Chapter 250 Undercurrent

Sean, who was far away in Nurmengard, learned the news that night.

His father, Alan Wallop, became the victim of a magical animal hazard accident. Fortunately, the second parasitic Bigmouth only stayed in Alan's body for half a day before it was pulled out. , no terrible accidents were caused - except that the steaks that night were all cold.

A wizard named Gale Jennings also apologized to Sean in the message passed back. At that time, he discovered the first parasitic Bigmouth monster and reported it to the Ministry of Magic, but the second one was hidden. He only didn't notice it when it parasitized into Eren's body.

Sean did not blame the other party for this. He had also learned about the parasitic Bigmouth Monster. This magical animal, which is native to southern France, is indeed difficult to detect during the process of covert parasitism.

It is said that the Ministry of Magic is worried that there will be a third or fourth one. The Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures, the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, and the Department of International Magical Cooperation have all dispatched a large number of wizards to deal with this situation.

Of course, this is not what Sean needs to worry about now. He needs to figure out whether this accident involving his father was an accident or someone is deliberately targeting...

The dangerous magical animal that is a specialty of France has such a clear direction that everyone will immediately suspect Fabian Aiken.

"Sean, your letter." The next day, Hermione walked into the classroom from outside and handed over a letter.

"Thank you." Sean quickly opened the letter and looked at it.

Father Allen received a more detailed examination, and his body has fully recovered. Their family, including the maid, driver, etc., have also been examined, and no parasites have occurred.

Sean felt a little relieved and continued to check the next content.

He wrote back and asked his father to record the itinerary of the past few days and the details of the first parasitized person, Bertrand Barnes, in order to deduce some useful information from it.

Hermione moved next to him and read the letter together. After reading all the information, both of them frowned.

"From the information, Mr. Barnes is just an innocent victim, and he has no interaction with Mr. Wallop in the past. He chose your hospital only because his medical insurance is different from yours." The hospital cooperates and can reimburse part of the bill.”

Sean nodded: "My father's inspection of the hospital is a routine project every month. It should be easy to investigate, but the time is not fixed... If it is targeting my family, the instigator cannot control Mr. Barnes going to the hospital. It was just the right time to meet my father."

Hermione spread her hands: "The most important thing is that if you want to deal with your family, there is no need for the wizard to choose such a roundabout way. Even if it is for concealment, Mr. Barnes himself is not special, and the murderer can do it Choose a colleague of your father’s or someone else with whom you have a close relationship.”

Sean thought for a moment, held his chin and said: "It seems like it was just an accident... but what was the purpose of the instigator secretly transporting the parasitic Big Mouth Monster? This thing will break open after absorbing enough energy. Human beings find hidden places in their abdomens to breed. Such accidents can easily attract the attention of the Ministry of Magic. Although it is troublesome, it can still be dealt with..."

"Perhaps it was to disrupt the situation, or maybe the release of the parasitic Bigmouth monster was an accident, such as being accidentally escaped while smuggling..." Hermione was analyzing various possibilities beside her.

"In order to disrupt the situation, the Parasitic Big Mouth Monster is not strong enough... The Chimera and the Fire Dragon may be able to perform better... It is indeed possible to smuggle illegal magical animals, but the reselling value of the Parasitic Big Mouth Monster is not high. ...It's a little strange..." Sean always felt that something was not right.

After discussing it with Hermione for a while, nothing came of it, and Sean always had a strange premonition.

Have there been too many things recently...

Sean, who was feeling a little uneasy, sent out a signal through the Dark Mark, preparing to hold another party this weekend to see if he could get some useful information from the Death Eaters.

However, the next day he saw a piece of news in the newspaper.

"Herbert Burke, Chairman of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals, Department of Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Ministry of Magic, UK, was arrested. It is reported that Herbert Burke undertook a disgraceful task in the parasitic Bigmouth incident in London. , and was investigated for multiple illegal acts of taking advantage of his position in the past twenty years..."

On the cover of Wizarding World Newspaper, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and wrinkled skin was controlled by two Aurors.

