Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle

Chapter 143 Thieves Organization—Hand of Glory

Hockleton kept grabbing his hands in mid-air, expressing the throbbing in his heart: "Let's go now!"

Mu En shook his head and stood up: "No need to worry."

As he spoke, he looked at Charon.

"Let this friend prepare for us a door key to the same destination as that guy first. We will come back in a while!"

Charon pointed his fingers on his forehead, and then let go lightly, nodding casually but with some seriousness: "I will follow your instructions, Captain."

Mu En's eyebrows rose, a little surprised. This guy's psychological quality is really good. He is worthy of being someone who can continue drinking and doing business in Greece leisurely after being wanted by the United States.

"Do you want me to say hello to the people in Turkey in advance now?" Charon finished, and then quickly added: "It's also a good deal for the people over there."

"No need, we'll be back soon." Mu En waved her hand and led the people out.

"Take me to Jason Williams' home first." Moon said to Loreton: "Has he investigated his home?"

"No, there is no search warrant..." Loreton shook his head, with a bit of embarrassment on his face.

"His mother was very anxious, but she was afraid and disgusted with us... We stayed in the living room for a while and then we were kicked out."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh.

These obstacles are like a plastic fishing net that can be easily cut through with a knife.

But it's just... disgusting and a waste of time.

And time is the most important part of the investigation.

"Let's go, take us to Apparate there." Mu En nodded and looked at Loreton.

"Okay." Loreton nodded, several people crossed their arms and grabbed each other. The next moment, the sound of space distortion sounded.

At the moment of Apparition, the tearing feeling in his right hand immediately made Loreton realize that something was wrong.

What weight is this? !

It's like swimming with a big stone hanging on it! !

When several people appeared, he immediately fell to the ground, covered his head, and kept retching.

"I forgot to tell you...it's best to take people in batches." Mu En shook her head helplessly, and then looked at the gray brick and red door mansion in front of her.

"Is this right here?"

"Ugh...yes...yes." Lorreton nodded hurriedly.

Mu En nodded, walked up the steps, and knocked on the door gently.

After a moment, he felt a sense of prying eyes from the peephole, and then there was a click and the door opened.

"Why are you here again!" An old woman cursed and rushed out, looking directly at Loreton, and then looked at the others maliciously.

"Silence!" Mu En raised his hand and waved it in front of her eyes.

Suddenly, the harsh accusations in the old woman's mouth suddenly stuck in her mouth, as if her throat was suddenly pinched.

"Can you let us go in and take a look?" Mu En said.

Language invades the brain with magic power, easily disintegrating the vulnerable defense line.

Mu En didn't go too far and just calmed down the old woman.

"Okay...Okay." The old woman stepped aside and let a few people in in a daze.

"The Imperius Curse?! This is illegal!!" Loreton shouted angrily in a low voice, veins jumping on his forehead.

He felt that within two days, his bottom line was constantly being breached.

"Slander, it's obvious that this old woman didn't think I was a good...or a bad person, so she let me in. Which of your eyes saw me casting a spell?"

Walking inside, the house has a faint smell of dust and old mattresses.

The peeling leather sofa is covered with linen cushions. Next to it is a ball of wool placed in the vine blue, and next to it is half a sweater that has not been knitted for a long time.

Under the cabinet is a pet food bowl that is a little dusty.

And everywhere else, there is no trace of young people's life.

Based on these, Mu En had already imagined an image of a lonely old woman. She should have had a dog at home, but it had died a few years ago. And his child seems to have closed himself off due to an accidental disability from the Ministry of Magic...

He studies ancient magic? Or is it black magic? Did you go to the Academy of Athens to find Hippocrates or someone else?

Thinking about it, he stepped onto the stairs and walked up to the second floor.

Soon, they found the study room.

Just as they were about to step inside, the old woman suddenly stopped them and blocked the door.

"No, this...this is my son's private space!" He said, "If you want to investigate, give me an investigation order."

She again tried to put pressure on them by passing rules and regulations.

Mu En raised her hand: "Please give way."

Once again, the old woman somehow got out of the way and watched helplessly as they walked into it.

