He then drew his wand, silently cast a spell to add several ice cubes to the two glasses, and stirred them with a flick of his wrist.
The tinkling of ice against glass, mixed with the slowly spreading chill, eased Jacob's mood somewhat.
Carrying his glass, Jacob sat down across from Donald. As he handed over the drink, he said, "At first, Liam had merely noticed, while chatting with Joaquin, that Joaquin had a favorable impression of Vaughan Weasley. The specific conversation is in the file. He hadn't suspected much at the time, until Joaquin said that quite a few others shared similar thoughts. That was when Liam became wary."
"After looking into it further, he found that of the forty Aurors currently in the hotel, at least sixteen had expressed a desire to join Vaughan Weasley whenever his name came up."
"Liam believed this was highly abnormal. Combined with the fact that 'DeSantis' had parasitized Jack Graves's mindscape, he was afraid a similar disaster might spread among the Aurors... After all, Vaughan Weasley is also an expert in memory magic."
Hearing his brother say this, Donald, who had already finished reading the file, raised his head.
"These are only Liam's suspicions. He has no evidence."
"That's why he submitted the report, hoping we could mobilize resources to investigate."
Jacob looked faintly excited.
If Vaughan Weasley had truly targeted the Aurors and copied DeSantis's brainwashing methods, it would undoubtedly be a massive scandal.
Noticing his expression, Donald remained calm. "You want to launch an investigation?"
"Of course. If it's true, it would at least benefit us," Jacob said without hesitation. "Michael's disappearance and Jack's betrayal have greatly weakened the family. Congress is watching us everywhere, watching you. If something like this comes out, I can't say it would solve everything,