Sean's brows furrowed.

He knew that this Herbert Burke came from the Burke family, a pure-blood family, and was related to the boss of Borgin Burke. He inherited his grandfather's name, and the old Herbert Burke was Phineas. · Blake's son-in-law.

In several subsequent contacts with Bella, Bella told Sean that Herbert Bock was one of the members he could win over. He was also a pure-blooded person, and his status as the president of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Animals was also Death Eaters offer help.

But the other person is tactful and cautious, and it takes time to get in touch with him before he can develop into a Death Eater.

This man was actually arrested...

The news did not report in detail Herbert Burke's specific illegal behavior, but at the end it was mentioned that the other party's behavior may require him to stay in Azkaban for several years.

This doesn't make sense... Sean muttered.

The British Ministry of Magic is actually quite corrupt, and members of pure-blood families often have considerable power and wealth. According to Bella's description of his character, Herbert Burke is absolutely willing to use Galleons to bribe the Ministry of Magic, even if You can't keep your job, but at least you don't have to go to Azkaban.

Is the Ministry of Magic so resolute and upright now... What's more, Fudge is facing layoffs, and pure-blood families are the ones he urgently needs to win over...

However, things turn out to be stranger than Sean expected.

In the next few days, newspapers began to report extensively on the illegal activities of wizards in various countries, and the whole of Europe was involved.

A member of a pure-blood family in Bulgaria was imprisoned after being investigated for an old case of attacking Muggles many years ago.

The director of the International Magical Cooperation Department of the Italian Ministry of Magic was dismissed due to negligence in his duties. He is the head of a pure-blood family in Italy.

An ancient Greek family's illegal brewing of banned potions was exposed many years ago, and the Greek Ministry of Magic arrested more than a dozen family members.

News like this comes one after another, and wizards are arrested almost every day, and these wizards, without exception, all come from pure-blood families.

For a time, mixed-blood wizards and wizards from Muggle families in various countries were excited. In their view, this was a precursor to reform in the wizarding world - you know, before, those pure-blood wizards would not suffer much punishment even if they broke the law. , most of the time it’s just a fine.

And those upright and iron-blooded wizards who enforce the law have also begun to appear in the newspapers and magazines, Bulgaria's Sayav Badelli, Italy's Lindsay Strange, Greece's Yasmin Karayannis...

These people have become heroes in the eyes of ordinary wizards, and calls come one after another, mostly hoping that these people will obtain more powerful positions to ensure the fairness and justice of law enforcement.

Looking at it this way, it is indeed something worth encouraging. In today's wizarding world, pure-blood people have too much say. The arrest of those wizards who rely on their power to do all kinds of bad things does represent a good start.

However, Sean always felt that something was not right about these things, and the spokespersons of the Ministry of Magic in various countries rarely expressed their opinions on such incidents. Most of the official statements were perfunctory.

The students in the school did not think so much. The mixed-race students, who accounted for the majority, were excited about this. Once the situation where pure-bloods control the voice is broken, they will receive more respect and fairness after graduation. .

For a time, because of these news, the atmosphere in Nurmengard was extremely heated.

…

On a weekend night, outside Malfoy Manor, Grindelwald put Sean down again.

"Sir," Sean did not go immediately, but looked at the old man beside him who had begun to disappear, "Have you read the recent news?"

Grindelwald's figure stopped fading, and he blinked at Sean: "Do you feel something is wrong?"

"Yes sir, too often, and isn't there a little bit of backlash from the pureblood family?"

"Of course there is backlash, but official organizations like the Ministry of Magic, no matter how corrupt or shameless they are, must do a good job on the scene."

"You mean, those arrested criminals cannot retract their confessions?" Sean asked with a frown.

"Yes, the matter has been brought to light. If those people are not arrested, the public's voice will be enough to make the Minister of Magic lay off."

"What about the other pure-blood families? Most of them share the same interests. If they don't contribute at this time, won't it be wrong when it's their turn?"

