Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Deep Underground, Vault No. 997.

Although it is indistinguishable from many of the highest-level private vaults in the surrounding area, it is actually the only special realm that cannot be directly opened by elven magic - Gringotts Goblin Prison.

Of course, as a rule, it is not used very often.

Because according to the customs and values of the goblins, after the vast majority of goblins make mistakes, it is a very cost-effective behavior to imprison them, and the Red Hat Execution Department and exile are the most common ways to deal with them.

As the former head of Gringotts' venture capital department, even Leos, who is the council of elven elders, is not qualified to directly impose an additional sentence on Douglas in addition to temporary removal, and can only be temporarily detained pending a later trial.

As a result, Douglas has been under house arrest in the area since his removal.

And with him were a few die-hard goblin clerks he had brought with him before, as well as the "intern" who happened to be thinking about his report when Elder Leos broke into the office, Gary Vickers.

"Mr. Douglas, it is said that we are at war with those traitors in the Americas?"

Garry Vickers glanced at the guard standing in the doorway, and looked cautiously at the former director of economics who had never handled or discussed any Gringotts decisions since he entered the place, and was smoking a cigar alone and studying Muggle economics books.

"War is long overdue, now ......" Douglas shook his head, a hint of mockery flashing across his face.

"But, but ......"

Click, click, click-

Before Gary Vix could reorganize his words, the mechanical metal door sealed by multiple magic not far away made a sound of gears and chains grinding and clinking, and a small crack appeared under the main door that had been closed for nearly two months.

Immediately after, a short figure was pushed in by two fairy guards, and the door quickly closed again.

"I don't know if you're on my side......"

Douglas raised his eyes to look at the new inmates who appeared in the "little prison", closed the book in his hand, put his fingers on his cigar, and slowly exhaled a round white smoke ring, his tone quite surprised.

"Those old men treat their intelligence agents like this, that's not Gringotts' style. ”

At the moment he saw Elder Leos, Douglas was almost ninety percent sure that he would report to the Elf Elders' Council on the follow-up decision of the venture capital department, and the person who prompted the old men at Gringotts to directly intervene was Deputy Director Bogo.

According to Douglas, Bogo, who had succeeded in the "rebellion", was either digesting the fruits of his victory, or conducting financial accounting under the command of Elder Leos, rather than appearing here as a "prisoner" like him.

"Mr. Douglas, you know, I've never been loyal to one person. ”

Bogo patted the dust off his body, slowly got up from the ground, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"As Gringotts' Deputy Minister for Major Risk Internal Control, I must always remain absolutely neutral and objective, and conduct risk assessment based on the interests of the goblin community, as well as the interests of the entire Gringotts as a whole - some of your previous words are indeed out of line, I just turned on the risk warning warning as usual. ”

"Oh, so this time, you're selflessly self-denouncing?"

Douglas grinned, revealing two rows of sharp teeth, and a look of mockery written on his face.

Bogo sighed lightly, and after a few seconds of silence, spoke slowly.

"Not really...... Actually, I was secretly dismissed from my post, a little different from you, and it was called a vacation to recuperate. ”

"Secret, dismissal? ”

Douglas's eyebrows twitched, the cigar in his hand trembled, and he repeated, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

"Tell me, what's going on. ”

"Now, there's a cash flow problem, Gringotts...... We're starting to pay out the gold......"

"Payment...... What gold? ”

"It's the ...... that the wizards kept in the underground vaults of the bank."

"I know it's the gold galleons in the underground vault! Isn't this a normal thing, any bank must use some of the depositors' deposits, otherwise our cost of capital will soar all the way to an extremely terrible level! Isn't this the meaning of the existence of our venture capital department, what do you want to say......

"Different ......"

Bogo shook his head bitterly, and briefly explained the conclusions he had drawn in the archives and the inferences he had calculated, if he was less than half sure before, then the moment Elder Leos appeared, everything became a cold fact that could hardly be questioned.

After more than ten years of cooperation, although the concept is different, Douglas has already formed a very high tacit understanding with Bogo on the work handover and information reporting, just listen to it once, he has already outlined the overall situation in his mind.

In this huge financial slaughterhouse that can affect all social life in the world, the seemingly most well-capitalized European Gringotts wizarding bank may be transformed from a diner into a delicacy in advance because of a greed a few months ago?

But fortunately, as long as there is no large-scale run, if it is just a simple wrestling, Gringotts is still ......

"The money paid to Hogwarts?Paracelsus?'s first claim for equity in humanity?"

Gary Vickers, who was standing on the sidelines, quietly listening to the conversation between the two dismissed bigwigs, frowned in confusion.

"It's strange, wasn't the mark carried by that half-blood witch Grindelwald and Dumbledore in the first place?

