CP56 The plot is disrupted
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"My name doesn't matter. I heard you want to get something hard? ā
"Ugh." Hearing this incision-like question, Hagrid finally realized that the guy in front of him was the person he was waiting for. Lowering his voice, Hagrid asked him again, "Can you get it for me?" ā
"Yes, but it will take time. Also, it's not easy, I'm going to take a part of the deposit first, no problem, right? ā
"I understand. So, how much is needed? I mean the whole cost. ā
"It depends on what kind of product you want. Hungarian ones are more expensive, Chinese and Norwegian ones are slightly cheaper, and the cheapest ones are Welsh. ā
The Hungarian ones refer to the Hungarian tree-peaked dragon, and the others correspond to the Chinese fireball dragon, the Norwegian spineback and the Welsh green dragon. Hearing this, Chu Xiaobai also figured out what the two were talking about.
"Sorry to interrupt, if you can, get one for me by the way."
"You are?"
The stranger turned his head, and only the lower half of his face could be seen because of the hood. Wanting to confirm again whether the other party was Professor Quirrell, Chu Xiaobai's eyes were fixed on the lower half of his face, and by the way, he secretly sniffed, wanting to smell the smell of garlic in the air.
"I'm a friend of Hagrid's." Most of his thoughts were spent on thinking, and Chu Xiaobai's tone when he answered was a little stiff.
In the current situation, the more blunt the tone, the more appropriate. The stranger nodded slightly, acknowledging Chu Xiaobai's identity, and then turned his head again and asked Hagrid softly, "Hagrid, can you vouch for him?" ā
"No problem." Just as he wanted to pat his chest, he remembered that he had to keep a low profile now, and while he forced his voice down, Hagrid's body unconsciously lowered his body.
"Well, two copies. The deposit should also be doubled, no problem, right? ā
"It should."
"Okay, now it's time to talk about the type of product you want. Say, is it made in Hungary or is it something from somewhere else? ā
"I want it from Hungary." Hagrid didn't hesitate to make his choice.
"Think about it, well, bring me something made in China." Chu Xiaobai thought about it for a while and chose a variety from the same country as himself.
"Understood, one from Hungary is worth 1,000 gold galleons, and one from China is worth 700 gold galleons. Collect a deposit of three-tenths, and then you should prepare for me five hundred and ten gold galleons. ā
"Uh, that's all that?" Hagrid's small coffers, though he had a little money, were not as much as a thousand. After hearing the other party's offer, a tangled expression immediately appeared on his big face, is he going to give up this opportunity? Or do you pay the deposit first, and then take advantage of the time before the transaction to find a way to make up the final payment?
Just when Hagrid was a little hesitant, Chu Xiaobai, a local tyrant, stood up: "No problem." But is that right here for you? I mean, there's a lot of people here, right? ā
"Chu." Hearing Chu Xiaobai's words, Hagrid remembered that his friend was a big money. Pulling out his thick fingers, he poked Chu Xiaobai on the waist: "I don't have that much money on me, can you lend me a little first?" ā
It's just a trivial matter, Chu Xiaobai nodded without hesitation.
The stranger also stood up: "Come with me, I know a place where it is quieter. ā
Silently following behind the man, he left the noisy and dirty pig's head bar. After a few moments of wandering around the alleys of Hogsmeade Village, the three of them came to a very inconspicuous shack.
"It was supposed to be the place where a friend of mine lived. For some reason, he had left Hogsmeade and handed over the shack to me. As he spoke, he took off the hood from his head, and the stranger finally showed his face.
Seeing the stranger's face under the hood, Chu Xiaobai finally confirmed his guess.
The face was wrong, the size was wrong, even the tone and demeanor when he spoke was wrong, and the bearded man in front of him had a completely different appearance from the Professor Quirrell in Hogwarts. However, there was one crucial thing he had in common with Professor Quirrell, and that was a large scarf around the back of their heads.
From this scarf, Chu Xiaobai made a judgment, that's right, the person in front of him was Professor Quirrell. As for why his appearance has changed so much, it is only because he deliberately took the compound decoction. Polyjuice Potion: A potion that allows you to transform into the person you want to change, such as hair or nails, and drink it, and you will be transformed into the other person within an hour.
That's right, it must be that. Quirrell usually cringes because he can't reveal his identity. And now, without worrying about it, he became bold. Perhaps, before he met Voldemort, he was the temperament he is now. The more I thought about it, the more confident I felt, and if I didn't pay attention, Chu Xiaobai was a little distracted.
