"Hey, Deputy Team Leader Lin is here too." Barty Crouch Jr. took the initiative to say hello to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze nodded, raised the lemonade in his hand, and signaled the other party to help themselves, then got up and found a seat to sit down, but his senses were always paying attention to Barty Crouch Jr.'s every move.
"Your Mr. Firewhisky." Mr. K pushed the cup in front of him.
Barty Crouch Jr. didn't drink, but gently rubbed the rim of the cup with his fingers, his eyes falling on nowhere.
"Sir, haven't you been here before?" Mr. K asked casually, continuing to wipe the shiny glass in his hand.
"First time." Barty Crouch Jr. said.
"Then you have to try it. Of all the Knockturn Alleys, my Firewhisky is the most authentic." Mr. K grinned, revealing his teeth that were not straight.
Lin Ze secretly scolded Mr. K for talking too much, but his face was as steady as an old dog.
He originally thought that Barty Crouch Jr. would act pretentious as usual, but the other party didn't seem to notice him at all.
That's right, his face is now blocked by Blur Charm, and Barty Crouch Jr. is the only one who can recognize him.
"Boss."
Barty Crouch Jr. suddenly said, "I heard that you can get some news here?"
Mr. K's hand wiping the cup paused for a moment, then continued wiping.
"It depends on what the news is."
"I want to find someone." Barty Crouch Jr. said.
"Who?"
"A man who can cast a special spell that tears a glowing rift in the sky."
Lin Ze was holding lemonade, and his throat moved slightly.
Good guy, I came here to inquire about him.
"A spell that tears apart space?" Mr. K frowned, "I've never heard of it. Are you sure it's a spell and not some kind of alchemical device?"
"I'm not sure." Barty Crouch Jr.'s voice was very calm, "That's why I want to find out."
"This work is not cheap, and if it is something of Dark Magic's nature, I don't want to get involved." Mr. K put the cup back on the shelf, moving slowly.
"Money is not a problem." Barty Crouch Jr. took out a small leather bag from his arms, placed it on the bar, opened the bag, and found it was full of Galleon.
Mr. K's eyes lit up for a moment, and then returned to his arrogant look.
"Okay, leave your contact information and I will notify you if there is any news."
Barty Crouch Jr. did not move, but took out a piece of folded parchment from his pocket and pushed it in front of Mr. K.
"It has my address on it."
Mr. K put the parchment into his apron pocket.
Barty Crouch Jr. stood up, turned around and walked towards the door. When passing behind Lin Ze, his footsteps suddenly stopped.
Lin Ze can smell the faint Potions smell on him.
Barty Crouch Jr. nodded slightly to Lin Ze, then walked away.
Mr. K put a rag on his shoulder, leaned over and whispered, "Did you provoke that kid?"
"How can I have the courage? He is the young master of Crouch family. It's too late for me to hide."
Mr. K rolled his eyes, obviously not believing a word of it.
However, he wisely did not ask any more questions and instead lowered his voice, "Do you still want to hear about Scamander?"
"Yes." Lin Ze said.
Mr. K whispered, "Someone saw him in Brazil's Manaus last month. At that time, he was with a local old wizard and seemed to be tracking down some kind of winged snake."
"Then what?"
"Then he went south, up Negro River, and someone saw him near São Gabriel."
"How about being more specific?"
"I can't be more specific. It's good to have so much information. That old man has a strong sense of anti-tracking, and he carries more messy little creatures than your hair." Mr. K shrugged.
Lin Ze digested this information in silence.
Brazil, Negro River upstream, São Gabriel.
Lin Ze nodded silently. "Thank you."
He drank the remaining half glass of lemonade in one gulp and walked out Poison Dragon Bar without looking back.
"Hey, you haven't paid for your lemonade yet." Mr. K shouted from behind.
"I just bought such an expensive piece of news, so just treat the lemonade as a gift to me." Lin Ze waved his hand without looking back.
"You brat!" Mr. K shook his head.
Lin Ze As soon as he took two steps out of Poison Dragon Bar, he felt a chill on the back of his neck.
He stopped and glanced back.
The alley was empty except for a wild cat squatting on the trash can and licking its paws.
Lin Ze pulled the hood down and walked quickly towards the Knockturn Alley exit.
His mind is now filled with Newt·Scamander things.
Brazil, Negro River upstream, São Gabriel.
Just thinking about the name of this place gives off the moist atmosphere of a primeval forest, with mosquitoes, venomous snakes, spiders bigger than your face, and all kinds of magical creatures swinging around in the trees all day long.
Lin Ze Although he is not afraid of snakes, he is afraid of mosquitoes.
In my previous life, I would get bites all over my legs when I went to the park. If I really wanted to go to a place like Amazon Rainforest, I would probably be carried away by the local blood-sucking mosquitoes.
"This matter needs to be considered in the long run." He said to himself.
Just as I was thinking about it, the communication badge suddenly buzzed.
Lin Ze took it out and saw that it was Kingsley.
"Lin, where are you?"
"What's going on near Knockturn Alley?"
"Sirius please ask me to find you, he wants to see you." Kingsley said.
Lin Ze paused in his steps.
"Sirius?"
Lin Ze frowned. Peter is already dead. It stands to reason that Sirius's case is completely settled. What else can he do to him?
"Okay, I'll go to Grimmauld Place later and ask him to wait for me in the square. I don't plan to go to his house again."
"Okay, I'll tell him."
Communication is interrupted.
When Lin Ze came to Grimmauld Place, Sirius was standing on the edge of the square.
His hair is much neater than when we last met, at least the original outline can be seen.
He was wearing a dark coat with the collar turned up, and he looked like a down-and-out male protagonist from some Muggle detective film.
"Are you looking for me?" Lin Ze leaned against the tree and looked at the other person.
"Find a place to talk." Sirius tilted his head towards the other end of the square.
The two walked along the path beside the square for a while, and finally sat down on a bench.
There was an old lady Muggle feeding pigeons next to her. The pigeons were so fat that they could hardly fly. Lin Ze couldn't help but take a second look.
"I want to go get Remus back." Sirius suddenly said.
Lin Ze was staring at the pigeons in trance, and almost choked on his own saliva when he heard this sentence.
"Remus·Lupin?"
"Hmm."
"Where is he now?"
"I don't know." Sirius said.
Lin Ze:"..."
"You don't even know where he is, so why are you looking for me?"
"Aren't you well-informed?" Sirius said confidently.
Lin Ze leaned on the bench speechlessly, looking up at the gray sky.
"Mr. Black, I am the deputy team leader of Ministry of Magic Special Operations Team. This is not a lost and found office. I can't do the job of finding cats, dogs and people."
"He may be having a bad life, and... among the people I know now, you seem to be the only one who can help me..." Sirius lowered his voice when he said this, staring at his clasped hands.
Lin Ze turned his head and glanced at him.
"You should have heard something about Werewolf. When Dark Lord gained power in the past few years, many Werewolf came to his side. With a character like Remus, it is impossible to join them, but Wizarding World no one is willing to accept him."
"So you think he's going to hide?"
"Or worse." Sirius's fingers tightened.