Restarting the myth.

Chapter 171 Wayne: What to do?

Landau Manor.

The black limousine slowly stopped.

"Master, the master is waiting for you in the study, please follow me."

Wayne nodded, holding the suitcase and following the housekeeper Megan. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he saw a bit of solemnity on Megan's expressionless face.

In the study, Austin stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, rarely playing with the ancient silver coins.

Wayne walked into the study with a suitcase, and Megan closed the door, stood guard, and set up a soundproof barrier in three smooth movements.

Auston turned around, looked at the suitcase in Wayne's hand, frowned and said nothing.

"Auston, what exactly is the trouble I'm in?" Wayne put the suitcase on the desk and showed the four treasures in the box.

"Ministry of Magic."

Austin gave the answer directly, took two steps forward, and announced the names of the four treasures: "Book of Moon Shadow, Manuscript of the Forgotten, Ring of Fire Element, Dragon Blood..."

He looked at Wayne with a strange expression, took out the ancient silver coin from his jacket pocket and played with it. After a while, he said, "It's actually in your hand. How did you do it?"

"What do you mean it's really in my hands? Don't you have accurate information?" Wayne curled his lips. Damn old Deng, he actually cheated him.

"The exact information I received came from the Moonlight Church. The High Priestess Philomena Ursula experienced everything that happened that night. The Moonlight Church is very angry and demands that the Ministry of Magic immediately hand over the murderer."

Austin said, "According to the high priest, the situation was extremely critical at the time. The Moonlight Church was ambushed and suffered heavy casualties. It was thanks to a golden mage from the Heavenly Father Church named Isaac who intervened, otherwise even she would not have been able to survive."

"Isaac was certainly powerful, but there were too many people ambushed by the Ministry of Magic, and the suitcase was still stolen."

"..."

Wayne scratched his head. What a mess! If he were at the scene, he would definitely be confused just by hearing this information.

Who is Isaac, him?

If so, I can only say that the aunt is really nice and caring.

but……

Wayne's heart was pounding. He swallowed and said, "What does this have to do with the Ministry of Magic? Luzelburg is the territory of the Holy See of the Heavenly Father. It is not under the jurisdiction of our Windsor Ministry of Magic. The Moonlight Church should suspect the Church of Death and Darkness."

"I am oblivious?"

Auston let out a sigh. Seeing that Wayne really knew nothing, his expression became even weirder. "You dare to rob others without knowing anything? I have to re-evaluate your ignorance and courage."

"I admit to my courage, but let's put my ignorance aside for now. Let me first tell you what happened."

"The high priest of the Moonlight Church encountered an ambush by the Ministry of Magic in Luzel City. The Ministry of Magic has the Forbidden Magic Field, the Mirror Space Projection Boundary, and the Dragon Blood Transformation Body. After checking the inventory, it was found that some of them were indeed lost for no reason, and the quantity can also be matched."

Austin said: "The Moonlight Church is right. Our Ministry of Magic launched an ambush. In other words, you killed your own people."

He glanced at the stunned Wayne, pointed at the suitcase and explained the whole story.

"These are private transactions between the Moonlight Church and the Ministry of Magic. The Book of Moon Shadows was requested by a deputy minister, the Forgotten Manuscript was requested by Dean Planck, I specifically requested dragon blood, and another Tulip family member requested a fire elemental ring..."

"Originally, there was also the flesh and blood of the Star Beast, but according to the high priest of the Moonlight Church, she used it to save her own life."

At this point, Austin sighed and picked up the sealed bottle containing dragon blood. Although the process was a bit tortuous, the dragon blood finally ended up in his hands.

Wayne's eyes widened, he analyzed the intelligence, sorted it out in his mind, and came to the conclusion that the Ministry of Magic was committing murder and robbery.

"Do you know what trouble you've gotten yourself into?"

Auston chuckled and glanced at Wayne. "Originally, the Ministry of Magic's activities would not have been exposed. Because of you, we are now in a very passive situation. The Minister is furious and all of us have been scolded."

"Who is the Minister?"

