Chapter 114 Illegal smuggling of magical creatures?
Although Rove would subconsciously think of "Murder on the Orient Express" every time he took a car, this antique car that has been in operation for centuries has actually done a good job in terms of security.
Otherwise it wouldn't be known for its safety.
It's just that I didn't expect that this time it would really kill me!
People have a natural fear of death. Unlike the blood on the ground, which can become clean after a heavy rain, it will intensify over time.
Many wizards wanted to give up the trip, but it was impossible, they couldn't get off the train before the murderer was caught.
The Ministry of Magic sent Aurors to conduct a comprehensive inspection, and every wizard was ordered not to leave the carriage.
Rove also accepted the Auror's questioning, but he was more concerned about the details of the rescue. No one would think that he was a criminal suspect!
The Orient Express stopped in place for three days before starting again.
Downs came to visit Rove less often, but every time he came, he would bring some new information.
for example:
According to the investigation, another wizard died of poisonous tentacles; the witch was sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magic and Magic, and has been rescued.
Another example is when the Auror captured the house elf in the train kitchen, and the house elf took the initiative to admit that it used the wrong ingredients and put poisonous tentacles...
With the house-elves at fault for this, it seemed as if it could stop there.
After the Aurors took the house-elves, the train started again, and Lockhart jumped out again, claiming he had figured out something was wrong with the house-elves.
Lovegood also left early and returned late to collect material for a report he was going to write, which would be serialized in The Quibbler.
During Lovegood's collection of materials, he asked Rove to help watch Luna, so as not to let her run around and look for the harassment gadfly.
After saving people that night, he probably found that Rove didn't seem to be that bad. Of course, some warnings are indispensable.
Rove was also very speechless. He was an honest man, and he would never have too many thoughts about a weird girl, so why was he so wary of him.
Of course, Rove was free and didn't run around anymore, but chose to keep a low profile and try to behave like a little wizard.
He started to stay in the car and write his summer homework!
In his previous life, he basically started cramming for his summer homework a few days before school started, but this year he was forced to work hard ahead of schedule.
But when Rove was writing, he discovered that Professor Snape assigned more homework in Defense Against the Dark Arts than the other subjects combined.
Fortunately, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for next school year is not Snape. Rove decided to strategically abandon this assignment, and no one checked it anyway.
This afternoon, the boy was writing his homework on transfiguration when he heard a slight knock on the door.
Rove snapped his fingers. After the door was opened, he looked up and saw Downs standing at the door, and she walked in naturally.
"Are you writing a transfiguration homework?" The witch raised her eyebrows and said, "I'm good at this stuff. I was the favorite of Professor McGonagall at Hogwarts."
Rove lay on the table without raising his head and said, "I have something to say."
The witch sat down by the bed. She hesitated for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "I think you should have guessed my identity, right?"
The boy shook his head and said, "I can't guess."
"Well, I'm actually an Auror, and my real name is Tonks." The witch said frankly.
After hearing these words, Rove didn't show any emotion on his face, because he had already guessed the identity of the other party.
It's just that he didn't expect that this witch turned out to be Tonks.
"Our task is to escort a prisoner to Romania. The lame middle-aged wizard who looks like a lion is our office director Scrimgeour." Tonks said.
"The two wizards who were attacked were also Aurors?" Rove asked.
"It's not an Auror, but it's also a wizard from the Ministry of Magic. They were supposed to be sent to Romania for a handover," Tonks explained.
"Since there are prisoners, why should they be sent to Romania instead of directly sent to Azkaban?" Rove asked curiously.
"This involves extradition regulations and a bunch of other weird laws." Tonks shrugged:
"In short, we didn't send them there for nothing. The Romanian Ministry of Magic will also hand over a group of British dark wizards to us."
"So..." Rove crossed his fingers in front of him and asked, "What crime did that wizard commit?"
"Illegal smuggling of many magical creatures." Tonks glanced at the box on the bed, and her tone gradually became serious:
"When we caught him, he also got a Hebriderian black dragon to ship to Romania."
"..."
Rove looked a little unnatural, but the boy quickly said softly and slowly: "This kind of wizard really should be caught!"
"We have caught it, but as you can see, some problems occurred during the escort." Tonks shook his head and said:
"Our delivery method was leaked, and many of his accomplices sneaked into the train. The house elf was enchanted, so the wrong food was delivered."
"Then how about another way?" Rove frowned, "Can't you escort them alone? Do you have to take this express train?"
"You don't know our Auror Director Scrimgeour." Tonks shook his head and said:
"Mr. Scrimgeour is a hardliner. When chasing the Death Eaters, the director's leg was hit by a spell, and he still insisted on hunting. In the end, he caught the enemy, but his leg was permanently disabled because he was not treated in time, and he couldn't walk. Limp."
"Wizards with this personality are very stubborn." Tonks sighed:
"The wizard died during the process of escorting the prisoner. Of course, he will not stop there. He wants to use the prisoner as a bait to wipe out the enemy."
"Be careful not to catch the fish, and even lost the bait." Rove said noncommittally.
"You think so too?" Tonks raised his head and said, "So I want to ask you for help. There must be Billywigs around those wizards, and you can find them..."
"You Aurors can't find it, how can I find it?"
Tonks only finished half of what she said. Of course Rove knew what she meant, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "Miss, I'm just a first-year wizard."
Did he really think of him as the famous first-year detective next door?
Rove is not Conan, but is committed to participating in the detection of the murder case despite his identity as a primary school student.
He's just a student part-time... veterinarian and doesn't want to get involved in a fight between Aurors and smugglers.
Keeping a low profile is the credo of Badger Court!
But Tonks persisted in persuading:
"Rolf Scamander, I know that's your real name, not some shitty Tom!
When I entered the train, I knew it was you next door, and I got first-hand information about you. "
Tonks suppressed his excitement and said in a low voice:
"Rove, I know what you did to stop Quirrell at Hogwarts. When Quirrell stole Gringotts, I followed him... I know how powerful he is."
The witch stared at the boy and praised sincerely: "But you can stop Quirrell, no matter what method you use, it shows that you are not an ordinary little wizard...Dumbledore also praised you so much."
"You are still the grandson of Newt Scamander, and you are very proficient in the field of magical creatures. You could see it when you saved lives the other day!"
"That idiot Lovegood can't see it, but I know . . . you're a real genius."
"Shouldn't a genius do something that belongs to your genius?"
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