Chapter 05: The Return
"Usually the end of the wizard's letters, notes, etc., will be accompanied by his own personal magic mark, and we can use technical means to verify the authenticity of this exemption."
In the interrogation room, Evan crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said in a somewhat comfortable half-lying position: "If there is no problem with this waiver after our inspection, you can be acquitted immediately." ”
Luo Wei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you very much!" ”
The two have been in the isolation room for a long time.
As soon as Lowe broke the news of the waiver, Evan immediately informed the action. Now a long time has passed, and most of the people who investigated and collected evidence are already on their way back.
"Do you recall any new details?" Evan asked.
"What do you mean?"
Lowe raised an eyebrow. He didn't tell Evan everything he knew, including the Book of the White Witch, and the spells written in ancient Chinese.
"Even if you are acquitted, it does not mean that the case is over. In fact, until we figure out the specifics of that procedure, we will continue to pay attention to this case, and to all those involved. Evan held out a hand and tapped his index finger on the table, "Including you and your sister." In fact, because of the magic involved, you are no longer 'normal' in the usual sense. ”
"I understand that. We should be...... Muggles who have seen magic? I wonder what the police are going to do about it, erase the memory or sign a non-disclosure agreement? Luo Wei was very calm on the surface, but in his heart he was silently chanting "Don't erase your memory".
"No, neither. The wizarding world is not so demanding. Moreover, the act of erasing memories itself is considered to be a violation of the Bill of Rights to a certain extent, and is not our first choice. ”
Evan pointed at Lowe through the glass, "What's more, you and your sister have been exposed to magic for many years, and it is troublesome to erase such memories. I just hope you can learn from this and stop having unrealistic fantasies about magic or spells. It's not something powerful and beautiful that you think it is. ”
"Oh......" Lowe nodded wryly.
No one spoke again, and the isolation room fell silent. Luo Wei lay on his back in his chair and couldn't help but start thinking of his sister-
How is she now? Are you chewing on dry and unnutritious bread?
Are you worried about yourself, or are you struggling with whether to borrow some money from someone again?
The dark cloud called "money" could not be dispersed over his head for a long time, and he couldn't help but start thinking about how to earn a sum of money as quickly as possible to save this small family from fire and water.
"Mr. Evan, how do wizards make money? Do wizards need to work for others as well? ”
"What is this for?" Evan sat up, "I must stress that while you are no longer the ignorant people of the Muggle Regulations, you need to be clear about your purpose if you want to know anything. ”
"Uh...... Poor. As you know, our family doesn't have any money right now, so I want to know. ”
"You know what's the use, you're not a wizard." Evan chuckled.
"Then how do you determine if a person is a wizard? Or rather, possession of magic? ”
"The birth of every wizard must be registered in the 'tower', otherwise they cannot be protected by the wizarding world. As for the inspection, it only needs to be done in the ......"
Click.
Before Evan could finish his sentence, the door to the isolation cell was pushed open.
A young man in a black raincoat walked into the room quickly, took off his gloves, and took out a briefcase from his arms.
"Captain, it's been verified, and there is no problem."
He said as he pulled out a folded piece of paper from his bag.
"You kid should really feel lucky to have an elder who takes such good care of you." As he spoke, the young man took off his raincoat and walked over to Evan and sat down, "I'm in danger, and I'm going to excuse you." ”
The paper remained in Evan's hand for a long time.
Until he let out a long sigh and handed the waiver to Lowe through the window.
"Look at it."
Evan turned his head to look at the young man beside him and asked, "The key to Lawrence's house?" ”
The young man searched for it in his briefcase and took a key to Evan. Evan handed the key directly to Lowe through the window.
"It's late today. Starting tomorrow, you have two days to go to Lawrence's house and pick up some items as a souvenir. Evan said.
The youth added on the side: "No property or high-value items that can be exchanged for property are allowed. According to the law, in the event of an unnatural death, the will will not be valid, and the personal finances will be fully owned by ZF. ”
Lowe had already seen this piece of the waiver.
In the waiver, Lawrence elaborated on what he was going to do next, as well as the dangers that might occur. In addition to emphasizing that he was solely responsible for the accident and had nothing to do with Luo Wei, he also left the content of a testament.
i.e., in the event of death, all property after death goes to the Lowe Austin family, etc......
