Chapter 120 Black Crime Square
Black Sin Square is not a shop or a commercial street. It is actually an open-air auction platform.
However, the auction items here are extremely evil, the kind that cannot be sold publicly even in Borgin and Burke's.
There are huge interests behind Black Sin Square, and even officials of the Ministry of Magic have their customers, so the Aurors with a strong sense of justice have tried to attack here many times but have not been able to get in.
Black Sin Square has a long history. No one remembers when it was built, but it must be no less than five centuries. In the most exaggerated rumor version, it was built earlier than Hogwarts.
The mastermind behind it has always been a mystery. There are more than 50 people who have been rumored. The only thing that can be confirmed is that Black Sin Square has a close relationship with most pure-blood families. If you want to participate in this auction, you must be introduced by the pure-blood family.
Not everyone can participate in the auction.
The auction is held in an extremely confidential manner, and all participants must wear special masks to conceal their identities.
The auction is not held every day, but irregularly. The date and time of the auction are spread through secret channels. Only those who are qualified to participate will know the exact date and time. In this way, even the Ministry of Magic cannot get any handle or evidence. If you come here at other times, this place is just an unattended auction table.
The way to obtain the qualification to participate is also a secret that no one knows. But first you must get the recommendation of several pure-blood family heads. This alone is enough to exclude most people, not to mention that there are other steps to review the qualifications of those who are recommended.
Xie Lin has not been here, which can be seen from the fact that he doesn't even know how to pass through the wall.
However, he knows the existence of this place.
He is sure that Lucius also knows this place.
Although Lucius has never mentioned it in front of his family, Xie Lin has seen the products of Black Sin Square in the family secret room, and the products are marked with Black Sin Square. It is a bright red crystal stone, which is brighter than the color of the Philosopher's Stone. If you stand near it, you can faintly hear the disturbing whispers.
Xie Lin learned the origin of the thing from the black magic book. It was a crystal stone made from the blood of 777 7-year-old children. This is not to collect blood like the Red Cross of Muggles, but to cruelly sacrifice all the children through magic rituals. When Xie Lin knew the truth behind the stone, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Of course, the one in the family secret room may not be bought by Lucius, but it may be passed down by a certain ancestor.
This red crystal contains powerful magic. Although this magic cannot be absorbed by the human body because of the strong resentment attached, it is suitable for use as an energy source for magic arrays. Xie Lin suspects that the various protective arrays and shielding arrays in Malfoy Manor rely on it as an energy source.
From the cruelty and evilness of this crystal, it is not difficult to infer what kind of goods are auctioned in Black Sin Square.
Although the production method is cruel and evil, it is undeniable that these products do have their needs, so Black Sin Square can also be protected by all walks of life and stand firm.
There was no auction being held at the Black Crime Square at the moment.
Strangely, there were two more people standing guard at the door of the storage room behind the auction table. Sherin recognized the two guards at a glance. They were the two kidnappers shown on the crystal ball.
"There's something strange," Scrimgeour frowned and whispered, "No one is usually stationed here. The storage room is empty. It is only used to temporarily store the auction items on the day of the auction."
Sherin used the Amaterasu to confirm that there was no one else around. There were only these two men stationed here.
The magic power of these two men was probably at the level of junior Aurors, enough to deal with ordinary intruders. However, Scrimgeour and Robards were both elite among the elite in the Auror Corps, and they could compete with the four deans of Hogwarts.
Very confident! It seems that no matter who is in charge, they don't think anyone dares to break in here, so they only deploy such a small number of people here. Another possibility is that they have intelligence sources inside the Ministry of Magic. If the Ministry of Magic makes any move, they are confident that they can get wind of it in advance and transfer it before the Aurors arrive. The magic world has Apparition, Floo Network, and space bags. It is not difficult to transfer 100 elephants.
The two opponents seemed to recognize Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour's appearance is too easy to recognize. His thick hair and sharp eyes are like a lion, which is simply his signature.
Under Schelling's divine glimpse, the other party looked a little nervous, but not much afraid. This is not the first time that the Aurors have searched here. Although Scrimgeour is not easy to mess with, judging from his attitude of only bringing an Auror and a little kid, he doesn't look like he is here to cause trouble.
When they arrived at the door of the storage warehouse, Scrimgeour and Robards revealed their identities and asked the two to cooperate with the investigation and enter the storage warehouse for a search. However, the other party refused to cooperate on the grounds that there was no search warrant.
No wonder they are so confident, it seems they are quite familiar with the Aurors' law enforcement procedures.
Moreover, they were so confident that Scrimgeour and his men did not have a search warrant. It seemed that their intelligence capabilities should not be underestimated.
Scrimgeour did not have a search warrant. This time, he was acting secretly because he did not want the news to leak out like last time and allow the kidnappers to move ahead of schedule again.
Although he felt that the other party must be strange, it was not convenient for him to force his way in with his identity. Seeing the other party's fearless appearance, Scrimgeour could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Unlike the two Aurors, Schelling did not have so many concerns.
He was not an employee of the Ministry of Magic. He did not have any concerns or restrictions from within the Ministry of Magic. Moreover, he witnessed the illusion of the crystal ball with his own eyes, which clearly named the two people in front of him as kidnappers. This was different from Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour only listened to Schelling's one-sided words, so he could not make up his mind to attack the two guards. What if the intelligence was wrong? It was no joke to offend the forces behind the Black Crime Square.
Schelling confirmed the identity of the kidnapper, and he knew that he would not catch the wrong person.
Most importantly, he had his own considerations.
His original purpose for this action was to rescue Griffith and do a favor for Deverill, Slughorn and Scrimgeour.
Now that he knew that Black Crime Square was involved, things became much more interesting. There were many unclear relationships between Black Crime Square and the pure-blood families. If he made a big deal, he might be able to take advantage of the situation and make a profit. Otherwise, he could at least strike at the power of the pure-blood families.
When the four people were arguing, Schelling said nothing. While no one was paying attention to him, he used two Stunning Curses to knock down the other two people cleanly, leaving only Scrimgeour and Robards dumbfounded.
"Selling, you!" Scrimgeour didn't know what to say. Why did this boy suddenly act so recklessly? He was obviously a standard Slytherin!
Schelling ignored Scrimgeour and Robards's dropped jaws and walked straight to the door of the storage room - the door was locked.
"Open sesame!" Schelling knew that the door lock was probably cast with an anti-Aradonghakai spell, so he directly used the "Break the Door" spell to blast the door open. The entire door suddenly fell backwards and hit the ground with a loud bang.
Long ago, before "Aradonghakai" was introduced to Great Britain, the spell used by wizards to open locks was "Open sesame". Later, a wizard refined the effect and invented "Open Door", which could break the door lock, but sometimes left a smoking hole in the keyhole.
It was not until the 17th century that the thief Elden Esrickel introduced the "Aradonghakai" he learned from Africa to Great Britain, and this more sophisticated lock-opening spell immediately became the new mainstream.