Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 318 Barty Crouch Jr. and Mycroft Holmes
The museum theft case should have been the responsibility of Scotland Yard and it was impossible for it to be reported to an "idle" royal adviser - unless some "unscientific" phenomenon was discovered in the case.

For example, someone used a small wooden stick to knock down all the guards on the scene from a distance; for another example, the robbers broke into the warehouse and never came out, but witnesses saw a gust of black wind whistling out of the door and flying away.

All these anomalies made the law enforcement agencies realize that something was fishy, ​​so the news was passed on layer by layer and finally reached the royal magic adviser through MI5 and the "Observer".

Along with the message, there was also a video from the museum's surveillance camera. But the surveillance video from the 1990s was just so-so, and you couldn't expect too much clarity. It was at a level that would definitely be questioned by the opposing lawyer in court. If the subject was too far away from the camera, only the rough outline would be left, and even the facial features could not be distinguished.

Fortunately, the camera taking the picture was not too far away, and the robber had no intention of avoiding surveillance. His face was exposed to the camera for more than three seconds, and the distance was less than five meters.

As for the actions such as waving the "small wooden stick", they are even more clearly distinguishable; although there is no sound in the surveillance, Lin You can completely judge the spell used by the angle and strength of the other party's arm waving.

A wizard who acts unscrupulously, has powerful magical skills, but casts spells in a conventional way; judging by professional terms, he should be called a "professionally trained wizard", an outstanding student trained in the magic school system.

Barty Crouch Jr.

Lin You recognized the identity of the robber at a glance; after realizing that Voldemort's resurrection might become a new "unknown" event, he deliberately collected information on several important people.

Barty Crouch Jr. is the priority.

A person who is so meticulous and powerful that he can perfectly imitate "Mad-Eye" Moody under Dumbledore's nose; a person with such a rich knowledge reserve that he can perfectly serve as a professor at Hogwarts.

No matter what path Voldemort takes to resurrect, Barty Crouch Jr. will definitely play an important role in it.

Therefore, when it was confirmed that the robber who invaded the British Museum was Little Batty, Lin You immediately took it seriously and went to the museum to conduct a field investigation. Because the investigation was confidential, Earl Goff did not go through the main entrance of the museum, but went straight into the core area through the employee commuting passage and entered the warehouse where the theft occurred.

Thanks to the Anglo-Saxon bandit style, the British Museum has developed into the world's oldest and largest comprehensive museum in the more than 200 years since its establishment.

Take the warehouse that the robbers broke into, for example. There were mountains of packaged wooden boxes of various sizes. Looking inside some of the smashed open boxes, one could find all kinds of sculptures, stone carvings, and metal and ceramic vessels in ancient Greek style.

As for where these things came from, it is not possible that they were all bought by British "gentlemen".

In fact, the British Museum has millions of precious collections, which often attracts the coveted attention of "ambitious" theft gangs. From time to time, there are reports of stolen collections, but most of these reports have never been made public.

But once the news is made public, it is always a major scandal that cannot be covered up; either the lost items are too valuable, or there are too many of them. And it is often accompanied by serious dereliction of duty by museum officials.

This time was an exception; it was not due to negligence on the part of the museum management, but rather someone used force to break through the security line. To be honest, this was not theft, but outright robbery.

"Who is in charge of the scene?" Lin You asked the first question after a brief look. "It's me, sir." A slightly fat young man appeared in front of Earl Goff. "Captain Mycroft Holmes, attached to the British Security Agency."

Hearing a familiar name suddenly made Lin You raise his eyebrows and look carefully at the young man in front of him; he should be less than 30 years old, with a shrewd and introverted face, and his hair seemed too sparse compared to his age, but fortunately he was not bald.

"The famous Sherlock Holmes family?" Earl Goff chatted casually. "I heard that you have a younger brother with the same name as your famous detective ancestor; and he also aspires to become a private detective?"

McCaffrey showed surprise; although he knew that this mysterious boy who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old was actually a high-ranking member of the intelligence department, and his background and abilities could not be guessed by common sense, he did not expect that the other party knew his family situation so well.

Thinking of this, Mycroft showed a little more respect for the young man in front of him: "Yes, sir. My brother Sherlock really admires that detective ancestor."

Lin You nodded and stopped chatting. Instead, he focused on observing the traces at the scene and followed Barty Crouch Jr.'s movements in the warehouse and continued to move inside.

Since the news was reported to Lin You, the on-site investigation work was naturally handed over to the supernatural power management department under his jurisdiction; except for McCovey, the liaison officer for the handover, those who were now on the scene were all Earl Goff's direct subordinates. They all knew something about the special status of the Forrest Family and would not have unnecessary doubts about a young man becoming a superior.

In fact, this might be the only benefit of the "Sands of Time"; for those in the magic world or those who have been exposed to magic, it is not uncommon for young wizards aged fifteen or sixteen to be more mature than Muggles of the same age. If Lin You came out to handle specific matters with an eleven-year-old body, it would really scare the Muggles.

In the past, Lin You always asked the old housekeeper to handle specific work. On the one hand, he was a real homebody by nature, and on the other hand, he was too young to appear in public frequently.

Now that he appeared in public as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, people who were not familiar with Earl Goff would be more likely to accept him; as for those who knew his real age, they could use excuses such as "magical disguise" and "facilitation of work" to dispel their doubts.

"Have the losses been counted?" Lin You was still questioning McCoff, because Scotland Yard was the first to receive the report, and MI5 took over the investigation afterwards. Even the information was transferred to Lin You's department through McCoff.

"At least hundreds of collections were damaged because the suspect violently smashed open the sealed boxes; but only a few items were lost, and only one has been confirmed so far." McCoff followed Lin You closely, never saying a word.

"In other words, the suspect's goal is very clear."

"Judging from the signs at the scene, that's fair to say." Mycroft answered cautiously.

"What is the missing collection?"

"According to records, it is an ancient Greek gold cup dating back to BC."

"Another gold cup?" Lin You paused abruptly.

(End of this chapter)