You call this the mastermind?

The man and woman under the streetlight in the back street of Ernest Manor did not chat for too long.

About ten minutes after Kevin left, the graceful lady stood up and said goodbye to Arthur.

In the night, Arthur watched the other person's back disappear around the corner, and then reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

Then, he saw Mellen coming out from the other side of the street.

"You've arrived a long time ago?"

Seeing that Mellen appeared at such a clever time, Arthur's face flashed with embarrassment.

"Is the party over? Sorry, I didn't pay attention when-"

"Kevin Felix just left."

Mellen interrupted the other party, "Let's leave here first."

He was cautious, although the results of the previous use of hush money to test Kevin gave him a vague guess that was not very reliable.

But without definite evidence, this cannot be relied on.

However, Arthur did not show panic after hearing this, but was a little embarrassed.

"About this... Ms. Susan said before she left that I don't need to worry about her family, she will take care of it..."

"Are you kidding?" Mellen was stunned when she heard this, a little doubting that she had heard it wrong.

"Of course not, that's what she said."

Arthur hurriedly said: "She also said that she hopes to invite me to a dinner party in a while, and then, uh... then let me meet her son..."

Crazy!

Mellen was even more stunned when he heard this, and then his thoughts turned rapidly in his mind.

This is absolutely abnormal!

Let's not talk about the previous speculation for now, just look at what happened exactly.

Arthur has already hooked up with Jim's mother, and Jim's mother invited Arthur to meet her family when they first met.

This family member also robbed Arthur's girlfriend not long ago and humiliated Arthur...

Even in an open modern society, this kind of thing is really too weird.

Not to mention in this relatively conservative other world!

"Tell me in detail what happened after you separated from me."

Merlen then said, "Especially after you met this lady."

After all, today's event was planned in advance by the two of them, so Arthur did not refuse and started to tell the story very straightforwardly.

From meeting his fiancée Martha, to drinking in a corner to relieve his sorrow, then being approached by the lady, and then going to the back garden to appreciate the flowers...

"Is this back garden visit... serious?" Mellen couldn't help but interrupt.

Arthur was very confused when he heard this.

"What kind of improper way can you visit the back garden?"

"Uh, nothing, I'm overthinking, you continue."

"Actually, it's nothing."

This man who was full of depression before coming here spoke with a little smile unconsciously.

"After we walked around the back garden for a while, she suggested going to the beach to see the sea. She also said that there would be some luminous seaweed on a stretch of coast at night, which was very beautiful. Then we took a carriage to go there, but it was a bit unlucky today, so we didn't see anything except a dark beach."

"Then we came back and sat here chatting for a long time."

"What did you talk about?"

"She said it was mainly, and I listened. There was nothing important. She just mentioned some trivial things in life, which were too dull and boring. She missed her student days very much, and said that she envied my age. Even if she made enemies with people, it was always an exciting thing..."

"Oh, by the way, she also talked about the reason why she liked the white rose the most, because this flower symbolized pure love. Unfortunately, her marriage was a failure, and she could only pin her thoughts on flowers and plants. Fortunately, she is now divorced and has a free body..."

Arthur was obviously moved, and his words unconsciously carried a bit of stimulation to single dogs.

But Mellen, the single dog, was not stimulated. Instead, his face became more and more strange as he listened.

"So, you never thought that the progress between you and that lady was so fast... It was really wrong?"

"She said she likes excitement."

Arthur said frankly: "Being with me is a very exciting thing. According to what you told me before, this is called a sense of betrayal."

Good guy, Mellen was shocked when he heard it.

He was still thinking that the guy was a pervert before, who would have thought that he had already admitted this and didn't deny it at all!

Thank God Arthur was calm when talking about this.

Although there was a reason for revenge, from his appearance, it was obviously not just because it could help him get revenge.

"Are you really sure that the lady... is Jim's mother?"

Mellen asked hesitantly.

He was now sure of his previous guess, so he was very hesitant whether to talk to the big man in front of him who had initially walked out of the shadow of being backstabbed by his ex-girlfriend and quietly rejuvenated his second spring.

"She looks a lot like Jim." Arthur was stunned. "If it's not his mother, who else could it be?"

"Maybe...his father?"

"How is that possible!"

Arthur was stunned. "I can't be so confused as to not be able to tell whether she is a man or a woman? Besides, how can she look like a man?"

From the outside, she really doesn't look like a man at all...

Merlen thought to himself, but he felt that his guess was very reliable.

First, the lady's appearance did not match the rumors.

Although Mellen thought this did not mean anything before, it has become a doubt with other clues.

Second, Kevin's attitude was very strange before.

Seeing that her friend's "mom" was hooked up by her friend's enemy, not only was she not angry at all, but she was like a "child who did something wrong", and she did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to "dispose" of Mellen, the witness. .

