Bai Lin nodded and followed Krum. They stepped into this northern industrial city. The houses here are very short and there are factories everywhere. However, some parts are very dilapidated. The whole city is far less vibrant than European and Eastern cities. , there were very few pedestrians and vehicles on the roadside in the early morning, looking depressed.
Klum led the two of them through the streets and alleys. He had only been here once but he was very familiar with the streets. Finally, he came to a small abandoned factory area and knocked on a tall brick wall with a red pattern. Like Diagon Alley, the brick wall "creaked" apart to both sides, revealing an equally desolate street.
Catherine looked curiously at both sides of the street. Most of them were dirty bars and restaurants. The large amounts of frozen vomit in front of the door seemed to tell of the carnival that people had last night drinking inferior beer. It seemed that the wizards of the fighting nation Like Muggle civilians, they are a generation addicted to alcohol.
Krum led them around a corner in the alley, from the rusty stairs to the third floor, and arrived in front of a house.
After knocking on the door for about seven or eight minutes, the door was opened, revealing the angry face of an unshaven Slavic young man. But when he saw Krum, the angry look on his face disappeared instantly, and turned into ecstasy of surprise. He hugged Krum before him.
Knowing that Krum is comparable to Messi and Ronaldo in the Quidditch world, Bai Lin is not surprised by this young man's excitement. Sure enough, he invited the three of them into the house with great enthusiasm.
This is a typical magic cabin. It looks very small from the outside, but it is more than 200 square meters inside. It is just that there are strange rags everywhere, like a scrap recycling bin.
The young man cleared the dirty sofa with some embarrassment, and said excitedly: "I saw your performance in the finals, it was awesome! The Irish guy was beaten to pieces!" Krum grabbed it at the time The Golden Snitch, but the Irish team won the final championship with the advantage of accumulated points (what a strange competition system...) It can be said that it is an honor to lose.
Krum smiled at him, declined his idea of pouring some liquid from an unknown bottle to entertain them, and quickly asked: "Yakov, although it is a bit presumptuous, I came here to ask for something." …”
The young man's expression became serious, he patted his chest and said, "Victor, my brother, your business is my business! Just say it!"
Krum said seriously: "We have something important and need to go to Amur Region and then to Saha. Is there any way?"
Yakov looked a little weird and said: "Let's go to the north... There is a magic train that can reach Sakha. It only takes two hours from Novosibirsk, but... the north is not peaceful recently!"
Bai Lin was startled and quickly walked over and asked, "What happened?"
Yakov obviously loved the house and was friendly to Krum's companions. He spat: "Just yesterday! Big news! The train to Saha was bombed, and many people died!"
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Bai Lin felt a shiver in his heart, feeling that this kind of thing most likely had something to do with Barnard's guy, so he quickly said: "Just go to the place where the train incident happened! I'm tracking a dangerous dark wizard! It was probably him who did it. !”
Yakov was obviously excited. He excitedly pulled out a book from the "trash pile" nearby and said, "Is it like Murder on the Orient Express? Are you an Auror or a detective in Europe? It's so exciting!"
Bai Lin took a look and saw that he was holding a copy of Agatha Christie's Detective. He was a little speechless, but he didn't expect that this young wizard from a famous fighting family would see the popularity of British Muggles.
After some negotiations, Yakov wanted to take them there in person. However, due to the explosion, the train had been suspended. They had to go to the floo network controlled by the chaebol, which was expensive. Bai Lin quickly took out a handful of gasoline. Ronce was in the hands of Yakov. He just wanted to be quick and spending some money was a trivial matter.
Facts have proved that money makes things easier. Yakov took them into the floo network heading to the border of the Sakha Republic in less than fifteen minutes. However, the teleportation experience here was really not good. Bai Lin felt that he had experienced it once. The feeling of jumping into a wine barrel and rolling down the mountain top made Catherine almost vomit.
A gust of cold wind that far exceeded what they had experienced before directly gave the four people who arrived at the station a warning. The strong wind carried snow particles, and the temperature dropped directly to minus 20 or 30 degrees. At a glance, there were snow trees and silver flowers everywhere, and large fields of flowers. The frozen tundra is empty and poignant.
Even though Bai Lin was wearing thick winter clothes and a magic cold-proof cloak, he still felt cold in his heart. Although he had been to the sea near Antarctica before, he was protected by the water shield, and the seabed was relatively warm.
