Drinking black tea calmly at Hogwarts
Chapter 653 A Spy Among Us
He woke up from the bed in the dormitory when the sun shone on Zhang Xu's face through the window.
Looking at the familiar ceiling, he felt a little stuffy in his chest, as if something was pressing on him.
Zhang Xu carefully recalled what happened last night.
It turned out that everyone happily planned to have a drink before going to bed, chat at the same time, and then go back to sleep.
Later, it seemed that the topic turned to a strange place, and later it seemed that there were more and more empty wine bottles on the table.
"It seems that it is really unreliable to relieve the post-war psychological syndrome by drinking and sleeping with your head covered." Zhang Xu said in his heart.
The tragic scene of Hogsmeade gave everyone an indelible memory, especially the tragedy of the victims.Even Luna, who has no roots except for things about magical animals, couldn't stand it after she came back, Zhang Xu had to cast an oblivion spell on her.
But Zhang Xu and the others relied on another method to divert their combat power.
It's time to get up, Zhang Xu stretched his waist, and then touched the things on his body, um, one leg, two legs, many legs
Today's Hogwarts is still spent treating and caring for the seriously wounded.The transfer of the wounded is very troublesome. The transfer can only be carried out after the condition of the wounded is stable. The current situation is estimated to be delayed for a day or two.
Zhang Xu left the castle after simply solving the breakfast problem and feeding the ginger and fish cakes that he had slept on all night. There was a meeting to be held at the Pig's Head Bar this morning.
The area near the Pig's Head pub was the worst-hit place in the Hogsmeade air raid, bar none.
This was the main target of the Death Eaters' attack. Not only did they drop a large number of stone men, but they also took aim before the airdrop, trying to hit the buildings directly.
Except for the Pig's Head Bar and the two nearby houses that were used as a hospital, which were preserved by the Aurors, the surrounding buildings have been reduced to ruins.
For a while, the Pig's Head Bar actually had a feeling of standing out from the crowd.But this standing out from the crowd did not make Scrimgeour and the others happy.
There was still some time left before the meeting, and Scrimgeour and other leaders hadn't come yet, but many wizards from various countries were already sitting and chatting in the remodeled conference room on the first floor.
Zhang Xu quickly discovered the two Frenchmen the big sisters mentioned last night.
A fat man with red hair with obvious Celtic features was sitting diagonally across from Zhang Xu. His fat body was almost as fat as Zhang's giant panda. This should be Obelix.
If someone asked Zhang Xu, who is the little man wearing a hat decorated with wings on both sides, Zhang Xu's first reaction would be Ala Lei.But the little wizard sitting next to Obelix now also wears a hat with a pair of wings sticking out from both sides. His hair is golden, but he is no taller than Professor Flitwick. many.Presumably this is Asterix.
Now Zhang Xu already knows why the two of them were able to piss off the four big sisters yesterday, and Astérix said in a "whispered voice" there: "The British Ministry of Magic is really bad. far away."
Obelix followed up with a serious look: "Yeah, when I was outside just now, I thought I came to Coventry 50 years ago."
The content of the two Frenchmen's intentional "whispering" conversation in English quickly spread throughout the conference room, and the old Rodney sitting opposite them turned black with anger.
"Well, the British Ministry of Magic is really not good. They were driven from London to here [-] kilometers away." Zhang Xu's response to the French was a bit unexpected, but everyone thought that his fiancée was French. Just relieved.
Astérix and Obelix looked at Zhang Xu, who was helping him, with obvious smiles on their faces. It seemed that the French son-in-law was on their side when they were attacking the UK.
"When de Gaulle ran from Paris to London, he only ran more than 300 kilometers, which is less than half of the British Ministry of Magic."
"It's also fortunate that Weygand and Pétain turned Paris into an undefended city before the German army entered the city. Otherwise, the Arc de Triomphe might have been bombed and collapsed in the battle against the invaders, and it would have been a headache for the German army to parade there. "
"Fortunately, that carriage was well preserved, and it can still be used when signing for the second time."
