Chapter 538 Not Optimistic

In the bright meeting room of the Freemasons, a copy of the Daily Prophet was quietly lying on the huge conference table in the center of the hall.

On the cover of this newspaper, Chris, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, was standing in front of the podium in a dignified manner, surrounded by several high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, announcing his series of reforms to the Ministry of Magic and the upcoming public trial of the criminal McTownley.

Unlike Chris in the newspaper, Franklin, Penelope and others sitting on both sides of the conference table at this moment all looked melancholy.

Chris's becoming the Minister of Magic came too suddenly, so suddenly that the Freemasons still had the illusion of dreaming.

But even more exaggerated things are still to come. They originally thought that even if Chris became the Minister of Magic, it would take a long time to completely control the Ministry of Magic. After all, no one could accept a child who was not yet an adult to be the Minister of Magic.

Judging from the current situation, although other officials of the Ministry of Magic had expressed their dissatisfaction with Chris, this dissatisfaction only lasted for one day and then disappeared!

In other words, it only took Chris one day to completely control the Ministry of Magic!

No one knows what happened, but it is undeniable that this incident just reflects the huge power of Chris, otherwise the attitude of those officials would not change suddenly.

On the other hand, although the development of things is almost the same as Franklin expected, the Ministry of Magic did not withstand the pressure of public opinion, so it chose to judge Mike in a rare way of public trial.

But Chris's promotion has brought more variables to this trial.

You know, Chris and Mike's relationship at Hogwarts was not very good.

Oh, no.

It should be said that it was terrible. Mike bullied Chris a lot at that time.

In addition, Mike originally regarded Chris as a big worry in his heart. After leaving school, he has been looking for a blow to Chris, which has led to almost no possibility of reconciliation between the two of them. In this case, Chris may be cruel during the trial.

Thinking of this, Franklin, Penelope and others were very irritated.

"We have been sitting here all night! So... what should we do now? Does anyone have any suggestions?"

Penelope from the first seat finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up and said weakly.

You know, she has been busy running around because of Mike's affairs recently, and now she has been sitting in the meeting room all night. If she hadn't been drinking magic drinks to refresh herself, she would have collapsed by now.

However, in the face of her questioning, everyone present remained silent, which made her even more angry.

"Why don't we just go in directly? Anyway, the current situation has reached the worst level, right?"

Franklin said coldly, and Penelope covered her face and shook her head irritably.

She was really annoyed now. This Franklin had been advocating his theory of strong attack all night, but in fact he couldn't come up with any feasible plan!

You know, the information they have about Chris now is almost zero!

In this situation, rushing in will not have any good results at all.

At this time, Benjamin on the other side said:

"Actually, what Franklin said does make some sense. The situation is indeed very bad. A strong attack is also a feasible method."

As soon as Benjamin said this, he attracted everyone's attention. Franklin cheered loudly, but the others did not say anything, just looking at Benjamin quietly.

They knew very well that since Benjamin could say such a thing, he must have a follow-up plan.

As expected, Benjamin ignored Franklin. After a pause, he continued:

"But before the storming, we still have a lot of work to do. The first is intelligence. The intelligence we currently have is too little. In addition, many wizards of the Los Santos Wizarding Corps are also recovering from their injuries. It will take time to complete these preliminary work. So I suggest that we wait for the public trial to be over. If we cannot accept the result of the trial, it will not be too late for us to storm."

"Excuse me, how long will it take to complete the preliminary work you mentioned? You know, we have no channels to obtain information from the Ministry of Magic. Are you sure you can collect so much intelligence in just a few days?" Franklin gritted his teeth and said, "And how can you guarantee that Mike will not be sentenced to death in court? You know, Chris is a lunatic, he can do anything!"

"I don't think this will happen."

"Why do you think so?"

"I just know."

"Bullshit!"

...

Listening to the quarrel between the two, Penelope sat back in her seat helplessly.

She had seen this scene many times today. Every time they started discussing, the two would start arguing like crazy, which was why this meeting lasted so long.

At the beginning, Penelope could still rely on her status and loud voice to restore the situation, but now, she no longer had the physical strength and energy to do so.

Without Penelope's obstruction, the conflict between Franklin and Benjamin further escalated.

Even Franklin had rolled up his sleeves and started walking towards Benjamin.

Benjamin on the opposite side also drew out his wand.

Seeing that an internal conflict was about to break out, Zhou Hong, who had been sitting in the corner in silence, stood up and said weakly:

"Well... Actually, the intelligence problem is quite easy to solve."

"Huh?"

Benjamin and Franklin both looked at Zhou Hong. Seeing this, Zhou Hong quickly hid behind Penelope and continued:

"Professor Flitwick contacted me when I was at Hogwarts yesterday morning. He said that Dumbledore has the resources we want and can provide them to us free of charge."

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Benjamin stood up and said.

On the other side, Franklin slammed the table hard and roared:

"That old bastard Dumbledore! It's all his fault that things have turned out like this! We must never cooperate with him! I think we should kill him first! He is the culprit of all this!"

As he spoke, Franklin was about to catch Zhou Hong. Fortunately, Zhou Hong had already hidden behind Penelope and escaped this time.

Zhou Hong, who had come down safely, silently spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.

'You see, I knew it would be like this.'

Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was clearly conveyed to everyone's heart.

"Why would Dumbledore help us?"

Benjamin frowned and asked.

