Chapter 4

The sound of the giant falling down is the signal for the meat eaters to start their meal.

From the perspective of wealth size, the Shafiq family, which merged the wealth of the Fangli family, can be regarded as a behemoth.

Of course, in the small social circle of the wizarding world, if ordinary people dare to say that, it will only make people laugh.

In the judgment of the Wizengamot against Stanley Shafik, the atonement was divided into three parts:

Compensation for direct and indirect damage to public property during the period of evil.

Financial compensation to the victim's family.

Compensation for the joint pursuit costs of the International Federation of Magic and the British Ministry of Magic.

This atonement compensation is obviously a big mouth and sharp teeth that devour the wealth of the Shafiq family and the Fangli family.

In fact, there are some specific statements:

The lion feasts, the hyena gnaws the bones and tendons, and the crow picks the seams. Each has its own taste, and the division of labor is clear.

The same is true for the Shafiq family. The division plan has been discussed in secret.

The lion of the International Federation of Magic has gone.

It's time for the hyena of the British Ministry of Magic, representing the local dignitaries.

Nozawa Park Castle, as well as Exmoor Hills, are the delicacies of hyenas. It is not fat enough, but it is still very nutritious and delicious when you taste it carefully.

Some people are already thinking about how to use it for profit after getting it.

As for the part that belongs to the crow, doesn't Catherine still have some gold, silver and soft belongings in her hands?

In the whole scheme, Catherine Shafik will have to pawn these pawns for money sooner or later in order to live.

When she sells these for three worthless two, it is tantamount to crows eating meat.

Vincent thought that Shafiq's mother and son would have a difficult life in the future, and Rubes said indifferently: "Wealth is impossible, this is Stanley's sin, and now it has been repaid ten times. Is it okay to live with peace of mind? British magic Didn't the Ministry declare in public that there is a job waiting for her to start?"

Vincent smiled: "There is an old joke in the Auror Division, which tells the experience of a law enforcer who made a mistake and was imprisoned in a prison. Most of the prisoners in that prison were captured by deadly law enforcers... "

Of course Lubes knew the joke, since he was only transferred from the Aurors last year.

Then he understood, understood the difficulty of resolving resentment, and understood the hatred of the house. Families of Death Eaters cannot work in the Ministry of Magic.

Vincent continued: "Business is all about harmony and wealth, so those shops will not hire a family member of a Death Eater, that would be too unfriendly to customers."

"So Catherine can't find a job at all?"

"It's very difficult." Vincent said again: "I guess after we leave, Catherine will pawn ancestral things, such as jewelry and oil paintings."

"But you have to know that the best batch has already been taken away, and the rest are all at high prices that are unlikely to be sold, and it is difficult to compare prices. Even if Catherine still has some connections with Muggles, she will not How much money you get. Because that's not allowed by some people."

Lubes clenched his fists and said, "The Shafiq family turned themselves in, but the end result is like this! And some evildoers escaped punishment. It's really embarrassing."

"Yeah, nothing changed in the end. Those who died were ordinary wizards, and those who paid the price for their crimes were mostly executors like Stanley who obeyed orders. The leader who should be hanged is either missing, or Successfully exonerated, still holding capital, although damaged, but through a new round of annexation and integration, he became rich again, wielding the Golden Galleon, and regained power."

Rubes sighed: "It's so sad, look at the meaning, just like George Harrison said, the wizard war will really have a second half."

"The possibility is very high, but I think I can rest and recuperate for more than ten years."...

Slowly walking back to the front of the mansion, I saw the last group of people carrying valuables also come out of the house.

The two saw that Catherine had a bleak face, messy clothes, haggard and desolate.

And her son Kane, with a pale face, was shivering in midsummer, his lips were blue, and coughed from time to time, with a hoarse cough, like an old smoker.

Since he was two years old, he has embarked on the road of escape. It is not surprising that he has suffered from chronic illnesses for four years.

Lubes thought to himself: "It's miserable, but what's worse is that there is no light in the future."

Vincent, on the other hand, thought of what George Harrison said at the trial.

He looked at the little Kane with a consumptive look.

