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After the schedule was announced, the audience yelled that there was a shady secret!

The British team's opponent in the semi-finals is Bulgaria, and the Polish team's opponent in the semi-finals is Peru.

Bulgaria and Peru are the world's top teams! They have reached the finals many times in the history of the World Cup.

And what about Team GB?

Among the top eight, everyone agrees that the weakest team is the Japanese team, and the second-ranked team is the British team.

Fans reviewed the game between the British team and the French team and unanimously came to the conclusion: if Moriarty had not led the team, the British team's World Cup journey was over, and Roman and others might have gone home.

Of course, some people also mentioned Nimbus 1990s.

However, Nimbus 1990s was brought by Moriarty, so it is still attributed to Moriarty’s leadership.

There is nothing good to say about the Polish team. They are a strong team, but not a top team.

One word difference, heaven and earth.

On the other hand, let’s look at the Canadian team and the American team.

Their opponents are Transylvania and Japan respectively.

The Transylvania team is good, but if it doesn't hold up, it will be at the top eight level.

The last time they entered the semi-finals was in 1473, which is more than 400 years ago...

The Canadian team is the host. It is said that when playing against the Mexican team, the roar of Canadian fans deafened a Mexican player.

Not to mention the Japanese team, their results were pitiful.

I don’t know what kind of luck I got this year, but I made it to the top 16.

Wizards in Asia don't like to use broomsticks, which is well known to European wizards.

The U.S. team reached the finals of the last World Cup and their morale was greatly boosted.

Maxi, as a top seeker——

Fans generally believe that he has no opponent, even the new Bulgarian star Viktor Krum can't beat him.

so……

Shady, completely shady!

Fans were furious, and some experienced fans concluded that the Canadian Ministry of Magic colluded with World Cup officials to manipulate the game schedule in secret.

These remarks reached the ears of players from all over the world, and Roman reported the situation to Moriarty at the British team's pre-war meeting.

Moriarty smiled slightly. The officials were deliberately adjusting the competition schedule, not only to ensure that the Canadian team and the American team entered the finals, but also to make money!

Yes, it's about making money.

The Canadian Ministry of Magic doesn't have much money, and the gold galleons they used to build Hyprose were borrowed from Gringotts!

In order to pay off the debt, the Canadian Ministry of Magic specially built hotels and restaurants. In the past, spectators who came to watch the World Cup had to bring their own tents and provide three meals a day.

The room and board fees alone were obviously not enough to cover the financial deficit of the Canadian Ministry of Magic, so they colluded with World Cup officials to set up gambling markets.

Adjust the schedule, put strong teams and weak teams together, and then the weak team wins the game in an upset.

It is not uncommon to bet on football in this way, but this time, they are playing a bigger game. They not only want to win the championship, but also take away the money of all the fans and spectators!

There were about 80,000 spectators who came to watch the World Cup. Even if each person paid a gold galleons to bet, it would be enough for them to pay back the borrowed 100,000 gold galleons.

It’s getting more and more interesting!

Moriarty crossed his hands and put his chin on the back of his hands. A flash of light flashed in his eyes. The underground exchange in the gambling ring must be in chaos now.

If his prediction was correct, there should be a three-way bet in it.

One is the betting market officially opened by the Canadian Ministry of Magic and the World Cup.

The second is the gambling market jointly established by the Flint family and the Foley family, controlled by Moriarty behind the scenes.

The third is retail investors.

Every World Cup has been full of greedy people who try to gain wealth and change their destiny through gambling.

Ludo is a typical figure among them. There are too many people like him, and they form a huge group of retail investors.

These gamblers are a bunch of hungry wolves and a piece of fat meat.

Moriarty and the officials both want to swallow this piece of fat - they have already made a lot of money in the game between the British team and the French team.

However, this is far from enough for Moriarty.

Before the game, many fans were looking forward to the match between the United States and Bulgaria. They wanted to see Maxi and Krum play.

Unfortunately, this idea came to nothing, but fans were surprised to find that Moriarty and Krum would stage a Chaser vs. Seeker showdown.

Moriarty captured the audience's psychology and wrote to Old Foley, reminding him to increase the stakes and propose additional betting activities.

"Who wins or loses, Team GB or Team Bulgaria?"

The British team lost 3 to 1, and Bulgaria lost 3.5 to 1.

"Who will catch the Golden Snitch first, Roman or Krum?"

Roman pays 10 for 1 and Krum pays 5 for 1.

