Chapter 702

"... Maca... save them... save them, bastard Maca..."

"As long as you can save them this time, I will do whatever you say in the future, and I will never argue with you again..."

"... Maca."

In the afternoon, when Maca was listening to all aspects of the competition report in the competition coordinating office, Lu Ping and others from Black's old house appeared at the door collectively.

What surprised him a little was that Lai Ni, who was usually too lively, came in last with her head down this time. And her elder sister, Lena, always half hugged and half hugged her, and never let go of her for a moment.

After the calmest Lupine explained the matter clearly, Leni seemed unable to suppress the guilt and pain in her heart, rushed over and cried while holding Maca's arm tightly.

For a long time, her tears have been like the most precious treasure in her life, never easily seen by others. And things as rare as this are often the purest, sincere and crystal clear.

"Maka...save them."

The children were taken away, and all seven of the homeless children who remained in Black's old house were taken away, except for Isla, who was not so gregarious.

In fact, Lupine found the place quite easily. Because there was also the corpse of an alienated giant spider left there, with scattered limbs and a chubby torso, as well as several smashed human-shaped stone statues, revealing a rather fierce battle.

As for the result of the battle, that is self-evident.

"I see, Leni," Maca patted the head of the little girl who was still crying, "You have worked very hard, although I also want to tell you 'you did nothing wrong'... But we We all know we did something wrong, don't we?"

"But I thought,

Your fault is not that you took them away or left them in an unsafe place, this fault does not belong to you..."

"During this period of time, Lupine has told me about the changes in Hill and the others, so I also understand...you are really growing up and can be a great 'sister'... No, now you are working for Hill You, who are worried about guilt, are already a great sister."

Having said that, Maca gently separated Leni's hands that were holding his arm tightly, pressed her shoulders and looked at her hazy tearful eyes.

"Do you know now? Where did you go wrong?"

After saying that, Maca straightened up and nodded to Lupine and Sirius.

"My spider died there, right?" He asked with a slight frown. "Is the body still there?"

"Ah... um." Lupine nodded immediately, "It's still there. I went to meet them before I had time to clean up, and then we decided to come directly to you."

"Okay," Maca thought for a while, and then said, "You and Sirius immediately contact the members who can be sent out to investigate, and don't worry about whether they will be known by the other party—of course, ensuring your own safety is the first priority." The important thing. As for the place of the matter, I will check it... Let's take action!"

"...er, Mr. McLean?"

When Maca was about to go out with Lupine and the others, the assistant wizard assigned to him by the International Federation of Wizards walked up to him and stopped him with some embarrassment.

"Sorry, I have to leave," Maca waved his hand, "but I can recommend someone to replace me—you can go to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, Sif Professor Les Snape will help you get the job done."

Maca walked while talking, and when he walked outside the door, the assistant suddenly turned his head back.

"Mr. McLean," he hesitated, "then...the two ladies inside?"

"Let them stay inside for a while!" Maca said softly, "Don't worry, they are no strangers to Hogwarts. After they come out, just take them to the castle."

At this moment, Leni, who was still standing there, suddenly turned around and plunged into her sister Lena's arms.

"I'm sorry," she cried loudly, "I always make you worry, time and time again... I'm really, really sorry... It's... it's my fault, it's my biggest fault. It's like I Now I am worried about Sister Hill and the others... no, you must be more... more..."

Feeling the emotions conveyed by the younger sister in her arms through her body temperature and intermittent words, Lena, who has always had no excessive expressions, couldn't help but pursed her lips vigorously.

...

Maca, who had abandoned the things of the alchemy contest, failed to find any clues where the children were taken away. Well, it's actually not accurate to say that, it's just... There are clues, but there are no traces left for tracing.

Since he was designed to escape by the prophet old man, except that he used the fake Edward butler to trap two black-robed believers, he really didn't catch any real clues.

