Chapter 455 Unhappy Lucius

Well, facing the roar of old Barty Crouch, Lucius' expression did not change at all. He had expected this before coming here.

So he quickly stood up, waved his hand to signal the other person to sit down, and spoke in a hypocritical manner.

"Mr. Barty Crouch is still so righteous and brave. He dares to face any difficulties head-on, but I have to remind you of one thing."

"What do you mean we ate it before? Every penny I earn is clean, including the First Savings Bank of the Wizarding World."

"Every service we launch has the signature of the British Ministry of Magic's treasurer on it."

"And on important issues, everything is approved by the collective meeting of the Ministry of Magic, if I am not mistaken."

"There are many documents with your signature on them. You can't deny that."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic in the conference room lowered their heads without exception.

They knew very well what Lucius meant by the signature just mentioned. Everyone present had benefited from the other party to some extent.

If we admit that everything the First Savings Bank of the Magical World did was illegal, then at least 20% of the illegal income went into their pockets.

But the problem now is that, firstly, they do not think they have received the agreed 20%. The hole created by this newly emerged bank in the British wizarding world is too big.

When they finally worked overtime to calculate the numbers, they saw the astronomical figure, Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic.

He was almost frightened to death. He had been the Minister of Magic for more than 10 years and was considered one of the top figures in the entire British wizarding world.

But even he might have never seen or imagined such a huge hole in his life.

Just to count the eight zeros at the end, he checked it six or seven times. Then, after a whole morning of mental preparation, he finally had to accept the result.

As of this moment, at least 1 million gold Galleons worth of wealth has gone missing in the entire British wizarding world.

Excluding some factors of inflation or speculation, the actual amount of loss is at least 8000 million gold galleons.

You have to know that the entire British Ministry of Magic has only saved less than 5 million gold Galleons in nearly five centuries since its establishment.

It took less than a year for that greedy blond devil to gain control of everyone in the British wizarding world.

They took away almost all of the savings of the British Ministry of Magic over the past 4000 years. There was no way they could have made up such an astronomical figure.

That's why they had to swallow their pride and beg Lucius for help, hoping that he could lend a helping hand, but what the other party said.

It also made everyone present completely speechless, even the bribes and dividends given to them were also due to the financial crisis.

It became the first savings bank in the magical world, a bad debt among the mysterious bearer accounts.

But this kind of thing is hard to say and cannot be exposed to the public. Even in a secret meeting like this, no one dared to stand up and say a word.

You have to know that ordinary wizards in the British magical world, when they meet high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, at most they will just curse them behind their backs.

But these so-called colleagues here are really ruthless behind the scenes. Who would dare to say this out loud?

That would undoubtedly hand over one's political handle to the other party. Compared to being afraid of the masses, they are more afraid of these bastards they know.

Thus, a strange silence permeated the conference hall. Even old Barty Crouch, who had been aggressive just now, could only sit in his seat in silence.

Although he firmly believed that he was innocent, he knew even more clearly that if he told the truth today.

Then these bastards present here will definitely try their best to get themselves into trouble, even though they don’t have the ability to solve problems and appease the masses.

However, they not only have the means to abuse their power for personal gain and engage in internal strife, but they are also very good at it.

Looking at the silent and awkward meeting room, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Lucius's face. He had long wanted to see these bastards make a fool of themselves.

You have to know that when Voldemort fell, these guys took advantage of me a lot because I was a Death Eater.

The dignity of the noble Malfoy family has been wantonly trampled upon by these bastards, and now it is finally his turn to laugh at their jokes.

But no matter how happy he felt, things still had to be done, so he coughed twice and spoke in a fake manner.

"You don't have to be so distressed. I think you elites just don't know how to deal with the current situation."

"I have brought a proposal from Mr. Hohenzollern. We can all..."

"He has something to say." Before Lucius could finish, old Barty Crouch interrupted.

"Mr. Crouch, be quiet." Cornelius Fudge spoke again.

Lucius originally thought that the other party wanted to help him save face, but he did not expect this idiot to change the subject.

With that ugly smile on his face, he squeezed next to him and said in a mean way.

"Does Mr. Hohenzollern have anything to say? Please tell him that the British Ministry of Magic has never arrested anyone for this matter."

"We have always wanted to cooperate with Mr. Hohenzollern to jointly solve the difficulties currently facing the British wizarding community."

"If he has any ideas, he can come to us anytime. It's convenient for us."

Lucius felt sick listening to such disgusting and flattering words, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

He casually glanced at everyone present and found that without exception, these guys were shocked when they heard the name Hohenzollern.

They all changed their faces, and their mean looks were disgusting.

The anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He had to know that he had come to the scene in person, but none of the guys present showed the proper respect.

He knew very well that the reason these guys were smiling at him was because they wanted something from him.

Once this whole thing is over, they will be back to the way they were before, but Mr. Hohenzollern will be completely different.

The flattery revealed by these guys and the fear hidden beneath their expressions can be felt clearly.

Especially when he turned around and looked at Cornelius Fudge's ugly face, the anger in his heart rose to a higher level again.

He couldn't help but curse in his heart.

"I have always wanted to cooperate with him and I am always waiting for him to come. He has time for everything. That is not what you said in the letter you wrote to me."

"The threat in your words is already undisguised, as if if I don't come today, you will bring people to surround Malfoy Manor tomorrow."