Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 267 A Fact That Destroys Common Sense in the Magical World

Ever since he experienced an "unknown" event, Lin You has had an idea in his mind that he cannot shake off; he always wants to see more "unknowns" and observe more changes caused by the "unknowns". Lin You has a vague intuition that those "unknown" events and unknown endings seem to help him get rid of some unknown shackles.

Lin You didn't dare to express this intuition out loud and pretended that everything was normal in front of God and other gods, but his longing in his heart grew day by day; so it is not difficult to understand why he was eager to act when the opportunity to change the plot appeared before him.

"I've made up my mind." Count Goff retracted his thoughts and calmly met the gazes of everyone in the Ministry of Magic. "If you want to talk to me about Dementors, you should ask Mr. Fudge to come to my manor in person."

Thicknesse's face suddenly changed; although he knew the strength of the Forrest Family and although he had acted tough before, he was not actually mentally prepared for a full-scale confrontation.

"Now it's your turn. Have you thought it through? Should you go back and report to your superiors, or should you raise your wands and attack immediately to capture me?"

Lin You did not hide his sarcasm; this Thicknesse did not seem to be a man of strong will, and he had many common problems among politicians: hesitant in doing things, more talk than action, and afraid to take responsibility; he also liked to speculate and seek profit with a fluke mentality.

At the same time, the most serious problem with this type of politician is that they simply do not have the courage and ability to deal with unexpected situations, so that Lin You had to give them more stimulation to make things change more drastically.

Of course, this kind of stimulation may also have the opposite effect and directly scare the other party away - just like Thicknesse who was standing in front of him at this moment; when he heard Lin You's ridicule, he actually hesitated.

Even the staff of the Ministry of Magic could not tolerate the hesitation of their superiors; Dawlish was the first to raise his wand and point it at Lin You. After getting rid of the influence of the Ophiuchus microcosm, the senior Auror quickly returned to his former tough and decisive style; but unexpectedly, Lin You's movements were faster. When the tip of Dawlish's wand just lit up with magic light, the gloomy wood wand shot out the first magic in advance.

It has to be said that Earl Goff has inherited the fine traditions of the East: never fire the first shot, but also don’t give the other side a chance to fire the second shot - the right to interpret the "first shot" belongs to us.

The dark wood wand cast a simple silent "Disarming Charm", which was excellent in speed and accuracy, without giving Dawlish any chance to react, and directly confiscated the wand. It was not until a few seconds after the wand left his hand that the poor Auror figured out what had happened.

The magical glow of the "Disarming Charm" was like a signal, marking the beginning of Count Goff's battle against the Ministry of Magic employees. Voices such as "Expelliarmus" and "Die unconscious" rang out.

Magic spells shot towards Lin You, some fast, some slow, some strong, some weak, and some simply deviated far from their direction; the different magical performances fully demonstrated the uneven strength of these Ministry of Magic staff.

The gloomy wooden wand was waved casually, and it always managed to block the opponent's spell just right; there was no need for protective magic such as "armor protection" or "absolute protection", and no magic could hit Lin You's body.

Intercepted spells always disintegrate instantly, like porcelain hit by a stick; the collapse of the magical structure causes the magic power to overflow, turning into starlight and sprinkling into the sky.

While the gloomy wooden wand easily broke the magic, it also took every opportunity to launch a counterattack. Each time it was a simple "Disarming Spell", and each time a magic wand could be seen flying high from the hands of the opposing wizard, drawing a graceful parabola, and landing at Lin You's feet.

When Thicknesse's wand flew out of his hand, no more spells could be heard at the scene, and the battle ended in silence. It lasted 21 seconds from the time Lin You cast the first spell.

"Leave your wands here, and let Mr. Fudge take them." Lin You leisurely swirled his wand around his finger; this group of ten or so Ministry of Magic staff did not put any pressure on him at all. If we make a comparison, the "saints" he met in Mexico, although they were old and frail, and only three or five appeared each time, brought Lin You more pressure.

Thicknesse and his colleagues left in a hurry, not daring to refute a single word. Perhaps they could not accept the fact that a group of adult wizards, including senior Aurors, were defeated by a ten-year-old child until the end.

"Clean up this place." Lin You ordered his employees before leaving. "If everything is normal, then business will continue; if the Ministry of Magic or anyone else has objections, then business will be stopped, the warehouse will be closed, and defense measures will be activated."

For the next few hours, the wizarding world was peaceful.

Many people talked about the large-scale Muggle attack in London, and they were amazed but also indifferent. What's the big deal about hurting a few Muggles? They were more concerned about whether the Dementors would riot in other places and hurt wizards.

Few people knew that on this seemingly peaceful night, many senior officials of the Ministry of Magic were focusing on discussing an urgent issue: whether to take tough measures against the Forresters.

Minister Cornelius Fudge invited Dumbledore to attend the meeting out of concern for the powerful strength displayed by Earl Goff. When the Minister of Magic asked for his opinion, the headmaster of Hogwarts calmly stated a fact: "For two centuries, the Forresters have openly violated the Statute of Secrecy, but the Wizengamot and the International Confederation of Wizards have remained silent on this."

"Is it a compromise to protect trade?" the minister asked innocently.

"No, it's because we can't do it." The answer from the Chief Magician of the Wizengamot made the wizards present look at each other in dismay, and they felt that all the common sense about the power structure of the wizarding world disappeared with this sentence.

Cornelius Fudge's eyes widened, as if he saw the world collapsing in front of him; he stammered, "Can't you, can't you..."

Dumbledore looked at the Minister of Magic and gave a strange answer: "If you are asking about the former Earl Goff, then I can personally prevent him from taking some extreme actions; but it will still inevitably cause irreparable and huge losses to the wizarding world."

"Predecessor, why do you specifically mention the former Earl of Goff? Isn't he dead?" Minister Fudge's little brain was obviously unable to quickly understand such complicated words. "We are discussing his son, Bryce Forrester."

"The reason why I mentioned the former Earl of Goff is because all discussions about the current Earl are meaningless." Dumbledore reluctantly confessed a cruel fact, "If the former Earl of Goff could be stopped from a personal level, then I cannot stop the current Earl from doing anything he wants to do."

(End of this chapter)