"Chu, Chu!" Hagrid's shout woke Chu Xiaobai from his trembling thoughts: "It's time to pay the deposit, okay, you can borrow me first." I didn't bring that much. ā
A total of five hundred and ten gold Galleons, right? Now, there's 500 of them. He took out a bag containing five hundred gold galleons and threw it on the table, Chu Xiaobai turned his face to Hagrid: "Hagrid, you can take out the remaining ten pieces, and I will bring five hundred." ā
"Of course." With a reply, Hagrid took out his money bag and counted out ten gold Galleons one by one.
"So, when will you get the goods?" After paying the deposit, Hagrid couldn't wait to ask again.
As for Chu Xiaobai, he was staring at Quirrell and putting away the golden gallons, while sneering that even if you have money, you won't be able to spend it all.
"It takes about two to three months." Professor Quirrell explained: "If it was just one order, it would have taken about a month to complete, and now, there is another order. I need to take a trip to the East, and the time will naturally be a little slower. Understandable, right? ā
"Two or three months? Well, I got it. It's a bit long, but I feel like I can stick with it. By the way, if you get the goods, how do I contact you? ā
"Leave me your address, and I'll send you a letter when the time comes. When you have received the letter, come back to this hut, and if there is a yellow rag on the door, it means that I am waiting for you here. If you don't have rags, even if you see a light in the house, don't come up and knock on the door, you know? ā
"Oh, I see."
Hagrid thought that the other party had come up with such a set of rules just to be on the safe side, but Chu Xiaobai had a different idea.
The reason why Professor Quirrell usually stays at Hogwarts is that if Hagrid suddenly comes to the door, it may expose the fact that this shack is actually uninhabited, and the last sentence of not coming up and knocking on the door even if you see a light in the house, is to prevent other people from suddenly appearing and occupying the empty house, and Hagrid himself suddenly ran over and knocked on the door without knowing the situation, and the two confronted each other and caused the matter to be exposed.
Thinking about it, Chu Xiaobai was distracted again.
Tsk, in order to curry favor with Hagrid, you really bothered to deal with Lou Wei from his mouth, Quirrell.
Kindness? Wait a minute. No, that's not in the right order.
During the Halloween party, Quirrell secretly let a troll into Hogwarts. Taking advantage of the chaos, he ran to the secret room guarded by Lu Wei, and then, because he didn't know how to deal with Lu Wei, he had to find Hagrid's head and use the dragon egg as bait to hook a way to deal with Lu Wei from his mouth.
Now, before the events of Halloween, he had already found Hagrid. Could it be that he had already been to the secret room and suffered a loss at the hands of Lu Wei?
According to this rhythm, if he had gotten words out of Hagrid's mouth in the past few days, and when it was time for the Halloween ball, he would have been able to enter the secret room where the Philosopher's Stone was stored directly through the protection of the trolls.
No, you have to keep an eye on Hagrid, you can't let him be tricked out so quickly. At the very least, it will be held until the dragon egg is in hand. Well, I hope Hagrid won't be so unhelpful, without the dragon egg, he shouldn't be so happy as to get drunk and talk nonsense, right?
It doesn't seem to be safe. Or staring Quirrell to death on Halloween so he can't act on the sly? Or just get some soul solution for Lu Wei and strengthen it?
Come to think of it, the best thing to do is for Hagrid not to drink until he gets the eggs. Well, let's do it.
After thinking about it for a while, Chu Xiaobai finally sorted out some clues.
Leaving the shack and looking for an opportunity on the way back, Chu Xiaobai said to Hagrid, "Hagrid, I think there is something I have to remind you. ā
"Is it a matter of borrowing money? Don't worry, I'll be able to give it back to you soon. ā
"That's not it. Hagrid, what I'm trying to say is, can you stop drinking lately? In particular, don't go outside for a drink. If you really want to drink, come to my house and I'll drink with you, how about it? ā
"Why? Why did you suddenly say that you were drinking? ā
"Hagrid, can you make sure you don't talk when you're drunk? You also know that we can't let others know about our sneaky dragon eggs. If you're out there drunk and talk about it, we're going to be out of luck. Moreover, if the news leaks out, will they continue to fulfill the agreement to help us get the dragon eggs? After a pause, Chu Xiaobai finally said the most critical sentence: "When the dragon egg is in hand, you can drink a few more cups to celebrate." But, until then, promise me, don't drink, okay? ā
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