Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 245 Bribery

Harry initially tried his best to refuse Snape's help.

After all, they hated each other, and seeing Harry in such a disheveled state as Snape was second only to being seen by Malfoy in terms of mental torment.

Therefore, he made several young wizards swear not to tell anyone—if Draco Malfoy found out, Harry felt he would never want to go to Hogwarts again.

However, Professor Murphy stated that his expertise in antidotes was inferior to Snape's, and he was not capable of handling such a transformation. Harry faced a choice: either ask Snape for help or live as a girl.

Faced with two evils, he reluctantly agreed in the end.

When Snape arrived, Murphy was also there. He was no longer needed to do anything there, but he couldn't resist seeing Snape's reaction.

That must have been a memorable scene.

"What are you doing here?" Snape saw Murphy as soon as he entered the room and instinctively tried to hide.

"My student took the wrong potion, so of course I had to come and check," Murphy said.

"If that's the case, why did you call me here in the first place?"

"I can't undo the effects of this potion," Murphy said.

"Is there any potion you can't cure?" Snape continued his sarcastic remarks.

But Murphy didn't respond. "Choo Chang and the others added rainbow trout roe to the Compound Elixir, creating a new potion."

Murphy said, opening the door for Snape, "Harry accidentally took it, and so..."

"You see, I think only you can cure him now."

Snape's pupils dilated when he saw Harry in the hospital bed.

This... Lily!?

……

Harry was hospitalized. Snape hadn't dared to come to the hospital since he'd seen him once, but he told Madam Pomfrey that he was making an antidote and needed mandrake juice. However, the mandrakes in the house were all too small right now, so it might take some time.

During this time, Harry refused to appear in the classroom no matter what, so his friends had to take turns tutoring him. Fortunately, both Hermione and Cho Chang liked Harry in his girl form, and even Tom and Ron didn't dislike it.

"Honestly, Harry, you're a pretty good girl," Ron said. "Better than Hermione."

"You try it yourself!" Harry huffed. "Being a girl isn't fun at all!"

Whether it was just his imagination or not, his temper seemed to have changed a little after he became a girl. Hermione said he could express his emotions more easily than before, but Harry didn't think it was a good thing at all.

If he weren't worried about Sirius, he would have asked for leave and gone home right now.

Thinking of Sirius, Harry decided to write a few letters to his godfather. Professor Murphy had said that Snape hated him because of his father, and Harry wanted to know what had happened between them back then.

……

Time slowly passed and March arrived.

Andrew from the magic lab contacted Murphy through the raven: "Director, our type A anti-aging genetically modified injection has passed clinical trials. It can be commercialized and promoted now."

"Let's seal it away and deal with it when we need it," Murphy said.

The Umbrella Corporation has plenty of money now, so using anti-aging injections to make money is a waste of its potential.

"Also, cultivate enough Gamma-Gamma virus for 3,000 injections," Murphy said. "It'll be useful later."

The so-called Type C virus is the one that Murphy can control autonomously through the Seed of the Mind.

After Murphy issues the anti-aging order, they can also achieve the anti-aging effect. However, compared to Type A, they have an additional backdoor that can be remotely controlled by Murphy.

Having confirmed that he could completely control these viruses through the Seed of the Mind, Murphy was relieved and ready to use them for something.

He then contacted Barty Crouch Jr., who was in the Soviet Union.

"How's the situation over there now?"

"It's very tricky," Little Barty's voice sounded very tired. "Although Valery and Chinyeli are trying to control the situation, things were in such a bad state before. Although Chinyeli's defection caught many people off guard, they have now realized what's happening and are starting to isolate the two of them."

This is also expected.

Even though they theoretically held supreme power in the Soviet Union, Valery and Chinyely could only prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union last December with all their might; the two of them were barely managing to keep the situation afloat.

"Then let's win over more people," Murphy said, "and give them gifts they simply can't refuse."

"Bribery? But we can hardly offer any more. They're just hoping the Soviet Union will collapse so they can make a fortune and some might even become president. They're like sharks that have smelled blood; they won't stop until they've killed their prey."

"No, we don't give money. We give things that money can't buy. Like life, like youth."

"I have thousands of injections here that can make someone ten years younger. I doubt many people could refuse such a gift. No matter how much power or wealth one has, one needs the time to enjoy it, right?"

"As for those who are determined to break up the partnership, don't hesitate. Arrest or kill those who should be arrested or executed. Do they really think the KGB is just sitting around doing nothing?"

……

On the other side, Al-Kaim.

A young wizard was reporting to Ivan: "Your Highness, we have confirmed through the Deer Spirit that Vitaly Przegud is dead, and Niner Belinsky is also missing. Also missing are the three wizards who were protecting Chobagov, one of whom, Pavlov Dzogory, is dead."

Ivan frowned. "What happened?"

"Someone attacked the Muggle leader's guards, and our men were killed."

"Why did we only find out about this now?"

"The shaman Azir withheld information. He previously told us that these individuals had been summoned to the Ancestral Tomb, which is isolated from the outside world, and we have been unable to confirm their whereabouts."

"Azir?" Ivan frowned. "It seems he finally chose that side. But what's the point of hiding it?"

Unlike other places, the magical community in the Kingdom of Su is concentrated in Alkaim and rarely interacts with ordinary Muggle society, so there are very few situations where the cooperation of the Muggle government is needed.

Since the death of Nicholas II, the Ministry of Magic of the Soviet Union has almost severed ties with the Muggle government, but continues to fulfill its protective responsibilities according to an ancient covenant to prevent other countries' ministries of magic from posing a threat to Muggle society.

With such a thin connection, it is virtually impossible for the Muggle government to exert any influence over Al-Kaim.

The young wizard shook his head. "We're investigating that too, but it seems there's definitely a problem with the head of the Muggle government. He keeps deliberately replacing the wizards we send; they've replaced three batches of wizards in the last two months."

Did our people tell them their identities?

No.

"Then how could Muggles know who the wizards are? Well, there must be wizards helping them. Sophia?"

Ivan thought for a moment, "Go, investigate this matter thoroughly. Find out which wizard is behind this, and once you find the target, bring them back. I want to interrogate them myself."

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