Chapter 13

bang bang!

"Come in!"

A middle-aged man wearing a large black wizard robe opened the door, closed the door gently, stood near the door, bowed to salute, and after saying "My Lord", he lowered his head and stopped talking.

The blond old man called an adult put down the enamel bone china teacup in his hand, and said in a low voice, "It's bad news!?"

"Catherine Shafik canceled the consignment list of Nozawa Garden Castle yesterday, then went to Gringotts to exchange 30,000 Galleons, and then bought enough power stones to redeem the Fangli Family and the Shafik Family The house-elf of the family, also bought a large number of seeds of strange fragrant vines, and four spirit-nosed hounds. And..."

The blond old man couldn't take it anymore and slapped the table hard.

He roared with a ferocious face: "What qualifications does Catherine have to exchange for 30,000 gold Galleons at once?"

"My lord, Catherine took out the ancient spirit documents of the Fangli family, proving that the Fangli family is one of the seventeen ancient families that founded Gringotts."

"And the money? Where did she get so much money all of a sudden? It's a huge sum of over one hundred and fifty thousand pounds!"

"My lord, it is a gift from the Squib heir of Fang Li's family. The legal principles are clear, the procedures are proper, and there are no omissions."

"The Squib son of Fang Li's family..." The blond old man thought for a while, then remembered that Catherine should call him aunt. "What does the old woman do? So rich?"

"A food truck that sells a Muggle food called a hamburger."

The blond old man's eyes widened and he said angrily, "Are you talking nonsense?"

"His family's sausage burgers and pickles are very famous, with an average daily profit of more than 3,000 pounds."

"..." The blond old man felt like he was listening to a fairy tale.

It is not a myth, but a good story, a good story created by a sufficient population base and an active economy. The people of the British Empire in this era are still living a good life.

This bureau started shortly after Kane learned about the family members of the paternal and maternal lines in this life. At that time, Catherine's aunt owned a breakfast shop, and her business was not doing well.

It is a complete set of programs including basic recipes from Kane, which is specially aimed at office workers who work in office buildings. Among them, pickled cucumbers are especially sweet and sour, and the juice is squeezed cleanly. In fact, it is a kind of traditional pickles in the north of China.

What is really technical is the spice in the sausage, an exclusive secret recipe, which is nothing special at first, but when eating other things, it takes a long time to remind people.

Even Catherine hadn't expected such good business until she reconnected with her aunt.

Comrade Kane, the chief designer, said that it is ok, and now it is very suitable and bloody to stage a snowy wedding.

So after the snow turned cold, the dripping water turned into ice, and under the background of another snowfall, the miserable Shafiq mother and son, after trying their best, chose to go to the relative who ran the mobile dining car to see if they could save them.

Like the blond old man, most wizards' understanding of the mobile food truck is still at the level of poor people living a hard life.

Some people even think that it is a modern version of the little match girl who still goes out of the stall in the cold and freezes like a stupid bird after a day, and no one goes out to buy other things.

The results of it? They are just like those who sold boiled skewers, iron plate squid and other snacks in the Celestial Dynasty during a certain period of time. They are far richer than those who eat skewers, but they just don’t talk about it and make a fortune in silence.

Catherine was also shocked, and said in her heart: "The legendary alchemist's alchemist's alchemist's alchemy is probably not as good as my son's method, right? Think about it and come up with a plan to make money selling bread and pickled cucumbers?"

Kane later talked about it with her, and briefly said, Catherine realized for the first time that from the perspective of economic size, wizards are really country people who have never seen the world.

"Stink it, wizards have a hundred ways to ruin their business!" the blond old man said angrily.

"My lord, as far as I know, they have applied for a number of patents, and they have been identified by the Muggle officials as a special food culture, which is part of London's urban culture. They have opened three chain stores, all of which are booming. Even German tourists admit that they Our sausages are comparable to the famous German sausages.”

