Hogwarts: Becoming a god from reselling fresh food

"your name?"

"Alex Wood."

"Who do you work for?"

"Murphy Darkholm."

"What did you do for him?"

"I help him process the potion ingredients, help him make the potion, and then sell it to Muggles."

"How long have you been helping him do this kind of thing?"

"I, I don't know, I don't know..."

"Changing the question, what kind of potions does he sell to Muggles?"

"White, white fresh essence, and beauty, beauty potion..."

"Boss!" Looking at Alex who kept revealing secrets, the interrogating Auror shouted excitedly, "He did it! He did it all!"

"But the testimony of Veritaserum will not be believed by the Wizengamot..." Another Auror said distressedly.

"Then don't go through the Wizengamot!" the older Auror said, "Let the reporter come in, and we will make his testimony public! So everyone knows what Murphy did!"

"The risk is too great. They may say that we tortured him to extract a confession. We still have to take him to the Wizengamot to convict Murphy."

"It will be too late to bring him to the Wizengamot. Once the Veritaserum wears off, he may retract his confession again! We will get nothing! Without anyone hearing his current testimony, they can even say that The testimony is fake! We should let others witness what he said!"

Everyone fell silent and looked at Kingsley again, "Boss, let's make an idea."

Kingsley hesitated. He was an upright Auror. If possible, he did not want to convict people through crooked means. He wants to bring criminals to justice.

However, that Auror was right. The Wizengamot would not trust testimony obtained through Veritaserum, and when the effect of the drug wears off, Alex Wood is likely to retract his confession again. He cannot be expected to identify Mo in court. Fei.

Perhaps it is best to let this opportunity pass for now.

Murphy Darkholm is a more cunning enemy than he imagined, and it may take a longer tug-of-war to truly grasp his handle.

If Scrimgeour were here, he would definitely advise him to wait patiently, because enemies who are coerced by greed are always more impatient than Aurors. As long as you have enough patience, you can wait until the enemy reveals its flaws.

But, can he wait any longer?

Thinking of Frank, who had lost his memory for more than a month and was still somewhat forgetful, and thought of the blood stains on the ground outside Basque's ward, Kingsley Shacklebolt's heart felt like it was being clenched tightly by a hand.

If we continue to wait, how many more brothers will be injured?

Who will be the next Auror to be carried into the ward? Gallian, Layton, or Lisette?

How should I face their relatives and children then?

"Boss! We can't stop him anymore. Rita Skeeter is clamoring to expose our illegal detention. Director Crouch is here too!" An Auror came in and reported to Kingsley.

Kingsley looked at the Auror, but felt suddenly relieved.

At this point in the situation, he had no choice.

"Let her in."

…

Rita Skeeter was so angry that she pushed away the Auror who had been blocking her and walked quickly towards the interrogation room, followed by a photographer.

Murphy and Barty Crouch followed closely behind, both with gloomy expressions on their faces.

Rita Skeeter actually didn't know what was going on, but she smelled the news. She actually didn't care what happened, she just wanted to make the matter bigger, the bigger the better, so that everyone could see it, so Her reporting will appear more valuable.

As soon as she entered the interrogation room, she saw Alex Wood slumped in the chair.

"Illegal arrest! Torture!" Rita Skeeter immediately became excited, "Take pictures quickly! Take pictures quickly!"

"Wait!" Barty Crouch yelled, "Kingsley! What's going on?"

"Director Crouch, we have obtained testimony that Murphy Darkholm violated the Wizarding Secrecy Act!" Kingsley said, "Alex Wood is Murphy's assistant, and he has confessed everything!"

"Oh?!" Barty Crouch felt relieved.

There was such a big fuss outside just now. When he heard Rita Skeeter yelling about illegal detention, he felt nervous for a while. When he later found out that it was Kingsley who had arrested Murphy, he was slightly relieved, but this was also This was a very unfavorable accusation against Aurors. As the Director of the Legal Enforcement Department, he was naturally obliged to ask for clarification.

He had been arguing with Murphy along the way, and the latter seemed to be trying his best to put the label of "illegal arrest" on his head, which made him very annoyed.

But at this time, when he heard Kingsley say that he had obtained the evidence, Barty Crouch breathed a sigh of relief and even said hello to Kingsley from the bottom of his heart.

He has always been a very strong-armed person, and he has always used unconventional means to deal with crimes.

As long as it turns out that Murphy is a criminal and Alex is an accessory, then arresting him in advance doesn't matter. At worst, he can just go back and fill up an arrest order for Kingsley.

"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"

Barty Crouch immediately said that he was all too aware of the media's methods of distorting facts and must give his own people a chance to speak.

"Reporting to the Director, we received a tip before that Alex Wood made magic potions for Murphy Darkholm to sell to Muggles. This is a serious violation of the International Wizarding Secrecy Act, and we immediately dispatched to arrest him Alex Wood, and has just completed the interrogation, he has confessed his criminal facts and confirmed Murphy Duckholm’s criminal behavior.”

"Okay!" Barty Crouch nodded, "Ms. Rita Skeeter, you heard that it was not an illegal arrest by the Aurors, but the evidence of the other party's crime is solid. We should immediately imprison these two criminals in Az Caban!”

"Oh? As expected of the Director-General, what a great official power! You can send people to Azkaban without going through the Wizengamot trial. Aurors can arrest illegally, and now even the Wizengamot can You have the final say, so from now on, you can arrest whoever you say, imprison whomever you say, and imprison whomever you say is guilty, and whoever you say is guilty will be guilty?"

Murphy, who had been silent since entering, suddenly spoke out.

"Don't take it out of context!" Barty Crouch yelled, "When did I say there will be no trial?"

Although the Wizengamot Management Agency is a subordinate agency of the Legal Enforcement Department, it is only used to manage some transactional aspects such as meeting arrangements, meeting convening, and meeting minutes. It cannot directly manage the members of the Wizengamot. He has no right to interfere with the decisions and trials of the Wizengamot.

The Wizengamot is a legislative and judicial body, which must be separated from the law enforcement and prosecutorial functions of the Auror Office. Otherwise, holding the four powers of legislation, prosecution, law enforcement, and trial will directly lead to an uncontrolled power monster. What it really means is that whoever is guilty is guilty.

There have always been criticisms about the power of the Law Enforcement Division, and this accusation is what Barty Crouch is most afraid of hearing.

During the First Wizarding War, Barty Crouch imprisoned Sirius Black in Azkaban without trial. Although due to the public opinion environment at that time, this overstep of authority was not only not condemned, but On the contrary, it increased his reputation.

But now, seven or eight years have passed since the First Wizarding War. If he dares to do this again, everyone will be in danger, and he will not be able to remain the director of the Legal Enforcement Department for long.

However, Murphy was not going to let him go. "Use veritaserum on people you suspect. Is this your method of trial?"