Matthew flipped through the ledger in front of him.

He was searching for keywords: big transactions, or strange transactions, and of course, the name "Lucius Malfoy......

Soon, he noticed something was wrong-

It was August 26 of last year, the day before Matthew found out he was actually a wizard...... At that time, the Blotted Bookstore quietly acquired a large number of "Dark Magic: A Guide to Self-Defense" from Italy.

At first glance, there may not be any problem with this record, after all, the Dark Arts: Self-Defense Guide is the official textbook for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but when you think about it, it seems a little strange.

Because on August 26, the summer vacation was almost over, was it too late to suddenly buy so many textbooks at this time? If it was because the stock of the Blotted Bookstore was running out at that time, then a whole set of textbooks should not be purchased at the same time, right? Moreover, there should be no English edition of the "Guide to Dark Arts: Self-Defense" published in Italy......

Matthew hurriedly cheered up and continued to check the relevant records in the ledger.

Soon, he discovered another piece of information that could be valuable:

Also a year ago, on August 26, the Blotted Bookstore received a sum of 5,000 Galleons......

Five thousand Galleons, that's a lot!

A bookstore like Blotted Bookstore, which is relatively well-known in the wizarding world, may only make so much profit in a quarter.

Such a large sum of money, where it comes from-

When Matthew saw the name behind him, he quickly wiped his eyes to make sure he was not mistaken.

From a wizard named "Tom Gaunt...... The reason for the source is "donation".

Tom Gaunt, a name that sounds so familiar.

Matthew couldn't help but smile.

Picking himself up again, he continued to look through the ledger for records related to the transaction.

......

Early the next morning, Matthew Wakefield yawned and got out of bed.

With the two ledgers in hand, he left the basement...... All the useful information on the ledger was secretly recorded by him last night.

Back at the counter, he returned the ledger to the cupboard.

At this moment, Mr. Shafiq, the manager of the Blotted bookstore, suddenly walked over.

Mr. Shafiq's eyes were fixed on Matthew, and he didn't look away for a long time.

His gaze made Matthew's heart a little hairy...... This even made him feel at one point that his purpose of "borrowing" the ledger had been discovered by Mr. Shafiq.

Holding back the confusion in his heart, Matthew took the initiative to greet the manager: "Good morning, Mr. Shafiq!"

The other party's gaze was still a little dull.

"Good morning, Mr. Shafiq!" Matthew repeated.

The manager of the Blotted Bookstore just woke up from a dream at this time: "Oh...... Good morning, Wakefield......"

"You look tired?" Matthew asked casually.

"No, of course not. Shafiq shook his head at first, and after a moment's hesitation, he continued, "Wakefield, I don't know if you're free tonight?"

"Evening?" Matthew couldn't help but be a little alarmed.

Remembering the conversation between Mr. Shafiq and Lucius Malfoy, which I overheard yesterday morning, and the suspicious records that I had found in the ledger last night—

Matthew vaguely guessed something.

"I guess I'm free!" he replied quietly.

"So......" Mr. Shafiq looked Matthew up and down again, and then asked as if he had nothing to do, "if you have time, can you come and do me a small favor in the evening?"

He hurriedly added: "Of course, it is paid, and it will not let you work in vain." ”

At this time, Matthew had already guessed completely.

"Absolutely. He agreed, "But...... What exactly needs to be done?"

"That's right...... Mr. Shafiq explained slowly, "a friend of mine from abroad helped me acquire some books......; Sure, those books are fine, but the damn laws of the Ministry of Magic restrict us from importing books like this from abroad...... So, we had to sneak them back to the Blotted bookstore......"

"So, you need me ......," Matthew muttered.

"That's right. Mr. Shafiq lowered his voice: "This kind of thing needs trustworthy people to go over together...... Wakefield, that's why I picked you......"

"Well, how much does it get paid!" Matthew asked softly, blinking.

"Ten Galleons!" said Mr. Shafiq, who thought for a moment, with some pain.

"At least twenty Galleons......" Matthew began to bargain.

"Twelve Galleons is the most!"

"Eighteen Galleons, Mr. Shafiq, we're going to break the law......"

"Fifteen Galleons, this is the bottom line, if there are more, I'll go find someone else!"

"Deal!"

......

The two came to an agreement, and Mr. Shafiq looked relieved and swaggered away.

Matthew's face, which looked extremely excited, suddenly became serious and frowned slightly as Mr. Shafiq turned around.

Odd!

Fifteen Galleons is not a lot, but it is not a small number...... With such a high remuneration for a night's work, Mr. Shafiq could not help but be too "generous".

Not to mention the contact with Mr. Shafiq during this time, Matthew knew very well that although he was rich, he was a complete "Felix Grandet"-style figure.

If something goes wrong, there must be deception.

Moreover, Mr. Shafiq also said that to do such illegal things, you must find trustworthy people to do it together.

I'm just a "temporary worker" who has only been at the bookstore for a week, and in the eyes of the manager, I can already be regarded as a trustworthy person?

Matthew himself was a little unconvinced.

One more point, that is, according to the description in the ledger.

Mr. Shafiq was just transporting a few books for the wizard named "Tom Gaunt".

but was paid a large sum of five thousand Galleons.

And yesterday I heard Lucius Malfoy say that this deal will also make Mr. Shafiq at least three thousand Galleons.

The money in the wizarding world is inevitably too easy to make......

......

After looking down and thinking for a few minutes, Matthew had already figured out a strategy to deal with it.

Just then, an owl flew over, flapped its wings, and stopped beside Matthew.

It threw a copy of the Daily Prophet to Matthew.

Matthew took a few copper plates out of his pocket and handed them to the owl as he glanced at the front page headlines of the Daily Prophet -

"The first prison escape in the history of Azkaban, multiple criminals absconded!"