#507 - Manpower (asking for monthly ticket recommendation ticket)

Anduin immediately went up to greet the approaching figure, "Mr. Scamander, I'm so sorry to trouble you to rush around so late at night."

The person who appeared in the open space was indeed Newt, who also smiled and greeted Anduin upon seeing him.

"I should be the one apologizing for keeping you waiting." Newt twisted his neck a little uncomfortably after saying that. "But speaking of which, I haven't used a Portkey in a long time. Compared to this rough mode of transportation, I prefer Muggle vehicles. Although they take longer, they are more comfortable and allow you to enjoy the scenery along the way."

After a bit of banter, Newt looked around again. "Why isn't Andrei here yet? Didn't you say we'd meet up together?"

"I arrived too early. I need to set up some precautions here in advance." Anduin said, opening a pocket watch to check the time. "It's still ten minutes before they arrive. Why don't you let the others out first, to avoid them getting too cramped."

"Haha, you underestimate them. Those guys are probably just killing time bored." Newt joked, then placed his suitcase flat on the ground, opened the lid, and shouted inside, "We're here, come on out!"

"So fast? I haven't even warmed my butt yet!"

Before anyone could be seen, a rough voice came from the suitcase. Then, Moody's ferocious face emerged from the suitcase.

After looking around slightly, the guy focused his gaze on Anduin beside him. "I knew you were reliable, kid. You've helped us catch a big fish in just a few days."

But before Anduin could reply, a woman's voice came from the suitcase below Moody. "Moody, you idiot, don't block the exit. No one wants to stare at your disgusting butt!"

"Uh…"

Moody's ferocious face, which had been interrupted, turned red with embarrassment. Then, he quickly climbed out of the suitcase.

Following Moody, Amelia finally took the opportunity to climb out as well. After successfully landing, she glared at Moody with dissatisfaction, as being behind Moody was clearly not a pleasant experience for her.

As these two high-ranking officials from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement were no longer blocking the way, the others in the suitcase began to climb out one after another.

First and foremost was the British Hit Wizard squad. The elite squad of 12, except for 2 who had to stay in the UK to protect Minister Bagnold, all 10 members were present, including Captain Moody and Vice-Captain Scrimgeour.

In addition to these Hit Wizards, 12 elite Aurors also appeared one by one. These people were all old acquaintances of Anduin's, mostly veterans who had fought alongside him during the Battle of Northern Ireland, including the old acquaintance Mavis.

The British Ministry of Magic had put in a lot of effort for this operation, gathering nearly half of its combat personnel from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to provide support.

However, the last three to emerge were somewhat unexpected to Anduin. It was Hagrid, Kettleburn, and Aselia.

"Hagrid, Professor Kettleburn, why are you two here?"

Aselia was from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, so it was understandable that Newt would ask her to help take care of the magical creatures, especially since she had been close to Anduin and his group in recent months.

But it was a bit surprising that Hagrid and Professor Kettleburn would appear. Hogwarts was still in session right now. Was it really okay for a gamekeeper and a Care of Magical Creatures professor to be here?

"Hehe, Anduin, you're secretly doing bad things without telling this old man. Aren't you treating me like a friend?"

Kettleburn limped towards Anduin, dragging his prosthetic leg and leaning on his cane. "I heard you found hundreds of magical creatures from those smugglers. We couldn't stay there any longer. Besides, we came with Dumbledore's permission. Everything has been arranged at the school. It'll only take a few days, and we can make up the lessons for those stinky kids when we get back."

"Is that so?" Anduin looked at Scamander in surprise.

"That's right." Newt nodded upon hearing this. "I requested it from Dumbledore. Considering the large number of magical creatures that need to be transferred this time and the need for proper care, I can't handle it alone."

"So I specifically asked these three to come and help. Kettleburn is experienced in caring for magical creatures, and Hagrid has unique methods for handling high-risk magical creatures."

"Don't worry, Anduin." Hagrid, who was like a small giant at this time, also responded with a smile. "We won't cause you any trouble. The thought of so many little cuties being imprisoned by those smugglers keeps us up at night."

Anduin could only nod helplessly at this time. It wasn't a bad thing to have them help take care of those magical creatures.

While he was exchanging greetings with the arriving people, bursts of air-breaking sounds came from the surrounding air.

