"John! I've been waiting for you!"

While running, Bagman was still shouting, looking very anxious.

"Mr. Bagman! I didn't expect to see you at this time."

John also deliberately looked happy and said.

But at the same time, his right hand was already ready.

If anything goes wrong at all, he can instantly pull out his wand and fight back.

Although, even if Bagman was a lackey of the goblins, he would most likely not dare to sneak attack him in Hogwarts Castle.

"After accepting the investigation by the Aurors, I got involved in the review and preparation of the second project of the Triwizard Tournament. It was really a very time-consuming and laborious task. I spent a lot of time until

Now I have some free time..."

Bagman spoke and said sincerely, "Although you should already know the result from Mr. Minister and Dumbledore, I still have to explain it to you again.

The incident of the fire dragon going out of control in the first project really had nothing to do with me.

I have absolutely no motive or reason to do that kind of thing.

If you don't believe it, you can ask Professor Snape.

In addition to various investigations by the Aurors, I also drank some truth serum prepared by him later on, and I am absolutely innocent!"

"Of course, Mr. Bagman! I never doubted you!"

John said with a kind face.

Hearing this, Bagman was visibly relieved.

But soon, he seemed to suddenly think of something.

He whispered with a mysterious face:

"In fact... John, I think Barty Crouch is a strong suspect!"

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

"Because he has become very strange since the end of the Quidditch World Cup." Bagman organized his language and said, "This strangeness does not mean that his living habits have changed... In fact, his overall impression on people

There is no change in feeling. The only problem is that his working ability has dropped a lot!"

"Ability to work?"

"This year's Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament were all organized by the Department of International Magical Cooperation and the Department of Magical Sports. In previous work related to the Quidditch World Cup, Crouch was very strong, and almost all power

Everything is concentrated in his hands, and he has to take care of everything!"

Bagman said angrily, "But for today's Triwizard Tournament, he unexpectedly became the boss of the Triwizard Tournament. He threw all the work to his subordinates and me. It's rare for him to handle some things, and he did it

It's not very good. It feels like someone is absent-minded.

For a paranoid workaholic, this is obviously not normal.

I have reason to believe that the reason why he became like this is because he was busy with other things, so that he could not spend his extra energy on the Triwizard Tournament.

And what is this matter that needs to be hidden from other people?

It must be a conspiracy!"

Hearing this, John was silent for a while, narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"So...Mr. Bagman, have you informed Mr. Minister of this matter?"

"Of course I said it! I also told the Aurors!" Bagman said with some distress, "The Aurors are also very responsible. In addition to extreme measures such as forcing him to drink veritaserum, the Aurors also treated Bagman

A more rigorous investigation and interrogation was conducted in all aspects, and [Legilimency] was even used.

But in the end, nothing was found!”

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Bagman." John nodded, "I will be careful about Crouch in the future."

"It's great that you understand!" Bagman immediately smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, have you solved the mystery of the golden egg?"

John had never taken the golden egg seriously.

Recently, he was delayed by the Yule Ball. If Bagman hadn't suddenly mentioned it, he wouldn't have even remembered that there was such a thing.

Looking at John's expression, Bagman instantly understood the general situation.

He smiled and winked at John and said:

"Is the golden egg on you now?"

John nodded and took out the golden egg directly from the deformed lizard skin wallet.

Bagman was a little excited.

He took John to find an abandoned room.

First, he used the transformation technique to get the barrel out, and then filled it with [Clear Spring Like Water].

"It took us a lot of effort to set up the puzzle of this golden egg. We have enough confidence. If you are not a player who is extremely smart and knowledgeable, or has a lot of luck, there is no way to solve it."

Bagman spoke triumphantly and opened the golden egg.

Suddenly, piercing screams filled the abandoned classroom, echoing and vibrating between the stone walls.

If you listen carefully, you can actually hear that there is some melody in it.

But humans have no way of understanding its meaning.

Bagman gave John a calm look, and then stuffed the golden egg into a wooden barrel filled with water.

The screams stopped abruptly.

It was replaced by melodious singing.

It came from under the water, and the volume was pitifully small.

Bagman flicked his wand, and the golden eggs floated in the clear water in the barrel, forming a constantly vibrating water ball in mid-air.

Bagman then released an unknown curse on the water polo.

This time the singing became louder.

"Look for us where our voices sound.

We cannot sing on the ground.

When you search, please consider:

We took away your most beloved baby.

You only have one hour,

To find and take back the things we took,

After an hour all hope is gone,

It has completely disappeared and will never appear again."

As the chorus sang, Bagman explained:

"This is the song of mermaids. Their vocal organs are different from humans, and those sounds can only be heard clearly underwater. And combined with the singing, I think with your intelligence, you should already know the specific content of the second project, right?

"

"You will steal our most beloved treasure, then hide it under the Black Lake and give us one hour to take it." John nodded and said, "If the treasure is not retrieved within the stipulated time, it will be

Lose it forever."

"Pah, pah, pah—"

Bagman clapped his hands excitedly and said, "I knew you could do it!

But regarding that last point, we are actually just scaring you.

Even if the time limit is up, nothing will happen to those things, we will just reduce the Warriors' score for this round to zero.

After all, the Triwizard Tournament we held this time was not as cruel as in the past.

Also, considering that the second project will be carried out underwater, I recommend you to use it..."

John waved his hand and interrupted:

"The focus is on 'treasures'. How do you judge which things are most beloved by warriors?"

"This is not difficult to say, but it is really not easy to say it is easy. I can only say that it mainly depends on our subjective imagination." Bagman spread his hands and said, "For example, Fleur. She and her sister have a very special relationship.

Well, she also loves and respects her principal very much. Then the choice of the treasure will be decided between Gabrielle and Madame Maxime. Of course, as a referee, Madame Maxime cannot be tied underwater. So, she can only

It's Gabrielle.

In the same way, we chose Cedric’s treasure to be his girlfriend.

Harry's treasure was chosen as Ron.

It's a bit difficult to choose Krum's treasure. This guy is not very good at expressing his feelings, and he doesn't have a girlfriend... We are going to look for it again to see if there is anything suitable. It is best to find a living person, otherwise we will not be able to bring him.

It gives the Warriors and the audience too much sense of urgency. However, if it doesn't work, we can only throw his game trophy into the water.
To be continued...