Mr. Weasley: "You'd Better Behave Yourself at School"

"Lord Lai!"

As soon as Lester stepped out of the station, he was surrounded by a group of people.

Ron Weasley, who had just stepped out of the station, couldn't help but scoff, "Heh, so what if he's powerful at school? He's just a Muggle-born. Now that he's surrounded by so many people, he must have gotten into trouble."

To everyone's surprise, those burly men not only didn't beat Lester up, but instead respectfully protected Lester.

There were also several fierce-looking men who looked like they were no ordinary people. They put their hands inside their pockets and stared intently at their surroundings. Whenever a pedestrian tried to approach Lester, they would push them away without hesitation.

Ron Weasley: "..."

Mr. Weasley, standing nearby, asked curiously, "Ron Weasley, do you know that kid? His family is so domineering. Even though they're rich and powerful, they shouldn't act like this!"

Ron Weasley was extremely jealous and slandered him, saying, "Lester Bide, the wicked seed of Slytherin, he's done all sorts of bad things in the house!"

Mr. Weasley wholeheartedly agreed, "Indeed, you can tell from his family. If his family is so domineering, then this Lester must be just as domineering."

Ron Weasley nodded in agreement, continuing to badmouth Lester, embellishing the story and telling his father everything about how Lester had bullied him.

A short while later, Mr. Weasley's face darkened, and after a long pause, he said, "No, I have to have a serious talk with his parents about how they raise their child."

Having said that, Mr. Weasley strode toward Lester, intending to speak with his parents about Lester bullying Ron Weasley.

As soon as he got close, Mr. Weasley saw his superior, the head of the Office for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts, a middle-aged man with blond hair and a black top hat.

This director is very difficult to talk to, and his family has a lot of influence in the Ministry of Magic. Sometimes they even dare to disrespect Malfoy, a major benefactor.

"Could it be that Lester has actually offended the Director!" Mr. Weasley was somewhat excited. Great! He was just a lowly clerk in the Ministry of Magic, and his words might not carry much weight, but the Director of the Ministry of Magic could definitely make Lester's family submit.

Taking a few steps closer cautiously, Mr. Weasley pricked up his ears, eager to hear how the Chief Justice would criticize Lester.

The director strode quickly toward Lester, his imposing manner and powerful strides exuding an air of authority, his large belly protruding.

"Mr. Hafiz, please, I beg you to show mercy! My son really didn't mean to ruin your business; it's all a misunderstanding!"

The director was extremely humble. He forced his way through the bodyguards' encirclement, rushed to Hafiz, and knelt down to kowtow to Hafiz.

Seeing the director's actions, Hafiz was terrified. This kid had gone mad! With Lord Lai right next to him, he was actually going to kneel down to him. Was he trying to flatter him to death?

"Don't kneel!" Hafiz quickly helped the director up, looked him over carefully, and became even angrier. He had never seen this guy before!

Seeing that Lord Lai was looking at him, Hafiz suppressed his anger and said calmly, "Do I know you? You must have mistaken me for someone else!"

The director glanced at Hafiz, then at Lester in his school uniform, and he understood!

The students wearing school uniforms must be children of the Hafiz family; His Excellency Hafiz certainly doesn't want to tarnish his image in the children's eyes.

"I don't know him, Your Excellency Hafiz. I made a mistake. I'll leave right away!" The director quickly apologized and turned to leave.

With his son's life still in Hafiz's hands, he dared not make any rash moves.

Lester looked at the obese director, frowned, and said calmly, "Wait!"

The director shuddered, turned around, and, completely disregarding his status, fawned, "You must be Mr. Hafiz's son. You're so handsome; you must be doing very well at Hogwarts."

"Your uncle is your father's colleague and he loves children the most. I heard that the Order of Merlin is looking for badges, and he'll definitely nominate you for one."

Good heavens, no wonder he's the director; he doesn't even know what Lester does, yet he's already nominated him for the Order of Merlin.

Hafiz's face turned green. Damn it, this fat bastard really wanted him dead! He actually said that Lord Lai was his son; this was going to kill Hafiz!

In an instant, the other prisoners' gazes toward Hafiz turned hostile, and Lester's smile slowly froze.

"Lord Lai, let me explain!" Hafiz didn't bother to hide his true intentions anymore and hurriedly tried to explain.

Lester shook his head and said calmly, "Uncle, you've misunderstood. Mr. Hafiz is just a friend of mine."

Hafiz nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, Lester Lord Lai I are just friends, just friends!"

The director was completely bewildered. For some reason, he felt that among this group of people, Lester, this little boy, actually had the highest status.

Lester said calmly to the director, "Alright, we have things to attend to and need to head back. As for your son, if he gets lost, he can look for the Auror, not us."

With that, Lester turned and walked away, followed by the other prisoners. Before leaving, they glared fiercely at the warden, making the warden feel a chill run down his spine.

Mr. Weasley could hardly believe his eyes. Damn it, Lester's behavior was more than just arrogant; it was downright outrageous. He dared to kidnap the director's son.

"No, I'm going to tell Ron Weasley to behave himself at Hogwarts." Mr. Weasley was very anxious. When he got back, he slapped Ron Weasley twice across the face and scolded Ron Weasley to behave, beating Ron Weasley for no apparent reason.

After leaving the station, Lester finally had a chance to ask, "What was that fat guy all about?"

He immediately Order of Merlin, which clearly indicates he's a big shot in the Ministry of Magic.

Soon, a prisoner found the information and told Lester.

"Lord Lai, that fat man is the director of the Office for the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts. His son hasn't offended us either; he just happened to witness us kidnapping Old Malfoy. For safety reasons, we've temporarily detained him."

"That fat bastard must have some influence, managing to trace his connections back to Hafiz. We all came out together today to pick you up, which is why we ran into him."

Lester was speechless. "Kidnap Old Malfoy?"

What's wrong with these people? Damn it, don't they know Malfoy is one of their men? They even kidnapped his father.

The thought of Draco returning home to an empty villa, only to be met with the poignant question, "Where's my dad?" is unbearable.

Lester felt incredibly frustrated.