Everyone looked up and saw that Andrei was leading a dozen people on flying broomsticks, already arriving and circling in the sky.

"Look at my brain, I almost forgot about this." Seeing this, Anduin quickly turned off the shielding jammer beside him. He had previously shielded this area with a jammer to prevent anyone from breaking in. Andrei and the others probably couldn't find them right now.

As soon as the jammer was turned off, Andrei immediately spotted the people on the ground. Then, he called his subordinates to descend straight down.

"Amelia, Newt, Moody, long time no see!" Andrei laughed as he greeted them as soon as he landed.

"You too, Andrei, you're still so energetic after all these years." Amelia was clearly an old acquaintance of Andrei's, and stepped forward to shake his hand excitedly.

"You are as beautiful as when you were young." Andrei's mouth became sweeter upon seeing an old friend. Then, he looked around. "I didn't expect you to support so many people. Are you personally in command this time?"

"No, we'll all listen to Anduin for this operation. I think you've met before, so you shouldn't be strangers." Amelia glanced at Andrei and turned her gaze to Anduin beside her.

"He's in command?" Andrei looked at Amelia and Anduin with a strange expression. "What? Isn't he here to do preliminary reconnaissance? Are so many of your well-trained Aurors going to listen to him?"

It was not surprising that Andrei would have such doubts. He had only met Anduin once before. At that time, he disliked the other party for being too young, and in the end, he only stopped looking down on the other party's age.

But now, arranging such a large-scale operation was no small matter. Was it really appropriate to let a young man take charge? Did he have to let him, the dignified Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, listen to a little brat's command?

After learning this information, the 16 Aurors beside him couldn't help but reveal suspicious expressions.

"Hey, Gorilla, don't underestimate Anduin. He's not like you, whose brain is full of muscles. Besides, he's the one who deployed this operation plan. Who else should we listen to if not him?" Moody said, jokingly mocking him while leaning on his cane. He was also familiar with Andrei in front of him.

"You dead cripple, your mouth is still so stinky." Andrei couldn't help but roll his eyes at Moody after hearing his joke.

However, seeing that even Moody, who had always thought highly of himself, had actually acquiesced to this arrangement, and seeing that the twenty or so Aurors behind him all looked as if it was natural, Andrei's heart was immediately filled with doubts. However, he was not a pretentious person, so he did not continue to say more.

Faced with Andrei's questioning, Anduin was too lazy to clarify anything. He would only use facts to speak for himself. Then, he shouted to everyone, "Now that everyone is here, let's start the war meeting. Please move."

After saying that, Anduin opened his space suitcase and made a gesture of invitation.

"Ah? Aren't we supposed to start the operation directly after gathering this time? Why are we still having a meeting?" Andrei didn't know much about this operation. He thought that after the meeting, he would immediately rush to the so-called base.

"You brute, all you know is to fight and kill with your eyes closed. Do you know what tactics are?" Moody gave Andrei a disdainful look, then took the lead and walked into Anduin's suitcase.

"Are you talking about yourself? Who doesn't know that the most reckless person in Britain is you? Now you're actually embarrassed to tell me what tactics are." Andrei couldn't help but mutter after being ridiculed by Moody, but he found that none of the British who came to support him showed any disagreement, so he had to suppress the doubts in his heart and lead his subordinates into the suitcase.

As soon as he came in, Andrei discovered that there was a different world inside. At this time, just in the place where he had just entered, he saw a temporary conference room that could accommodate at least dozens of people.

In the middle of the conference room was a U-shaped long conference table made up of several rectangular tables connected together. The periphery of the table was filled with chairs. In the middle of the conference table was a large sand table. The opening of the U-shaped table was facing a large screen.

However, at this time, sitting on the first row of long tables at the head of the conference table was actually a dog wearing glasses. Andrei and the subordinates next to him were confused and couldn't figure out what Anduin was doing.

Anduin, who entered last, saw Andrei and the others standing stupidly to the side, and quickly called out, "Director Andrei, don't stand there stupidly, hurry up and take a seat. Our time is tight, and the agenda of the meeting is relatively long, so it's better to get straight to the point."

After saying that, Anduin sat down at the center of the conference table on his own, next to Hogg, and then pointed to the position beside him and waved to Andrei.