Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 109: A trustworthy person

Matthew quickly flipped through the ledger in front of him.

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

Soon, he discovered something was wrong——

Just on August 26 last year, the day before Matthew knew that he was actually a wizard... At that time, Lihen Bookstore quietly purchased a large number of "Black Magic: Self-Defense Guide" from Italy .

There may be no problem with this record at first glance, after all, "The Dark Arts: Self-Defense Guide" is the designated textbook of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry;

Because the summer vacation is almost over on August 26th; is it too late to suddenly buy so many textbooks at this time? If it was because Lihen Bookstore was running out of stock at that time, shouldn't a whole set of textbooks be purchased at the same time? What's more, Italy should not have an English version of "Black Magic: Self-Defense Guide" publishing house...

Matthew quickly pulled himself together and continued to check the relevant records in the ledger.

Soon, he found another potentially valuable piece of information:

Also on August 26, a year ago, Lihen Bookstore received a sum of 5,000 Galleons...

Five thousand Galleons, this is a huge number!

For a bookstore like Lihen Bookstore, which is considered a little famous in the wizarding world, the profit of a quarter may only be so much.

Such a large sum of money, its source——

When Matthew saw the name behind, he quickly wiped his eyes to make sure he read it correctly.

From a wizard named "Tom Gaunt"... The reason for the source is "donation".

Tom Gunter, a name that sounds so familiar.

Matthew couldn't help smiling.

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

……

Early the next morning, Matthew Wakefield yawned and got up from the bed.

Holding those two books, he left the basement... All the useful information on the books was secretly recorded by him last night.

Returning to the counter, he returned the ledger to the cupboard.

At this moment, Mr. Shafik, the manager of Lihen Bookstore, came over suddenly.

Mr. Shafik's eyes have been fixed on Matthew, and he hasn't looked away for a long time.

His gaze made Matthew's heart a little creepy... This even made him feel for a while that Mr. Shafik had discovered his purpose of "borrowing" the ledger.

Suppressing 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 Lihen Bookstore just woke up like a dream: "Oh...good morning, Wakefield..."

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

"No, of course not." Shafik shook his head first; after a moment of hesitation, he continued to speak: "Wakefield, I wonder if you are free tonight?"

"Night?" Matthew couldn't help feeling a little alert.

Reminiscent of the conversation between Mr. Shafik and Lucius Malfoy that we overheard yesterday morning; plus the suspicious records found in the ledger last night—

Matthew vaguely guessed something.

"Should be free!" He replied calmly.

"Then..." Mr. Shafik looked Matthew up and down again, and then pretended to be "as if nothing had happened" and asked: "Since you are free, can you come and do me a favor tonight?"

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

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

"It's absolutely fine." He agreed, "But... what do we need to do?"

"It's like this..." Mr. Shafik explained slowly: "A foreign friend of mine bought some books for me; well, the value is relatively high...Of course, those books are No problem, but the **** law of the Ministry of Magic restricts us from importing such books from abroad... So, we have to sneak them back to Lihen Bookstore..."

"So, you need me..." Matthew murmured.

"That's right." Mr. Shafik lowered his voice: "This kind of thing requires a trustworthy person to go there together... Wakefield, so I chose you..."

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

"Ten Galleons!" Mr. Shafik thought for a moment, then said with some heartache.

"At least twenty Galleons..." Matthew began to bargain.

"Twelve Galleons are the most!"

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

"Fifteen Galleons, this is the bottom line, if there are more, I'll go find someone else!"

"Deal!"

……

The two reached an agreement in this way, Mr. Shafiq seemed relieved, and left swaggeringly.

And Matthew's face that looked extremely excited, as Mr. Shafik turned around, suddenly became serious and frowned slightly at the same time.

Strange!

Fifteen Galleons isn't too much, but it's not a small amount either... Mr. Shafik is being too "generous" for such a high salary for a mere night's work.

Not to mention the contact with Mr. Shafik during this period of time, Matthew is very clear that although he is rich, he is a complete "Felix Grandet" type character ~IndoMTL.com~ Things are abnormal, There must be fraud.

Moreover, Mr. Shafik also said that to do this kind of illegal thing, you must find someone you can trust to do it together.

I am just a "temporary worker" who came to Lihen Bookstore for only a week. In the eyes of the manager, can I be regarded as a trustworthy person?

Matthew himself didn't believe it.

Another point is to follow the description on the ledger.

Mr. Shafik just transported a few books for the wizard named "Tom Gunter".

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

And I heard from Lucius Malfoy yesterday that this deal will allow Mr. Shafik to earn at least 3,000 Galleons.

The money in the wizarding world is too easy to earn...

……

After bowing his head and thinking for a few minutes, Matthew has already figured out a strategy to deal with it.

At this moment, an owl happened to fly over, fluttered its wings, and stopped beside Matthew.

It threw a copy of the Daily Prophet to Matthew.

While taking out a few copper coins from his pocket and handing them to the owl, Matthew glanced at the headlines on the front page of the "Daily Prophet"——

"Azkaban has the first prison break in history, and many criminals have absconded! "

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