Chapter 589: The Fish Dies and the Net Is Broken
"Yes, sir, these wizards are still too soft-hearted, but it would be a bit of a waste to just kick them out of the club like this." Clement pondered for a moment. "Do you think we could ask East Germany to cooperate, and have their club injure a few of these people during our next gathering…?"
"Using conflict to escalate the contradiction, right?" Peter thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement. "No problem, give me the photos of those stubborn individuals, and I will arrange it. Someone from East Germany will handle it. But what if their ideology still doesn't change?"
"Then we can only relocate them elsewhere. No. 1 Park was just completed not long ago, and it's really short on manpower. If worst comes to worst, we can recruit them internally to work for us in the park. The club is, after all, a private organization, and I'm afraid that actively expelling a large number of people might cause dissatisfaction among the lower-level members," Clement suggested with a mocking expression.
Peter nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. "Okay, you've thought this through very carefully. It was indeed the right choice to have you manage them."
The video ended abruptly there, and everyone in the hall gasped at its content. If what was shown in the footage was true, then Peter's connection to the Silver Spears was far from simple. This would prove that Peter himself might be a leader of the Silver Spears, and besides his crime of conspiring to divide Germany, he had actually used cunning schemes against high-ranking Ministry of Magic officials. Perhaps the other directors and deputy directors currently on his side were all lured by him using such methods!
Thinking of this, everyone in the hall immediately turned their attention to Peter and those directors. Bayer, the Director of the Department of Magical Transportation, who was the party involved mentioned in the video, now had an unreadable expression, as if he himself was learning the truth for the first time.
Peter's face was no longer just unpleasant; he stood up with a furious expression, shouting at everyone, "This is fake! You absolutely cannot believe it! That bastard Andre must have disguised himself as me using Polyjuice Potion and then put on a show with Clement! This evidence is completely fabricated!"
"Is that so?" Andre sneered when he saw Peter's panicked appearance, then turned his head to Edmund. "Mr. Schmidt, as a notary, have you found any problems with these memories?"
"Although these memories are well-preserved, I can still sense that they were extracted some time ago, not recently. I am very certain of this." Although Edmund seemed much weaker than Andre in terms of combat ability, in the local academic circle, his reputation was very good. With someone of his status vouching for it, Peter's fate was basically sealed.
"No!!!" Peter roared furiously. "This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy specifically targeting me! It includes Andre, Clement, and you, Edmund! You must have colluded to frame me!"
"Your argument simply doesn't hold water." Andre shook his head mockingly. "We can hand these memories over to other relevant scholars at any time to verify their authenticity. I can't possibly collude with everyone, can I?"
Upon hearing Andre's words, Peter's heart seized up. He was completely panicked now, his mind filled with anger, doubt, and despair. He actually knew very well that these memories were real, but he just couldn't understand how they could exist. Thinking of this, Peter involuntarily narrowed his eyes and glared fiercely at Clement. He never expected that this guy had been a backstabber from the very beginning. Why? How had he ever mistreated him all these years?
And just as Peter was at a loss, his own camp caught fire!
Bayer, the Director of the Department of Magical Transportation, stood up with a livid face, staring intently at Peter. "Tell me, is everything in the footage true? I can't believe you would use such despicable methods to pull me into your camp."
"No! Bayer, listen to me, this is all their fabrication, slander!" Peter had just lost one director. If Bayer were to stab him in the back now, there would be no room for maneuver.
"But everything in that video is true!" Bayer was now utterly enraged, yelling hysterically at the other party. "It was because I was burdened with huge gambling debts and had nowhere else to turn that I believed your lies and joined this damned club! I can't believe you're so ruthless even to your own people, even dragging Michelle out to take the blame! What future do I have following you?"
*Whoosh!*
Bayer's self-incriminating words were like a thunderclap, instantly igniting the scene. Everyone present could no longer sit still and stood up in astonishment.
"What? Even you, Bayer, are a member of the Silver Spears?"
"Why, Peter! Aren't you satisfied with being the Minister of Magic? You actually want to tear Germany apart!"
"How dare the Silver Spears meddle with the Ministry of Magic! This is outrageous! We absolutely cannot let these people go!"