Grindelwald smiled instead: "Their interests conflict with yours, shouldn't you be happy, Sean?"

"They should indeed be arrested," Sean spread his hands, "but there is obviously a bigger shadow behind it, and the impact is likely to be expanded by then, and the current situation in the wizarding world is not just about arresting one or two illegal pure-blood wizards. Solved, this situation will definitely require long-term reform, and doing it too hastily will make things worse, right?"

"I'm glad that you can realize this. You have at least learned to think maturely - but, I must say..." Grindelwald imitated his actions and spread his hands, "Although I am very strong, I Not a god, there is no way to consider the causes and consequences of every incident. This kind of thing often requires a lot of time to investigate to find the truth, just like what you will do when you walk into that room later."

"Indeed, I seemed to be a little too hasty, and things only revealed a few clues." Sean laughed dumbly.

"The wheel of history is slowly turning, Sean, learn to be the one who controls the direction of the wheel." Grindelwald smiled slightly and disappeared.

The person who controls the direction... Sean muttered to himself.

He smiled and shrugged, then walked towards Malfoy Manor.

When he walked to the door, Sean's expression turned gloomy and indifferent again. He waved his sleeves and turned into black smoke and flew into the living room.

In the living room, the Death Eaters were already sitting upright. They were discussing recent events with their companions in low voices. When the smoke rushed into the living room, everyone closed their mouths and hung their heads slightly.

Black smoke rushed up to the first seat, and then transformed into Sean's original appearance.

"Today is on time... my friends." Sean smiled and stretched out his hands.

The Death Eaters all put their hands on their chests and lowered their heads: "I obey your call, my dear Lord Dark Lord."

"Let's be casual, don't be so nervous -"

Several Death Eaters swallowed their saliva. Antonin Dolokhov, who was reduced to ashes at the last party, was still vivid in their minds. They did not dare to say that they fully understood the terrifying man sitting in the first place, but one thing was very clear. It was clear - if the Dark Lord was unhappy, someone on the scene would definitely be unlucky.

Looking at the trembling and frightened people, Sean smiled slightly and said nothing more. He stroked Bird Snake's head comfortably and said slowly: "Let's talk about recent events."

"Yes." Everyone nodded, and Bella stood up first.

She felt that she was in great condition recently. The great master had returned, and he trusted her more and more. In those few private contacts, she could even hear the intimacy when the other party called her name.

Isn't this feeling what she dreams of?

Bella bowed respectfully. She was dressed very grandly today. When she bent down, Sean could see the sparkling gems on her linen hat.

"Master, the things you ordered me have been going smoothly, but that person I mentioned to you last time?" She showed a questioning look.

Sean knew that the other person was talking about Herbert Burke, and he nodded to indicate that the other person should continue.

"Bok has been arrested, and progress in recruiting him to become one of us has been interrupted."

"Well, let's talk about the charges for which he was arrested."

"Barty should know more."

Sean looked at Barty Jr.: "My friend, it's up to you."

"Yes, Master." Little Barty glanced at Bella gratefully, feeling excited that he had been given the opportunity to perform.

Bella smiled slightly, and there was not much expression on her beautiful face. She had gained the complete trust of her master, and it would not be a bad idea to give this opportunity to another Death Eater who was equally loyal to her master.

Little Barty said quickly: "I was not present when Burke was arrested, but I understood all the circumstances at that time. During the investigation, the Aurors discovered something strange about the physical magic of the parasitic Bigmouth Monster - this creature always parasitizes Every person who passes by will leave a mark on that person, and Burke hurriedly wanted to take the animal away for disposal, which aroused the suspicion of the Aurors. Finally, it was discovered that the parasitic Bigmouth monster was brought into London as a parasite in Burke's body. .”

"During Bork's investigation, there were continuous reports of illegal activities during his tenure. There were many people in the interrogation room at that time. Even if Bork wanted to buy back his freedom with galleons, Fudge could not help."

"Who is the whistleblower?"

"An Auror received the report. It's anonymous, but it's true."

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