Harry Potter: Charlie's Candy Factory

Chapter 104
Charlie's hotel room
The light suddenly appeared, and the figure that had disappeared quietly at this moment returned here with some faint smoke.

Looking up at the clock hanging on the wall, the time on it just happened to point to four o'clock.

"Four hours..." Charlie muttered to himself, the smile on the corner of his mouth finally became more real,
The stone that was pressing on his chest seemed to have disappeared along with the ruins of the Blind Pig Bar.

As for Dab's calf... Charlie didn't take it back by the way, but followed that dirty place, burned it together and turned it into fly ash...

After all, even if it is taken back, it is impossible to install it again. It is better to just put this memory down and let it stay at this special time node.

In this way, the past will eventually pass, which represents the hope of the elf, and can move forward.

As for the subsequent chain reactions caused by his actions, that's not what Charlie should consider... Anyway, [-] Galleons have already been given to Fudge, and the other party knows what to do.

He shook his already slightly tired head, his eyelids drooped a little, and then he couldn't help but yawned.

Slowly took off the black windbreaker on his body, then took out his magic wand, and cast a "cleansing spell" on it.

After the strong smoke and traces on it were completely eliminated, it was finally included in it with a flicker of the ring.

With a sound of "Plop", Charlie fell headfirst onto the soft big bed, without even taking off his shirt and trousers, just like that, in a burst of unprecedented relaxation, he fell asleep and fell into a deep sleep.

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The next day, when Charlie woke up from the twilight, it was already 09:30 in the morning.

He changed out of his crumpled clothes, and took out the clothes he had prepared from the ring to replace them.

Standing in front of the mirror, Charlie finally nodded in satisfaction after checking that everything was neatly dressed and there was no mistake, and set off for Peter Muller's company.

……

The office building where Muller Sr. and his employees are located does not belong to him.To be precise, they rented one of the floors as an office location.

Except for the office area on the floor where Mueller and the others are located, all the rest of the office building is used by the No-Majs.

It's hard to believe that they can really just hide among the crowd of No-Majs, but people can't see the slightest clue, as if they are not wizards at all, but really belong to this ordinary American society. One of the thousands of No-Maj around them.

"Good morning, Mr. Black!"

Just when Blake stepped into the office area, Old Muller's weird and cheerful voice made an appointment again and sounded from in front of him.

"Morning, Mr. Mueller."

Charlie smiled and nodded to Mueller who was holding two cups of coffee, and then responded.

"Hahahaha, today is really a good day, what do you think? Mr. Black."

Muller, who always seemed so jovial, smiled, not a polite smile like Blake's.Instead, he really showed two rows of white teeth and made a bright smile.

However, before Charlie answered his question, he slightly raised the two cups of coffee in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and motioned to Charlie

"Come on! Go to my office, I've prepared some coffee just for you."

After finishing speaking, he strode vigorously, turned his head and led him to his office.

Charlie was taken aback for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile a little more on his face. It seemed that he was driven by the happiness emanating from this weird old man. Anyway, he couldn't help but feel more relaxed at this moment.

The two quickly passed through the outermost office area and walked into the office.

Andre was already sitting inside when Charlie came in.

There was also a cup of coffee in front of Andre, and beside the coffee, there was a small square box.

Charlie knew the box, it was the packaging specially prepared for trial models in his factory.

And at this moment, there is no need to doubt what is inside, it is the product that opened up the American magic world market this time-Jiuxin Bingmei Sweet Candy!

"Actually, before you came, I secretly opened the box and ate a few."

Muller handed the coffee to Charlie, then pulled out the chair and asked him to sit down.

After Charlie took his seat, Mueller sat back on his chair and continued talking.

"how to say………"

He put down the coffee in his hand, then frowned slightly, as if thinking about something.

However, not long after that, Mueller's brows suddenly relaxed, and even his eyes shone with light.

"—This is simply the best candy I've ever eaten!!!"

He said excitedly, and with a sound of "Peng", he slapped his heavy palm on the table, causing the coffee on the table to faintly ripple.

"Compared to this! Those native things in the American magic world! They can't be called sugar at all!! They seem to be... just like the chemical products synthesized by the industry. This is completely a blow of dimensionality reduction !"

As Mueller spoke, his face and neck flushed red again.

It can be seen that he is not deliberately flattering Charlie, but expressing his most intuitive feelings.

Even Andre didn't think there was anything wrong with what Mueller said.Nodding approvingly, followed by echoing
"Especially the idea of ​​pouring alcohol into sugar is simply a miracle. Compared with it, those American candies I have eaten before seem to be really inferior products."

Charlie took a deep breath, and smiled calmly facing the attitude of the two of them.

He gently picked up the coffee cup on the table, the brilliance in his eyes remained the same, never changing.

"Thank you for your affirmation of our products...This is only the first one. If it is used as a stepping stone, this candy can successfully open up this unopened market and thus make the name of Charlie's candies...then I think this is just the beginning of our cooperation."

Saying so, the voice fell.Then he lowered his eyes and drank the coffee on his own, giving the two of them a moment to react and think.

Mueller and Andre were taken aback for a moment, and then turned their heads to look at each other. From the eyes of each other, they saw their respective surprises and excitement...

"Then...let me talk about our marketing plan for this candy first!"

After all, Muller is still much more mature than Andre. Although he has heard Charlie's hint, he quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart.

He understands that these are all things for later. If he really wants to win the general agency rights of Charlie Candy in the American magic circle, then the upcoming sales plan of this ice plum sweet candy is the top priority !

Standing up, he loosened the tie around his neck a little bit, Muller's expression became a little bit more serious immediately, and the discussion officially started.

