Chapter 254 Mantis

"Today is really a good advertisement for you guys!"

"...I really don't think so."

Fred looked at the little customers who were taken out of the store by their parents, his expression was very solemn.

"Why not? Such a big thing happened outside, and my children are safe and sound in the store...This is much more cost-effective than spending money to advertise on the communication mirror." Lu Yunkai smiled and patted Fred on the shoulder.

The two sat on the highest shelf of Weasley's Joke Shop, and George was checking the parents who came to pick up their children one by one at the door, and then sent them out of the store.

"But today's turnover is gone." Fred sighed, "In the next few days...I guess no one will dare to come to Diagon Alley."

"There's nothing we can do about it!!" Lu Yunkai also sighed softly.

Looking out the window.

In the air not far away, a green skull was floating there, and a snake came out of the skull's open mouth.

Dark Mark.

Obviously, Voldemort did not intend to let anyone link this attack to others.

"Ah!" Fred sighed again.

"Or... open your store later. You don't have to pay back the money in a hurry." Lu Yunkai comforted Fred.

"That won't work." Fred refused, "We don't break our promises."

"It's not that you break your promises, it's..."

"And it's not about money." Fred shook his head, "People need joy more at times like this."

Quiet.

Looking at the serious Weasley boy in front of him, Lu Yunkai suddenly felt a little respect in his heart.

Originally, Lu Yunkai admired these two guys who were always making a fuss and causing trouble in school, but he also admired them from the perspective of "businessmen".

Flexible brains, honest and trustworthy.

When they were in school, these two guys always took advantage of various opportunities to make money, but when they lost money (such as in the Triwizard Tournament and the opening bets like "Can the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts last until the end of the school year?"), they never refused to pay.

But Lu Yunkai never thought that they were people worthy of admiration.

But Fred's words just now made Lu Yunkai suddenly feel...

The wizarding world is still worth saving.

"Then I'll go home first." Lu Yunkai patted Fred's shoulder and stood up.

"Well. I think it should be safe outside now. Be careful on the road!"

Fred also stood up and sent Lu Yunkai to the door of the store.

George just smiled as he sent another adult wizard to pick up his child. When he saw Lu Yunkai and Fred coming down, he also smiled and nodded to Lu Yunkai.

"Be careful on the road."

"Okay."

Lu Yunkai also patted George's shoulder and walked out of Weasley's Joke Shop.

The sky was blue, and there were almost no clouds in the clear sky. Under the hot summer sun, everything should have been bright and blazing.

But the Dark Mark floating in the air lowered the temperature of the entire Diagon Alley.

And when Lu Yunkai came in just now, the empty street was much more crowded.

Without looking closely, Lu Yunkai could guess that they were all employees of the Ministry of Magic.

It is not advisable to stay on the street for long.

Lu Yunkai went back to the Leaky Cauldron directly.

"Stop!"

Suddenly a voice called Lu Yunkai.

Lu Yunkai was slightly stunned, turned his head and looked at the person who called him.

A wizard who looked about 40 or 50 years old.

He looked at Lu Yunkai.

"What are you doing alone on the street?"

"Just now I came to buy school supplies. When I was shopping at Weasley's Joke Shop, something happened outside." Lu Yunkai briefly explained the situation and shook the shopping list in his hand.

The notice from Hogwarts is still very recognizable.

The wizard glanced at the notice and confirmed its authenticity.

"Are you here by yourself? Where are your parents?"

"I'm in the sixth grade this year. It shouldn't be a problem for me to buy things by myself, right?" Lu Yunkai replied with a smile.

"Director, this child is Lu Yunkai, the champion of the Triwizard Tournament last year."

An Auror came to the wizard and explained.

Lu Yunkai glanced at the Auror and smiled slightly.

Nymphadora Tonks.

"Oh." Hearing what Tonks said, the wizard nodded, looked at Lu Yunkai for a second, and turned away.

Tonks also smiled at Lu Yunkai, then turned around and continued to work.

Lu Yunkai hurriedly quickened his pace and walked back to the Leaky Cauldron.

The bar was no longer noisy.

The group of wizards who were drinking and chatting here just a few hours ago had already scattered.

Tom was slowly cleaning the table by himself. When he saw Lu Yunkai come in, he smiled, but did not stop his work.

"What happened just now?"

Lu Yunkai leaned over and asked.

"Minister Scrimgeour just came to Diagon Alley and was attacked by You-Know-Who's men." Tom said as he wiped the table with a rag, "Right in front of Gringotts."

"...Who did it?"

This should be the second time Lu Yunkai heard the name of the person who would succeed Fudge as Minister of Magic. The last time was in the news published by the Daily Prophet when he was in office.

The second time, it was on this occasion...

It has to be said that the new minister who took over after Fudge resigned has really no sense of existence.

"I heard it was Dolohov and Avery. The Aurors have gone after them both."

"Yeah." Lu Yunkai nodded and recalled the two names in his mind. He had seen Dolokhov before, but this was the first time he had heard of the other one.

"You should go back early!" Tom sighed softly, "Go and tell Chrissy to stop running around recently."

"I haven't seen it in days."

Lu Yun smiled and shook his head.

After Chris and Lu Yunkai confirmed that there were no soul fragments on the crown that was now placed in the study room of Lu Yunkai's home, it seemed that it suddenly had an idea, and then ran away to an unknown place.

