Fu Ji motioned Lucius to sit down. When the two of them were seated, Lucius asked again: "What happened just now that made you so angry? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Hearing Lucius's question, Fuggy sighed and told Lucius what had just happened. After he finished speaking, Fuggy said angrily, "That bastard Barty Crouch seems to have forgotten that I am the Chairman of the British Ministry of Magic, and he is just the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement!"

Hearing Fuggy's complaint, Lucius was overjoyed, but his face showed an expression of solidarity with the enemy. Lucius said indignantly: "That's too much! Barty Crouch doesn't take you seriously at all! And that Scrimgeour, as the head of the Auror Office of the British Ministry of Magic, is so lacking in courage. It's simply outrageous!"

Seeing Lucius's reaction, Fu Ji nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Lucius suddenly said, "In this case, why doesn't Minister Foggy consider letting Barty Crouch change his position?"

Hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji's eyes first lit up, but then quickly dimmed. Fu Ji said helplessly:

"Lucius, do you think I don't want to? However, Barty Crouch's prestige in the British Ministry of Magic is too high! Forcing him to give orders may cause unrest within the British Ministry of Magic!"

"Moreover, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest department in the British Ministry of Magic. Apart from Barty Crouch, there are not many people who can control it. Let alone those unruly Aurors. Without sufficient strength, it would be difficult to convince them!"

Hearing what Foggy said, Lucius nodded in understanding, and then, Lucius suddenly pretended to be enlightened, and said to Foggy: "Minister Foggy, I have thought of someone who can replace Barty Crouch!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji frowned and looked at Lucius with some doubt. Lucius pointed to a photo in the Daily Prophet in Fu Ji's hand and said, "What do you think of him?"

Fudge picked up the newspaper and saw a photo of Thomas Revo on the front page of the Daily Prophet. Next to him was a photo of Harold.

Lucius pointed at Thomas Revo in the newspaper and said slowly:

"Minister Fudge, think about it, Thomas Revo is now very famous, he is a hero who defeated the Witch Party, this is not something that an ordinary wizard can do! Moreover, as the former head of the Auror Office of the British Ministry of Magic, he is also enough to get the support of the Aurors!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji nodded thoughtfully, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was quite satisfied with this candidate, but soon, Fu Ji smiled bitterly and said:

"It's useless. I know Barty Crouch. He is a wizard with a strong desire for power. For his own future, he can send his own son to Azkaban. He will not give up the power in his hands."

Hearing what Foggy said, Lucius immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Minister Foggy. If you trust me, leave this matter to me! I will let Barty Crouch resign in person!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji was overjoyed and took Lucius' hand. He was about to express his gratitude, but at this moment, Fu Ji seemed to remember something, looked at Lucius suspiciously, and asked:

"Lucius, we are old friends. Why did you come to see me today? Just tell me!"

Seeing this, Lucius did not hide it and pointed at the newspaper in Fuggie's hand again.

Fu Ji looked at the newspaper in his hand with suspicion. After a long while, Fu Ji set his eyes on Harold's photo. Then, Fu Ji pointed at Harold's photo and said:

Lucius nodded without hesitation, and then said helplessly: "Harold approached me before, hoping that I would help him lobby. I originally refused, but I didn't expect that he would use his identity as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts to pressure me! I had no choice, Draco was still studying at Hogwarts, so I had to agree to him!"

After hearing Lucius' explanation, Fu Ji looked at Lucius with a half-smile, and slowly said, "Not only that, Lucius, I guess you are also involved in the establishment of this bank, right?!"

After hearing what Fu Ji said, Lucius did not deny it, but nodded calmly.

Seeing this, Fudge immediately sighed and said, "This bank is really good. Unfortunately, I am an honest official and only receive a meager salary from the Ministry of Magic, which is barely enough for my daily expenses. Otherwise, I would have wanted to deposit my family's money into Harold's bank to earn interest!"

Hearing what Fuggie said, Lucius laughed along and cursed Fuggie's greed in his heart.

But in the end, Lucius still spoke up: "Minister Fogg, although you are an honest official and have no spare money, the British Ministry of Magic is rich!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji's eyes lit up and he said thoughtfully:

"You mean to say..."

Lucius nodded vigorously and said, "As the chairman of the British Ministry of Magic, it is reasonable to deposit the assets of the British Ministry of Magic in a bank opened by British wizards, isn't it? As for the interest, it is naturally indispensable!"

After hearing Lucius' words, Fu Ji nodded contentedly, then said with a smile:

"Lucius, as long as you can make sure Barty Crouch stops messing with me, I promise that you will see what you want to see in the Daily Prophet!"

After hearing what Fu Ji said, Lucius stood up contentedly, shook hands with Fu Ji and said, "As you said, as you wish! This is a win-win situation for both of us!"

London was still shrouded in thick fog in the evening. Due to the recent attack on Gringotts by the Witches, although the British Ministry of Magic knew that there was little hope, it still disabled the Floo network throughout London and pretended that it was doing its best to hunt down the Witches.

Therefore, even Barty Crouch, the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, had to take the lead and set an example by using Apparition to arrive at his own door.

However, just as Barty Crouch was about to open the door, he suddenly turned around and drew out his wand: "Exorcist..."

At this moment, Lucius hurriedly stood up from the corner and shouted: "Hi! Barty Crouch, it's me! Lucius Malfoy!"

(End of this chapter)