Yakov took out a wine bottle from his arms, took a big sip himself, and then handed it to Krum. This time Krum did not refuse and took a sip too, and then handed it to Bai Lin, who took a strong sip. After drinking the wine, my whole body warmed up a lot. It turned out that this small pot was still a high-end product. Finally, it was Catherine. She took a small sip. Although it was spicy and choking, she quickly felt the wonderful effect of this wine and hurriedly He took another sip, but Yakov seemed very distressed.
The four of them got on the magic broomstick, faced the cold wind, and flew over the tundra for half an hour. Finally, they saw a long railway track. After flying along the railway track for another forty minutes, finally, a tragic scene was revealed to everyone. before.
The explosion blasted a large crater with a diameter of hundreds of meters in the snowfield. The rails curled up, and the broken parts seemed to be burned. Four or five train cars were burned into black empty shells and scattered around, showing the power of the explosion at that time.
Of course, the scene of such a tragedy that has already made the news will not be left unattended. There are at least twenty or thirty people at the scene, braving the wind and snow, cleaning up the mess of the explosion. When they see someone approaching, two wizards on broomsticks immediately stop them. Coming over, looking at their clothes, they should be Aurors from the magic management department of the fighting clan.
Krum took off his goggles, and the Aurors immediately recognized him. Although Krum looked simple and honest, he was not stupid at all. He quickly introduced Bai Lin as a professor from Durmstrang who was tracking down a fugitive. The dark wizard.
Although it was inconvenient to talk about this kind of murder to civilians, not to mention Bai Lin's oriental appearance, what surprised Bai Lin was that the Aurors naturally regarded him as one of their own and talked to him directly. case. (The Yakuts live in the Sakha Republic of Siberia. They are yellow people and their appearance is almost the same as that of Orientals)
"The survivors have been sent back to Moscow for treatment. At least sixty people died, including the elderly and children..." a tall Slavic Auror said, his tone full of regret and anger towards the murderer. and hatred.
Bai Lin didn't wait for the Aurors to question him, and said directly: "The dark wizard I am tracking is named Barnard, and he is about 186 centimeters tall..." He described Barnard's appearance and body shape in one go: "The other party may hold a There are very dangerous magic items..."
But before Bai Lin finished speaking, the Slavic Auror said: "The murderer was not just one person, but two groups of people. They had a fierce fight on the train and then caused an explosion... If one of them is your When talking about the escaped dark wizard, is the other party a European cross-border law enforcement organization?" His tone was quite unkind, as if he suspected that the other party was related to Bai Lin.
Bai Lin was immediately stunned. Fortunately, Klum was able to prove it for him in time: "Professor White came all the way here because he saw the newspaper and discovered that Barnard had appeared nearby, and there were only three of us. personal."
The Aurors looked at Bai Lin and finally did not continue to question him. Instead, they rushed to the doctor because they were a little sick and took Bai Lin around the scene.
"At first glance, it should be an explosion caused by a very powerful Fire Curse, but we still found a lot of metal shrapnel from the wreckage...Muggle weapons!" The tall Slavic Auror should be the leader of this group, he considered After a moment, he took out some metal pieces in a transparent plastic bag.
"WTF!" Bai Lin was startled. There were clearly bullet casings and grenade shrapnel in the plastic bag. He exclaimed: "Is it a lawbreaker?!"
The head Auror's eyes widened, and Bai Lin explained briefly: "Is there a map of the area? The Spellbreakers are all Muggles and can only use Muggle transportation. It is impossible to leave the scene after the explosion. Leave a trace!"
Although the head Auror was very puzzled as to how Muggles boarded the magic train and why they clashed with dark wizards, he knew that this was a very important clue.
The Aurors used some search magic before, hoping to capture traces of magic at the scene, and then conduct a large-scale search and control. If someone uses similar magic again, an alarm will be triggered, and the Aurors will hunt down. This is a common method used by Aurors to hunt down dark wizards, but it is time-consuming and inefficient. Secondly, Siberia is not like the UK. It is vast and sparsely populated. The Sakha area alone is as big as India, but there are only a few hundred thousand people. Population, this kind of control method is impossible to spread even in the Sakha region, let alone Siberia.