He knew that if this child could survive, then in his heart, what would accumulate the most would be enthusiasm, friendliness, trust and fraternity. And in today's wizarding world, how many people like Little Kane are there?

To be honest, not many, but not too few.

And if Kane knew what Vincent was thinking at this time, he might secretly laugh at Vincent for being so emotional that he seemed literary.

He felt that at least he would never be what Vincent thought.

The memory of the previous life is not lost, and the three views are fixed. If you lose, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand at attention. It's about now.

Stanley's surrender was planned by him alone.

It was all within his expectation that he would be as miserable as he is now.

Even on the way to escape, he had already started planning and setting things up and down, and now, some of them are already usable. Like Catherine's Squib Aunt.

It can be said that today, his plan has not gone astray, washing away the filth and living in the sun again, this is what he wants.

Why cleanse?

Go to jail and lose money?

Not enough, at least in the wizarding world, not enough.

It also needs the dignity to be trampled on, how domineering at the beginning, and how despicable it is now, in order to make people feel angry.

Favor debt, favor repayment, that’s what it’s about.

A slippery escape like Lucius Malfoy cannot wash away his stains.

Those people headed by Dumbledore will always look at him differently.

And Voldemort and the Death Eaters are also in control of his black background, like a planted mine, threatened by it at all times.

He was different from Catherine. The current misery is precisely the price of cleaning up. Re-be a man, re-choose.

As for money. He had never been sad about that.

He has a lot of solutions to money troubles.

After the raider left, Catherine took a short nap, but she still looked haggard when she woke up. The wind and frost accumulated over the years cannot be recovered in a short while.

She nestled on the bed, looking at the almost evacuated home, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

She said to her son, who was standing quietly in the corner of the room with his eyes closed and meditating: "Kane, did we do something wrong? Stanley continued his escape journey, and we returned to take over the wealth of the two families. Isn't it so miserable? ?”

Kane opened his eyes, and there was a flash of lightning in them.

Even though Catherine has seen this situation many times, she will still find it amazing when she sees it again. She sincerely felt that if the wizard world had the title of wizard god, it must be for the future Kane.

"No, if that's the case, those people will use all kinds of arguments to hold us back from doing anything, and they will take the opportunity to swallow up our wealth. At that time, a lot of wealth will be robbed, but there is nothing for us. Benefits are tantamount to loss in vain.”

"Moreover, there must be an explanation for Stanley's issue. The only ones who can't afford it are us. For the righteous people and those who were persecuted by Stanley and their families, Stanley was tried and his property was confiscated. We The end was also miserable, so the price has been paid, and the anger in my heart has been released."

"For those who plan our wealth, whether we are innocent or not, and how much Stanley is guilty of, is not the point. The point is that the guardians of the two families have fallen, we have become fat, and they are in Damaged after the war, you need supplements, and if you can’t get it, you will never be reconciled.”

Catherine said: "This is something I have never figured out. Why didn't the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix choose to take the opportunity to overthrow those people? You must know that many people in the Ministry of Magic hate them, and the Order of the Phoenix basically Against them."

Kane said disdainfully: "What's the use of hating? They also have stains, a little less, but it's enough to resign even if they don't go to jail. How can they be willing? And the righteous people are bound by the rules of justice, and they have to tell evidence , and cannot privately rule and convict.”

He continued: "In wizarding wars, the most people are those who follow the wind, and among them, the rich and powerful are good at playing this kind of hedging trick. It is not Bellatrix who is really in trouble with Voldemort." A lunatic is a fool like Stanley."

"Because of this, when those people hide the evidence and come up with relevant evidence that is biased towards justice, and those people in the Ministry of Magic dare not catch the fish, the righteous people can only pinch their noses and put it aside. And they have to Consider the cost of eradicating all evil."

Catherine sighed: "According to what you said, the reason we are down to where we are today is because we lost our strength."

"We actually have the power. I use the means to make those people panic and fearful. I want more, and I want to take the opportunity to clean up. There are not many opportunities to wipe the past and rebuild the image."

He added: "Don't worry, in a few years, the Shafiq family will have a new look."