Chapter 833 Old Batty's Secret

Chapter 833 Old Batty's Secret
Crouch's expression froze, and his face darkened immediately, "How can this be blamed on me, it's obviously yours!"

"You told me that it has nothing to do with you?" Bagman curled his lips like a rogue, "I asked her to ask you to sign it that day, and after she came back, she became what she is now. If you want me to say, it must be your fault. "

Crouch was speechless when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he came up with the reason for his justification, and then added, "When Bertha was going out from my house, she accidentally bumped into a eucalyptus tree in the yard. It was broken then, just like this time!"

Anduin couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words. Wasn't Director Crouch's reaction a little too radical?

And the brain was broken, this kind of reason sounds very unreliable.

After all, Anduin knew best that Bertha fell unconscious and he made it up. He never thought that Director Crouch would use this reason to justify it. It sounded like a made-up .

However, Bagman didn't really want to blame Crouch for Bertha's matter. He was more concerned with venting his dissatisfaction, so he didn't pursue anything further.

When Crouch saw this, he actually showed a relieved expression, which made Anduin even more suspicious. Could it be that Bertha's matter is really related to Director Crouch?

Crouch also seemed to be aware of Anduin's staring at him, so after a few words of evasion, he left the scene with a guilty conscience. Those who didn't know that way thought they were running away.

"Don't pay attention to that old fellow Crouch. Since the death of his wife and children, old Batty's temper has become more and more strange, and he will always get angry because of some inexplicable things."

Bagman looked at Crouch's leaving back, curled his lips indifferently, and then smiled and approached Anduin.

"Let's talk about some serious business. The dungeon project you told me before has been approved for commercialization, and I am also very interested in it." Bagman's words are of course nonsense, he doesn't even know about dungeons What is it, he is only interested in Anduin and Silver Flash Trading Company.

"It's just that the committee still has some concerns about safety, so they plan to organize an investigation team in the next school year, and go to Hogwarts for a few days of research to check the overall operation mode of the dungeon project on site."

Then Bagman seemed worried that what he said would cause Anduin's dissatisfaction, and quickly explained, "Of course, everyone is very confident in the things you made."

"This so-called investigation is just a formality. As long as there are no major accidents, there must be no problem. After all, you have never heard of the new dungeon project you launched, right?"

"No problem, you can visit the copy in Hogwarts at any time, and you don't even need to inform me in advance." Anduin replied lightly.

Seeing Anduin's self-confidence, Bagman gradually let go of his nervousness. The boss in front of him is a cash cow for the Ministry of Magic, and every department is eager to have a relationship with him.

So in the past two years, since the Department of Magical Sports and Sports and Silver Flash Trading Co., Ltd. have been involved in cooperation, Bagman has been very active.

However, Anduin seemed to be focusing on other things at the moment. When he looked at Bagman again, he asked about Crouch.

"You seem to have said just now that Minister Crouch's wife and children are gone? When did this happen?"

"About eight or nine years..."

Although it was not clear why Anduin was interested in such a thing, Bagman answered truthfully.

"If I remember correctly, it was not two years after Barty Crouch Jr. was tried. First, Barty Crouch Jr. was found dead in the cell because of his weakness. Not long after that, the old Crouch announced that His wife also died from grief."

"Hey..." Bagman sighed, "I hadn't become the director of the Department of Magical Sports at that time. I had just retired from the Wimbourne Hornets, and I was working in the Quidditch team in the sports room. Union Command."

"And during that time, the old Crouch showed a lack of energy every day, and he looked preoccupied. He must have not yet come out of the grief of his wife's death."

"Oh? Couldn't he be sad for his son's death?" Anduin raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Him? Come on..." Bagman sneered, "That guy doesn't have any feelings for Little Barty. Have you forgotten how he killed his relatives back then? When Crouch was being tried, he didn't even Ignoring my son's excuses, I hastily sentenced him to the maximum sentence, which is said to be a trial, but actually more like venting anger."

"So that's how it is..." Anduin nodded knowingly, "In this case, after Barty Jr. was imprisoned, Director Crouch must have never visited the prison."

"Not really..." Bagman shook his head, "Although old Barty is very disappointed with his son, his wife still loves this child deeply, and old Barty often takes his wife to Azkaban to visit Little Barty."

Anduin couldn't help falling into silence when he heard the words, and he didn't raise his head silently until Bagman and the others left the conference room.

"There must be something wrong with Director Crouch." Anduin slandered solemnly, "When Bertha was mentioned just now, the other party must know something inside, and his expression cannot be faked."

"But is he a remnant of a Death Eater? Not like..."

Anduin then recalled the excitement and joy that Crouch showed last year when he searched for the news that he was sure that Voldemort had been captured, and that emotion could not be faked.

"Then... what Director Crouch concealed probably has something to do with his wife and children..." Anduin secretly guessed.

Judging from the information I just learned, Barty Jr.'s sudden death seems very strange no matter how you look at it. It's not like Anduin has never seen the other party before. He was the one who subdued him in the courtroom.

Such a strong young wizard, would suddenly die suddenly after entering Azkaban for a year or two?This seems more or less unreasonable.

After all, Sirius, who wanted to die all those years ago, can persist in Azkaban for so long, there is no reason why little Barty can't.

"Could it be that?"

A bold guess suddenly appeared in Anduin's mind, but this kind of unfounded guess now does not support him to question a director.

"More evidence is needed, let's start with Bertha."

Thinking of this, Anduin quickly left the Ministry of Magic. When it was late at night, he suddenly broke into Bertha Jorkins' residence quietly, and used Legilimency on her who was sleeping.

