Because of Clark's words, the atmosphere in the principal's office suddenly became solemn.

Theodore? Abbot and Darren? Bock frowned, as if he was caught in a difficult choice.

At this time, Clark also lowered his tone and began to persuade them.

"Uncles, now that the construction of the dragon farm project has been halfway through, and the original investment has all been turned into building materials, you want to withdraw at this time, it is reasonable, but you can't say it."

Theodore? Abbot looked at him with a look of embarrassment.

"Clark, we know what you said, but we don't just represent ourselves, because of this incident at Hogwarts, some opposition in the family have dissented, and we must be responsible for the family.

You're also a patriarch, so you should be able to understand it. ”

He sings with a white face, and Darren on the other side? Bock sang red-faced.

"Why do you talk so much? We've already asked Headmaster Dumbledore, and he can't even solve this matter, so I don't know how long this project will drag on? ”

Dumbledore could only explain when he heard the other party call his name.

"That Slytherin monster has some Hogwarts privileges attached to it, and that is supposed to be the part that belonged to Salazar Slytherin when the school was founded.

Even I, as the headmaster, am only on par with it in terms of authority, and I can't know the details of it and find out about it and the secret room. ”

It turned out that when Hogwarts was founded, in order to show fairness, the four founders divided the magic circle rights attached to the magic castle itself.

But with Slytherin and the other three parting ways, the part of the authority that belonged to him was gone.

It now appears that when Slytherin left Hogwarts, he did not take this part of the magical authority with him, nor did he pass it on to his descendants, but left it in the Chamber of Secrets.

It was precisely because of this that Dumbledore had been unable to deal with the monster in the secret room.

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Darren? Bock is even more determined to withdraw from the Dragon Farm project, even the greatest Dumbledore in the wizarding world today has no choice, this project is mostly going to be yellow.

Clark persuaded them a few more words, but the lower his posture became, the stronger the other party's willingness to withdraw the investment.

Especially when they know that they don't have much money left in their project account, they don't want to wait for a moment.

Now if you don't leave while you still have a little money left, you won't be able to leave when you have no money at all.

After all, the dragon farm has already been built, how can they divide it and demolish the venue? The fire dragon is split?

"I don't care, anyway, you have to return our Bock family's funds first!"

Facing Darren who doesn't eat oil and salt? Bock, Clark is also running out of patience.

"It's very clear in the contract, if your family wants to withdraw, it will be a breach of contract, and you need to pay half of the principal for liquidated damages, you can think about it."

The words that came out of Clark's mouth were as cold as the cold wind of the far north, but the more this happened, the more determined Darren became? Bock's detachment from the mind.

After all, they have reached the point of threat, which means that Clark has exhausted his skills, and besides, half less is less than half, at least he can get some money back.

It's like buying a big off-plan property, and in the face of a distant delivery date, it seems that it is a good choice to recover some of the costs, rather than all of them are lost.

"We will pay the liquidated damages." Darren? Bock's words were firm, "Not only me, but also the Ollivanders and McMillans I represent. ”

His words apparently affected the other two as well, Theodore? Aibo also looked at him with an embarrassed expression.

"Hey, Clark, you know that too......"

"Uncle Theodore, I understand you, but a contract is a contract, and if the Abbot family wants to withdraw, the same will be done."

Theodore? Aibo sighed helplessly, "Thank you, you can pay back half of our family's money later, and the Shakel family is the same, I'll communicate with them over there." ”

Darren? A smug smile appeared on Bock's face, rejoicing at Clarke's current predicament.

Now there are already five companies that are ready to withdraw, and even if each company deducts liquidated damages, it still needs to return 2,500 gold galleons.

This is not a small expense, not to mention that their original investment has been converted into material materials, and in the face of the squeeze withdrawal of the school trustees, Clarke's side cannot come up with it for a while, and can only use their Puwit family's money to fill the hole.

And if the money can't be returned, then they can come over like vultures to share the food again.

Clark obviously understood this, but his face didn't show it, instead, he looked at the last school director so calmly.

"And what about you, Mr. Yaxley?"

Elijah? Yaxley sat quietly in his chair, neither Darren? Bock's pride and greed, and no Theodore? Abbot's shame and weakness.

He just sat there, scrutinizing Clark's expression.

Clark knew that this was a real old fox.

Sure enough, Elijah? Yaxley suddenly said: "Mr. Prewitt, you are really calm, not at all like a child of twelve or thirteen years old, if that boy of mine has half your ability in the future, I will be content." ”

Clark sighed, "Mr. Yaxley, what decision do you have, just say no, why bother to sarcastically mock me here, do you make a pitiful and crying appearance, will you not withdraw your investment?" ”

"Of course not," Elijah? Yaxley said decisively, "In business, there's nothing to talk about. ”

He looked at Clark's face and suddenly said, "But, I'm not a businessman, I actually prefer investors to money investments, and you have a lot of potential, Clark." ”

"So what about your decision?" Clark's tone was neither sad nor joyful.

And Theodore on the side? Abbot and Darren? Bock sensed that something was wrong, which was different from the strategy they had said before.

"My decision?" Elijah? Yaxley paused before saying, "The Yaxley family has also withdrawn from the Hogwarts Dragon Farm project. ”

Theodore? Abbot and Darren? Bock breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not only that, but so is the Selwyn family."

This sentence makes Darren? Bock was even happier, seven, seven families withdrew from the project of the dragon farm, which is 3500 gold galleons.

Even if the Puwit family is rich, they won't be able to come up with this amount for a while, and you must know that the prize money of the Triwizard Tournament in two years will only be 1,000 gold Galleons.

