Chapter 137 Forward

"The South claims that like the East, they have been called by the gods and are willing to step into the pastures of the gods. I strongly agree with speeding up the introduction and passage of new bills to make the country more powerful and glorious..."

"Absurd! Nonsense! Those are a group of lunatics. , Despicable and shameful liar! You must not..."

"At this point, we have only one way to go, otherwise the group of people outside will rush into the parliament soon. We must not allow this to happen!"

"This violates freedom! Freedom was written into the will of the country when the country was founded, and we will never be oppressed by any monarch or even gods."

Several hours have passed since Shen Yi's speech, but in such a short period of time, that paragraph The words were constantly translated, recited, and interpreted, and spread to the world as quickly as possible.

A group of politicians on the other side of the ocean were quarreling with each other inside a heavily guarded high wall. Outside the high wall, waves of people had been pouring in towards the high wall since dawn, and all kinds of signboards were displayed in the sea of ​​people. Under the impact, it looks like pieces of water plants floating in the ocean.

Ivan looked down at the sea of ​​people gathered at his feet. As time went by, the waves seemed to lose their patience, and occasionally strange lights flashed through the crowds. However, no matter how rough the waves were, they had to turn into weak currents under the towering walls and could not move any further.

Few people have noticed that the guards on all sides have quietly changed.

He looked at his watch and slowly sat back in his seat. The quarrels gradually stopped as soon as he sat down, and most people began to wait and weigh, expecting for various purposes the opinions of this leader who had not been in office for a long time but was not lacking in courage.

"I advocate modification." His eyes rested on everyone present equally, but he didn't seem to notice anyone. "We all understand what the situation is in the east, and there is no need to deceive ourselves. What's more, we do We have made promises—to guard our national ideals. Now that the door of ideals is opening to us, God has given us supreme opportunities. How can we turn a blind eye and abandon the care of God with thousands of people who have various ideals? "

Mr. Jordan," he pointed at the person who had objected most vehemently on the grounds of national will, "what you said is correct. However, freedom, equality, and many other rights are all given by the Creator and come from God." , now God is showing miracles and wants us to return to his arms. But you plan to persuade everyone to abandon it and deceive everyone. God only symbolizes oppression. Who is violating free will?"

"You don't need to change your concept with me, sir. "I don't know if he was angry or something, but Jordan's lips turned white. "Once passed, it will be like pushing our homeland into the abyss of the Middle Ages. You also don't have this power. If you insist on going your own way, you will be impeached...

" Rumbling interrupted his words, and a big hole suddenly exploded next to him, with lava bubbling out of it, and he fell limply on his seat. The other people at the table were not much better. They suppressed the urge to tremble and looked at Ivan either implicitly or boldly.

Everything happened so fast, I don't know how he took action.

Several people at the table quickly exchanged looks. One person pretended to be panic and unintentionally pulled down the tablecloth. However, after waiting for several seconds and finding that Ivan was still motionless, he became truly panicked.

"Most people can still see their faith clearly," Ivan didn't even bother to ridicule, "Don't think about questioning, let alone resisting, God knows everything, and all thoughts have no escape from 'him'. "

He stood up holding on to the table and scanned every anxious face in the room. He knew that most people here knew very little about the actions that were going to take place secretly today: "The resources, wealth, and power have been taken over by everyone here. I think you are probably tired of it, and you are confused and worried that one generation will lose the prestige and status accumulated by our ancestors." He walked to the window and continued to observe the crowd, "Everyone can grab wealth. , No matter how hard you guard, there will always be one or two fish that slip through the net and forcefully break into the circle and grab a piece of the cake."

"But the power is different," he closed his eyes slightly, seeming to enjoy this feeling extremely, "God. Being able to distinguish between loyalty and faith, without enough piety, you will only be rejected by power and wander on the edge of the pasture for the rest of your life. But as long as you have the key to power, you will be bathed in the light for generations. Such transcendence is better than wealth. More eternal, more stable than power."

The breathing behind him was a little heavier.

He knew that it would be difficult for someone to refuse this temptation and ignore this call.

"I believe that you, and even the groups behind you, are willing to make choices and take up the challenge of opening up new territories. I also firmly believe that what we are arguing about today will eventually have results before the end of this month."

He turned around and faced again . Everyone with different expressions put an end to today's absurd discussion: "I've finished my words. According to the regulations, I will not interfere with your decision." He looked at the crowd under him again and looked at them as if nothing had happened. He nodded and said, "Good day, gentlemen."

When he pushed the door and walked into the corridor outside the conference room, his leisurely pace gradually accelerated. Under the current circumstances, his schedule was even more full, and every minute and every moment The brain must be plunged into endless thinking every second. It’s even harder when you have to carve out some time in a nearly seamless schedule.

He is already extremely familiar with this building and will not be easily controlled by others. He skillfully turned corners one after another and walked straight into one of the small offices.

Barty Crouch Jr. looked through a pile of information and must have waited for a while. The movement coming in was not small, but he continued to flip through the documents as if he didn't notice it.

