Chapter 307: Playing Crazy and Stupid (I)
Draco's true intentions were soon exposed in front of Jian Yu.
Just as the intense and exciting review season was about to enter its final sprint, a piece of news spread throughout the school:
Cornelius Fudge resigns as Minister for Magic and is replaced by Amelia Bones.
"My father is not very satisfied with her." In front of a group of little snakes, Draco made speeches at any time and place. "You know, those Hufflepuffs always have inexplicable good-natured persistence, especially the Bones family, which is like a stinky and hard stone."
He frowned and tilted his head back, pointing his nose at the front-page report in the Daily Prophet, and continued to complain:
"My father tried to contact her several times to discuss some policies and laws, but she refused to listen!"
Jane Yu noticed that the chewing sounds of Goyle and Crabbe, who were curled up on the sofa, had become much lighter.
"But Draco," Goyle, the number one attendant, said vaguely, some saliva and food residues sprayed out of his mouth along with his voice, "it will not be good to contact Bones. My father said that her tendency is obvious... We have never been associated with the Ministry of Magic..."
"Only those who are loyal will gain benefits." Crabbe, the second attendant, had an innocent smile on his fat face, but the fierceness in his eyes was fleeting. "If it were my father, he would never set foot in the Ministry of Magic."
Hearing this, the faces of the surrounding group of little snakes all turned unhappy.
Although it was said cryptically, the little snakes who knew their father's Death Eater background would tremble at the information they inadvertently revealed.
Draco's expression didn't seem to change, but he immediately cursed at the two people unhappily:
"You two idiots, do you know what political-business relations are? What is lobbying? You have no business sense at all!"
"If my father can't get along well with the Ministry of Magic, how can he influence those laws and policies? How can he adjust the business strategy in time?"
Crabbe resumed chewing and shrank back into the sofa.
"Well, you're right, Draco."
Although the two of them said obedient words——
But everyone present could hear that there had been a subtle change in the relationship between them.
Jian Yu understood that perhaps it was because of Draco's recent crazy behavior, or because of the changes in the loyalty of the families behind the three people in Voldemort's heart, which led to Goyle and Crabbe, who had originally had to obey Draco's orders, challenging his authority.
Invisible smoke and the smell of gunpowder rose between them, but Draco suddenly changed the subject:
“Have I ever told you what is the path to building political-business relations?”
As always, he snatched the cookies that Goyle and Crabbe were about to put into their mouths and began a new round of mbA teaching:
"How many times do I need to tell you that political donations are a form of political investment to obtain government subsidies and preferential terms! Just like what my father did, as long as he donated to St. Mungo's Hospital, he could easily influence the Ministry of Magic's next policy... Do you know how to influence their policy making through lobbying? My father has done much more than you... Do you know that in the United States, companies that know how to lobby can even have sales four times that of companies that don't participate in lobbying...?"
Goyle and Crabbe, who had already formed a conditioned reflex, looked at each other and both of them covered their stomachs at the same time:
"Ouch... Ouch... I have a stomachache..."
They jumped up from their seats together and ran towards the bathroom.
But Draco's speech was not over yet. He was looking for new audiences and targeting the little snakes around him.
Almost at the moment when he suddenly developed the speech disease, most of the little snakes left with distorted faces like birds and beasts. After Golklab ran away, the remaining little snakes saw that the situation was not good and left in the name of review.
Just as Jian Yu was about to be dragged away by Daphne, her other arm was suddenly grabbed by Draco.
He seemed to regard her as one of his few "confidants" and spoke eloquently about what he had recently learned about the various ways in which politics and business influenced each other.
Amid his humming sound that sounded like a monk chanting, Jian Yu noticed that his right eye suddenly twitched funnyy.
"Yes, you are right, Draco." Jian Yu, who was about to forcefully say goodbye, changed the subject, "In addition to what you mentioned, perhaps you know something about interest groups... Daphne, we still have some advanced theories to discuss, you should go back first."
Having read out Draco's message, she decided to make room for a private conversation.
Daphne glared at Draco with eyes that showed concern for a mentally retarded person, then looked at Jian Yu with eyes that showed admiration for a brave man, and left reluctantly.
Almost at the moment when they were alone, before Jian Yu could cast the anti-eavesdropping spell, Draco couldn't wait to speak:
"Jade, don't get close to Crabbe and Goyle. Get away from them if you can, and try to be silent when they are around."
He ignored Jian Yu's "wait" to stop him, and spoke quickly and in a low voice:
"I have been eavesdropping at the door of my parents' study during the holidays... Their fathers are monitoring our family. Since the start of school, they often ignore my arrangements and stay with me all the time... I can only find opportunities like this... I suspect they are also monitoring you, reporting your whereabouts, and the Department of Mysteries..."
Jian Yu, who had just cast an expulsion spell, looked at him with shock.
She wasn't surprised that Goyle and Crabbe were watching her, but she was surprised that -
It turns out that the madness caused by the failure of several months of business venture was just a drama directed and acted by Draco himself!
This made her have an absurd thought: "Could it be that I am the crazy one instead of him?"
"You can always trust a Malfoy's intelligence and acting skills," Draco said proudly, with a cunning light flashing in his eyes, "I can guarantee that no one in this school can do such a big thing as me-"
He suddenly fell silent, his voice stopping abruptly like a chicken with its neck strangled, and there was a look of fear in his eyes——
Because the door was suddenly pushed open, there were two shadows, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin...
That was the object of his intelligence:
Goyle and Crabbe!
Jian Yu frowned and clenched her wand. She had already thought about what she should do.
All it takes is two Stunning Spells and two Oblivion Spells, and they will forget everything they overheard!
But the moment the door was fully opened, she suddenly bit her tongue, and couldn't help but utter a surprised question:
"Theodore?"
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