Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 518 Kingsley Refuses to Take the Blame
What happened in the slums of North London was not just an isolated case. In fact, under Mike's instructions, the same thing was happening in Muggle wizarding settlements all over the country.

The direct result of this was that at noon the hall of the Ministry of Magic was already filled with Muggle wizards who came to fight.

This was actually a very exaggerated thing, because only a few hours had passed since the newspapers were distributed, and normally the development of events would not be so rapid.

But when Benjamin arrived at the Ministry of Magic, he did not show the slightest surprise, because he knew very well that most of the invaders here were actually their own people.

That's right, Mike actually didn't have any hope for those Muggle wizards from the beginning.

In his opinion, most of these people are fools who accept everything as it comes. If they had a bit of blood in their veins, the situation of Muggle wizards would not be like this now.

When facing such people, you cannot touch them simply by words, because their hearts have long been numb.

So Mike decided to go all out and sent out his elite wizarding group to disguise themselves and rush directly into the Ministry of Magic!

At this moment, each of them was holding a special wooden sign that was playing a video of the tragic experience of the Loya family in a loop, and they kept shouting the same ** lines in their mouths. For a moment, all other sounds in the hall were crushed.

Most importantly, they also processed the video published in the newspaper, adding some color to the original black and white picture.

For example, in the scene where the brown-haired wizard used the Killing Curse to kill Loya, Benjamin added color to the Killing Curse.

The effect of this was outstanding. A bright and ominous green suddenly flashed in the originally boring black and white picture, which made all the wizards who saw this picture tremble.

Faced with such a massive protest activity by Muggle wizards, the Ministry of Magic naturally did not sit idly by.

Kingsley, then Acting Minister of Magic, reacted quickly and sent Auror and Striker troops to the hall to maintain order.

In the eyes of the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, these were just a group of rabble. According to their past experience in dealing with Muggle wizards, as long as the Aurors and strikers stepped in, these rioters would disappear into thin air.

It is normal for them to come to such a conclusion. After all, this is the first time they have seen such a thing. But unfortunately, this incident was premeditated!

"Back off! Everyone, back off! Where do you think this is?"

Several strikers roared and pushed the surging crowd back. Their ideas were similar to those of the top leaders of the Ministry of Magic. They all believed that these were just a group of rabble, so they didn't even take out their wands.

The Aurors stood behind the strikers, holding their wands and looking at the crowd vigilantly.

They did not despise this group of Muggle wizards as much as the strikers did. It was not because they saw that these assassins were all elite wizards in disguise, but because they were the most elite force of the Ministry of Magic and would never let their guard down at any time!

Just as the strikers were pushing the crowd, the old wizard with white hair and beard, who came with Benjamin, came from the back of the crowd to the front of the team.

Looking at the fierce-looking batsmen, he simply lay down on the ground, grabbed a batsman's leg and cried:

"The Ministry of Magic is killing people! Come and see! The Ministry of Magic is killing people! Just kill me! I don't want to live anyway!"

The old wizard's move confused all the strikers. The striker whose leg was hugged stretched out his hand to pull the old wizard's hand away, but was stopped by his companion.

When he raised his head, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Because at some point, several magic cameras had already been pointed at him, and the flashing red lights on the cameras meant that they had been working for a long time.

The batter with a dark face instinctively looked towards his captain, only to see that his captain's expression was also confused.

Now the attacker, whose legs were being held, couldn't move or stay still. For a moment, the scene in the hall of the Ministry of Magic was in a strange stalemate.

The Ministry of Magic in Ying Country is actually a super-large entity that integrates various government departments. Normally, wizards in Ying Country must come to the Ministry of Magic to handle various matters, whether they have accidents, immigration inspections, crime trials, Floo Network reports or patent applications. This leads to a huge flow of people in the Ministry of Magic, otherwise they would not have installed so many fireplaces in the hall.

And since such a sensational thing happened in a place with such a large flow of people, it was natural for people to gather to watch.

Benjamin and his companions had just been making a fuss in the hall for a while. The already crowded hall of the Ministry of Magic became even more crowded. Countless passers-by looked at the excitement with curiosity, and among them there were some foreign wizards who were excitedly taking notes.

Such major news as the riot at the Ministry of Magic naturally attracted the attention of many mainstream newspapers such as the Daily Prophet, and they quickly dispatched reporters to the Ministry of Magic to find out what was going on.

Looking at the reporters with work badges on their chests and cameras in their hands struggling to move forward in the crowded crowd, Benjamin's mouth curled up unconsciously.

You know, Mike didn't hesitate to send such a person to pretend to be an assassin not only to cause trouble for the Ministry of Magic, but also to make things bigger!

And the best way to stir up trouble is naturally through traditional newspapers such as the Daily Prophet!

"Look everyone! It's a reporter from the Daily Prophet!"

Benjamin shouted, and as he raised his arms, the wizards from the Los Santos Group also took action. They squeezed through the crowded crowd and quickly surrounded all the reporters.

This scared the reporters, and many of them had already taken out their wands to protect themselves. After all, in their eyes, Benjamin and others were just a group of cynical mobs who were extremely dangerous.

But to their surprise, the attack they had expected never came.

Not only did the thugs not hurt them, they also pushed away other onlookers and made room for them.

Then, a middle-aged man in tattered clothes came over holding a sign and loudly explained why they came here and what the purpose of their trip was.