He could feel that the old man was like a slippery eel. And an opponent like this is undoubtedly very difficult to deal with... As far as the current predicament is concerned, "waiting for the opponent to hit him by himself" has become the most unrealistic, but also the most practical means of breakthrough.

Therefore, Maca simply let go of the members of the Order of the Phoenix to search and investigate.

Because he knew that since the other party chose to take the children away, it meant that the other party's purpose was probably to threaten and make a deal. Then, he decided to use a large-scale search to send a signal to the other party that he was urgent and willing to accept this obviously unfair deal.

Time passed by a little bit, and the afternoon schedule soon came to an end. Under Maca's previous proposal, the second round was indeed much more interesting than yesterday, and Snape, as Maca's temporary agent, also handled many matters one by one very efficiently.

The only pity is that Maca, who has made a lot of contributions to the competition, only saw a small part of this morning's content today.

In the evening, Maca, who had been busy outside all afternoon, finally returned to Hogwarts.

Of course, he didn't come back this time for the alchemy competition, but to make some preparations to be able to accept the other party's meeting request at any time.

If he hadn't guessed the old man's intentions wrongly, then the other party would definitely find a way to contact him and coerce him into carrying out the transaction. And the place of the transaction is naturally impossible to be at Hogwarts.

As for what the other party wanted, whether it was Nicole Flamel's alchemy legacy, or the dagger of pain that was not in his hands at all... No matter what to do at that time, he had to prepare first.

"Maka, do you need me to find some people to help you investigate? Although I can't leave, I still have some old friends who can help you..."

"No, no need."

The appearance of Professor McGonagall did not surprise Maca. From the moment he left the sisters Leni and Lena at Hogwarts, he knew that Professor McGonagall would find out sooner or later.

"Professor, the responsibilities you bear are much heavier than mine," Maca said, leaning on the desk and doing what he was doing, without even raising his head, because he knew that Mag didn't care about those formalities, "and , this time it is not a manpower problem... If it is really necessary, I will go to you."

"Really—" Professor McGonagall nodded and said, "Well, I think you already have your own way... But remember, you have to be careful yourself, and strong power is obviously not the only means to achieve your goal. "

McGonagall's words are actually an explanation of the status quo. This incident was a typical sudden incident. If Rita Skeeter hadn't accidentally discovered the anomaly and found him quickly, maybe he would have waited until someone came to him before he could notice it.

And the old man's own strength, judging from the strength of the magic fluctuations he sensed, was far inferior to his own. Although he somewhat felt that the prophet seemed a little strange, but that didn't make the other party stronger than himself, otherwise he wouldn't try to coerce him by taking away the people around him.

"Professor, I see..." Maca wrote a few more symbols on the parchment, then raised her head, and said seriously, "I will pay attention."

After finishing speaking, Maca immediately devoted himself to the intense preparation work again.

After all, it is impossible for him to guess when the other party will contact him, so it is natural to complete these preparations as soon as possible.

However, to be honest, he had already seized the time enough, and he had considered a lot of things in such a short time. But he still didn't expect that the other party seemed to be more eager than his side.

Just as Professor McGonagall was still in his office, before he even finished speaking, Filch stumbled in from the outer corridor.

"Principal, Professor McLean... Huhu... the school gate... the school gate... many people..."

"who?"

Professor McGonagall immediately asked, and Maca couldn't help frowning and raised his head again.

"I, I don't know...they are all wearing black robes..." Filch may have sensed some external malice, and said tremblingly, "there is one in the middle who is wearing a white robe. It's very big...it looks like a head, and they have a few little guys in their hands..."

"Come so fast? And even he showed up in person..." After hearing Filch's description, Maca couldn't help being a little stunned, and soon became serious again, "Last time he escaped so resolutely." Li Suo, let me see, that old man doesn't look like someone who dares to expose himself to danger...something is wrong!"

Having said that, he stood up abruptly. Behind him, the sky outside the window had gradually darkened, and on the eastern sky wall, a few dim stars were emitting faint blue light.

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