Grindelwald, Vida, and Credence

"Oh? I don't think I've seen this young gentleman before." Hearing Xiwen's call, Grindelwald seemed to have just noticed Xiwen and shifted his gaze to him. "Let me see who this is?"

A white halo suddenly appeared around his azure right eye, making his eyes instantly appear eerie.

Grindelwald stared at Xiwen with his eerie eyes, his expression completely unconcerned.

As Grindelwald scrutinized Xiwen, his expression shifted from disdain to seriousness, and finally, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

"Little wizard, are you really standing in front of me?" he said with a smirk.

Xiwen looked horrified, wondering what he had seen through!

He vaguely remembered hearing similar words in the Ravenclaw Common Room. It was a strange girl Trelawney who said, "I can't see you!"

At the time, Xiwen didn't pay much attention to it, as if the matter had simply passed.

However, Grindelwald's question today shattered his self-deception. After all, this powerful Dark Lord had no reason to make fun of a mere wizard like him!

Before Xiwen could respond, Grindelwald turned around and said to the woman behind him, "Vida, this little wizard is in your care. I think you should get to know him."

"Vida?" Xiwen looked at the brown-haired woman who nodded to Grindelwald and walked gracefully towards him, and said with a sudden realization, "You're Aunt Vida from the France branch, the one who sided with Grindelwald?"

"So you are the only male heir of the younger generation of the Rosier Family, Xiwen Rozier," Vida chuckled. "Come to think of it, this is the first time I've met you, my nephew."

'I don't want to see you in this situation...' Xiwen gritted his teeth and muttered to himself.

He glanced at Grindelwald, who seemed completely oblivious to their conversation and had already leisurely turned away, then looked at Vida and asked the question he most wanted to know, "Is your allegiance to Grindelwald a personal decision, or an action by your entire France branch of the family?"

"Hmm? What are you hoping for, my good nephew?" Vida smirked. "Lord Grindelwald's ideas have already received investment from the family, and the family has long since tacitly approved of my actions."

"Of course, if your goal is to inherit the France branch of the family fortune, then serving under you is the only option." Vida slowly walked to Xiwen's side and spoke in a seductive tone in his ear. "Think it over carefully, my nephew."

Xiwen's face darkened. He hadn't expected that the entire France branch of the Rosier family had tacitly approved of Aunt Vida's alliance with Grindelwald.

'They probably just see this as an investment...' Xiwen thought somberly.

He lowered his head, pretending to be deep in thought, while turning to the side and secretly slipping his hand into his pocket out of sight.

"Ruddy Sparkle!"

"Ascendio!"

"Xiwen suddenly drew his wand and shouted."

However, Vida seemed to have been prepared, and casually shot out a beam of white light that shattered Xiwen Xiwen's spell in the air.

"I think you'd better watch your little tricks, nephew," Vida said dismissively to Xiwen. "Do you think that just because you're the heir to the Rosier family, I won't do anything to you?"

"Or are you so confident in your reinforcements? Let me think... are you hoping that jerk Newt Scamander will come to your rescue?" Vida said with a half-smile. "That Magizoologist might be in deep trouble himself by now!"

Meanwhile, Newt, soaking wet, had just climbed ashore, a satisfied smile on his face.

A new river Fantastic Beasts has been added to his suitcase, and Newt has created a new river environment specifically for it.

However, before Newt could rejoice for long, an uninvited guest appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

This was a man with a somewhat wooden expression, his jet-black hair unkempt and draped loosely over his shoulders.

"Credence? What are you doing here?" Newt asked, startled.

However, Credence ignored him and simply drew a black wand, unleashing a powerful shockwave at Newt.

Newt scrambled to the side, barely dodging Credence's attack.

"Credence, Grindelwald is using you, don't be fooled by him!" Newt shouted at Credence as he erected a protective barrier in front of himself.

However, Credence seemed not to hear him. His body transformed into a black mist, like a swarm of raging killer bees, instantly tearing through Newt's protection and sending him flying to the riverbank.

Newt struggled to retrieve the suitcase that had been knocked aside, but his body was in so much pain that he felt numb and unable to move for a short time.

Credence walked up to Newt, a struggle flickering in his eyes, as if he were hesitating whether or not to kill Newt right there.

While Credence hesitated, he didn't notice that one of the leather clasps on Newt's suitcase had broken off after the impact. At that moment, a small claw, like a duck's webbed foot, stealthily peeked out from the gap in the suitcase and skillfully pried open the other clasp.

"Chirp!" Teddy the Niffler chirped twice into the suitcase, and a small Winged Bird with a pair of small wings popped out of the suitcase, stretched out its tail, and rolled Newt and the suitcase together.

Credence sensed something was wrong and immediately raised his wand, gathering a powerful force.

However, before he could unleash his attack, another animal darted out of the box—a British Shorthair silver shaded Little Cat!

The Little Cat pounced on the Winged Bird. Then, all the Fantastic Beasts, Newt, and his suitcase vanished from the spot.

In the next instant, Credence's attack landed in the Seine, creating a huge splash dozens of feet high...

When Newt, the Little Cat, and the Winged Bird reappear, they are already on the Ancient Montmorency Street.

Newt weakly pulled the gold card from his pocket and went into Flamel's safe house.

"Flamel!"

"Rozier!"

He shouted loudly inside the house, but no one answered!

Newt's expression turned serious, and he quickly walked out of the safe house through the wooden door.

"Little Cat, if you can understand, I need your help!" he said in a deep voice to the Little Cat clinging to the Winged Bird.