"Although the money of the Abbot family does not need to be repaid now, our family's money cannot be delayed ......"

Darren? Bock hasn't finished his sentence yet, Elijah? Yaxley suddenly continued what he had just said, "However, the shares of the Yaxley family will be taken over by me, and this will be counted as my personal investment in you. ”

Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, a thousand gold galleons, even Elijah? As an official of the Ministry of Magic, Yaxley is not a small amount, and he really loses it, but it is a heavy hemorrhage.

"Thank you." Clark nodded slightly, accepting the other party's kindness.

Then he looked at Darren, who was sitting not far away? Bock, stretching out his right hand, "Pay the money with one hand, deliver the goods with the other, and when I get the magic contracts of your various families, I will naturally return the money to you." ”

Darren? Bock pursed his lips in disdain, glanced at Elijah again, and then pulled out a magic contract from his bosom that he had signed before.

It was clear that he had these things with him, and he was ready to attack Clark in the first place.

"Don't say I'm bullying you, in this way, I'll give you more time to prepare the money, and when you bring the money, we'll settle it."

As he spoke, he still put the magic contract in Clark's arms, this thing has magic, and he naturally didn't worry that Clark would take the contract and not give money.

But before he could turn away, Clark stopped him.

"No need, I'll give you the money back now."

As he spoke, he pulled out the magic pouch from his robe and threw it to Darren? Bork.

"There are exactly 500 gold coins in this pocket, no more, no less, do you want to count them?" There was no anger in Clark's voice.

Darren? Bock hurriedly grabbed the money bag and looked at him with a look of surprise, you know, who would carry five hundred gold Galleons with him, and not more, no less.

Could it be that this kid already knew about our plans?

Darren? Bock was a little flustered in his heart, but at this moment, he had to send it, he was already completely torn with the Puwit family.

Besides, the school director himself is not a heart, and it is normal for someone to reveal the news, so he quickly sneered again, "Tough enough, I see how much money you have in the Puwitt family?" ”

After saying that, on the magic contract that belonged to the Bock family, the signature was instantly signed by Darren? Bock became Clark's name.

"Then you won't bother."

Clark looked at the changed dragon farm shares, and his heart blossomed, but his face did not show it, and he forced his hard airway.

He even wished that these old foxes could see his strength and make a deal with him earlier.

Darren? Bock snorted coldly, and took the bag of money and prepared to leave, but Clark stopped him again, "Wait, take the money, leave the pocket, that pocket is worth five Galleons." ”

Clark naturally doesn't lack this money, but he doesn't mind disgusting Darren either? Bork.

Darren? Bock was so angry with this sentence that he couldn't hold back any longer, looked at Clark with vicious eyes, took five gold coins out of his pocket and threw them at him.

"Here you go!"

A few glittering golden coins swished towards Clarke, fast and fast, but as soon as he lifted his hand, those Galleons were blocked by an invisible force and floated in front of him, "Okay, don't give it away." ”

After seeing Darren? Bock's back was furious, and Clark looked at the other two school board representatives.

Theodore? Abbot felt faceless to see him, didn't say anything, and left in a hurry when he said sorry.

Only Elijah? Yaxley, as he left, took the initiative to shake Clark's hand, and spoke to him in a very small voice.

"I remember that there was a supplementary agreement in the contract that if someone withdrew, the other family could spend money to buy his part of the equity, and if you don't have enough money, I'm still interested in exercising that right."

It wasn't until all three of them left the principal's office that Clark had the energy to look at Dumbledore.

The old man looked a little haggard, and it was clear that the events in the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets had broken his heart.

"Thank you, Clark." A smile appeared on Deng Liduo's sad face, "Thank you for your support of the school." ”

"I'm the one who should say I'm sorry, Headmaster." Clark said sorry, "About the magazine......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Dumbledore interrupted him, "I understand this matter, you are doing the right thing, on the contrary, we are indeed a little inconsiderate. ”

As he spoke, he sighed again, "I'm getting old, maybe I should really consider retiring." ”

Clarke didn't answer him, and Dumbledore waved his hand, signaling for him to leave, "Go, go, go back to the common room early, don't wander around." ”

Clarke nodded and exited the room, leaving Dumbledore alone in the Headmaster's office, struggling to worry about the future of Hogwarts.

For the rest of the day, nothing happened again because of the professors' care.

In the evening, when the dorm room was no longer discussing the secret room and finally falling asleep, Clark and Harry got out of bed, got dressed again, and put on Harry's invisibility cloak.

The three of them huddled under the lightweight invisibility cloak, cautiously navigated the eerie corridor.

There was no such pleasant feeling as in the previous night tours, there were a lot of excitement and fright, and Clark had many times in the middle of the night in order to brush up on his specialty tasks last semester, but he had never seen so many people after the sun went down.

Teachers, prefects, and ghosts patrol the hallways in pairs, looking around for anything out of the ordinary.

Although Harry's invisibility cloak uses the power of the shadow dimension to block the sight and some magic detection, it can't completely transfer them to another dimension, and naturally it can't stop the collision.

On one occasion, when Ron was walking and suddenly tripped, Snape stood guard a few paces away from them.

Fortunately, Clarke's quick eyes and hands held him up, which prevented him from falling in front of Snape.

However, the oak gate of the castle was closed by this time, and the three of Clark did not dare to go from there, after all, no one knew if the heavy gate would make a sound.

Fortunately, Clark had other options, they came to the corridor on the second floor, and Clark took advantage of the powerful telescopic properties of his magic rope to put Harry and Ron down first, and then grabbed the rope and slowly lowered it to the ground.

In this way, when they finally left the castle and saw Hagrid's hut in the distance, they were relieved.

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