"But that's why post-war French weapons were so easy to sell. After all, the only time they were used after they were opened was when they were thrown on the ground."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xu kicked the gas pedal and turned the topic to "the iron tower is still there". The smiles on the faces of Asterix and Obelix froze immediately, and then gradually disappeared.
It would be fine if the two of them were wizards from the French Ministry of Magic, but the problem was that they were serving the Elysee Palace, so they couldn't pretend that they didn't know what Zhang Xu was talking about.
Mr. Zhang obviously didn't intend to stop, and then he looked at the old Rodney, and asked, "Mr. Rodney, do you know what to call the [-] Frenchmen who raised their hands at the same time?"
As a congressman and senior, old Rodney naturally couldn't be as aggressive as a young man like Zhang Xu. While drinking the coffee he just served, he taught Zhang Xu, "Stop making fun of the French Army."
At this time, old Rodney looked at Zhang Xu with eyes full of relief. This young man is not bad.
Just when Zhang Xu suggested that the little Italian friend who was sitting directly opposite him go to France to run for president and lead France to unify Europe, but she choked on the coffee because she was shot while lying down and she took out the 381 wand to hit someone, Scrimgeour A few of them sat down at the conference table.
After the meeting, the group of people stopped fighting and immediately became serious.
"There is a spy among us." Scrimgeour looked like an angry lion at this time, and he continued after looking around at the people in the meeting room, "It has now been found out that someone has stolen the settings of our Ministry of Magic. The locations of the Auror Commands across the UK, and the time the reinforcements arrived secretly the night before, these two pieces of information, and then this person gave the information to the mysterious person."
"We are truly grateful to wizards from all over the world for helping us fight You-Know-Who and Death Eaters."
"However, this does not mean that we will be lenient to spy networks from abroad."
Although everyone came to support the suppression and were not Scrimgeour's subordinates, they all chose to respond calmly in the face of the furious Scrimgeour.The spy cheated the British this time, who knows if he will cheat himself next time.After all, everyone is now in the same trench as the British.
The loss of the Ministry of Magic the night before yesterday was too heavy. Except for Hogsmeade, the casualties of the Auror Command that were attacked in various parts of the UK were actually close to 25.If Scrimgeour hadn't decisively asked Cedric to put the volunteers he had recruited recently into battle, it is estimated that the final number of casualties would definitely be more than that
a little.
After Scrimgeour finished speaking, a voice sounded, "So, who is this spy?"
It was Azajavid from Poland who spoke, "Are any of us in collusion with You-Know-Who?"
Azajavid obviously did his homework before speaking, and he kept looking at Zhang Xu when he said the last sentence.
But Zhang Xu just smiled, then picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.
For a moment, all eyes in the meeting room were focused on Zhang Xu.
It's just that different people looked at Zhang Xu with different expressions.
Those present like Yuri, Mrs. Adams, old Rodney, etc., and his leader Suhe Baru next to Zhang Xu, who are already familiar with Zhang Xu, looked at Zhang Xu jokingly, and they had already entered Drink coffee and watch theater mode.
And others who know Zhang Xu but are not too familiar, such as the short Italian relative of Professor Flitwick.At first she was surprised by Azajavid's unspoken accusation, but when she discovered the behavior of those who knew Zhang Xu well, she immediately realized that there was something hidden behind it, so she entered the mode of watching the show curiously.
Although the two representatives of the French government had a fling with Zhang Xu before the meeting, they and the representative of the French Ministry of Magic just glanced at Zhang Xu and started studying the coffee provided by the Pig's Head Bar.
As for the representatives of Japan, Germany and other countries, they also chose to ignore it after finding that the atmosphere was not right.
At this time, Azajavid also noticed that there was a problem with the atmosphere in the meeting room. At first he thought that after he accused Zhang Xu without naming names, the furious Scrimgeour would attack him first, and then the two Frenchmen who had conflicts with him just now would attack him. The wizard will make up the knife in the back, and then he will throw out a series of evidence that is very unfavorable to Zhang Xu as the final blow.
It's just that Scrimgeour's face is still dark, but he just sits there without saying a word.He stopped talking, and it was hard for others to talk.
