Chapter 136 Homecoming
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While Sirius was still on his way home, in the wizarding world, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Magic, in the minister's office, a middle-aged man wearing a round hat was busy dealing with a pile of documents on the desktop.
"Damn it, why are there so many bad things lately! Secretary, call me Bren from the Ministry of Defense!" The middle-aged man in the round hat shouted to the secretary next to him.
"Yes, Minister!" The secretary lowered his head and left the office after receiving the order.
"What happened? Such a huge underground palace collapsed at the first sign of collapse! All the decisions made in the past few months were suddenly abandoned!" the Minister of Magic said angrily as he looked at the report in his hand.
After a while, there was a knock on the office door, no more, no less, exactly three times.
"Come in!" the Minister of Magic said without raising his head.
The door of the office was pushed open, and a man with long white hair walked in from the door. The man looked about thirty years old, and his temperament was gentle and elegant, but people couldn't help but respect him.
"Mr. Minister, I heard that you have something to discuss with me." The visitor said straight to the point.
Hearing the voice of the visitor, the Minister of Magic raised his head. When he saw who the latter was, he immediately put down the report in his hand and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Oh, I thought who was here. It turns out to be the most prestigious mage in the magic world today, Vincent, the principal of the Saint-Lun Magic Academy!" The Minister of Magic smiled and said: "Please sit here, Vincent. Special Principal!”
"You're too kind, Mr. Minister." Vincent responded with a smile, and then sat down on the sofa.
"How many times have I told you, you don't need to call me Minister, just call me Locke, Principal Vincent." The Minister of Magic smiled and sat down opposite Vincent. His full name is Locke Ivyho, and he is the current Minister of Magic.
"Tea, please, Principal Vincent."
As Aiweihao spoke, he poured a full cup of tea for Vincent, who was sitting opposite.
Vincent was not polite, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"Good tea." After finishing the drink, he put down the tea cup and Vincent said with a smile.
"Haha, Principal Vincent also thinks it is good tea? I also think it is sent from Shengling City in the south." Ai Weihao said with a smile on his face.
"Locke, the same goes for me. How many times have I told you that you don't need to add the suffix of principal after my name? It sounds strange." Vincent smiled and said, "We are friends and have equal status. Call me Just name Gary."
"Haha, okay, okay!" Ai Weihao laughed.
The two exchanged pleasantries and chatted casually about the current situation in the magic world and other such things.
After a while, the office door was knocked again. A tall, sturdy man with neat short hair walked in.
"Mr. Minister, you are looking for me." The man saluted Ai Weihao.
"Bren, you came just in time!" Ai Weihao looked at the visitor: "How is the investigation going?"
"Still investigating, sir." The man known as Bren replied, with no emotion in his tone.
"Isn't there any new progress?" Hearing this answer, Ai Weihao was obviously not happy and frowned.
"The underground palace has almost completely collapsed and is completely inaccessible. No reason or clue can be found. As for the three unfortunate guys, it is initially concluded that the deaths were caused by the killing curse, probably at the hands of the demons." Brun said slowly.
"So, the conclusion you have drawn so far is that the demons killed the three of us guys who were holding the entrance to the underground palace, and then sneaked in and made a big fuss, causing the underground palace to collapse?" Ai Weihao said dissatisfied.
"At present, this reason cannot be ruled out." Brun replied.
"It's simply ridiculous!" Ai Weihao slammed the table and raised his voice: "The demons entered the underground palace just to collapse it?! It's extremely ridiculous! If it is really what they did, there must be other reasons!! Hurry up! Go check it out!!”
"Yes." Bren bowed his head and accepted the order and left the office.
"Gary, I made you laugh." After Bren left the office, Ai Weihao looked at Vincent opposite with an apology.
"It doesn't matter. I know that in the past few days, everyone in the department has been very busy. Can you tell me what happened?" Vincent smiled and said.
"Hey, don't mention it. You should have some information about the underground palace, right?" Ai Weihao sighed.
"I know a lot about it. I heard it is an ancient underground city with a long history." Vincent nodded.
"Well, that's roughly it. This underground ancient city suddenly appeared half a year ago. It didn't attract much attention at first. Many people spontaneously went to the city to explore and hunt for treasures. But you should have heard about what happened later. Many people entered He has never left the ancient city since then." Ai Weihao started talking.
"Later, as the attention became more and more intense, our Ministry of Magic had to start to intervene. Two months ago, our Ministry of Magic officially took over the entrance to the underground ancient city, and the Ministry of Defense will send guys to handle the entrance day and night. More than one It has been quite stable and normal since last month, and the ministry has been discussing how to deal with this ancient city. The original plan has been finalized, which is to send people to completely explore the interior of the ancient city and transform it into a tourist attraction for tourists to enjoy."
