A Day in Azkaban

That's right, it wasn't just Sang Biao and his two companions who started their own business; even the sleazy old man Leona couldn't resist the loneliness and secretly ran away to start his own business.

Leveraging his exceptional position as the head of Lester's Analects Study Class class, Leona easily won over Ziggs and Victor, two incredibly powerful but somewhat mentally unstable Auror.

After careful consideration, he did not hesitate to choose the Hunter Family, a moderately powerful dark wizard family, as his target for robbery.

If they tried to rob someone too powerful, they couldn't win; if they tried to rob someone too weak, they wouldn't make much money. Only the Hunter Family, this mediocre black wizard, was a perfect target for robbery.

Therefore, the trio of ruthless bandits led by Leona set out in a grand manner.

The battle progressed smoothly. Ziggs blew the Hunter Family's ancestral home to smithereens with a few Blasting Curse, and Victor's magical artifacts stunned all the dark wizards guarding it.

When they were about to receive their payment, they were dumbfounded, because the entire vast Hunter Family didn't have a single penny to their name.

Just as they were considering whether to kill the hostage, the unlucky Nongka returned.

Looking at the ancestral villa in the distance, riddled with craters, and then at his father, brother, and sister who were bound hand and foot, Nongka was somewhat bewildered.

Leona looked at Nongka, who had just entered and was still somewhat bewildered, and hesitated before asking, "Should we tie him up and take him back with us?"

Nongka: "..."

Thus, with the help of the Azkaban prisoners, Lester's plan to massacre the entire family that night turned out to be a complete failure. When he arrived at the Hunter home that night, the old Hunter family of four had already vanished without a trace.

Moreover, the villas all looked like they had been bombed; they were in terrible condition.

"The Hunter Family really is a bunch of wicked people. I didn't even have to lift a finger, and they were already being retaliated against by their enemies. They deserved it!"

Seeing that the Hunter family had been targeted for revenge beforehand, Lester didn't take it seriously, completely unaware that it was all his fault. He merely sighed and went back to the Guild to sleep.

Staying up late at night is bad for your health!

A few days later, on a dark and stormy night, a cruise ship slowly approached Azkaban.

A moment later, a pair of Auror led a large group of prisoners toward Azkaban Prison.

The Muggle-born Franklin, looking utterly dejected, followed the prisoner in front of him, staggering towards Azkaban Prison.

That's right, he's the Muggle-born who was murdered and falsely accused of wrongdoing, and who was thrown into Azkaban by the Auror as a dark wizard.

Just as Lester had predicted, the falsely accused Franklin was unsurprisingly branded as a dark wizard. And because he couldn't afford to bribe the members of Wizengamot, no one in court was willing to defend him. They didn't even bother with a trial, just went through the motions and threw him into Azkaban.

Now, after several days of sailing, Franklin has finally arrived at his destination, the dreaded Azkaban.

Following the prisoners in a daze, Franklin soon arrived at Azkaban Prison.

Sure enough, just as he had heard about Hogwarts, it was dark, damp, and lifeless.

Just when Franklin thought his life was going to end like this, an accident happened.

The next morning, as soon as Franklin got up, he saw a burly man staring intently at him.

Franklin, who had just graduated from Hogwarts, felt a pang of anxiety. He was no longer the good kid in the ivory tower, and he knew all too well how dark prison was.

Sure enough, to his fearful gaze, the burly man slowly pulled a small notebook from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Here you go, new guy. Quickly memorize this for him, it'll be morning reading soon!"

Franklin: "..."

Somewhat bewildered, Franklin took the small notebook from the burly man. The first thing he noticed on the cover was the image of a muscular man with China appearance.

Subconsciously swallowing, Franklin asked somewhat timidly, "What... what is this?"

"Lunyu!" the jailer said matter-of-factly, then pointed to the burly man on the cover and said, "That's a powerful underworld boss from the East, Kongzi."

Then the jailer enthusiastically explained the daily tasks to Franklin.

"From now on, I'll be your team leader, and you'll be working for me."

"Remember this: if you want to live well in Azkaban, you must memorize the Lunyu, understand?"

"Don't underestimate it. It contains many profound principles, and if you memorize the Lunyu, you can even pass the exam. Then you'll be able to enjoy the good life!"

As he spoke, the burly jailer's eyes were filled with longing.

Franklin: "..."

Somewhat bewildered, Franklin looked at his roommate who had already picked up his notebook and was frantically memorizing, and then at the prison warden with a hopeful expression. He began to question the meaning of life.

Wasn't Azkaban supposed to be inhabited by terrifying Dementor, and its prisoners all ruthless and cruel?

Why is my roommate so friendly? And where are the Dementor? Why haven't I seen Dementor after he's been gone for so long?

"Did the professors at Hogwarts lie to me?"

Unbeknownst to him, the Hogwarts professors hadn't lied to him at all; Azkaban's current state was entirely due to Lester.

As we all know, to maintain a force, you need a constant stream of new talent; just having a few old prisoners isn't enough.

Therefore, in order to give newcomers a chance to join, Lester designed a promotion policy.

The prisoners who had previously caused a ruckus at the Ministry of Magic were now considered his own people and could live in the improved villa area of Azkaban.

But the new prisoners weren't qualified to move in. Even setting aside whether there was enough space, the previous prisoners wouldn't allow it!

So Lester created an examination system for the new prisoners, with a monthly Lunyu test. Those who passed the test would be eligible to study at the Azkaban Vocational Technical College.

If the new prisoner behaves well in the academy, he can be officially considered one of our own, and allowed to own a house in the pleasant Northern Villa District.

In this way, Lester could continuously select henchmen from the new prisoners, first brainwashing them with Lunyu, then sending them directly to the Azkaban Vocational Technical College to improve their professional skills, and finally getting them employed as Lester's henchmen.

All the prisoners, including Franklin, were initially taken aback, but then immediately joined in their morning reading.

However, the difference is that some prisoners don't even bother to read the Lunyu; they just go through the motions during morning reading.

Some prisoners, however, regard the Lunyu as classics and read them with great enthusiasm.

Franklin, in particular, who was falsely accused and imprisoned, found reading increasingly engaging and his enthusiasm for learning was even greater than it was at Hogwarts.