Wayne heard it clearly. Auston called the five Ministry of Magic members who privately demanded bribes by different names: the two Tulip families, Dean Planck, and the Deputy Minister.

From this, it can be inferred that the legendary wizard Planck is not the Deputy Minister of Magic, but only a senior official. The Deputy Minister’s strength must be stronger than Planck, at least the legendary wizard is half a step away from the peak of perfection.

If the deputy minister is so powerful, then the minister must be so powerful!

"The Minister is Her Majesty the Queen."

"..."

That’s right, the supreme commander of all is the queen, which is in line with the national conditions and there is nothing wrong with it.

Wayne was full of questions and continued, "So, the Ministry of Magic never relaxed its policy of suppressing the Moonlight Church. It had no intention of letting them expand from the beginning. It gave them a blank check, lured them to Luzer Castle, killed them and stole their treasures, and then framed the crime on the Heavenly Father Church?"

"No, the Moonlight Church can expand. This is an established fact. There is no deception. That is why I dare to ask for bribes with peace of mind."

Austin frowned and said, "But I don't know which senior official deceived the Moonlight Church in the name of the Ministry of Magic and lured the high priest to Luzelburg to ambush and kill him. This matter is under investigation. He hid it very well and left almost no clues."

Wayne suddenly realized: "I see, this is the official statement, shirking responsibility, everything has nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic."

"This is not about shirking responsibility. Someone did this."

Austin explained: "The Ministry of Magic has agreed to the expansion of the Moonlight Church. No matter what the purpose is, the two parties are in the honeymoon period. It is the most pleasant time for cooperation when each party gets what it needs. The Ministry of Magic will not kill them. It will not do us any good."

Moreover, asking for bribes is not a shameful thing. It is also a good thing for the Moonlight Church. Only when the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic take it will the Moonlight Church feel at ease.

It seems like asking for bribes, but in fact it is expressing one's stance. This is called political art.

Wayne was dumbfounded. "You mean, a high-ranking official coveted the five treasures and wanted to have them all, so he arranged everything and put the blame on the Ministry of Magic?"

"From what we can see now, this is indeed the case, which is why the Minister is so furious."

Auston glanced at Wayne and said, "The royal family's strategy towards the magic world has always been to win over some and suppress others. They never have bad relations with any party. There is no war, only business. This direct killing has a very bad impact. The other churches are just watching. If they don't give a reasonable explanation... can you imagine the consequences?"

Wayne could roughly imagine that if the rhetoric escalated into violence, and Windsor dared to set a precedent, several churches would dare to follow suit. There would be no peace in the future.

Thinking of this, Wayne couldn't help but ask again: "Is it really not the Ministry of Magic's intention, but a certain senior official has betrayed?"

"The word treason is well used. It's a good charge." Austin thought seriously.

Wayne was very upset. The situation is urgent, and you still have the time to think about how to frame your political enemies!

"According to the high priest of the Moonlight Church, the four trading items were taken away by the Ministry of Magic. Now that the items are in your hands, they can also be regarded as in my hands... It is very difficult for me to do this!"

Auston sat on the sofa holding the ancient silver coin and said cheerfully, "It's such a headache. How about handing you over? As the heir of the family, how about you sacrifice for the family?"

Wayne curled his lips and responded sarcastically: "Of course you can, but please give me a month's grace. I, the heir of the family, have not passed on the family line yet. It won't be too late for me to die after Veronica gets pregnant."

Austin: (speech)
Wayne: (Benefit)
The two stared at each other for a while, and Auston spoke first: "We don't know who the traitor is at the moment. The five of us who solicited bribes are the most likely suspects. We have the motive and the ability to privately call on so many resources."

"You saved the high priest of the Moonlight Church and escalated the situation. The minister was very unhappy, but at the same time, such an unnecessary act cleared me of suspicion."

Austin asked curiously, "The high priest of the Moonlight Church used the flesh and blood of the star beast, which shows that she has been forced into a desperate situation. You were able to defeat the enemy, help her get rid of the pollution of the star beast, and even trick her into actively helping you cover up... Tell me, how did you do it?"