The entire study immediately came into view. Loreton took the lead and pulled out his wand: "I'll do it, I'm a professional."

As he spoke, he waved his wand.

"Trace appears——"

A golden flash of light appeared, then fluttered randomly in mid-air. Several strange runes appeared on the surrounding walls and behind the door.

"The ancient magic version of the Confusion Curse? Has he been exposed to this spell before when he was handling affairs for the Ministry of Magic?"

Loreton's face was a little stiff, like the blackened bottom of a pot, and he answered dryly: "I don't know."

Mu En raised his hand to dispel these Loreton spells, and then looked at the entire study room. Articles cut and torn from ancient books were nailed to the wall on the table, and there was also a painting hanging on the wall.

"Written by Raphael - School of Athens." Mu En murmured softly, then looked at the table.

"What did you see?" Mu En asked.

After Loreton looked at them carefully for a moment, he shook his head: "Some are fairly ancient books, probably a hundred or two hundred years old."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was surprised to hear a childish voice.

The child that Jones had been carrying for some reason suddenly spoke.

Harry looked at the notes and manuscripts about the School of Athens, as well as the torn or cut pages on the wall, and whispered calmly:

"Jason Williams has been searching for the Academy of Athens for quite some time. The question is how he knew about the Academy of Athens.

Judging from the look on Mr. Huckleton's face when he discovered this news in ancient books, the School of Athens should not be some urban legend on the streets. "

At the same time, he was constantly observing Uncle Mu En's expression.

While looking at it, he quickly noticed several reliefs on the table and products that clearly had the characteristics of fishmen.

"Moreover, he is also studying black magic... No, that's not right. These things are pushed to the corner of the table with various papers and books...

He studied dark magic, but gave it up and began studying at the Academy of Athens. "

Mu En nodded slightly and leaned over to look at the table.

"Not bad." He said, then reached out his hand and pressed lightly on a gap on the table.

Then, show the fingertips.

"Dust?" Loreton glanced at it, but felt something was wrong. The gray embers were a bit dazzling.

"Paper... the ashes left behind when the paper was burned." Harry reacted immediately.

Loreton also reacted quickly, with a serious expression: "He burned some important evidence before leaving?!"

After saying that, he felt more at ease.

What a big deal it is to be pressed down by a child all the time!

However, Mu En shook her head and said lightly: "No!"

Harry looked surprised, glanced at Loreton, and thought to himself: "Fortunately, I'm not as quick as you."

"If you look carefully around the desk, you can see more white ash. Obviously, he has no habit of clearing embers. And this also means that he has been burning something for a long time."

As he spoke, he looked at the books and albums nailed on the wall, and then at the books on the table.

"We can find that none of the pages on the wall are from the books that he himself looked through. This can be seen through the bottom of the books, all of which are complete.

This means that someone has been providing him with this information. Combined with Bai Hui, it can be inferred that this person has been exchanging letters with him. After each exchange, the letters will be burned by him. "

"Go back, it's over." Mu En said, picking up the quill on the table.

Thanks to the characteristics of the quill pen, the personal scent of this thing is retained... quite well, especially the feathers near the handle, which have turned yellow.

Moon let Harry take it, while he took off all the documents nailed to the wall and folded them into a thick stack in his hands.

Then, the three of them looked at Hockleton. At this time, the old professor was flipping through the books on the bookshelf with great interest and looking at them with relish.

He turned his head and said gently: "This Mr. Williams's collection is quite good. I am very puzzled. How did he collect so many books without an ancient family inheritance and wealth?

Maybe he has been a cultural relic thief for more than a day or two? ! International antiquities theft organization? "

"I don't know, maybe you can ask Charon." Mu En shook his head, his interest rising again.

Combined with Jason Williams' ancient and powerful confusion spell, if it is really a gang crime, maybe the guys in that team may have one or two ancient magics? !

It seems that these people cannot be underestimated.

Mu En did not answer him, but put her hand on his shoulder and looked at Huckleton.

"Hold on tight."

"Wait!" Suddenly, a somewhat hysterical voice appeared.