The head Auror made a quick decision and took out a map while instructing the Aurors to search for traces of Muggles leaving the explosion site.
"The land in the Saha area is almost covered with permafrost, and the wind and snow are very strong. Footprints and sleigh prints are easily covered up, but it is impossible for Muggles to go too far. My people will divide into five groups and search the surrounding area. The nearest town is in the north, they probably went there!" the Auror leader said, but he declined Bai Lin's assistance and just asked them to leave the scene as soon as possible, and then left in a hurry with others.
"Kelly, what should we do?" Catherine huddled in her cloak and raised her head next to Bai Lin's arm.
Bai Lin took out a piece of paper, simply drew the map he just saw on the paper, pointed to a village in the northwest and said: "Go here first! If there is a powerful black wizard, I should be able to sense it !”
Yakov stretched out his head and said: "That is a Tatar village. It is indeed a good place to hide!"
Krum grabbed Yakov's arm and said, "Yakov, just send it here! It's too dangerous to go any further! I don't want you to make any mistakes!"
But Yakov kept shaking his head and said: "Without me, you probably wouldn't be able to speak to the locals. Besides, I have admired detectives since I was a child. No one can stop me from going with you!"
Everyone was pressed for time and had no time to talk to Yakov. They all got on their flying broomsticks and flew towards the north. Not long after, a small village on the snowfield came into view a few kilometers away.
The village is small and has tall wooden walls. There are also traces of wolves in the woods outside the village.
Yakov said: "The Sakha area is infested with wolves. If someone is walking alone in the wild, it is very likely! A wolf attack... The Tatars are not very welcoming to outsiders. Let's not let the villagers see it!"
Everyone lowered their flight altitude and approached the village close to the snow. The village in the snowfield was a little unusually quiet. Bai Lin had an ominous premonition in his heart. Sure enough, as soon as they got closer, a figure rode over on a broom. It was the same figure who had just been on the train. An Auror seen near the wreckage.
This Auror had a full beard, and his expression was quite nervous at this time. Yakov stepped forward and asked, only to find out that they were late. Someone entered the village and looted it. Several villagers died, and others were killed. Locked in the largest house in the village.
Bai Lin took out the map and glanced at it, quickly locked on the next target, frowned and said: "They are going into the mountain!"
Yakov came over to take a look and said: "That's the Chersky Mountains in Magadan Region. The main peak, Victory Mountain, is the highest mountain in Saha. There is no man's land over there!"
Bai Lin marked Novosibirsk, Amur Oblast, the location of the train incident, and the small village in front of them on the map, and then formed a figure.
Bai Lin explained: "They are not heading towards Yakutsk, but intend to enter the mountains!"
The bearded Auror stared at the graphics drawn by Bai Lin. He had just informed his colleagues around him, but Bai Lin did not intend to wait for the Aurors to gather and then follow them. He had a strong sense of urgency, as if If you go late, you will miss something great.
The bearded Auror wanted to stop them but did not dare to leave the village. He could only watch the four of them riding their brooms towards the mountains.
The four of them were moving like the wind, quickly passing through the snowfield. However, the closer they got to the mountainous area, the stronger the wind and snow became. Gradually the visibility was only a dozen meters. Looking up, they saw a tall mountain range stretching up, towering in the wind and snow.
Bai Lin suddenly felt a little uneasy. He didn't know if his analysis was wrong, but Klum's eyes were very sharp and he found something under a big rock that was mostly covered by snow. They landed and Bai Lin took a closer look. There was a brand new pair of skis with Boss’s “F” logo on it, and Bai Lin recognized it as a French brand.
It can basically be concluded that this is what the lawbreakers left behind, but when everyone approached and Yakov stepped forward to pull the ski out from under the stone, Bai Lin suddenly felt a warning sign.
The sense of danger was so intense that Bai Lin didn't have time to say a warning, so he could only hug Catherine who was closest to him, and he and she dwarfed and threw themselves on the snow.
A gunshot rang out amidst the howling wind in the empty valley.
Immediately afterwards, Krum screamed: "Yakov!"
Bai Lin looked up and saw that Yakov didn't even have time to scream. Half of his head had been blown off by the sniper rifle, leaving only his chin. Blood spurted into the air and was frozen into bright red ice before he hit the ground. .
