The sea breeze penetrated my collar like a knife.
Karkaroff sat on the stone with his neck curled up, feeling uncomfortable being stared at by Lin Ze.
Lin Ze folded his arms and looked at him condescendingly.
Karkaroff swallowed and rubbed his hands back and forth on his knees until the skin almost fell off.
"I... I also heard rumors that Dark Lord hid something very important in Knockturn Alley before his downfall..."
"Where did you hear the news?" Lin Ze asked.
"Norway has a Death Eaters contact point over there, in a fishing village north of Tromsø port."
"A few days ago, a few Death Eaters who ran over from Britain drank there. After drinking too much, they bragged to the tavern owner, saying that Dark Lord left something very important at Knockturn Alley... The secret of eternal life was engraved on it..."
Karkaroff said, his voice became lower and lower, and the last few words were almost inaudible.
"So you want to come back and get the thing, you want to... live forever?"
Karkaroff nodded, but halfway through he felt something was wrong and quickly shook his head.
"Mr. Lin, I... actually what I wanted to do was to bring the things to Ministry of Magic and make a great contribution, so that I can clear away my previous charges..."
"You're talking nonsense again." Lin Ze frowned and pulled out the wand.
"Cruciatus Curse"
"Uh ah..."
Karkaroff immediately curled up into a ball and fell to the ground, twitching wildly.
You can't give a good face to such a person.
"Mr. Lin... I... I will never... talk nonsense again..."
"Okay, you can enjoy it for a minute, and then tell me again after a minute." Lin Ze sneered, and the magic output in the wand did not weaken at all.
This guy is not honest at all, and those painless punishments and threats cannot make him remember anything at all.
A minute later, Karkaroff was lying on the ground like a fish with its bones removed, just panting.
Lin Ze took back the wand, squatted down, and poked his shoulder with the tip of the wand.
"Comfortable?"
"Comfortable... comfortable..." Karkaroff's voice shook as if he had just been fished out of an ice cave.
"When you feel comfortable, get up and talk. If you let me hear nonsense again, let's change to a more exciting game."
Karkaroff struggled for several times before he managed to sit up and leaned on the stone, his face as white as seagull shit.
"It's brothers Carrow... the news they released... said that Dark Lord left something in Knockturn Alley, which contains the secret of eternal life..."
"They won't come and get it themselves?"
"They dare not..."
"Why?"
"Knockturn Alley is now being watched very closely by Auror, and... and it is said that that thing was cursed by Dark Lord himself..."
Lin Ze raised his eyebrows.
Good guy, I really don't know if this Karkaroff is stupid or just crazy because he wants to live forever. He even took the risk to come back even though he knew that Knockturn Alley was now being watched closely by Auror.
"Okay, okay." Lin Ze waved his hand.
According to Karkaroff, that thing should not be a diary.
But Dark Lord is there anything else that is linked to longevity?
"How much do you know about brothers Carrow?" Lin Ze turned around and asked.
Karkaroff shrank his neck. "Those two are a pair of lunatics. Amycus likes to torture people with knives, and Alecto specializes in picking on children. They are not very popular among Death Eaters, but they are devoted to Dark Lord, so Dark Lord trusts them very much."
"Where are they now?"
"I only know that they stayed at Albania before, and I really don't know where they are hiding. I rarely have contact with Death Eaters now..."
Lin Ze glanced at him sideways.
"I overheard the news this time! It's true!"
Lin Ze stared at him for a long time, making Karkaroff break out in cold sweat, fearing that he would cast "Cruciatus Curse" or some other torturous new spell on him again.
"Okay, that's it for today. I'll find a place for you to stay. If I find you running around again..."
Lin Ze didn't finish his words, he just took the wand and tapped Karkaroff's forehead.
There was a flash of ice blue light, Karkaroff let out a roar, covered his head and rolled on the ground.
What is this!
He touched his forehead in horror.
"It's nothing, it's just that if I find you running around or falling into the hands of Auror in the future, I only need a small thought and your head will explode."
Lin Ze smiled and put the wand away.
Karkaroff suddenly turned as pale as white paper.
In fact, Lin Ze didn't do anything just now, he just tapped Karkaroff's forehead with his magic wand.
"Mr. Lin! I swear! I will never run away again! I will never run away again!" Karkaroff could no longer care about his weak body that had just been tortured. He stood in front of Lin Ze, as if he was running for a role model.
"If the oath had been useful, Azkaban would have gone bankrupt long ago." Lin Ze rolled his eyes at him.
"Okay, come with me first."
Lin Ze brought Karkaroff to the abandoned factory on the outskirts of London.
Although this place is dilapidated, it is located in a remote location. He has placed Protective Charm around it before, so he will not be discovered by anyone for the time being.
"Just stay here for now, try not to use magic, don't light a fire, and don't go out. I'll have food delivered to you."
Lin Ze threw him a paper bag containing a piece of salty bread and a bottle of water.
"This... this..."
"What? You think the food is bad? Who do you think you are?"
Karkaroff curled up and held the bread in his arms, not daring to speak.
Before leaving, Lin Ze placed some more Alarm Charm around the factory, and then Apparition left.
The next day, at dawn, Lin Ze was standing in the boiler room of Godric's Hollow public node Floo Network.
This place was colder than the last time he came here. There was air leakage from all sides of the boiler room. As soon as the green flames went out, the cold air immediately penetrated up from the soles of the feet.
He stamped his feet, wrapped his cloak tightly, and pushed open the creaking iron door.
Godric's Hollow is very quiet in the early morning.
The weeds on both sides of the stone road were covered with frost, and mist spread from the distant hills, blurring the crooked roofs.
Occasionally there are a few birds chirping, short and crisp, which makes people feel comfortable.
Lin Ze walked along the stone road to Quinn's house. From a distance, he saw smoke rising from the chimney of Quinn's house.
The courtyard door is not closed.
As soon as he stepped in, he heard a "bang".
Immediately afterwards, a figure jumped past the eyes, as fast as a frightened cat.
"Stop!"
It's the voice of Amy.
Lin Ze took a closer look and saw a blond girl wearing a beige skirt running wildly in the yard with bare feet, chasing Amy who was carrying a pair of shoes.
"You kid, the ground is covered with frost! Put on my shoes!"
"It's really not cold, sister Amy."
"Put it on even if it's not cold!"
Aila turned around and saw Lin Ze standing at the entrance of the courtyard. He stopped and his lake-green eyes suddenly widened.
"Lin!"
She spread her legs and rushed towards Lin Ze. Halfway through, she stumbled on the wet mud under her feet and threw herself forward.