But it is clear that Mr. Lawrence did not consider the question of the applicability of the law. The part of the gift of property does not have the force of law.
Even so, Luo Wei was extremely ashamed in his heart.
His predecessor, the original "Lowe Austin", accidentally killed one of his only trusted relatives in the world for an inexplicable spell.
Now Lowe is watching everything happen, and he doesn't even know how to make amends.
"Bastard......" Lowe muttered.
"Although I would love to put you in prison for the rest of my life, seriously."
There was anger in the tone of the young man beside Evan: "But out of respect for the profession, I can only remind you to take it as a warning." ”
"Isaac!" Evan coughed visibly, and turned to Lowe, "This is Senior Superintendent, Isaac Warrent. One of the elite agents of my squad. ”
Lowe, who came to his senses, nodded at him. He snorted appreciatively and stood up.
"Gone, Captain."
"Go ahead."
After the young man left, Evan also stood up.
"You can go. Change your clothes and our fellow prison guards will send you home. He pointed to the waiver in Lowe's hand, "This is a rubbing, and the original will be kept as evidence in our Security Department." ”
"I understand."
"It's early in the morning. Rest early and good night when you go back. ”
……
……
The rainy night of late autumn is mixed with a deep coolness, seeping into the house through the cracks in the windows and doors.
Belinda was kneeling on the floor of the living room in her nightdress and heavy blanket.
In front of him was a circle of six candles...... Maybe it should be called a magic circle, Belinda didn't understand this, but imagined in her heart that there were strange and complicated magic patterns between the candles.
Listening to the crackling rain outside the house, she pouted and couldn't help but put her hand on her stomach.
Grunt.
I only ate one knuckle-thick piece of wheat bread tonight, and it was obvious that I couldn't fill my stomach.
"Alas......"
Belinda has decided that when she goes to school tomorrow, she will tell the teacher that her family is poor and that she is going to quit school.
It's just that before that, I have to try to make some small efforts.
"Great ...... The great god of beauty, the god of flowers, the goddess of happiness, and ...... There is also the god of gratitude and favor. ”
"I hope you will bless Belinda's brother, his name is Lowe, Lowe Austin, he is a bit stupid, but not bad-hearted."
"I hope you will keep him safe and sound......"
"I hope you will bless him...... And I, can fill my stomach ......"
"Hope...... Hope ......"
"Hope for bacon burritos, pineapple and grape pies, hazelnut chocolate, lamb chops with rosemary...... Yvette invited me to the dinner before and the lamb chops were really delicious......"
Thereupon.
When Lowe opened the door, he saw his sister wrapped in a quilt like a hamster, lighting candles and praying for food.
"Uh......"
He looked at Belinda's eyes that gradually widened because of shock, and subconsciously asked:
"What lamb chops?"
"Nope!"
Belinda hurriedly stood up, then crouched down again, blew out the candles in front of her one by one, stumbled to the door, and turned on the gas lamp.
A warm glow filled the room.
"How did you get back?"
The little girl shuddered from the cold wind that poured in from the door behind Lowe, and she flashed over and closed the door.
"Uh...... Escape from prison? ”
"Nonsense."
She raised her hand and touched Lowe's shoulder, then grabbed his hair with her foot.
"None of them got wet."
"Hey, hey. They sent me back. Lowe grinned.
"Are you alright?"
"It's okay. They found Uncle Lawrence's pre-written waiver. Lowe took the journal from his bosom, opened the title page and took out the copy.
"It's okay."
The heat on Belinda's face had subsided a bit. She regained her usual cold demeanor, turned and walked in the direction of the stairs.
"It's late, I have to go to school tomorrow, I'm going to sleep."
Luo Wei couldn't help but smile and replied, "Good night that night." ”
"Oh yes." She turned up the stairs, "Remember to clean up your beard, you look like a wild boar just emerging from the bushes." ”
"Oh, good."
Luo Wei muttered in his heart, in fact, you can say that the curly-haired baboon is at least more elegant than the wild boar.
Half an hour later.
Luo Wei, who cleaned himself inside and out, lay comfortably under the covers.
At the head of the bed were a waiver book, a diary, and a key.
"Tomorrow I'll go to Mr. Lawrence's house and get that book of the White Witch back." He thought.