Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

“What big trouble could we possibly get into?” Tom asked, puzzled.

“Tom, it's not strange for criminals to commit crimes in an organized fashion… Moreover, a single human trafficking den couldn't possibly accumulate so much wealth,” Leed explained.

“Are you saying that the human trafficking den was just a part of some criminal organization, and the gold we took was money that some criminal organization had deposited there?” Tom understood somewhat.

“If that were all, it wouldn't be the worst thing,” Leed said, frowning. “Think about it, wouldn't the person guarding such a large sum of money be a very important person in their organization? And we scared such a potentially important person to them out of their mind…”

“This is my fault… I should have thought of this earlier, I should have done a cleaner job!”

Leed looked somewhat annoyed.

Tom couldn't help but nod. “Thinking about it that way, we've really made a big enemy.”

Then he shook his head and said, “But what does it matter? How would they know this has anything to do with us?”

Leed sighed and said, “Have you forgotten the children we let go? As long as they find those children, they'll definitely get our information from them…”

“Once they have our physical descriptions, they can find out where we're from by asking other passersby…”

“A criminal organization that can accumulate so much wealth definitely has that kind of ability.”

“Alas… I shouldn't have said a single word to those kidnapped children… No, I shouldn't have even let them see us!”

It was Leed's first time doing something like this, so he really lacked experience.

Tom said disdainfully, “No matter how powerful they are, they're just Muggles. We're wizards, so why should we be afraid of Muggles causing trouble?”

In Tom's eyes, these Muggles, no matter how many there were, couldn't withstand a single "basic attack" from him. They couldn't pose any threat to him at all. He didn't understand why Leed and Dumbledore thought this matter was so serious.

“Tom, we might not be afraid, but what about Mrs. Cole and the other children at Wool's Orphanage? Those people will find this place sooner or later. Think about it, what will happen if they can't find us then?” Leed stared intently at Tom. “This is a mistake we made, we can't completely disregard their lives! Letting them bear the consequences for us.”

Tom was speechless for a moment. In fact, he really wanted to nod and say that he didn't care about the lives of the others in the orphanage at all.

However, with the imperceptible changes in his state of mind, Tom's cold heart seemed to be ignited by a glimmer of light by Leed, so in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say such heartless words.

“Then… then we just need to take the first step and arrest these guys, wouldn't that be good…?”

Tom muttered in a low voice after hesitating for a long time.

Leed quickly denied Tom's idea.

“Even if we both have the ability to bring them to justice, we can't accurately find these people.”

“Even if there's just one fish that slips through the net, it will be a never-ending source of trouble.”

“Besides, even if we send them to prison, they're so rich that they'll definitely be able to minimize their sentences.”

“After they've served their time and are released… do you think they won't retaliate tenfold?”

Tom snorted coldly, “Then just kill them all!”

“That kind of thinking isn't good, Tom. We can't just kill everyone who offends us!”

As Leed spoke, he glanced at Dumbledore without a trace.

Although he also thought it would be best to kill all these guys, after all, their hands were covered in blood.

But how could he say such a thing directly in front of Dumbledore? Wouldn't that arouse Dumbledore's suspicion?

Tom, you silly child! You're still too young!

At this time, Dumbledore had been quietly observing their conversation for quite a while.

In his opinion, both Leed and Tom were actually very intelligent and decisive children.

And these two people seemed to have completely opposite personalities.

The kind-hearted Leed and the indifferent Tom…

Dumbledore was most worried about Tom. He knew this child's personality well.

He couldn't predict what kind of terrifying person such a cold, ruthless, and power-hungry child would become when he grew up.

But now, Dumbledore was pleased to find that, under Leed's influence, the lonely and indifferent Tom had actually begun to have a glimmer of humanity in his heart!

This discovery filled Dumbledore's heart with joy, and at the same time, he was full of expectations for Leed.

He hoped that Leed's existence could gradually bring Tom back on track.

To take a step back, if Tom were to eventually lose control one day, then Leed would definitely be able to subdue him…

Leed didn't know what Dumbledore was thinking at this time, he was just calculating in his mind how to solve the big mess he had created.

“Professor… do you have any way to keep the others at Wool's Orphanage safe?” Leed turned to Dumbledore and asked.

He believed that since Dumbledore had come, he should have a solution.

Because Dumbledore had always been a person who planned carefully before acting.

“We just need to shift the conflict.” Sure enough, Dumbledore didn't disappoint Leed.

“You told the rescued children earlier that those human traffickers were all captured by the adults in your family, right?”

“That's right, there were only the two of us at the time, it wasn't easy to explain to them… so I casually said that the thugs were subdued by the adults in my family,” Leed nodded.

“Well… that's right, since you told the children this information, then they can definitely know this.” Dumbledore said leisurely, “In this orphanage, what adults can so easily subdue those fierce human traffickers? It can't be Mrs. Cole, can it?”

Leed suddenly understood, “So, as long as we have nothing to do with the orphanage from beginning to end, then they won't suspect the orphanage at all, because the orphanage doesn't have that kind of ability…”

“They will only suspect that we are people from another criminal organization that engages in black eats black, and the so-called clues leading to the orphanage must be fake clues.”

“As long as we fabricate some traces of this fake organization and let them find it, shifting their attention, then the orphanage will be safe.”

“That's right, that's the principle.” Dumbledore clapped his hands and said with a smile.

Tom frowned and said, “But we are indeed from the orphanage… how can we completely erase our traces in the orphanage?”

“Leave this to me, Tom.” Dumbledore smiled, “We are wizards, aren't we? The magic of magic lies in its ability to easily turn decay into magic…”

Leed suddenly seemed to have thought of something, “Professor, after our traces in the orphanage are completely erased, will Mrs. Cole and the others completely forget about us?”

Dumbledore sighed, “I'm sorry, Leed. I have to do this. Of course, if you don't want to, I can think of other ways.”

Before Leed could speak, Tom waved his hand repeatedly and said, “I don't know what Leed thinks, but I don't mind at all. Anyway… in the eyes of Mrs. Cole and the others, I was originally a trouble… a scourge. It's a really good thing for them if they don't remember me…”

Dumbledore took a deep look at Tom, then looked at Leed again.

“I have no objection either. Anyway, even if she doesn't remember me, I won't forget her kindness to me…” Leed was also very straightforward.

In fact, Leed had been in this world for less than a month in total.

Although he was indeed grateful to Mrs. Cole for keeping him from being homeless, it would be a bit pretentious to say that he would be attached to this place because of it.

“Okay, let's do that. You guys pack your things now. Someone will come to pick you up when it's dawn… I have to go and make some preparations first.”