Chapter 122 Investigation and Pursuit

The witch looked old, but she reacted quickly.

She slapped herself, and a large cloud of black smoke immediately emerged from the place, and nothing could be seen clearly.

The teenager and the boy tried to open their eyes, but they only heard a crackling sound and a spell whizzing through the smoke.

After an unknown amount of time, the smoke was dispelled, and a poor-looking wizard holding a wand slowly approached.

After the black fog dispersed, two people were revealed inside...

Or...one and a half people.

The wizard was tied tightly to the ground with ropes, his face was swollen, his legs were stuck together, and he couldn't move.

His chest was hit by the crushing curse, and it was bloody. There were scabies, pustules and burns all over his body.

He couldn't make a sound, only a pair of eyes were rolling in fear.

The petrification curse on the teenager and the boy was lifted, and he quickly covered his brother's eyes to prevent him from looking around.

The witch who looked like a strange witch disappeared for more than half...but she remained in the same place below her belly.

"What happened to her?" he asked in horror.

"She split into two parts." The middle-aged gray-robed wizard who saved them said slowly: "If you are not focused and calm when you Apparate, this kind of accident will happen."

"Will she die?" The boy frowned and asked.

"Who knows?" The gray-robed wizard said indifferently: "I have never split into two parts."

The boy saw the wand in his hand, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

The gray-robed wizard took out a bottle of magic potion and poured it all into the wizard's mouth.

The boy stammered and dissuaded: "That... killing is illegal?"

"Murder?" The gray-robed wizard rolled his eyes at him unhappily: "What are you thinking about? This is the water of life and death."

"Oh..." The boy scratched his face awkwardly, and the whole person relaxed.

The water of life and death is also called the living hell decoction. Although the name is either "death" or "hell", it is actually just a very effective sleeping pill.

"Let's go, I'll take you away."

The gray wizard picked up the paper ball on the ground and stuffed it into the boy's hand, saying: "Also, there is no curse on the letter, you have been deceived."

"Thank you for saving us."

The little boy suddenly pulled his brother's hand off, looked at the man and said:

"I am Wright from the Mancini family, my brother is Theo... What's your name?"

"You can call me Vernal."

The gray wizard said in a calm tone, and Theo looked at him silently beside him.

"Any questions?" Vernal asked him.

Theo looked back and asked, "Just ignore those two?"

"Of course not." Werner said, "Who are they? Why are they targeting you brothers? Do you have any accomplices?"

"These all need to be investigated...but the help I can provide ends here."

At the entrance of the alley, he stopped, looked at Theo and said:

"Go find your parents and elders and tell them about this. As for whether to report to the Aurors or investigate it yourself, that's your business."

Theo was silent for a moment and nodded: "I know...what about you?"

"Look at the appearance of those two guys, can they be left alone?"

The wizard waved his hand and said, "Hurry up. I'll be here until the people you're looking for come."

"Okay."

Theo looked at him, nodded, and quickly ran towards the beverage store with his brother.

His father, John Mancini, had returned and was standing at the door of the store looking out.

Seeing the two children running over, he immediately said angrily: "Didn't I tell you two to stay in the store? Why are you running around with your brother?"

Theo quickly told the story again.

John Mancini's face became uglier and uglier. Even though the two children were standing in front of him, he still felt a wave of fear.

He didn't relax until he heard that the two were rescued.

When he heard that a guy suspected of being a dark wizard was also left behind, his expression changed.

After hearing the whole story, he glared at his son fiercely: "Go home and stay, don't go out! I'll deal with you two later!"

Theo's face froze.

Then John pointed his wand at the note paper beside the counter, and several pieces of paper flew out, automatically folded into a simple paper airplane, and flew out with a whoosh.

Soon, six or seven male and female wizards came out from other shops.

As a pure-blood family, the Mancini family is not as prosperous as the Weasley family, but it has quite a few relatives and friends.

In addition to his father John, there is also his uncle Jason's magic supplies store in Diagon Alley. In addition, his aunt, cousin and other relatives also work in Diagon Alley.

