Chapter 31: Spying in secret, we can't let Charles rob us, right? (Please read on)
After receiving this task, Tonks, who was determined to prove herself, immediately used her ability to change her appearance into a man, and then rushed to Diagon Alley from the Auror training ground.
With a loud bang of Apparition, Tonks appeared in an open space in Diagon Alley.
Looking at the bustling scene of Diagon Alley with crowds of people and parents bringing their little wizards to shop, Tonks, who had just graduated from Hogwarts, felt a little emotional for a moment.
"Time flies by so fast. Another year of freshmen enrollment has begun, but I have already graduated."
Just as Tonks was sighing, she noticed that every store in Diagon Alley seemed to be out of stock this year, and there were long queues in front of the stores.
But at the same time, the clerk was carrying boxes that were obviously cast with the Untraceable Extension Charm and walking towards the Leaky Cauldron.
Tonks' heart moved, and she was about to step forward to ask, but several wizards in black robes had already taken a step ahead of her and asked the shop assistants with curiosity.
"Are these also what the little wizard from Ciel wants?"
"There are so many things. How many gold galleons will it cost?"
"How can he finish all the food and use it by himself?"
The shop assistants smiled and shook their heads.
"We don't know, but Old Tom from the Leaky Cauldron said he delivers eighty deluxe meals to the young wizard from the Shire every day, and they're all gone in less than ten minutes."
"He once suspected that the little wizard from the Shire had kept some magical animal with a huge appetite in his room. But it's none of our business. He's rich and generous, so we can just sell it."
After answering these curious inquiries, the clerks from several stores continued to make deliveries to Shire.
When Tonks heard this conversation, a look of determination appeared in her eyes.
"No wonder they asked me to investigate. There must be something fishy going on with this Ciel!"
"He eats and uses all these things by himself? How is that possible!"
"It is very likely that there is someone behind him who is guiding him and has found a loophole in the magic protocol and is using it to profit from it."
Tonks's expression brightened.
In her opinion, anyone who could find a loophole in the Ministry of Magic's protocol must be a cunning wizard, who might even be a habitual criminal in magic protocol fraud.
Ciel must have been used as a scapegoat by those wizards.
This time, maybe I can follow the clues and catch a big fish!
She clenched her wand tightly and felt her heartbeat quicken.
After studying at Hogwarts for seven years, he finally became a trainee Auror.
The time to achieve success is now!
Tonks took a step forward and walked towards the Leaky Cauldron, intending to find an opportunity to wait in the Shire to see if there were any suspicious wizards entering or leaving the Shire's room.
But in her excitement, Tonks did not notice that the black-robed wizards who had just asked the clerk glanced at her back secretly, their eyes full of confusion.
"That man just now seemed to have been standing nearby, listening to us getting information."
"And now he's heading straight for the Leaky Cauldron. Is he coming for Ciel as well?"
There was a dangerous light in the eyes of several people.
"Come with us?"
But after a moment, disdain appeared in the eyes of several people.
"Not likely. If they were colleagues from Knockturn Alley, they wouldn't be so unguarded."
"He's probably a newbie who's only interested in money. His intentions are too obvious to be dealt with. He poses no threat to us. We just need to keep an eye on him."
Soon, one of the wizards followed Tonks from a distance.
He occasionally wandered around nearby shops, and occasionally greeted the little wizards and their parents who came his way, but he always kept a certain distance from Tonks, and finally stopped in an inconspicuous corner outside the Leaky Cauldron. The other wizards also looked in the direction of the Leaky Cauldron.
As they watched the large boxes being delivered to the Leaky Cauldron, their eyes were filled with uncontrollable greed.
Ciel has been spending money like crazy in Diagon Alley these past two days. I'm afraid he has spent nearly ten thousand Galleons.
Although he used the Ministry of Magic protocol for reimbursement, in the eyes of others, spending money lavishly is certainly a skill, but being able to get reimbursement is obviously even better.
Such a little wizard must have an extraordinary birth and a profound background.
In other words, gold is very valuable, perhaps even more valuable than gold of the same weight.
Just pick through any of his purses, and you might find it filled with endless amounts of gold Galleons!
These black-robed wizards in Knockturn Alley were very jealous and were planning to take advantage of Charles.
After doing this, who would want to live a miserable life, with their head hanging on the belt?
How much money can you make just by dealing in contraband items all day?!
"But this Charles is really hateful. What's wrong with being rich? Does being rich mean you can disrespect others?"
"He has to make the clerk deliver goods to him every day. This is exploitation and oppression. According to what I have heard from Muggles, he should be hanged on a street lamp!"
"Will you die if you come out and collect the goods yourself? It's hard for us to kidnap you!"
"Now he stays in the second-floor room of the Leaky Cauldron every day. This place is full of good and bad people. Tying him up here is simply seeking death. What should we do?"
After thinking for a moment, the leading dark wizard came up with an idea.
"Have you noticed that all the things that Charles bought are magic items? He basically doesn't accept ordinary items."
"What does this mean? It means that he has good taste and doesn't like ordinary things. He only wants magic items."
"If we can come up with a rare magical item or magical material, maybe we can lure him out of the Leaky Cauldron. If we can trick him into going to Knockturn Alley in the evening, then this thing will be a sure thing."
"For a few of us experienced dark wizards to subdue a little wizard who has not yet entered school, isn't that easy?"
When this proposal was made, the remaining people nodded in agreement, and then came to a key issue.
"Where can I find rare magic items and magic materials?"
"do you have?"
"If we can afford that thing, why would we have to take such a risk?"
The leading dark wizard said in a decisive tone.
"We don't have that many gold Galleons right now, but we can scrape together some money to get a mortgage at Gringotts. At worst, we can just mortgage our wands or our houses."
"Think about it, as long as we can buy rare magic items and materials, trick Ciel out, and complete this mission, what does this little money mean to us?!"
"At worst, our operation fails. We can just sell the magic items and materials and make a small loss."
he said half-jokingly.
"It's not like we failed to kidnap someone and were robbed by Charles, so we lose everything, right?"
When these words were spoken, the other dark wizards all laughed.
After the laughter, determination appeared in the eyes of several people.
"Done!"
"I'm going to Gringotts to get a mortgage now!"
(End of this chapter)
