"Ah!" Rita Skeeter screamed. She looked at Murphy holding the wand and seemed to realize at this moment that the other party might really be a dark wizard.
She ran towards the door in horror, only to find that the door had been tightly sealed with a restraining spell.
"You, what are you going to do?!" Skeeter panicked, and finally remembered to take out her wand.
Murphy paid no attention to the stick in her hand.
He still sat at the table and even took a sip of the black tea beside him.
"Why don't you turn yourself into a beetle and slip out through the crack in the door?" Murphy put down the teacup and looked at Skeeter expressionlessly, "Can you do that?"
Rita Skeeter was shocked. "You, what do you mean?"
"Guess, if I tell this secret of yours, will you be able to get so many exclusive secrets in the future?"
"Your report has offended a lot of people. If they know you got the information this way, do you think they will put you in Azkaban?"
"You...how did you know?"
Murphy did not answer but said: "From today on, whenever I see a word of slander against me in your article again, that shorthand pen will be your example."
"You... threaten me?"
Murphy shook his head, "What are you talking about, Reporter Skeeter? I am a good person, how can I threaten others?"
Rita Skeeter was still in shock. For a while, she evaluated the authenticity of Murphy's threat and finally found, sadly, that the other party might be serious, and he was. Maybe it can really be done.
Dark wizard!
There is no doubt that this guy is a black wizard through and through!
From his behavior just now of burning his shorthand pen and notebook without blinking an eye, it can be seen that this guy is absolutely ruthless and decisive.
Not to be offended...
Although Rita Skeeter dared to call Murphy a dark wizard, once she realized that he was really a dark wizard, she immediately gave up.
She always picked on the weaklings when she wrote those things. She was very good at bullying an honest person, but really going to confront a dark wizard?
What a joke! Do you want to die?!
She, Rita Skeeter, is a woman who wants to reach the top of the wizarding journalism world. How could she do something that is too long-lasting?
Seeing the silence of the other party, Murphy knew that she had learned her lesson and stood up, "By the way, I have some good news for you. I have invested in the Daily Prophet. From now on, I will be one of your bosses."
"I will give you the salary will be doubled. But from now on, you will write whatever I ask you to do. If you dare to disobey my order..."
Murphy didn't say any more, but Rita Skeeter already understood. She nodded palely, "I, I understand."
"Very good."
Murphy said, taking out another set of notebooks and sketch pens from behind, "I'll use this for work in the future."
"Now, follow me. Let me go, I'll give you some big news."
…
The second basement floor of the Ministry of Magic.
Auror office.
In the interrogation room, the interrogation of Alex Wood has been going on for ten minutes.
However, to everyone's surprise, this guy turned out to be surprisingly tough.
Apart from admitting his identity and admitting his employment relationship with Murphy, this guy said almost nothing and remained tight-lipped.
"Boss, what should we do?" An Auror looked at Kingsley anxiously, "Murphy Darkholm may arrive at any time. Without evidence, we will have no choice but to let him go."
Kingsley He also frowned, "Are you sure he is Alex Wood?"
"Papade has seen it, we also have his photo, and there is no change after pouring the anti-theft potion on him. He did not drink Polyjuice Potion, unless he is an easy man." "Boss, use Legilimency!"
Another Auror said, "We don't have time, use Legilimency to find some clues, don't worry he won't tell you!"
Using Legilimency for interrogation! Approved, and even Aurors, not many people are proficient in this spell. If used improperly, it may cause some psychological damage to the person being interrogated. Therefore, testimonies obtained through Legilimency generally cannot be used as evidence in court. Aurors rarely use Legilimency right off the bat.
But obviously, now has reached an emergency moment, Kingsley did not hesitate, "Okay!"
An Auror immediately used Legilimency on Alex Wood, but after a while, he frowned, "Something's wrong. This guy may have Occlumency! I can hardly read anything useful!"
"Boss!" An Auror suddenly walked in, "Murphy went to find the reporters, they are coming this way!"
"The monster's rotten teeth!" an Auror cursed, "How can this guy be so tough! If we can't get evidence and the reporter catches us, we'll be in trouble!"
"Let him go first?" Another Auror asked tentatively.
"Fuck you!" an older Auror next to him was furious, "Fuck it? Will Basque and Frank's revenge be avenged? Damn it, if your kid dies outside on a mission, I will never shed a tear. Flow!"
"That's enough!"
Kingsley gritted his teeth and suddenly grabbed Alex Wood's collar, "Look at me! Boy, look at me!"
"You think you are loyal! You are helping a devil! He has injured two Aurors! He will do whatever it takes for his own selfish desires! Look at me! Think about the people he harmed, and your conscience! Does it hurt?"
"I, I... I don't remember... I don't know..."
Alex said with difficulty, and he suddenly held his head, "I can't say, I can't say... I can't say, He is a devil, I can't say..."
"Coward!" Kingsley couldn't help but punch Alex in the face, "Look at me! Alex! I know you are a dutiful son! You will send money to your mother, I know you have your own conscience!"
"But he is committing a crime! He has put all of us and the entire wizarding world in danger! He sold the potion for his own selfish reasons! To the Muggles! Have you ever thought about what will happen if the existence of wizards is discovered by Muggles?
"We will die more than those Muggles during the witch hunt!" The currency was earned at the risk of putting all wizards on the guillotine!"
"When you sent those Galleons to your mother, did you ever think that it would be stained with wizards' blood in the future?"
Alex! Looking at him blankly, "What are you talking about? I... What did I do? I can't... I can't say, yes, I can't say... don't force me..."
"You!"
Kingsley He clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely disappointed. He suddenly pushed Alex away and turned to another Auror: "Have someone stop Murphy and give him Veritaserum! Hurry!"
(End of Chapter)