Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 541 The real purpose

Amosta Brain seemed to have finished what he could say. He held up the tea cup again, leaned back on the chair and sipped tea comfortably, quietly waiting for Gerson Barna to take over the deal. Business.

What is it that deserves the famous Amosta Blaine to rush to Paris in person to negotiate this business?
Mr. Bana lowered his eyes and stared at the plates of exquisite pastries in front of him, slightly silent.

It was impossible not to be curious, but Bana could tell that Amosta Blaine didn't want to reveal it.

"Mr. Blaine—"

After pondering for a long time, the old goblin finally raised his head.
"We have no reason to refuse this business. All the proceeds from the Triwizard Tournament live broadcast will be distributed according to the plan you proposed. As for your personal remuneration. If I remember correctly, we have A workshop that produces broomstick care kits. Starting tomorrow, the workshop will do its best to complete the orders that have been placed and refuse new business. The machinery, employees, factories and land will be handed over to you as quickly as possible. In, but--"

Amosta raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting for Bana to make his terms.

"Although I don't know what you want this alchemy workshop to be used for specifically, I think it should be used to produce another great creation from you, right?"

"Do you want to get involved in the future business of this workshop?"

There was a smile on Amosta's lips,

"Even if you know nothing about this business, and you don't even know whether it is profitable or loss-making, this is not in line with the goblin's usual risk-oriented style, Mr. Barna?"

"You yourself are our greatest guarantee, Mr. Blaine——"

The old goblin smiled in an old voice,

"You need a workshop, but that alone won't accomplish anything, right? You also need a fund, a complete supply chain of raw materials, and channels to promote your products. These things will also consume a lot of your energy, and these are exactly what you need. They are all what we are good at. Let us join in the future operation of the workshop, which can save you a lot of trouble, and what we ask for."

A strange light flashed in the old goblin's eyes,
"We do not interfere in the decision-making of the workshop's operation. We only require [-]% of the workshop's annual profits."

As the saying goes, people become better with age.

The old goblin Gerson Barna even risked losing a large sum of gold galleons in order to establish a beneficial relationship with him.

"For specific matters, I will arrange for my friend, Remus Lupine, to contact you. He is a werewolf. I hope you can get along well before."

Before the old goblin had time to rejoice, his thoughts were distracted by another piece of information in Blaine's words.

Amosta Brain was just an unknown young wizard two years ago. In a very short period of time, his fame spread to several continents, especially in the European magic world. Dumbledore, and because of his huge age advantage and the strength he showed on the Quidditch final night, many people have even concluded that in the next half century or even a long time, the European wizarding world will be The era of Amosta Blaine.

And such a wizard actually claimed that he had a werewolf friend!
Werewolves may still be acceptable in the United States, but in Europe, the official organization of wizards in any country will regard them as obscene.

If Dumbledore had made such a claim to the outside world, then Barna might not be so surprised, but the first incident in which Amosta Brain became famous was when he killed the notorious werewolf leader Greyback and His gang.

Goblins and werewolves are both aliens in the eyes of wizards. However, the shrewdness of goblins has allowed them to find a place in the magical world. In comparison, werewolves' situation is much worse and the rejection they suffer is more serious.

Since Amosta Brain does not shy away from telling others that he has a werewolf friend, this greatly increases the old goblin's confidence in becoming a true friend with Amosta Brain.

"Mr. Blaine's friends are the goblin's friends——"

The smile on Mr. Bana's face finally became more sincere.

"I will let Jingo be responsible for this matter. I believe he can get along well with Mr. Remus Lupin."

The discrimination between goblins and wizards is mutual. Since wizards look down on werewolves, it is natural for goblins to think that werewolves are such noble creatures. However, Jin Ge, who took over this job, did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. He bowed respectfully to Mr. Barna and Mr. Blaine, showing that he would do his best.

The outcome of this meeting was undoubtedly a happy one for both parties.Since the beginning of the meeting, the dignified and tense atmosphere that had been hidden in the office was relieved the moment they reached a consensus, and the two finally began to taste the delicious food on the table. "Ah, by the way--"

While Jin Ge was filling the tea cup with water, Amosta suddenly asked coldly,
"A few years ago... I just graduated from Hogwarts. Following the ancient tradition of wizards, when I traveled to various magical civilizations, I heard people mention that for some wizards who died unexpectedly and did not have any successors, , Gringotts will hand over the wealth in the vault to the Ministry of Magic, right?"

The old goblin was slowly tasting traditional goblin delicacies. The fingers holding the food trembled uncontrollably, and some food residue fell on the priceless velvet tablecloth.

"It's wizarding law, Mr. Blaine—"

The old goblin nodded,
"It is a rule agreed upon by goblins and wizards. Every branch of Gringotts strictly abides by this rule."

"But I heard that there are other solutions?"

Amosta smiled incredulously.

Not to mention Gerson Bana, even Jin Ge and Ladi, who had been serving the two of them, realized what Amosta meant.In fact, this is not a particularly secretive matter. Among the goblins, as the superior ones, they know very well what the guys in the branch will do.

They will collude with employees of the Ministry of Magic to sell the wealth of the deceased heirs in the vault, such as highly valuable antiques or magical books, stocks, land deeds and the like, on the local black market, and the funds will be withdrawn through different channels. After it is washed, it will be divided into proportions together with the gold originally stored in the vault.

This is a very large chain of interests, involving many middle and high-level people from the Ministry of Magic of various countries and various branches of Gringotts.

At this time, Amosta Brain talked about this matter in such a casual way, certainly not to join this interest chain, because for a wizard like him, this way is really too dishonorable. .

"I don't deny it, Mr. Blaine--"

Mr. Barna said in the same casual tone,

"In view of the situation you mentioned, there may be some cases of illegal operations."

"How disappointing—"

Amosta smacked his lips with a regretful expression.

"If those guys at the Ministry of Magic could approach their work with the same vigor as fishing for gold, they wouldn't be criticized by the public all day long for not being able to accomplish anything—"

The subject of this incident was taken up, and the remainder of breakfast was filled with pleasant conversation.

Amosta disappeared in the brilliant firelight. The two goblins Jin Ge and Ladi were still surprised by Fox, but the old goblin's expression turned gloomy the moment Amosta disappeared.

"I need you to rush to the British branch immediately and use the fastest time to investigate all the names of goblins and Ministry of Magic employees involved in the last incident that Brian just mentioned, as well as the amount of wealth they embezzled, and bring them back. Send one copy to Amosta Brain."

After being stunned for a moment, Jin Ge, who came to obey the order, couldn't help but hesitantly asked,
"You are thinking about the British Ministry of Magic. We will offend a lot of people, Mr. Barna."

"Amosta Blaine takes this very seriously--"

Mr. Barna said with a solemn expression,
"Perhaps, this is the real purpose of his visit."





(End of this chapter)