Chapter 521 The Tragedy of Diagon Alley

The chaos in Diagon Alley continued. Through the dedicated Floo network, the Ministry of Magic's reinforcements quickly arrived at Diagon Alley, but when they actually arrived, the Aurors of the two teams had already been beaten to death.

The Muggle wizards didn't even use spells, but just beat them to death with their fists and feet.

Benjamin at the top of Gringotts Tower didn't know which was more painful, this way of death or being killed by a spell, but there was no doubt that the Aurors who came to support must have been very angry after seeing the miserable state of their colleagues, because at this moment they had all pointed their wands in their hands at the crowd rushing towards them!

"Everyone! Attack!"

With the command of the commander on the scene, dozens of scarlet lights suddenly rushed out.

This time they did not hold back, but attacked with all their strength!

In their eyes, these guys who hurt their colleagues did not need sympathy at all!

Their attack also had a very good effect. As soon as the red light, which was as thick as substance, entered the crowd, screams were heard one after another in Diagon Alley.

Under the effect of these high-intensity disarming spells, those people at the front of the crowd were blown away like rag dolls, falling into the crowd behind them, and knocking down a large number of people.

However, there were too many people gathered in Diagon Alley now, and the attack of these dozens of Aurors was simply a drop in the bucket. Although they had used all their strength, they were forced into a desperate situation in the end.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Magic had already known the situation here, and subsequent reinforcements continued to rush in from all over the country, which enabled the Aurors to hold on under the attack of a large number of resistance personnel.

In the end, with the continuous support of the Ministry of Magic, the joint forces composed of Aurors and strikers finally gained the upper hand and defeated a group of people several times their number.

But this was just a repulse. Looking at the attackers who were running away in all directions, the victorious Aurors and strikers were full of helplessness.

The enemy had too many people. Although they were not their opponents if they fought hard, they had no choice now that they were breaking up into small groups and retreating.

In desperation, they could only try their best to intercept them, but the effect was not very good. In the end, the number of attackers who were killed was pitiful, and most of them were injured and lost their ability to move.

After the war, Diagon Alley finally returned to peace, but now the prosperous Diagon Alley no longer exists. In this battle, except for some places including Gringotts, other buildings were damaged to varying degrees. The area at the center of the battle was almost razed to the ground!

The dusty wizards climbed out of the collapsed houses with difficulty, and then looked at the ruins around them blankly.

These people were all customers and merchants in Diagon Alley. In today's battle, the most seriously injured were not the rioters or the Ministry of Magic, but these ordinary people.

Some of them lost their lifelong business, some lost their families, and some even lost their lives.

For a while, the ruins were filled with cries, and even the sky above everyone's heads, which was dyed gray by black smoke, was filled with a sad atmosphere.

Seeing this, many Aurors and strikers also showed sad looks on their faces. They also lost many colleagues in this battle.

Out of sympathy and duty, many Aurors began to spontaneously comfort and rescue these disaster victims, but when they really started to contact these people, they were shocked to find that things were far from as simple as they thought.

"It's all your fault! Why did you choose to start the fight in Diagon Alley?"

"Give me back my son's life!"

"Hey! You destroyed my store, you must compensate me! Do you hear me?!"

"You executioners!"

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The originally settled scene became chaotic again. The dusty survivors were entangled with the Aurors and the strike team. One of the mothers who lost her son even hung on an Auror, opened her mouth and bit the Auror's shoulder tightly, and refused to let go no matter how the Auror shook him off.

In the minds of these innocent passers-by, all this should be blamed on the Ministry of Magic. If they could do their job better, these things would not have happened at all. The thinking of those merchants

was even simpler. Someone must compensate for their losses. Now most of the rioters have disappeared, and judging from their clothes, they don't look like they can afford the money.

Then the matter is very simple. The Ministry of Magic is not short of money after all, so all the responsibilities should be thrown to the Ministry of Magic.

In this chaos, the arrested rioters seemed to be inspired by something and started shouting that the Aurors had arrested the wrong people. They were also innocent passers-by.

Some of them even threatened to complain to the Ministry of Magic about these Aurors, but were kicked unconscious by a striker next to them.

On the spire of Gringotts, Benjamin watched everything silently, then took out a pen and paper to write something, and finally sighed deeply, pressed the Masonic gold coin in his hand and disappeared.

When he appeared again, he had returned to the Masonic Secret Realm.

Unlike the chaotic Diagon Alley, the Masonic Secret Realm was filled with a festive atmosphere. Mike, Zhou Hong and other Masonic members were accompanying Emily to celebrate the great success of their action.

The banquet was served by Shuke and Beta. Countless fine wines and delicacies were piled on the exaggeratedly large round table in the reception room. In the corner, there were a bunch of musical instruments playing elegant music.

Benjamin's sudden intrusion made Mike and others stunned for a moment, but they soon reacted.

Mike excitedly stepped forward and patted Benjamin's shoulders twice, and said with a smile:

"You are finally back! Our great hero."

Others around also gathered around, laughing and praising Benjamin.

They all knew that as the most capable field staff of the Freemasons, the reason why the Freemasons could succeed this time was Benjamin's contribution

. "This is what I should do."

Benjamin responded neither servile nor overbearing, looking extremely elegant.

But he soon lost his elegance, because Zhou Hong, who was grinning, had pushed Emily to Benjamin's side.

