The relationship between Joel and Haylis became very strange, and they chatted and greeted each other through the two-way mirror as usual every day, but there was always something missing in the room, and the content of the chat was mostly limited to eating, drinking, and having fun, and Haylis did not ask about the relationship between the disappearance of the foreigner and Joel, which made him slightly relieved.

On the morning of July 15, Joel headed to the British Ministry of Magic with his wand, and he was ready.

"Eleven inches, grapevine wood with dragon heartstrings, it took three years, right?" In the hall of the Ministry of Magic, the wizard's eyes were very heavy, and he squinted slightly as if he would never get enough sleep.

Joel nodded in acquiescence, took the wand from the wizard's hand, and took it into his arms.

Located on the second basement level, the Law Enforcement Division is staffed by a large number of people, including the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Magical Objects (including the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Objects) and the Auror Command, where the Wizengamot's governing body is located, and is arguably the most powerful department of the British Ministry of Magic.

As soon as Joel stepped into the corridor on the second floor, he felt that it was very lively, the notes were flying in the air, the crowd was crowded, and the staff were holding stacks of papers in their hands and burying their heads in their heads.

"Mr. Taylor, is it?" At the end of the corridor came a girl, she looked like she was in her early twenties, her beautiful blonde hair was neatly combed, her thin waist and long legs were young and beautiful, she stretched out her right hand and shook Joel gently, "I'm Ellie Crawford, Secretary to Director Bones. ”

Joel nodded politely and followed Ellie towards the director's office, and Ellie gave Joel a popular science: "Don't look at the large number of people in the Legal Enforcement Department, but the threshold for us to recruit staff is very strict......"

"Our benefits are among the best in all departments, in addition to a fixed salary, the Aurors and Hitters also have field allowances, overtime pay for office staff, and afternoon tea when they are free......"

Joel listened very attentively from the sidelines, nodding his head from time to time, appearing very focused.

He could hear Ellie's subtext.

Seeing that he just nodded in approval but didn't open his mouth to express his opinion at all, Ellie understood very well in her heart, and she didn't say anything more, and gently knocked on the door of the director's office at the end of the corridor, and only after getting permission did she say to Joel, "You can just go in, the director and the others are waiting inside, I have other things to do." ”

Joel said goodbye to her and pushed open the wooden door.

Amelia Bones was sitting behind her desk, and across from her was a big man in a brown mink coat in the summer.

Overjoyed to see Joel appear, Bones stood up with her right hand outstretched and waved her wand in her left hand to add another chair to her office.

"The Great Age of Genes"

"I've admired the daimyo for a long time, Mr. Taylor," she looked like she was in her thirties, with short gray hair meticulously attached to her head, "this is the first time we've met, and we're ......"

"Ahem." The strong man in the brown robe covered his mouth and coughed fakely, interrupting the greeting between the two of them, Director Bones' eyebrows tightly tufted, her flat lips quivering slightly, and Joel felt that she was about to curse in the next second.

But she didn't, but introduced the two people present to each other with a somewhat formulaic attitude, "This is Mr. Lermontov, who is in charge of this disappearance, a staff member of the Russian Ministry of Magic." ”

Joel had seen him in the Norwegian forests of Northern Europe, when the strong man was following Andrei Ulyanov, the leader of the Eternal Nights, and arguably Andrei's most trusted confidant.

"This is Mr. Joel Taylor, the holder of the Order of Merlin of the Third Degree, and the key figure in slaying the monsters in the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets......"

"I know I know," Lermontov was a little impatient, "I'm here to find out about the disappearance, not to hear you talk about these bluffs. ”

Director Bones stopped talking, but after all, she didn't dwell on the topic, and she invited Joel to sit down in a chair.

Joel sat in the spacious chair, and saw that the narrow chair under Lermontov next to him was almost unable to accommodate him, and he couldn't help but feel comfortable, seeing that it was the right choice to deal with the Ministry of Magic now.

"Okay two," said Director Bones, knocking on the table, "and now I will ask Mr. Lermontov to tell me what happened. ”

"A clerk of our Russian Ministry of Magic named William disappeared in England, and he left us a portrait of a suspect in treasure theft before he left Russia......," Lermontov said in his ballast English, "A picture scroll of our Russian Ministry of Magic named William disappeared in England, and he left us with a portrait of a suspect in treasure theft," Lermontov said in his big ballast English, "A picture scroll of a beautiful sunny man was unfolded from his bosom.

"This is you, isn't it?" Bones had to be sure.

Joel glanced at it and nodded without thinking, "It's me, it's hard to find someone as handsome as me in this world." ”

He had to admit that William had a bit of a talent for painting, at least he could recognize himself at a glance.

Bones: "......"

Lermontov took a deep breath, "Shouldn't Mr. Taylor explain?" ”

"Oh?" Joel raised an eyebrow, "What treasure?" How did I not know? ”

"Besides, the man named William, I don't know him at all, and your employees casually draw a portrait and go out to proclaim that this is a thief who steals treasures," Joel spread his hands, "It's not a good reputation to spread out, right?" ”

"Everything has to be reasonable," Joel was very helpless, "you have no evidence, and you don't even have ...... evidence"

Lermontov interrupted him.

"If the two of you don't know each other, how can he blame you!" Lermontov pulled the scroll in his hand, and Joel's face was about to be torn in half, "He must have determined the relationship between you and the stolen treasure!" ”

"Mr. Taylor is right," said Director Bones, "everything must be evidence, Mr. Lermontov, do you have any clues about the theft of treasures?" ”

She forced the impatience in her tone, the Russian Ministry of Magic had sent staff into British territory without reporting to the British Ministry of Magic before, and the Ministry was already very dissatisfied, and she was even more upset when she saw that the suspect Lermontov pointed out was actually Joel Taylor, a rising star in the British wizarding world.

Lermontov's eyes wandered over Bones and Joel, he knew that the situation was not in his favor, he had realized this since he had come to the British Ministry of Magic a few days earlier, no one wanted to help him, everyone was protecting this little rabbit.

"Our leader of Ulyanov has deduced that the place where William disappeared is in a village called Hogsmeade in England," Lermontov tried to make his tone sound softer, "Everyone, let's go and see it together?" There should be a lot of clues to be found on the spot. ”