#353 - The Mole in the Ministry of Magic (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

"This is… the trace of which spell? There's no mistake, it's them!" The wizard who went forward to inspect the safe's damage quickly identified the spell used. →ReadМ

The inside of the safe, now opened again, was naturally empty. Seeing this, Anduin wore a shocked expression for everyone to see.

"How is this possible? Someone stole something from the shop, and I didn't even realize it? And what kind of spell is this, that can break through my safe's protection? It can withstand attacks below 400 points!" Anduin still wore an expression of disbelief.

"Mr. Wilson, you may not know, but this is a very domineering dark magic used by the enemy, with extremely strong penetrating power. We have also suffered losses under this spell before, but we can't reveal more, please understand."

Seeing Anduin's appearance, Mavis assumed he had never seen this kind of magic before. A smile appeared on her face, and she explained it with the attitude of a senior.

"There's actually such a dark magic? Did you catch these villains? Damn it, they dared to come to my place to steal things. The Ministry of Magic must not let these guys go!" Anduin showed an expression of hatred, shouting emotionally.

"Don't worry, you are also a victim of this incident. I will report it to my superior." Seeing the scene before her, Mavis lowered her guard against Anduin. At the same time, she felt even more wary of the 'Silver Spear' organization. These smugglers even dared to sneak into the residence of a Ministry of Magic supplier to steal.

"Mr. Wilson, this safe is very important evidence. We need to seal it and take it back to the Ministry of Magic. I also apologize for disturbing your rest. We won't take up any more of your valuable time." Mavis believed she had figured out the whole story and then bid farewell to Anduin.

"It's okay. If it weren't for you, I might have been kept in the dark for even longer. Please be sure to catch this thief. So many jammers are lost, and my safe, which I spent a lot of materials to build, has also been destroyed. This has caused us a lot of losses."

Anduin looked at Mavis with a sincere expression, "If there's anything you need help with, please come to me at any time. As long as these criminals can be caught, I'm willing to provide any help!"

Hearing Anduin's guarantee, Mavis's heart stirred, as if she had thought of something, but this still needed to be discussed with her superiors before a decision could be made. Then, she led the Ministry of Magic people back to the Ministry of Magic using the fireplace in the store.

When Mavis returned to the Auror Command, Minister Bardeau, Director Amelia Bones, Moody, Scrimgeour, and others were gathered together discussing countermeasures.

"How is it? Mavis, is Anduin related to this incident?" Moody was the most nervous when he saw Mavis return. He had a good relationship with Anduin. If the other party was really connected to the Silver Spear, he would probably be furious.

Mavis shook her head and then took out the damaged safe. "Anduin's Silver Flash Trading Company was broken into by those guys. According to Anduin, he had a total of 5 pairs of jammers in stock, and now only 4 pairs have appeared, proving that there is still one pair in the opponent's hands."

Amelia immediately stepped forward to investigate the safe. When she saw the corrosive wounds on the safe door, her face also turned grim. "It's a Corrosion Curse. It seems that those 'Silver Spears' did steal from the Silver Flash Trading Company."

"They actually ran to a Ministry of Magic supplier to steal things. It seems that we caused them a lot of damage by using these equipment in the last operation," Minister Bardeau quickly associated the other party's motives.

"But this kind of jammer equipment, not everyone in the Ministry of Magic knows about it. How could they specifically target the jammers for specialized theft? You know that when this safe was discovered, it was restored to its original appearance by Transfiguration, and Anduin didn't lose any other props besides the jammers," Mavis stroked her chin and pondered.

"What do you mean?" Moody also thought of something, then widened his eyes and looked at the other party.

"I think the mole's position is either very high, or they were also present during the product demonstration, otherwise it's hard to explain why these 'Silver Spears' have such a clear target," Mavis stated her guess.

After hearing her explanation, the faces of the others also changed. They had actually known for a long time that the Silver Spear was likely to have planted spies in the Ministry of Magic, but they had never suspected senior personnel.

But Mavis's guess also made sense, because at the demonstration that day, Minister Bardeau had arranged strict confidentiality requirements in advance, and everyone present could not reveal the details of those equipment afterward.

And after they carried out the arrest operation, they had never shown these jammers in front of the smugglers. Even if they knew that there was some kind of prop that could prevent them from escaping, they didn't know what it looked like specifically, so how could they accurately lock onto the target?

Then everyone couldn't help but carefully look at the companions next to them. They didn't know if the mole was among them now.

Minister Bardeau frowned slightly when he saw everyone's state, and at the same time glanced at Mavis with a bit of complaint. This kind of guess could be said in private, but now saying it in public would affect everyone's morale.

However, she also knew that this was Mavis's shortcoming, her personality was too upright, and she didn't understand any social skills.

"Compared to the so-called spy, I would rather believe in the basic loyalty of my colleagues in the department. What we need to do now is solve the problem, not distrust each other," Bardeau said loudly to everyone.

"That's right, even if there is a mole in the department, there are at most one or two people, and they can't make much waves. I know this 'Silver Spear', they take the elite route, there are very few people performing tasks, and more of those active in the open are peripheral members or collaborators," Moody also nodded in agreement.

"Well, what we should be considering now is the purpose of their operation. You know, Mr. Scamander is a highly respected magizoologist and also a legendary wizard in the British wizarding world. He was actually attacked in his own home. This is simply a provocation to the entire British Ministry of Magic!" Amelia also said decisively.

"I have already arranged for a team of Aurors to be responsible for protecting the Scamander family, but after surveying the scene, not many useful clues were found, especially the unknown wizard who captured a Silver Spear, not a single trace was left," Moody reported to everyone in passing.