Chapter 334: Is This All Blake’S Plan?
The Ministry officials left for the time being.
Lockhart also temporarily avoided the fate of being captured now.
It looked like he had dodged a bullet.
But after everyone left.
Lockhart quickly closed the office door.
The confident smile on his face also disappeared.
That woman Rita really has her own tricks!
During the interview, did you accidentally discover Agnes’s identity?
You obviously knew it from the beginning!
But why not use it to attack yourself from the beginning?
Lockhart couldn't understand.
He was very nervous some time ago and was always on guard against that woman Rita throwing out evidence against him.
But she didn't lose it.
And now, when he was completely relaxed and thought Rita had nothing.
Rita jumped up and gave him a loud slap in the face!
Although thanks to what Blake taught him, he temporarily avoided help due to lack of evidence.
However, this matter is far from over!
If Agnes was just a witch with nothing, he didn't care.
But now, Agnes' identity is no longer ordinary.
Since she broke the news like this.
That means that one of her and Lockhart himself must fall!
What Agnes said was true, and Luhart was finished.
And if Lockhart proves that he was wrongly accused, then Agnes will be charged with false accusation.
Therefore, Agnes will never give up and continue to work on herself.
Thinking of this, Lockhart felt very upset.
"I won't admit defeat!"
Lockhart sat back at the desk, picked up the quill and started writing.
He's going to lash out at Agnes for framing him on "The Quibbler"!
As for Dean Bohan, Lockhart didn't mention it.
Firstly, he didn't have the courage, and secondly, they only proved that Agnes had been harmed by the Forgotten Curse, and they didn't say that it was him.
The following issues of the Daily Prophet and The Quibbler struggled with this issue for several issues.
Both sides win or lose each other.
Of course, Lockhart also changed from one-on-one with Rita at the beginning to one-on-two.
The Daily Prophet is not stingy with space and has also reserved a section for Agnes...
After all, this kind of thing can also increase the sales of "Daily Prophet".
You can make money and complete the boss's tasks at the same time, so why not?
The Ministry of Magic also started an investigation as early as when this incident broke out.
B......
When Agnes had the accident, she was in the wild.
No witnesses at all. 757Although her brain does have traces of the Forgetting Curse.
However, this does not mean that it is Lockhart.
On the contrary, it is possible that someone has touched her memory.
FFLX......
The Ministry of Magic cannot rule out the possibility that Agnes's memory has been tampered with.
Therefore, even if Agnes proposed voluntarily taking Veritaserum, it would be meaningless.
If the memory is modified, even if what is said is true, it will be difficult to obtain evidence.
Of course, the Ministry of Magic didn't think about arresting Lockhart and giving him Veritaserum.
...
The evidence is really lacking.
Once you make a mistake...
So, the responsibility for infringing on the human rights of such a public figure is also very heavy.
No one among the officials of the Ministry of Magic is willing to take responsibility for this matter.
Then the investigation hit a deadlock.
Lockhart finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But how could Rita possibly make it easy for him?
"Since you Lockhart said you were wronged, why don't you stand up bravely and drink the truth serum to clear yourself?"
"You know, even Agnes dared to stand up and say that she wanted to take truth serum! Why can't you?"
"The Ministry of Magic said that Agnes's memory is suspected to have been altered, so her testimony about drinking Veritaserum is not credible."
"Then you, Lockhart, are not under the Oblivion Curse. Why don't you dare come out and drink the Veritaserum?"
"Unless you really did these things, so you are hiding in Hogwarts with a guilty conscience!"
Rita wrote.
These words make sense to many people.
At least, put yourself in Lockhart's shoes.
If you didn't do anything wrong, you would definitely dare to come out and drink truth serum!
So, although Lockhart now has the upper hand again in terms of rhetoric.
However, given that Lockhart did not voluntarily come forward and take truth serum to clear his grievances.
Instead, he tried to divert everyone's attention.
Therefore, many people still express deep doubts about Lockhart.
Among them are many of his fans.
As a result, Lockhart's fan base has rebounded.
Falling again at a frighteningly fast speed....
Lockhart was heartbroken about this!