This made all the reporters very happy, and they hurriedly took out their pens and papers to start recording. As the interview went on, the reporters became more and more excited. Aurors used the Unforgivable Curse on ordinary people, Aurors raped young girls, and the Ministry of Magic raped the people. These were all huge news that could shock the country and even the entire European wizarding world!

Not far away, the middle-aged man pretended by Benjamin looked at the excited faces of the reporters, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. This was the effect he wanted.

At this moment, the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic finally reacted.

Kingsley, wearing a round cap, trotted into the hall with a group of officials from the Department of Emergency Services. He pushed away the striker captain who wanted to come forward to explain the situation, and went straight to Benjamin and others.

But when he saw the reporters who were surrounded by Benjamin and others in the middle of the crowd and writing furiously, as well as the foreign wizards who were watching the excitement outside the crowd, his face suddenly turned ugly.

"Go! First control all the foreign wizards here." Kingsley whispered to an Auror beside him, "Also notify the Internal Affairs Liaison Department and ask them to communicate with the Daily Prophet and other newspapers. This matter today must not be published on a large scale!"

"Yes, sir!"

The Aurors who received the order quickly took action and began to "friendly" invite those foreign friends to visit the office, while Kingsley himself walked with a serious face and asked knowingly:

"I am Acting Minister of Magic, Kingsley Shacklebolt. What on earth are you doing here?"

As Kingsley's shout spread, the people crowded together finally recognized this temporary minister who had just taken office, and they all showed an expression of anticipating a good show on their faces.

Benjamin and the others looked at each other, and then, just as they had rehearsed beforehand (in fact, they had rehearsed beforehand), they rushed forward with signs held high and shouted at Kingsley:
"Give me back my life! Hand over the murderer! Give me back my life! Hand over the murderer!"

The Aurors reacted quickly and formed a human wall in front of Kingsley.

But Benjamin himself had no intention of attacking Kingsley. They just stuck close to the Aurors, shouting loudly over and over again.

This scene made the reporters very excited. At this moment, they were holding up special high-end magic photography equipment and taking pictures of Kingsley.

But Kingsley turned a blind eye to this, he knew very well that these people were just minions, as long as he put pressure on their superiors, the things they filmed would not be released at all.

However, the indignant crowd in front of him still made the muscles on his dark face twist. After a long while, he forced a gentle smile and shouted to Benjamin and others through the wall of Aurors:

"I know you are very angry now, but please calm down and withdraw from the Ministry of Magic. I can assure you as the interim Minister of Magic that we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and will not let any bad guy go unpunished, nor will we let any good person suffer injustice!"

Kingsley's sincere words slowed down the voices of the police slightly. Everyone looked around hesitantly, as if hesitating whether to do what he said.

Kingsley was delighted when he saw this, but when he was about to pursue his opponent, a roar came from the crowd:

"We'll wait here and not go anywhere! We won't leave until you catch the murderer!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd, who were originally a little overwhelmed, immediately reacted, and voices of agreement rose one after another, making Kingsley feel dizzy.

For a moment, he even wanted to order the Aurors to forcibly expel all these people, but looking at the crowd of onlookers in the hall of the Ministry of Magic that was several times the number of the police, Kingsley calmed down.

He believed that if he dared to give such an order, he would be scolded like a dog by all the wizards in Ying country tomorrow!

I'm just a temporary minister, why should I take such a big blame?

Thinking of this, Kingsley's originally tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed a little. He nodded and shouted to the crowd:
"Okay! I agree to your request and will investigate this matter now. But you also have to promise me that you will not overreact and try to maintain order and silence, okay?"

"can!"

The crowd shouted in unison, and then everyone sat cross-legged on the ground in unison. The few who didn't understand what was happening were pulled down by their companions whom they had never met before, and joined everyone in **.

For a moment, the deafening roar in the hall of the Ministry of Magic disappeared, but the notice boards were still held high, and the flashing images on them were still telling everyone who passed by about the tragic experience of the Loya family.

Kingsley's mouth twitched a little when he saw this, but in the end he nodded and walked quickly into the magic elevator.

Benjamin, who was hiding in the crowd, smiled as he watched Kingsley and his group slowly leave.

At this moment, his deep admiration for Mike reached a new height, because the reaction of the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic represented by Kingsley was exactly what Mike had expected!
Unable to help but clench his fists, he turned his head to look at the reporters who were leaving quickly behind him, and murmured in a voice that only he could hear:

"The rest is up to you."

On the other side, just after entering the elevator, Kingsley's face full of fake smiles instantly twisted. He suddenly moved close to the temporary commander of the Auror Office who had been following him, staring at him with a pair of eyes like copper bells and roaring in a trembling voice:
"Hurry up and bring those three guys back to me! I want to see them right away!"

The commander of the Auror Office looked expressionlessly at the furious Kingsley. As a high-ranking official of Scrimgeour's faction, he had no good feelings towards Kingsley.

Being treated so rudely, he instinctively wanted to find some excuses to get away with it and embarrass Kingsley.

But looking at the other party's bloodshot eyes, the commander couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and stood up straight and said:
"Yes, sir!"

Kingsley nodded in satisfaction and stopped talking. The officials riding with him didn't even dare to breathe. The huge elevator suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

"We have arrived at the Minister of Magic's office and support staff."

The cold elevator reminder sounded, and Kingsley stepped out impatiently before the elevator door was fully opened, followed by a group of officials with sad faces.

(End of this chapter)