"You...... What the hell are you talking about?"

Douglas suddenly stopped talking to Bogo, turned his head slowly, his eyes flickered on the face of the "fairy intern", and a fierce look appeared on his face as if he was going to eat a goblin, and said in a deep voice.

"Didn't we sign that deal a few months ago directly with the rightful heir to Hogwarts?"

"No, it was Dumbledore who brought a little witch to Gringotts to exchange for gold Galleons in the first place, and I personally received it. And all the contracts since then have been signed and negotiated by this little witch as an intermediary - it is a half-blood little witch, and I smell the smell of those beautiful babies under the protection of the wizard from the golden gallons in her hands. ”

Faced with Douglas's suddenly terrifying gaze, Gary Vickers swallowed nervously.

"Is there a problem?Director Douglas, that's just a little guy who has been pushed to the front desk, and all he has to do is recite what Dumbledore taught her in advance, except for stupidly waving Muggle currency to ask basic questions......

"Silly little one?huh...... I suspect now that we are stupid!"

Douglas's cheeks twitched, and he exchanged a look with the stunned Bogo next to him, and said in a deep voice.

"Mr. Gary Vickers, I want you to recount as completely as possible all the conversations that took place, the surrounding scenes, the questions she asked, and the expressions of all the people involved in them......"

Glancing at the former head of venture capital with a gloomy face as if it were the night before a rainstorm, Gary Vickers nodded in a panic, trying to remember the "failed investment" that happened a few months ago, and began to speak in fragments.

"At that time, I heard that Dumbledore was coming to Gringotts to handle business, and I paid gold coins to get ......"

“...... Unfortunately, she was actually a first-year freshman, she was a curious little girl, she didn't even know about Soviet wizards, and asked Dumbledore why there were Russian wizards here...... Gringotts isn't just for English wizards......"

She asked Gringotts if it could exchange rubles and if it had any loans......

"I naturally don't bother to answer this kind of basic stupid question, but Andy Serkis, who is greedy for money, is quick to take the consultation fee from the little girl...... Ah, by the way, that wizard cub has a very interesting saying......"

"Time is Galleon, my friend...... The first time I heard this, I thought she was raised by a goblin......"

"That evening, she was back at Gringotts, and Serkis and I received ......"

“...... You know, it's a big deal, and I'm not qualified to be a part of it......"

"It is said that she asked a lot of strange little questions...... The last question seems to be whether Gringotts is a joint-stock ......"

Time passed slowly in Gary Vickers' babbling voice, adding a word from time to time......

It's been almost half a year since I met Elena Kaslana for the first time.

However, it was only at this point that some demons finally gathered enough strength to puncture the layer of normalcy that had been intentionally or unintentionally ignored, and pulled a few or more goblins back from their vision of a better future......

............

Russia, Ukraine.

Because the government was unable to pay the deposit, the third grain import demand was terminated again.

The trend of declining global grain production has not improved, and the granaries of the former Soviet Union have officially been exhausted.

Meat is starting to turn into an extremely rare supply, and a completely open market economy makes a bag of potatoes and vodka even more expensive than a new car that has just been bought for two years, if there is still someone willing to sell you grain.

A dark cloud of extreme depression and hesitation began to spread among the crowd......

And at the same time, the wizarding world.

A gossip that came out of nowhere gradually began to spread.

The mysterious man is not dead, the world may be in chaos again, it is better to withdraw a little gold Galleon in advance and keep it at home, so as not to be accidentally injured when shopping on the street outside - Gringotts has already received the news and is ready to start restricting withdrawals.

............

At this time, Elena was in the warm Gryffindor common room, facing the Weasleys' "wizarding chess challenge", and at the suggestion of Hermione, Luna and others, she was trying to contend with several stooges in the boys' camp.

After this game of chess is played, they will continue to discuss the content of the next issue of "A Bite of Hogwarts".

After Christmas, she gradually discovered a lot of carefree fun with her friends from Dumbledore and Grindelwald's guidance, and the joy and excitement outside the castle continued.

Whether it is the majority of the people in the former Soviet Union who received dividends from the securities of state-owned enterprises, or the Yeltsin administration, which has just received a promise of $24 billion in loan assistance from the mouth of Bush Sr., a "good friend of Russia," or the goblins and capital investors who have tied their napkins and licked their lips and waited for the food to be served......

During this magical time period, the air of the whole world is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Though...... There may not be much good time left for most people.

And in the second half of the night after the sweet dream, some people who didn't sleep so heavily had actually woken up from the dream in advance, and watched in despair as the cold in the dark room gradually spread, and finally formed a strange hideous appearance.

Hogwarts, Gryffindor common room.

Elena moved the queen to the last move, with an innocent smile on her face, and whispered.

“check mate！”