At this moment, Azajaved had to go into battle himself. He glared at Zhang Xu and said, "I have solid evidence to prove that Mr. Zhang, you have had a deep connection with Lucius Malfoy, a high-ranking member of the Death Eaters for many years. And you have had many contacts with the mysterious person."
"Oh." Zhang Xu nodded nonchalantly, "Continue."
Azajaved was choked by Zhang Xu's attitude, and he continued after a while: "I have evidence to prove that you had a secret conversation with a mysterious person on the roof of Gringotts in London last Christmas Eve." .”
""
Then Azajaved listed several pieces of information about Zhang Xu's contact with Voldemort and the old horse.
"Do you have anything to say about this, Mr. Zhang," Azajavid said finally.
"You still missed a very important piece of information." Zhang Xu said while playing with an empty coffee cup, "The black windbreaker that the mysterious man wore recently was given to him by me, and the broken sack he wore before It's just too ugly."
As soon as Zhang Xu finished speaking, those people who were not familiar with Zhang Xu suddenly became overwhelmed and started discussing in low voices.
At this moment, Scrimgeour took out his pocket watch to check the time, and then said impatiently: "Hurry up and get to the point, everyone is very busy today."
"As you wish, Your Excellency." Zhang Xu shrugged, "Mr. Javed, I really don't know how Karkaroff taught you such a stupid Death Eater. If he was still alive, he would definitely stuff you into the toilet. You drowned in it. Before you give me the blame, don't you first find out whether I have any information leaked this time?"
"How did you know that he said you were involved?" Halfway through the words, Azajavid immediately realized what was wrong with him, and immediately covered his mouth.
Zhang Xu pointed to the half-drinked coffee in front of him and said, "The latest veritaserum has a color and a taste, but it still has a special flavor when placed in coffee. It is suitable for home travel, murder and arson."
"Ahem" Scrimgeour interrupted Zhang Xu's act of taking the opportunity to advertise.
However, the faces of everyone present here began to turn strange, and no one was willing to use such things as Veritaserum without realizing it.
Scrimgeour saw everyone's thoughts, so he pointed to Azajaved who was pressed on the table by the two Aurors who had just entered, and said, "Don't worry, everyone, only his coffee has Veritaserum."
Hearing what Scrimgeour said, the others felt relieved.
None of the people present were idiots. At this time, they already knew that Scrimgeour and some people already knew Azajavid's true identity and what he did, so they asked everyone to come and be a witness.
Diplomacy is no small matter. If a person from a friendly country who came to help the suppression is arrested privately in the name of a spy, it is likely to cause a big disturbance, so it is better to put this issue out for everyone to witness together.
"Our work was not done well." Scrimgeour explained to everyone present, "Half a month ago, you all visited our Auror command headquarters together, and this Azajavid also went with him at that time."
"It's just that our staff accidentally took a contact book of Auror Commands across the UK and didn't return it to a safe in time after use. As a result, Azajavid, who was visiting, discovered it."
"Then Aza Javid recorded the contents of this contact book in a short period of time and informed the mysterious person."
"Fortunately, every page of this booklet has a little magic that can record the people who have read it, so Azajavid was exposed."
"As for Mr. Zhang, the Ministry of Magic is aware of his actions, and some of them were authorized by us."
"Furthermore, although the Auror command system of the Ministry of Magic was established with the help of Mr. Zhang and others, he only carried out installation training in a few places at the beginning, and he doesn't know the other details."
After Scrimgeour finished explaining, the uninformed people finally got a general understanding of what happened today.However, some people who don’t know why Azajaved is a Death Eater, what is his relationship with Karkaroff who has been killed, etc. still don’t know, but they are very interesting and didn’t ask.Because from the last half of Azajavid's sentence, it can still be judged that the Ministry of Magic has planted spies among the Death Eaters.
At this time, Zhang Xu was also thankful that he had opened his mind at that time. When he first designed this national defense system, he insisted on sticking a bunch of fingernail-sized video crystal chips on all confidential documents to record the latest The face of the person who has read the document, otherwise he might fall into a fight this time.
For everyone, the matter of spies is over, and the next thing to discuss is the issue of combat.
