Chapter 264

The question just now received no answer and was thus quietly glossed over. No one brought it up again; instead, they smoothly changed the subject. Wenxiu Lord did not respond to Barty Crouch Jr., feeling that the atmosphere a moment ago had been far too awkward. If it were just the two of them, perhaps he would have given a direct answer, but in a place like this, facing so many people, Wenxiu Lord could only respond with silence. Otherwise, he was certain his toes would curl so hard they would claw a hole right through his shoes. As for Sirius and Severus and the other two, they simply had no desire to let the matter be brought up again. Wenxiu Lord already had enough people around him. This Barty Crouch Jr. clearly harbored impure motives, and Wenxiu Lord had already stated that he needed him. Naturally, none of them were going to let Wenxiu Lord make any choices at a time like this. The boy would surely agree, and once granted permission, Barty Crouch Jr. would undoubtedly push his luck even further. The others knew this all too well, seeing as that was precisely how they had managed to occupy the boy's world step by step.