Chapter 538 Not optimistic

In the bright conference hall of the Freemasonry, a copy of the Daily Prophet was lying quietly on the huge conference table in the center of the hall.

On the cover of this newspaper, Chris in a suit and tie stood majestically in front of the podium surrounded by several senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, announcing his series of reforms to the Ministry of Magic and the upcoming treatment of the criminal Mike Townley. public trial.

Unlike Chris in the newspaper, Franklin, Penello and others sitting on both sides of the conference table looked melancholy.

Chris becoming the Minister of Magic happened so suddenly that everyone in the Freemasonry still feels like they are dreaming.

But the more exaggerated things were yet to come. They originally thought that even if Chris became the Minister of Magic, it would take a long time to fully master the Ministry of Magic. After all, it would be such a thing to let an underage child become the Minister of Magic. No one can accept it.

Judging from the current situation, although other officials of the Ministry of Magic have expressed their dissatisfaction with Chris, this dissatisfaction only lasted for one day and then disappeared!

In other words, it only took Chris one day to completely master the behemoth of the Ministry of Magic!

No one knows what happened, but it is undeniable that this incident reflects the huge power of Chris, otherwise the attitudes of the officials would not have suddenly changed.

On the other hand, although the development of things was almost as expected by Franklin, the Ministry of Magic could not withstand the pressure of public opinion, so it chose to try Mike in the rare way of a public trial.

But Chris' rise to power has given the trial more variables.

You know, Chris and Mike's relationship at Hogwarts wasn't the best.

Oh no.

It should be said that it was terrible. Mike bullied Chris a lot at that time.

In addition, Mike regarded Chris as a major problem and had been looking to attack Chris after leaving school. This resulted in almost no possibility of reconciliation between the two of them. In this case, it was impossible to guarantee it. During the trial, Chris will take advantage of the situation.

Thinking of this, Franklin, Penello and others felt extremely irritable.

"We've all been sitting here all night! So...what should we do now? Does anyone have any suggestions?"

Penello, who was at the front seat, finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said feebly.

You must know that she has been very busy running around because of Mike's affairs during this period, and now she has been sitting in the conference room all night. If she hadn't been drinking magic drink to refresh herself, she would have collapsed by now.

But in the face of her questioning, everyone present remained silent, which made her even more angry.

"Why don't we just call in? The situation is already at its worst, isn't it?"

Franklin said coldly, and after hearing this, Penello covered his face and shook his head in annoyance.

She was really annoyed now. This Franklin had been advocating his theory of attack all night, but in fact he couldn't come up with any feasible plan at all!

You know, the information they have about the current Chris is almost zero!

In this case, jumping in headlong will not bring any good results at all.

But at this moment, Benjamin on the other side said:

"Actually, what Franklin said makes some sense. The situation is indeed very bad, and a strong attack is a feasible method."

As soon as he said this, Benjamin attracted everyone's attention. Franklin immediately shouted loudly, but the others did not make a sound and just looked at Benjamin quietly.

They knew very well that since Benjamin could say such things, he must have a follow-up plan.

As expected, Benjamin ignored Franklin and continued after a pause:

"But we still have a lot of work to do before the storm. The first is intelligence. The intelligence we currently have is too little. In addition, many of the wizards of the Los Santos Wizarding Group are also healing and want to complete these early stages. The work still takes time. So I suggest that we wait for the public trial to end. If we cannot accept the trial result by then, it will not be too late for us to attack by force."

"How long will it take to complete the preliminary work you mentioned? You must know that we have no channels to obtain information from within the Ministry of Magic. Are you sure you can collect so much intelligence in just a few days? ?" Franklin gritted his teeth and said, "And how can you guarantee that Mike will not be sentenced to death in court? You know that Chris is a madman, he can do anything!"

"I don't think that's going to happen."

"Why do you think so?"

"I just know it."

"fart!"

…

Listening to the quarrel between the two, Penello sat back down helplessly.

She had seen this scene many times today. Every time the two people started to discuss, they would quarrel as if they were on gunpowder. This was why this meeting lasted so long.

At the beginning, Penelo could still rely on her identity and loud voice to restore the situation, but now, she no longer has the physical strength and energy to do so.

Without Penello's stoppage, the conflict between Franklin and Benjamin further escalated.

Even Franklin had rolled up his sleeves and started walking towards Benjamin.

Benjamin, who was on the opposite side, took out his wand not to be outdone.

But seeing that an internal strife was about to break out, Zhou Hong, who had been sitting silently in the corner, stood up and said weakly:

"Well...actually, the intelligence problem is quite easy to solve."

"Huh?"*2

Benjamin and Franklin both looked at Zhou Hong. Seeing this, Zhou Hong quickly hid behind Penello, and then continued:

"Professor Flitwick contacted me yesterday morning when I was at Hogwarts. He said that Dumbledore has the resources we want and can provide them to us for free."

"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Benjamin stood up suddenly and said.

On the other side, Franklin slammed the table and roared:

"Dumbledore, that old bastard! It's all because of him that things are like this! We must not cooperate with him! If you ask me, we should kill him first! He is the culprit of everything!"

While talking, Franklin was still trying to catch Zhou Hong. Fortunately, Zhou Hong had already hid behind Penello and escaped this time.

Zhou Hong, who was safely down, silently spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.

‘You see, I knew it would be like this. ’

Although he didn't speak, this meaning was clearly conveyed to everyone's hearts.

"Why does Dumbledore want to help us?"

Benjamin asked with a frown.

But Zhou Hong shook his head, saying that he didn't know.