"Arrest them! These scoundrels are simply the dregs of the wizarding world; keeping them will surely lead to endless trouble!"
Everyone present, whether Wizengamot councilors or local wizards and reporters who had come to observe, was shocked by the actions of Peter and his group. They initially thought that Peter merely had some dealings with the Silver Spears, or perhaps used the power of the club to get things done, which in their eyes was at most a scandal.
But the Minister of Magic himself, along with other directors, had actually joined the Silver Spears. This matter could no longer be described as merely absurd. They could all imagine that once this news spread, the German wizarding world would completely become a laughingstock, and the common wizards who were unaware of the truth would probably collapse on the spot! Therefore, all wizards at this moment wished they could tear Peter and the others into a thousand pieces. Many had even furiously drawn their wands and pointed them at them.
"Hahahahaha!!!" Peter, now the target of widespread condemnation, suddenly let out a maniacal laugh. "I was truly foolish. I never expected that so many years of comfortable life would make me so indecisive. If I had known this, I should have listened to Thunderbird's advice and purged you idiots to prevent future troubles!"
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Seeing that his scheme was exposed, Peter no longer excelled at pretending with the others, and his words further ignited everyone's hatred.
"All Aurors, attention! Control Peter and all the other individuals!" Andre, seeing Peter's current state, knew that the other party would probably still resist stubbornly. He immediately shouted to the surroundings, then leaped to the side, jumping off the podium, drawing his wand, and raising his hand to cast an Incarcerous Spell at Peter.
And as soon as Andre's words fell, several teams of Aurors immediately rushed out from the surrounding side doors, attacking Peter's position as soon as they appeared, clearly having been prepared in advance.
"You think you can make me surrender? Humph!" Facing the encirclement of many people, Peter showed no fear. After drawing his aspen wand, he held it horizontally in front of him, and with an angry roar, a terrifying surge of magic power erupted from his entire body.
Immediately after, the dozens of spells shot at him were suspended in mid-air, then flew back in reverse at an even faster speed. Several Aurors who didn't react in time were instantly sent flying by their own spells. Furthermore, besides the spells, within a few meters radius centered on Peter, everything was heavily pushed away by this strange magic. Tables and chairs were crushed to pieces, and nearby wizards were all flung away, instantly leaving his surroundings empty!
And after Peter's sudden attack, some wizards, knowing their own weakness, fled outward, while others were injured and fell to the ground by Peter's sudden burst of magic, even hitting other wizards. The scene instantly became chaotic.
However, Andre remained calm at this moment, maintaining order on the scene. "Non-combat personnel immediately evacuate through the side doors, do not abandon the injured. The rest of you, surround Peter, and do not let him escape from here!"
"Escape? Who told you I was escaping?" Peter's eyes were now bloodshot, as if a monster had descended. "The mistakes I made, I will rectify myself. Today, none of you will leave; all of you will stay here for me!"
With that, Peter deliberately turned his head to look at the wizards on his side. "Today, everyone here must be silenced; otherwise, none of you will have an easy time. As long as they all stay, no one will know the truth, and I will still be the Minister of Magic! And all of you will still be officials of my Ministry of Magic."
After saying these words, Peter also put his words into action, directly flicking his wand, and then fiercely squeezing his left hand. Soon, the three exits of the courtroom seemed to be struck by a huge force, and the massive stones above the door beams crashed down, instantly blocking the doorways!
And being swayed by his incitement, the other division-faction wizards immediately fell into a dilemma. Now that everyone's identities had been exposed, if things continued like this, an endless prison life awaited them. But if they made one last gamble with Peter, perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope!
There were quite a few wizards with this thought, and among them, several wizards who were fiercely loyal to Peter immediately took action, attacking everyone present. And seeing someone take the lead, many people's resolve also gradually wavered, and finally, they gritted their teeth, stomped their feet, drew their wands, and began to participate in the battle.
As a result, the mere thousand-square-meter courtroom instantly transformed into a fierce battlefield. In an instant, several wizards and reporters were struck. Fortunately, these people didn't dare to directly kill, so no one had died yet.
When Peter saw that they had been persuaded by him, he felt a sense of relief, and then focused his attention on Clement. His current predicament was all thanks to this traitor's backstabbing. He would make the traitor his first target