But Zhou Hong shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

After pondering for a moment, Benjamin finally said:

"Let me go to Dumbledore to test it out. If...if they are really sincere, then it is not impossible to cooperate. After all, rescuing Mike is our top priority now!"

Everyone in the conference room nodded in agreement, and even Franklin, who had been in a state of irritability, did not speak.

Seeing this, Benjamin no longer hesitated. After saying goodbye to everyone, he walked out of the conference room and headed for Hogwarts.

...

Entering Hogwarts is a very troublesome thing for others. After all, the entire Hogwarts is shrouded in anti-apparition and anti-apparition. If you want to enter, you can only take other vehicles to enter slowly.

But for the members of the Freemasons, this is very simple, because the Freemasonry Secret Realm was originally rebuilt based on the Ravenclaw Secret Realm, and it has its own teleportation array leading to Hogwarts.

Therefore, Benjamin quickly entered Hogwarts.

It was early in the morning when students were enjoying breakfast. Benjamin, who was passing by the auditorium, looked at the students playing at the dining table and felt very emotional.

People only know how to cherish things when they lose them. Benjamin was in such a situation at this time. After leaving the campus, he was full of nostalgia for Hogwarts, the school where he had stayed for seven or eight years, and this nostalgia reached its peak when he returned to the campus again!

He climbed the stairs and began to walk towards the principal's office on the eighth floor.

Along the way, he was full of interest in everything in Hogwarts, just like when he first came to Hogwarts, touching the wall for a while, and touching the knight's armor standing at the corner for a while. These things that seemed ordinary to him in the past were now full of interest.

Such a strange behavior naturally attracted the attention of many students. Everyone looked at him with an idiotic look, but Benjamin didn't care. He came to the door of the principal's office while sightseeing.

Looking at the familiar monster stone statue at the door, Benjamin was about to speak out his purpose when a very familiar voice came from the side.

"I can't believe they sent you, Benjamin."

Benjamin turned his head in surprise, and saw Professor McGonagall, who looked much older, standing in the shadows beside him, looking at him expressionlessly.

"Come with me."

McGonagall turned and walked away, and Benjamin quickly followed.

The two of them came to McGonagall's office without any obstacles. Benjamin was surprised for a moment, because there was no one in the office, and Professor McGonagall obviously wanted to talk to him alone.

"Where's Dumbledore?"

he asked instinctively.

"Unfortunately," McGonagall said, "He is not fit to see anyone at the moment."

Hearing this, Benjamin's mouth corners rose, and it was a smile with a strong sense of gloating.

He fully understood what Professor McGonagall meant. He was also present when the battle took place, so he knew very well that Dumbledore was already at the end of his strength at that time. Now that Dumbledore had exhausted his last bit of strength, he might just lie in bed and wait for decay quietly, right?

Benjamin's expression fell into McGonagall's eyes without any error, and almost instantly her lips were tightly pursed.

Seeing this, Benjamin was startled and instinctively stood up straight to restrain his expression.

Strictly speaking, he didn't need to do this at all. After all, he was no longer a student and had an equal relationship with Professor McGonagall. However, the habit cultivated over a long period of time still made him instinctively tremble in his heart when he saw Professor McGonagall pursing her lips.

Perhaps this is why Dumbledore chose Professor McGonagall to come to see him.

Benjamin's expression was bitter. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to beat around the bush with McGonagall and said directly:

"What kind of help can Dumbledore give us?"

Hearing this, McGonagall first looked Benjamin up and down, then sighed and said:

"Everything about the Order of the Phoenix. Although the Order of the Phoenix has almost fallen apart, the power it has left behind cannot be underestimated. Kingsley, Lupin, Tonks... these people will do their best to help you. Even Dumbledore has collected a lot of the intelligence you need most now."

Benjamin nodded with satisfaction. What Dumbledore gave was indeed very tempting, but he was not blinded by the immediate benefits. Instead, he became more vigilant.

"Then what price do we need to pay?"

Benjamin said expressionlessly.

But Professor McGonagall shook her head and glanced out the window with some sadness, saying:

"He doesn't want anything. These are all provided to you for free."

"That's impossible!" "

But that's the fact." Professor McGonagall put a thick file bag on the table and said, "Dumbledore... He has always cared about the peace of the world, and everything he has done is to make the peace of the world continue. So, Benjamin, I hope you don't blame him. He is just... just too pure, so pure that he is not like a human being."

A sarcastic smile hung on Benjamin's face again. He didn't want to listen to Professor McGonagall's explanation for Dumbledore. He picked up the file bag on the table and left the office quickly.

Perhaps in the eyes of McGonagall and others, Dumbledore is a great man who dedicated his life to world peace, but in Benjamin's eyes, Dumbledore is just a despicable villain who stabbed his students in the back!

Benjamin knew that his idea was wrong, and he knew that Dumbledore's due achievements were almost completely ignored by him.

But he still firmly believed this, because the man who was backstabbed was called Mike Townley, Benjamin's best friend and boss!

If it were so easy to do, it would not be widely spread. Helping relatives instead of helping the right is the most common thing in reality!

Gritting his teeth, Benjamin walked quickly towards the stairs. At this moment, the nostalgic feeling in Benjamin's heart had long disappeared, replaced by anger towards Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore!

He almost didn't want to stay in Hogwarts for a moment!

But just when he found a hidden place and was ready to leave with the door key, the familiar trio unexpectedly appeared in front of him.