Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 187 Criminal Master Cohen
"Help!"

At this time, a faint cry for help came from the basement. With the death of the bald wizard Rupert, the magic that bound the prisoners naturally became ineffective.

When Cohen heard Tom and Jerry's shouts, he remembered that there were still a bunch of Muggles locked up underground.

"I almost forgot." Cohen slapped his head, but did not rush to rescue him.

It wouldn't kill him to leave it for a while, so Cohen had to take all the valuable things here with him first - there was still a lot of space in the camel skin pocket where the little Dementor Mick lived.

First up are the bottled emotions on these shelves.

"Don't eat these!" Cohen grabbed the little Dementor's hood and reminded him, "We'll divide it up after I finish studying it."

Mick agreed to Cohen's request - he didn't eat much himself.

Then came the research materials on the second floor. Cohen stuffed all the piles of research records and reference books into his pocket.

"Okay." After checking and making sure nothing was missed, Cohen went back down to the first floor.

"Help..." Tom was tired of shouting.

The Chimeras were lying at the door, as if waiting for Cohen to take them back.

Out of goodwill considerations, Cohen will rescue the five Muggles and two Muggle children below.

But we can't let these Muggles reveal Cohen's situation, because Cohen is still an underage wizard. If he is caught by the Ministry of Magic, the Ministry of Magic will definitely punish him.

So in order to save the world from himself, Coin had to clear the part about "Coin" from these Muggles' memories - but using the Oblivion Charm on seven people was a bit too troublesome.

Cohen remembered that this Chimera had just erased the memories of Mayor Lewis and the two children.

"Wait, this person can't eat—and he's still eating!"

Cohen rushed over and punched the lion in the head.

Because the lion opened its mouth to eat Lewis's body, and paused when Cohen tried to dissuade him - then continued to open its mouth and pretended not to hear, intending to eat first as a respectful gesture.

"Woo..." (the sound of making a mistake)
But it still drooled over the meaty corpse in front of it.

[This is what a silly lion does.] The snake head criticized the lion head.

"Be obedient." The black goat comforted the lion, "There will be better food soon."

"We have to pretend we've never been here," Cohen explained. "We'll have sheep to eat when we get back."

Then, Cohen looked up at the black goat head.

"How did you erase this fat Muggle's memory before?"

"Lions have some cat and leopard blood," said the black goat, "so they can use their eyes to influence the memories of other creatures—for example, to make them forget our existence. But that doesn't work well for some wizards, so the lion will add a puff of fire."

"Is it only possible to erase the memory of you?" Cohen said disappointedly.

"What's wrong?" the black goat asked with concern. "It can also help clean up more."

"I want to erase the Muggles' memories of me. Although the Oblivion Charm can do it, I'm too lazy to modify it bit by bit." Cohen explained.

"Roar?" The lion rubbed Cohen's chest, and its mane tickled Cohen's chin.

Apparently, it can do that.
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"Please assist in the investigation..." Memory cancellation agent Arnold was sitting in the living room of Martha's house with a sleepy look on his face. He asked Cohen about what happened last night while writing a report with a quill pen.

"Cohen was sleeping in his room last night. There's no need to question a thirteen-year-old!" Martha condemned Arnold's behavior of even investigating a child. "This will make the child feel like he has committed a crime!"

"Sorry, this is a request from above. There's nothing we can do..." Arnold said helplessly, "They also specifically emphasized asking about Cohen Norton's situation."

"Okay, Mom, it's just for the inspection." Edward tried to calm Martha down. "Just a few words and it will be over."

"Honestly, I feel like the Minister's time is almost up." Arnold commented dissatisfiedly, "No one would focus their energy on an underage wizard, especially since this case happened just a month ago - you were still in school back then, right?"

"Yes." Cohen answered Arnold's question. "So what happened last night? Did someone go missing in town again?"

"They're not missing. Quite the opposite. Those who disappeared have returned." Arnold casually scribbled a few perfunctory sentences on the parchment, summarizing his findings. "And they were indeed kidnapped. They were taken to a farm in the south by the mayor. They claim they don't remember anything, but I think they just don't want to expose the fact that they conspired to kill the mayor. Wouldn't that be very dangerous in Muggle society?"

"Maybe," Cohen said uncertainly.

"Excessive self-defense?" Edward guessed.

"Okay, everything is normal. Don't worry about Muggle crimes..." Arnold said with relief, his voice full of anger from not sleeping all night. "Giant black shadow monsters, and some supernatural disappearances - it's okay to work overtime, and I'm the only one working overtime. This Ministry of Magic will be finished soon! Because they are all a bunch of good-for-nothings -"

"Don't get angry, you look like you're about to explode." Edward kindly reminded, "This is what work is like."

"That's because you don't have to work, Edward," Arnold said angrily. "If only I had a wife as wonderful as Rose..."

"He praised your wife for being great."

Cohen leaned over to Edward and said.

"That's your mother!" Edward slapped Cohen on the head.

"How dare you covet my mother?" Cohen looked at Arnold sternly.

"Have you two had enough fun?" Arnold yawned.

After Arnold left, the turmoil in the town calmed down.

Last night, Cohen had wanted to set up the scene as a Silver Key crime, but unfortunately, when Cohen brought up seven Muggles, the lion couldn't help but eat the bald wizard - because Cohen had only told him not to eat the fat man's body.

The plan changed, so Cohen had to clear out all the magical things at the scene, re-set up a Muggle kidnapping scene, and then artistically processed Lewis's body to make it look like he was killed by a rusty axe.

Cohen felt that he was becoming more and more skilled at being a criminal.

"Come here." Cohen pulled Edward into the room mysteriously.

"What's wrong? What can't be—"

"I got a new pet last night," Cohen said.

"..."

Edward looked at Cohen stiffly.

"Do you want to see it?" Cohen asked eagerly. "It's in the box. Don't worry, it's safe—at least it speaks human language."

(End of this chapter)