"I thought you knew everything." Wayne was narrow-minded and still remembered that Auston had cheated him.

"I just took a look at the results. You're still alive. It's that simple."

Auston answered simply. He believed in his choice and that his heir would not just survive, but would definitely gain some benefits.

"My case is even simpler, because of love!" Wayne said proudly, "I made that woman fall in love with me. Love makes people blind. She was willing to cover for me. Love makes people strong, so she defeated the star beast!"

Austin laughed out loud when he heard it. "Not a bad reason. You can lie to me, after all, I have no choice. But you can't lie to others. Do you think the Ministry of Magic will believe your lies?"

"What if? Maybe the minister will believe it."

"..."

Seeing that Wayne was unwilling to tell the truth, Auston shook his head speechlessly and said seriously: "Be serious, you are in danger now, and many people are targeting you."

"Isaac did it, why are you looking for me Wayne?"

"I said, once suspicion arises, the crime is established. The top leaders of the Ministry of Magic know that you are Bruce. If you can be Bruce, you can be Isaac." Auston touched his chin, feeling relieved and headache.

The heir is very good and will not suffer any loss wherever he goes;

The heir is very good at causing trouble, and there is chaos wherever he goes.

I asked you to go out and discuss business, but you blew up the Ministry of Magic's home. Now come clean, what do you want me to do in exchange for some peace and quiet?
Wayne spread his hands and said, "What can I do? The troublemaker came to my house on his own initiative. He has already beaten me up at home. I must fight back."

"I'm not blaming you for fighting back, I just..."

Austin choked up. The heirs would always inadvertently step into the vortex and seek benefits in danger. He didn't know how to evaluate it, whether it was good luck or bad luck.

"Auston, do we need to turn in these stolen goods?"

"casual."

"So casual?"

"Otherwise, if I hand it over, it would seem that I am guilty, and the charges would be confirmed. If I don't hand it over, it would seem that I am arrogant, and they would find ways to pin the charges on me."

Auston rolled his eyes and said, "As expected, it would be best to hand you over. Otherwise, you can sacrifice yourself for the family."

Wayne rolled his eyes. If he were to take charge of the Landau family one day, the first thing he would do would be to settle accounts with the previous head of the family, sleep with Old Deng's daughter, beat Old Deng's grandson, spend Old Deng's money and then throw Old Deng into jail.

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"What are you doing there?"

Auston snorted in annoyance, and judging by his own experience, he knew that Wayne must be framing him.

Then he said, "You don't have to tell me what happened between you and the high priest of the Moonlight Church, and you don't have to tell me how to break the forbidden magic field and the mirror space, but you shouldn't have saved her. The Ministry of Magic has studied how terrible the pollution of the star beast is for a long time and knows it very well. Someone will come after you because of this matter."

Austin stated directly that the first one was Planck, the director of the mental asylum, who did this job.

The next one is Bonn, the head of the biological research group of the Ministry of Magic, who demanded the flesh and blood of the star beast. The dragon blood transformed body is his masterpiece.

Being targeted by two legendary wizards is not a good sign. If it weren't for Austin standing in front, Wayne would have been captured and studied long ago.

But just because he doesn't do it in public doesn't mean he won't do it in private. Auston told Wayne to avoid walking at night, so that he wouldn't get lost and end up living in the basement one day.

Wayne nodded, thought of the ancient silver coins at home, and wondered if Schrödinger would come to visit.

"They won't look for you recently. They will avoid you even if it's to avoid suspicion."

Austin went on to say, "The minister has issued a self-examination order. Each of the five senior executives who solicited bribes will form an investigation team to investigate who among the other four is the traitor."

"A political struggle? Whoever loses is a traitor?" Wayne asked tentatively.

"No, we must catch the traitor this time!"

Auston glanced at Wayne and said sternly, "The Ministry of Magic must give an explanation not only to the Moonlight Church, but also to other churches. The traitor has gone too far. He has broken the balance and plunged the entire country into a crisis of a war of faith."