Fortunately, the situation seems to be barely stable.
Mountaintop base.
Agatha angrily slapped the Quibbler on the table.
"Damn it! This didn't even kill Lockhart!"
What do Ministry of Magic officials do for a living?"
"Why wouldn't (afaf) capture him and feed him a bottle of truth serum?"
Blake sat in the armchair near the fireplace and took a delicious sip of honey tea.
"Agatha, don't worry. Lockhart is starting to feel uncomfortable now."
"Do you want to kill him with a knife, or do you want to watch him suffer slowly?"
Agatha said coldly: "Of course I will torture him! If he falls into my hands...I will use him to practice the Cruciatus Curse!"
Blake nodded, "This is what revenge should be like. He was so happy to kill him with one knife."
Agatha looked at Blake curiously, "Could it be that you were already preparing for what happened today when you asked Agnes to open a beauty salon?"
The voice of an unknown Agnes is not as good as the voice of the famous Agnes.
Otherwise the Ministry of Magic wouldn't even come forward to investigate!
Blake asked Agnes to open a beauty salon.
It made her famous, and Xicai made her voice more...
Blake sighed softly.
"It's a pity that you didn't hold on, otherwise... two famous female bosses would have operated on Lockhart at the same time, and the effect would have been much better than it is now."
The people in the room were immediately in awe of Blake.
This was already calculated from the beginning!
There is such scheming at this age...
A terrifying feeling arose in everyone's hearts!
And they are all rejoicing that he is not our enemy...
Blake drank honey tea and listened to the system's announcements happily.
I earned the treasure chest while sitting and drinking tea.
It’s really cool!
"It seems that you already have all the plans?"
"Yes."
"Then...what should we do next?"
Blake pointed at Agatha.
"Next, it's your turn to break the news."
"Me?" Agatha pointed at herself and asked doubtfully: "What's the use of my revelation? Because Agnes is now famous, no one takes it seriously. I...except those guys in Knockturn Alley Besides, who else recognizes me?"
"In the past, you really needed famous people to break the news to get attention."
"But now, it's no longer necessary." Blake smiled confidently, "Because Agnes has already completed the most difficult thing."
"The first knife has been inserted, and Lockhart's armor has been penetrated."
"If you break the news now, it is equivalent to widening the wound and then adding salt to his wound.
"After you broke the news, let Church go, and after that, it was Winston and Barry.
"Reveal the news one by one."
After Old Lepp took a puff from his pipe.
Suddenly he said: "But...will this really be effective?"
Blake smiled and said: "As expected of you, Old Lepp, you are very accurate."
"Yes, they can break the news one after another."
"But as a result, Luhart will not be brought to justice."
"Because... although Lockhart is a very different person, he manages things very cleanly."
"You have so many victims, but not one of you had witnesses when you were killed."
"So... although your revelations can arouse huge public opinion, Lockhart is only a bruiser at best and will not teach you what to do.
Old Lepp asked: "Then your purpose of doing this is just to make him feel uncomfortable?"
"Discomfort is just the most basic thing...Actually, I don't expect your revelations to bring down Lockhart."
"But...don't take Lockhart's will too seriously..."
"Although others don't know whether your revelations are true."
"But do you think Lockhart recognizes you?"
"He knows better than anyone in the world how to harm you!"
"So, if you are Lockhart and see the people you have harmed appear one after another to break the news and attack you. What would you think?"
"Mr. Teapot," Bode couldn't help but replied: "If it were me, I would be terribly guilty... I thought I could no longer hide my affairs..."
Blake snapped his fingers and glanced at Bode with admiration.
"Yes, he will definitely be panicked and desperate."
"And I just need him to panic!"
Blake's eyes burst into dazzling light.
"If a person with a guilty conscience is too panicked and desperate, he will do the wrong thing..."
the next day.
There was another report in the Daily Prophet about the victim being interviewed by Rita.
Moreover, the victim’s picture is clearly placed on the homepage!
Lockhart saw Agatha's photo.
Sure enough, a group of people panicked!
Of course he is the human Agatha!
That is an extremely powerful bounty hunter!
