Hogwarts from another world

Chapter 109 A Trustworthy Person

Matthew quickly flipped through the ledger in front of him.

He was searching for keywords: including large transaction records, or strange transaction records, and of course the name "Lucius Malfoy"

Soon, he discovered something was wrong.

On August 26 last year, the day before Matthew knew that he was actually a wizard, Flourish and Blott Bookstore quietly purchased a large number of dark magic self-defense guides from Italy.

This record may not seem problematic at first glance. After all, the Self-Defense Guide to Dark Arts is the designated textbook of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; but after thinking about it for a moment, it seems a bit strange.

Because on August 26, the summer vacation was almost over; was it too late to suddenly purchase so many textbooks at this time? If it was because Flourish and Blotts Bookstore was in short supply at the time, then a whole set of textbooks should not be purchased at the same time. What's more, there should be no English version of the Dark Arts Self-Defense Guide Publishing House in Italy.

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

Soon, he discovered another piece of potentially valuable information:

Also on August 26th a year ago, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore received a sum of five thousand galleons.

Five thousand Galleons, this is a huge number

A bookstore like Flourish and Blotts, which is somewhat famous in the wizarding world, may only make so much profit in a quarter.

Such a large amount of money, its source

When Matthew saw the name at the end, he quickly wiped his eyes to confirm that he had read it correctly.

The source reason comes from a wizard named "Tom Gaunt", and the reason is "donation".

Tom Gunter, a name that sounds so familiar.

Matthew couldn't help but smile.

Bracing himself again, he continued to search for records related to this transaction in the ledger.

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

Taking the two ledgers, he left the useful information in the basement ledgers, which he had secretly recorded last night.

He returned to the counter and returned the ledger to the cupboard.

At this moment, Mr. Shafiq, the manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, suddenly walked over.

Mr. Shafiq kept his eyes fixed on Matthew and did not look away for a long time.

The look in his eyes made Matthew feel a little nervous, which even made him feel that his purpose of "borrowing" the ledger was discovered by Mr. Shafiq.

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

The other party's eyes were still a little dull.

"Good morning, Mr Shafiq" Matthew repeated.

The manager of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore just woke up from a dream: "Oh good morning, Wakefield"

"You look a little tired," Matthew asked casually.

"No, of course not." Shafiq shook his head first; after hesitating for a moment, he continued: "Wakefield, I wonder if you are free tonight?"

"Night" Matthew couldn't help but feel a little alert.

Reminiscent of the conversation between Mr. Shafiq and Lucius Malfoy that I overheard yesterday morning; coupled with the suspicious records found in the ledger last night

Matthew vaguely guessed something.

"I should be free," he replied calmly.

"Then" Mr. Shafiq looked Matthew up and down again, and then pretended to be "nonchalant" and asked: "Since you are free, can you come and do me a small favor tonight?"

He quickly added: "Of course, it's paid, and you won't let your work go in vain."

At this time, Matthew had already made a complete guess.

"It's absolutely possible." He agreed: "But what exactly needs to be done?"

"It's like this," Mr. Shafiq explained slowly: "A friend from abroad helped me purchase some books; well, of course they are of higher value. Those books are fine, but the Ministry of Magic Damn the law, we are restricted from importing books like this from abroad so we have to smuggle them back to Flourish and Blotts.”

"So, you need me" Matthew murmured.

"That's right." Mr. Shafiq lowered his voice: "This kind of thing requires someone you can trust to go with you. That's why I chose you."

"So, how much is the reward?" Matthew blinked and asked softly.

"Ten galleons," Mr. Shafiq thought for a moment and said with some heartache.

"At least twenty galleons" Matthew began to bargain.

"Twelve galleons is the most."

"Eighteen galleons, Mr. Shafiq, we are breaking the law."

"Fifteen Galleons, this is the bottom line. If it's more, I'll find someone else."

"make a deal"

The two reached an agreement, and Mr. Shafiq looked relieved and left with a swagger.

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

strange

Fifteen Galleons is not a lot, but it is not a small amount for just one night's work. To give such a high remuneration, Mr. Shafiq would be too "generous".

Not to mention the contact with Mr. Shafiq during this period, Matthew knew very well that although he was rich, he was a complete "Felix Grandet" type character.

If something goes wrong, there must be fraud.

Moreover, Mr. Shafiq also said that to do such illegal things, you must find someone you can trust to do it together.

I am just a "temporary worker" who has only been at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore for a week. In the eyes of the manager, I am already considered a trustworthy person.

Matthew himself didn't believe it.

Another point is to follow the description in the account book.

Mr. Shafik just helped the wizard named "Tom Gunter" transport a few books.

But he was paid a large sum of five thousand Galleons.

And I heard Lucius Malfoy say yesterday that this transaction would earn Mr. Shafik at least three thousand galleons.

The money in the wizarding world is too good to make.

After lowering his head and thinking for a few minutes, Matthew had already thought of a strategy to deal with it.

At this moment, an owl flew over, flapped its wings, and landed next to Matthew.

It tossed a copy of the Daily Prophet to Matthew.

While Matthew took out a few coins from his pocket and handed them to the owl, he glanced at the headlines on the front page of the Daily Prophet

The first prison break in Azkaban's history, with many criminals absconding