Volume 4: The Sea and the Ship Heading North Chapter 188: Anglo-French Conflict
John had never looked down on the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic, most of whom were half-bloods and were not considered Voldemort's confidants.
After all, the reason they are not trusted is simply because they are not of the noblest bloodline, but in fact there is no difference in their abilities.
As long as they have undergone professional Auror training, these half-bloods who can become pure-blood government lackeys under Voldemort can also be called elites.
But John never thought that Scabior could be so decisive.
"Is he going to die?" Nick exclaimed.
Fred was also shocked. He really didn't expect that an Auror, who was not even a Death Eater, would be so determined.
Although Jon was also surprised, he remained calm.
"Biting off his tongue doesn't necessarily mean death, but it can prevent us from asking him any information that we shouldn't have. Judging from our age, it is unlikely that we will be able to master such a difficult magic as Legilimency."
Biting the tongue is not something that can be easily done by relying on one's own will. Even if one is determined, the body will deliberately prevent this self-harming behavior.
So Jon discovered it in time. Scabior had only bitten his tongue, but it was not bitten off.
With his mouth sealed, he could only stare at Jon with a look of extreme hatred.
Jon didn't want to and wasn't going to drag it on any longer. He felt that this Auror must be hiding some important secret, otherwise he wouldn't be so cruel to him.
He and Fred even used magic to pry open Scabior's mouth.
Then he used Transfiguration to produce a syringe with a plastic needle, and without worrying about saving the remaining truth serum, he directly used the syringe to insert it into the gap between the tongue and the upper palate, and injected the truth serum into his throat.
During this time, Scabior was struggling extremely hard and almost bit Fred's hand several times. His ferocious posture left no doubt that once he succeeded he would tear off a piece of flesh.
After the truth serum was forced into his body, Fred was still gasping for breath with lingering fear. This was the first time he had seen such a person in his entire life.
After being fed the truth serum, Scabior stopped struggling soon. He sat there panting, and his originally cold and resentful eyes became empty.
Jon then let out a long sigh and asked with a serious expression.
"May I have your name?"
"Nott Scabior."
Scabio's voice was a little unclear. Even though his tongue was not broken, he had bitten a hole in it. Blood mixed with saliva kept flowing out from the corner of his mouth.
"Is there anything that can prove it?"
"The Auror's...identification badge. It's in my inside pocket."
Fred stepped forward warily and groped into his inner pocket, and soon pulled out a metal nameplate that was exactly the same as the one he found on McNeill.
The only difference is that the nameplate was plated in gold. In addition to Scabior's name, it also listed his position in the Auror Office - "Captain of the Third Team".
Jon glanced at the words on the nameplate, then looked at Scabior more seriously.
"What is it that you would rather bite off your tongue than hide from us?"
Scabior opened his mouth, his own will clearly resisting answering the question.
But the effect of the truth serum prepared by Lily herself was far superior to the inferior stuff sold secretly in Knockturn Alley. No matter how he resisted, his mouth still opened and closed to utter the answer to the question.
"That... gentleman... selected half of the Aurors in the Auror Command... and half of the Death Eaters and took them to France in secret..."
Jon and Fred looked at each other. They naturally knew who the gentleman Scabior was referring to.
"Why did the Dark Lord let these people go to France?" Fred asked puzzled.
Scabior, who answered every question, told what he knew.
"French Mudbloods... have attacked the French Ministry of Magic... intending to blow up the government that Sir has formed..."
Fred frowned, unable to figure out the key to the problem.
"What kind of big secret is this? Everyone knows that he is now the head of the magic world in both Britain and France. So what if he brings some people to France for support?"
Jon pondered and understood the problem.
"The Dark Lord was able to control two magical political systems because he was different from the others. Nationality was no longer a restriction on him. Moreover, the means by which he controlled the French Ministry of Magic were not glorious. To this day, those Death Eaters who replaced high-level officials have not yet resumed their original identities."
"He is powerful enough, and he only oppresses the Mudbloods. However, he can barely suppress those half-bloods and some pure-blood wizards in France who are dissatisfied with this."
"But once it was revealed that the top leaders of the French Ministry of Magic had been replaced by British wizards, and that he had even arranged for many British Aurors and wizards to enter France to suppress the rebels, then the nature of the matter would be different."
Jon raised his head and looked at Scabior, whose eyes were still dull.
"No matter what level the wizards of Britain and France are at odds with each other, this kind of conflict cannot be divided by blood. At that time, in fact, only a simple sentence can shake the Dark Lord's rule in the French magic world, which has just begun not long ago - is the French magic world a French magic world, or a British magic world?"
Nick said in agreement.
"Let alone wizards, even those French ghosts I know would be so angry that they would explode if they heard this question!"
"In the beginning, the best approach for the Dark Lord would have been to stay out of the spotlight and support an obedient French wizard to take the position, allowing him to control the entire France on his behalf. But if that were the case, he would not have been able to find someone with such strong personal power and prestige to implement the bloodline policy, which would have forced him to take the position of French Minister of Magic himself."
Jon analyzed calmly.
"But at this time, another disadvantage will be revealed. Everyone knows that his base is in Britain. If the French muck-blood wizards rebel, will he send his men to support and suppress them?"
"If they come, the conflict between nationalities and races will overshadow the conflict between bloodlines, and the primary and secondary conflicts will be reversed. This will create an extremely unfavorable situation for the Dark Lord, and may even be so serious that it will shake his rule over France."
