"Oh, I'm sorry! I was just trying to match the atmosphere... If I scared you all, please allow me to apologize here!"
Maka took her hand back and shook it, looking at the panic-stricken look of everyone in the Flint family with a half-smile, and did not continue talking for the time being.
He knew that there was no need to push the other party too hard right now, he had to let these people calm down.
In fact, it was not just the Flint family who were frightened by his sudden threat. Faced with the terrifying death curse, even genuine dark wizards will be frightened, let alone those ordinary pure-blood families outside who have always only dared to linger on the edge of black magic.
"It's terrible... My heart almost jumped out of my throat just now! At that moment, I thought I saw the Dark Lord!"
"Which Dark Lord are you referring to?"
"Uh... I don't know. Voldemort, right? And I don't know Grindelwald..."
"Do you know Voldemort? Hey, is it possible that you were a Death Eater before?"
"Sh—don't be so loud! That was so long ago... Now I'm just an ordinary wizard who supports the Ministry of Magic and supports Hogwarts. Do you understand? Do you understand?"
"No need to repeat it again, I heard it! But you want me to see..."
Among the group of wizards who were secretly peeping in the direction of the villa, similar conversations happened one after another.
And just as the two wizards who gathered together said, just now many people really thought that Maka's life-killing curse would really be released. Especially at the moment when Mrs. Flint was so frightened that she fell down, some people even subconsciously thought that Maka had changed the death curse that cast the green magic arc into a more terrifying invisible curse.
Just as the two were wondering whether Maka was more like Voldemort or Grindelwald, a voice suddenly sounded from behind them, interrupting their argument.
"Nott, Gabe, stop talking nonsense here! Even the two Dark Lords combined are not as powerful as McClane. This is already a well-known thing!"
"Oh! Lucius?"
Yes, the person appearing behind them at this moment was Lucius Malfoy, who had just rushed from home. Beside him, his son Draco also followed, and he seemed to be more calm than his father Lucius.
The wizard named Nott was obviously familiar with Lucius. As he had let out when he was talking to the friend named "Gabe" next to him, he was also a Death Eater under Voldemort.
Back then, Lucius was naturally one of them.
Unfortunately, for Lucius, these are old memories that need to be abandoned.
"Nott, considering that you helped me a lot in the early years, I advise you to make your choice as soon as possible! Otherwise, don't blame me for not reminding you in the future."
Although this sentence sounded like it was said to Nott, his voice was not quiet, and many people around him probably heard it. After leaving such a sentence, Lucius took his son and left the group of people, quickly walked across the lawn in front of Flint Manor and came to the vicinity of Maka and his party.
"Ms. Parkinson, why didn't you go back and inform us after you found Mr. McClain? We have been waiting for you at home for a long time!"
Lucius actually wanted to say this, because in this way, he could follow the topic and lead to the reason why the father and son were late.
As mentioned before, Lucius was guessing whether Maka wanted to show up in person, so he didn't take his son and Pansy to the Flint house first, so as not to steal Maka's limelight.
Now, it is naturally time to let Maka know about his "good intentions".
However, as early as when she decided to bring Pansy and the little boy Mercer here, Maka had thought of Lucius's unnecessary thoughts.
"coming?"
Before the other party could speak, Maka waved her hand casually and said:
"We'll talk about it later if we have something to do. Just wait here for a while!"
After that, he saw that the fallen Mrs. Flint inside the gate had stood up again with the help of the servants, and then he extended his hand to invite the Ministry of Magic staff who had been standing beside her silently since just now.
"Guys, you can start your work!"
"OK."
When the wizards saw this, they couldn't help but nodded towards Maka, and then walked towards the iron gate of Flint Mansion. Soon, the male wizard who took the lead took out a roll of parchment from the suitcase in his hand, spread it out and showed it to the door.
"Wareham Ogden, member of the Wizengamot Inquisition - After investigation, we have reason to believe that the suspect who previously disappeared from the dungeons of the Ministry of Magic is now in your Flint family. In order to get rid of the suspicion of harboring criminals as soon as possible, we also Please open the door and cooperate with us to conduct a detailed search of your residence!"