"Who scores the first goal, England or Bulgaria?"

The British team lost 1 to 1, and the Bulgarian team lost 2 to 1.

There’s also four-choice roulette:

"Roman catches the Snitch and the British team wins."

"Krum catches the Snitch, but the British team wins."

"Roman catches the Snitch, but the Bulgarian team wins."

"Krum catches the Golden Snitch and the Bulgarian team wins."

The odds are 5 to 1, 6 to 1, 6 to 1, and 6 to 1.

This time, Old Foley and Old Flint took out all their property!

They want to make back their capital with interest and give Moriarty a celebratory gift.

Time came to the first Tuesday in April, and the semi-finals arrived as scheduled. The first game was the British team vs. the Bulgarian team!

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the World Cup semi-finals!"

The commentator was as energetic and passionate as ever.

In this competition, Fleur could finally sit with her parents and sister Gabrielle to cheer for Moriarty.

"The match between the British team and the Bulgarian team, the competition between Nimbus 1990s and Nimbus 1700..."

"Aha, they're advertising again." Fleur flipped her hair impatiently. She wanted to see Moriarty as soon as possible, but the narrator was still praising Nimbus 1990s.

"How many galleons did Nimbus stuff into this narrator?"

Fleur shook her head disdainfully, and Mr. Delacour and Mrs. Delacour looked at her with smiles.

Most viewers were dissatisfied with the narrator's oblique promotion of Nimbus 1990s.

There are many Bulgarian wizards sitting in the stands today. They are wearing red clothes, which is the uniform of the Bulgarian team.

The narrator finally finished praising Nimbus 1990s and said loudly: "Now, ladies and gentlemen.

Please give me a warm welcome - Team Bulgaria!”

Six players wearing red uniforms flew out of the tunnel.

"Let me introduce to you - Dimitrov! Ivanova! Zoglav! Levsky! Volkanov! Volkov!"

Every time the commentator called out a name, a burst of applause erupted from the stands.

The audience discovered through the panoramic telescope that Krum was not present.

The commentator also discovered this and said with a smile: "Haha, where is our Krum? This is his first time on the World Cup stage!

Let us welcome this 13-year-old new Seeker star, Viktor Krum, with warm applause!"

"Krum! Krum!"

The fans supporting Bulgaria chanted Klum's name loudly, and they used panoramic binoculars to follow Klum's appearance.

Viktor Krum is dark and thin, with gray-yellow skin, a big aquiline nose, and two thick black eyebrows. He looks like a newly grown eagle.

"Now, please welcome - the British team!" the commentator shouted loudly, "The first one to appear is Roman the Seeker!"

Six British players flew into the stadium from the players' entrance, followed by Roman, Afro, and red nose.

"Then the last person to appear is Moriarty~Slytherin~"

"Ahhhhhh~"

A large number of fans screamed wildly, and more fans and spectators burst into earth-shattering cheers and applause.

"Moriarty! Moriarty!"

Some British wizards discovered that even if Moriarty changed positions, he would still be the brightest star on the World Cup stage. They shouted loudly: "Shine forever! Shine forever!"

Moriarty soared into the sky in the 1990s riding the Nimbus, leading the British team to face the Bulgarian team.

He scanned the faces of the Bulgarian players one by one. They were all young, about 20 years old.

Youth means capital, and this group of Bulgarian players can still compete in two World Cups.

Moriarty suddenly noticed someone staring at him.

He turned his head slightly and saw Krum giving him an unabashed look of challenge.

Moriarty suddenly remembered that this group of players reached the 422nd World Cup final in 1994. In the end, Krum caught the Golden Snitch, but the Irish team won the game.

This time, you can neither catch the Golden Snitch nor win the game!

Moriarty glanced at Krum meaningfully as a response, but it was obvious that Krum didn't understand because he was still a little too young now.

In fact, Krum and Moriarty are the same age, but because Krum is 9 months older than Moriarty, Krum is one grade above Moriarty and is Durmstrang's third grade.

born.

"Roman, Afro. He is your junior."

Before the referee came, Moriarty made a joke.

"We will educate him well and let him feel how strong the expectations of the graduating seniors are for him!" Roman geared up.

"The higher the expectation, the harder the attack, right?" Afro also had a smirk on his face.

"beep--"

The whistle blew, and the sharp whistle resounded through the sky!

"The first game of the semi-finals - Great Britain vs. Bulgaria, officially begins!"