After searching the two people for valuable items, Lin Ze activated "Boundary Break" again, dragging Barty Crouch Jr.'s unconscious body and disappearing into the crack.
About twenty minutes later, the crack appeared again, and Lin Ze walked out of it.
Lucius still maintained that stiff posture, only his eyes were moving crazily.
Lin Ze squatted down, picked up the wand Lucius dropped on the ground, and stuffed it into his pocket.
"Mr. Malfoy, now that the unfortunate kid is gone, I think it's time for us to have a talk."
He took out his wand and tapped Lucius lightly.
Petrificus Totalus unlocked a small part.
Lucius's mouth can move, but other parts of his body are still stiff.
"Who... are you?" Lucius's voice was hoarse.
"Me?" Lin Ze tilted his head.
"You can call me..." Prisoners"."
Lucius's pupils shrank imperceptibly.
"Never heard of it."
"Normal."
Lin Ze walked to the edge of the alley, sat down on an upside-down wooden box, crossed his legs, and looked like a person collecting protection money.
"After all, our organization only exists in the mouths of the top families in the world, and you... you Malfoy... are too low."
Lucius was silent for a while, and then let out a contemptuous sneer, "Pretend to be a ghost."
"Whatever you think."
Lin Ze took out the black jade snake-shaped seal from his pocket and played with it on his fingertips.
"But Mr. Malfoy, you just saw how powerful I am. To be honest, people like me can only be regarded as the bottom of "Prisoners". People above me are not even qualified to see them."
Lucius stopped talking.
His face was ugly. This guy who couldn't see his face clearly and couldn't hear his real voice did possess magic beyond his cognitive scope.
"What do you want?" Lucius's voice lowered.
"It's very simple."
Lin Ze jumped down from the wooden box, walked up to Lucius, and put his face to his ear.
"I want you to do a few things for me."
"Do you think you can make Malfoy family's people submit with threats?"
"Come on, Lucius."
Lin Ze took a step back, spread his hands, and spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he was chatting with an old friend.
"Dark Lord is dead, your thickest leg has been broken, and now Britain Ministry of Magic is settling the matter again."
"I think... you have actually wanted to leave those troubles behind and pull yourself out of the quagmire, right?"
He threw the seal in his hand and caught it again.
Lucius's breathing became a little heavy.
He never thought that in his life he would be blocked in an alley by a person whose face he couldn't even see clearly, unable to move like a fish waiting to be slaughtered.
"Let me guess, you must be thinking about how you will retaliate against me after the spell has expired." Lin Ze conjured a wooden chair and sat on it, crossing his legs.
Lucius snorted coldly and did not answer the call.
"You can try it." Lin Ze played with the snake-shaped seal.
"It's just that next time we won't be in an alley like this, but in...Malfoy Manor."
Lucius's eye twitched.
Malfoy Manor's Protective Charm has been built up layer by layer by more than ten generations of ancestors, but the mysterious young man in front of him did use some kind of spell that he couldn't understand to easily pass through the protection of the Goblin Metal vault.
Thinking that he would have to open one eye when sleeping in the future, Lucius finally sighed, "What do you want me to do?"
"Don't be nervous, Mr. Malfoy, I am an ordinary little person, what can I do to you to do something outrageous?"
Lucius thinks this is the funniest sentence I heard tonight.
"It's very simple. I just need you to use your influence at some point to speak to those Galleon people at home who have endless troubles to help us in Ministry of Magic."
Lucius narrowed his eyes. "You have also placed people in Ministry of Magic?"
"It's so embarrassing to say it so bluntly." Lin Ze deliberately made a shy gesture.
Lucius stared at him for a long time. "You know, my relationship with Ministry of Magic and those people alone cannot cover the sky with one hand."
"That's why I said 'sometimes,' Mr. Malfoy."
"You are a smart person and you should know when talking is most useful and when it is safest to shut up."
Lucius was silent.
Lin Ze took out the wand from his pocket and walked up to Lucius.
"Since we want to cooperate, there must be a guarantee. As for me, I never believe in verbal promises. I think... you are the same."
As he spoke, he tapped the wand lightly on the back of Lucius's hand.
A ray of silver light overflowed from the tip of the staff and traveled on the skin of the back of Lucius's hand, gradually outlining a five-pointed star pattern.
"What is this?" Lucius's voice was as cold as ice.
"A little bit of insurance. Compared to Dark Mark, it won't make your arms go numb or make those hooded lunatics squat outside your manor waiting for you to have a meeting. You can almost pretend it doesn't exist."
"Its only function is to remind you that there is an existence you cannot afford to offend that knows where you are at any time, and can also cause that thing to have a slight attack when you do something you shouldn't do."
Lucius's breathing was obviously a little heavier, but his body couldn't move, and he could only let the silver lines burn into his skin little by little.
The silver light gradually dimmed, leaving only a very faint, almost invisible outline of a five-pointed star on the back of his hand.
"Okay." Lin Ze patted the non-existent dust on his hands.
"Now we are in the same boat, Mr. Malfoy."
"I don't think so." Lucius said.
"Whatever you want, you can go now."
Lin Ze waved his magic wand and released Petrificus Totalus from Lucius.
Lucius struggled to get up, took a deep breath, and straightened his messy robe.
Then he took a step forward and walked toward the entrance of the alley without looking back. He wanted to leave here quickly and leave this place where he had lost all face.
Of course, if possible, stay far away from this guy whose true appearance is unclear.
The stone wall at the entrance of the alley has long since disappeared.
Lin Ze just stood there with his hands in his pockets, watching that elegant back disappear into the depths of the night until it was completely invisible.
He looked up at the moon that was already high in the sky, Lin Ze rubbed the wound that had not yet healed, "Tsk, it looks like I'm not going to have a good time tonight..."
At this time, on a remote hill in Inverness, Scottish Highlands, a crooked-neck tree was swaying its branches in the evening wind.
Just under this tree, a young and slightly gloomy face "grows" on the ground.
That's right, it "grows" on the ground.
A single head was exposed in the cold wind of Scottish Highlands night. It was Barty Crouch Jr. who had just been dragged away by Lin Ze.
Barty Crouch Jr.'s body below the neck was buried in the soil, and he was unconscious with his eyes closed. From a distance, it looked like a head falling on the ground... Well, he was just a head...
This is a remote area carefully selected by Lin Ze. It is dozens of kilometers away from the nearest village. There is no need to worry about scaring Muggle people passing by.
The land around Barty Crouch Jr. was also thoughtfully treated with "Hardening Charm" by Lin Ze, just to prevent him from coming out too smoothly after waking up.
According to Lin Ze's calculations, this guy would have to work hard for at least an hour or two to get out of trouble.
According to the character of Barty Crouch Jr. in the original work, Lin Ze did not instigate him to rebel and let him help him, but planned to keep him as a big treasure to check and balance Crouch Sr. in the future~
The night is getting darker.
The howls of animals came from the deep forest, and among those howls were vaguely mixed with angry roars...