John Mancini explained the whole story to them, and the group was furious and quickly rushed to the alley.

Only Theo's cousin stayed behind to watch over the two children to prevent them from encountering danger again.

Theo pretended to be well-behaved and pulled his brother back, whispering to him: "Wright, I have to go out for a while, you attract the attention of my cousin."

"Leave it to me!" Wright said confidently: "I guarantee to complete the task!"

Then, he let out a shocking cry: "Wow wow wow..."

"What's wrong?" Theo's cousin was startled and hurried over to comfort him.

"It's so scary!" Wright pulled her sleeve and cried loudly: "We were almost caught by the bad guys... woo woo woo..."

"Weren't you afraid just now?" The cousin said helplessly: "Don't cry, I'll cast a magic for you, okay..."

While she was struggling to coax the child, Theo quietly slipped out of the store.

He quickly ran to the alley, but didn't see Werner. He only saw that the wizard had been fed the antidote to the water of life and death by his father and woke up.

"Veritaserum, three drops are enough." Uncle Jason took out a small bottle: "It's not easy for me to get this, don't waste it."

John opened the wizard's mouth and poured three drops of clear potion into it.

The wizard's struggle stopped immediately, and he looked at the sky with a distracted look, answering whatever he asked.

"Who are you?" John asked.

"I'm Chad Brick, a..." His eyelids trembled, and he whispered: "Werewolf."

The expressions of the Mancini family members suddenly changed.

During the war, children in the wizard world were often abducted by werewolves and then infected into werewolves.

They were raised to fear and hate wizards, and when they grew up, they became part of the werewolf army and followed Fenrir Greyback to attack wizards.

There were also children who were bitten and left to their parents, and then they would turn into werewolves every month and attack everyone around them indiscriminately.

This is undoubtedly a devastating disaster for a family.

If the Mancini brothers were taken away by this werewolf, the result would be almost self-evident.

But in recent years, this kind of thing has obviously rarely happened.

John took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and asked: "Then why did you attack those two children? Do you have a grudge against our Mancini family?"

"No." Chad Brick said in a flat tone: "I was in a bad mood, and they just bumped into me, and my parents were not around..."

"You bastard!" John punched him, but was caught by his brother.

"Who is that old witch? Do you have other accomplices?" Jason asked relatively calmly.

"She calls herself Ursula, and I met her in Knockturn Alley."

Chad Brick said, "I have no accomplices. She likes children's eyes and nails. When she saw me taking those two children away, she wanted to share some of the benefits..."

"Dirty beast!" John Mancini couldn't help but curse.

Theo didn't listen any more. He recalled the direction where Vernal first walked and his dress, and suddenly thought of something.

There is a street in Diagon Alley that sells all second-hand goods.

Wizards with no money often shop there. Occasionally, they will buy some things that are worth the money, but most of them are choosing some not-so-rubbish from the garbage.

Theo ran over quickly, and sure enough, he saw the back of the gray-robed wizard from a distance. He was bending over to check the pile of groceries that the owner had placed outside.

Theo ran over, and suddenly he didn't know how to address him: "That... Mr. Werner..."

"You just experienced that kind of thing, and you're running around again." Werner turned around and lectured him: "Are you so careless about your own safety?"

Theo suddenly didn't want to pretend anymore, he said with empty eyes: "Then are you going to kidnap me too? Respected Mr. Werner? Or..."

He moved his lips slightly and said silently:

[...Ved. ]

Ved raised his eyebrows, but didn't deny it. He looked down at his outfit and asked: "Where are there any flaws?"

Theo pointed to his sleeves and whispered: "I recognize your wand."

Ved sighed and said: "There's nothing I can do about it, because I haven't bought the second one yet."

Theo found that what Wade had just seen were a few old wands that the owner placed in a wooden barrel, some of which even had the inner core exposed.

"There's no good stuff here." Theo said: "Come with me, I know where I can buy a reliable second-hand wand."