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As the director of the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, Barty Crouch not only has connections with the foreign supernatural world, he is also responsible for negotiations with Downing Street.
He also worked with MI6 and got a lot of interesting gadgets from them, such as the decoder in his hand now, which is specially used to unlock the password box.
The person who gave him this decoder once boasted that this decoder could even unlock the cipherbox commonly used by Behemoth. As for where they got this excuse.
All I can say is that these two families are intertwined, love and hate each other, and each wants to be the other's father, like father and son.
Ding!
The MI6 people did not lie to him. The decoder could easily unlock the combination lock of the box.
After unpacking it, Barty Crouch opened the box, revealing a computer without an internet connection and a large-capacity hard drive containing the drawings of Hogwarts.
Chapter 301 Returning to China
Barty Crouch was familiar with operating the computer. Unlike some pure-blood aristocrats in the wizarding world who looked down on modern technology made by Muggles and communicated almost only with wizards, he was also familiar with modern society and proficient in modern technology.
However, even though he had unlocked the computer, he still needed permission to export the contents.
"Give me the stuff."
Batty reached out to Rita for something.
Rita tapped her wand lightly towards the floor of the room, and a wooden board in the room lifted up by itself, and a transparent, seemingly empty test tube floated out from the secret compartment underneath.
The test tube floated towards Barty Crouch, who unscrewed the rubber stopper of the test tube and poured out a strand of golden hair.
Barty Crouch threw it into a bottle of potion, which instantly boiled and emitted white smoke. After the reaction of the potion was over, Barty Crouch swallowed it.
Hu Xiuwu, who was hiding in the corner and watching, immediately guessed what the potion in Barty Crouch's hand was.
Polyjuice decoction,
Only polyjuice decoction uses human hair before taking it.
After taking the potion, Barty Crouch's head kept shaking, his face squirmed like slime, and his facial features changed positions like stones in muddy water.
The typical British bald middle-aged man turned into a blond Westerner that Hu Xiuwu had never seen before.
Rita smiled and said, "This is the hair of the head of the Keller family who was a director of Behemoth and visited Europe more than half a year ago when the Goblet of Fire was being prepared. It took me a lot of effort to get this hair. Behemoth knows a lot about Polyjuice Potion, and his bodyguards cleaned up all the hair and dandruff in the room where he stayed."
"It's a pity that they still didn't guard against a humble beetle."
"I originally thought that he would be the one to compete in the Goblet of Fire again, but I didn't expect it to be Raymond. Although the owner of the hair is still alive, I don't know if his identity can unlock the box."
Barty Crouch: "It doesn't matter. Although there are many factions within Behemoth, Raymond and the Keller family are allies."
"The Keller family gave the position of leader of the Goblet of Fire to Raymond this time, which can be regarded as a gesture of sincerity from the Keller family."
After all, according to the plan, although this action is somewhat dangerous, there is no risk of death. The worst that can happen is that he will be expelled from the country by Dumbledore. But if it succeeds, there will be considerable benefits.
Once the wizard department is established, Raymond, as the founder, will also gain greater power within Behemoth.
Using Director Keller's fingerprint and iris, Barty Crouch gained access to the computer and transferred the contents of the hard drive.
Staring at the transmission progress bar on the screen, Barty Crouch took out a ring from his pocket.
The shape of this ring is very peculiar. It is somewhat like the thimble that Hu Xiuwu saw his mother use to sew clothes when he was a child. The only difference from a thimble is that it is not covered with small holes, but with small hemispherical bulges.
Barty Crouch input his own Qi, or magic power in the eyes of wizards, into the ring. A bulge on the ring began to flash red, like the beeping sound of a phone call.
"I see the data has started to transfer. You're doing great, Batty."
When the red light stopped flashing and remained on, a female voice came from the ring.
Although the person was not in front of him, Barty Crouch still bowed respectfully and said, "Master, it is my honor."
"Also, I have already found the person you asked me to look for."
"The man who participated in the rescue operation on Mount Kangchenjunga in 95 and survived was called Barron Grylls. According to the Ministry of Magic, he was just an ordinary person who had received military training before the rescue operation, but after the rescue operation, he began to stand out in the Inhuman circle."
"But no one knows his background. No one knows whether he is a born or acquired supernatural being. He is even more secretive about his experience on Mount Kangchenjunga."
After Barty Crouch finished his introduction, he remembered something else: "I have also checked the point you asked me to focus on. No one has found that he has the habit of cannibalism."
"He was able to resist the desire brought by the Six Treasury Immortal Thief. Is this why Ruan Feng chose him?"
The female voice was mumbling to herself, but what concerned Hu Xiuwu was that the voice was actually speaking Chinese.
Although it wasn't told to them, neither Barty nor Rita relaxed, still maintaining a humble attitude towards the ring.
The female voice asked again, "Can you find out where he is now?"
Barty Crouch said: "I'm sorry, I can't find out where he is now. He once angered the Emerald Society, and the Emerald Society has been looking for him. I can only be sure that he is not in Europe now."
After a moment of silence, the female voice said, "I understand. You will continue to serve in the Ministry of Magic. Be a competent Minister of Magic until I issue an order."
Batty said respectfully, "Yes."
The red light on the ring went out and there was no movement.
After all the data on the hard drive was successfully transferred, Batty erased the traces on the computer, closed the box and handed it to Rita: "Send the box back, don't let anyone find it."
"Yes."
Rita used another portkey to teleport back to Durmstrang's magical ship.
After finishing his work, Barty didn't plan to stay long and was about to go home to finish his work at the Ministry of Magic. But when he turned around, he saw a blue bird standing on the table, turning its head to look at him.
