Lin Ze was lying boredly on the hospital bed on the fifth floor of St. Mungo's, staring at the ceiling above his head in a daze.
His injury has actually healed long ago.
The recovery ability brought by Dragon Transformation was ridiculously strong. The broken ribs and shocked internal organs had already begun to heal on the way. By the time the therapist pushed him into the ward, basically only the skin wounds left burned by the black water were left.
But Dumbledore insisted that he stay here for "one night of observation".
"Just think of it as staying with my old man. After all, I have to lie down all night." Dumbledore said that at that time. After saying that, he occupied the bed next to him, closed the curtain, and started snoring in less than three minutes.
Lin Ze suspects that this old man just wants to find a reason not to return to Hogwarts.
So he lay down at St. Mungo's all night with peace of mind.
Early the next morning, Barty Crouch Jr. and Mia also woke up.
Although Barty Crouch Jr.'s injury was not serious, he did not have the same abnormal recovery ability as Lin Ze.
His left hand was broken in two places, three ribs were cracked, and there was a hole in the back of his head. The therapist said he would have to lie down for at least three days.
After hearing this, he looked very sad, but he was still cooperative and just asked, "Does my father know?"
The therapist said that Director Crouch came last night and stood outside the ward for five minutes before leaving.
Barty Crouch Jr. didn't say anything for a long time after listening.
Mia After waking up, the first thing he did was look for his wand.
Her wand was broken in two during the battle last night. Fortunately, Dumbledore kindly helped her repair it with Elder Wand before leaving in the morning.
In addition, Mia also needs to stay in the ward for a while.
After completing his discharge procedures, Lin Ze rushed back to Ministry of Magic without stopping.
Minister's Office's door is wide open.
Bagnold was sitting behind the desk, and Crouch Sr. was standing opposite her, whispering something.
Scrimgeour stood aside.
Lin Ze knocked on the door panel with his finger. When they heard the knock on the door, the three people turned their heads at the same time.
"Lin."
Bagnold waved, "Come in and close the door."
Lin Ze Go in and close the door.
"How is the injury?" Bagnold asked.
"It's nothing serious, just a skin injury." Lin Ze said.
"Okay, let's talk about it."
Bagnold folded his hands on the table with sharp eyes, "What happened last night, from beginning to end, we need to know the details of what happened."
Lin Ze thought about it for a while, and started from the case where Group Three investigated the case.
Talk about how they visited the family members of the victims, how they found Corpse Vine, how they stayed on guard, how they encountered "Shikigami", and how they were finally rescued by Dumbledore.
Of course, the story version has been carefully edited by him.
Regarding my own Dragon Transformation and some more in-depth conversations with Dumbledore in the end, I will save them in one sentence.
As for the specific performance of Barty Crouch Jr. and Mia in the battle, he spoke very objectively, neither deliberately exaggerating nor erasing their contribution.
"You mean, the three of you plus Dumbledore were able to barely deal with that thing?" Crouch asked with a frown.
"To be precise, it was basically the three of us who were being beaten in the front." Lin Ze corrected.
"If Headmaster Dumbledore hadn't happened to pass by, there would be more than two people lying on St. Mungo's right now."
The office was quiet for a few seconds.
"That..."
"Lingchang Murakami."
"Yes, Lingchang Murakami, did you die in the end?" Bagnold asked.
"Headmaster Dumbledore means... that person's evil magic may resurrect him again, and he shouldn't be able to make any waves in a short time."
Bagnold tapped the table with his fingers, seemingly dissatisfied with the result.
"In last night's battle, you destroyed more than a dozen lanes, and more than a hundred Muggle were killed. The ministry not only needs to deal with the reconstruction of the streets, but also needs to explain to the Muggle government..."
"Minister, it's not easy for us to come back alive." Lin Ze interrupted Bagnold.
Bagnold was choked and glared at him, but in the end he didn't pursue it further.
After understanding the general story, Bagnold asked Lin Ze to go back.
Although the impact of this incident is indeed relatively large.
But when Dumbledore takes action, the opponent still has the possibility of resurrecting, and Ministry of Magic has no better solution.
Lin Ze, who originally thought it would be temporarily suspended for two days, received another message from Barty Crouch Sr. on the third day.
London A wizard who was drained of magic power and blood appeared again. In addition, there were three missing cases reported by their families. No trace of the missing three people has been found yet.
The victim this time is somewhat special. He is Death Eaters--Evan·Rosier who is on the wanted list.
After hearing the news, the person who had the biggest reaction was Moody.
At that time, Lin Ze was still in Crouch's office, and Moody angrily opened the door of Barty Crouch Sr.'s office.
He photographed "Wizard Daily", which reported the death of Rosier, on Old Buddy's desk.
"This bastard, I have been looking for him, he blinded me in one eye and he has been challenging my bottom line for so many years. Letting him die so easily this time is simply a gift from Merlin." Moody roared harshly.
"Alastor, this is my office, please pay attention to your behavior." Barty Crouch Sr. looked at Moody with a headache and said helplessly with his legs on the stool.
In fact, Moody should be grateful that Rosier died so early, otherwise if he meets his old rival again later, he will lose another leg if he cannot save it.
Lin Ze secretly cursed from the sidelines.
When Lin Ze came out of Crouch's office, Moody was still cursing inside.
You can hear his angry roar through the door, greeting Rosier's ancestors all the way to the breeding method of his maternal line and Dementor.
When Lin Ze returned to the office, Ben was putting his legs on the windowsill, eating an apple and watching "Daily Prophet".
Several other team members, except Barty Crouch Jr. and Mia, who were still lying on St. Mungo's, were all in their own small partitioned desks at this time, and they didn't know what they were doing.
Lin Ze is not in the mood to care about them. The main problem at present is to continue to follow up on the previous cases.
Sitting behind the curtain, he took out the letter paper and started writing a letter to Dumbledore.
He wrote and tore this letter, tore it and wrote it again, going back and forth three or four times.
"Dear Headmaster Dumbledore:
Hope you are in good health.
Regarding the incident the night before, some new changes emerged in the follow-up investigation of Ministry of Magic. London committed another murder. The magic power and blood of the deceased were drained from the whole body, and the method was similar to the previous time.
I would like to ask you, does Lingchang Murakami have the ability to be resurrected in a short period of time and commit crimes again? Or can he extract the magic power and blood of the wizard?
Also, thank you very much for your help the night before.
Looking forward to replying.
--Lin Ze"
After he finished writing, he read it twice and felt that the tone was quite appropriate, so he folded it up, walked to the window and whistled.
A barn owl flew down from the eaves and landed on his arm.
"Hogwarts, give it to Headmaster Dumbledore." Lin Ze tied the letter to its leg and stuffed half a biscuit into its mouth.
The owl cooed twice, flapped its wings and flew away.