Having said this, he shook the parchment in his hand and said seriously:
"This is an emergency search warrant signed by the current Minister of Magic, Mr. Rufus Scrimgeour. If necessary, you can come and verify the authenticity."
"Mr. MacLean?" "You—"
As soon as Ogden finished speaking, Maka saw Pansy and the Mosel boy suddenly turning their heads, staring at him in astonishment with their eyes widened.
Especially the latter. It can be said that Moser was brought up by Iluli. Now when he heard that he actually wanted to arrest someone, he immediately felt angry.
"You are indeed not a good person!"
"Huh? Who told you that I am a good person?"
Maka shrugged, then patted his shoulder and whispered:
"This is just a ploy, do you understand? Don't worry... Just watch here and don't say anything! Besides, do you think your mother will be willing to let people search your house?"
Although this kid Moser is a bit stubborn, he is not an idiot. Although he was still a little hesitant, he also knew that even if he disagreed, there was nothing he could do about it, so he might as well watch it quietly.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but muttered in a low voice:
"That's not my home!"
"Hey, that's not okay!" Maka then chuckled and said meaningfully, "You have to remember that your surname is Flint... It was your mother who made the mistake, and the surname is innocent!"
On the side, Pansy naturally reacted quickly. At that time, she secretly said that she was a little concerned but confused, and she didn't even understand such a simple thing.
Then McClain obviously just needs an excuse.
And just when Maka casually comforted Moser, the Flint family finally took action. As he expected, Mrs. Flint obviously didn't want to let the Ministry of Magic searchers in.
For these pure-blood families who have been trying to go beyond the law in the past, their families must have hidden some secrets that cannot be exposed to the public. And how many of them are related to black magic, not to mention.
However, the other party cannot express his rejection too openly. After all, this guy Maka is standing there with eager eyes, waiting for the Flint family to make mistakes!
"No... what kind of suspect is this? How could there be any suspect in our Flint family? What's more, even if it is a Wizengamot resolution, it requires the consent of half of the members to take action against our family! You are a member of the interrogation table, It should be clear that our Flint family also has a seat as a convenor!"
Mrs. Flint was a little flustered, but her thoughts were not so confused. While trying her best to prevent the search warrant from taking effect, she was also desperately trying to find a breakthrough to solve today's disaster.
But outside the iron gate, the Ogden interrogator immediately shook his head.
"Mrs. Flint, I don't understand what you mean by 'hands-on'... This is just a search operation that complies with regulations. Please don't get me wrong. As for what you said about 'half of the members agree', I think that refers to the removal of the Wizengamot seat, right? This cannot be confused with the search!"
After sorting out the words for the other party with such "kindness", Ogden continued:
"So, Mrs. Flint, please open the door! Otherwise, I have to think that the Flint family intentionally refused to search and opposed the current decision of the Ministry of Magic?"
Mrs. Flint really didn't know what excuse to use this time.
To be honest, if Maka hadn't been here today, she would have been able to fool him with her past unreasonableness. Because in the increasingly mixed Wizengamot, no matter whether other pure-blood families hated her or not, the Flint family would still take care of her for the sake of having a place in the family.
On the Wizengamot Deliberation Panel, every seat is very valuable, and sometimes one or two votes can determine the final success or failure of a certain issue.
You know, the review panel has long been no longer a pure-blood world.
But today it was Maka who came forward. No matter how courageous those pure-blood families were, they would not dare to support the Flint family.
They have all seen it before. This MacLean is not like Dumbledore back then. He was even more ruthless than the dark wizard. Back then, he could even do things like send himself to Azkaban. come out!
Of course, Mrs. Flint also knew about these situations, so she didn't dare to lose her temper at all, for fear that if she tried to act arrogantly, she would be shot to death on the spot.
The life-killing curse that was not released just now is still circulating in her heart!
"Of course I... won't resist the Ministry of Magic!" She said vaguely, somewhat awkwardly, "You see, our Flint family is a member of the Ministry of Magic, isn't it?"
Mrs. Flint's face was tense, and a thin layer of sweat had broken out on her forehead. And because of being frightened just now, her blond hair is no longer as perfect as it was at first, and the hem of her velvet robe is still stained with some grass blades.
But she was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to move. She didn't even have time to wipe her sweat. She just stood there as if waiting for something.