The Russian Minister of Magic made a disapproving sound from his nose.
He narrowed his eyes and spoke softly with strong disgust.
"Goblin, you'd better understand that no matter what crimes the wizard has committed, it's not your turn to talk about it - the reason why you are here is just because MACUSA told us that you have extremely important information
To report to the Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards, I hope this is more than just a flimsy accusation."
"Yes, Mr. Minister! I am just sad that some traitors have appeared among us goblins."
The middle-aged goblin stood as straight as possible, the viciousness in his voice gradually dissipated, and a flattering look appeared on his face.
"Unlike the original guys at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, we American goblins are very willing to serve the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards. We will do our best to assist in maintaining the stability of the wizarding world and maintaining the authority of the Statute of Secrecy...
…”
"Okay! We don't care about your internal conflicts, goblin!"
The wizard commissioner from the International Federation waved his hand, interrupted the middle-aged goblin's words, and said coldly.
"You said that you have definite evidence that can prove that someone is conspiring to destroy the balance of peaceful coexistence between the non-magical world and the magical world. Then tell the name of the mastermind and the evidence in your hand, and we will verify it.
"
"Bronya," the middle-aged elf's expression froze and she said hastily, "You should have heard of this name. It is the elf queen who just took charge of Gringotts Wizarding Bank. After she came to power, she made many achievements.
Horrible things - in order to consolidate her position, she secretly executed many innocent goblins - "
"Stop talking nonsense!"
The Ukrainian Minister of Magic tapped the table impatiently and said sarcastically.
"Wizard, do you understand? What we want is the name of the wizard... If the Fairy Queen is really an accomplice of those who are trying to subvert the peace of the magical world, we will naturally deal with it together! Now, please tell us what we want to hear.
thing."
"-We don't know who is the mastermind behind her--since the Goblin Queen came to power, an extremely bloody purge has been carried out within Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and core business information has been tightly blocked-"
"It seems like this Fairy Queen is really powerful, otherwise she wouldn't have forced you to ask us for help, right?"
The Russian Minister of Magic sneered and glanced at the middle-aged goblin in front of him rather playfully.
"Didn't you say before that you knew the names of some wizards?" the commissioner of the International Federation of Wizards said coldly.
"Well - yes," the middle-aged goblin said nervously, "those 'wizards' who are preparing to abscond, they recently withdrew a large amount of cash from the Russian branch of Gringotts and dealt with some assets in the black market. We - I
A friend saw with his own eyes that a specialist from Gringotts headquarters came to help them deal with it. This is a very unreasonable situation, because their asset size is not logically enough to have a dedicated business specialist - "
"Tell me the important point! And the name!" The commissioner of the International Federation of Wizards became increasingly impatient.
The middle-aged fairy took a deep breath.
"Yermak Ivanovich, the son of the famous Mr. Novarte Ivanovich, we saw with our own eyes not long ago exchanged a large sum of pounds in the bank--this was obviously an extremely important thing.
Something unusual."
"In other words... you are monitoring the daily financial activities of wizards?"
The Russian Minister of Magic narrowed his eyes and made a slightly threatening snort from his nose.
"Nowat is dead," said the wizard commissioner of the International Federation. "As for Yermak, his daughter has received an invitation to Hogwarts. The British Ministry of Magic has submitted the corresponding documentation, and we are conducting an evaluation.
"
"Really?" The middle-aged goblin's eyes widened, "That - that's really good news."
However, judging from its expression, this is obviously not a very pleasant thing, because it means that all their previous research and investigation work on Yermak Ivanovich has been lost.
gained meaning.
The most intuitive impact of the change of power in Gringotts Wizarding Bank is that almost all the tentacles of the American goblins buried in Gringotts in Europe have been cut off - behind every in-depth report excavation work, there are usually several insiders
The exposure of personnel and sky-high intelligence fees, and of course, the cost of time, the most precious thing in the financial market.
"Is there any more?" the wizard commissioner of the International Federation asked coldly.
"Yes!" said the middle-aged goblin, "the Lomonrosov family, the Sumarokov family, the Lermontov family... there are at least seven or eight families labeled as 'sensitive persons' by the magic circle of the former Soviet Union.
Frequent capital flows have been taking place during this time! I swear by gold galleons, more than one person has heard the news that they plan to secretly board the ship and leave at some time today."
Obviously, this time the information told by the American goblin finally worked.
The wizards sitting behind the round table exchanged glances with each other and whispered among themselves.
"Lomon Losov?" The Russian Minister of Magic turned his head, glanced at the Ukrainian Minister of Magic sitting next to him, and grinned maliciously, "That person plans to prosecute you for crimes against humanity.
The Sangamo guy?”
"If I hadn't arrested Sumarokov personally, do you think you would still be sitting here?"
The Minister of Magic of Ukraine responded quickly, with a bit of ridicule in his tone, "If you really deal with the scene according to the first-level magical disaster response, your Magical Disasters Department will probably not have a few people left now, right?"
"Boarding?" the commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards repeated thoughtfully.
"I'm sure that's the case!" The middle-aged goblin nodded eagerly, "In order to confirm this news, we lost three reliable goblin employees. They deliberately avoided transportation in the magical world and planned to leave by boat-"
"I see, are you using Muggle transportation?"