Considering that the mysterious man might launch an attack on the tattered Hogsmeade at any time, Scrimgeour made all reinforcements ready to fight.
Looking at the familiar ceiling, he felt a little stuffy in his chest, as if something was pressing on him.
Zhang Xu carefully recalled what happened last night.
It turned out that everyone happily planned to have a drink before going to bed, chat at the same time, and then go back to sleep.
Later, it seemed that the topic turned to a strange place, and later it seemed that there were more and more empty wine bottles on the table.
"It seems that it is really unreliable to relieve the post-war psychological syndrome by drinking and sleeping with your head covered." Zhang Xu said in his heart.
The tragic scene of Hogsmeade gave everyone an indelible memory, especially the tragedy of the victims.Even Luna, who has no roots except for things about magical animals, couldn't stand it after she came back, Zhang Xu had to cast an oblivion spell on her.
But Zhang Xu and the others relied on another method to divert their combat power.
It's time to get up, Zhang Xu stretched his waist, and then touched the things on his body, um, one leg, two legs, many legs
Today's Hogwarts is still spent treating and caring for the seriously wounded.The transfer of the wounded is very troublesome. The transfer can only be carried out after the condition of the wounded is stable. The current situation is estimated to be delayed for a day or two.
Zhang Xu left the castle after simply solving the breakfast problem and feeding the ginger and fish cakes that he had slept on all night. There was a meeting to be held at the Pig's Head Bar this morning.
The area near the Pig's Head pub was the worst-hit place in the Hogsmeade air raid, bar none.
This was the main target of the Death Eaters' attack. Not only did they drop a large number of stone men, but they also took aim before the airdrop, trying to hit the buildings directly.
Except for the Pig's Head Bar and the two nearby houses that were used as a hospital, which were preserved by the Aurors, the surrounding buildings have been reduced to ruins.
For a while, the Pig's Head Bar actually had a feeling of standing out from the crowd.But this standing out from the crowd did not make Scrimgeour and the others happy.
There was still some time left before the meeting, and Scrimgeour and other leaders hadn't come yet, but many wizards from various countries were already sitting and chatting in the remodeled conference room on the first floor.
Zhang Xu quickly discovered the two Frenchmen the big sisters mentioned last night.
A fat man with red hair with obvious Celtic features was sitting diagonally across from Zhang Xu. His fat body was almost as fat as Zhang's giant panda. This should be Obelix.
If someone asked Zhang Xu, who is the little man wearing a hat decorated with wings on both sides, Zhang Xu's first reaction would be Ala Lei.But the little wizard sitting next to Obelix now also wears a hat with a pair of wings sticking out from both sides. His hair is golden, but he is no taller than Professor Flitwick. many.Presumably this is Asterix.
Now Zhang Xu already knows why the two of them were able to piss off the four big sisters yesterday, and Astérix said in a "whispered voice" there: "The British Ministry of Magic is really bad. far away."
Obelix followed up with a serious look: "Yeah, when I was outside just now, I thought I came to Coventry 50 years ago."
The content of the two Frenchmen's intentional "whispering" conversation in English quickly spread throughout the conference room, and the old Rodney sitting opposite them turned black with anger.
"Well, the British Ministry of Magic is really not good. They were driven from London to here [-] kilometers away." Zhang Xu's response to the French was a bit unexpected, but everyone thought that his fiancée was French. Just relieved.
Astérix and Obelix looked at Zhang Xu, who was helping him, with obvious smiles on their faces. It seemed that the French son-in-law was on their side when they were attacking the UK.
"When de Gaulle ran from Paris to London, he only ran more than 300 kilometers, which is less than half of the British Ministry of Magic."
"It's also fortunate that Weygand and Pétain turned Paris into an undefended city before the German army entered the city. Otherwise, the Arc de Triomphe might have been bombed and collapsed in the battle against the invaders, and it would have been a headache for the German army to parade there. "
"Fortunately, that carriage was well preserved, and it can still be used when signing for the second time."
"But that's why post-war French weapons were so easy to sell. After all, the only time they were used after they were opened was when they were thrown on the ground."
