Chapter 985 The Death Behind the Disappearance

Recently, disappearances of Muggles have been on the rise.

As a result of the previous disaster, Mundungus realized that future intelligence gathering might need to include the Muggle world.

However, compared to the population of the wizarding world, the social composition of the Muggle side is much more complicated.

"Honestly speaking, it is very difficult to find out the news on the Muggle side. Although it is considered a special period, the International Statute of Secrecy is still in place after all, and we dare not make it too conspicuous..."

Listening to Mundungus voicing bitterness there, Maca actually couldn't say much.

In fact, the International Statute of Secrecy was born to provide two-way protection for wizards and Muggles. As long as the two parties are isolated from each other as much as possible, many troubles can be avoided.

If I had to give an example... let's say, war.

It's just that in terms of the situation during this period of time, Haierbo's constant tossing also brought Muggles and wizards into many unavoidable contacts, so that the International Statute of Secrecy almost became a decoration.

However, just because Haierbo can ignore the laws and regulations of the modern magic world, it doesn't mean that wizards like Mundungus and others who only wander around the edge dare to cross that line.

"Mr. McLean, tell me... If we want to go to the Muggle world to develop some 'manpower', is it feasible?"

Seeing Mundungus's sly eyebrows and mouse-eyed appearance, Maca suddenly said angrily:

"It doesn't work!"

He naturally knew what this guy was thinking—as long as he got approval or instructions from his side, then this guy could use his name to do these extraordinary things. If the federation asks about the crime, he, Maca McLean, will become the strongest shield.

In fact, Mundungus' idea is mainly for the growth of intelligence channels. Of course, he has selfishness, but the benefits to the Order of the Phoenix and Maca are indeed obvious.

And to be honest, if Macka is willing to nod, it is really possible to do it with his current network.

but……

"Temporary investigations are fine. If there are any valuable clues, you can use Veritaserum or even the Imperius Curse. I can help you out. But you must remember the word 'temporary'," he said seriously , "It's not time to break the barrier yet, don't stretch your hands too far."

To put it bluntly, if Maca was willing, he would have already agreed to the invitation of the Queen of England and the old bishop last time. But he knew very well in his heart that it was still too early to talk about these things. If he really did, he would only get a burnt ending.

After saying this, he returned to the original topic and said:

"So, what happened to the 'Muggle disappearance case' you just mentioned? Was it done by wizards?"

Seeing that Maca completely disagreed with his idea, Mundungus could only stuff the thought that made him feel a little itchy back into his heart.

Because he understands that only a small number of people in the world can do such extraordinary actions to develop power in the Muggle world—at least he himself is definitely not qualified for that.

After sorting out his thoughts a bit, Mundungus explained in a low voice.

"It's because it doesn't look like a wizard did it, so I can't make up my mind!" He said a little depressed,

"Actually! Those missing cases are not difficult to find out, even if Muggles do it themselves, it will only take more time at most."

"The strange thing is that those disappearances actually involve human life, and...the death process of those deceased is also very bizarre, the kind of 'bizarre with traces'."

When Maca heard this, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows and said:

"'Strange with traces'? How do you say it?"

Immediately, Mundungus randomly picked a case that he had already investigated clearly, and told Maca as an example.

According to him, an accident happened to such a seemingly ordinary Muggle family a few days ago:

It was a family composed of a husband and wife and two young children. The husband is a car salesman, and the wife, who just had her second child, quit her job to stay home with the kids.

Obviously, this is actually a very common family in London.

But just a few days ago, the wife discovered by accident that her husband was having an affair. This is undoubtedly a very heavy blow to a woman who has only been married for a few years.

Therefore, the wife, who has always been gentle and sensible, questioned her husband that night, trying to get him to explain everything.

She had thought that her husband would cover up and refuse to admit it no matter what - although that would also annoy her, it could also prove that her husband still had her as a wife in his heart.

Marriage is not a matter for one person, let alone now there are two children. Even for the sake of her children, she wanted to see if she could redeem it.

But what she didn't expect was that her husband admitted it nonchalantly!

