Chapter 186: Downing Street

It is afternoon, and the Prime Minister is sitting alone in his office, enjoying the delicious afternoon tea at No.10 Downing Street while reading a series of long reports.
The content of the report slipped through his mind, but it left no trace.
In fact, the Prime Minister is waiting for a call, waiting for a call from the president of another country on the other side of the strait... This call is so important that he now has no way to focus on other things!
Theoretically, this call should have been made before five minutes and twelve seconds... but the other party was incredibly late... God knows what the president’s secretary is doing now, maybe Help him zipper?
To be honest, the Prime Minister has been under a lot of pressure during this period... This is mainly due to his predecessor, a female lunatic who will only bring war and decline to the country...
So much so that he is now in a very difficult situation: the country's influence is declining, the economy is collapsing, and the party has only 18 seats in the parliament.
The "Maastricht Treaty" he approved not long ago was a deadly fuse and became a weapon for political opponents to attack him.
The more the Prime Minister wanted to concentrate on the paper in front of him, the more clearly he could see the gleeful smiles on the faces of his political opponents.
There were many rumors that the Prime Minister had a nervous breakdown because of these terrible things; that he spent a lot of time in the closet every day; that he was not far from resignation, and he had even written a note. The letter of resignation sent to the Queen...
Although the Prime Minister has always sneered at these rumors, he has to admit that these are actually true...
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The more you think about it, the more irritable the prime minister's mood becomes.
He opened a new report and saw how long it was. After gesturing the length with his hands, he threw it into the trash can like a piece of waste paper.
He stretched his arms over his head, sorrowfully fantasizing when this terrible situation will end.
At this moment, he heard a soft cough coming from behind him.
The Prime Minister was stunned.
He knows the cough, he has heard it before.
Now, he slowly turned around and looked at the empty office.
"Hello?" He asked softly.
The Prime Minister believes that he should be more serious and calm in Britain.
For a brief moment, he was ready to believe that no one would respond to him.
However, a voice responded quickly, with a straightforward, decisive, sounding like reading a prepared statement.
It came as the Prime Minister knew from the first cough
The previous cough came from a short man like a frog, wearing a long silver wig... Well, a man depicted in that dirty oil painting in the corner of his office.
Because of this terrible portrait, the taste of the prime minister was secretly mocked by many staff members.
"To the Muggle Prime Minister.
We need an emergency meeting.
It is best to reply as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely, Barnold"
After saying this, the frog-like man in the portrait looked at the prime minister and waited for his response.
"I have a very important call to answer, a call from a president across the ocean..." the prime minister pleaded, "this call may be related to the fate of this country..."
"If it's a call from other European heads of state, I don't think it's necessary to answer it!" The little man shrugged, "Well, don't need me to say... the minister has arrived!"
As soon as his voice fell, a bright green flame suddenly appeared in the stone fireplace.
Then, a woman with a wide body and a round chin crawled out of it, her black hair was cut short, and the expression on her face looked a little impatient.
First look at the other person and try not to make yourself look surprised and wary.
"Hello..." he said dryly, "Minister Barnold... I don't know what you do today..."
The Prime Minister tried his best to make his tone of voice calmer.
"Ah... Prime Minister." Millison Barnold said, she shook her head slightly, "I don't think you can think of worse news..."
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Strictly speaking, it is difficult for the Prime Minister to really welcome the other minister in front of him...
First of all, she is a female politician...female politician, this is undoubtedly the most hated creature in the world by the prime minister.
Secondly, she looks very strong... A strong female politician is undoubtedly the most feared creature in the world.
In the end, she is an alien (compared to the Prime Minister), with terrifying abilities... This is undoubtedly a creature that feels terrifying even in the Prime Minister's dream.
So even in a dream, the prime minister was very afraid of the ugly man in the portrait suddenly coughing.
But of course, the one who should come or come back.
Since the first day he became prime minister, things have been like this in their first meeting.
What happened that night was just like yesterday to him, and this unlucky memory may continue to haunt him until he died.
At that time, in this office, he stood alone, enjoying the victory he dreamed and planned for many years.
At this moment he heard a cough coming from behind him, then found that ugly portrait was talking, announcing that the Minister of Magic was about to arrive and introduce himself.
Naturally, he thinks that the long and intense campaign has driven him crazy.
But when he saw the portrait talking, he fell into a complete panic, although it was not as crazy as the subsequent wizard who emerged from the fireplace and shook hands with him...
He was a little speechless for a while, although the other party seemed to be friendly... When she turned the prime minister's teacup into a gerbil, the prime minister completely fell.
Millison Barnold is like an old mother looking at her stupid son, kindly explaining to him that there are many wizards and witches still living in this world secretly.
And he can rest assured because the Ministry of Magic is taking full charge of the wizarding society and preventing non-magical people from getting news of their existence...
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Then, while the Prime Minister was still in a daze; she left.
It all seemed like a dream.
The Prime Minister tried to deny all this and tried to convince himself that Millison Barnold existed only because of the hallucinations caused by lack of sleep during the campaign.
But all attempts to get rid of these bad things are in vain. He tried to get the secretary to remove the ugly portrait announcing the arrival of the Minister of Magic...
