Chapter 530 We Must Use Brain Monsters to Defeat Brain Monsters! (2-in-1)

High risks often mean high returns, and Rozier knew this very well.

What's more, he sees Ivan's strength, potential and wisdom. This is a business that is sure to make money without losing money, and there is no way he will make the same mistakes again!

"Take these things, let's go back."

Ivan didn't know what Old Rozier was thinking. After feeling sorry for the missing gold galleons, he ordered the wizards who had followed him to empty the money and items here and prepare to return to Bojinbok Store.

Before leaving, Ivan deliberately left a few people to stay here temporarily and repair the damaged tables, chairs and walls.

This underground secret room is very large, has complete supporting facilities, and is very secretive. It is very suitable as a backup base!

By the time Ivan returned to Bojinbok's store with the laden wizards, it was already dark.

Ivan enthusiastically delivered a speech outside the store to commend those who fought bravely in the battle.

Every wizard who participated in the battle was very happy, not just because they had just won a big victory and no one died.

What's more important is that Ivan generously gave them a bonus to celebrate this victory, and those wizards who were injured in the battle received additional subsidies.

No matter how worried Ivan was about the expense, there would be no ambiguity about it. They risked death to achieve this victory and should be rewarded accordingly!

After Ivan finished his speech and dismissed the crowd gathered here, Fulen walked up quickly and handed over a list and a thick booklet.

"Your Excellency Hals, this is the list of prisoners captured in this battle. In addition, we found a ledger from the financial room!" Fulen said.

Ivan nodded, took the two things, and glanced at the list before looking at the ledger.

While recording the names and general information of the captured personnel, it also recorded the enemies killed in the battle.

Excluding a few pure-blood wizards, there were a total of twenty-nine guards in the wizard market and the underground secret room. Eleven of them died. The others were either captured or simply surrendered.

"Why have so many people been arrested?" Seeing this, Ivan turned to look at Fulen and asked strangely.

Although he hoped to reduce the killing, he also understood that death was inevitable in such a fierce battle, and it should not be the case that most of the enemy personnel were captured.

"Except for the law enforcers, the other guards are temporarily recruited from the wizard market with money, and have no loyalty to the Nott family.

When we entered, some guards saw that there were so many of us and had no intention of resisting, so they just threw away their wands and surrendered," Flan explained.

The corner of Ivan's mouth twitched, and he said that he led a group of poorly trained wizards to break into the wizard market so easily. No one died. It turned out to be because the enemy was more useless.

"Mr. Hals, what should we do with these prisoners? They seem to want to join us," Fulen asked hesitantly.

Ivan hesitated, preparing to use the forgetting spell to wash away these people's recent memories, and then let them go.

After all, he doesn't need so many people, and it's hard to kill them all, let alone stay in prison and eat free food!

However, Ivan quickly rejected this idea. Most of the captured prisoners were dark wizards from Knockturn Alley. When the Nott family recruits people, they may not be screened like Asia.

This means that among those people, there may be extremely vicious thugs. If they are released like this, they will disrupt the security of Knockturn Alley, and they will need to be managed by themselves.

"Detain them first, send someone to keep an eye on them so they don't run away, and interrogate each one of them. I need to know all their details, and I can use veritaserum if necessary!" Ivan said to Fulen.

He decided to check, there was no need for those thugs to be alive, and the others considered whether to let them go depending on the situation.

"By the way, remember to find another place to lock those pure-blood wizards, especially Nott, who needs to be locked up alone, do you understand?" Ivan suddenly remembered Old Rozier's proposal and added.

"Yes, Sir Hals!" Fulen bowed slightly.

"Keep those prisoners locked up, and then call Docter over. I have something to ask him!" Ivan waved his hand to indicate that Fulen could leave.

Fulun nodded, and after asking for some precautions, he turned around and left as instructed.

Ivan put down the list, walked into the inner room of Bojinbok's store, sat by the fire, and checked the wizard market's ledger. After a rough look at it several times, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. .

"Profit of 700,000 galleons a year?" Ivan looked at the records in the account book and wondered if there was an extra zero on it.

Because no matter how you look at it, the wizard market doesn't look like it can make so much money.

Knockturn Alley is too poor to find so much oil and water!

However, after Ivan took a closer look, he discovered that the real profit of the wizard market was smuggling and buying and selling various contraband!

The business scope is the entire European magical world!

"No wonder I can make so much money because of these businesses!" Ivan murmured to himself.

He also found that the account book was not complete. The source of a lot of money was not directly written down. It was most likely some more serious black income, so it was not recorded.

Even so, the things recorded in the ledger alone are enough to keep Foley, Nott and others in Azkaban for a lifetime.

Of course, under normal circumstances, it doesn't matter even if the wizard market is investigated by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. These pure-blood families still have a layer of white gloves to get away with it.

They did not directly manage the wizard market before, but controlled it behind the scenes by supporting an agent. There was nothing detrimental to them recorded in the ledger. In a sense, it was still "clean"!

Coupled with their influence and connections in the magical world, it is unlikely that they will go to Azkaban. It is estimated that they can be exonerated by pushing the agent out to face trial and paying a sum of money.

Ivan shook his head and sighed. It seemed that no matter whether it was the Muggle world or the wizarding world, some things were always so similar.

Those pure-blood wizards who look like gentlemen on the outside may be doing some shady things secretly, but you can't do anything about them because they are best at taking advantage of loopholes in the law.

"That's not right. Why did my five hundred thousand Galleons become fifty thousand!" Ivan suddenly realized that old Rozier, the bastard, might have deceived him. The wizard market is so profitable, even if it has only been operating for half a year this year. , it’s more than fifty thousand Galleons!

