Barty Crouch saw Lucius Malfoy walking out of the darkness and couldn't help but frowning slightly. Then, without even looking at Lucius Malfoy, he walked towards his home.

Seeing this, Lucius hurriedly took two steps forward, came in front of Barty Crouch, stopped him, and said, "Hey, Barty, there's something I want to talk to you about!"

Seeing Lucius blocking his way, Barty Crouch said unhappily:

"Get out of the way, I have nothing to discuss with you!"

Then, Batti pushed Lucius away and was about to leave.

Lucius, who was pushed away by Barty Crouch, didn't care at all. He just stood there and said quietly, "If you have nothing to talk about, I can only go and talk to Barty Crouch Jr.! I think he must be looking forward to regaining his sight!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Barty Crouch paused and stopped immediately. Just as Lucius's mouth curled up slightly, suddenly, his eyes blurred and Barty Crouch disappeared from his sight.

When Lucius reacted again, a magic wand was already against his forehead.

In an instant, Lucius broke out in sweat. Lucius did not expect that Barty Crouch's reaction would be so big.

At this moment, Barty Crouch stood behind Lucius and said slowly, "My son, Barty Crouch Jr. has died in Azkaban. That is the punishment he deserves! Since you want to talk to him, then I will send you down now. What do you think?!"

Hearing Barty Crouch's words, Lucius swallowed deeply, then he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Barty Crouch, you and I know whether your son was imprisoned in Azkaban or died in Azkaban! You don't have to worry about how I got the news. Don't worry, I didn't tell anyone else!"

When Lucius finished speaking, the entire empty street fell into deathly silence. It was unknown how much time had passed. In short, it felt like a century to Lucius. Then Lucius felt that the wand that was originally against his forehead was slowly pulled away by Barty Crouch.

Seeing this, Lucius let out a long sigh, then realized that his whole body was soaked with cold sweat.

Lucius turned his head and looked back, only to see Barty Crouch sitting on a stone not far from his doorstep. His face was gloomy and he looked as if he was despairing.

Seeing this, Lucius walked over and was about to comfort Barty Crouch, but he heard Barty Crouch say coldly: "Lucius, tell me, what do you want?"

Hearing Barty Crouch's question, Lucius smiled slightly, and then said, "First of all, I hope you won't comment on Harold's proposal for a central bank for the wizarding world!"

After hearing Lucius's words, Barty Crouch did not comment, then motioned for Lucius to continue.

Seeing this, although Lucius was a little unsure, there was no room for retreat at this point, so he continued:

"The second thing is that someone wants you to leave your position as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the British Ministry of Magic!"

Hearing this, Barty Crouch couldn't help but stare at Lucius and said slowly, "So, it was Fudge who asked you to come?"

However, before Lucius could react, Barty Crouch slowly shook his head, denying his own statement. He shook his head and said, "No, it can't be Fudge. If Fudge knew about Barty Jr., there would be no need for all this trouble. The one waiting here tonight would not be you, Lucius Malfoy, but the Auror from the British Ministry of Magic!"

Lucius was not surprised to hear that Barty Crouch had restored the truth of the matter in no time. After all, as the most popular candidate for minister of the British Ministry of Magic before Fudge, this was the strength that Barty Crouch should have.

At this time, Lucius saw that Barty Crouch had no intention of taking action again, and he said calmly: "Barty, I really didn't expect that you would rescue little Barty from Azkaban. This is not your character!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Barty Crouch said with a wry smile:

"What can I do? His mother is seriously ill and doesn't have much time left! That day, his mother knelt down in front of me and begged me to save little Batty! I was soft-hearted and agreed to his mother's plan!"

Hearing Barty Crouch's words, Lucius patted his shoulder sympathetically, then thought about it in his mind and found that if Draco encountered the same situation, he would probably do the same thing, but without any guilt.

At this moment, Barty Crouch suddenly asked, "I want to know, who do you, or you guys, plan to let take my place?"

Hearing Barty Crouch's question, Lucius was silent for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth, so he slowly said:

"It's Thomas, Thomas Revo!"

Hearing Lucius' words, Barty Crouch showed a surprised look, and then said with some surprise:

"Thomas Revo? I really didn't expect this choice. I thought that a pure-blood surname would come out of your mouth."

Hearing Barty Crouch's words, Lucius just smiled and did not answer.

Barty Crouch, however, said to himself: "Thomas Revo is a relatively suitable choice! He has the ability and qualifications, and now he has won the hearts of many wizards. It can be said that the timing is just right!"

Listening to Barty Crouch's soliloquy, Lucius added in his mind:

The most important thing is that they have a good daughter!

After a few words, the two fell silent at the same time. Finally, Barty Crouch said to Lucius: "Tomorrow I will ask Fudge to resign from the position of Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic!"

Then, without waiting for Lucius to express his gratitude, Barty Crouch quickly walked back to his room.

Barty Crouch returned home, pushed away the house-elf Winky, and quickly opened a hidden door in the house. Inside the room, a haggard young man was sitting on the floor bored.

(End of this chapter)