Chapter 223: No pretend, no celebrity
At the end of the trial, Kane answered a reporter's question in a concentrated manner.
It was triggered by a reporter from the French newspaper "Daily Sun", at the door of the public trial hall.
"Mr. Shafiq, can you give an interview to the Daily Sun today?"
Kane looked at the reporters who had come up to him. "Yes, journalists, if you have any questions, you can come with me to the press conference hall here, this is a public corridor, please don't get in the way. ”
Wherever Kane went, he had the demeanor of a landlord, he took the congregate to the press briefing room, invited the reporters to take their seats, and then took a small stool and said, "It's not big enough, please allow me to stand taller." ”
"All right, ladies and gentlemen, we have plenty of time to communicate, please keep the order of the questions, three questions each. This lady, you come first. ”
"Mr. Shafiq, what do you think about the involvement of several pure-blood nobles in the Wizarding War case?"
"I think I see the same thing as everybody else. A healthy society needs order and justice, and we all need to take responsibility for our actions, and for this, pure-bloods, mixed-bloods, or awakened people should be treated equally, without distinction between high and low. ”
"But aristocrats are born privileged. ”
"If the privilege you are talking about includes the suffering of being hunted down, fleeing, etc., then I would probably be more willing to admit it. ”
Journalists laughed.
Kane added: "In reality, there are indeed class differences, differences between the rich and the poor, and so on, but from the perspective of personality, there is still fairness. Our institutions of credibility and the law are also doing their best to guarantee this minimum of justice. ”
It's not hard to hear, but apparently the reporters don't like this kind of official answer, which is not exciting at all.
"Mr. Shafiq, during the public trial, several people on trial confessed to the illegal seizure and embezzlement of the wealth of the Shafiq family and the Fangli family, what do you think of this kind of behavior?"
After thinking for a moment, Kane replied: "I think that when this happens, first of all, there is a problem with judicial fairness, judicial supervision, etc. The unsound social order allows for the emergence of individuals and groups above the law. ”
After three questions, the next female reporter stood up and said, "So, Mr. Shafiq, do you feel that the Shafiq family has now become such an existence capable of being above the law?"
"It may seem like there is such a trend, but we have been trying to solve it and it has been fruitful. Kane explains: "For a long time, I was thinking about the responsibility of a large organization to the public. This is the reason why the Magic Eye Chamber of Commerce has always tried its best to take the road of financial openness and open government affairs. The people are our food and clothing, we serve the people, and we are also subject to the supervision of the people. We do legitimate business, we pay taxes in accordance with the law, we are self-disciplined, and we are responsible. ”
The female reporter asked the second question: "Mr. Shafiq, what attitude do you choose to treat those who have robbed you of your wealth and humiliated you and your family?"
"I want to be as tolerant as possible with them. Hatred does not bear the fruit of peace, people get along with others, there is always one party to be more proactive, more tolerant, I hope it is me, broad-minded, this is a good quality, I want to have it. ”
The third: "Do you mean that you are willing to take no responsibility for what happened?"
"No, as I said before, we are responsible for what we have done. Doing right, being rewarded, being wrong, and being punished is the simplest mode of justice. I speak of tolerance. It's a matter of facts. After the incident, you can still treat this person with a fair and objective attitude, instead of completely denying all his actions because of a wrong thing. ”
No, the purpose of the journalists is not to help Kane Shafiq set up a moral role model.
It was the next reporter's turn to ask a question, and he picked up the topic at hand and said, "With all due respect, I find it hard to believe that you can do it so noblely." The vast majority of people can't do it. ”
Kane glanced at the reporter more, and from his point of view, he was a digger again.
If you say yes, you will oppose the vast majority of people. To say no, that is to say that the answer just now is bragging.
"It's not easy, so I've repeatedly stressed that I'm working in this direction, just like most people want to be a person with good qualities," he said. ”
"I think your answer is evasive. The male reporter shouted.
Questioning twice, this is a suspicion of deliberately finding faults, you must know that the interview is not a trial, and it does not mean that you can take the opportunity to humiliate.
Maria's eyes were a little cold as she stared at the reporter. The power of divinity was condensed, and the male reporter inexplicably felt a burst of weakness, and a layer of fine sweat oozed from his forehead and sideburns.
Kane said: "I don't accept your assumption that you are evasive, I think attitude and action are important, attitude I expressed, action needs to be reality checked, the concept is clear and logical, but it is your skepticism that is not supported by evidence." ”
Kane's answer was not impeccable, but the male reporter was in a bad state at the moment due to divine interference, his thinking was confused, and his verbal skills were greatly reduced.
A male reporter with oily hair and a pink face next to him was anxious, stood up and said: "But you, who are kind, have single-handedly contributed to the birth of hundreds of orphans and widows. ”
Kane looked calm: "This gentleman, I just said that we have enough time to communicate. Your sudden interjection is disrespectful to this colleague who is still asking questions, and I hope you will apologize to him. ”
The oil-headed man was immediately a little embarrassed, said sorry to the male reporter, and asked the question again.
Kane added: "Your apology is insincere, and this gentleman has not responded. ”
The oil-headed man breathed a sigh of relief and formally apologized to the male reporter.
The male reporter was confused, and sat down in response.
At this time, Kane laughed: "I am not the creator of hundreds of orphans and widows, but the hundreds of wizards who caused this result with their own crimes, and they not only hurt their own families, but also caused more than 3,000 families to lose their loved ones. ”......
The Q&A lasted for about two hours, attracting many onlookers. Many people have a more three-dimensional impression of Kane because of this.
The two male reporters who opened their mouths and led people into the ditch without questioning really had a problem, and Maria used a little trick to make them big mouths, and 'accidentally' leaked their dirty things, and as a result, they were ruined.
