The card draw starts in Azkaban

Bertha Jorkins was in high spirits. After get off work, she was surrounded by many Ministry of Magic officials.

Bertha Jorkins held the money bag in her hand and distributed money to the men.

She firmly remembered what Du Wei said before leaving.

"Ms. Bertha, be more confident. You hold our financial power in your hands now. Do you know what the three most powerful departments are in an organization?"

personnel.

finance.

If this organization is strong enough, then there will be another one, the violent law enforcement department.

These three departments will always be the most powerful positions. With Du Wei's encouragement, Bertha is completely different now than before.

She was full of confidence, especially after Barty Crouch Sr. apologized in front of her, she was full of high-spirited confidence.

She no longer complained, no longer felt sorry for herself, and her whole person changed from the inside out.

She stared at the people in front of her with dignity. The members of the Ministry of Magic in front of her, their momentum was suppressed by the usually inconspicuous Bertha Jorkins.

Of course, Barty Crouch Sr. also changed because of Duwei.

He was sitting in the office at this time, with an interesting and impatient look on his face.

Opposite him sat an old goblin.

This old goblin is very well-dressed. Unlike the goblins in America, this old goblin adheres to the old British tradition and believes that the goblins in America are nouveau riche and have no background at all.

He was very well-dressed, holding a cane, and extremely well-behaved. He sat in front of Old Barty Crouch, who looked at the goblin with disgust.

A high-ranking elf from Gringotts.

As a pure-blood wizard, Barty Crouch Sr. hated these goblins. Not to mention, he saw this goblin's attitude of being equal to them, which made Old Barty even more angry.

"Tell me why you're here, goblin."

Barty Crouch Sr. didn't even want to know the goblin's name.

arrogant.

bias!

But this can’t all be blamed on Old Barty Crouch. The goblins have rebelled four times and failed four times since ancient times. After the failure of the fourth goblin war in modern times, the goblins, as the defeated party,

Signed many unequal treaties with wizards, including the establishment of Gringotts.

Building Gringotts is a punishment.

But this group of damn beasts can always find another way. Logically speaking, Gringotts opened by these goblins is itself part of the service for wizards. Gringotts' custody business, that is, the custody business for the wizard family, cannot

There is a fee and it is open to wizards for free. They also provide currency exchange services for Muggle wizards.

This is the wizard's punishment for daring to rebel, but the problem is that these goblins must have made a lot of profits in some way over the years, and the goblins have become richer and richer.

The situation is far from simple.

Also, in the beginning, the Goblin Liaison Office of the Ministry of Magic existed to suppress and tame goblins, but the problem now is that everyone knows that goblins have long been out of control.

The entire British Ministry of Magic has no taxing powers.

Wizards don’t have the right to mint money, right? After defeating the werewolf and goblin rebellion, the victorious wizard gave the right to mint money to the goblins. He lost the power to mint currency, and also lost the ability to regulate the financial system.

The highest law of the Ministry of Magic is the Statute of Secrecy. The whole purpose of wizards is to hide their existence from the Muggle world. They have no tax power or minting power. Their money and salary come from regular income from magical families.

Donations, and grants from Gringotts.

A force that has lost its financial power to a feud, and its own dominance is still declining.

At stake.

It's really a miracle that the goblins haven't rebelled yet.

It is also possible that today's goblins have become fundamentally smarter, and they have changed their ways to resist the Ministry of Magic and take control of it.

As if aware of the disdain of the wizard opposite, the senior Gringotts official showed no expression.

They have long been accustomed to this attitude.

He had seen too many such disdainful looks when facing pure-blood families, so much so that the goblin had no expression at all, but what they were thinking in their hearts was very intriguing.

Old Barty knocked on the table impatiently and continued to say to the goblin: "You shouldn't come to me. Your affairs have nothing to do with me. I am the director of the International Magic Cooperation Department. I think among my responsibilities, there is no cooperation with

You fairies have a place to socialize.

Are you a folk magic power, or a foreign magic power?

Fairies, take your status seriously!

You are magical animals!

You should go to the Department for the Control of Magical Creatures."

When he said magical animals, he deliberately added the accent on magical animals.

The old goblin was not angry at all about this. He showed a smile and said: "No, we are here to talk about cooperation with you, Mr. Barty Crouch."

"Talk to me about collaboration?"

Barty Crouch Sr. stared at the goblin in front of him and said, "What qualifications do you have to talk to me about cooperation?"

The old goblin took out a letter, put it on the table, and motioned to Old Barty to read it.