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"Jingle bells"

In the magical cabin, the familiar doorbell rang.

However, Katie behind the counter didn't care.

He lowered his head, focused on flipping through a No-Maj fashion magazine, and said casually
"Sorry, dear customer, Katie's magical house is not open yet, please come back after twelve o'clock in the evening~"

However, the visitor did not leave just because of his words. He asked directly with a hoarse voice
"Did you read the morning paper?"

"Ok?"

Katie, who was turning the pages on her hand, paused slightly with this voice.

His eyes flickered for a while, and then he raised his head and looked at the person in front of him.

The person who came was Toust...

At this time, he was still wearing the clothes from last night. It can be seen that since he returned to the office of the Department of Serious Case Investigation of the Magic Congress, he has not been free. Apart from accepting various calls and inquiries from his superiors, I have to take a group of people around to collect clues...

So much so that the traces of being blackened and roasted on the body have not yet been dealt with in the future, which makes the whole person appear to be a little bit more embarrassed on the basis of not being very energetic.

"Isn't this Chief Toust... Why, why do you have time to visit this small shop of mine? I remember that I should pay... I paid it last week..."

Obviously, Katie knew him, and the moment she heard the voice, she had already confirmed the identity of the other party.

At this moment, with a smile on his face, while looking at Toust, he quietly closed the No-Maj book again, and put it under the counter.

However, Toust didn't pay attention to Katie's question. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.

"I smoke a cigarette...you don't mind?"

His lips moved, and then he glanced at Katie and asked without any sincerity.

"Of course I don't mind..." Katie's smile was a little forced, but she nodded and responded quickly.

"Snapped"

Snap your fingers to bring up a flame in the cigarette butt and ignite it.

Toust took a sharp breath, and then slowly exhaled the cloudy smoke.

Quietly watching the puff of white smoke disappearing in the air, he continued

"At about two o'clock this morning, the Blind Pig Bar was destroyed... Including the boss Fields, we found a total of 48 charred bodies in the wreckage of the Blind Pig Bar."

Having said this, Toust stopped talking, turned his head around, and looked straight at Katie with a pair of sharp eyes.

Katie's heart skipped a beat when she heard the other party's words.

He instantly recalled the strange guest last night and the words he said to himself before leaving...

For a moment, an ominous premonition emerged from his heart.

Even so, on the surface, Katie still didn't show any clues, her smile disappeared, and she exclaimed with a bit of fear in her dazed expression.

"Oh my God! It's been so many years since the American wizarding world has encountered such a big case. It's really scary...I'm going to close the door before I go to bed these days."

Toust's eyes still did not move away from Katie, he spit out another puff of cigarettes, narrowed his eyes, and continued
"We found a wand broken in two at the scene."

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket, took out the transparent evidence bag with the magic wand, and shook it at Katie.

really! ! ! !
Katie secretly shouted in her heart, couldn't help taking a breath of cold air into her lungs, and quickly began to calculate in her brain.

"This is a wand that has not been registered... There are not many people who can get this in the entire American wizarding world."

There was deep meaning in his eyes, and as he spoke, Toust walked forward while carrying the evidence bag, and finally stopped two meters away from the other party.

He faced Katie directly, and slapped the evidence bag on the counter with a "snap".

"do you know it?"

Symbolically tapped the broken wand with his chin, and without saying anything else, Toust asked directly
"know!!"

Katie's eyes changed several times, and finally she nodded her head cheerfully.

"I got this from a stick maker who is said to be from Texas. It cost thirty Galleons. It's cheap..."

Katie's momentum was obviously weaker, she lowered her head and said in a low voice.

A ray of light flickered in Toust's eyes, and his expression eased a little, showing a look of "it really is".

"You sold it?"

"Yes..." Katie said honestly and cooperatively.

"It was bought by someone a few days ago..."

"What does the person who bought it look like?" Toust continued to ask

"do not know……"

Katie lowered her head, looked at the two-part wand, and shook her head.

"I don't know?" Toust was taken aback for a moment, then raised his eyebrows.

"You also understand... who are the people who come to my place to buy things."

Katie quickly raised her head, looked at Toust again, and explained in a low voice.

"Most of those people won't show their faces... After all, it's safe."

Toust frowned a little, didn't speak, and seemed to be thinking about something.

After a long time, he continued to ask
"What about the sound?"

"Uh..." Katie also frowned. He closed his eyes and pretended to be thinking hard. After thinking for a while, he described it in a somewhat uncertain tone.
"It's a little hoarse, and a little low...it sounds like he's over 60 years old...Of course, I don't know if he's confusing his own voice."

"Tsk..."

Toust smacked his lips softly, took off the cigarette in his mouth, pressed it on Katie's counter, and extinguished it.

"Let's do this first..."

he went on to say
"Since you have admitted that it was you who sold it, then follow me first..."

"what?"

Katie was a little dumbfounded when she heard this.

"Go...go? But, sir, my business is with Chief Mbappé..."

"Mbappe?" Toust smiled contemptuously, interrupting Katie's unfinished sentence.

"Such a big thing, do you think Mbappe works? Tell you, the investigation order is issued directly from the parliament, all the way down, to the Office of the Serious Investigation Division... as long as anyone involved in this matter, no matter Whoever it is, catch them all first."

Katie's eyes widened, and her face, which was originally heavily made up, turned purple from the sudden news.

After a while, he finally managed to hold back a word quietly.

"Then can I ask a question..."

"Let's talk." At this time, Toust turned around leisurely, began to look at the goods in Katie's shop, and responded casually.

"When the time comes... are you going to put me in a men's prison...or a women's prison?"

(End of this chapter)