"Oh, sinners?"

There was a hint of disapproval in the nose of the Russian Minister of Magic.

His eyes narrowed, and he whispered with intense disgust.

"Elves, you'd better understand that no matter what the wizard committed, it's not your turn to talk - the only reason you're here is because the Magical Congress of America tells us that you have extremely important information to report to the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards, and I hope it's not just such a vague accusation. ”

"Yes, Mr. Minister, I am only saddened by the presence of some traitors among our elves. ”

The middle-aged goblin straightened his body as much as he could, and the cruelty in his voice gradually dissipated, and a flattering look appeared on his face.

"Unlike the original guys at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, we American elves are more than willing to serve the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards. We will do our best to help ...... in maintaining the stability of the wizarding world and upholding the authority of the Secrecy Law."

"Alright, we don't care about your internal conflicts, goblins!"

The wizard commissioner from the International Federation waved his hand, interrupted the middle-aged goblin's words, and said coldly.

"You say you have definite evidence that someone is plotting to upset the balance of peaceful coexistence between the non-magical world and the magical world, then name the Messenger and the evidence in your possession, and we will verify. ”

"Bronya," the middle-aged elf said with a stiff face, "you should have heard of this name, it is the Elf Empress who has just taken charge of the Gringotts Wizarding Bank-she has done many terrible things since she came to power-she has secretly executed many innocent goblins in order to strengthen her position-"

"Less!"

The Minister of Magic of Ukraine knocked impatiently on the table and said mockingly.

"Wizard, do you see, we want the name of the wizard...... If the Goblin Empress is really an accomplice of those who are trying to subvert the peace of the wizarding world, we'll deal with it as well! Now, please say something we want to hear. ”

"-We don't know who is behind her - since the Fairy Empress came to power, there has been a bloody purge within the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, and the core business news has been locked down-"

"Looks like this fairy queen is really powerful, otherwise she wouldn't have forced you to ask us for help, wouldn't you?"

The Russian Minister of Magic sneered and glanced playfully at the middle-aged goblin in front of him.

"Didn't you say you knew some wizards' names?" said the commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards in a cold voice.

"Hmm-yes," said the middle-aged elf a little nervously, "the 'wizards' who are preparing to abscond, who have recently withdrawn a lot of cash from Gringotts' Russian branch and are dealing with some assets on the black market. We- I have a friend who saw firsthand that there was a specialist at Gringotts headquarters coming over to help them deal with it. This is a very unreasonable situation, because their assets are not reasonably large enough to have a dedicated business specialist-"

"Tell the point, and the name!" the commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards grew impatient.

The middle-aged goblin took a deep breath.

"Yermak Ivanovich, the son of the famous Mr. Novat Ivanovich, we saw with our own eyes that he had not long ago exchanged a large sum of pounds in the bank - this is obviously a very unusual thing. ”

That is to say...... You're spying on the wizards' day-to-day financial activities?"

The Russian Minister of Magic narrowed his eyes and let out a slightly threatening snort from his nose.

"Novat is dead," said the wizarding commissioner of the International Federation, "and as for Yermak, his daughter has received an invitation to Hogwarts, and the British Ministry of Magic has submitted the corresponding documentation, which we are evaluating. ”

"Really?" the middle-aged goblin's eyes widened, "that—that's good news. ”

However, judging from its expression, it is obviously not a very pleasant thing, because it means that all the research and investigation work they have done against Yermak Ivanovich before has lost its meaning.

The most immediate effect of the change of power in the Gringotts Wizarding Bank is that the tentacles buried by the American elves in Gringotts in Europe have almost all been severed - behind every in-depth report excavation usually means the exposure of several insiders, the sky-high cost of intelligence, and of course, the most valuable time cost in the financial markets.

"Anything else?" asked the wizard commissioner of the International Federation coldly.

"Yes!" said the middle-aged goblin, "the Lomonlosov family, the Sumarokov family, the Lermontov family...... There are at least seven or eight families labeled 'sensitive' by the wizarding community of the former Soviet Union, and there has been a lot of money flowing during this time!I swear by the Golden Galleons, more than one person has heard the news that they intend to secretly board the ship and leave sometime today. ”

Obviously, this time the intelligence that the American goblins said finally worked.

The wizards sitting at the back of the round table exchanged glances and whispered to each other.

"Lomonosov?" The Russian Minister of Magic turned his head, glanced at the Ukrainian Minister of Magic, who was sitting next to him, and grinned maliciously, "The guy who is going to sue you for crimes against humanity and bring you to the International Court of Justice in Wizengamot?"

"If I hadn't personally arrested Sumarokov, do you think you would still be sitting here?"

The Minister of Magic of Ukraine quickly responded, his tone a little mocking, "If you really deal with that scene according to the Level 1 Magical Disaster Response, most of your Magical Disaster Division will probably not have a few people left now, right?"

"Boarding the ship?" the commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards repeated thoughtfully.

"I'm sure so!" the middle-aged elf nodded eagerly, "To confirm this news, we've lost three reliable elven employees who deliberately avoided the magical world's modes of transportation and planned to leave by boat—"

"I see, using Muggle vehicles?"

The Commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards nodded, "Very well, we'll keep an eye on the ports of Muggle City, it's not that difficult, the time we've been floating on the surface is enough for us to get them back hundreds of times." As for the wizarding families you mentioned, we will also check them later, so let's do it today. ”

"Wait, then Gringotts Wizard Bank is plotting-" The middle-aged goblin's eyes widened subconsciously.

"Didn't I answer you just now, if it turns out that they are indeed deeply involved in this matter, the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards will naturally deal with it, but this is not something that needs to be done urgently. ”

The wizard glanced at the name on the parchment and shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.

"But this is not what we said before! Gringotts Wizarding Bank has illegally frozen our assets, as an authority in the wizarding world, you should ...... in the face of such a vicious business organization that blatantly violates the law of secrecy."

"Huh, goblins, you're teaching me how to do things?"

The commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards turned cold and snorted lightly.

"It's just some wizards who are planning to smuggle in, and something like this happens every day in the wizarding world. You don't think that this news alone is enough for us to interfere with the normal operation of Gringotts Wizarding Bank. The stability of the wizarding world is more important than these minor problems, in short, thank you for the information, if nothing else, then we need-"

"Wait, wait!"

The middle-aged goblin gritted his teeth and stood up, "Wait a minute, there's one more crucial matter!"

The representative of the goblins from the Americas subconsciously clenched his fists, the back of his thin hands burst into bruises, and his forehead began to sweat non-stop - the pressure exerted on them by the Gringotts Wizarding Bank this time was too great, and in the face of this frenzied negative sum game war, the current capital base of the American elves alone could not support it for too long.

It will only take less than half a month for all their investments in this land to come to naught.

Unless...... They could make Gringotts Wizarding Bank fall into the same quagmire......

"Grindelwald!" it screeched, "Gellert Grindelwald, there is a Grindelwald shadow behind the Gringotts Wizarding Bank! I swear there is a very close relationship between the Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the followers of Grindelwald!"

"Grindelwald is still imprisoned in the Tower of Newmondgard," said the Commissioner of the International Confederation of Wizards with contempt, "Albus Dumbledore had sent information to the Ministry of Magic about Grindelwald's current situation a few months ago. ”

"No! you've all been deceived by him!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged goblin, and he said in a broken voice

"In fact, Grindelwald is no longer in Newmengard Castle, and Dumbledore has secretly released Grindelwald - no one in the wizarding world can see Grindelwald except him anyway. The followers of Gringotts and Grindelwald had long planned to create chaos today and cover up their actions......"

There isn't much about Grindelwald here.

Most of the content was actually a collection of news from various corners of the magic corner, as well as some fragmented gossip that flowed out of the original Gringotts wizarding bank before the fairy queen took the throne.

However, with the establishment of [Hogwarts-Kinggallon], to a certain extent, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Gringotts Wizarding Bank have become a community of interests. Even if it wasn't a wise choice to go against Albus Dumbledore, they wouldn't be able to do much to get Gringotts into troubled waters.

"Alright, goblin, let's stop here—"

The Russian Minister of Magic waved his hand, interrupting the goblin's words.

"Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about Gellert Grindelwald in the wizarding world. We have repeatedly confirmed these things. Moreover, just last night, another wizard of Albus Dumbledore's stature entered Newmengard and told us about Grindelwald's status. ”

"As for what you said, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, or someone with malicious intentions who is planning to cause chaos, we have a plan in place, and that gentleman will be here today to maintain order with us. ”

"On the same level as Dumbledore, how could there be anyone in the wizarding world today-"

The middle-aged goblin's face froze, and his expression was deeply suspicious.

"You're right, I think so too...... Mr. Minister, I said not to introduce me like that......"

At this moment, a helpless sigh came from the shadow in the corner.

Newt Scamander stood up, walked over to the round conference table, thought for a moment and continued.

"But I think Mr. Ruhrin Fran is right about one thing, we should do get into action as soon as possible - Muggle ports, the few places where the chaos is taking place, and the wizarding families that are the most suspicious of each other, it would be better to investigate whether there are any dark wizards......"

In the dim light, Newt Scamander's eyes flickered rapidly, and a meaningful smile crossed the corners of his mouth.

Needless to say, no matter what the era, there are dark wizards who try to subvert and cause chaos......

Merely......

Just as Albus Dumbledore is not the only one in this world who can be called the patron saint of the wizarding world, so the dark wizards in this world are not just Grindelwald's followers......

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

At the same time, somewhere in Moscow.

Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Russia.

An ugly gold ring encrusted with black gemstones rested in an open space not far away.

Dozens of wizards wrapped in cloaks, hoods on their heads, and masks over their faces gathered nervously around it, wands pointing at the ring.

If there were any students who had participated in the "Defence Against the Dark Arts Final Trial" at Hogwarts this year, they would definitely be able to identify these people immediately.

Those Death Eaters who once spread terror in the British wizarding world!

With the sound of the "Death Eaters" chanting incantations, a vague phantom gradually formed in mid-air.

A wizard hidden behind a mask tapped the magical metal watch on his wrist and whispered.

"Time: 1992.08.31, 09:45——"

"Special Containment-017, Marvolo Gaunt's ring, temporarily unsealed - ready for recovery!"

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