"We're in some trouble."

Hearing this, Mike was stunned, looked at Penello and said:

"What trouble?"

"After doing statistics, I found that not all of the students came to the Masonic Secret Realm voluntarily." Penello said, "Some of them were coerced in. They would rather stay in Hog ​​than here."

Watts. Of course, these people are only a minority, but there are still some people who are not willing to stay here to help us, and they want to go home as soon as possible."

As soon as he said this, Franklin's expression became ferocious.

In his view, those students were typical examples of ingratitude.

But after experiencing the war at the Ministry of Magic, Franklin's temperament also became more stable. He did not directly attack, but looked at Mike who was thinking thoughtfully.

"What are you going to do? Mike."

"Those who want to go home, just send them home. There is no need for us to make enemies with these people." Mike pondered for a moment and then said, "As for those who want to go back to Hogwarts, haha, I am not here just to come here.

Those who come can leave as they please, so lock them all up."

After saying this, everyone looked at each other with ferocious smiles on their faces.

Anyone who wants to return to Hogwarts at this time is undoubtedly their enemy, and when facing the enemy, it is necessary to be polite to them!

Penello did not show any surprise at Mike's decision. She nodded silently, then returned to the crowd and started the remaining work.

Mike, on the other hand, continued chatting with everyone for a while and then left the high platform, preparing to visit his long-lost friends, Harry and Hermione.

As friends of Mike and others, Harry, Hermione and Ron naturally received special care, so it was not difficult to find them.

When Mike found them under the guidance of several Los Santos wizards, they were working with the Masonic medical team to help the wounded.

Of course, it was said that three people were helping, but in fact the only one who really helped was Hermione. As for Harry and Ron, they were more of a spectator.

But that's okay, after all, with Harry and Ron's level, it's already pretty good if they don't do any harm.

Mike's appearance shocked the three of them. Ron immediately put down his chores and rushed over, shouting to Mike in surprise:

"Mike! You were so cool in the auditorium just now!"

Mike joked:

"Am I not cool when I'm normal?"

"Oh! Of course it's cool!" Ron shouted, waving his arms, "No matter when, you are the coolest in my mind!"

Hearing this, the muscles at the corners of Mike's mouth twitched twice. He always felt that Ron's words were a bit strange.

Shaking his head, he turned his attention to the other two people.

Unlike Ron, Harry and Hermione's reactions were a bit special.

The latter's expression was a bit complicated. She did not step forward to talk to Mike, but concentrated on her work as if she hadn't seen Mike.

However, her trembling hands and slightly red eyes let Mike know that her heart was not as calm as she showed at this moment.

Harry's expression was one of fear mixed with some vigilance. While looking at Mike, his right hand unconsciously protected the Seamless Stretch Spell bag around his waist, as if he was afraid that Mike would suddenly pounce and grab it.

"Harry, Hermione, what's wrong with you?"

Mike asked doubtfully.

Hearing this, Harry reacted immediately. He touched his nose nervously, then forced out a smile and said:

"Nothing! Mike, it's great to see you again!"

"me too."

Mike smiled and hugged Harry, but felt that Harry's body was very stiff. This is a reaction that humans only have when they are in extreme fear or stress.

This made Mike feel a little depressed.

He felt that the reason why Harry and Hermione behaved the way they did now was entirely because he killed Dumbledore.

Taking a deep breath, Mike let go of his hand and said sincerely to Harry and Hermione:

"Hey, listen, Harry, Hermione, and you, Ron. I know you all resent me for killing Dumbledore, but please believe me, I don't want to do that either. I have my reasons."

Looking at Mike's sincere expression, Harry opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say some words of comfort.

But before he could say anything, he heard a choked female voice coming from behind him.

"What's your reason?" Hermione blushed and growled at Mike, "Could it be that Dumbledore forced you to kill him?"

Harry's expression suddenly became weird as soon as he said this. As one of the few people who knew the truth of the matter, he really wanted to tell Hermione that it was really Dumbledore who asked Mike to kill him.

When Mike heard this, his expression darkened.

Like Harry, he also wanted to tell Harry, Hermione and others the truth.

But judging from Mike's understanding of Hermione, the other party would not believe this kind of thing if he said it from his mouth. Instead, they would think it was an excuse made by Mike to get away with the crime.

After all, people are always naturally suspicious of the murderer's excuse. Besides, asking others to kill themselves is really unbelievable.

Thinking of this, Mike let out a long sigh and said:

"I'm very sorry."

After saying that, Mike left without looking back.

Seeing this, Hermione seemed to want to catch up and continue to ask questions, but as soon as she took a step, she stopped again, standing there gritting her teeth, staring at Mike's leaving back with a pair of red eyes.

At this time, Harry breathed a sigh of relief and let go of his right hand that was protecting his waist.

He always kept Dumbledore's instructions in mind and kept the Invisibility Cloak close to his body.

That's why Harry acted so strangely when Mike showed up just now. He thought Mike came here to ask him about the whereabouts of the Invisibility Cloak.

You must know that Mike is a master of Occlumency. With Mike's ability, even if Harry has mastered a shallow level of Occlumency, Mike can still easily invade Harry's brain and learn the whereabouts of the Invisibility Cloak.

And with Mike's current strength and power, taking the invisibility cloak from Harry's hands is as simple as breathing.

Fortunately, Mike didn't directly snatch the invisibility cloak as Harry suspected, he didn't even ask.

There are only two reasons for this situation, either Mike is not interested in the Deathly Hallows, or Mike does not know that the invisibility cloak Harry owns is the Deathly Hallows.