Needless to say, the quarrel between the husband and wife escalated further with the attitude of the husband, and a cold war began between the two.

"It's pretty normal up to now," Mundungus said. "Things like this happen all the time, whether it's on the Muggle side or in the wizarding world. But then..."

A pair of scissors, a life; the dead is the husband, but not the wife.

"...It was the eldest son of the two who moved his hand," he frowned, stretched out his hand and gestured, "he is only five years old, and he is only this tall—that child took advantage of his father's drunkenness and pointed it at the throat continuously. Three or four times!"

"Five years old?" Maca couldn't help but frowned, "Is it his own will?"

"Yes," Mundungus nodded, "I have personally asked... But there is another problem, that is, this case was originally caused by a disappearance case. At that time, the wife did not know that her husband died. In the bathroom, she only found that her youngest son was missing...In a panic, she called the police."

"Is there a problem?" Maca asked suspiciously.

However, Mundungus spread his hands accordingly.

"There is no problem," he said. "It is because there is no problem. This is the biggest problem—as I said from the beginning, the number of 'disappearances' has been increasing recently."

Hearing this, Maca suddenly said:

"That's why you said just now that the disappearance cases involved human lives... No, it should be the other way around—all these cases of human deaths were originally involved in the disappearance cases?"

"That's right, that's it." Mundungus nodded and said, "We have roughly counted, and there is no pattern to follow for the deceased and the murderer, and the distribution of cases can only be said to be around London—both inside and outside the city. Yes. Only the 'disappearance', everyone is the same... Although there is nothing strange about the missing, and most of them are easily found afterwards."

Judging from what he said, whether this matter is related to the wizard...or to be more clear, whether it has something to do with Hai Erbo, it is really hard to make a conclusion.

Of course, when it comes to suspicion, Hai Erbo must be a big deal.

"Hmm..." Maca pondered for a while, before saying, "Because your current number is not enough to find out the situation in time, so you will propose to me to go to the Muggle world to develop manpower?"

"That's right!" Mundungus said with a bitter face, "The Muggle side is too chaotic, there are too many people and miscellaneous, and there are also many wizards here who are not familiar with Muggle things."

"Don't tell me about it," Maca waved his hands. "Anyway, you just continue to stare at it in your current state, and I'll figure out the rest."

After speaking, he picked up the remaining half cup of butter beer and fell into deep thought while drinking it.

Seeing that Maca was not talking, Mundungus had to turn his head and look at Aberforth again, who immediately looked away impatiently.

"Uh...we'll keep watching, then I won't bother you anymore—please call me if you need anything, I'll be right there!"

After saying something to Maca, Mundungus, who felt that sitting was a bit boring, stood up, and walked to the other round tables with his high-fire whiskey.

Maca responded casually, not caring about his departure.

He is now thinking about "disappearances," especially the fact that "the majority of those who disappeared were easily found afterwards."

Obviously, there must be a reason for this. If these disappearances are all "man-made", the reasons here will be even more intriguing.

As for those seemingly "bizarre" deaths, Maca has already had some personal thoughts.

"In any case, you have to go and check it yourself first."

Gently putting down the empty wine glass, Maca muttered.

...

The next day, Maca received the case summary compiled by Mundungus. He asked the other party to record all the cases he had tracked so that he could choose to check.

As Mundungus said, there are indeed many cases of disappearances.

Although compared with the population of nearby London, this list is nothing at all. But if he had to check them out one by one, to be honest, he really didn't have that much time.

Right now, Maca is sitting in his potion preparation room, flipping through these case records with different handwriting. Not long after, he shook his head to himself:

"There's really no rules to this."

But after roughly scanning it first and finding no clues, Maca settled down and looked carefully one by one.

Since he is used to flipping through all kinds of messy materials, his reading speed is much faster than ordinary people. He saw the stack of reports alternately in his hands quickly, and in a blink of an eye, most of them were turned over.

But suddenly, his hand flipping the report stopped.

"this is--"

Maca stared at the piece of paper in his hand, read it back and forth again, but frowned more and more.

After a while, he put all the other reports on the table, walked out quickly with only that one in hand, and left the room in a hurry.

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