Emily today is no longer the same as she was in Loya's hut. With the careful decoration of Penelope and others, she is now wearing a white dress as white as snow, with many shining ornaments hanging on her body. She looks dignified and generous, but her face is red and frightening at the moment. She looks shy, lovely and pure, making people want to hold her in their arms.

She must have been pushed here by Zhou Hong, so she is very shy, especially when Benjamin is watching her, even her earlobes have turned into an attractive pink.

But even so, she still has the courage to force herself to look directly into Benjamin's eyes and said:

"Thank... Thank you!"

After that, she quickly took out a bracelet woven with various wild flowers and plant roots from her back and stuffed it into Benjamin's arms.

"This..."

Benjamin was a little at a loss, but looking at the girl's pleading eyes, he finally put it on his hand.

"You're welcome."

Benjamin nodded and said politely.

At this time, Emily had already run back to her original place. She was hiding behind Penelope and secretly looking at Benjamin.

'She likes me.'

Benjamin immediately made such a judgment.

This is not surprising at all. Emily, this little girl, has some minor intellectual problems. In addition, she was rescued by me and was treated very well during her time in the Freemasonry. It is not surprising that she would have such feelings. The

reason why Emily cooperated so well is also based on the above reasons.

It is too easy to fool a girl like this as long as you treat her well.

But... she is only fourteen years old!

Although she has developed... cough cough... but she is too young!

Benjamin believes that he will never do such a thing. Copper smelters are too disgusting!

Besides, he already has a girlfriend!

Thinking of this, Benjamin almost instinctively raised his head and looked in the direction of Soraka.

But as soon as he raised his head, his body froze.

Because at this moment, Soraka was waiting to stare at him with a pair of murderous eyes.

As if she noticed Benjamin was also looking at her, Soraka thought for a moment and then stretched out two fingers to make a scissors gesture!

Benjamin took a deep breath, and instinctively felt a chill in his heart!

You know, Soraka is a healer, and the best one.

If the other party really wants to do this, it is not impossible.

Benjamin was terrified at this banquet. He didn't even dare to eat anything, fearing that Soraka would put drugs in it. With his understanding of Soraka, the other party would definitely do such a thing.

Fortunately, the banquet did not last long. When Mike announced the end of the banquet, Benjamin followed Mike's ** and went into Mike's office.

As soon as the door of the office closed, Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief.

It felt terrible to be stared at by Soraka. At the same time, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes. Zhou Hong's pranks were getting more and more excessive.

Mike, who was not far from him, restrained the smile on his face, sat down behind the desk, and asked seriously:

"How is the situation going?"

Hearing this, Benjamin's expression also became serious. He straightened his body and answered in the same serious manner:

"The Ministry of Magic is indeed in a very weak situation now. The total number of Aurors and strikers they can mobilize now is estimated to be no more than two hundred."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, the incident in Diagon Alley was so serious this time, the Ministry of Magic must have mobilized all the armed forces they can mobilize. But even so, there are only a little over a hundred Ministry of Magic personnel on the scene, plus some personnel guarding the Ministry of Magic, the difference in this number will not be too big."

Mike's mouth corners rose slightly, he snapped his fingers, and said in a brisk voice:

"Then the next step is to send out the statement, arrange for Emily to give a few live speeches, and be prepared to receive a large number of new personnel."

"Are you really sure you want to do this?" Benjamin said hesitantly, "You must know that if you do this, it means that the intentions of all of us will be exposed."

"Don't worry, just do as I say." Mike said meaningfully, "The Ministry of Magic and Voldemort are not worth mentioning now."

Hearing this, Benjamin's worry still did not dissipate. He seemed to want to persuade Mike, but looking at the determined expression on Mike's face, he finally responded and backed out of the office.

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The next day, what happened in Diagon Alley finally spread.

Almost all media reported the Diagon Alley incident, and even traditional large media such as the Daily Prophet did not leave.

Mike believed that the Ministry of Magic must want to shut up these media and even tried.

Unfortunately, this incident was too big, and even the Ministry of Magic's direct media such as the Daily Prophet could not turn a blind eye.

Because once they did so, the reputation of the Daily Prophet would be greatly damaged.

No one likes a media that speaks exclusively for the Ministry of Magic!

So all they can do is to use the Spring and Autumn style of writing to cover up some of the facts, so as to throw all the responsibility on the perpetrators.

But this is really an act of covering one's ears and stealing the bell, because even if they don't say it, other media will.

For example, "The Quibbler".

This newspaper, which has been privately owned by Mike, has been acting as Mike's mouthpiece from beginning to end in this incident, transmitting the most authentic information to the outside world. They have perfectly reproduced the magic portrait that was hung on the storefronts of various shops in Diagon Alley in the newspaper.

This has also led to a significant increase in the sales of "The Quibbler" recently, and Luna's father is very happy. He firmly believes that the reason why "The Quibbler" can sell well is entirely due to his credit.

Mike is naturally not interested in this kind of credit. If Luna's father wants it, then give it to him.

What Mike was interested in was the current social situation and the current status of those protesters.

As he expected, those protesters became more radical and irrational after being criticized by Emily, so that since yesterday, various demonstrations and magic exposure cases have increased sharply across the country.

All of this has put great pressure on the Ministry of Magic, and many staff members in the Ministry of Magic have even thought about resigning!