Although Zhang Xu wanted to delay a little longer, Voldemort did not cooperate, and for a while the whole carriage fell into a strange silence.

Then it was Zhang Xu who spoke first, and he said to Voldemort: "I have come all the way, and I have cleared half of the train of Death Eaters, and I think that in the near future, the students in the other carriages will be free." ”

"Hostage is not about quantity, it's about quality." Voldemort said, "As long as you catch the key people, those who don't have much effect are gone." ”

Zhang Xu nodded after hearing this, Voldemort made a lot of sense, as long as Harry was caught, Dumbledore's concerns would be high.

"Then why didn't you just kill Harry now?" Zhang Xu asked suddenly.

As soon as Zhang Xu's words fell, all the people in the carriage turned their heads to look at him, whether they were Death Eaters or hostages, they were all taken aback by the question he asked, especially the frightened expressions on the faces of the hostages, who were afraid that Voldemort and others would slap Harry to death with a backhand.

At this time, Voldemort's eyes were full of curiosity when he looked at Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu ignored the other people's reactions, and just continued: "I've always been curious, when Harry was in his first year, Your Excellency obviously had many opportunities to kill Harry. Sometimes, with Quirrell's power, a drop of poison and a curse could get rid of Harry. If you had released the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets on Halloween night, I think Harry's grave grass would be three feet tall by now. ”

Then Zhang Xu talked about various methods such as smashing Harry to death with a chair in the first grade, and heard the cold sweat on the head of Harry, who had just woken up on the ground.

In the end, when Zhang Xu said that he could strangle Harry by now, Harry jumped up in fright, only to be put on the head by several Death Eaters with their wands.

"I'm curious," Voldemort said to Zhang Xu, "how do you know so many ways to kill?" ”

Zhang Xu pursed his lips and didn't speak, he couldn't tell Voldemort that he hadn't watched "Today's Statement" and "Detective Conan" for so many years.

But in Voldemort's eyes, Zhang Xu was told a little secret by himself, so he was unhappy.

Zhang Xu looked at his watch, and then said to Voldemort: "I think Professor Dumbledore is coming soon, how about I discuss something with Your Excellency?" ”

Voldemort, who took Zhang Xu to pass the time, also realized this problem, so he ignored Zhang Xu's suggestion to discuss things with him and prepared to stand up.

At this time, Zhang Xu said to Voldemort again: "How about we make a deal, Your Excellency the Dark Lord." ”

At this time, Voldemort took a serious look at Zhang Xulai and asked, "What deal?" ”

"I'll take the place of the other hostages in this carriage except Harry." Zhang Xu pointed to the hostages sitting in the other seats and said, "I think my value is much higher than that of them combined." ”

"I thought you were already my hostage, Mr. Zhang." There was not a hint of emotion in Voldemort's words.

"I'm sorry," Zhang Xu said to Voldemort, "if I want to escape, not even Your Excellency can stop me." ”

After Zhang Xu finished speaking, a small jade pendant appeared in his left hand, and then he handed this jade pendant to Voldemort.

Voldemort took the jade pendant and examined it carefully, his expression becoming solemn.

The magic of the East and the West in this world is different in many places, and each has its own strengths, and the Portkey is one of them.

After Voldemort examined it, he realized that by injecting magic into this portkey, he could be teleported to the far east, and that the usual blockade magic was useless.

Then another identical jade pendant appeared on Zhang Xu's right hand, which made Voldemort have to pay attention.

In fact, Zhang Xu really hoped that Voldemort would input a little magic into it to give it a try, after all, the Mariana Trench is also considered the East.

It's just that in the end, seeing that Voldemort was not fooled, Zhang Xu felt a little sorry in his heart.

After Voldemort put the jade pendant on the table, he asked, "Since you have a chance to escape, why did you stay as a hostage?" Except for a few people here who are your friends, are the other people related to you? And the saleswoman who sells snacks on the train, is there any secret between you and her? ”

The previous words were okay, Voldemort's last sentence made Zhang Xu almost kick over.

"I remember that you once went to Hogwarts and applied for the position of Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts." Zhang Xu asked solemnly.

"That's right." Voldemort nodded with a facial expression.

"If you were a professor, what would you do if you saw that Hogwarts students were in danger?" Zhang Xu asked.

Voldemort was stunned, although he knew what Zhang Xu meant by this, but he had never thought about it.

But the question was now meaningless to Voldemort.

"I remember you were just an acting professor." Voldemort stood up and said, but there was a hint of jealousy in his tone.

"But that's the professor, too." Zhang Xu stood up and looked into Voldemort's eyes and said, "Although I am not as magical as Professor Dumbledore, not as fair and strict as Professor McGonagall, not as respected as Professor Flitwick, not as kind and optimistic as Professor Sprout, not as talented as Professor Snape, and not as knowledgeable as Professor Babling, I don't think I am much worse than them in my determination to protect every student at Hogwarts." ”

Zhang Xu's words can be described as sonorous and powerful.

