"Dita Birao..."
Barry looked at the young man in front of him, whom he had met several times. His expression was still calm, but he could already see a hint of displeasure.
"We are carrying out our official duties normally. The two people in front of us may be related to a death on the cruise ship. We cannot ignore this matter."
His attitude made Luke on the side move his eyes.
Dita Biraud just called this Auror 'Director Barry', which means that this Auror is at least the deputy director of the Auror Office. What does this mean?
A deputy director showed his timidity in front of one of Tripkard's housekeepers, who might also be his valet...
Although it may be a problem of personality, but... are the Tripkard family so arrogant?
Luke watched everything in front of him with interest. At this moment, he truly discovered the difference between the British magical aristocracy and the American magical aristocracy.
The former is to hold all important government positions in one's own hands. There are even many positions, such as the position of the master of the Auror office. If you do not have a noble status or join a certain noble, then it is impossible to take it.
But judging from the hostility between the two people in front of them, there is quite a lot of anti-aristocratic power in MACUSA?
The power may not be particularly strong, but it is definitely there. And it exists on the surface.
Luke found his guess quite interesting. It seems that this trip to the United States may bring some unexpected rewards.
"Oh, who is the dead person?"
Dita Birao asked aggressively.
"This is confidential and has nothing to do with you."
The Auror behind Barry spoke first, with barely concealed hostility in his tone.
But Dita Birao didn't even look at him, just stared at Barry.
"Director Barry, please don't waste the time of our two distinguished guests. Mr. Tripcard is still waiting."
Dita Birao glanced at his pocket watch and urged with a hint of impatience in his tone.
He felt that he had given enough money to Bari. After all, he hasn't taken two people away directly yet.
Barry frowned, not looking at Luke and Dumbledore. The best situation now is naturally that Dumbledore and Luke take the initiative to follow them. In this case, the Tripkard family couldn't say anything.
But from the first interrogation by the other party, when the two people had no outlet to help him out, he understood that he still couldn't count on these two people in this matter.
In fact, it is understandable. One is the headmaster of Hogwarts, the most powerful white wizard in the entire wizarding world. One is a British nobleman. The fact that the two of them agreed to him and went to be investigated together at the beginning could be said to have given the Magic Congress enough face. It also means that a strong dragon will not suppress a local snake.
But now, another local snake wants to seek justice for the two powerful dragons, so it is normal for the two of them to just sit back and watch.
Of course Luke will not help Barry out now. He is just trying to see the power comparison between the Magical Congress and the American magical aristocracy. As for Dumbledore, he didn't even say a word, not knowing what he was waiting for.
So everyone on the field fell into silence and fell into a deadlock for a while.
However, this situation was finally broken by a call.
"Professor Dumbledore! Mr. Gaunt!"
A clear female voice sounded from not far away, and from a distance, everyone saw the woman trotting over. The expressions of Dita Birao and Barry changed. Obviously this person's arrival was expected by them, but this time was indeed beyond their expectations.
The woman finally came closer. After calming her breathing, she stretched out her hand to Dumbledore.
"Hello, Professor Dumbledore, it's an honor to meet you. My name is Miranda Kaler, Secretary to Principal Albert."
"Nice to meet you, Miss Culler." Dumbledore said politely.
Miranda then reached out to Luke.
"Hello Mr. Gunter. Thank you for agreeing to our invitation."
Luke looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, nodded with a smile, and held her hand: "Thank you for the invitation. I am really curious about the situation here."
Miranda smiled and nodded. Originally, she should have brought the two of them directly to the school now. but now……
"Director Barry, Mr. Bilau, you two are better." She greeted the two people first, and then said seriously: "Professor Dumbledore and Mr. Gunter came to the United States at the invitation of our Principal Albert. , according to etiquette, we should receive you."
She had actually been watching for a while. And by choosing this time to show up, I realized that it would be beneficial to everyone if I got involved at this time.
It's not just a day or two that some members of the Magic Congress and the nobles have disliked each other. Now the two of them are competing for the top spot, which is actually not beneficial to anyone.
Her appearance is a step forward for both parties.
So when she said this, she was also full of confidence, obviously determined that others would definitely agree.
The expressions of Dita Birao and Barry who were lost in thought also clearly showed the function of her plan. If nothing else happens, the current situation should be that she takes the two of them to Yinfamouni Magic Academy first, and everyone will deal with the rest slowly later.
Yinfamouni Magic Academy maintains a relatively neutral position. Letting it take people away would be acceptable to both the Magic Congress and the nobles, and it wouldn't be considered a loss of face.
Barry actually didn't care, even though he was here to take care of the people in person this time. But he had long been prepared to be rejected by Luke and Dumbledore. Now it's just back to the worst situation that I originally imagined, and it's not too embarrassing.
"I'm OK."
Barry said with a smile, and then looked at Dita Birao on the other side with a smile on his face.
He knew very well that of course he could be indifferent. This kind of investigation itself would not really be able to find these two people. Even if it is really found, what will happen?
If these two people want to run away, even the entire MACUSA may not be able to stop them.
But Dita Birao is different. To put it bluntly, he is just a part-time worker. He only earns so many gold galleons every week. What a waste of life!
But if Dita Birao didn't risk her life, she might really die.
The current decision is actually good for everyone. Even if it is a bit difficult, he can still teach him reluctantly when he goes back. But if the commotion continues and everyone's faces look bad, then there's no telling what Dita Birao will face when she goes back.
After being silent for a long time, he nodded, and then he was about to speak in response... However, an accident occurred again.