"You... can you really get Jason home safely? He's not a bad boy... maybe he just... just makes bad friends."

"Oh, I should be able to guarantee that he can come back." Mu En smiled: "As for the rest, it's hard to say. You knew something was wrong with your child, right?"

"I…"

The next moment, several people disappeared, and the papers and white embers on the desk rose up, like autumn leaves, slowly floating on the ground.

Returning to the Three-Headed Dog Bar again, Moon walked straight in and looked at Charon and an unexpected empty wine bottle in front of his table.

"I don't understand why you have to pick something that looks like something rummaged through the trash when you make the door key? Charon, do you know of any reputable international theft organization?"

"Well... there is one, the Hand of Glory. From this name, you will know that they are a group of thieves... but I am not very clear about their composition.

I thought about contacting you yesterday, but I didn’t get in touch..."

As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and then he lowered his head uneasily.

"I'm so sorry! This was my mistake!!"

"After we leave, continue to collect information." Mu En didn't say much and put his hand on the door key.

Harry followed suit.

Behind them, Huckleton and Loreton obviously hadn't recovered from the apparation just now, and looked at Mu En in horror.

"What kind of creature's apparation is that?! Do you have the blood of other creatures?!"

Mu En glanced at him: "You are really good at talking."

The next moment, everyone disappeared.

Turkey, in Aydin Province, in the mountains and forests to the left of the ruins of the ancient city of Miletus, several figures suddenly appeared.

Mu En looked at the papers in her hand while analyzing the possible whereabouts of the guy.

From these documents, Mu En can understand that the ruins of the Academy of Athens no longer seem to be the Academy of Athens established by Plato.

It is the "Academy of Athens" in Raphael's painting that gathered all the talented people from the ancient Greek era.

And the way it appears doesn't seem to be fixed. Neither the conditions for entering it nor the place after exiting are fixed at all.

The last person who entered it with evidence was a wizard two hundred years ago.

It's a pity that this guy's reputation is average, and the reason why he can leave his name in history...is because he killed himself by studying the curse.

"Judging from these information, it seems that he wants to go to Miletus to influence the emergence of the secret realm through the ruins of the Milesian school." Mu En said, and then looked at the seaside.

Harry pointed at the pair of ruins beside the forest: "Uncle Moon, is this the one?"

At this time, there were many tourists there.

"Probably not." Huckleton shook his head: "The real Miletus has been submerged by the sea. It is dozens of kilometers away from the coastline."

Mu En looked at the seaside from a distance, feeling a little regretful that he didn't bring the boat out.

No, releasing the ship directly here doesn't seem to be a good option.

"Then how do we get into the sea?" Loreton said with some discomfort: "The deep sea cannot be solved by a bubble head spell."

"Gillweed?!" Harry suddenly thought: "I saw this thing in the senior herbology class."

Loreton looked at Harry in surprise, but he didn't expect that this kid had a bright mind.

Moon also looked at Harry in agreement. His own body has been modified and there is no problem in getting wet, but the three of them are different.

"Come on, I know where the market here is." Loreton said.

…

…

Half an hour later, on the deserted coast, waves bloomed and dense white bubbles appeared, and the sea breeze brought a salty smell.

"Uncle Moon, here it is." Harry took out a piece of gilly grass and handed it to Moon.

Mu En looked at the thing that was twisted together like seaweed and was still squirming. He twitched the corner of his mouth and shook his head: "No, I don't need this thing."

As he spoke, real gills began to split under his cheeks.

"You need to keep the gillyweed in a place where it can be accessed at any time. The best option is to put a piece in your mouth and swallow it down your throat at any time."

"Okay." Harry nodded repeatedly, first swallowed a piece of gillyweed, his face turned red, as if he had eaten stinky fish that had rotted for three days, and then he took two more pieces and stuffed them into his cheeks.

Then, a feeling of tightness emerged from the chest.

He quickly looked down, looking at the sea cliff four or five meters high with some confusion.

Mu En took a quick look and saw that there were no rocks...

Kicked him down.

Then he looked at the other two people.

"You two are..."

"Don't worry about it."