It was the first time that the Hogwarts students present saw Zhang Xu in full swing, Zhang Xu, who used to frolic with them in the greenhouse to study the practical methods of herbal medicine, was gone, Zhang Xu, who usually gave them oranges with a wicked smile, disappeared, and Zhang Xu, who often told them that friendship is magic, was nowhere to be seen.

In their eyes, the current Zhang Xu is like a mountain with a thousand pounds on his shoulders and thousands of waves on his back, lying between himself and the Dark Lord.

Voldemort examined Zhang Xu seriously and carefully again, and then said, "Yes, but you have to pay a little price. ”

"Master, please leave this task to me!" Bellatrix Lestrange said suddenly.

Voldemort glanced at Bellatrix, then nodded.

Bellatrix walked over to Zhang Xu, and kicked Harry Potter, who was struggling to get up, to the empty seat on the side.

An extremely distorted smile appeared on her face, her tongue sticking out of her mouth from time to time and licking her lips gently, and the wand in her hand kept shaking with her excitement.

"Every time you accept my Diamond Curse, I cast a hostage, what do you think, Mr. Zhang?" Bellatrix said to Zhang Xu in a weird, soft voice.

Zhang Xu did not hesitate in the other students' "Don't! "Xiao Xu, you go first!" "Leave us alone!" In his voice, he said to Bellatrix in a light tone: "Okay. ”

This tone is similar to his answer when his classmates usually ask him if he wants black pepper juice for steak.

"Drill the heart and cut the bones!"

Bellatrix didn't hesitate, and as soon as he raised his hand, the spell shot at Zhang Xu.

Zhang Xu, who had taken the blow, sweated slightly on his forehead.

The Diamond Mantra is aimed at the soul, and the pain from the soul is mistaken for coming from every cell in the body.

Zhang Xu could feel that his soul had been hit hard, but there was no expected pain.

"You can designate who is leaving." Voldemort, who was standing next to Bellatrix, said.

"Ron." Zhang Xu pointed to the worried red head and said.

"No, let Ginny go first." Ron said with a shake of his head, pulling Ginny, who had collapsed in his arms from seeing Harry tortured, to her feet.

"Don't say it, come here." Zhang Xu suddenly scolded.

Ron, who had seen Zhang Xu so angry with him for the first time, was taken aback, and after handing over Ginny to Hermione, he left the seat guarded by the Death Eaters.

When Ron walked to Zhang Xu's side, Zhang Xu put his arm around Ron and said to him, "You go to the front carriage and guard, don't let other students come over, remember!" ”

After Zhang Xu finished speaking, he pushed Ron away.

"Come again." Zhang Xu said.

"Drill the heart and cut the bones!!"

This time there was more sweat on Zhang Xu's head, this time the power of the Drill Heart Spell was obviously a little greater than the last time, Bellatrix seemed to have played a psychological tactic, and the power of each Drill Heart Spell was greater than the previous one, which was easy to make people feel a sense of fear.

"Lawrence, you go." Zhang Xu pointed to a white-haired girl in the seat and said.

"Why me?" Lawrence asked with some trembling, "I obviously wanted to ......"

"You're the youngest, so let's go, Mury." Zhang Xu interrupted her, he didn't want others to know that Malfoy's distant cousin and Bellatrix's distant cousin niece had been instructed by the family to assassinate him in an attempted assassination.

Lawrence left her seat with her head down, and when she walked to Zhang Xu's side, she suddenly hugged Zhang Xu.

"Again, this time twice in a row." Zhang Xu said to Bellatrix.

There were two more heart-drilling spells that were heavier than the other, and Zhang Xu was already sweating profusely at this time.

"Hermione, you take Ginny and leave." Zhang Xu said.

Hermione didn't say anything, just helped Ginny out of the carriage.

Hermione walked to the next compartment and saw Ron sitting on the ground with his head in his hands, tears streaming down his cheeks on the floor of the carriage.

Hermione lay Ginny on the seat in the next compartment, then sat down next to Ron, listening with Ron to the sound of Zhang Xu's "Come again" behind her, and the sound of the departing students running past them.

Not long after the students escaped from the Death Eaters, there was a loud sound of footsteps in the carriage.

Percy, who received the news, rushed over with a number of people, and Ron immediately stood up, spread his hands, and stopped them all.

"Get out of the way! Ron!! Percy yelled at Ron.

Ron looked at his brother calmly and firmly, and said, "Do you want to increase the hostages of the mysterious person and make Zhang suffer a little more?" ”

Percy, whose face and robes were covered in blood, were speechless, and the students who had come with him fell silent.

"Again...... Cough...... Come on. ”

Zhang Xu's voice came from behind Ron, and at the same time, Luna came with tears on her face.

"He's no longer on his feet."

As soon as Luna's words fell, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was heard.

Sobbs began to sound in the silent carriage.

"Come again."

Two minutes later, Zhang Xu's voice came again,