Chapter 48 Eric's Hideout (Thanks to Tian Hui for the Reward, Please

Chapter 48 Eric's Hiding Place (Thanks to Tian Hui for the reward, please collect it.ɱ)

Xing Ze cast an admiring look at him, "I'm very smart, Cedric."

"Is he helping me with something, sir?"

Xing Ze was waiting for that sentence. As early as when he was looking through the student files, he found that Cedric's mother worked in the Cleona Library, and that resource must be used well.

"Does he remember that my mother worked in the library?"

"Yes, sir, Cleona Library."

"Does she have the authority to access the first-level documents?" Xing Ze asked. There are many copies of the historical records of pure-blood families in the first-level documents in the Cleona Library. In addition, there are many documents that record the atrocities of the Death Eaters in those days.

Cedric thought for a while and replied: "She should have that right. But, sir, if you want to consult the documents, wouldn't it be better to go directly there?"

"Secret investigation, Cedric!" Xing Ze emphasized, but complained in his heart that if he didn't have that right, he wouldn't have to lie to a teenager there.

"He can ask his mother." Cedric was a little embarrassed, "but there is no guarantee that it will succeed."

"Just try your best. Besides, I remember clearly what happened on the train after he left?"

"What do you mean?"

"Abnormal, suspicious people, anything that I think is weird, especially those four passengers.

Cedric thought for a while and replied: "He went to the radio room of the train at that time, so he can ask Percy and other prefects to see what they found. "

Xing Ze nodded, even though he had no hope. The Auror Office and everyone on the train had been questioned. If there was anything found, Bishop Andrew had no reason to hide it from him.

After telling Cedric how to contact him, Xing Ze hurried back to his dormitory. He added to his notes and made a simple plan.

He now wanted to focus on the Auror disappearance case and the investigation of the red fragment, but those two things were related to the attack on the train, so the three things were mixed together, like a pot of tea.

Based on the information currently available, the Avery family is the most suspicious, after all, the two Aurors disappeared in their territory.

Next is the Oil Gang and the Undertaker. The repeated appearance of red candies and strange symbols forced Xing Ze to include them in the list of suspects.

"So, we have to go to Knockturn Alley. "After finishing his notes, Xing Ze leaned back in his chair, calculating the risks of going to Knockturn Alley alone to investigate.

Yes, if J didn't reply tomorrow, he could take the risk of sneaking into Knockturn Alley by himself. After all, time waits for no one, and many clues will disappear with time.

Xing Ze raised his legs to check his watch. Seeing that it was very early, he planned to set off to see Eric's hiding place in London.

He arrived at the address written on the paper at three o'clock in the afternoon. It was a small two-story villa in the suburbs of London, hidden in the dense woods, with only a gravel path leading to it.

The rental car driver who took him there was a short and fat middle-aged man. It took him a while to figure out where Xing Ze wanted to go. Along the way, he complained about traffic, government, plague, etc.

"Few people go there now, but it used to be quite lively." He said, "He remembered that the place belonged to a rich man in the early days, and he would make mistakes every now and then, and many drivers went there. But within a few years, the man went bankrupt, and there was an economic crisis. "

Xing Ze responded intermittently. He saw that the prosperous streets were gradually replaced by endless lawns, then trees, and finally a dense forest.

The first ten minutes of the journey required him to walk. After seeing the villa, Xing Ze blew a whistle, and the raven immediately swooped down to the villa. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Xing Ze continued to move forward.

It seems that Eric's potion business is doing well to be able to buy such a place in the suburbs of London.

Xing Ze cast an Arahok Opening Charm at the main door, and the door creaked open. The musty smell caught him off guard.

The house was turned upside down. It was obvious that the Ministry of Magic and the Church had investigated it thoroughly. Xing Ze did not expect to find any useful clues there, so he just wanted to confirm some things.

The strange room was on the second floor, a small bedroom. The room, whether it is the ceiling or the floor, is covered with various symbols. I can even find a few Celtic crosses in it.

Eric really took great pains to avoid the intrusion of dreams. Xing Ze sighed and looked at the head of the bed.

Coming from the underground, He called him to go there. The words written in blood have turned black, and the symbol is clearly painted on another wall in the room.

But that time, Xing Ze was not brought into hallucination by the symbol. He vaguely felt a little uncomfortable and smelled the faint stench of liquid.

He heard the call of the blue beak, so he turned his head and saw it crawling into the bottom of the closet in the room. After a while, it found a red candy from it.

Xing Ze went over to pick up the red candy. It should be that Eric accidentally dropped it on the ground and rolled in.

"Hallucinogens, the boiling oil gang, the Avery family." Xing Ze muttered to himself, "The fog has finally been cleared a little. It seems that his direction is correct. "

The stench lingering in his nose became stronger and stronger. Xing Ze frowned and stood up to check around. Bluebeak also began to become uneasy.

He determined the direction of the stench and took out his magic wand to search for it. The disgusting smell became strong in the study on the second floor, and Xing Ze carefully pushed open the door and walked in.

Then, he saw the portrait on the wall, which was clearer than the one that Bishop Andrew had shown him before, and it made people feel more uneasy and uncomfortable.

The thing in the painting was squatting on the ground, like a big-bellied toad, and its face had some bat features. Because the portrait was painted with a tar-like black liquid, Xing Ze could not see all the details of the strange thing, but he was glad that he did not see it clearly.

"Swaip didn't mention that." Xing Ze said in a deep voice, holding the magic wand tightly, and he could feel his body trembling slightly.

Just then, footsteps were heard outside the house. After rebirth, Xing Ze's hearing and sense of smell were enhanced, and there was a clacking sound when his feet stepped on the muddy ground, which indicated that the enemy was not coming from the front door, but from the backyard.

He reacted quickly and rushed out of the room in a few steps, but he didn't notice that the portrait was slowly flowing from the wall.

Xing Ze leaned over the wall and came to the window at the end of the corridor. The semicircular window could clearly see the backyard and the woods not far away. He stretched out his legs and carefully lifted the curtains, looking out from the gap.

He guessed correctly. Three people were walking towards the house from the woods. From their clothes, Xing Ze couldn't tell whether they were wizards or Muggles. So he waited quietly, waiting for the three people to open the back door and walk into the house.

Just when he wanted to use Apparition to leave there, a black long whip suddenly attacked him.

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