At this time, many Aurors from the British Ministry of Magic had gathered in the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic. Seeing the Minister of Magic walking in, the Aurors who had originally gathered together made way for him, but everyone's face was covered with anger and fear.

As the Aurors made way for the path, Fudge saw that, surrounded by the crowd in the center, in addition to Rufus Scrimgeour, the new head of the Ministry of Magic's Auror Office, there were also several bloodless corpses, and next to the corpses, there were several suitcases neatly placed.

Seeing so many corpses lying around in the Ministry of Magic, Fudge's face turned pale.

Seeing this, Rufus Scrimgeour, who was bending over to examine the bodies, had to stand up first, walked to Foggy's side, and said, "Minister Foggy, after our examination, all of them died from the killing curse, and I'm afraid they were tortured before they died."

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's words, Fudge was a little flustered with anger. His face flushed red, and he said angrily: "It's simply lawless! Lawless! They should all be thrown into Azkaban!"

After cursing for a while, Fu Ji seemed to gradually calm down. After a moment of silence, Fu Ji asked:

"Have you found out the identities of these victims?"

Facing Fudge's question, Rufus Scrimgeour said almost without hesitation: "There is no need to investigate. I am almost certain that these people are the wizard hunters who attacked Dumbledore not long ago. If there was only one, I would not be sure, but the appearance characteristics of all of them are consistent with the attackers described by Dumbledore. I am sure that it is them."

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's answer, a trace of surprise flashed across Fudge's face. Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked in a panic but with a little joy: "So, the deaths of these people are related to Albus Dumbledore? Dumbledore killed them with the Unforgivable Curse?"

Hearing Fudge's question, all the Aurors at the scene looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a moment. Finally, Rufus Scrimgeour coughed twice and said, "Minister, although we know who the victim is, we are still investigating the murderer. It is too early to say that Dumbledore used the Unforgivable Curse to kill these wizard hunters. At least for now, we have no evidence to prove that Dumbledore is related to the deaths of these people."

Hearing this, Fuggy seemed to realize that he had lost his composure just now, and quickly said, "Yes, Rufus, you are right, you must find out the murderer as soon as possible! Since the fall of that man, such a serious and horrific incident has not occurred in the British wizarding world for a long time. No matter who did this, once we find out, we must punish him severely."

"By the way, where was Dumbledore when the case happened?"

After expressing his opinion, Fu Ji changed the subject and started asking questions.

"We have sent an owl to Dumbledore, I think..."

As they were talking, footsteps were heard in the corridor. Almost a moment later, Dumbledore pushed the door open and appeared in front of Fudge, Rufus Scrimgeour and others.

Seeing Dumbledore appear in front of him, Fudge immediately put on a smiling face, walked up to him and said, "Oh, Albus, I'm so glad to see you. Why are you here at the Ministry of Magic this time?"

Facing Fudge's question, Dumbledore replied calmly:

"I received a letter from Rufus, so I Apparated here immediately to see if the people who were killed were the ones who attacked me and my students that night."

Seeing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Fudge's face, but it quickly disappeared. Then, Fudge pretended to walk to Dumbledore as if nothing had happened, and said in an awkward tone:

"Albus, I'm glad you can come, but this case is still under investigation, and for some reason, you can't be ruled out as a suspect, so I'm sorry, please..."

However, before Fudge could finish, Dumbledore interrupted him and said, "Minister, I think you are mistaken. I am not here in a private capacity."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Fuggy was stunned, and said in confusion: "Albus, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Dumbledore was looking at Fudge. Through Dumbledore's lens, Fudge felt as if Dumbledore had seen through his heart, which made Fudge very uncomfortable. Dumbledore then said:

"Minister, something so serious has happened. It is no longer just a matter for the Auror Office. Now, I represent the Wizengamot because I am the Chief Magician of the Wizengamot!"

Hearing what Dumbledore said, Fuggy was stunned for a moment, but Dumbledore ignored Fuggy who was standing there in a daze. Instead, he turned to Rufus Scrimgeour and said, "Yes, Rufus, just as you said, these guys are the group of wizard hunters who attacked me and my students before."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Rufus Scrimgeour first bowed to Dumbledore, and then said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I'm sorry, Headmaster Dumbledore, please forgive my rudeness, but can you please tell me where you have been from last night until now? What have you done? Is there anyone who can testify for you?"

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's question to Dumbledore, Fudge, who had been standing there in a daze, quickly came over and listened carefully.

Dumbledore didn't seem to care about Rufus Scrimgeour's question. He just nodded slowly and said, "After dinner last night, I returned to the headmaster's office at Hogwarts and found Professor Snape, our Hogwarts Potions professor, and commissioned him to make a special potion."

"We talked for a long time, almost until late at night. After Professor Snape left, our Hogwarts deputy headmaster, Professor McGonagall, found me again and discussed the teaching issues in the future. I came here after receiving your owl."

Hearing Dumbledore's answer, Rufus Scrimgeour nodded noncommittally, and then said, "Thank you very much for your answer, Headmaster Dumbledore. If you don't mind, we will verify it with Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall later."

Dumbledore smiled and said without hesitation, "Of course, I have no objection."

Seeing that the questioning was over and just as Dumbledore was about to leave, Rufus Scrimgeour suddenly asked: "So, Principal Dumbledore, where is your student Wentworth tonight?"

(End of this chapter)