The blond old man pursed his lips tightly, trying to suppress the anger in his heart. He knows that this kind of Muggle industry that has already made a name for itself cannot be easily involved in troubles. It has far-reaching influence and can easily arouse the suspicion and vigilance of Muggles.

Under such circumstances, if he insisted on going his own way, it would be tantamount to harming the interests of the entire wizarding world, not to mention him and his family, even if Voldemort did this, he would have to pay the price.

Of course, he won't stop at this matter, and he also confidently believes that he has enough ways to deal with the weak Shafik family.

What annoyed him was that such a defeated dog that had already been skinned by cramps actually made a fuss again, and what he felt distressed was the loss of property.

According to his calculation of money, the loss is not only the cost of dispatching troops and rearranging, but also the benefits that Nozawa Castle and Exmoor Villa can generate after they are acquired according to the original plan.

In his plan, the two secret properties will be listed under the name of the Ministry of Magic under the name of lease. At that time, the Ministry of Magic will not only be responsible for the repair and maintenance of the castle, but also pay an expensive lease fee every year.

This is also the main reason why Kane looks down on these pure-blood dignitaries.

An ignorant, short-sighted miser, the idea of ​​making money is nothing more than clinging to the Ministry of Magic, an institution similar to the Muggle official, to do some deeds that harm the public and benefit the public.

Of course, the blond old man will not admit that he has a poor-taste apartment head, he thinks his big plan is very strategic.

In his eyes, Nozawa Castle has a very strategic position. It is the closest secret to Hogsmeade, a wizard village.

The famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is across the lake from Hogsmeade.

Their specific location is the northwest area of ​​Aberdeen, an important town in northern England.

It is a plain area near the North Sea in the depths of the vast Scottish Highlands. There are basically no cities. It is as desolate as Siberia and unimaginably inaccessible.

In the past, the dignitaries of the wizarding world did not take Hogwarts and Hogsmeade seriously. They believed that the former was famous because Dumbledore, the strongest white wizard who defeated Grindelwald, sat in and sucked Hogwarts. eye. And the latter is nothing more than a colony of poor wizards.

However, in the Wizarding Wars, the roles played by both places are eye-catching.

For a time, Hogsmeade became a more valuable political center than the Ministry of Magic.

Other gathering places were integrated into the Muggle towns for convenience in normal times. After the war, the convenience became a hindrance.

The Ministry of Magic was the key target of the Death Eaters, and it fell early.

Most wizards also lack a sense of intimacy there, just like ordinary people have similar senses to institutions.

Hogsmeade is different, it is a town of wizards, there are not so many scruples, and the people who come and go are all of the same kind. This kind of place where people can relax and act, with a natural sense of intimacy and belonging, is the only place in the UK. one place.

As for Hogwarts, during the Wizarding War, Hogwarts showed the powerful wizards the horror of powerful connections.

The world is full of peaches and plums, this is where the power of Hogwarts lies.

As Horace Slughorn, who has taught Voldemort, Harry Potter's parents and many other famous people, put it on display: "Barnabas Guffey, editor of the Daily Prophet, if I If I have an opinion on anything, I can have a message from the owl. Govinus Jones, captain of the Holyhead Harpies, can get a free ticket whenever I want."  …

How did the Order of the Phoenix, which showed itself in the Wizarding Wars, gather? An organization of poor ghosts who can hardly even raise funds for activities has become the backbone of the fight against evil. What does it rely on?

Heart!

And people's hearts, or the final gathering of key members of the Order of the Phoenix, are the alumni and classmates who are attracted by a few professors.

In order to target Hogwarts and Hogsmeade, in addition to the Ministry of Magic's efforts, they also need a platform that can respond in a timely manner, so they took a fancy to Nozawaen Castle.

Now there is a mistake. The blond old man who is in charge of the specific operation of this project thinks that if he can't win the secret place in time, he may become a laughing stock in the circle and damage his image and reputation.

No one likes to deal with people who do nothing. For the sake of reputation, the blond old man is willing to pay.