Chapter 475 A gift for the second king
There was a blue flame in the fireplace of Silverhand Manor, and John came out of it.
Tang Mi was already waiting here, with an anxious look on his face.
"Where is Jin?" John came to the study and asked about Jin's whereabouts.
"He went to the Ministry of Magic to negotiate." Tang Mi also had a backbone after John returned.
John nodded and asked, "Has Old Batty been here?"
Tommy said, "No, not after the death of Amelia Burns."
"Really?" The more John thought about it, the more he felt weird, so he said, "Has Old Batty been doing anything lately?"
"This..." Tang Mi didn't know these things.
But the most urgent task at the moment is to solve the suspension of construction of the werewolf community.
John pondered: "Go and stabilize the werewolf community."
"The Ministry of Magic?"
"I'll take care of them."
John reassured Tang Mi.
Old Jack and others don't know these things yet, and Old Batty's motives are also very weird.
John went to Silverhand Gardens.
"Who can tell me who old Batty has seen?"
John asked, and a man stepped out of the flowers.
It was an unfamiliar Asian face.
"Oh, you didn't wait for me." Gauss walked out from the passage of flowers.
John glanced at the Asian wizard and asked, "It seems that you have a clue."
"Just call me Musashi." Musashi nodded and said, "Barty Crouch met Pierce Thicknesse at Crouch's house."
"Oh?" John wasn't too surprised that Batty Sr. and Pierce met, but the fact that they met in a private house was intriguing.
"It seems that old Batty wants to consult Pierce's opinion, and doesn't want to make trouble with the Ministry of Magic."
He rubbed his chin in thought. Old Batty presumably wanted to discuss it in private.
Then there is no possibility of doing it yourself.
If you really want to do it, you can discuss it with the Ministry of Magic.
Even though Pierce was tactful, he was also a smart person. Knowing that his superior position relied on the friendship between Johnny Silver Hand and Old Batty, it was unlikely that he would incite Old Batty to backstab himself.
In this way, there are doubts about whether Batty Sr. will break up.
"I need to go to the Crouch's and visit our old friends."
Seeing the gardener who was concentrating on planting flowers over there, John said, "Are you interested in going together?"
Little Barty cut off a row of rose branches and leaves.
With Barty Jr., a member of the Crouch family, it became easier to enter the Crouch mansion.
Crouch's door was opened.
John walked in, and the smell of wood was palpable.
There was also a dank smell, and a wooden shield hung on the wall.
The fact that the wooden shields are intact means no one has forced their way in.
The wooden carved dog is also intact and has not been attacked in the house.
But in the desk drawer, John saw the amulet that belonged to Barty Sr.
"No amulet?"
Squinting his eyes at the amulet in the drawer, John was lost in thought.
Old Batty had been attacked before, and the only person who could make him meet without the amulet was Pierce.
At this time, John saw little Barty standing at the door and not coming in, but staring at the door.
John walked over and took a look. On the edge of the door, there were four crescent marks, which seemed to be pressed out by fingernails.
Looking down, there are traces of crawling on the ground.
An emerald green snake instantly appeared in John's mind.
His pupils contracted, and he said in a deep voice, "Voldemort's people have been here!"
The presence of the snake at the Crouch's house, with Bellatrix, meant that it had been invited.
And Batty Sr. met Pierce.
And Pierce...
Several results flashed through John's mind.
Either it was impersonated, or Pierce was controlled.
Either way, Barty Sr. doesn't seem to be doing well right now.
But even worse, it was John.
If old Batty is really under control, then if he does something against John, John will not be able to break into the Ministry of Magic to find him.
"Ugh……"
John sighed, and then changed the topic: "Fortunately, I kept the door open."
"Go together?" Glancing at Barty Jr., John asked just now.
Little Barty said coldly: "It's none of my business."
The relationship between father and son is still as bad.
John shrugged.
...
In the Ministry of Magic.
As a senior official of the Ministry of Magic, the counterfeit Pierce stayed in the same office as Old Batty.
"Your willpower is strong."
He looked at old Batty with great interest.
On the way, old Barty broke free from the control of an Imperius Curse.
