"Leos, what the hell is going on?!Didn't you say you were in control?!"

"Elders, the decision to directly eat the Hogwarts contract was voted on by the entire Council of Elders, and since that happened, the possible rupture of the capital chain is naturally something that you should have understood a long time ago. Besides, every financial war we have participated in before this has been won in this way......"

Leos clenched his fists, put them to his mouth and coughed twice, the look on his face no longer cold as before.

"The specific financial statements in this regard have been pulled out of the archives by me in advance, and this is also to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the Gringotts void period before this, and no one is aware of the cash flow problems so far except for the former deputy head of the venture capital department, Bogo......

“...... Perhaps in these days, someone will notice that Bogo's mental state is not right, and the news of Bogo's suspension and recuperation today will inevitably lead to some more discussions. Fortunately, Bogo has always been cautious, and even if he has detected some account anomalies before, he will not publicize them until he reaches a conclusion. ”

Of course, I guess he may have been a little lucky at first, but with the amount of money invested during this time, even if he didn't go through the files, he would feel some of the problems...... Thanks to these actions of Bogo, we can be regarded as filling the last bit of loophole, and no matter how many people come to check after that, we will not be able to find any clues. ”

"Is that ......?"

At the long table of the huge ring-shaped elven elder council, Grand Elder Gloin frowned, his sharp, long nails tapping lightly on the tabletop, and a slightly hesitant gloomy look flashed on his old cheeks.

"Well done, Leos, you have lived up to the trust placed in you by the Council of Elders of Gringotts......"

Gringotts Elven Elders' Council, the core class that has secretly controlled the direction of the elves for thousands of years, is not so much a group of senior advisors as a ruling class that has been hidden in the shadows since the elf king was killed by a human wizard.

Leos, a former head of the venture capital department, was not qualified to join this level.

However, on the one hand, considering Leos's outstanding performance in those financial investments more than a hundred years ago, and on the other hand, considering that the resources in his hands have gradually become the Gringotts shares held by the Elders, he made an exception to make him the thirteenth elder of the Elven Elders' Council.

"However......" Chief Grand Elder Groin muttered for a few seconds, exchanged a look with the two old goblins around him, crossed his slender and thin ten fingers, and whispered slowly, "After all, it still caused some people's hearts to fluctuate......

Whether it's Douglas or Bogo, both of them are elite goblins raised by Leos.

Although Leos now defeded the advice of the Gringotts Council of Elders and dealt with these two dangerous signs, it also put him back at the helm of the Venture Capital Department, and after the wars that shocked the world, they all knew very well how unsettling the ambition and gambling of the "young" Elf Thirteen Elder at the end of the round table was.

"What are you going to do with the little ones who raise objections, or snoop on secrets?"

"As I have previously reported to the Council of Elders, I immediately removed them from their duties, completely sealed off the news, sealed their workplaces, destroyed all draft documents, and kept them all in Vault 997......"

"But...... They will come out after all, and wait until the situation calms down......"

Groin frowned, sighed slowly, looked at Leos meaningfully, and did not speak again.

The situation in recent days has given them a very bad feeling, as if there has been some extremely dangerous force secretly peeking at the gold in the Gringotts vault, and when you think about it, it finally falls on the venture capital department.

As the only bank in the wizarding world, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, with its gold Galleon coinage, issuance rights, and stakes in dozens of large Muggle commercial banks, should have no rivals - unless the threat comes from them.

The empty and cold underground hall fell into an eerie dead silence, and the twelve elven elders who controlled the actual operation of Gringotts stopped talking and what they were doing, and turned their eyes to the thirteen elders with the least seniority standing at the end of the round table.

“...... I, I see. ”

Leos grinned, baring his sharp teeth, and replied softly with an unchanged expression.

"Since Douglas has turned their backs on the interests of the Gringotts elves, it is not worth it for them to continue to consume our precious resources...... Don't worry, I'll take care of all of this, and they won't be a problem for you anymore. ”

"That's the best ...... of nature"

"After this incident, you should give Russ the position of director, after all, it seems that he is suitable now. As for you, the Gringotts Council will reward you with between 1% and 5% of the equity depending on the final proceeds......"

"yes, then I'm going to clean up the storage space in Vault 997. ”

Leos bent respectfully and walked slowly out with his cane in hand.

Before receiving an emergency meeting from the Elven Elders of Gringotts, he had already envisioned the worst-case scenario, after all, the world had changed so fast over the years that neither elves nor Muggles were fully prepared.

As for the current result, for him, it can be regarded as not in vain his efforts in the past hundred years.

Walking out of the cold and spacious underground council hall, not far away is the hub passage to the core departments of the venture capital department, the overseas strategy department, the heritage survey department and other core departments, for thousands of years, the Gringotts elven council is like a never-ending heart, constantly sending orders to departments in all directions, driving the elves to exist tenaciously in the world.

Therefore, when Leos was notified more than a hundred years ago and stood at this fork, the sense of accomplishment and pride in his heart can be imagined - as a goblin of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, it can be said that it is the greatest dream and luck of all goblins to be able to set foot in the hierarchy of the Council of Elders and hopefully become the last ruler.

But at this moment, he stroked the gold coin carving on his cane, and his heart was cold and quiet.

Whether it's the Gringotts Council of Elders, the goblin traitors in North America, the selfish and short-sighted fools of the Venture Capital Department......

If he could be given another two hundred years, Leos might have the confidence to slowly take the position of Chief Elder and spend the rest of his life changing all of that—however, time was running out for him and the elves.

Wizarding civilization is gradually declining, and magic is dying a slow death.

As an immortal, Leos can clearly foresee that in the next hundred years, two hundred years, maybe a little longer, but the collision between the non-magical world and the magical world will definitely happen, and at that time, the elves who control the common wealth of the two worlds will be the first to be eaten......

War requires profit, war needs fuel, and goblins happen to have both.

The goblins of the Americas saw all this, so they chose to surrender, and all their future was weighed on the thoughts of the bureaucrats of the Magical Congress of the United States, and fortunately, there was a second option on their side......

"Elder Leos, we've been waiting for a long time, shall we go?"

Two goblins dressed in dark red magic armor came to Leos's side, nodded respectfully, and said sullenly.

Each elf held a scythe stained black and red, and unlike the usual goblins' yellow-green skin, the two goblins had dark skin and a faint smell of sulfur when they spoke—Heliopa did exist, but they weren't the secret army of stupid wizard bureaucrats, but the secret executioners of Gringotts.

"Okay, let's go...... I also have something to say to my former subordinates and students......"

Leos nodded, a grim smile on his face, and a flash of heat flashed in his eyes.

Just as back then, when facing the short Muggle from Corsica, he managed to complete the greatest war investment in Gringotts' history, earning the capital that the elves would survive nearly a hundred years of rebellion.

And now......

Leos touched the small women's purse in his arms......

The Devil's ...... Contract?

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