Su Yu was startled. The Fiendish Curse was more of a curse than a fire magic. Its essence was to devour and annihilate, and even Voldemort's Horcruxes couldn't withstand it.

Knowing that his ravens were not yet able to deal with Fiendfire, Su Yu waved his wand, and the giant fire ravens dispersed again, becoming three smaller silver ravens that returned to Su Yu's side.

At the same time, Su Yu thrust his magic wand forward and shouted, "All curses end!"

A massive golden light erupted from Su Yu's wand, striking the dark red flames. The flames and the golden light clashed in mid-air, beginning a second round of energy exchange.

Just like before, due to the difference in magic power, Su Yu quickly fell into a disadvantageous position in the battle. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it next, Kingsley and his group walked in from outside.

Kingsley also unleashed the Curse of Annihilation to help Su Yu suppress Old Barty's Fiend Curse, and then said, "Su, something bad has happened. The Aurors from the Ministry of Magic have arrived. Have they found the evidence?"

"Subdue this old man first!" Su Yu said, waving his wand. The four or five tables and chairs around him immediately turned into automatic cannons.

This is Su Yu's strongest move so far, while Old Barty also waved his wand, conjuring several half-metal, half-biological vines for defense.

However, with Kingsley's addition, Barty was ultimately outmatched and defeated, being firmly bound by Su Yu's Binding Curse.

"Arthur Weasley, Kingsley, and you all, what are you trying to do? Are you going to join this guy in a rebellion?" Even though he was tied up, Old Barty's momentum remained undiminished as he roared angrily.

Just as the warning signal was issued outside, Old Barty had already instructed Flash to take Little Barty away from the manor and find a place to hide.

Old Barty originally only wanted to protect his son, but when he saw the identities of these intruders, he immediately understood the situation. These people must have known about Little Barty, which is why they dared to force their way in.

As long as he can prevent these people from finding Barty Jr. in the manor, Barty Jr., as the Director of the Department of Magic, one of the seven divisions of the Ministry of Magic, can legally label these people as rebels. Barty Jr.'s thought at this moment is: Don't panic, the advantage is in my hands!

Sure enough, a group of people walked in the next moment. Su Yu recognized the person leading them; it was Amelia Borns, the current director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Behind her were several Auror captains, one of whom Su Yu had seen before—the one Jinx had impersonated as Saquena when they acted together last time.

“Arthur Weasley, Kingsley, and Su Yu, what are you doing? Openly attacking and kidnapping the Director of the Ministry of Magic, are you trying to rebel?” Amelia said with a frosty expression.

Arthur Weasley stepped forward and said, "Amelia, this isn't a rebellion, it's an arrest!"

"Arrest? What crime? Do you have an arrest warrant? You dare to arrest a director without my permission? What is this if not rebellion?" Amelia's words remained icy.

At this moment, Su Yu stepped forward and said, "Amelia, we have received definite information that Chief Crouch, twelve years ago, secretly switched his son, Barty Crouch Jr., with someone else and rescued him from Azkaban. He is now hiding in his manor."

Amelia frowned upon hearing "Little Barty," but before she could ask further, the trapped Old Barty barked sharply:

"Nonsense. I severed my father-son relationship with him twelve years ago and personally sent him to Azkaban. This is something the entire wizarding world knows."

“If you want to frame me, you should come up with a more reasonable excuse. Amelia, according to the law, these guys should be defined as extremely dangerous dark wizards and can be killed on the spot. What are you still hesitating about?”

Su Yu said, "Amelia, we'll find out if Little Barty is in the manor by searching!"

Amelia watched as the two men became entangled in their dilemma. Old Barty was right; openly breaking into the manor of the Director of Magic and kidnapping him was a crime that could be considered on par with that of the Death Eaters.

But the people on the other side were all her trusted subordinates, and there was also Su Yu, who helped her find the murderer who killed her brother, which put her in a dilemma.

Chapter 141 Standoff

Meanwhile, Teemo, riding Coalball, moved at an incredible speed through Crouch Manor, leaping onto rooftops and tree branches, but they still couldn't find where Barty was hiding.

Suddenly, Teemo sensed a fluctuation of spatial magic belonging to the little sprite. Without hesitation, he pointed in a direction and said to Coalball, "Over there!"

Coal Ball reacted extremely quickly, following the direction Timo pointed out, and in a flash, like a black streak of light, it arrived in front of a house.

Through the door that wasn't completely closed, Teemo saw a long-nosed house-elf about to grab a young man's hand.

