Knockturn Alley, Borgin and Burkes shop.
Mr. Borgin looked up from behind the counter.
He looked toward the entrance—a young man with an unfamiliar face had entered.
This young man was wearing a brand-new wizard's robe, and the tips of the leather boots peeking out from under the robe were also shiny. However, his eyes were slightly cloudy, his complexion was dark, and his face had little flesh. He looked more like one of the dregs of Knockturn Alley.
Mr. Borgin frowned.
Several groups of people whose appearances did not match their attire had recently come to the shop, all to inquire about the details of Count Darke Dentis.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
Mr. Borgin paused.
"Borgin and Burkes has everything."
The young man smiled and said:
"I'm not here to buy anything… I heard that you, Mr. Borgin, have very good connections, so I came to you to inquire about some news—"
The young man placed a bag on the counter.
"One thousand Galleons. I want to know the details of the now-famous Count Darke Dentis."
Mr. Borgin sighed. As expected, another one.
The first person who asked about Count Dentis's information offered 100 Galleons, then gradually increased the price. Now it had risen to 1000 Galleons.
To be honest, in all of England, Mr. Borgin was the most knowledgeable about Count Dentis. Logically speaking, he could easily earn so many Galleons just by telling what he knew.
However—
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm not familiar with Count Dentis. Like everyone else, I have no idea about the Count's background."
"This is one thousand Galleons, Mr. Borgin."
"This is not a matter of money, but I really don't know."
The young man pressed:
"But I heard that Count Dentis once came to your place."
"Yes, he did come, but at that time he had just arrived in England and wanted to exchange some Galleons."
"Exchange Galleons? Gringotts is right outside Knockturn Alley—couldn't he exchange them there?"
"He should have gone there, but the goblins offered too low a price for his antiques—you know, I do business with a conscience, so the price I offered was several times higher than Gringotts. I think any normal person would choose to cooperate with me."
The young man nodded, seemingly believing Mr. Borgin's statement, and turned to leave.
After the young man left, Mr. Borgin shook his head, then let out a long sigh—he almost couldn't help it. That was a thousand Galleons! He felt his heart was bleeding.
He knew very well that the matter of Count Dacre Dentis must be kept secret. He was the only one who knew that the other party was inquiring about Anna Avery. Fortunately, that gentleman was reasonable. If the other party had the temperament of someone like the Dark Lord, then he would probably be a corpse by now.
—Someone killed by Avada kedavra is definitely a good person who can keep a secret.
However, although the Count was reasonable, he was not soft-hearted—he still vividly remembered the corpses all over the entrance of Knockturn Alley!
Moreover, that lord was elusive and could come and go freely regardless of Anti-Apparition Charms. If he really offended him, he was afraid that his own life would no longer be under his control.
Just as he was thinking this, another guest came in.
"Hello…"
Mr. Borgin was stunned for a moment, then quickly put on a smile.
"Ah, it's Mr. Malfoy!"
Lucius Malfoy was the one who came in from the entrance. He was carrying his cane, and his hair was as neatly combed as ever.
"Mr. Malfoy, I wonder what brings you here today?"
Lucius Malfoy walked up to Mr. Borgin and said faintly across the counter:
"I want to know all the information about Darke Dentis."
Mr. Borgin's expression changed slightly—if the beggars in dragon robes before might be from an organization, then this one really wanted to know the information about Count Dentis.
However—
"I'm sorry, Mr. Malfoy, I'm not as familiar with Count Dentis as you are—you were the one who introduced him to the British wizarding world!"
Malfoy twitched the corner of his mouth:
"Precisely because I am about to start in-depth cooperation with him, I should know everything about him even more."
Mr. Borgin shrugged:
"I'm sorry, I know nothing about him."
"If you don't know, then ask someone to investigate! Money is not a problem!"
Mr. Borgin sighed:
"Mr. Malfoy, before you, countless people have inquired about Count Dentis's situation, but in fact, I have tried my best to search for information—
But I failed. That lord seems to have appeared out of thin air. I simply can't get any useful information…
Sir, you know me. If I could really make money, wouldn't I want to earn it? So I really have no way. You see, that lord has amazing wealth. Isn't it easy to conceal his own information?"
"Hahahaha,"
Malfoy suddenly laughed.
"Mr. Borgin, you are a smart man."
After saying that, Malfoy turned and left, leaving Mr. Borgin bewildered.
He walked out of Borgin and Burkes and walked straight toward the entrance of Knockturn Alley.
Near the entrance, a group of uniformly dressed wizards cleared out a small area. The dregs of Knockturn Alley didn't dare to approach that side at all.
Malfoy walked into the middle of this group of wizards, and someone immediately greeted him. It was the young man who had just entered Borgin and Burkes to inquire about Dentis's information.
"BOSS!"
"Malfoy" nodded, his appearance quickly changing, transforming into Dentis's appearance:
"Paget, withdraw the team monitoring Mr. Borgin, just leave one person to watch—that guy cherishes his life very much and wouldn't dare to betray me."
Paget nodded, then asked:
"BOSS, since Mr. Borgin knows so much about you, why don't you get rid of him once and for all?"
Dentis shook his head:
"No, Mr. Borgin is very useful to me. What I value in him is not just his connections. Even just him himself is a rare talent—Paget, you must remember that if we want to succeed, we must unite all forces that can be united."
"But sir, Mr. Borgin is also from the Burke family! And the Burke family is one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight!"
Dentis smiled:
"It's a good thing that you know how to think—but we need to analyze specific problems specifically.
Are we wooing Mr. Borgin to bring him into our core? No, it's just cooperation.
You have also seen that Mr. Borgin is a smart man. As long as we show enough strength, he will make the right choice."
"Understood, BOSS!"
Dentis walked toward the exit of Knockturn Alley.
"The action to capture Knockturn Alley needs to be faster. Clean up those fallen people who can no longer turn back, and bring back those who can still be saved to the Black family's old house to give them a good ideological education."
"Yes, BOSS!"
Dentis shook his head:
"I really wish you guys would call me comrade…"
He waved his hand.
"Alright, that's it, you guys go busy yourselves."
After saying that, Dentis summoned the Gate of Spandim and buried himself in it.
When he came out of the gate, he was in a forest.
Not far away, there was a clamor, bustling like a big market.
However, this was not a market, but the home field of the Chudley Cannons.
Today there was a match for the Chudley Cannons, the opponent was the Caerphilly Catapults.
Dentis restored his silver-haired and blue-eyed appearance and walked toward the home team's rest room.
The closer he got to the stadium, the louder the shouts became. Without entering the stadium, Dana could imagine that the field must be an ocean of orange and red.
He smiled. Today's game is a bit special.
End of the Chapter.
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