"Seriously, if you don't have a reason to take us away, Mr. Barry, then we might be going to visit friends."
Luke's voice made everyone stunned for a moment, and then had different expressions.
They looked at Luke who had just spoken and now had a polite but distant smile on his face.
"We also have friends here. When she heard that I was coming to the United States, she promised to receive me early. I am very grateful to Mr. Tripcard and Principal Albert for the invitation, but now I am afraid I still have to stay with me. It’s best to go have lunch with your friends first.”
Luke said politely to the three people.
Of course, this can only be regarded as the due etiquette. To say how much I am sorry...this is really not necessarily the case.
Dumbledore stood beside Luke and said nothing, but he obviously had the same idea as Luke.
At this time, the three people suddenly realized that what they were fighting for was not a dead object. But two living people. Two of the parties are vying to receive them, but this does not mean that the other party must accept their 'good intentions'. It is not a tool for each other to demonstrate their strength.
Obviously, what they did made the young man, who looked handsome, gentle and sunny, lose his patience.
Miranda looked embarrassed. This is a task assigned to her by the principal, and now it seems that she cannot say that this task was not successfully completed, she can only say that it may have had a counterproductive effect.
Dita Birao's face instantly turned pale. To him, Luke's reaction was an expression of dissatisfaction with him. In other words, he embarrassed Tripcard in front of Luke...
Barry and the Auror behind him were stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "No problem. After you two have settled in, please give us an address. After all, we still have to go through the process." .”
He knew very well from the beginning that this matter must go through the process. To be honest, if Dita Biraud hadn't insisted on using him as a raft to show the strength of the Tripkard family, then this incident would not have happened at all.
Now, something happened, which made people unhappy. Let's see who the unlucky person will be now.
Barry sneered inwardly.
After Luke finished speaking, a tall and strong man came again from the other direction.
"Your Highness Luke!"
Arthur walked to Luke's side in an intimidating manner, bowed and saluted Luke.
The face with strong lines was cold and calm. But his voice seemed so soft, giving people a special sense of contrast.
"Lady Alice is already waiting for you."
Luke nodded, then looked at Dumbledore: "Professor, will you follow me to find Alice? Or go to Mr. Scamander first?"
Dumbledore thought for a moment, and then said: "Newt and I originally agreed to meet in the evening."
As he spoke, he turned to look at Arthur.
"Mr. Arthur, don't you suggest I have lunch?"
Arthur's iron-like face actually showed a smile as warm as the spring breeze.
"Of course, Miss Alice also really wants to see you. I'm just worried that it will cause inconvenience to your visiting friends, so I didn't take the initiative to invite you. Please forgive me."
Dumbledore nodded with satisfaction.
After the three people here had a brief chat, Luke said to Miranda, Dita Birao and two Aurors over there.
"Sorry, thank you for your enthusiasm. We will discuss the visit with Mr. Tripcard and Principal Al Gilbert later. Of course, we will also cooperate with the Auror Office in the investigation."
The three parties over there had nothing else to say and could only nod silently.
After taking Luke and the three others away. Barry glanced at Miranda and Dita Birao with a smile, and stopped his younger brother who wanted to speak. He left with a smile.
The remaining two people frowned, and for a moment they didn't know how to turn around and explain.
…………
At an unknown beach somewhere, a wizard held a wand and carefully tested the road ahead.
There is a large reef stand here. One of his teammates was killed by a sea serpent. Logically speaking, with magic protection, he shouldn't have died so quickly. But it just happened, without even giving him much time to react.
Not only did he fail to save his teammates, but now he might even lose his own life.
"It's obviously just a small fish."
He said hatefully, but his demeanor remained extremely calm. The body gradually walked towards the edge of the reef beach. He couldn't go on like this. Must leave now, although this fish is small. But her strength cannot be underestimated.
All in all, he had to leave now and consider the long term, whether it was finding another teammate to act with, or simply giving up the mission and being punished. In short, if I were left alone now, I might die.
The expression on his face was quite solemn, and it could even be said that he was a little scared and at a loss.
From the crack in the stone, a sea snake suddenly jumped out, opened its big mouth and bit him. He waved the wand in his hand and instantly turned the sea snake into a ball of blood mist.
Before he could relax, a sense of crisis came from behind him. He subconsciously unfolded the armor behind his back for protection.
But the focus of the armor's protection was placed behind him.
But at this moment, he suddenly saw the reef not far in front of him.
A mermaid girl is sitting here, her eyes full of cold murderous intent.
She looked at the panicked man in front of her, with no mercy in her eyes.
"no no……"
The wizard's frightened big man shouted in panic, but before the third one could exit, a huge water column appeared in front of him, and the water column turned into a flowing water blade almost instantly. The water blade raised and lowered the knife, and the wizard was cut in half.
The mermaid girl looked a little tired. The tail bounced on the reef, the whole body jumped up, and then fell into the water.
"Eat them."
Following her order, among the numerous rocks, small crabs emerged one after another from the gaps in the rocks and from under the beach. They divided into two waves, one wave followed the blood and rushed towards the two halves of the corpse over there.
The other wave went in the other direction and surrounded the location of another corpse.
After a while, only two bones were left here.
The crabs buried the two bones very thoughtfully.
So the beach has become like nothing happened.
The mermaid girl watched the traces in front of her eyes being cleaned up, then buried her head in the sea water and blew bubbles.
Randy felt the fatigue in his body and finally shook his head helplessly.
"You still have to find help."
"I don't know if the old man from before was really right."
After finishing talking, she took out a small conch from her necklace and played with it in her hand.
His expression was uncertain.
