บท 556: We'll Use the Imagination Monster to Defeat the Imagination Monster!
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Even so, the contents of the ledger were enough to keep Foley, Nott, and the others locked up in Azkaban for life.
Normally, however, even if the Wizarding Market was checked out by the Ministry of Magic's Aurors, these pure-blood families would still have a layer of white gloves to get away with it.
They did not manage the wizarding market directly, but instead controlled it from behind the scenes by supporting an agent, and the account books did not record anything against them, so in a sense they were "clean"!
Given their influence and connections in the wizarding community, it was unlikely that they would go to Azkaban.
Ivan shook his head and sighed. It seemed that things were always alike, whether in the Muggle or wizarding world.
Pure-blood wizards who pretend to be gentlemen may be up to no good, and you can't do anything about it, because they're good at finding loopholes in the law…
"That's not right. How did my 500,000 Galleons become 50,000?!" Ivan suddenly realized that the old bastard Rosier might have lied to him. The Wizard Market was so profitable. Even if it had only been in operation for half a year, it would still be more than 50,000 Galleons!
However, when he angrily flipped to the last few pages of the account book, he was dumbfounded. The amount on the book was really only this much.
In the first half of the year, due to the effects of the mini-war, they did not have many large deals, leading to a sharp decline in wizarding market revenue.
Even the evil agent was killed by Alicia, or else these pure-blood families would not have had to come themselves.
Fortunately, the general market was still there. As long as it was tidied up and continued operating, it would not take long to restore its previous income.
500,000 Galleons a year. From now on, I'm considered rich in the wizarding world…
Ivan was secretly delighted at the thought!
However, Ivan hesitated when he realised that this was all grey income. He considered himself to be a good, law-abiding wizard, and although he sometimes crossed the line "a little bit" when he was forced to, this did not stop him from being a good man!
Flipping through the ledgers, Ivan eventually merged them together, feeling the need to make some changes to the wizarding market, so that he could get out of some of the nastier dirty work!
As an alternative, he could use the Wizarding Market to sell his alchemical products and potions all over Europe. Not only would his income not decrease, but it might even increase greatly!
He still had to do some smuggling work. This might help him get some rare magical creatures that could facilitate his blood collection!
For example, five years ago, the wizarding market purchased a young Occamy and sold it to an anonymous witch. The exact price was not recorded, so it was unlikely that it would be cheap…
It is worth mentioning that the Dementors bought by the Dougutts were also obtained from the Wizarding Market. The fact that he was able to successfully train to become a Huggler was thanks to the black market.
Crack …
Yvonne was deep in thought when the front door of Borgin and Burkes opened and Doggett came in.
"Ivan Junior, did I hear from Fran that you were looking for me?" Dagget asked with a smile. Even though Ivan's status was different now, he still wanted to maintain this closeness in private.
"Well, I have some things I'd like to ask…" Ivan said, throwing the ledger aside. "What do you know about the wizarding families?"
Dougett was stunned for a moment before he explained everything to Ivan.
He was well-connected in the wizarding world, and had previously investigated these families due to their conflict with the wizarding market, so he knew a lot about them.
First, there was the Noether family, which Daugat suspected of having extreme pure-blood tendencies.
This was because several of Noether Senior's siblings had joined the Death Eaters more than a decade ago and were on friendly terms with another pure-blood Black family.
Not long after Lord Voldemort's debut, the Norts funded him.
In the end, it went without saying that they made a bad deal, leading to the downfall of the Noether family, which was once a very prestigious family in the wizarding world.
Following the death of Reece Nott, the only direct member of the family remaining was Nott Sr.
"In short, the Norts are the true rulers of the wizarding market, with at least half of the market, and the Norts are the most involved in day-to-day operations!"
Doggett explained the situation to Ivan, and when he was done with the Norts, he proceeded to dig up information on the three great pure-blood families of Forlì, Rosier, and Rohr.
These families were neither large nor small. Apart from the wizarding market, they had their own businesses and were influential in the wizarding world.
According to Douggart, they were neutral and only wanted to be on the winning side!
The Parkinson family, with a certain amount of pure-blood leanings and relative conservatism, usually bet on both sides, having supported Voldemort's pure-blood policies but not paid for them, and thus suffered little loss when Voldemort fell.
"The Abbott family is a bit different. They're pure-bloods, yes, but close to the Muggles. I heard they've invested in Muggle property in London. Well… I heard the Leaky Cauldron had something to do with the Abbott family!"
Doggett revealed everything he knew and commented, "Quite a law-abiding family!"
"You're sure!" said Ivan, tapping the ledger on his desk.
If that were the case, why would they be one of the founding families of the wizarding market, which dealt in grey and even illegal commerce?
"I mean, at least in recent generations!" Dougherty shrugged.
The wizarding market has been around for a long time, and family values change with every generation.
It was true that the Abbott family was law-abiding, but they were not stupid. Why not make money?
In any case, with an agent around, they wouldn't dirty their hands. They could just turn a blind eye and take their dividends every year…
Hearing this, Ivan was suddenly enlightened, and no longer ignorant of the six pure-blood wizarding families.
However, he still did not understand what the old Rossier was trying to do. Ivan looked at Doggett and had an idea. He suddenly said, "Rozier just tried to plead for Foley and the others… begged me to let them go! Other than the old Notte…"
"Rozier?" Dagget's eyebrows rose, and he looked thoughtful for a moment, then sneered. "He must be trying to raise a faction to his position!"
At this, Doggett grew anxious. The resources and money possessed by the five great pure-blood families could not be underestimated!
If he did manage to convince them to join his cause and take over as the new leader, he would become so important that he might even catch up to them.
Yvonne tapped her fingers on the table, secretly delighted. She had learned how to deal with imaginative monsters, and that was to use one against another!
As long as there were enough imaginative freaks, if they had conflicts with each other, if they did not collude with each other for information, and if he asked a clever question, he would immediately know what these people were imagining.
It would not be as awkward as before, when someone came to claim credit for nothing and claimed that the previous arrangements had been completed.
After experiencing this many times, no matter how good his acting skills were, he would eventually be exposed…
With this thought in mind, Ivan found it difficult to decide whether or not to agree to Rosier Senior's request, so he looked at Doggett again and asked.
"Do you think old Rosier could do it?"
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