That's him! He's the one the director is looking for. We absolutely can't let him be taken away. Timo immediately activated Apparition.

A strong spatial magical fluctuation caught Flash's attention. He instinctively turned around, but then immediately realized that he was the only house-elf in the house, and the appearance of another one at this moment was very likely an enemy. He had to take his young master away.

Shining's hand reached out faster and faster towards Barty, but the space in front of him distorted the next moment, and a little elf dressed in a tuxedo suddenly appeared and kicked Shining in the face.

The immense force sent Flash flying five or six meters, rolling several times on the ground before he finally stood up. He looked up at the little elf and asked, "Who... are you? Why are you stopping me from taking the young master away?"

Teemo, as if he were a peerless master, put one hand behind his back and the other in front of him, and said, "Because he is a criminal that my master wants to arrest!"

"So, only one of us can complete the mission!" Shan Shan said, her head lowered and her hands clenched into fists, sounding somewhat conflicted.

“That’s right!” Timo confirmed, then glanced at Coalball and said, “Go find the master and bring him here. I’ll leave him here.”

"Meow meow meow..." Coal Ball probably meant, "Are you sure you don't need my help?"

Timo didn't turn back, and said calmly, "I can handle this!" Then Coalball disappeared in a flash.

"In that case, as a house-elf, I, Sparky, will definitely protect Master and Young Master!" Sparky suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with murderous intent, and with a flick of her wrist, she unleashed a thunderous explosion.

On Su Yu's side, Amelia was still thinking when Old Barty shouted, "Amelia, are you crazy? Execute them on the spot, now!"

When Barty the Elder was the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Amelia was just a newly recruited Auror. Strictly speaking, Amelia should be considered Barty the Elder's former subordinate.

Later, when Barty Jr.'s incident came to light, Barty Sr. was suspended from his post, and when he returned, he had already been transferred to the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation.

Although Amelia hadn't worked for Barty for very long, she had heard countless legends about him, including how he single-handedly captured more than a dozen dark wizards in his youth and continued fighting despite being seriously injured.

I've also heard about Barty's principle of standing up bravely and fighting Voldemort to the bitter end during Voldemort's reign of terror, as the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

It's fair to say that Old Barty was Amelia's idol, and she simply couldn't believe that this idol had broken the law.

But Su Yu was also Amelia's benefactor. Looking at Su Yu's confident expression, she couldn't help but wonder what if what Su Yu said was true.

Just as Amelia was in a dilemma, a dark figure suddenly flashed through the crowd and arrived beside Su Yu.

"Meow meow meow..." Coal Ball rattled off to Su Yu.

A smile gradually appeared on Su Yu's lips as he said, "Amelia, Barty Crouch Jr. has been found. Now we just need to go and see him together to determine the truth of the matter."

“Impossible, nonsense! Amelia, kill them! They are dark wizards, rebels! Kill them, now!” Old Barty roared.

But Amelia's heart had already tipped slightly, and to prevent Su Yu from finding an excuse to escape, she said:

"Okay, but if you try to escape from the manor, we will act immediately, so don't make any rash moves."

“No problem!” To show his sincerity, Su Yu put away his wand, but Kingsley, Arthur and the others remained vigilant. They were not as relaxed as Su Yu; this matter concerned their future careers and lives.

The two groups maintained a strange balance. Su Yu and his group huddled together, with Su Yu as the center, and slowly moved forward following the coal ball.

Amelia and her group maintained a fan-shaped encirclement, following behind Su Yu's group. Both sides remained vigilant and restrained at all times, moving slowly.

……

Seeing Flash unleash a spell, Teemo was equally unyielding, raising his hand adorned with a spellcasting ring and unleashing a thunderous explosion in return.

The two explosive spells collided in mid-air, their power increasing exponentially, producing a tremendous sound, and a shockwave radiated outward from the center of the explosion.

But it was clear that Teemo, with his spell ring, had the upper hand. The explosion's epicenter was closer to Blink, and Teemo seized the opportunity to quickly move forward, raising his hand to cast another Petrify spell.

Flash was blasted away by the huge shockwave. In mid-air, he saw the Petrify Spell flying towards him. He knew that if he was hit, he would definitely not be able to protect his young master.

So, in such a complex environment, Flash boldly activated Apparition, which requires a relatively stable environment.

In a place like this, where the surroundings are filled with magical fluctuations, recklessly casting this spell is tantamount to gambling with one's life, and one could be beheaded at any moment.

But to protect the young master, Flash was willing to take a gamble, and he won. The next moment, Flash appeared behind Timo: "Fainted!"