This can be seen as Kevin having no direct involvement in this matter, so he is not angry at all.

The proposed huge hush money was just to prevent the scandal from being leaked, and it was purely for the benefit of friends.

However, his mentality was not right.

There is a strange psychology that prevails when it comes to this sort of thing.

That is, if a man hooks up with someone's girlfriend, wife, or mother, then everyone will generally think that the man is the one who "takes advantage."

And if the woman takes the initiative to hook up with someone's boyfriend, husband or even father, then everyone will still think that the man is the one taking advantage.

All in all, no matter who takes the initiative, the man will take advantage and the woman will suffer.

So if Jim's mother is really Jim's mother, then Kevin, who is on Jim's side, should think that he is the one who suffers.

But now, the party that suffered the loss not only did not want to cause trouble to the party that took advantage, but also took the initiative to pay a large amount of hush money, and even had a guilty attitude...

Is it really just because I'm an outsider that I lose my temper, or is it simply because I'm afraid that the scandal will be leaked and affect my friends?

Or is it that Kevin doesn’t feel that Jim’s side suffered a loss in this matter, but that Jim’s side “took advantage”, so he did not hesitate to pay a huge amount of hush money?

This was just a preliminary guess, so Mellen was just skeptical at first.

However, when he listened to Arthur describing the conversation between the two parties, he felt that his guess was probably correct.

That is, what Arthur met was not Jim’s mother, but his father!

Just like Arthur said before, she looked so much like Jim, who else could it be if not his mother?

It won't be brothers, sisters, relatives, or anything like that, because Kevin's previous words have already determined this range to be Jim's parents.

Therefore, it can only be dad!

And if this is the case, then everything will be explained.

A lady who was supposed to be well-educated not only took the initiative to strike up a conversation with a certain man, but also invited the man to go see the sea at night...

A woman who serves in the Supreme Court of Wizards and is supposed to be a strict-minded woman not only lacks the slightest sense of seriousness, but is instead wild and unrestrained.

Not only did she invite a man she had just met for the first time to meet her family, this man was actually her son's enemy.

The purpose is actually to pursue excitement...

If someone with this kind of personality can work in the Supreme Court, Mellen feels that the wizarding world is too degenerate.

But if you replace mom with dad...

"It's still fucking exaggerated."

Mellen secretly wondered if he had guessed wrong. This person was neither Jim's mother nor Jim's father, but someone pretending to be an outsider with a special hobby or even a special purpose.     Otherwise, why would there be such a perversion?

Moreover, he is also the Deputy Director of the Transportation Department of the Ministry of Magic, a high-ranking political official!

This guess became more and more reliable the more he thought about it. Mellen even unconsciously wondered whether what happened at tonight's banquet was the result of Jim's father's laissez-faire?

Otherwise, a large wizarding family has been infiltrated into a sieve, and as the owner, he is still hanging out with wild men without even knowing it?

This is unreasonable!

"I think so."

Full of uncertainty in his heart, Mellen said slowly: "We should consider this matter in the long run."

"There's no need to be so cautious."

Arthur, who had been listening to Mellen since the beginning of the plan, immediately retorted after hearing this: "Let's not say that she can't be a man. Even if he is a man, as long as he can help me get revenge, I don't care!"

"But, have you ever thought about it, if he is just playing tricks on you, just making fun of you..."

Mellen couldn't say that the person might have another identity. After all, this was just a guess without evidence.

However, although his words were not without purpose, Arthur was still a little annoyed when he heard it.

In other words, since Mellen heard that Jim's mother was not his mother, but his father, this tall and strong man became a little angry.

"Even if you are just teasing me, what do I have to lose?"

"What else can I lose? My dignity? It's gone long ago! My future? Is it possible that I still have a future like this?"

"If I can get revenge, I don't even have to take this life! And since I don't even care about my life, what should I be afraid of!?"

His tone was angry.

In other words, he was not so much angry that Mellen denied Jim's mother, but that he was angry that Mellen denied the glimmer of revenge hope he just saw in front of him.

"Have you ever thought about how you would feel when your fiancée openly fell into the arms of your enemy in front of all your friends, and then tongue-kissed him without shame?"

"Have you ever thought about it, when your father, who is seriously ill and about to die, is holding your hand tightly while lying on the bed, full of expectations, hoping that you can make a name for yourself in the wizarding world. But now you have become a hero in the eyes of wizards. How does it feel to be the laughing stock?”

"Have you ever thought about how you would feel when your mentor who once valued you very much came to comfort you after you suffered a setback, but his eyes were full of disappointment?"