Wayne's expression was solemn. There were only zero times and countless times in the world. Once zero was broken, trust would be gone.

From Windsor's perspective, it can indeed be called a major crisis.

From the perspective of other churches, if Windsor can do it the first time, it will do it the second time. If they are bolder, they should be brave enough. Haven’t they done it before?

Wayne was overwhelmed. From the perspective of the Ministry of Magic, this incident would not have happened. The death of a high priest would not affect the in-depth cooperation with the Moonlight Church. Because of him, the high priest survived.

My goodness, he was clearly executing justice, but suddenly he became a national criminal!

The higher-ups really have good vision. The other spies are all rubbish. It's Wayne who's really causing trouble for Windsor.

Auston probably saw Wayne's depression, and he comforted him: "Based on the interests of the family, I was the first to rule out the suspicion. This is a good thing. You don't need to participate in the investigation team. Keep a low profile for a while."

Perhaps because he didn't want to give Wayne too much good face, Auston's face darkened again after he finished speaking: "The crisis you are facing is not only the two legendary wizards, but also someone in the Ministry of Magic wanted to kill you before you went to Luzelburg."

"Is there such a thing?"

Wayne was very puzzled. As an upright man, he never caused trouble. Even if he did, it was to fight crime. Why did someone always keep targeting him?
Or is the Ministry of Magic part of evil?

"You went to Luxembourg and stayed at the Capital Hotel. From the moment you boarded the plane, all registrations were made with your real name and you did not hide your whereabouts."

Austin's tone gradually turned cold. "The other party used the Ministry of Magic's resources but did not leave any usable clues. This shows that they were well prepared. But this is a backup plan, a follow-up preparation for the failure of the ambush on the Moonlight Church. If it were me, in order to make the plan foolproof, I would definitely check the list of hotel guests to prevent uncontrollable factors."

At this point, Wayne understood what Auston meant. He checked into the hotel and registered with his real name, negotiating business on behalf of the Landau family. There was no way the traitor could not find out.

Although Austin did not announce to the public that he was the heir, he had already sent out a signal. The traitor knew this but still insisted on lying in ambush in the hotel, clearly intending to kill him.

Auston played with the ancient silver coin: "It's a good idea, but I underestimated your strength."

"That's unreasonable!"

Wayne nodded seriously: "That's not a kick to my ass, that's a slap to your face."

Auston didn't respond. This ambush revealed a lot of information. It wasn't Wayne who was killed, but the Landau family. He had to be cautious.

After a while, Wayne broke the silence and looked at the four treasures on the table: "What should I do with these things? They are suddenly hot."

"Leave it at Landau Manor for now, and wait until this is over. You can stay at home these days. The new house has been renovated, so don't run around."

Austin explained the solution. The dragon blood was what he wanted in the first place, so he just kept it. He also made backup copies of the Book of Moon Shadow and the Forgotten Manuscript, and could use them for trading when the matter was over and make some extra money.

The Ring of Fire Element is a bit difficult. Knowledge can be copied, but the ring cannot. It depends on the other party's offer. If the price is right, then trade. If not, then just say you've thrown it away.

I understand. If you don’t make a profit, you will lose money. There is no way to give it up.

Wayne nodded repeatedly, worthy of being the middle-aged version of the mirror. He would make money when there was money to be made, and would find ways to make money even if there was no money to be made.

But there was one thing he cared about very much.

"Auston, in whose name should the dragon blood be given to the teacher and Veronica, you or me?"

"I helped you clean up so many messes, and you still want to steal my dragon blood!"

Auston was very unhappy. Wayne dared to blatantly snatch his benefits before he even stepped down. If he stepped down, he would have to live in the gatehouse in the future.

"I also paid a lot. You don't know, I almost lost my life in order to get the dragon's blood." Wayne complained repeatedly. If it weren't for his efforts, the dragon's blood would have been snatched away long ago.

The two of them stared at each other again. Two minutes later, Auston sneered and said, "As far as I know, you have been sleeping in the same suite with your secretary during the days you stayed in the hotel!"

"..."

Do you know again?
(End of this chapter)