The news that Ron Weasley's family won a lottery and was able to travel to Egypt, funded by the Daily Prophet, made the headlines that day.
But it would take a few days for this newspaper to fall into Sirius's hands.
"Minister Fudge, I haven't been seen for a few days."
Regulus Black came to the Ministry of Magic again. As the family assets were gradually recovered through appeals, Black visited the Ministry of Magic much less frequently. This also made some Ministry of Magic officials who had a headache when they met him feel a lot more relaxed. .
"You must have something to do here. Sit down first and try my new green tea. It was flown over from the Far East."
Cornelius Fudge cheerfully took out a tea jar from a closet, which obviously contained the Far Eastern tea he was talking about.
"I'm looking forward to it very much. I wonder which country in the Far East it is tea from?"
Regulus Black glanced at the tea set on the table. It was obvious that no matter what kind of Far Eastern tea it was, Cornelius Fudge would not understand it.
"I don't know about this, but from what you said, it's obvious that you know more than me, so come and help me."
Cornelius Fudge handed the tea jar he had just opened to Regulus Black. The tea leaves inside looked like Tie Guanyin.
"Who is so kind as to give you Tieguanyin? This is one of the famous teas in Far East China. Tieguanyin tea is between green tea and black tea. It is a semi-fermented tea. After brewing, it has a natural orchid fragrance and a pure taste. It is strong and has a long-lasting aroma, and is known as the 'seven bubbles of lingering fragrance'."
Regulus Black explained everything in detail. Although Regulus in his previous life was young, he was an old tea drinker, but in this life, Regulus Black had no interest in tea and liked tea. Coffee and milk, life's preferences are really unpredictable.
"You may know this person. He is your Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts, Zhang Qiu's father! A Muggle diplomat. He came to complain about the ambiguous relationship between teachers and students. If he cannot be resolved, he Consider withdrawing your children from school.”
Cornelius Fudge looked businesslike, but when he saw Regulus Black's stunned expression, he laughed.
"Relax! I explained it to you, so he gave me a jar of tea as a thank you gift."
Having said that, Regulus Black became even more curious. How did Cornelius Fudge explain it
"Can I consider this jar of tea as a bribe?"
Regulus Black knew how to speak only half of his words, so giving tea was a bribe, so there was nothing wrong with this half-sentence.
"Okay, okay! I'm afraid of you. I explained to him that the laws in our wizarding world are different from those in the Muggle world, and the Ministry of Magic encourages wizarding families to increase their population. In contrast, the relationship between men and women depends on both parties. Instead of just looking at a ceremony and a marriage contract, I gave a general introduction to the situation of your Black family."
Cornelius Fudge shook the tea tin triumphantly.
"So... did he agree to let his daughter be with me?"
Regulus Black is guessing that the other party values his identity? Or do you value your wealth
As far as Zhang Qiu is concerned, Regulus Black thinks that she will not be such a superficial girl, but the union of the two will involve the families of both parties. However, from this aspect, he is the second generation of the aristocratic rich family with dead father and dead mother. It is simply He is the ideal husband in that country in the Far East.
"No! He said he wanted to talk to you personally and maybe kill you. By the way, he's a soldier."
Cornelius Fudge didn't know why, but he couldn't help but gloat a little. Of course, he didn't think that Regulus Black would be killed by a Muggle. Witch hunting had been going on for many years in the Middle Ages, and in addition to unjustly accusing many unlucky Muggles, In other words, some Muggle wizard children who had just burst out with magic were killed.
Regulus Black ignored Cornelius Fudge's words, but he obviously needed to meet Zhang Qiu's family.
Pulling out the magic wand, several cups originally on the table were changed by the transformation spell. A complete set of Chinese tea sets appeared on the small table, and a small amount of tea was taken out. The curse heated up a teapot of boiling water. The tea leaves were put into the teapot filled with boiling water and slowly shook in the air. Soon the fragrance of tea spread out.
Regulus Black and Cornelius Fudge each had five small teacups arranged in front of them. They reached for the teapot and poured it into the teacups. Each cup was half full, and there were ten cups. Just poured out a pot of water.
"You can drink, please!"
Regulus Black picked up the first cup of tea, which was still slightly hot, and began to taste tea for the first time after his rebirth.
"Let's not talk about my matters first. I am here to give you a piece of political achievements, Minister."
Regulus Black put his own affairs aside for now and is about to start the plot of Sirius. You can’t miss what’s going to happen in it. The matter of releasing Sirius has been in the works for a long time. It should take two years to figure it out. Just the results.
"Come and listen. After all, every plan you make can bring huge rewards. I am very much looking forward to your new plan."
As soon as Cornelius Fudge heard that something good was going on, he immediately became energetic. He thought about Regulus Black's previous plan for him. He just did a few simple things, and the crisis in Hogwarts was resolved. The Chamber of Secrets The secret was also revealed. It can be said that the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore were a win-win situation. Afterwards, they looked back at the whole matter and found that all the parties involved were taken advantage of by Regulus Black and did some small things willingly. , but the result is very significant. Cornelius Fudge has to pay attention to people who can come up with such a plan.
"I have been applying for Sirius Black's retrial for the past two years. My stupid brother should be released."
The old story of Regulus Black was brought up again, which made Cornelius Fudge a little embarrassed.
"From my point of view, there is no problem in releasing him. Our relationship is enough for me to favor you. However, the Wizengamot Court is an obstacle that cannot be avoided. I am afraid that even if I sign the order, they will reject it."
Cornelius Fudge is already in this position, which shows that he has indeed put himself in Regulus Black's boat.
"I don't need you to release him, I just need you to clear his name afterwards, because he will escape from prison soon, and only when he gets out will the Ministry of Magic be given the truth about what happened more than ten years ago. We just need to admit that only through this method can we find out the real culprit who massacred Muggles back then, and Sirius's escape was an investigation under the full supervision of Aurors."
Regulus Black drank the tea slowly. After the five cups were finished, the second pot of tea was poured in sequence.
"How do you guarantee that Sirius will listen to you and act? What if he hides after he is released from prison?"
Cornelius Fudge asked worriedly, who could guarantee the release of an Azkaban prisoner
With a wave of Regulus Black's wand, Cornelius Fudge flew over with today's Daily Prophet.
"Look at today's front page, there's the murderer on it."
Regulus Black was deliberately trying to show off. He didn't believe that Cornelius Fudge could figure out Turi's problem at first glance.
"You mean the murderer back then was someone from the Weasley family?"
Sure enough, Cornelius Fudge was not intelligent enough to be a detective, so it was better to tell him directly to save him from making wild guesses.
"That mouse is called Scabbers. He has lived in the Weasley family for 12 years. He is Peter Pettigrew, an Animagus."
Regulus Black pointed his wand at the mouse on the newspaper and explained.
Cornelius Fudge believed it, and he was willing to believe anything Regulus Black said as long as there was a sufficient explanation.
"Then I will ask the Auror to arrest this rat now, try it again, and clear Sirius's name."
"No, there are many aspects to consider in this matter. It's better to let Sirius do it by himself. He will die if he can't find the murderer."
Regulus Black said helplessly.