The commissioner of the International Federation of Wizards nodded, "Very good, we will pay close attention to various ports in Muggle cities. This is not a difficult matter. The time they float on the sea is enough for us to catch them hundreds of times.
.As for the wizarding families you mentioned, we will also verify them later, so let’s do this for today.”
"Wait, then Gringotts Wizards Bank Conspiracy——" The middle-aged goblin subconsciously widened his eyes.
"Didn't I answer you just now? If the verification results reveal that they are indeed deeply involved in this matter, the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards will naturally handle it, but this is not something that needs to be done urgently now."
The wizard glanced at the name on the parchment and shrugged casually.
"But this is different from what we agreed before! Gringotts Wizarding Bank has illegally frozen our assets. As an authoritative institution in the wizarding world, in the face of this vicious business organization that blatantly violates the confidentiality law, you should..."
"Huh? Goblin! Are you teaching me how to do things?"
The commissioner of the International Federation of Wizards turned cold and snorted softly.
"They are just some wizards who plan to sneak into the country. Similar things happen every day in the wizarding world. Don't you think that this information alone is enough for us to interfere with the normal operations of Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Compared with these small problems
, the stability of the magic world is more important. In short, thank you for your information. If there is nothing else, then we need-"
"Wait, wait a minute!"
The middle-aged goblin gritted his teeth and stood up, "Wait a minute, there is another important thing!"
The goblin representative from America clenched his fists subconsciously, veins popped up on the back of his thin hands, and he began to sweat constantly on his forehead - the pressure Gringotts Wizarding Bank put on them this time was too great.
This kind of crazy negative-sum game war cannot be sustained for too long by the current capital base of the American fairies alone.
In less than half a month, all their investment in this land will be wiped out.
Unless... they can get Gringotts Wizarding Bank into the same quagmire...
"Grindelwald!" it screamed, "Gellert Grindelwald, there is Grindelwald behind Gringotts Wizarding Bank! I swear there is a connection between Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Grindelwald's followers.
Very close contact!”
"Grindelwald is still imprisoned in the Nurmengard Tower," the commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards said contemptuously. "Albus Dumbledore also specially submitted a report to the Ministry of Magic a few months ago.
Information on Grindelwald’s current situation.”
"No! You were all deceived by him!"
The middle-aged goblin's eyes flashed with a trace of evil, and he said in a desperate tone.
"In fact, Grindelwald is no longer in Nurmengard Castle. Dumbledore secretly released Grindelwald long ago. Anyway, except for him, no one in the wizarding world can see Grindelwald.
Devore. The followers of Gringotts and Grindelwald have already planned to create chaos today and cover up their actions..."
Regarding the news about Grindelwald, the American fairies don't know much about it.
Most of the content is actually aggregation of information from various corners of magic, as well as some fragmented gossip that flowed out of the original Gringotts Wizarding Bank before the Fairy Queen came to the throne.
However, with the establishment of [Hogwarts-Golden Gallons], to a certain extent, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Gringotts Wizarding Bank have become a community of interests. Even with Albus
·It is not a wise choice for Dumbledore to go against him. In order to drag Gringotts into troubled waters, they cannot control too much.
"Okay! Goblin, let's stop here -"
The Russian Minister of Magic waved his hand and interrupted the goblin.
"Recently, various rumors about Gellert Grindelwald have indeed appeared in the wizarding world. We have repeatedly confirmed these things. Moreover, just last night, there was another
A wizard of equal status to Albus Dumbledore entered Nurmengard and reported to us Grindelwald's condition."
"As for what you said about Gringotts Wizarding Bank, or that someone with ulterior motives is planning to cause chaos, we have already prepared a response plan. That gentleman will arrive here today to work with us to maintain order.
.”
"Equal status to Dumbledore? How could there be anyone in the wizarding world today——"
The middle-aged goblin's face froze, with deep suspicion on his expression.
"You are right, I think so too... Mr. Minister, I told you not to introduce me like this..."
At this moment, a helpless sigh came from the shadows in the corner.
"Newt Scamander" stood up, walked to the round conference table, thought for a while and continued.
"But I think Mr. Lulinfran is right about one thing. We should take action as soon as possible - it is best to go to the Muggle ports, the places where chaos occurred, and the suspected wizard families separately.
Investigate whether there are any traces of dark wizards..."
Under the dim light, "Newt Scamander's" eyes flashed quickly, and a meaningful smile flashed across the corner of his mouth.
There is no doubt that no matter in which era, there are dark wizards who try to subvert and create chaos...
only……
Just as Albus Dumbledore is not the only one in this world who can be called the patron saint of the wizarding world - similarly, the dark wizards in this world are not just the followers of Grindelwald...
…
…………
Meanwhile, somewhere in Moscow.
Gringotts Wizarding Bank branch in Russia.
An ugly gold ring set with black stones was placed in an open space not far away.
Dozens of wizards, shrouded in cloaks, with hoods on their heads and masks on their faces, nervously gathered around it, pointing their wands at the ring.
If there are students who have participated in the "Defense Against the Dark Arts Final Trial" at Hogwarts this year here, they will definitely be able to identify these people immediately.
Those Death Eaters who once spread terror in the British wizarding world!
Along with the chanting sounds of these "Death Eaters", a vague shadow gradually formed in mid-air.
A wizard hidden behind a mask tapped the magic metal watch on his wrist and said softly.