"You really don't worry about it!" Tom smiled helplessly and shook his head, "But you'd better be more careful."

"Yeah, I understand."

After Lu Yunkai thanked Tom seriously, Lu Yunkai returned home through the fireplace.

By chance, Irene, who was about to go back to her room to take a rest after finishing her work in the medicine field, walked through the lobby.

"Have you bought the things?" Irene asked Lu Yunkai with a smile, "Why have you been here for so long?"

"Trapped in Diagon Alley." Lu Yunkai didn't have a smile on his face. "The Minister of Magic was attacked at the entrance of Gringotts. Diagon Alley was closed for a while."

"...The Minister of Magic was attacked??" A smile must have appeared on Erin's face.

"Yes." Lu Yunkai nodded, "The Death Eaters have become more and more arrogant. So you must be careful."

"I understand." Erin sighed softly.

"Also, I went to the magic potion store today. Boss Giggs told me that the sales volume of magic potions at his place has been relatively average recently, so he will temporarily reduce the amount of herbal medicines he buys from me."

"Is that so?" Erin was stunned again, "Then..."

"It's okay, I'm just telling you, don't send herbal medicines before Christmas." Lu Yunkai looked at Irene getting more and more panicked, and comforted with a smile, "Death Eaters are rampant outside now, magic potions , especially how can the consumption of therapeutic drugs decrease? The demand will inevitably increase, okay! So if he doesn’t purchase it now, it doesn’t matter, we will just wait for him to wait for a while. Contact him and tell him that because he said the demand is not high recently, I asked you to reduce planting. "

"...What do you mean?" Eileen obviously didn't understand.

"We will raise the price when the time comes." Lu Yunkai explained simply.

"Are you sure that the demand for herbs will be up by Christmas?" Eileen thought carefully, "There are many herbs in the fields that are almost ready for harvest. I can think of ways to delay them... It’s not a big problem to postpone it until Christmas.”

"Just do it for Christmas!" Lu Yunkai said with a smile, "If it doesn't work, just give it away."

"...Huh?? Give it away? This is not a small amount of money!" Irene was shocked by Lu Yunkai's words, "It's tens of thousands of gold coins!!"

"To the Order of the Phoenix...well, the organization organized by Dumbledore to fight against Voldemort."

"...Okay." After Lu Yunkai explained the recipient of the gift, Irene instantly had no objection.

Lu Yun smiled and then walked directly upstairs.

As soon as I sat down, before I had a chance to drink a glass of water, Chrissy's figure appeared.

"Meow, where have you been?"

"Diagon Alley, I went shopping." Lu Yunkai simply explained, "What about you? Where have you been these past few days?"

"Malfoy Manor."

"Huh??" Lu Yunkai was stunned for a moment, "What were you doing there?"

"Look for Nagini!" Kris jumped onto the table at Lu Yunkai's side with a nonchalant expression.

"...What are you looking for her for?"

"Don't ask. It has nothing to do with you." Chrissy shook her head, "Meow, by the way, you went to Diagon Alley today, didn't you encounter any danger?"

"There is no... today's attack in Diagon Alley, you know?"

"I know!!"

"..."

"Meow, what are you doing!" Chris balled up into a ball and licked her fur, "What are you so nervous about?"

"That's the Minister of Magic!! Do you know why you didn't tell me..."

"The Minister of Magic is not a supporter of Dumbledore. A few days ago he was thinking of causing trouble with the magic mirror. Do you feel sorry for him?" Chrissy rolled her eyes at Lu Yunkai.

"..."

"He can't die anyway, let him lie down in the hospital bed!" Chrissy said very naturally, "A Minister of Magic who can't move while lying down is much better than one who can run around looking for trouble. ”

"Is this Nagini's plan?"

Hearing this, Lu Yunkai had already grasped some clues.

"Yes." Chrissy nodded, "Voldemort has controlled the director of the Department of Legal Enforcement, and wants to arrange for someone to get rid of Scrimgeour and then arrange for the director to take over the Ministry of Magic, and then comprehensively suppress the Order of the Phoenix and other people. Gini took advantage of the situation and made a plan to ensure that the two idiots who tried to take action could not succeed, but at least they could seriously injure the useless minister. "

"...Okay." After hearing what Chris said, Lu Yunkai could only nod his head, "But if something like this happens again in the future, you'd better tell me first."

"It's no good for you to know more about these things, but it's just a waste of worry." Chris glanced at Lu Yunkai, "Besides, Nagini is willing to do these dirty jobs herself, so let her do it! Do you want to steal her credit or something?"

"I should at least be prepared! I was scared in Diagon Alley today..."

"Don't worry, meow!" Chris called, "By the way, before I come back, Nagini asked me to tell you that you should contact Draco Malfoy in the next few days."

"Ah? Why?"

"Voldemort has assigned him a secret mission. Even Nagini doesn't know what it is. She wants you to try to ask."

"This... He doesn't trust me very much now!"

"Meow, it won't hurt to try." Chris shook her head, "I was at Malfoy Manor these days and found that Malfoy stayed at home every day and seemed to be in a bad mood. You can talk to him and it is very likely that you can get something out of him."

"...Okay."

Although Lu Yunkai was a little embarrassed, he still agreed.

He reached out and took out the communication mirror from the space bag.

Hesitated for a moment.

Sent a message.

"Are you okay?"

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