Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 334: A diversionary attack
On the streets of London, an inconspicuous Bentley car was driving steadily in the middle of the street; a few flashing lights appeared from time to time around it, but both the driver and the passengers turned a blind eye to it, obviously they were used to it.

Although she has been separated from the Crown Prince for several years, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales' status in the eyes of the people has not decreased but increased; every time she travels and her car is recognized, she is inevitably followed and photographed, but it is difficult to tell whether they are media reporters or ordinary people.

A shadow floated over the tall buildings beside the street, bringing with it gusts of cold wind. When the shadow floated over the street and was about to pass the Bentley, the bodyguard vehicle leading the way in front of the Bentley suddenly stopped; a bodyguard sitting in the passenger seat raised his head and glanced, and without hesitation, issued an emergency warning signal.

At the same time, shadows in the sky roared down like an upside-down tornado, and suddenly seven or eight "dragon tails" stretched out from the sky and swept across the street.

As the wind blew, anything that was not fixed suddenly fell to the ground or even flew up into the air. Shop windows on both sides of the street were shattered, and vehicles on the road moved sideways and vertically without control, and even overturned on the ground; pedestrians and drivers had no idea what was happening, and they all screamed as they saw people and horses falling to the ground.

One of the "dragon tails" was seen heading towards the Bentley car, but was suddenly blocked by an inexplicable force; at the same time, one after another obscure rays of light shot straight out from the sunroof of the bodyguard car, heading straight for the source of all the "tornadoes".

The shadow in the air moved left and right, looking very embarrassed for a moment. The "dragon tail" that was lowered lost its magical support and quickly dissipated. Soon, the shadow seemed to realize that it could not stay here for long, and it soared into the sky with a whistle and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

Before the people on the street could recover from the strong wind, the bodyguard car had already driven away quickly with the Bentley.

A sudden and undisguised magical attack, which ended quickly when the attacker was counterattacked.

The news soon reached Lin You.

"Don't worry, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales and the two princes are safe and sound. The attack was not targeted at them, it just happened by chance." Lin You turned around and reported to the nominal master of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, "Additional guards have been dispatched, and the vehicle will return to Buckingham Palace in 20 minutes. At the same time, other direct royal family members are confirmed to be in various 'fortresses' and are safe."

"What is a 'fortress'?" The old lady was unusually calm when she heard that her daughter-in-law and grandson were in danger; she seemed to be expressing her trust in Lin You, something like "Since you said they are safe, I will absolutely believe in your judgment and guarantee."

"Sorry, this is a code name used within the department. It refers to buildings that have been specially reinforced to significantly limit the use of magic and effectively resist magical attacks." Lin You explained, "The main residences and offices of the royal family have undergone similar renovations. They have used many code names in the past, and recently they were uniformly changed to 'Fortress'. New code names will be used every once in a while."

"I remember now. I heard your father talk about it back then. But at that time, these places seemed to be called... safe houses? Sorry, it's been more than ten years, so I can't remember clearly." The old lady's face didn't look very good. "Did those wizards cause any trouble again? The last time your father ordered to increase the magic security level was more than ten years ago. It is said that there was a war among wizards, which lasted for two or three years."

"I'm afraid those wizards are going to start a new war. They haven't even changed the target of the war." Lin You smiled and comforted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. It's called a war, but in fact it's just a terrorist who is insignificant and has a significant mental illness. His threat is much smaller than that of the IRA."

Listening to the old lady talking about those years, Lin You knew that that should be the craziest and last two or three years before Voldemort's last defeat; then the arrogant Dark Lord was almost destroyed by the protective magic on a baby, and only managed to save half of his life by relying on the Horcrux.

"Then how do you explain what happened today?" Accountability is still going on; the royal magic adviser is not only a power, but also a responsibility. According to the news we have received so far, six magical attacks occurred tonight, and it is uncertain whether they will continue to happen next; in addition, there are some violent cases that have not yet been determined to be related to magic.

"The attacks tonight were indeed too frequent, which is exactly what I was worried about," Lin You said frankly, "These dark wizards launched attacks on ordinary people at different locations at the same time. Their biggest purpose is not to cause casualties and panic, but to consume the manpower of wizard law enforcement agencies to the maximum extent."

Earl Goff explained to the Queen the Ministry's specific procedures for maintaining the Statute of Secrecy, focusing on how to erase and reconstruct the relevant memories of eyewitnesses at the scene.

"The more witnesses there are, the more manpower is needed to clear their memories. All of tonight's attacks took place in public, and there were at least hundreds of witnesses each time. Not only do we need to clear their memories, but we also need to erase all the text, pictures, and video materials they left behind related to the incident. This work will exhaust the manpower of the Ministry of Magic, and we will even have to send a considerable number of personnel to assist. When the law enforcement officers are tied up by the attacks, the gang of dark wizards can boldly carry out their real plan with confidence."

"Since you have already made a judgment on the situation, you must have a plan?" Addressing "you" here is not a sign of respect, but rather highlights a business-like attitude, indicating that both parties are now formally discussing official business.

"Everything is under control. The intelligence on the attackers is being implemented one by one, and the arrest plan has been formulated. After confirming the safety of each 'fortress', I will personally participate in the arrest operation." Lin You made the promise frankly, but as soon as he left Buckingham Palace, his relaxed expression immediately disappeared.

He had been relaxed in the palace before because the requirements of the royal family and the government were not high; it was nothing more than catching the attacker and preventing similar attacks from happening again. To Lin You, the attack was just a trivial matter, and catching the murderer was also easy. What was really worth caring about and difficult was to find out the movements of Voldemort himself.

When he was in the palace, Lin You had carefully checked the accounts with the royal supervisor; the ancient Greek artifacts that Sir Patrick Morgan presented to King George were basically sculptures, and a small amount of gold and silver coins, and almost no gold and silver utensils. Lin You carefully checked and found that there was nothing in the artifacts that was beyond the understanding of nature.

Whatever the "God of Truth" left for Voldemort, it was not in the hands of the royal family. And tonight's series of attacks that diverted attention showed that Voldemort had discovered something through another clue, and it was likely that he had already taken action.

He must be found as soon as possible.

The problem is that the Ministry of Magic's manpower has been exhausted by the attacks, and the task of tracking down Voldemort falls entirely on the Order of the Phoenix; but the Order of the Phoenix has only been rebuilt for less than two months, and its manpower may not be more than that of the Death Eaters who escaped from prison, so we really can't expect too much from them.

With some worry, Lin You came to the gate of Malfoy Manor.

　The temperature has been changing unpredictably these past two days, and I've fallen ill. I'll keep updating once for now, and will resume updating twice a day the day after tomorrow at the latest.

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(End of this chapter)