But when he angrily turned to the last few pages of the ledger, he was dumbfounded. The amount shown on the ledger was really only this much.

In the first half of this year, due to the impact of this small war, they did not make a few big deals at all, and the income from the wizard market naturally dropped sharply.

Even the evil agent was killed by Asia. Otherwise, these pure-blood wizard families would not have to die personally.

Fortunately, the wizarding market's overall balance sheet is still there. As long as it is reorganized and continues to operate, it won't be long before the previous income can be restored.

With half a million galleons a year, from now on I can be considered a rich man in the wizarding world.

Ivan was a little happy thinking about it!

However, realizing that this was all gray income, Ivan hesitated a little. He considered himself a good wizard who abided by the law. Although sometimes he would "slightly" cross the line due to helplessness, this did not prevent him from being a good person!

Ivan flipped through the account books and finally merged them. He felt that it was necessary to make certain rectifications to the business of the wizard market, and he stopped doing some dirty work that was too bad!

As an alternative, he can use the channels of the wizard market to sell the alchemical items and magic potions he produces throughout Europe. In that case, his income will not decrease, but may actually increase a lot!

As for part of the smuggling work, he still has to do it. This may help him get some rare magical creatures so that he can get blood!

For example, five years ago, the wizard market purchased a young bird snake and eventually sold it to an anonymous old witch. The specific price was not recorded in the books, and it couldn't be cheap even if you think about it.

It is worth mentioning that the dementors bought by Dougt's people were also obtained from the wizard market. He was able to successfully train as a summoning guardian. It is said that he really has to thank this black market.

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While Ivan was thinking about it, the door of Bojinbok's store was opened, but it was Docter who walked in from the outside.

"Little Ivan, I just heard that Fulen said you were looking for me?" Docter said with a smile. Although Ivan's identity is different now, privately he still wants to maintain this close relationship.

"Well, I have something to ask you." Ivan threw the account book aside and asked. "How much do you know about those wizard families?"

Docter was stunned for a while, and then explained to Ivan in detail.

He has a wide network of contacts in the magic world. He has investigated these wizard families before due to conflicts with the wizard market, so he has a very detailed understanding of them.

The first is the leading Nott family. Doggett suspects that they have extreme purist tendencies.

Because several of Old Nott's brothers and sisters had joined the Death Eater camp more than ten years ago, and they had a good relationship with the Black family, another family that respected pure blood.

Not long after Voldemort first came out, Old Nott also provided some funds to Voldemort.

In the end, needless to say, it was a completely loss-making business, which directly caused the Nott family, which was originally very prestigious in the magic world, to suddenly weaken.

After Rhys Nott's death, Old Nott was the only direct member of the family left.

"In short, the Nott family is the real manager behind the wizard market, occupying at least half of the share, and Old Nott is the most involved in daily operations!"

Docter was explaining to Ivan. After talking about the Knott family, he went on to reveal the details of the three pure-blood families of Foley, Rozier, and Rolle.

These families are neither big nor small. In addition to the wizarding market, they also have their own industries. They have a certain influence in the magic world. They are relatively neutral families and rarely intervene in disputes.

According to Doggett, they remain neutral and just want to be on the side of the winner!

The Parkinson family has certain pure-blood tendencies and is relatively conservative. They usually hedge their bets. They once supported Voldemort's pure-blood policy, but they did not contribute money and effort, so they suffered little loss when Voldemort fell.

"The Abbott family is a little different. Yes, they are pure blood, but they are closer to Muggles. I heard that they have invested in Muggle industries in London. Well, I heard that the Leaky Cauldron has something to do with the Abbott family!"

Docter revealed everything he knew, and then commented. "It's a relatively law-abiding family!"

"Are you sure!" Ivan tapped the ledger on the table with his hand.

If this were the case, why would they become one of the founding families of the wizard market? What they did here were all gray and even illegal businesses.

"I mean at least recent generations have had this tendency!" Doggett shrugged.

The wizarding market was established a long time ago, and family perceptions may change with each generation.

The Aibo family is relatively law-abiding, but they are not stupid. Why not make money if they have money?

Anyway, there are agents here, so they won’t get their hands dirty. They just turn a blind eye and just take dividends every year.

After hearing what Doggett said, Ivan suddenly understood and no longer knew anything about these six pure-blood wizard families.

But he still didn't understand what Old Rozier wanted to do. Ivan looked at Docter with a thought in his mind, and suddenly said. "Rozier just wanted to plead with Foley and the others and beg me to let them go! Except for old Nott"

"Rozier?" Docter raised his eyebrows, thought deeply for a while, and then sneered. "He must be thinking of recruiting a group of people to improve his status!"

Having said this, Docter was also a little anxious. The resources and money owned by the five pure-blood families should not be underestimated!

If Rozier really convinces them to join the camp and become the new leader, then this guy's importance will skyrocket, and his status may catch up with him. This is not okay!

Ivan tapped the table gently, but he was secretly happy in his heart. He had figured out the way to deal with the brain monsters, and that was to use one brain monster to deal with another brain monster!

As long as he imagined enough monsters, had conflicts with each other, did not collude with each other, and asked questions more skillfully, he would immediately know what these people were imagining.

There would be no more embarrassing scenes like before when someone came up to him to claim credit even though he had done nothing, saying that the things he arranged last time had been completed.

He has experienced this kind of thing a lot, and no matter how good his acting skills are, he will be betrayed one day.

Ivan thought this, and it was difficult to judge whether to agree to old Rozier's plea, so he looked at Docter again and asked.

"Do you think old Rozier has this ability?"

Thanks to Hiro Yuri for the 10,000 starting coin reward, Chhleo for the 1,000 starting coin reward, and Wan Shiwu Never Ending for the 100 starting coin reward.