Moreover... she was even found out and exposed. What does this mean?
It means Rita may have information about other victims!
After Lockhart panicked for a while, he immediately thought of Blake!
Blake did not reject his surrender!
Moreover, he also helped me a lot in this matter!
Does this mean that Blake has actually accepted being his little brother by default?
Thinking that Blake had helped him in this matter.
Lockhart immediately settled down!
Blake is helping me! Why should I panic?
The advantage is mine!
Then, the calm Lockhart once again started writing articles to counter the slander of the Daily Prophet!
It didn't take long for victims to appear one after another.
Moreover, after identification, these victims were indeed harmed by the Forgetting Curse!
After the identification results were announced by the Ministry of Magic.
It caused an uproar in the wizarding world!
More and more people began to believe Rita's words.
After all, although the Ministry of Magic had no conclusive evidence that Lockhart was guilty.
However, Lockhart never dared to come out and take a sip of truth serum.
This is considered by many to be a sign of guilty conscience.
Of course, there are many loyal fans who still stand by Lockhart.
They were filled with indignation that Lockhart had been "unjustly accused."
Is my Gilderoy guilty if he doesn't go out and drink truth serum?
Why should Keppel drink truth serum?
Do you know how hard Keppel works?
Whoever reports it will give evidence!
You said it was my Jibao who did the bad things, then show us the evidence!
The two sides set off a series of verbal exchanges.
But inevitably.
Lockhart's fan base was dented to its lowest point.
This made him so heartbroken that he couldn't sleep every night!
However, thanks to the help of Blake behind him.
Therefore, Lockhart is not panicking.
He knew that Blake would definitely protect himself.
He understands his abilities and believes that Blake needs his abilities!
Otherwise, I would not have accepted my plan on how to become famous!
It was even implemented secretly!
Lockhart's mentality continued into March.
That day, when he saw the Daily Prophet again.
There was a wry smile on his face.
As expected, the Daily Prophet found another victim.
Pictures of the victims...
"Um...Ackerman Allen?"
Lockhart's heart moved.
Hasn't this happened once before?
But last time it was a rumor.
This time, what he said was true.
But the question remains, do you have evidence?
If the evidence is insufficient, the most you can do is file a lawsuit.
With Blake and the forces behind him helping.
Lockhart is not afraid at all!
Lockhart looked down with disdain.
"Today, things have made new progress! The manager of Green's Potion Store, Ackerman Allen, is also a victim."
When Lockhart saw this sentence, he felt like he was struck by lightning.
Manager of Green's Magic Store?
Obviously, Lockhart, who never bought life-extending drugs, didn't know about it.
Ackerman Allen is actually the manager of Green's Potion Store?
However, Blake told himself that he didn’t know him before!
Lockhart thought about many things.
From the beginning, Blake said he had a lot of leverage.
Then, Rita suddenly attacks herself.
Then, the Daily Prophet was unwilling to accept his submission.
Instead, they gave the green light to the fabricated Rita Skeeta article!
After that, Blake gave him a helping hand...
After that, victims appeared one after another...
Who can get the Daily Prophet to give Rita Skeeta the green light?
Who else would directly fire his editor-in-chief friend?
Moreover, every victim said that he was cured of his illness by a kind-hearted person and was helped by a kind-hearted person!
In fact, after learning about Blake's abilities.
Lockhart really can't think of anyone else whose image is more in line with the "good Samaritan" mentioned many times in the article!
Only Blake has such healing power!
So, it was Blake who saved those victims...
After thinking about the causes and consequences, many of the doubts I had in the past were quickly figured out...
"Blake... you're actually the one harming me?"
Lockhart felt that his hands and feet had become numb.
The backer he has always relied on is actually the person who harmed him?
Lockhart's initial calmness suddenly disappeared.
Instead, a feeling of despair, loneliness, and panic filled my heart!
"Impossible...impossible! There's no way Blake wants to harm me! What's the benefit of harming me?"
"But...why does Ackerman work in his store?!"
"No, I want to ask him for details!"
Lockhart stumbled out of the office.
Just as Blake expected.
He is completely in disarray!