After thinking for a moment, Benjamin finally said:

"Well, let me go to Dumbledore to test it out first. If...if they are really sincere, then it is not impossible to cooperate. After all, rescuing Mike is our first priority now!"

Hearing this, everyone in the conference room nodded in agreement, even Franklin, who had been in a rage, stopped talking.

Seeing this, Benjamin no longer hesitated. After saying goodbye to everyone, he walked out of the conference room and headed to Hogwarts.

…

Entering Hogwarts is quite a troublesome thing for others. After all, the entire Hogwarts is under the shroud of anti-Apparition and anti-Apparition. If you want to enter, you can only enter slowly and leisurely. Enter by other vehicles.

But for members of the Freemasons, this is very simple, because the Masonic Secret Realm was originally adapted from the Ravenclaw Secret Realm, and it has its own teleportation array leading to Hogwarts.

So Benjamin quickly entered Hogwarts.

It was at this time when students were enjoying breakfast in the early morning. Benjamin, who was passing by the auditorium, looked at the students playing around at the dining table one by one, and felt very emotional in his heart.

Only when people lose can they learn to cherish. Benjamin was in such a situation at this time. After leaving the campus, he was full of nostalgia for Hogwarts, the school where he had stayed for seven or eight years, and this nostalgia was in him again. It reached its peak when I returned to school again!

He climbed the stairs and started walking to the principal's office on the eighth floor.

Along the way, he was full of interest in everything in Hogwarts, just like when he first came to Hogwarts, sometimes touching the walls and sometimes touching the knight's armor standing in the corner. Things that seemed ordinary to him in the past were now full of interest.

Such a strange behavior naturally attracted the attention of many students. Everyone looked at him like an idiot, but Benjamin didn't take it seriously and walked all the way to the door of the principal's office.

Looking at the familiar stone statue of a monster at the door, Benjamin was about to say the reason for his visit when a very familiar voice came from the side.

"I never imagined that the person they sent would be you, Benjamin."

Benjamin turned his head in surprise and saw Professor McGonagall, who was obviously much older, standing in the shadows and looking at him expressionlessly.

"Come with me."

McGeyan then turned around and walked away, while Benjamin almost followed him.

The two of them arrived at McGonagall's office without any obstruction. Benjamin's face was surprised because there was no one in the office, and Professor McGonagall obviously wanted to talk to him alone.

"Where's Dumbledore?"

he asked instinctively.

"Unfortunately," McGonagall said, "his current condition is not suitable for seeing people."

Hearing this, the corners of Benjamin's mouth rose up, it was a smile with a strong sense of schadenfreude.

He completely understood what Professor McGonagall said. He was also present during the battle, so he knew very well that Dumbledore was at the end of his strength at that time, and now that Dumbledore had exhausted his last bit of strength, he could only be Lying in bed quietly waiting for decay, right?

Benjamin's expression fell exactly into Mag's eyes, and her lips pursed firmly almost instantly.

Benjamin was shocked when he saw this, and instinctively stood up straight and restrained the expression on his face.

Strictly speaking, he didn't need to do this at all. After all, he was no longer a student and had an equal relationship with Professor McGonagall. However, the habit he had cultivated for a long time still made him instinctively think about it when he saw Professor McGonagall purse her lips. A shudder.

Perhaps this is why Dumbledore chose to let Professor McGonagall come to see him.

Benjamin's expression turned bitter. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to beat around the bush with Mag and said directly:

"What kind of help can Dumbledore give us?"

Hearing this, Mag first looked at Benjamin from beginning to end, then sighed and said:

"Everything about the Order of the Phoenix. Although the Order of the Phoenix has almost fallen apart, its remaining power cannot be underestimated. Kingsley, Lupin, Tonks... these people will do their best to help you, even if Dumbledore has already collected a lot of the information you need most now."

Benjamin nodded with satisfaction. What Dumbledore gave was indeed very exciting, but he was not blinded by the benefits in front of him. Instead, he became more vigilant.

"So what does it cost us?"

Benjamin said expressionlessly.

But upon hearing this, Professor McGonagall shook her head, glanced out the window sadly and said:

"He doesn't want anything. These are provided to you free of charge."

"This is impossible!"

"However, this is the fact." Professor McGonagall placed a thick document bag on the table and said, "Dumbledore... all he cares about is the peace of the world, and everything he does has nothing to do with it. All for the sake of continuing the peace of this world. So, Benjamin, I hope you don’t blame him, he is just... just too pure, so pure that he is not like a human being."

A sarcastic smile once again hung on Benjamin's face. He had no intention of listening to Professor McGonagall's explanation for Dumbledore. He picked up the file bag on the table and quickly left the office.

Perhaps in the eyes of McGonagall and others, Dumbledore was a great man who dedicated his life to world peace, but in the eyes of Benjamin, Dumbledore was just a despicable man who stabbed his own students in the back!

Benjamin knew that his thinking was wrong, and he also knew that Dumbledore's due achievements had been almost completely ignored by him.

But he still believed so unswervingly, because the man who was stabbed in the back was named Mike Townley, and he was Benjamin's best friend and boss!

Helping relatives but not relatives, if this kind of thing could be done so easily, it would not be widely praised. Helping relatives but not helping relatives is the most common thing in reality!

Gritting his teeth, Benjamin walked quickly towards the stairs. At this moment, the nostalgia in Benjamin's heart was long gone, replaced by anger towards Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore!

He almost didn't want to stay at Hogwarts for a moment!

But just when he found a hidden location and was about to leave through the portkey, the familiar trio unexpectedly appeared in front of him.