Chapter 62: Industry [Second Update]
"Look at it, look at it! These days, the Daily Prophet and many tabloids have reported all about the fall of that man and the arrest of his minions. Mellen Watts pushed the thick wad of newspapers on the table in front of Tang Bai's eyes.
“…… The Fall of the Dark Lord ......"
“…… Savior: Harry Potter ......"
“……”
“…… Malfoy's burnt ......"
Tang Bai picked up the newspaper pushed by Mellen Watts, opened them one by one, looked at the headlines, and roughly scanned the content before changing to another. Whether it's the Daily Prophet or other tabloids, the pages are full of eye-catching headlines. And the content is very close to tears of joy.
It's like a person who has been suppressed for a long time, imprisoned for a long time, oppressed and has no freedom, and suddenly gets what he has longed for for a long time, like a volcano, erupting with pleasure and heartiness.
"Malfoy?" Tang Bai was holding a copy of the "Daily Prophet" with a recent issue date, and a little interest appeared on his face, and Lucius Malfoy, who had an arrogant face, was angrily accusing something in the newspaper. He glanced at it, picked a few paragraphs, and took a quick look.
“…… The Ministry of Magic will soon launch an investigation into Lucius Malfoy, and if there is evidence that Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater, then Lucius Malfoy will undoubtedly face imprisonment in Azkaban......"
“…… Mr. Lucius-Malfoy denies that he is a Death Eater and protests against the Ministry of Magic's random assignment of the Aurors to violently enter Malfoy Manor and search for it without the permission of their master......"
Seeing the newspaper in Tang Bai's hand, the smile on Mellen Watts's face instantly became a little brighter, and he nodded while taking Tang Bai's words in a somewhat gloating tone: "Hahaha, old Malfoy is in trouble this time." ”
"Oh?" Tang Bai looked up from the newspaper and turned his gaze to the smiling Mellen Watts opposite.
"Recently, Lucius has been in a big swing, not only him, but many pure-blood families are frantically swiping a large amount of gold gallons, mobilizing their connections and doing their best to clear their name." Mellen Watts smiled, leaned over and pulled over a newspaper with Lucius Malfoy's portrait, his thick index finger poked at Lucius Malfoy's portrait in the newspaper one after another, and a sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.
"I won't be willing to be caught." Tang Bai put down the newspaper in his hand, his fingertips curled slightly, and knocked on the table under the newspaper, making a tuk tuk sound.
"Yes! But this time, even if Lucius can be safe and sound, I am afraid that he will be severely scraped off a few layers of skin by those officials of the Ministry of Magic. I heard that many pure-blood families like the Malfoy family, which are still in their prime, have recently had to sell some properties to survive this crisis. Mellen Watts pouted, "If you really want to determine whether Lucius is a Death Eater or not, the way is too easy. These reports were just an attempt by the Ministry of Magic to put pressure on the other side. ”
At the end, Mellen Watts' tone was filled with a bit of regret that he couldn't tell whether it was admiration or jealousy, "After all, the status of those pure-blood families in the wizarding world is too deep-rooted. There are too many things involved in wanting to wipe out so many pure-blood family descendants and convict them all. ”
"The affairs of the savior and those pure-blood families, let's put aside for the time being. Looking at the joy on your face, what I asked you to do is what you are ready to do, you should have done it completely, right? Tang Bai waved his hand, moved the newspapers and magazines beside him to the side, sat on the chair with his body upright, put one hand on the table, and knocked his fingers unconsciously.
"Of course! Hahaha, Don, I'll spend all those gold gallons you left me! Mellen Watts's face was even more joyful, and his tone was unconsciously raised, like a subordinate who had done a big thing and desperately wanted to ask his boss for credit.
"That's great! I need to know a few details! Especially how much of the property I have now. Tang Bai smiled, the nearly 10 million gold galleons he left to Mellen Watts were unexpectedly spent by Mellen Watts. This shows that Mellen-Watts should have a good harvest.
"Haha, I can't wait to explain it to you." Mellen Watts nodded with a smile and turned her head and shouted, "Doria!" ”
Crackling!
Doria, the house-elf, suddenly flashed on the chair beside Mellen Watts.
Mellen Watts commanded, "Take out those contract documents in my room and be careful!" ”
"Yes, master!" Doria's shrill voice sounded, and she bowed deeply to Mellen-Watts, as if she had come, and suddenly disappeared in front of Tang Bai's eyes.
When Doria reappeared, it was holding a stack of thick brown paper papers, which were so tall that they hid Doria's small body. Doria staggered a little and took two steps on the table, smashing the large pile of enchanted contract documents on the table.
"Well, this is a first-line store that manufactures broomsticks, and it has a good technical accumulation and heritage. Worth two million gold Galleons! Mellen Watts picked up the top pile of documents, glanced at them, and then pushed them to Tang Bai's hand, and while introducing, he picked up another contract document and handed it over without stopping.
“…… This is a quasi-first-line female wizard ready-to-wear store in France, where there are the most popular and fashionable clothing styles, and many female wizards love the female wizard clothing produced in that country. It was acquired by Noether and was worth 1,890,000 gold Galleons......"
“…… This is a joke shop in England, small in scale, and without your instructions, Nott and I would not have been able to buy such a magic shop, which is of no use in my eyes except to please some young wizards. Price 30,000 gold Galleons ......"
“…… This is the contract of the property under Notte's command, and after you sign it, the property rights are automatically transferred to your name, and the shares of your property will also go to Notte-Byron in the proportion written above......"
"Also, a few second- and third-rate tabloids and magazines, such as "Nitpicking", "Wizard's Looks", and "Witch Housewives", took these newspapers and manpower to them, and spent 271,300 gold Galleons." Saying this, Mellen Watts smacked his lips and said with some regret: "Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the desperate sale of the property under the command of those pure-blood families to acquire some more shares of the Daily Prophet, but for 2.57 million gold Galleons, I only acquired 31% of the ownership of the Daily Prophet. No more. The Daily Prophet sold enough to keep it afloat during those turbulent times. ”
"What about 'Singing the Opposite'?"
[PS: The third watch will be late, I can't wait to watch it during the day.] 】