Chapter 174: Cold November

The time is slowly moving into mid-November. The weather in London is getting colder by the day. But the citizens were suddenly told a piece of news.

An exciting news. The first European summit is about to be held in London, and unlike the G7 and G20 meetings, only European countries will participate in this European meeting.

This is indeed encouraging news, and as the host country, the United Kingdom, to host a conference of this caliber would give a strong signal to the outside world that it is a sign of great recovery.

On an economic level, this will attract foreign capital into the UK. A positive meeting will also give the stock market a booster, which can be seen from the stocks that have been in the green for several days.

In London, the military control began to be implemented in the week before the 15th, although the citizens of London were very surprised by this, and there had never been a military control in the past, but they would not say much, after all, they had already learned from the media that the leaders of at least a dozen European countries would gather in London.

A higher level of security seems acceptable. As one of the most elite special forces in the world and the world's first regular special operations force, the British Special Air Service Regiment, which is one of the pioneers of modern special operations tactics is famous for its London security work.

Mr. Harker can be regarded as a bloody investment this time, and he directly dispatched three of the special air service regiments of six combat companies, which is almost all the special operations forces that can be mobilized in the entire United Kingdom.

The rest of the companies are not in the country, they have other tasks. However, even so, the number of security guards is only more than 500, and the WIC task force is just over 600 people.

To this end, the British Joint Operations Command urgently transferred several elite units, including the air force and navy, as well as police units.

In short, London now has almost gathered the last remnants of the British Empire. A rapid reaction force of 2,200 men.

If any accident happens this time, and the afterglow is dissipated, then Mr. Huck's plan to restore the glory of Britain will be put on hold indefinitely, at least during his tenure, and he will no longer be able to toss.

However, Huck, who thought he was ready for anything, could not have imagined that their opponents were wizards and a bunch of fanatics.

If a garrison of this scale is faced with a group of terrorists, it is naturally foolproof, even if it is infiltrated by other countries, these elite troops who have experienced a hundred battles can protect the meeting.

But what if the opponent is a wizard? ————

"Prout, do the Auror interns get paid?" On a tall building in London, Nymphadora Tonks, who had been practicing for a year and a half, asked the man next to her with a low face.

"Yes, you've asked it several times!" Mr. Prutter looked troubled, rubbing his forehead vigorously, very unhappy with the newcomer whom Moody's had recommended.

He admits that Tonks, as a natural disguised Max, has been of great help to his Auror work, and it can be said that she was born to eat this bowl of rice, but this little girl is too jumpy, and the most important thing as an Auror is to be calm, because they are facing a vicious dark wizard, and the slightest carelessness will cost them their lives.

And Tonks... She seems to be thinking of it as a game.

"No, I'm asking, you urgently dispatched me to patrol this hellish place for a whole week, is there a bonus?" Tonks asked again.

Strictly speaking, she's not an Auror yet! The Aurors had been training for three years, and she only graduated in 1991, only half of which she had completed.

This time, the Ministry of Magic really couldn't spare manpower, so I sent her as a trainee too.

"Nope! Tonks, be attentive when you work. Mr. Prutter roared, trying to use the aura of his Auror predecessors to stop the escaped girl.

But Tonks didn't eat him at all, and she still chattered, "The Ministry of Magic is too stingy!" I heard from Mr. Lupin that he paid the first few bodyguards! Although it is pounds, but it is a lot of money, look at my robe, I have been wearing it for two years, I wore it when I graduated, and it is still this one, the hood is torn a big gap, I use the previous school uniform..."Listening to the noise in his ears, Mr. Pust's expression has completely collapsed, and finally he can't bear it anymore, and roars angrily: "Shut up! ”

"No one wants to know the story of you mending your hat with your pants, and if you dare to say another word, I'll keep your mouth shut!" Sure enough, this explosion was still very effective, and Tonks was startled and quickly shut up.

But only for a moment, her lark-like voice sounded again,

"Huh! Is there still a spell to shut people's mouths? Is it Transfiguration? Sir, maybe we can talk, I'm learning spells quickly..."

Compared to poor Mr. Puster, Kingsley and Lupin had a much simpler job.

They were mainly responsible for protecting the Muggle Prime Minister, that is, following Mr. Harker. The work is quite leisurely.

As for the guarding of Downing Street, other Aurors were in charge. And Lancaster Palace, London, where the conference was held, had already been visited by Aurors to cast the necessary protective spell on it.

Although the meeting only started tomorrow, the two wizard bodyguards had already arrived at Downing Street three days earlier.

No way, the stakes are high, and until now, the Ministry of Magic has not found a trace of those Death Eaters.

And the more they can't find it, the more frightened they become. The devil knows if the heads of the Death Eaters who had been locked up for more than a decade were still in their heads, and if they really planned to attack the leaders of the Muggle world, it would be a disaster for the entire wizarding world.

"Birner, who am I going to meet with in the afternoon?" In the Prime Minister's office, Mr. Harker was asking about his day.

Hearing this, Mr. Bernard opened the document in his hand slightly, and replied: "Well, the suffragette group, the British Women's Union, the London Workers' Association, the Home Secretary, um, and the Conservative Leader." ”

"Can you get those three associations to come together?" Mr. Huck pointed to his watch and said with a look of great concern, "Compress time Berner!" ”

"Of course, Mr. Prime Minister." Berner smiled slowly, and then dialed the phone at hand.

Then, throughout the afternoon, all sorts of people came and went in and out of the Prime Minister's office. They all have their own different demands, such as the suffragette group calling for more women members of Parliament, the British Women's Association Alliance demanding equal pay for men and women for equal work, although the United Kingdom passed the Equal Pay Act in 1970 to guarantee women the right to equal pay for work, the rate was still low until '92, and the London Workers' Association wanted to reduce working hours.

In short, Mr. Huck has deliberately placed these people these days, certainly in order to create an image of his dedication to his duties.

After all, in addition to showing his posture to other countries, he also showed this group of British wizards at this meeting.

I have to say that this did have some effect, at least Kingsley and Lupin decided from those unfamiliar words that the prime minister was indeed a good leader who 'cares about the people'.

In the evening, in the Downing Street parlor, Mr. Huck personally threw a simple little banquet for the Aurors who were protecting the meeting.

It's very simple, and no alcohol is served, after all, there is a possibility of being attacked at every moment. But it was this insistence that made the wizards look up to Mr. Huck again.

Not everyone has that kind of determination. In short, under Mr. Huck's operation, it can be said that the favorability of this group of wizards has been filled.

While it may seem like little for now, what about later? Who knows what kind of flowers this will bear!

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