In fact, as the Director of the Division for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items, Arthur was no stranger to such situations. After all, in his long work history of seizing prohibited items, although most of the wizards who play tricks on Muggles belong to the category of bad personalities, there are still very few who will try to avoid punishment by paying bribes.

Not only that, but even in the Ministry of Magic, it was not uncommon for his boss to give sycophants and political gifts, especially since he had briefly worked with an intern named "Dolores Umbridge" in the Division for the Prohibition of Muggle Misuse.

Frankly, Arthur Weasley was not a man of all kinds, an upright and old-fashioned official, and the heavy pressure of supporting seven children had sharpened most of his edges and corners.

Therefore, without compromising the business, Arthur does not mind being paid more by the way - which is why he chose to be the "backstabber".

It's just that in this situation, it is not him who has the most power to make decisions, but Dirk Cleswell, who is the director of the "Goblin Liaison Office", and the decision he makes best will undoubtedly be more correct than Arthur.

While thinking about it, Arthur subconsciously turned his head to look at Dirk Cleswell beside him, raised his eyebrows, and showed a hint of inquiry in his eyes—as if it was not quite the same as the stingy goblin in the director's mouth.

Who knew that this glance only to find that Dirk Cleswell was dozens of times more exaggerated than him.

The look on the face of the wizard with thick lenses and glasses could not be described as simply surprised, with a wide open mouth and two bulging eyes, as if he had seen a troll that could perform magic.

You know, since Dirk Kleeswell took up his post in the "Elven Liaison Office", not to mention receiving any gifts, even the thirst-quenching white water has to be heated by his own magic - after all, officials of the Ministry of Magic and wizard depositors are two different creatures in the eyes of the elves.

"Well, you know...... Mr. Douglas, we cannot take advantage of our position to illegally accept property from others. The poor director of the "Elf Liaison Office" swallowed and tried to look away from the tray, his voice a little dry.

"Oh, my dear wizard friend. What are you talking about, time can be measured in money in the values of goblins, and since I wasted the time of the two of you, then it stands to reason that I should make up for it. As an erudite Ministry of Magic official, I think you should understand and respect this philosophy of our Gringotts elves, right?"

Douglas smiled slyly, picked up the box of gems from the tray, and stuffed it irrefutably into the hands of Chryswell and Mr. Weasley, as the head of Gringotts Ventures, it was too easy to convince the two impoverished Ministry of Magic officials - on the way over, Douglas easily figured out the deposits of the two wizards.

"Since you said that, of course, we respect the idea of the elves. Isn't it, Arthur?"

Dirk blinked, his throat rolled, touched Arthur beside him with his elbow, and said quickly.

Although I don't understand why the goblins suddenly released their good intentions, there must be no problem in accepting them, and Dirk thought about it carefully, and there seemed to be nothing worth the goblins worried about. Even if it was a convenient position, more often than not, he went to the goblins at Gringotts on behalf of the Ministry of Magic to seek convenient help.

Arthur Weasley relieved himself and squeezed the box in his hand—he hadn't bought jewelry for Molly in years—and said slowly, hesitantly.

"Thank you for your kindness. However, I think let's talk about the reopening of the window for the exchange of gold and galleons and rubles......"

"Oh, of course. Time is money, and we understand what they mean. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the goblin who called himself Douglas raised his pointed fingers and had an impeccable smile on his face, bent over and spoke methodically.

"In fact, because of the sharp change in the exchange rate of the ruble, we chose to temporarily close the exchange window in order to protect your interests. Now that the exchange rate has stabilized again, we have opened the exchange window again. ”

"Rest assured, Gringotts Wizarding Bank has always been the most trusted partner of human wizards, and always has been. ”

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Ministry of Magic, Office of the Minister.

"So, did the goblins really say yes so easily, without asking for anything?"

Cornelius Fudge raised an eyebrow and asked again in disbelief.

"Yes, Mr. Minister. ”

Arthur Weasley shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and replied for the third time, "If there is one request, I hope that the Ministry of Magic will hold a press conference to respond positively to the Hogwarts matter, so as to avoid a large run." ”

"Even if they don't say it, we'll do it. Clyswell, you've been dealing with the Gringotts goblins the longest in the entire ministry, what do you think?"

Fudge waved his hand nonchalantly, turned his head to look at the director of the "Fairy Liaison Office" standing beside Arthur and asked.

"Well, I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary about the goblins at Gringotts. ”

Dirk Cleswell happily felt the heavy and hard little box in his arms, and replied cautiously in his heart.

"I think the explanation of the temporary closure of the window based on the sharp fluctuations in the exchange rate is completely in line with the way the elves do things. It seems to me that Gringotts would prefer to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic as much as possible in order to recover the funds as soon as possible, after all, I think the elves would probably prefer gold to the castle. ”

"Is that so? Indeed, that's what the misers did. ”

Fudge chuckled lightly, although this result was a bit unexpected, but it was generally reasonable. In this way, he finally has a relatively good news to announce to the wizards.

"Okay, I see. ”

After looking around the office, the Minister of Magic, who had received a confirmed reply again, was no longer confused, and looked in the direction of the door in a good mood and asked, "Dolores, have the reporters from the various newspapers arrived?"

"Of course, Mr. Minister. Everything was ready, and the journalists were already waiting in the reception hall for the Ministry of Magic to issue a statement. ”

The high-pitched, thin voice that was characteristic of Umbridge rang out from the door, startling Dirk and Arthur.

I don't know when, a short and fat woman dressed as a little girl has appeared in the minister's office, and it is hard to imagine that her huge size has not made any noise.

"Do you need an interview, well, we don't actually do much ......"

Dirk Cleswell tugged at his shirt in embarrassment, and to be honest, he had never been in a newspaper.

"Interviewed? No, Mr. Kleswell, you may have misunderstood something. ”

Umbridge smiled and looked the thin director of the "Elf Liaison Office" up and down, raised her eyebrows, and said in her usual sweet and greasy tone.

"Thanks to both of you for your hard work, Secretary Cornelius and I will take over the rest. I think both of you still have a lot of business to deal with. ”

As he spoke, Umbridge opened the door, tilted his head, and politely "invited" Mr. Weasley and Mr. Kleiswell out of the minister's office.

Before leaving the office, Arthur Weasley vaguely heard Umbridge seem to be discussing with Fudge about "don't tell Dumbledore", "Gringotts wizard credit", "Elves are allies of wizards", but before he could hear it, the door to the minister's office was slammed shut.

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The third more!

It seems a little difficult for me to be a fifth watch Lori today.,It's okay to be a fourth.,Huh~ I seem to have overestimated myself.,Now my claws and head hurt so much.,I'll rest for a quarter of an hour first.。