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xu kicked the gas pedal and turned the topic to "the iron tower is still there". The smiles on the faces of Asterix and Obelix froze immediately, and then gradually disappeared.
It would be fine if the two of them were wizards from the French Ministry of Magic, but the problem was that they were serving the Elysee Palace, so they couldn't pretend that they didn't know what Zhang Xu was talking about.
Mr. Zhang obviously didn't intend to stop, and then he looked at the old Rodney, and asked, "Mr. Rodney, do you know what to call the [-] Frenchmen who raised their hands at the same time?"
As a congressman and senior, old Rodney naturally couldn't be as aggressive as a young man like Zhang Xu. While drinking the coffee he just served, he taught Zhang Xu, "Stop making fun of the French Army."
At this time, old Rodney looked at Zhang Xu with eyes full of relief. This young man is not bad.
Just when Zhang Xu suggested that the little Italian friend who was sitting directly opposite him go to France to run for president and lead France to unify Europe, but she choked on the coffee because she was shot while lying down and she took out the 381 wand to hit someone, Scrimgeour A few of them sat down at the conference table.
After the meeting, the group of people stopped fighting and immediately became serious.
"There is a spy among us." Scrimgeour looked like an angry lion at this time, and he continued after looking around at the people in the meeting room, "It has now been found out that someone has stolen the settings of our Ministry of Magic. The locations of the Auror Commands across the UK, and the time the reinforcements arrived secretly the night before, these two pieces of information, and then this person gave the information to the mysterious person."
"We are truly grateful to wizards from all over the world for helping us fight You-Know-Who and Death Eaters."
"However, this does not mean that we will be lenient to spy networks from abroad."
Although everyone came to support the suppression and were not Scrimgeour's subordinates, they all chose to respond calmly in the face of the furious Scrimgeour.The spy cheated the British this time, who knows if he will cheat himself next time.After all, everyone is now in the same trench as the British.
The loss of the Ministry of Magic the night before yesterday was too heavy. Except for Hogsmeade, the casualties of the Auror Command that were attacked in various parts of the UK were actually close to 25.If Scrimgeour hadn't decisively asked Cedric to put the volunteers he had recruited recently into battle, it is estimated that the final number of casualties would definitely be more than that
a little.
After Scrimgeour finished speaking, a voice sounded, "So, who is this spy?"
It was Azajavid from Poland who spoke, "Are any of us in collusion with You-Know-Who?"
Azajavid obviously did his homework before speaking, and he kept looking at Zhang Xu when he said the last sentence.
But Zhang Xu just smiled, then picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.
For a moment, all eyes in the meeting room were focused on Zhang Xu.
It's just that different people looked at Zhang Xu with different expressions.
Those present like Yuri, Mrs. Adams, old Rodney, etc., and his leader Suhe Baru next to Zhang Xu, who are already familiar with Zhang Xu, looked at Zhang Xu jokingly, and they had already entered Drink coffee and watch theater mode.
And others who know Zhang Xu but are not too familiar, such as the short Italian relative of Professor Flitwick.At first she was surprised by Azajavid's unspoken accusation, but when she discovered the behavior of those who knew Zhang Xu well, she immediately realized that there was something hidden behind it, so she entered the mode of watching the show curiously.
Although the two representatives of the French government had a fling with Zhang Xu before the meeting, they and the representative of the French Ministry of Magic just glanced at Zhang Xu and started studying the coffee provided by the Pig's Head Bar.
As for the representatives of Japan, Germany and other countries, they also chose to ignore it after finding that the atmosphere was not right.
At this time, Azajavid also noticed that there was a problem with the atmosphere in the meeting room. At first he thought that after he accused Zhang Xu without naming names, the furious Scrimgeour would attack him first, and then the two Frenchmen who had conflicts with him just now would attack him. The wizard will make up the knife in the back, and then he will throw out a series of evidence that is very unfavorable to Zhang Xu as the final blow.
It's just that Scrimgeour's face is still dark, but he just sits there without saying a word.He stopped talking, and it was hard for others to talk.
At this moment, Azajaved had to go into battle himself. He glared at Zhang Xu and said, "I have solid evidence to prove that Mr. Zhang, you have had a deep connection with Lucius Malfoy, a high-ranking member of the Death Eaters for many years. And you have had many contacts with the mysterious person."
