Rowan had been hiding here for hours.

Yes, it was the same Officer Rowan that Harry had met in Weymouth - he had sent people to the ship again and again in batches to help Muggle refugees who had not yet had time to get away as much as possible when the hordes of living corpses had repeatedly broken through the lines and attacked the camp.

However, almost no one expected that the living corpses would come too quickly. Just as Rowan was about to send the last few people to the dock to board the ship, the last line of defense collapsed.

Obviously, with the strength of those enemies, it would be too dangerous for them to go out as Muggles again. As a result, even Rowan himself was unable to evacuate from Weymouth, and ended up staying with a few Muggles in what seemed to be a safe hideout at least for now.

But fortunately, at least there are still a lot of supplies left here that can't be taken away by the retreating wizards, and there is a lot of food among them. If they save a little, they will definitely be enough to live here for a long time.

Of course, the premise is that this hiding place is not breached by living corpses.

As for what spells and alchemy, as a Muggle, Rowan naturally didn't know much about them, so in the past few hours, everyone's hearts have been worried.

In order to keep everyone as safe as possible, Rowan chose a pantry in the kitchen, where he hid with a few others.

To be honest, Rowan had already prepared to hide here for at least ten days and half a month, after all, even if the wizards could counterattack back, it would take time! And with the way they had been retreating, Rowan wasn't even sure that they would be able to retake the camp from the living corpses.

But what Rowan didn't expect was that just a few hours later, someone seemed to break in outside!

"Listen, officer...... Downstairs is not ...... What's the sound? ”

Suddenly he spoke was a young man of about twenty years of age, who had also survived a catastrophe that was almost desperate for Muggles.

However, this time, his luck did not seem to be as good as those who had successfully boarded the ship in the previous batches. In order to allow several children and women to retreat first, he stayed until the end, but ended up trapped in this place.

"Voices?"

When Rowan was resting on the side, he immediately stood up and walked cautiously to the door. I saw him lean his ear against the door, listened carefully for a moment, and then his face suddenly changed.

"It's people! It's the voice of a person! ”

Almost subconsciously, Rowan reached for his waist and pulled out his matching gun—there were already a few bullets left, plus it had little effect on the living corpses. But even so, it can bring him more security when holding the grab handle, and it will help him calm down.

"Be careful, everyone, don't make a sound."

The world was complicated, both in Muggle society and in the wizarding world—and after coming into contact with many wizards and learning a lot about them, Rowan became more and more convinced of this.

"To be here at this time...... I'm afraid it's more likely to be an enemy. He lowered his voice and reminded softly.

A moment later, as footsteps began to sound from the direction of the stairs, the Muggles hiding in the kitchen pantry involuntarily became nervous.

But to be honest, their nervousness was mainly due to Officer Rowan's defensive posture, after all, they didn't even know who they were, did they?

It's closer...... It's closer...... The visitors seemed to be inspecting the rooms one by one. Rowan frowned tightly, and the palm of the hand holding the handle of the gun gradually oozed slippery cold sweat, which suddenly made the string in his head tighter.

"Click."

The kitchen doorknob was twisted, and the sound of footsteps stretched from the outside into the interior. Soon, they were separated from the unidentified "visitor" by one door.

The power of wizards is magical and terrifying, and Rowan doesn't know if the other party can detect the existence of these people.

But now, he can only hope that the other party does not have this ability, because only in this way can they continue to hide from being easily discovered - the door of this storage room has been blocked by him with a cupboard, and for those who are not familiar with this place, it must not be visible by the eyes alone.

“…… Oh, is this the kitchen? Let me see what else is there. ”

Suddenly, the man who came in spoke, and it was a crisp female voice—it sounded like he was looking for some food in the kitchen.

"Oh, there's a lot of ingredients in this cupboard! I should be able to make her a hearty meal—"

Of course, no matter who the other party is, at least one thing is certain. That's ...... The other party obviously didn't know much about this hiding place in Weymouth camp, and even the kitchen was found after looking for it one by one.

At this time, the young man from before couldn't help but give Rowan a look, as if asking what to do next. Looking at the way he looks, he seems to be more inclined to think that the unknown person outside is not a bad person.

However, Rowan only shook his head.

In any case, it would certainly not be advisable for their group of Muggles to reach out to each other. It's rare that the other party doesn't seem to find out about their existence, and if there is a case, then it's really too late to regret it.

However, the young man didn't seem to think so.

In fact, since the Muggle youth was able to escape to Weymouth with the help of wizards, it can be said that wizards had saved his life. And in addition, he obviously does not know as much about the wizarding world as Officer Rowan, and now he has a simple temperament, but he actually has a great affection for wizards.

However, he is not the kind of person who does not know what is good at all, and seeing that Rowan is unwilling to be exposed, he has no objection. It's just that, out of curiosity about the identity of the wizard outside, he couldn't help but follow behind the door, as if he wanted to hear more clearly.

Then, just as he lightly stuck to the door......

"Click."

It was probably his toes that accidentally touched the door panel, and he made a small noise. Although the wizard outside was taking control of the pots and pans on his own, it was very clear in the still too quiet space.

“…… Who? ”

Right now, the one who is cooking the ingredients in the kitchen outside is naturally Ursula. After hearing this, she suddenly stopped what she was doing and suddenly turned her head away.

"Who's there?"

She asked again, but no one answered.