"It's taken care of." Ivan didn't say much and sat opposite him.

The tacit understanding between the two was accumulated quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, Barty Crouch Jr. immediately answered straight to the point: "Viola has been cooperating with Muggles for a long time, using Muggles' status, power, and property to recruit the Obscurials. , squibs, and even underage wizards, constantly providing fresh raw materials to the island. "Both of them were not surprised by this result, which only confirmed their speculation.

Crouch pushed a report in front of Ivan: "They have always recorded the addition, renovation, and loss of weapons. In recent months, there have been a lot of strange expenses. They started shipping them for unknown purposes...

" At this time, the two of them raised their heads at the same time and made exactly the same mouth shape.

U.K.

Ivan looked closely at the record, his expression becoming more solemn as he looked at it. He folded the corner of the paper again and again, and the fonts seemed to have lost their meaning to him.

It took a long time for him to spit out: "This is not a small amount of money."

He grabbed the table tightly, and anyone could see that he must be extremely uncomfortable at this time. Barty Crouch Jr. had no time to take into account his feelings: "We can't let her go anymore. Thirteen years have been so comfortable that a dog he raised turned into a ferocious wolf."

"We were in the Ritz at the time. In front of the grave..." This sentence was so slight that if his lips hadn't moved a few times, it would have been impossible to tell that he had spoken. The emotion came quickly and disappeared without leaving any trace. Within a few breaths, Ivan regained his composure, "Shall we deal with it directly? After all, she doesn't have much value now."

"She took advantage of the Leon family's I don’t know how many purebloods Yu Wei has contacted. It would be a pity to waste such a large piece of bait." The girl saw the situation clearly, and he wanted to offer them a gift. "I have a plan."

"You and Ke. "Listen also submitted an application to postpone the election." Riddle repeated Viola's words, his attention not at all on the frightened person on the other side of the mirror.

Mu Yu was sitting on the railing of the balcony on the second floor, as if he was concentrating on watching the night view of London in the distance. Nagini curled up on her lap quietly and meekly.

There was no cover on the railing, so she sat on it without any hesitation, relying only on her hands for support. She was like a piece of gauze hanging on the railing, drifting and swaying alone in the night wind, but she refused to fall down. .

He admired this fragile and thin outline over and over again, letting this figure overlap with the majesty of London in his eyes, and wantonly traced the trajectory of this piece of gauze falling.

"The announcement from the East was too sudden. Now the Magic Congress is discussing the abolition of the Secrecy Act. They all agree that it is not wise to continue the election at this time..."

"You are blaming us for accusing the progress of the East to hinder your path to becoming the president of the Magic Congress."

He He played with the wand in his hand boredly, briefly losing interest in the prey struggling in the net.

Mu Yu leaned forward, as if something moving below attracted her attention. The subtle tracks were captured by him, which also evoked a desire to explore and lost patience with prey.

"My loyalty to you..."

"A strange assassination occurred recently, and the Order of the Phoenix is ​​becoming more and more restless." He stood up and leaned towards the thin figure on the balcony, "Compared to what you boast Loyalty, I want to see the actual results."

The hug behind her came suddenly, and the hand around her paused for a moment, as if still hesitating, wavering between decisions, and finally tightened around her waist slowly. .

Mu Yu leaned on the cold patch of ice behind him and followed the force behind him to retreat from the railing.

Directly below, where she had just leaned slightly to look, a huge and complicated formation was running. From the perspective of the two of them, the complex and interlaced layout evolved into a large and clear chessboard, with miniature figures on the chessboard. Fighting in a stalemate.

"You didn't want to train them into soldiers who can only charge and bleed." The warm wind in March was neither hot nor cold, and accurately caused the coolness she was craving to float around her, wrapping her gently. She gently drew a new trajectory, and the pattern on the chessboard changed again. Taking advantage of the night, she took another step closer to the source of the coolness. "We don't need them to play this role. Of course, there are others who are willing to sacrifice one after another."

She did not mention Viola, and she was always too lazy to deal with the chess pieces that were a foregone conclusion. Take a lot of thought.

It wasn't until their hands touched that they realized that they were both quietly approaching each other.

In the distance is the brightly lit London, the land that is about to fall into the hands, and nearby is the territory that will never be lost. The territory shared by the two people seems to have finally turned into reality at this moment, and the howling wind keeps moving between them. The temperature and the almost synchronous beating ambitions are twisted into chains and lingering at the border.

There is no warmth left in this realm. Mu Yu had been blowing the wind for a long time, feeling cold from head to toe, and the warmth was even more insulating from Riddle.

Warmth is unreal and illusory.

"April 13th," he took the lead in holding the piece of coldness in his hand, and looked side by side with her at the realm within reach, "the Ministry of Magic will discuss whether to amend the Secrecy Act."

He never concealed his joy and bloodthirsty in front of her. excited.

Of course, it was expected to discuss changes to the confidentiality law, but...

"Thirteen," she murmured and repeated, stroking the delicate letters on the locket again and again, but she didn't want to look at him, "I promised that I would go together. , madman."