Chapter 946 The Second Death
"Please also tell me, Igor, who is the person who invited you to meet there tonight?" Ivan looked at the figure in front of him and asked.
"Who else could it be? Of course it's the French minister. This bastard got the evidence that I killed the previous minister from somewhere, and used it as a blackmail. He wanted me to help him become the leader of the coalition... As a result, I rushed there. I found out that this was a complete scam, and what he wanted from the beginning was my life!" Igor roared angrily.
Ivan's expression did not change much, and he continued to ask various questions slowly, and Igor also answered fluently, without any flaws in his words.
But Ivan naturally would not take these seriously, because he knew the nature of the Resurrection Stone very well, but it was different for others.
Although the resurrection stone appears to be a false illusion, he is the only one who knows this information for the time being. In the eyes of others, this Igor may be more real than real... If he said that the resurrection stone summoned I'm afraid no one will doubt Igor's soul.
The testimony of a dead person can come in handy when necessary, and even reverse the situation...
Ivan slowly put away the Resurrection Stone, recalling the scenes that happened tonight in his mind.
He was very sure that Igor's death was 100% related to Grindelwald, but the other party did it very cleanly, leaving almost no clues.
This is why the investigation ultimately reached an impasse.
Ivan believes that even if Wilkinson and Conner conduct a thorough investigation of the goblins and Aurors stationed in the North American Magic Headquarters, there will be no results, because it is impossible to leave such obvious traces with Grindelwald's methods. flaw.
Fortunately, sometimes even the absence of a clue can become one of the clues. This shows that Grindelwald is very familiar with this place and knows that the Aurors of the Department of Mysteries have the [Scene Re-enactment] spell, otherwise even if he finds a way Sneaking in, it is impossible to plan a perfect attack in just a few hours.
This may be related to the fact that during the last Wizarding War, Grindelwald once disguised himself as the Minister of Magical Security of North America.
However, Ivan felt that it should be more than that. After all, Grindelwald's actions were a little too smooth, and he directly ignored the heavy protection arranged by the Magical Congress of North America. This is very abnormal...
In addition, from the fact that Igor went to the appointment alone, it can be seen that Grindelwald is mostly pretending to be a big shot and has the opportunity to master Igor's dark information.
Only in this way can the initial trust of the other party be gained through brief contact or magical messaging. Based on these points, Ivan will suspect the French minister.
Of course, North American Executive Director Conall, Congress Chairman Wilkinson, the president of the Asian Magic Association, and other heads of small countries and their entourages are all worthy of suspicion.
Ivan touched his chin, suspecting that there were too many targets. It was not easy to be 100% sure it was someone in the current situation.
But Grindelwald's goal has now been revealed, which is about two points.
The first is to get five keys and hold the wizarding world's nuclear weapons in your hands.
The second is to try to sow discord, make their plan to form a coalition force go bankrupt, and even put the blame on themselves.
That being said, there will be another attack soon, either tonight or tomorrow night, because Igor's death will also speed up the meeting...
Once the countries reach a coalition agreement and leave the headquarters of the Magic Congress of North America, it will not be that easy to collect all the keys.
If it were anyone else, Ivan wouldn't be sure, but someone as proud as Grindelwald would never be satisfied with a small fight. This was also his chance to break the situation...
Ivan gradually fell into deep thought. If he were Grindelwald and wanted to successfully achieve these goals, what would he do next?
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The next day, early in the morning, people in the North American Magic Headquarters were still panic-stricken. After a night of settling, the impact of Igor's death not only did not subside, but the spread of the news caused even greater panic.
However, the morning meeting was not canceled because of this. Wilkinson and others knew very well that the more the enemy wanted to stop it, the more they had to implement it.
"Strange, why hasn't the French minister arrived yet?" Pierce glanced at the clock hanging on the wall of the conference room and couldn't help but frowned. It was almost time for the meeting, but the person representing the French Ministry of Magic was sitting there. Empty.
Ivan naturally noticed this, and shook his head silently in his heart. Grindelwald struck faster than he thought. It seemed that the suspect could cross one off...
Sure enough, more than a minute later, several Aurors rushed into the conference room in a panic and whispered a few words in Wilkinson's ear. Then the Congress Chairman's expression changed and he immediately took Conor and others with him. Leaving in a hurry.
After a few people left, the conference room suddenly became a mess. There were many smart people present. With a little thought, they could understand that a second attack must have occurred, and it was most likely related to the absent French minister. !
Amid everyone's protests, the guarding Aurors were forced to take them to the lounge.
The truth was exactly as they guessed. The French minister was dead...but the way of death was beyond everyone's expectations - he died directly in his room!
The cause of death turned out to be suicide!
No one wanted to believe this result, but the Aurors of the Department of Mysteries released [Scene Restoration] over and over again, and could not find any trace of the second person casting a spell in this small room.
This discovery made the wizards present shudder and get goosebumps.
"What's going on here? Chairman Wilkinson? I remember you promised each of us last night that extra manpower would be sent to protect our safety! What's the result?" The president of the Asia Society grabbed Wilkinson's hand. Collar, said very annoyed.
It was Igor before, and now he was the French Minister. How could he not be horrified that two leaders-level figures died in the Magic Congress of North America in such an inexplicable way.
If it was himself who was attacked last night instead of someone else, wouldn't he have died in his sleep?
"Enough...I've had enough! I'm leaving now!" In the crowd, a witch screamed in horror. The successive attacks had completely broken down her inner defenses. The French minister's strange death method, It was beyond her knowledge.
Although the current attacks only target ministers of major countries, who knows whether it will evolve into a large-scale massacre...