"I'll teach you not to listen, teach you not to listen!"
Inside the dim church, Mary held a belt and fiercely whipped Credence's palms; even though Credence's palms were already covered in bloody welts from the whipping, she still showed no sign of stopping.
During the whipping, her expression was both twisted and carried a hint of pleasure.
And Credence, being whipped by her, trembled, his expression filled with fear and pain, but he was still trying his best to endure.
"I say, you really are a bit of a pervert!"
Just then, a voice suddenly appeared behind Mary, startling her so much she immediately turned and stepped back a few paces:
"Who are you? I'm disciplining my child, this is none of your business, please leave immediately!"
"Who I am is not important, what's important is that I'm taking this child."
Li Chuan walked up to Credence, took out his wand, and cast a Healing Charm on his bruised hands, restoring them to their original state.
When Credence heard Li Chuan's words, his head, which had been lowered, instantly shot up, and the fear and pain on his face turned into the joy of a dream come true.
Mary, on the other hand, whose reaction was the exact opposite, her pupils constricted, she quickly picked up the scissors next to her and held them protectively in front of her chest, and cursed in a fierce but inwardly timid voice:
"I knew you guys must exist, you're finished, I'll let everyone in the World know about your existence, and let you ugly, disgusting Witches fall back into an era of being hunted!"
"What gives you the courage to talk to a Witch in that tone?"
Li Chuan raised his wand:
"Soul Out of Body!"
He immediately used a Soul Extraction Curse to control Mary.
Sometimes Li Chuan truly felt that the people at the Ministry of Magic were simply difficult to understand; they were fiercely strict with their own people but somewhat overly protective of Muggles.
For someone like Mary, a clear descendant of the Purifiers, who engaged in anti-Witch activities every day, why keep her alive instead of killing her?
Previously, Tina was actually dismissed from her post because she used magic to stop Mary from abusing Credence, while Mary's memory of that period was merely erased with an Obliviate.
If things are done like this, how can Witches feel balanced?
Sometimes he even felt that some of Grindelwald's statements made a lot of sense, let alone the Witches who had been tormented by the Statute of Secrecy for nearly three hundred years.
If the Statute of Secrecy had been a little more lenient regarding the contact between Witches and Muggles, not so many Witches would have followed Grindelwald.
In his opinion, the International Confederation of Witches imprisoning and killing Grindelwald was merely treating the symptom but not the root cause, otherwise, when Voldemort rose later, there wouldn't have been so many Witches following him either.
The Witching World had suffered under the Statute of Secrecy for a long time; an outbreak was only a matter of time.
If Grindelwald and Voldemort hadn't been so extreme, they would actually have been able to capture hearts even more effectively.
"Wait here for me for a moment, I'm going to deal with your wicked adoptive mother!"
Li Chuan said to Credence, took Mary, and left the church using Apparition; about two minutes later, he returned to the church.
"Let's go, today I'm taking you into the Witching World and making you a formal Witch!"
Reaching out and grabbing Credence, Li Chuan cast Apparition again.
Dealing with Mary was simple; he just needed to use the Soul Extraction Curse to control Mary to walk into a tram on the road, creating the illusion of an accidental traffic collision.
Although Witches couldn't act against Mary, a Muggle from an anti-Witch organization, due to the law, they would definitely applaud when they saw her die in an accident.
It was highly probable that no one would bother to investigate if there was anything suspicious about her death.
In fact, even if they did investigate, they wouldn't find anything, because the wand he used for casting wasn't Tom's wand that was initially registered, but the elder wand from the mission space.
In an alley near Times Square in New York, Li Chuan and Credence instantly appeared.
Credence, experiencing Apparition for the first time, was clearly not very used to it, but his face clearly showed happiness; he looked at Li Chuan and asked:
"Mr. Graves, do you not need my help to find that girl anymore?"
The promise Grindelwald had given Credence before was that if he helped find an important girl, he would take him into the Witching World and make him a Witch, but he hadn't found her yet.
Li Chuan smiled, and then reverted to his original appearance:
"No need. Actually, my real identity is not Percival Graves, but Tom Foley. You can call me Mr. Foley!"
"What... what's going on?"
Seeing Li Chuan's appearance change drastically, Credence immediately froze on the spot.
"No need to make a fuss, this is just magic. If you study hard in the future, you can do it too."
Li Chuan waved his hand, and then his tone became serious:
"Credence, from today onwards, I will take you as my disciple and formally teach you magic. However, there are a few things I need to explain to you. You must remember them, or both of us will be in great trouble."
"Graves... Mr. Foley, please tell me, I will definitely listen to you!"
Li Chuan continued:
"First, you must not mention the identity of Percival Graves in front of anyone, because this person was actually already dead, and my transforming into his appearance is an illegal act.
Second, your adoptive mother is now dead. After your adoptive mother died, you ran out of the church alone, and then you met me. I took you as my disciple because I saw you were pitiful.
Don't let anyone know that we knew each other before, otherwise we will both be caught and locked up in prison for life.
Third, I will take you away from New York to live in London. Do not tell anyone about your previous experiences unless absolutely necessary.
Can you do these three things?"
"Yes, I can, Mr. Foley!"
Credence didn't hesitate at all, nodding his head like a chick pecking at rice.
To him, Li Chuan was the straw he desperately needed to grab onto to escape the mire and darkness of his life; only by holding on tightly could he gain a glimmer of light.
"Good, then remember, you are my disciple from now on. Now let Teacher take you to wander around the Magical Street and buy some essential items a Witch needs!"
Li Chuan took Credence through the stone archway and arrived at the Magical Street in the United States.
Credence, entering the Magical Street in the United States for the first time, was no different from Harry Potter entering Diagon Alley for the first time; he was equally full of curiosity about various magic items.
It's just that Credence's background was more tragic, and his personality was much more introverted than Harry's, so even when curious, he didn't dare to ask Li Chuan much.
Although Harry didn't have a good time at his aunt's house, at least he wasn't abused or beaten. Credence, on the other hand, was often covered in scars from childhood.
Li Chuan took Credence and wandered from one end of the Magical Street to the other, bought him his first formal Witch robe, bought him a suitable wand, and took him to eat many special magic delicacies.
Finally, they checked into the Minotaur Bar.
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