Chapter 1471: The Collapse of the Secrecy Law
"Maca, there's new news from London, saying that a ...... has suddenly appeared on the edge of the fog in the southeastern suburbs."
Sirius, who had rushed in from outside the minister's office, was talking, suddenly glancing at Scrimgeur, who was in the midst of a verbal exchange with Kingsley, and then subconsciously stopped talking.
"Oh! Actually, although it was a bit sudden, the position of Minister of Magic was about to change temporarily. Maca, who was sitting at the desk, immediately waved her hand, then gestured, "Sirius, you go ahead and talk about your ...... Well, what happened to the southeastern suburbs of London? Is there a living corpse again? ”
"Change? Such a period? ”
The Minister of Magic, as the head of the magical world in a country, although it is basically only "superficial", has a lot of status in the hearts of ordinary wizards.
Therefore, something like "wartime reassignment" will normally cause a lot of shaking to the work mood of the Ministry of Magic staff, and even the public opinion.
It's just that, because of the current incumbent, Mr. Scrimgeur, he has a somewhat non-existent presence after entering a state of all-out war. So it should have been a big taboo, but when you think about it, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
Maybe it's a bit sorry to say that there is also Scrimgeour who works hard, but in fact, it will probably make everyone feel much more at ease after changing to Kingsley.
"Hmm...... That's it! ”
Sirius thought for a moment, then nodded to Kingsley and Scrimgeour in relief.
"Mr. Scrimthour, you've been working hard all this time. Then, Mr. Minister Shakel, congratulations...... Oh, and you can't say 'congratulations'! After all, you're on the verge of taking office. ”
After a few polite sentences, as if he had lost any interest in the matter, he immediately turned his head again and explained to Maca:
"Just said...... Yes! Yes, there are living corpses near the border in the southeastern suburbs! This time, however, there were far more of them than the few we had observed on our patrols before...... In fact, when a large number of living corpses were found to have appeared from the fog, the patrol team planned to evacuate immediately! ”
"'A large number of living corpses'?" Hearing this, Maca couldn't help frowning, "The tide of living corpses...... Is it? Could it be that Helpo is going to ......?"
However, before he could finish his sentence, Sirius bowed his head thoughtfully.
"'Tide of Living Corpses'...... This may be an accurate description! After he muttered this, he shook his head again and said, "Let's not study this yet...... Anyway, I'm not done yet, Maca, you listen first. ”
At this point, he paused slightly, and then said:
"According to the report from there, just as the patrol team was preparing to retreat, they noticed that the living corpses that were about to leave the fog range began to retreat first! It is said that at that time, the living corpses were still in chaos due to the sudden turn and squeezing back, and more than a dozen ordinary living corpses were trampled by their companions to the point that they could not move, and finally fell on the street. ”
"Going back?"
For such an inexplicable situation, Maca couldn't help but feel confused.
The whole back and forth, needless to say, must have followed Helpo's will. But what was that guy thinking?
"Temptation? Warn? Or is it trying to convey some message to me through this strange action? ”
Maca thought for a moment, but didn't come up with anything.
He only knew that once Helbo had the leisure to make these small moves, it probably meant that the other party might have ...... "success"?
“…… Is it a demonstration? Tell him he's coming? ”
He was thinking about it when he heard Sirius continue:
"By the way...... Well, maybe not in passing...... Lupin had already gone to inform the Muggle Prime Minister in person, and there could be an even bigger wave of evacuations on the Muggle side. As for how much of an impact this action would have on the Muggle world, to be honest, no one knows......"
Today, the evacuation of London has been carried out in the most secrecy possible, and they have deployed a lot of support wizards through the president of the Federation, Mr. Akinbad, to help.
But even so, the actual situation has spread from various channels, making rumors fly all over the sky.
After all, even the Oblivion Charm, and many more other means, can tamper with Muggle memories and erase all that has happened. But this matter is really very involved, and it is impossible to completely suppress it.
However, it is now only known to the inhabitants of the Muggle world in the form of various rumors, but if there is another larger operation, the matter can no longer be hidden.
To do so would be to make the wizarding world open to the Muggle world by default.
However, Lupin was naturally very aware of this kind of thing, but he did it anyway. Because he knew that it would be too late to wait until Helbo actually started to do it.
"Hmm."
After a moment of silence, Maca finally nodded.
"I see...... But then, on President Akinbad's side, has Lupin already been there? ”
"No," Sirius shook his head, "not yet." ”
Hearing his crisp answer, Maca couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"He's ...... Planning to play Chop Before You Play Once? ”
"No, no, Akinbad, Lupin wants you to go."
"yes!" Maca sighed, "I think that's how it should be...... Well, but Mr. Akinbard's side...... Hey! Lupin: That's a big problem for me! ”
In fact, if I have to say it, the embarrassing thing on Akinbad's side is not to convince him personally about his relationship with the other party, if it is just a personal matter, just say a word.
However, even if Akinbad is the current president of the International Federation of Wizards, this kind of major event that directly violates the "Secrecy Law" is not something he can do alone!
"All in all, the Muggle migration is imperative, and if it gets in the way of Helmo's fellow, God knows how many more people will die......" Maca rubbed her face and said, "Okay, I see!" I'll figure it out over there. ”
With that, he jumped lightly from the minister's desk and waved at Kingsley and Scrimgeur, who had long since lost the heart to make a handover.
"After the negotiation is completed, we will notify the matter of the change as soon as possible, and then ...... Kingsley, there's a lot of work ahead for you! Of course, so do I...... Let's do it, everyone! ”
“…… Good! ”
Kingsley pursed his lips, then stood up and said with a solemn expression.