As a friend, Harry was naturally more willing to believe in the first option, but the second option was not impossible.

As for the third option where Mike didn't know what the Deathly Hallows was, there was no such thing, because Harry clearly remembered that Chris had had a brief exchange with Mike about the Deathly Hallows when they were at Hogwarts.

The rationality in Harry's heart constantly reminded Harry to stay away from Mike, because only in this way can he fulfill Dumbledore's instructions to the greatest extent possible and protect the Invisibility Cloak.

But looking at Mike's lonely back fading away, Harry couldn't stop feeling this way.

He always felt that compared to himself and others, the pain in Mike's heart should be more intense when he killed Dumbledore with his own hands.

After all, Dumbledore was also his headmaster.

So should I tell the truth about the matter?

This is a very difficult decision.

For a moment, Harry fell into a deep tangle.

…

Mike didn't care what the three Harrys thought.

No, it cannot be described as not caring.

To be precise, he didn't want to have too much contact with the three Harrys right now.

After all, the three of them are now in adolescence, and judging from Mike's past experience, it is useless no matter how hard you try to explain to them the things that teenagers and girls in this period believe.

Rather than spending all your time trying to argue with them, it's better to deal with it coldly. After all, time will pass everything, and when the time comes, the misunderstanding will naturally be resolved.

Moreover, after Voldemort died, the Harry trio actually lost contact with the main line of the world. As their friend, Mike was actually not willing to involve them in this series of things. After all, it was too

It's dangerous.

Of course, the most important thing is that Mike is too busy.

In the next two days, the Freemasonry was operating at almost full speed. A large number of students were sent home, and more supplies and manpower were sent into the secret realm through the teleportation array. As a result of the subsequent meeting with Chris

The capital of the decisive battle.

This was a very important matter, and Mike had to take time out of his usual practice to manage it.

And just when Mike and others were busy, an unexpected guest came to the secret realm of Freemasonry.

"You mean, Chris is now crazily suppressing minorities?"

Looking at the nervous Kingsley in front of him, Mike asked in surprise.

Kingsley swallowed a big mouthful of saliva and said:

"That's right. The original Director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters has been executed by Chris Flint on the grounds of treason. The new Director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters is a close confidant of Flint and an absolute

of hardliners.

Under his instruction, all Muggle wizards who originally worked in the Ministry of Magic have been dismissed, and even the witches who have entered the Wizengamot Parliament have been deprived of their status as members. As for those non-human creatures, let alone

Having said that, Gringotts' tax rate has increased to a higher level than before, and those mermaids and centaurs also lost their autonomous regions.

Not only that, the Auror troops also took action, and they began to use force against those who were disobedient and causing trouble. This caused a great negative response in society. However, I have to say that the effect of this is really very good.

, those Muggle wizards and non-human creatures are all bullies, and they can live in peace after being beaten hard."

Hearing this, Mike suddenly fell into deep thought.

There is no doubt that this is another wave of suspicious behavior by Chris.

Mike had already found it a little strange when the Ministry of Magic began to please those minority groups regardless of the cost. After all, even if you wanted to win over the other party to combat Mike's power, there was no need to give such a huge benefit.

This is obviously extremely uneconomical.

But at least the Ministry of Magic's efforts have yielded results, and those minority groups are indeed less willing to talk to Mike after receiving the benefits.

But now, the other party has suddenly taken back all the things that were previously given to the minority groups, and has begun to treat them with even harsher methods than now?

Is this the reverse operation of slapping a sweet date, giving a sweet date and then slapping it?

Wouldn't this make those minority groups hate the Ministry of Magic even more?

Mike simply couldn't understand the meaning of this.

However, if you don’t understand, it doesn’t stop Mike from using this opportunity to regain his influence among the minority groups.

Anyway, according to Mike's understanding of those guys, they would never allow the benefits they obtained to simply fly away.

If nothing else happens, they will probably find me soon.

At the same time, Kingsley was sweating profusely as he looked at Mike who was deep in thought.

The reason for this effect was largely due to the fact that at this moment, there were about a dozen fully armed Los Santos wizards looking at him eagerly, as if they were about to attack him at the next moment.

This put him under great pressure.

Today, the image of Mike in his mind is no longer the scheming student he once was, but a young hero on par with Chris Flint.

If possible, he really didn't want to come. After all, it was too dangerous to deal with people like Mike and Chris.

But now that the Order of the Phoenix has almost collapsed, he has lost the protection of the Order of the Phoenix, and his career has basically come to an end based on his ability. Now he is in urgent need of finding a new master.

And Freemasonry is obviously a good choice.

After hesitating for a while, Kingsley finally wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, forced a smile and said to Mike:

"Is this news helpful to you?"

Kingsley's voice finally pulled Mike out of his thoughts. Looking at Kingsley with an awkward smile on his face, the corners of Mike's mouth raised slightly and he said to him:

"Yes, that's useful news. What do you want?"

"I, I, I... I don't want anything!" Kingsley blushed and stammered, "I just want to be loyal to you and work for you!"

"Oh, is it so?"

Mike groaned softly and instantly understood Kingsley's thoughts, and the smile on his face immediately became interesting.

"Haha, I think I already know what you want. So from today on, you are one of us. Please continue to work hard in the future. I believe that one day, we will all get what we want.

."

Upon hearing this, Kingsley immediately became excited and stood there and began to thank Mike profusely.

Mike waved his hand, indicating that he could leave directly.

Mike had no intention of chatting with him. In Mike's eyes, Kingsley was nothing more than a tool. A tool to the point where Mike was not even willing to give him any substantial benefits and just painted a big pie to get rid of him.
Chapter completed!