back.

Ryan nodded to show that he understood.

Butch, who watched Lean go away, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a handkerchief from the pocket of his expensive suit, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Boss, isn't he just a kid, why are you so afraid of him?" The secretary-like person who had been standing behind Butch asked.

After hearing this question, everyone pricked up their ears and began to pay attention to the situation here.

Butch glanced at it, and immediately understood what his subordinates were thinking. He said in a slightly louder voice, "Did you see that ruby ​​and diamond ring? It was Charlie's favorite ring. Charlie always wore it on his hand." superior."

"I remember someone accidentally touched Charlie's diamond ring, and Charlie beat that person to death." After a pause, Butch continued.

"Boss, what do you mean to say..."

"If Charlie doesn't die, it's absolutely impossible for that diamond ring to appear here."

Butch clarified his words, and suddenly there was a sound of gasping all around.

"Boss, why don't we go and confess to the police? Didn't the police say that as long as someone provides clues, we can forget about it?" As soon as Butch finished speaking, a clever ghost jumped out.

Butch looked over, and saw a thin and short man smiling complacently.

Seeing Butch looking over, the man thought that his idea was approved by Butch, so he was even more proud.

Butch walked towards him, stood in front of the man, raised his hand and slapped him hard.

"Boss, I'm sorry, I'm not good at discipline, you can punish me." A little leader immediately stood beside him.

The little leader didn't shirk his responsibility, and directly took the blame for it.He knew that Butch was reluctant to reprimand such subordinates, because Butch liked subordinates who were brave enough to take responsibility.

But this time he was obviously wrong, and Butch gave him a slap in the face, and then said to his secretary: "Take these two people away, I am upset when I see them, since they are so talkative, Just let them finish talking today and not talk later."

Ignoring the wailing and begging of the two people, Butch turned to everyone and said, "I know some people are thinking, why do I have to deal with these two stupid guys, and I will tell you the reason now."

"Because their advice will ruin the entire trading house, we may be able to ask the police for help, but can we always ask for help? When the prey relaxes, it is the moment for the catcher to strike."

"How are we compared to the Charlie Gang? The Charlie Gang was destroyed by that man, let alone us?"

"Perhaps some of you will think that it's just a child, and it's impossible for him to be behind the destruction of the Charlie Gang. But, do you dare to bet?"

"Think of your beautiful ladies and lovely children, do you dare to bet?"

Butch's words made everyone fall into silence. After a long time, someone returned to the business first and started to work.

With the first, there will be the second. Slowly, all employees have returned to their posts.

Butch was right, they didn't dare to gamble, they couldn't afford to lose.

Life on Clear Street was already dark enough, and it would undoubtedly make matters worse if they got into such a big trouble at this time.

So everyone chose to remain silent.

On the other side, after Lean left the firm, he did not leave in a hurry, but hid aside with the Disillusionment Charm.

After waiting for about five or six minutes, Li En, who was sure no one was chasing him out, slowly walked back to the tree hole.

Take out the gold nugget in the Wuhen stretch pocket, and put it together with the gold from the last transaction and the gold and silver treasures of the Charlie Gang.

The hill-like treasure exudes a bewitching light under the illumination of the lamp.

Lean just looked at it for a while and then left. He hadn't practiced magic for several days.

Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and the same is true for the practice of magic.

Time passed, night fell, and the bright moon was in the sky.

Ryan sat at the dining table and slowly savored the food on the table.

It's the first time for Li En to eat Huaxia cuisine after traveling for two years.

In the afternoon, Ryan went to Chinatown in London to buy some ingredients and seasonings.

Perhaps it was because of Li En's sensible appearance when he went out to buy vegetables alone at such a young age, those aunts were very enthusiastic about Li En, and they added a little more to each dish for Li En.

Lean felt a warmth that he hadn't felt for a long time.

After dinner, Lean washed the pots and dishes, and then went back to bed.

The hatred in the heart of the Charlie Gang was resolved, and the second-hand dealer wanted to mediate. Now Li En has no nostalgia for the Muggle world.

Let's renovate this place tomorrow, and we have to live in it for another two years.

Thinking of this, Lean suddenly lost his sleepiness, got up from the bed, sat on the desk in the bedroom, and began to write and draw.

"We can build a fireplace, and write it down first. There is also the problem of ventilation, which will have to be solved at that time. By the way, the oily fumes in the kitchen will also be needed."

"Got to buy a sofa, buy some books, it's always helpful to draw inferences."

"The study room needs to be equipped with a traceless stretching spell, and add a few more bookshelves. The stronghold needs to... wait, it seems inappropriate to call it a stronghold, so let's call it a home, and some defensive magic and traps must be added to the home."

Lean wrote as he spoke, occasionally erasing and erasing some.Two hours later, Lien stretched himself, looked at the plan he had written, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Good night, Lean," Lean said to himself in bed, and turned off the light.

(End of this chapter)