Harry walked into the chief's office and saw a gray-haired old man waiting. He closed the door and said, "Sir, are you looking for me?"
"Yes. How was that competition just now?"
"Johnson still lost, but his performance was much better than before."
Kingsley nodded and then got to the point. "I came to you for two things. The first one is about the candidate for the next chief. I selected you as my successor."
"But, sir, your term is far from over."
Kingsley sighed softly, "I am nearly ninety years old, and my energy is not as good as before."
"Sir, with genetic engineering, every ordinary citizen of the empire can now live to be two hundred years old. Not to mention Elixir of Life. You don't have to rush to retire."
"Aging and death are natural processes of life, Harry," Kingsley said calmly, "I have accepted this fact and have no obsession with immortality."
Harry sighed and stopped persuading. "In that case, why don't you choose Moody as your successor? He is more suitable than me. In fact, the other five vice presidents are more qualified than me."
"I have spoken with Moody (Alastor Moody, also known as "Mad-Eye"), and he has no interest in being the boss and being stuck behind a desk. As you know him as well as I do, he only cares about catching dark wizards and criminals."
"As for the other deputy chiefs, the reason I didn't choose them is that they don't have your talents or your connections. What I need for my position is someone who is not afraid to raise his wand to the powerful people of the empire.
"A person who can enforce the law regardless of who violates it."
Harry was silent for a moment, realizing that his mother's identity was indeed one of the reasons why he was chosen. After all, no one dares to use power to threaten the family of a tower master. Therefore, Harry can perform his duties without worrying too much about the politics and corruption within the Auror Department - at least in his own department.
"I accept the position, sir. What's the second thing you want from me?"
Kingsley nodded with satisfaction, then took out a case file and handed it to Harry. Harry secretly shook his head at his boss's old-school approach and quickly browsed it.
"A case of suspected illegal experiments in Italy? Can't the local officials handle it?"
"If they could handle it, they wouldn't hand the case over to us." Kingsley said.
"That's true." Harry then sighed loudly, "I have never been able to understand why these people would commit such atrocities."
He looked at the photos of dissected and dismembered corpses. The victims included humans, Vampire and other different races.
"It is not difficult to understand their motives. We live in an era where knowledge is equal to power, reputation, money, immortality and youth. Of course, there will be people who will not hesitate to take extreme measures to obtain these." Kingsley analyzed calmly.
"They could have applied to the empire to set up a laboratory, and many innocent lives could have been saved." Harry said angrily.
"The empire conducts countless experiments every day, how are we different from those criminals?" Kingsley sighed slightly.
"The difference is that we only use clones." Harry retorted.
"This is the official statement, but is it really true? Besides, aren't clones human beings? Don't they have their own souls and wills?"
Harry was silent. He knew that his boss was right, but he also knew that he also belonged to a group that believed that the empire's practice of achieving rapid technological development through inhumane experiments should be stopped. These people were committed to preventing such behavior.
However, Harry also learned from his mother that Arcane Archon knew about the existence of these people and allowed them to exist to give people the illusion that freedom of speech still existed.
The sad truth is that Arcane Archon has complete and absolute control over the empire, and no one can shake it. Harry calmed down and said:
"What about the Seer Department? With their help, as long as these criminals don't have Anti-Prophecy magic, the case should be solved quickly."
"You know how difficult it is to hire those Seer. By the time the document process is completed and they come to help, I'm afraid more people will be missing, or the clues to the case have already been cleared up." Kingsley said with an unhappy tone, "Moreover, most Seer have been busy assisting Council in handling certain matters recently."
Harry nodded and said, "In that case, I will take a few people to investigate on site."
--Scene change--
Over North Atlantic, an artificial island is suspended in the clouds. A majestic building stands on the island. Fusion combines architectural design styles from many different cultures. Although it brings together so many different architectural elements, the whole presents an ultimate beauty.
Inside the building, a large number of people were sitting at attention, talking to each other. In this room, humans, wizards, Werewolf, Vampire, centaurs, and even a beauty Merpeople who was in a bubble. All intelligent races, as well as people of different races and nationalities, were represented at this meeting.
After everyone arrived, a clear bell rang in the conference room, making everyone quiet down. Soon, ten people in elegant robes appeared, with the Ouroboros circle pattern embroidered on the robes, and they took their seats on elevated seats.
Among these ten people, Amelia·Bones sits in the center seat. Her robe is blue, different from the others' red, and there is an extra crown above her Ouroboros symbol.
She was the last of the ten people to arrive. When she entered the room, everyone stood up and greeted her, "Welcome to the distinguished elder."
Amelia nodded slightly and motioned for everyone to take their seats.
"Now, let's start today's meeting."
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