A yellow spell shot out from Flash's fingertips, aiming straight for Teemo's back. But as the house-elf of Su Yu, the alchemist master, how could Teemo not have defensive magical items?

A shield automatically activated, blocking Teemo's back. Teemo was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Without even aiming properly, he turned around and fired a Slice of Cleave.

*Rip!* A gash appeared on Shining's tuxedo, and blood spurted out, but Shining paid no attention to her injury. Pointing at Teemo, she fired another shot: "Petrify them all!"

Another earthy yellow spell shot out from Flash's fingertips. Teemo's defensive items hadn't completely failed yet, blocking part of the petrification spell's power.

But Teemo was still hit, and the entire little pix flew backward. When he got up again, he found that his right leg was no longer movable.

Looking at the other side, Flash was already lying on the ground, with blood staining a large red patch on the ground. Flash struggled to move its body with its arms, trying to crawl towards the dazed Little Barty.

"Don't move again, or I'll kill you!" Teemo raised his hand again, pointing at Flash.

Chapter 142 The Minister's Reaction

Shining continued to crawl toward Little Barty, seemingly oblivious to the warning behind him. At this moment, he had only one goal in mind: to take the young master away and protect his safety.

Teemo's eyes grew increasingly dangerous, and his fingers glowed: "Thunderbolt..."

Just as Timo was about to take action to completely eliminate this threat, Su Yu and his group arrived. He waved his wand, and the stool next to Shining suddenly turned into a rope, binding Shining tightly.

"Stop the spell!" Su Yu flicked his wand at Timo, and the petrification on Timo's body was lifted.

"Master! You've arrived!" Timo bowed respectfully.

"Well done!" Su Yu praised Teemo, then stood aside so that Amelia and her group, who followed in, could see Barty Crouch Jr. in front of them.

"This...is this really Barty the Younger?" Amelia asked Old Barty in disbelief.

At this moment, the old man looked like a defeated rooster, his head drooping, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

Seeing his expression, Amelia didn't need to ask any more questions and directly ordered, "Take this person away and take him back to the Ministry of Magic to verify his identity."

“And Chief of Staff Barty Crouch, I now suspect you of helping prisoners escape from Azkaban and harboring Death Eaters. You need to come back with us to cooperate with the investigation.”

The Aurors who came with Amelia took Crouch and his son away. Amelia stayed behind and said to Su Yu and Arthur, "You two will come back to the department with me and wait for the final outcome."

"Furthermore, regardless of the circumstances, your trespassing on the residence of the Director of Magic is a serious violation of the law, and the Ministry of Magic will impose appropriate penalties."

Su Yu looked at Amelia and retorted, "If we hadn't broken into Crouch Manor, how many more years did your Ministry of Magic intend to let Barty Jr. continue to roam free?"

"This is no reason for you to defy the law. If you have something to say, go back to the Ministry!" Amelia did not approve of Su Yu's actions. She waved for the Aurors to remove the wands from Su Yu and the others and take them back to the Ministry of Magic.

At this point, Su Yu stopped resisting and let them lead him to the Ministry of Magic's detention room.

Amelia, however, did not notice that after they left, a small beetle flew into Crouch Manor.

After everyone left, it transformed into Rita Skeeter and picked up an invisible scout guard from where Su Yu had just been standing.

Upon arriving at the Ministry of Magic, Su Yu, Arthur, Kingsley, and their group all had their magical phones confiscated and were then locked in temporary detention cells. Tonks, somewhat worried, asked through the bars, "Su, will we be alright?"

Su Yu reassured him, "Don't worry, Little Barty has been caught. Once his identity is confirmed, we'll be released soon."

……

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, the headline on Toutiao was: Following Little Pettigrew, another Death Eater has been resurrected after many years of death.

The article details how Barty Crouch Sr. tricked the Ministry of Magic to rescue his son from Azkaban.

It also recounts how Arthur Weasley was heroic, secretly taking great risks to investigate the matter.

However, lacking evidence, Arthur had no choice but to seek out Kingsley, the captain of the Aurors, and Su Yu, a professor at Hogwarts, to launch a surprise attack on Crouch Manor and finally capture the Death Eater who had escaped legal punishment.

The article concludes with a video that fully recreates the entire raid on Crouch Manor, including the scene where Su Yu, Arthur, and others are captured by the Ministry of Magic.

In the Minister of Magic's office, Fudge's face was extremely grim. Pointing at the videos on his phone, he demanded of Amelia, "Can you explain to me why these videos are on Toutiao?"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like