The blue bird is regarded as a messenger of happiness in the West. When he saw it for the first time, Batty thought it was Rita's pet.
The bluebird chirped softly and spread its wings to take off. However, as soon as it left the table, it began to fall and then transformed into a human form.
Oops, it's an Animagus!
Batty sensed something was wrong and was about to raise his wand, but he could only see a flash of sword light.
The sword light was as bright as the sun, yet as cold as moonlight.
Sky Soaring Dragon Flash!
The sword flashed by like a stunning sight, and Barty Crouch stood there in a daze.
Hu Xiuwu stood opposite and slowly put away the prize.
"I'm sorry, I have to kill you. If I don't kill you, it will be difficult to break the situation."
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"Oh my god, you just took a bullet from me, why are you talking so immaturely, as if you killed a big shot."
Zhu Quan moved the rook in his hand forward quickly, while at the same time complaining about Hu Xiuwu who was playing chess with him.
Everyone had already boarded the chartered plane of Nadutong. Zhu Quan was bored so he invited Hu Xiuwu to play a game of chess.
Hu Xiuwu pushed his own chess piece: "Don't underestimate this move, it can change the whole situation."
"General!"
After Barty Crouch was killed, there was no high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic to serve as an accomplice of the unidentified woman. The chess game that she had originally planned was broken. Without anyone to cooperate on the white side, no matter how many people on the black side there were, it would be of no avail.
Unless she can control Voldemort now, but if she has this ability, she would not choose Barty Crouch as her puppet. Fudge, who is in power, is more suitable.
Obviously Fudge is weaker than Barty Crouch, which shows that there must be some limit to her method of controlling people.
Hua Ming collapsed in his seat, curled up in his seat like a puddle of slime, watching the two people's chess game and getting itchy: "It's finally over. The menu at Hogwarts is too monotonous. Every day is fried chicken, grilled steak, and all kinds of pies."
"I'm tired of eating here. It's better to go back home. Xiuwu, Lingyu, do you want to go eat hotpot with me after we return home?"
Hu Xiuwu readily agreed: "Okay, I happen to know an old shop, the owner is Liu Ge, a generous and righteous man, the dishes and meat are all fresh."
"My brother and I have been eating it for more than ten years."
Hua Ming said: "Then it's settled, Lingyu, are you coming?"
"No, I still have to send the Goblet of Fire back to Longhu Mountain."
Zhang Lingyu shook his head. He couldn't let his master go back to Longhu Mountain alone.
Speaking of the Goblet of Fire, Hua Ming, who didn't know the inside story, said with some regret: "It would be nice if Xiuwu was a year or two younger to experience the Goblet of Fire Tournament."
"It can also broaden your horizons."
Hu Xiuwu said: "I think it's great. I have learned a lot from this trip and gained a lot."
Bi Youlong sat in the front row, smiling but not saying a word. A man named Hu Xiuwu was talking about how he would replace Zhang Lingyu in the third test.
But Hu Xiuwu was actually talking about something else.
The elixir was indeed effective and he got what he wanted.
Chapter 302: Yellow Springs Attendant
It took nearly ten hours for the plane to return to China safely.
At the Sijiucheng Airport, Hu Xiuwu got off the plane carrying his suitcase, turned around and waved goodbye to Zhang Lingyu and Tianshi on the plane.
The plane only made a temporary stop in Sijiu City. After Hu Xiuwu, Bi Youlong and others got off the plane, the plane took off again to send Zhang Lingyu and others back to Gan Province.
Our own charter flight is so convenient that you don’t need to transfer and can stop and go at will.
As soon as they got off the plane, Bi Youlong and others separated from Hu Xiuwu. Bi Youlong, a workaholic, had already agreed on a meeting time with other directors on the plane. As soon as he got off the plane, he went back to Nadutong to attend a briefing meeting on the follow-up of the Goblet of Fire Championship.
With such a motivated boss, how could Hua Ming and his subordinates possibly leave and go home to rest alone? Hua Ming looked helpless and made a phone call gesture to Hu Xiuwu, and agreed to meet for the hotpot party on another day.
Then, he pulled his suitcase and ran a few steps to catch up with the team.
In the end, Hu Xiuwu was the only one left, riding the shuttle bus to the terminal.
After completing the entry records and leaving the terminal, Hu Xiuwu stood in line at the taxi stop with his bag on his back, looking around with a strange expression on his face. He looked a little awkward, like a modern person who has returned to ancient times and is somewhat out of tune with the entire society.
After getting used to the high-speed commuting method in Europe where you can teleport anywhere with just a thought, when I suddenly return to the old city, I am a little uncomfortable with the speed of taking a taxi and spending several hours to get home.
Hu Xiuwu was standing in line, complaining in his heart about how difficult it was to go from extravagant to frugal.
Fortunately, although there are many people waiting for the bus, there are also many taxis coming here to pick up jobs. Taxis enter the station one after another like a stream of water, just like fish that can't wait to eat, and the efficiency is extremely high.
After all, time is money. Only with high efficiency can you eat more and earn more. If you can come more often, you can earn more money. The initiative is naturally more efficient than the fixed salary.
After getting off the taxi, Hu Xiuwu returned to his home, but unfortunately the door was closed, the lights were off, and it was silent. It seemed that no one was at home, so he had to use his key to open the door and go in.
I haven't returned to my small courtyard house for nearly half a year. The environment in the yard has not changed much, except that the flowers grown by my father Hu Yunxuan seem to be more lush, and there is a small bicycle with the training wheels removed in the corner of the yard.
Hu Tian is also old enough to learn how to ride a bicycle.