Catherine later asked Kane about this, there is a team of lawyers, there is a special spokesperson, knowing that the reporters are mixed with people with bad intentions, why do you want to go into battle and suffer that anger?
"I can not go up, but that's because I don't want to, not because I can't. That's a message I want to convey. Secondly, this kind of battle has helped my popularity and prestige increase. And those who deliberately make things difficult seem more real, rather than a premeditated show. ”
In eight days, together with the arraignment of the culprit, a total of more than 100 suspects were interrogated, which can be said to be very efficient.
Of course, this also means that during the public trial, especially in the later stage, the presiding judge will answer whatever the suspect asks, and it is no longer like when Peter Pettigrew and others are interrogated, let go of the spray, and can talk for three or four hours.
In many cases, it is the presiding judge who gets stuck in the conversation, and what he has to do naturally without too many traces of criticism, which requires a high enough level of professionalism. So the presiding judge, Berg Stein, made a deep impression on Kane.
Naturally, Dumbledore also participated in the public trial, and the two took the time to meet, briefly reviewing everything in 1853, but there was no sense of intimacy, and Kane didn't even ask Dumbledore how he got the relevant memories of the split soul from the Grim Reaper incarnation. This meeting is more like a form of making the action seem to have a beginning and an end.
Dumbledore knew that he had made an extremely negative impression on Kane during the incident.
The point was to test Kane's purpose, and it didn't go as planned.
It doesn't seem right to say that Kane has the heart of a king, the madness is completely destroyed, and the human beings living here are almost dead, and Kane has to bear some responsibility for this. At least it looks like he could have done better.
It's also not right to say that Kane is cruel and cruel, he has given almost every intelligent life statement, especially in the context of the sacred gathering, solving the big problem, although the people are dead, but they have a home, when life no longer ends with death, but before and after death, it is difficult to say that Kane is not a kind of salvation. And to accomplish all this, Kane hitched himself a ride......
It can be said that after the events of 1853, Dumbledore questioned his idea of a primary measure of human character, and then felt that the idea of testing Kane might be very lo in itself.
Human nature is complex and changes with all things, and obsessives like Snape are not broadly represented. Besides, to put it cruelly, it is precisely because of the unbelievable that Lily has always been beautiful in Snape's heart, and it is precisely because of death that Lily has been sublimated to an incomparable supremacy.
From Kane's point of view, he had a good harvest in 1853, was in a good mood, and was more tolerant and generous, and did not want to think deeply. But he didn't want to listen to his explanations, didn't want to talk about the past, and lost interest in interacting with Dumbledore.
It was already the 23rd since the end of the trial, and seeing that Christmas was approaching in 90, Kane returned to London from Frankfurt and visited the Dursley family as Victor Cullen.
Dudley's life has changed, and with Kane's guidance and small gifts, Dudley's initiation tutoring is barely successful. At the age of 10 and a half, Dudley already knows how to arm himself with knowledge to achieve his dreams. He intended to attend the Royal Military Academy Preparatory Department at Sandhurst, not at Smetting.
Harry didn't start his professional wizarding pre-wizarding course at an early age like the children of a pure-blood wizarding family, but the initiation lessons that Kane arranged for him were just as effective.
Most importantly, Harry has been able to deal with his magical powers more sensibly, and then he has developed self-confidence, and he is no longer the pathetic creature who always seems miserable. He has good friends at school, and with the help of small gifts from Kane, he can also do some simple tricks, which makes him very popular with his classmates.
Harry was no longer the grumpy lion cub who was eager to prove himself, he had learned all about Hogwarts from A History of the School and was looking forward to the school next year.
Kane's gift to him this year was a full set of Wizarding Year 1 books, which Harry could pre-read in the form of extracurricular readings.
Kane also chatted with Harry about James and his feud with Snape. Kane tells Harry that no one is perfect, and neither is Jaime, but he is a brave father......
As always, when I left the Desleys, the hour hand was already pointing to 21 o'clock.
This side of Privet Road is a residential community with European and American characteristics, as far as the eye can see, all of them are independent villa-type houses, there are no tall buildings, and on winter nights, you can see warm lights shining out from the rooms, and the streets are cold and quiet.
Kane had not gone far along the road covered with a thin layer of snow chips when he saw men standing shoulder to shoulder under the streetlamps and beside the low bushes covered with snow.
Half-shawl hair, unruly beard, fur coat with no shape to speak of...... Looking at the style, combined with the here and now, Kane knew it was Sirius.
Perhaps because of the street lights, Sirius in front of him was a little different from the dog daddy he remembered, thinner, with deep-set eye sockets, but with plenty of light in his eyes and a wilder temperament.
"Victor Cullen, Jaime's cousin?"
"Sirius Black?" Kane walked over to Black.
Sirius watched Kane come closer, staring with burning eyes and asking in a low voice, "What do you want from Harry?"
Kane said to himself, "If there were a comparison of the original historical line, you would probably not be so hostile." ”
The mouth replied: "Pleasure, a sense of accomplishment." Triggered by plucking the strings of fate. ”
Sirius obviously paid attention to the Great Lakes incident and the future trial incident, and when Kane said this, his voice was fierce: "You are a future person?"
"Time travel is not about using the Floo network, it's not that easy. I rely on the combination of prophecy and actual intelligence to derive and predict. In fact, anyone who is willing to use his brain knows that between Voldemort and Harry, there must be a superiority. ”
Kane said again, "How about going to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink?"
Sirius pouted. "Forget about that rotten place. Go to the shelter. ”
"The name is the Vault?"
"Yes. ”
"The Wizard's Bar?"
"No, the Black Set. ”