After some careful investigation, Anduin discovered that Bertha's memory space had suffered serious damage.

And that deleted memory happened to be the time when Bertha went to Crouch's house to find the other party on business.

And this memory was cleaned up very cleanly, leaving no room for restoration, which even affected Bertha's entire thinking.

"Sure enough, memories are destroyed by people. So Director Crouch is very suspicious of someone who can do such a thing... What exactly is he trying to hide?"

Anduin muttered a few words inwardly, then he exited Bertha Jorkins' residence, turned his head and touched Crouch's house.

But when he arrived at the Crouch's residence, he found that the lights of the house had not been turned off. Anduin could only cast various invisibility and silence spells on himself, and then managed to sneak in.

In this old house, besides old Barty Crouch, there is also a timid looking house elf.

At this time, Old Batty was sitting in the study and handling official business. It could be seen that the other party was quite conscientious in his work no matter which department he was in.

After a while, the house-elf suddenly appeared in front of Old Batty's table, and said respectfully, "Master, it's getting late, you should go to bed earlier."

"Immediately! After the increase in foreign trade in the past two years, things to worry about in the department have become a lot more cumbersome, not to mention the addition of the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament now..."

Old Barty casually said a few perfunctory words, then suddenly raised his head, "Xin, how is little Barty? Have you fallen asleep?"

"Return to master, the little master has already rested, he is very good today, he didn't mess with anything." The little elf said with joy in Shining's tone.

Then Shining hesitated for a while, as if she had made up her mind, she actively persuaded Crouch, "Master, the little master has performed so well these years, can you give him a little reward? Even if it is to absorb it in the garden." Some fresh air, bored at home every day, the little master is also very unhappy."

"Hmph... he asked you to persuade me, right?" Crouch said with a stern face, "Tell him not to be paranoid, and don't forget that he is still a prisoner, so he can spend his time at home." The next sentence is already an extrajudicial mercy."

Speaking of this, Crouch suddenly remembered the topic discussed by Bagman and Anduin during the meeting during the day, and quickly looked at Shiny with sharp eyes, "Also, be more careful when taking care of little Barty than usual, it's okay Don't chat with him all the time."

"The last time Bertha found out, do you know how much trouble it caused? If you don't want to be checked here, just pay attention to me!"

"It's the master!" Winky bent down humbly, and then walked out of the room step by step backwards.

And Crouch in the study was also extremely depressed by the topic he had provoked, sitting at the table and sighing unceasingly.

As for Anduin, who had slipped into the room, he could hear their conversation clearly.

"Sure enough." Anduin nodded secretly in his heart, "Old Barty has assisted his son Barty Jr. to escape from Azkaban, and the method he used may be to let his wife use Polyjuice Potion, Az The guards in Cabanne shouldn't suspect Crouch's identity."

And Barty Crouch Jr....

Anduin was very interested in this former Death Eater, so he silently used the Shuttle Curse to exit the room, and the preoccupied old Barty didn't notice the slightest bit.

Soon, Anduin found Barty Crouch Jr. in a bedroom in the basement. The other party was immersed in sleep at this time, and there was a high-quality invisibility cloak on the bedside table beside him.

And after approaching Little Barty, Anduin immediately felt a strong black magic aura, and after careful identification, he determined it to be the Imperius Curse.

"Use the Imperius Curse to restrict Little Barty's freedom, and let Winky take care of his daily life?"

Anduin shook his head slightly. He was really speechless about old Barty's complicated emotions. As a parent, he didn't want his children to suffer in Azkaban.

But as the director of the Ministry of Magic, he doesn't want to see little Batty, a criminal, get away with it. In the end, it can only be described as entangled...

"It can be seen that Director Crouch is still very upright, but for Barty Jr., a former Death Eater, he absolutely cannot keep it. Doesn't he know that Soul Seizing is permanent? Will resistance gradually develop?"

After feeling a lot of emotion, Anduin drew out his wand, pointed at the sleeping Barty Crouch Jr., and prepared to get rid of him in one go.

But soon, Anduin changed his mind, "Isn't it a bit wasteful to just kill him like this? This guy is still loyal to Voldemort after so many years. He must be his favorite general. Such a good material should not be used. It must have been a bit of a waste..."

After thinking about it, it took a while for Anduin to make up his mind, and then he put away his wand, and at the same time took out a metal ball not much bigger than a grain of rice, and slowly placed it in the middle of the little Barty.

Not long after, a few finer, hair-like metal wires came out from the small metal ball, and dragged the body of the metal ball along Little Barty's nostrils into the opponent's body.

Soon, the sleeping little Barty felt uncomfortable. He wanted to raise his arm and scratch his nose in discomfort, but his whole body seemed to be burnt in a piece of amber.

The Imperius Curse on Little Barty not only controls his daily actions, but also strictly restricts all his movements, let alone raising his hands to scratch his itch, even if he wants to open his eyes. can't do it.

Fortunately, after a while, the itchy feeling slowly subsided, and little Barty continued to immerse himself in his dream of accompanying his master Voldemort and conquering the world.

"That should be enough." Anduin nodded secretly, and then quietly exited the Crouch's house, and until now, the family didn't even realize that someone had broken into the house.

Anduin, who returned to the base camp, took stock of the gains he had made in the past few days.

"Voldemort's side is gradually getting on the right track, and today I accidentally discovered that this little Barty may have unexpected effects."

Anduin slumped on the sofa in a good mood, looking at the void in the distance with a smile on his face.

"In the end, we have to look at Lockhart's performance in Azkaban. If he can handle things well, it will save me a lot of trouble."

(End of this chapter)