"You haven't thought about this, so you think it's no big deal if this thing fails tonight. And I don't even have to think about it, because this is my fucking experience!"

Mellen was silent after hearing this.

The seemingly calm man had obviously been completely occupied by hatred, so much so that once he was denied hope, he became a little aroused.

However, some problems cannot be solved purely emotionally.

In other words, if you really step into a new trap unconsciously, being emotional will only make the ending worse.

"Maybe I should mention this to Mrs. Chelsea?" This thought flashed through Mellen's mind unconsciously.

He thought it was possible that he suspected that Jim's father had another purpose, but because he knew too few clues, he couldn't be sure of anything at all.

But if it was his teacher, he must have a deeper understanding of the entire Ernest family. If there was something wrong, he would definitely be able to relate it.

After all, Graham is her territory.

But……

Mellen hesitated again.

Because if he wanted to mention this matter to the teacher, he would inevitably mention his and Arthur's plan to seduce Jim's mother. This... would be too damaging to his image, wouldn't it?

…

When Mellen fell silent due to hesitation, Arthur did not continue speaking.

Instead, he sat down on the side of the street, took out his pipe with slightly trembling hands, lit it and took a few deep puffs, and the expression on his face gradually calmed down.

"I have given the aqua heart and the matching magic spell to our association's mentor Edward in advance."

He said: "I don't plan to go back to the Meteorological Association until this matter is over. You can pick it up yourself later."

"Are you sure?"

Mellen was startled when he heard this, "Our deal hasn't been completed yet."

"Your method works very well."

Arthur replied, "If it doesn't succeed this time, I can't think of how else I can get revenge, so the deal ends here."

As he spoke, a wry smile appeared on his face, "Sorry, I was a little excited just now. I shouldn't be angry with you."

"I can understand that."

"You're not supposed to understand."

Arthur shook his head and said: "You should remember, remember my lessons, remember how miserable I am now, and remember the price I will pay for this."

"Then, when you enter a certain wizard school in the future, you will reduce the chance of being tricked by that group of purebloods."

"After all, your appearance is too conspicuous. There will definitely be many pure-bloods who are jealous of you, and then they will find trouble for you at the expense of others and humiliate you in every possible way."

"There are many good people among the school's professors, but you can't expect them to protect your safety. They actually care more about their future than kindness."

"So you have to be vigilant, because you have to rely on yourself for everything. With my lesson, you can't even trust the mixed-race friends around you."

With that said, the young man of about twenty years old put away the pipe in his hand, stood up and patted Mellen on the shoulder with a bitter look on his face.

"That's it. If this can help you and those mixed-race compatriots who are about to enter school, I will also think that this matter is not too bad."

Meren didn't say anything when he heard the words, he just nodded silently with a sincere expression, obviously he heard it in his heart.

Arthur was very pleased to see this, but he had nothing more to say, so he turned around and wanted to leave.

However, at this moment, a hesitant greeting suddenly came from not far away.

"Is it Egg? Egg Wilson?"

The sound came from the corner of the street.

Under the dim moonlight, one could see that it was a young wizard wearing a black tuxedo and carrying a mask in his hand. He was obviously one of the participants of the previous banquet.

He is a pureblood.

Seeing this, Arthur's eyes flashed with vigilance.

However, before he could say anything, the hesitation in the young man's tone suddenly turned into surprise, and he seemed to have seen Melen's face clearly.

"Is it really you! Egg? We have been looking for you before, but we have never found you."

"I didn't expect to meet you on the way home!"

With that said, without waiting for a response, he turned his head and shouted happily in the other direction around the corner of the street.

So not long after, a group of about ten boys and girls ran over from there with excitement on their faces and surrounded Melen.

"Ige! Can you tell me how you conspired with Kevin? Also, who are those people?"

"You're going to be popular, Egg. My dad is the editor-in-chief of the Wizarding Education Newspaper. He just asked me about you."

"I heard someone said that Kevin is actually your brother, Iger. Is this true?"

"There is a party at our house tomorrow...can I invite you to it, Egg?"

"..."

"..."

Their questions were all kinds of strange, and they completely shattered the originally gloomy atmosphere here.

Mellen felt a little embarrassed about this.

Arthur on the side stared at all this blankly, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

When did these young but arrogant purebloods treat a half-blood so politely?

Not only was his tone extremely friendly, his attitude was very enthusiastic, but there was even a hint of reverence in his expression?

Even when I invited Egger to the banquet, I was a little cautious, for fear that he would refuse...

This is not the most exaggerated.

The most exaggerated thing is that among this group of young pure-blood wizards, there is an acquaintance who once treated Arthur with contempt and disdain.

Now seeing him standing next to Egg, not only did his attitude become gentler, he even took the initiative to smile at him...

Arthur was completely confused.