"But three days ago, when our latest batch of guys went to change shifts, everything suddenly changed. First, all the guards from the previous shift died, and then the entrance to the underground palace was completely buried, and the entire underground palace collapsed. "
When he said this, Ai Weihao let out a long sigh again. Vincent narrowed his eyes. Although the Ministry of Magic was still at a loss, he knew some inside information. The collapse of the underground palace should be related to Lin Tianlang's actions. Even more directly, it is probably directly related to the rainbow gem.
"Sounds bad." Vincent nodded slightly and said without revealing anything.
"It's really bad." Ai Weihao spread his hands: "An ancient city with a long history, let's not talk about whether there are any treasures or magic treasures in it. Even the ancient city itself is of great value. As a result, now It was gone, and the treasures and the ancient city itself were completely buried underground."
"I agree with your point of view. Indeed, the value of this ancient city itself is of great significance, and it is of great help to understand our history and the past of our magical world." Vincent nodded in agreement: "Locke, what are you doing today? You called me here because you probably wanted to discuss this matter, right?"
"Haha, as expected, nothing can be hidden from your eyes Gary!" Ai Weihao laughed: "Yes, I invited you here today because I really want to discuss this matter with you. I don't know what you think about this matter. ? Was the collapse of the ancient city natural or man-made? If it was man-made, what was the purpose of those who destroyed the ancient city? "
"Please help us, your opinion is very important to us." Ai Weihao sat up straight and said solemnly.
"Well, first of all, this matter..." Vincent nodded and began to share his views. However, he deliberately concealed everything related to the rainbow gem and did not mention a word about this aspect.
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"Dad, Mom, I'm back!!" After an hour of traveling, Lin Tianlang finally returned to his real home. Here, there is his family and everything he is familiar with. After experiencing so much in the underground palace, he urgently needed these things to comfort his soul.
"Hey! My son is back!!" After walking into the house, Father Lin looked at the porch and laughed.
"Hehe, I'm back!" Lin Tianlang said with a smile.
"My son is back!" Mother Lin walked out of the room and gave her son a big hug. Lin Tianlang also hugged his mother tightly. No matter when and where, what he missed most was his family.
Especially, after experiencing the test of life and death in a dangerous place like the underground palace, you can realize how precious this concern is.
"Welcome home!" Mother Lin looked up into her son's eyes and gently stroked his face.
"Okay mom, I haven't seen you for only two weeks, not two years." Lin Tianlang said with a smile.
After not seeing each other for a while, Lin Tianlang didn't rush to hide in his room to play games. Instead, he sat in the living room and chatted with his parents. You can play the game anytime, you don’t need this much time.
"Hey, by the way, are mom and dad planning to go somewhere?" After chatting for a while, Lin Sirius suddenly noticed a few suitcases in the living room and couldn't help but ask.
"Ah, yes, your dad and I are going abroad tomorrow. As you know, your dad's club has another competition. This time we are going to compete abroad. Your dad is the coach of the club and he will definitely go with us. Mother Lin sighed softly and said, "I'm sorry, son, we just met, and I have to say goodbye to you tomorrow."
"Yes, son, we have to ask you to look after our house while we are away!" Father Lin said with a smile: "Okay, so are you, my wife. It's not like we can't see each other anymore, and it looks like we'll never see each other again. what!"
"I just want to see more of our son, what's wrong?" Mother Lin glanced at her husband and said angrily.
"Hey, our son will always be independent from now on. Do you still want to keep him by your side forever?" Father Lin replied.
Lin Tianlang smiled as he watched the two couples bickering in front of him. He liked this harmonious family atmosphere.
"Okay, okay, you two, please calm down. I will take care of home, but you should take care of yourselves abroad." Lin Sirius shook his head and said with a smile: "When will you come back? "
"Try to come back before the Chinese New Year. It mainly depends on where you are." Father Lin thought for a while and said, "Your mother and I definitely don't want to leave you here alone to guard an empty room during the Chinese New Year."
"But if there is an emergency and we can't come back, you have to think of a solution on your own! You can go to a friend's house to sit for a while, don't always stay at home alone." Father Lin added.
"For example, the girl who came to our house during the Chinese New Year last year was pretty good." Mother Lin said as she nudged her husband next to her with her elbow. Father Lin understood and said, "Yes, yes, you're right. It would be even better if I could take advantage of the Chinese New Year to bring back a girlfriend!"
After saying that, the couple laughed.
"You are really..." Lin Tianlang shook his head helplessly, but his heart felt warm. However, although their words were joking, Lin Tianlang couldn't help but think of Xu Weiwei.
That guy, his parents are away from home all year round and he lives alone. He is really lonely during such big holidays.