As expected of someone who can become the Minister of Magic, his willpower is indeed very tenacious, far beyond ordinary people.
Sitting diagonally across from old Barty, he held a nine-inch wand in his hand.
Old Batty was like a wooden man, being directed to sign a document.
The counterfeit looked around elegantly.
This office has been redecorated with Silver Hand Style, the overall color is a dull tone, and some silver ornaments are placed on the table.
He picked up one casually and looked at the delicate patterns on it.
His gaze swept across the flickering fireplace flames.
The impostor stares past.
The more he looked at it, the more strange he felt.
Getting up from the chair, he walked over.
When he was about to reach the fireplace, a blinding white light exploded in the fireplace.
Immediately afterwards, the counterfeit felt that the wand in his hand disappeared, as if his neck had been pierced by something.
After recovering his eyesight, he fixedly looked at the person in front of him.
He grinned and wanted to laugh, but his wand was stuck in his neck, causing him to fall down without strength.
John walked up to Batty Sr., and his wand tapped Batty Sr. on the shoulder.
Old Batty instantly released the soul-snatching state, and the whole person woke up with a jolt.
He looked down and saw that he was signing a treaty that legalized the entry of giants as protected magical animals.
Startled him into a cold sweat.
"John?" He looked up at John and asked the first question, "How did you get in here?"
John was taken aback, and said, "A Floo network."
Pointing to the fireplace, John chuckled, "Don't tell me you forgot."
After being reminded by him, Old Barty also remembered that he had opened an emergency passage between the Crouch mansion and the minister's office.
Old Batty burned the document with lingering fear, and looked at the counterfeit who hadn't died yet with a sullen face.
"Who the hell are you and why do you want to control me?"
"Hey, it's too late."
The counterfeit covered his neck and let out a leaky laugh.
He looked at John and laughed wildly: "It's too late!"
John thought of something, and his face changed.
"Silverhand Johnny!"
...
Silverhands Johnny store.
Jin went to the Ministry of Magic, and Tang Mi went to the werewolf community.
In the current Silverhand Johnny store, apart from the employees and security guards, there is no one in charge of the overall situation.
A group of people came here with a seizure order signed by the Minister of Magic in their hands.
The employee confirmed the seal and signature on it, and was at a loss.
A female Auror grabbed the employee's hair and dragged him out. She said angrily, "Didn't you see that this place is blocked?"
Because of fear of the Ministry of Magic, the security had to retreat temporarily.
After everyone inside had left, the face of the female Auror changed.
A ruined face appeared.
Bellatrix.
A small emerald snake wrapped around her neck like a necklace.
The rest of the Aurors also showed their faces, all with crazy expressions, and took away the items from the Johnny Silver Hand store.
After holding almost everything, Bellatrix drew out her wand and pointed it at the conspicuous silver hand symbol.
The silver hand was shattered, and flames spread from inside.
"Second King, do you like the gift I gave you?"
This is provocation.
From the return of the Dark Lord strikes back.
The fire was extinguished when John came.
With a sullen face, he looked at the list of things that had been taken away.
"Tom, you impress me."
Act arrogantly.
It seems that Voldemort wants to use the posture of the Dark Lord to reappear in front of everyone.
"It seems that after nearly a year of dormancy, the strength you need is enough."
John smiled instead of anger, a chill flashed under his eyes.
He didn't care about the damage to the silver hand.
The opponent's looting of equipment and armed forces proved that Voldemort had made up his mind to attack Hogwarts.
This allows John to start implementing plans as well.
He glanced at the old Batty beside him, and said lightly: "Old Batty, it seems that this is not a bad thing."
Old Batty thought that John was stimulated, and even Johnny the Silver Hand was burned, which was not a bad thing.
"The construction of the werewolf community is suspended, and I want to give an old friend a big gift."
John chuckled, he was worried that he would have no chance to leave.
Then Voldemort's wish was fulfilled, and he could use this opportunity to go to another country.
"A pure-blooded family, I hope they can push this matter to a higher level with the hands of the Ministry of Magic."
John turned around, and the Silverhand Johnny store behind him was repairing quickly with a progress visible to the naked eye.
He's going back to Hogwarts.
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