Chapter 267: Family Apology and the Little Bastard's Deal

"this....."

Dumbledore wanted to refute, but when he opened his mouth, no words came out. There was no way in his past life.

He had also seen countless magical geniuses, and without exception, they all had an extraordinary pursuit for powerful magic.

But the goal they pursue is often just personal strength, but Carl in front of them is completely different.

When I talked to him about the pursuit of power and wealth, he directly raised the scope to the entire magical world, and even the entire world.

When we communicated in the past, this little bastard would often speak to me with a look of contempt.

"Open your mind, open your mind a little, my dear headmaster. Your thinking seems to be stuck in the last century. As a typical example, the thinking of the entire wizarding world also seems to be stuck in the last century."

"The powerful black magic is indeed exciting, and the pursuit of eternal life sounds very attractive."

"But the pattern is a little too small. Let me read you a passage that I like very much."

"The most precious thing in life is life, which is given to us only once. When we look back on the past, we will not regret wasting our years, nor will we be ashamed of doing nothing."

"So that when he was dying, he could say: "My entire life and all my energy have been dedicated to the most magnificent cause in the world - the struggle for human liberation."

"Of course I am not that great and cannot fight for the liberation of all mankind. I am mainly fighting for my own interests."

"But we can always change things, just like you think when you're young."

"Doing nothing and giving everything just to maintain the current situation, the final result is that you lose everything and cannot change anything."

“The world is moving, even if the rules are chaotic, but I believe that the world will eventually rush towards an ultimate goal.”

"No one can stop this change. You can persist for 10 years, 20 years, or even half a century, but so what."

"History has its own laws. The only constant is change. Ten thousand years is too long. It is time to act today."

At the time, this sentence sounded like nothing more than a young and frivolous child's feeling that the world was destined to be his.

Just some boring big talk.

But a year has passed, and I have seen what has happened in the British wizarding world and in Hogwarts.

He finally realized that the boy was not bragging, he was indeed pushing his ideas forward step by step.

He wants to change the world when the other party said these words again today.

The greatest wizard in the magical world understood for the first time what it meant to have a broader vision, and for the first time felt what it meant to have nothing to say.

Carl, who was sitting opposite him, cleaned up the table and looked at Dumbledore in silence.

There was no sarcasm or ridicule, he just spoke calmly.

"I know what you are recalling now, and I also know that you may still be unwilling to help me now."

"I don't blame you. This cake is just an apology from my family. Please forgive me for what I have done and stop being sad and angry about what I have done."

"Because your sadness and anger will make me feel bad too."

"what?"

Dumbledore looked at Carl in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.

Karl just waved his hand slightly, with a warm smile on his face, and said in a half-joking tone.

"Don't doubt your ears. You are not that old yet, even though there are too many titles and adjectives applied to me now."

"What a greedy devil, what a hidden dark lord, but no one can deny that I am just a human being."

"As a human being, you have feelings. I have never forgotten your protection and love for me. You are one of the few people I care about in this world."

"I naturally don't want you to be sad or angry, this is just out of my emotional needs."

Dumbledore was silent, an indescribable feeling of guilt rising in his heart, but just as he was about to apologize.

That little bastard seemed to be able to see through his heart. Suddenly, his demeanor changed and he became so nonchalant that it was irritating to look at.

He slammed a large document on the desk and said with disdain.

"Okay, the family drama is over, let's talk business now, since you're not willing to compromise for me in terms of your relationship."

"Very good then, let's solve this problem in the fairest way possible. I'll make you a deal."

With his guilt gone and less than two seconds to live, Dumbledore stared at Carl sideways without a moment's hesitation.

He waved his hand hurriedly to drive him away.

"Get out of my office. You are not welcome here. I will never make any deal with you again. Leave right now."

"Really?" Carl didn't take that kind of steps, but just showed his signature smirk and stood there quietly staring at the other person.

Dumbledore suddenly felt that something was wrong and quickly picked up the documents on the table and began to look through them carefully.

As I read further, the old face became darker and darker, and it looked like he was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage.

Karl just stood quietly by and spoke nonchalantly.

"This is a very confidential document. It contains all the loans made by the First Savings Bank in the entire wizarding world since its establishment nearly a year ago."

"I didn't expect that wizards in the British wizarding world would have such a strong desire to consume, or was it because they had too few products to choose from before?"

"This growth rate is indeed a little beyond my expectations, even if I don't have any financial knowledge."

"Even an old man like you can see the huge crisis hidden in such a simple report."

"How much time is left?" Dumbledore asked with a dark face, "How much time is left to save."

"If this trend continues, the first wave of large-scale debt defaults will arrive after the Christmas holidays."

“It should be less than 4 months.”

"I will go to the British Ministry of Magic immediately. They have a hidden fund that should be able to resolve this situation."

Dumbledore stood up immediately, with a rare look of anxiety on his face.

Carl had no intention of stopping the other party, but after Dumbledore left his seat, he sat down in the seat of the Hogwarts principal.

Looking at the other person's back, he said casually.

"You are talking about the wealth hidden in the underground vault of the Ministry of Magic. I know that the amount of money is quite considerable."

"It's a pity that you seem to be a little late. This money should be used to buy new magical weapons and equipment immediately."

"It is used to arm the Auror team that performed poorly during the Gringotts robbery. If I am not mistaken, they should be holding a financial meeting now."

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