"Oh." Zhang Xu nodded nonchalantly, "Continue."
Azajaved was choked by Zhang Xu's attitude, and he continued after a while: "I have evidence to prove that you had a secret conversation with a mysterious person on the roof of Gringotts in London last Christmas Eve." .”
""
Then Azajaved listed several pieces of information about Zhang Xu's contact with Voldemort and the old horse.
"Do you have anything to say about this, Mr. Zhang," Azajavid said finally.
"You still missed a very important piece of information." Zhang Xu said while playing with an empty coffee cup, "The black windbreaker that the mysterious man wore recently was given to him by me, and the broken sack he wore before It's just too ugly."
As soon as Zhang Xu finished speaking, those people who were not familiar with Zhang Xu suddenly became overwhelmed and started discussing in low voices.
At this moment, Scrimgeour took out his pocket watch to check the time, and then said impatiently: "Hurry up and get to the point, everyone is very busy today."
"As you wish, Your Excellency." Zhang Xu shrugged, "Mr. Javed, I really don't know how Karkaroff taught you such a stupid Death Eater. If he was still alive, he would definitely stuff you into the toilet. You drowned in it. Before you give me the blame, don't you first find out whether I have any information leaked this time?"
"How did you know that he said you were involved?" Halfway through the words, Azajavid immediately realized what was wrong with him, and immediately covered his mouth.
Zhang Xu pointed to the half-drinked coffee in front of him and said, "The latest veritaserum has a color and a taste, but it still has a special flavor when placed in coffee. It is suitable for home travel, murder and arson."
"Ahem" Scrimgeour interrupted Zhang Xu's act of taking the opportunity to advertise.
However, the faces of everyone present here began to turn strange, and no one was willing to use such things as Veritaserum without realizing it.
Scrimgeour saw everyone's thoughts, so he pointed to Azajaved who was pressed on the table by the two Aurors who had just entered, and said, "Don't worry, everyone, only his coffee has Veritaserum."
Hearing what Scrimgeour said, the others felt relieved.
None of the people present were idiots. At this time, they already knew that Scrimgeour and some people already knew Azajavid's true identity and what he did, so they asked everyone to come and be a witness.
Diplomacy is no small matter. If a person from a friendly country who came to help the suppression is arrested privately in the name of a spy, it is likely to cause a big disturbance, so it is better to put this issue out for everyone to witness together.
"Our work was not done well." Scrimgeour explained to everyone present, "Half a month ago, you all visited our Auror command headquarters together, and this Azajavid also went with him at that time."
"It's just that our staff accidentally took a contact book of Auror Commands across the UK and didn't return it to a safe in time after use. As a result, Azajavid, who was visiting, discovered it."
"Then Aza Javid recorded the contents of this contact book in a short period of time and informed the mysterious person."
"Fortunately, every page of this booklet has a little magic that can record the people who have read it, so Azajavid was exposed."
"As for Mr. Zhang, the Ministry of Magic is aware of his actions, and some of them were authorized by us."
"Furthermore, although the Auror command system of the Ministry of Magic was established with the help of Mr. Zhang and others, he only carried out installation training in a few places at the beginning, and he doesn't know the other details."
After Scrimgeour finished explaining, the uninformed people finally got a general understanding of what happened today.However, some people who don’t know why Azajaved is a Death Eater, what is his relationship with Karkaroff who has been killed, etc. still don’t know, but they are very interesting and didn’t ask.Because from the last half of Azajavid's sentence, it can still be judged that the Ministry of Magic has planted spies among the Death Eaters.
At this time, Zhang Xu was also thankful that he had opened his mind at that time. When he first designed this national defense system, he insisted on sticking a bunch of fingernail-sized video crystal chips on all confidential documents to record the latest The face of the person who has read the document, otherwise he might fall into a fight this time.
For everyone, the matter of spies is over, and the next thing to discuss is the issue of combat.
Considering that the mysterious man might launch an attack on the tattered Hogsmeade at any time, Scrimgeour made all reinforcements ready to fight.
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