Barty Crouch Sr. used magic to make the letter float over. After opening the letter, he saw many familiar names signed on the letter. These people all expressed on the letter that if

If Barty Crouch is willing to compete for the position of Minister of Magic again, these

Wizards include pure-blood wizards, Muggle wizards, and some mixed-blood wizards. Among them, some are ranked in the Wizengamot and have certain qualifications. Some are in Gringotts, and some are retirees. But

He has a very high status and has a certain influence on the magic world.

They will all speak out in support of Barty Crouch.

Looking at this heavily signed letter, Old Batty inexplicably remembered what Du Wei had said.

That night, the two of them were walking in the streets, with rain falling from the sky. Duwei was talking crazily, and Barty Crouch Sr. took some notes.

At this moment, these sounds seemed to appear in his ears again.

Listening to these sounds, he had a different kind of perception.

"The magic world has never been a tightrope. You know nothing about what goblins do."

"You have been at ease for too long. How many resources are there in the magic world? How many wizards occupy..."

"Hate cannot be eliminated, and resources are limited.

While you are still afraid and fighting against the Dark Lord, other forces have been quietly rising..."

After a thousand words, Barty Crouch Sr. suddenly closed his eyes.

His heart was a little flustered.

Duwei Jones' damning, demagogic words kept lingering in his ears, making him begin to wonder if he had really underestimated Duwei and these goblins.

Unconsciously, veins began to appear on his hands as he squeezed the letter in front of him.

The goblin showed a slight smile on the opposite side. The goblin thought that Old Barty Crouch was struggling.

But in fact, Barty Crouch Sr. was afraid.

He used to think that Du Wei was joking with him, but now.

He opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the signature of the letter.

He raised his eyebrows and finally became serious.

He felt that Du Wei seemed to be no longer a simple madman.

Some of his words make sense.

"How do you want to cooperate with me?"

Old Barty Crouch seemed to have relaxed his tone, and the old goblin opposite him finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that the stubborn old man opposite him finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone can talk about it.

Old Barty Crouch looked at the old goblin calmly and listened to the old goblin's words. However, after hearing the implication of the old goblin's words, even if he was mentally prepared, Old Barty Crouch

Qi couldn't help but lower his head to prevent himself from killing the opponent with Avada Kedavra.

He was extremely angry.

The old goblin's meaning was very clear. Gringotts was no longer satisfied with Fudge, a weak waste, who came to control the Ministry of Magic. This waste could not do anything well recently. Even the safety of the magical world could not be guaranteed. His existence

, which is of no benefit to Gringotts.

Therefore, what Gringotts means is that they need to change a spokesperson.

They can help Barty Crouch Sr., help him clean up the election accident that damaged his reputation due to the scandal of Buck Crouch Jr. a few years ago, and use this wave of reversal to promote him to the Magic

The throne of the minister.

"Why not Bernsch?"

Old Barty Crouch asked seemingly indifferently, and the old goblin said smoothly: "Ms. Bernsch, she does not meet our requirements."

Emilia Bernsch is the current Director of the Legal Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. Old Barty certainly understands why she does not meet the requirements of goblins. If Gringotts can really control the change of the wizarding world, Bernsch is definitely not qualified.

heir.

She is too fair and just. Although her discrimination against goblins is not as good as Barty Crouch Sr., according to the goblins' in-depth investigation, they found that Barty Crouch Sr. has become disheartened over the years.

Having suffered a lot, this means that Barty Crouch Sr. can actually be bribed, has room for change, and can be used as a spokesperson.

Under the real interests, what is the issue of attitude?

Gringotts doesn't care about attitude, Gringotts needs benefits.

Barty Crouch Sr. issued an eviction order to the old goblin.

"You can leave my office, goblin."

He said to the old goblin: "I will consider this matter carefully."

The goblin bowed to Old Barty and left through the Floo network.

Barty Crouch Sr. blocked the floo network and his own office, walking back and forth in the office with his hands behind his back.

There was a ball of anger in his chest.

There is also a hint of vague fear caused by thinking of certain things.

That is the fear that the goblin will lose control and may have dangerous consequences.

For the first time, he felt that in his early years, he was really too short-sighted and did not notice the real crisis in the magic world.

While he was still worried about the return of the Dark Lord, the goblins had joined forces with wizards and began to secretly control the Ministry of Magic.

These damn goblins want to get rid of Fudge and replace him with a new Minister of Magic because he can't protect them.

So today, they want to replace Fudge, but what about tomorrow?

Will they replace the Minister of Magic who doesn't serve their interests?

What about the day after tomorrow?

They can help the Minister of Magic in exchange for benefits, but what if their benefits are so great that even the Ministry of Magic can't give them to them?

Old Batty suddenly became silent. He subconsciously took out the magic phone under his clothes and hesitated.