But the Prime Minister was frustrated that the facts proved that this portrait could not be removed. When many carpenters, one or two architects, art historians, and the Minister of Finance said they could not take the painting off the wall, the Prime Minister gave up. Try, just hope that thing stays still and silent during his tenure.
Of course, so far, this little wish has suddenly been shattered!
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"I think the war has begun, Prime Minister..." Minister Millison Barnold walked over quickly and said impatiently.
"War?" The Prime Minister yelled in a fuss. "How can this be... I hate war the most... and the monster that can make war has disappeared from this world two years ago..."
"I'm not referring to the war between you Muggles... but the war between wizards and Muggles..." Barnold frowned.
"Wizard... Muggle... War..." The Prime Minister seemed terrified. He had never been so scared when he heard his approval rating suddenly drop by five percentage points during the last election.
"When you came last time, you seemed to tell me...there is the Ministry of Magic, and the Ministry will protect our safety...ensure that the Muggles cannot know the existence of the wizarding world..." the Prime Minister stammered.
"Yes, it was like this a few hours ago." Minister Barnold sighed.
"But now, I have been dismissed... just because I don't want to sign the full declaration of war against Muggles..."
Hearing the news that the other party was dismissed, the Prime Minister suddenly felt a sense of schadenfreude...Although it seemed that this was a little inappropriate in the current situation.
But even if the support rate is very low, the public's evaluation is also very poor, but at least he can govern safely until the end of the term...
A sense of superiority came from the heart.
"Unbelievable, I never thought that there are so many people in Grindelwald hiding by my side..." Barnold continued, "The speed of their actions is incredible..."
"Grindelwald, I still remember this name!" The Prime Minister was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "The last time you came here, you seemed to mention him... You said he is the greatest wizard in the world..."
"That was before, I never thought that Grindelwald's concept would be so terrible and hidden so deeply..." Barnold said impatiently: "Hurry up, we are running out of time..."
"Oh...War..." The Prime Minister almost forgot those previous words.
He jumped up in a hurry, but soon sat back again.
"Just take the liberty to ask... what is the war between wizards and Muggles like?" he asked softly.
"I don't know..." Minister Barnold shook his head:
"It should be controlling thoughts, modifying memories, etc... I don't know what they should do, but I think they will act soon... And you, as the leader of Muggles, will be their first aims."
The Prime Minister's legs shook suddenly, and he felt like he almost peeed.
"Then what should I do?" He looked at the witch in front of him for help.
Minister Millison Barnold glanced at the Muggle in front of him: "First write... inform you important officials in the Muggle government and tell them to hide... At the same time inform all of your Muggles people, let them Get ready for war!"
"What are you still stunned?" She almost roared.
The Prime Minister awakened like a dream and nodded quickly.
He was just wondering if he entered the war mode, his approval rate could rise a little bit, and whether he could drive out more opposition members from the parliament...
And those members of the opposition party...If the war is unfavorable, if they attack themselves, will they step down?
"Okay, I'll call my secretary..." He said hurriedly, "Ian, Ian... come in!"
"Secretary... is he trustworthy?" Barnold frowned and asked suspiciously.
"I can entrust my life and wealth to him!" The Prime Minister proudly flaunted: "He is very capable and can do twice as much as other people do."
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A middle-aged man wearing a suit and looking shrewd and capable broke in.
"My Prime Minister..." he asked calmly.
"Hurry up, I need to write... to the Secretary of the Exchequer, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Northern Ireland, the Secretary of Scotland, the Secretary of Wales..." The Prime Minister began to recall the names of the important members of the government one by one.
But just in this electric light flint
The middle-aged man named Ian suddenly did not know where he took out a strange little wooden stick.
"Avada Kedavra!"
A strong green light suddenly flashed in front of the Prime Minister...
The terrifying light made him completely scared to pee this time.
Although the target of this green light was not him... but Millison Barnold.
The former minister of the Ministry of Magic had no response, his eyes still wide open...
She fell to the ground, her whole body was gone for an instant without any vitality... She was dead!
The Prime Minister stumbled back a few steps and fell to the ground.
Then, the secretary, who has always been shrewd and capable, turned his eyes to the minister. ,
"You...you are...you are...a wizard..." the prime minister stammered.
A red light flashed, and he was stunned to the ground.
In the fireplace of the prime minister's office, the fire lighted up again.
The secretary put away his wand and glanced at the man in black who then walked out of the fireplace.
"You actually let the minister escape!" He asked harshly. UU Reading www.uukanshu.cOM
"Sorry," another wizard repeatedly apologized, "I didn't expect that she would actually use the private channel between the Minister of Magic and the Muggle Prime Minister to try to warn Muggles...Connect the Floo network to Muggle. Prime Minister Gua has spent a little time here..."
"Is the situation in the Ministry under control?" the secretary asked again.
"It's okay... There are very few really radical rebels, although most of them have certain objections... Edgar and Amelia Burns are under house arrest, and Scrimgeour's attitude is also Fairly stable... we have completely controlled the situation!"
"That's good!" The secretary nodded.
He raised his wand again and pointed it at the prime minister who had passed out on the ground:
"The soul is out of the body (Impe day o)!"
The prime minister, who was still unconscious, slowly got up from the ground; but now, his eyes have become extremely dim and dull and shiny...