#352 - Accept the survey (ask for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)
The next morning, the sound of banging on the door echoed at Silver Spark Trading Company.
Anduin, dressed in casual clothes, leisurely walked out from inside. He found seven or eight Ministry of Magic employees standing outside the door, all with serious expressions and a heavily guarded posture.
“Good morning, everyone. My shop doesn't open for a while yet,” Anduin said, opening the door with a surprised look on his face.
“Sorry, Mr. Wilson, we're not here to shop today. We suspect you are involved in a serious case and need your cooperation in the investigation.”
The leading Auror was none other than Maisie, who had visited once before. She was dressed in a smart uniform. She first spread out a document in front of Anduin, then glanced around the shop, and finally explained her purpose.
In a very short time, Anduin reviewed last night's actions, confirmed that he had left no loose ends, and gave Maisie a friendly smile.
“Okay, no problem, you're too kind. If you need my cooperation, just call me to the Ministry of Magic. Why did you come all the way here?” Anduin moved aside, then raised his hand and gestured to the interior. “Come in quickly, many of you haven't been here before, come in and take a look.”
While Anduin was speaking, Maisie kept observing his expression, but did not notice anything amiss.
The Aurors behind her, after being invited by Anduin, also stepped into the shop hesitantly. They glanced at the dazzling array of goods inside, while maintaining basic composure and vigilance.
“Why is everyone so serious? Did something happen?” Anduin asked Maisie with a puzzled expression.
Seeing Anduin's completely ignorant expression, Maisie felt slightly relieved. It didn't seem like the worst-case scenario they had predicted.
However, as an experienced Auror, she did not completely relax her vigilance. She even warned a few lax Aurors with her eyes before turning to Anduin with a stern face.
“Here are a few items that I hope Mr. Wilson can explain to us, why they appeared at the scene of the crime, in the hands of the suspect.”
Maisie finished speaking and took out a Anti-Apparition Jammer and a Shield Jammer from her arms, and slapped them on the shop counter.
“This is… my Jammer? Are you saying this equipment appeared in the hands of the suspect?” Anduin picked up a Jammer, examined it, and looked at Maisie with some surprise.
“That's impossible. I've only supplied a batch of these Jammers to your Ministry of Magic, and I haven't sold a single one since I opened the business. You know, this is a prohibited dangerous item, how could outsiders get it?”
“Did someone get it from your Ministry of Magic, for example, picked it up on the battlefield, or was it stolen?” Anduin looked at the Jammer in his hand in confusion, and then said to Maisie as if guessing.
“Impossible.” Maisie shook her head seriously. “We have inventoried all the Jammers in the Ministry of Magic. Even damaged equipment has been recovered. There are no missing items.”
“That's strange. Apart from those Jammers delivered to you last time, I really haven't sold even one Jammer since then. You know, this is contraband. Without the Ministry of Magic's documents, I would never sell it to anyone.”
After saying that, Anduin specially took out the company's ledger from the counter and pushed it in front of Maisie, “Look, every transaction of level XXX or higher equipment is recorded here.”
During this period, Maisie kept observing Anduin's expression, but he seemed to be unaware of anything.
After checking the ledger, she did not find any flaws.
“Apart from these Jammers you sold to the Ministry of Magic, do you have any other Jammers in stock?” Maisie suddenly realized something and tilted her head to ask.
“Yes, I always keep some stock, after all, if you really need it one day, it would be too troublesome to produce it after ordering.” Anduin nodded, and then seemed to understand what she meant.
“You mean? Impossible, I keep these Jammers in extremely tight storage, ordinary people can't steal them at all!”
“Oh?” Maisie raised her eyebrows. “Where do you store those stocks? Would you mind taking us to see them?”
“This…”
Hearing Maisie's words, Anduin's expression showed a hint of uncertainty, but then he nodded to them and led them into the back room, opening the storage cabinet containing the safe.
“You keep things in this safe? How long have you not checked the inventory?” Maisie glanced at the seemingly intact safe and asked.
“It's been a few months, I can't sell this thing except to the Ministry of Magic. My safe is a special magic item. No one can open it except me.” Anduin gestured to the safe.
“How many Jammers do you have in stock? Can you open the safe and show us?”
Although Anduin said it with certainty, Maisie still reserved her opinion.
“I have 5 of each type of Jammer stored here.” As he spoke, Anduin placed his right hand on the safe, and then slowly input magic power.
However, the safe did not respond to his actions, and Anduin's expression suddenly turned ugly when he noticed this situation.
“What's wrong?” Maisie noticed Anduin's expression and asked quickly.
“Something's wrong, the safe is not responding to my magic power, it should be easy to open normally. There are other spells attached to it, I need to try to break the spell.”
After saying that, Anduin drew out his wand and aimed it at the safe, but was immediately stopped by Maisie next to him.
“Let us do it.” Maisie stopped Anduin's actions, and then gave a wink to someone behind her.
Immediately afterwards, a wizard stepped forward, squatted in front of the safe, and carefully fiddled with something on the surface of the safe with his wand.
“How is it?” Maisie asked nervously.
“It should have been cast with a Transfiguration spell, the magic power is very strong, and the duration should have been more than ten days.” The wizard who came forward to check said carefully.
“Undo the Transfiguration spell and take a look.”
Under Maisie's command, the wizard cast a Reversal Spell on the safe.
Then the true appearance of the safe was finally revealed to everyone, and everyone around was shocked when they saw the deep hole in the safe door.
