Rescue and Mystery

"Is that so?" Xiwen exhaled slowly and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the entire German Ministry of Magic has been misled by Grindelwald's ideas."

After thinking for a moment, Xiwen told Hicks and Newt about seeing so many of Grindelwald's men in the office area.

"That makes sense then." Hicks nodded slightly and said to Xiwen, "Theseus happened to see Grindelwald's men in the hall, so he wanted to use his position as the Head of the Auror Office at the England Ministry of Magic to cooperate with the German Ministry of Magic Aurors to arrest them."

"But what he never expected was that a Germany Aurors attacked him from behind! The unconscious Theseus was captured by the German Ministry of Magic. Newt and I were outnumbered, so we had to find a way to retreat first, and then figure out a way to rescue Theseus."

"If we're going to rescue Theseus, do we have to go back into the German Ministry of Magic?" Newt asked.

Xiwen shook his head, looking helplessly at Newt and asking, "Are you really going to walk into a trap in territory that Grindelwald has infiltrated so thoroughly?"

"If that's the case, how are we going to rescue Theseus?" Newt asked anxiously, his brow furrowed, clearly worried about his brother's safety.

"Alright, I'll go investigate the German Ministry of Magic again." Xiwen hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Only with my special physical abilities can I move freely within the German Ministry of Magic without being detected."

He opened another Dimensional Gate and said to Newt and the others, "You rest here for a while. I'll come back to you as soon as I find out about Theseus."

Inside the Dimensional Gate's glowing ring was a luxurious room. Soft carpets covered the floor, and in the center of the room stood a comfortable sofa and a glass coffee table.

A young wizard, dressed in Hogwarts robes and wearing a green striped scarf, was holding a book in his left hand and a cup of coffee in his right, gently swaying it.

After the aperture opened, he turned his head and greeted the people outside the aperture.

"Good evening, Mr. Scamander, and Mr. Scamander's friends. Welcome to Hogwarts!"

The Young Wizard Xiwen, said with a smile.

Ghost Xiwen once again entered the German Ministry of Magic alone.

He concealed himself and walked straight through the hall into the office area, using the ghost's ability to pass through solid objects to search most of the Ministry of Magic. But he still couldn't find Theseus's whereabouts.

"It seems the only option is to grab someone and question them." Xiwen frowned and sighed softly.

He walked around the office area and finally spotted a Germany Aurors with a rather outstanding demeanor. Xiwen felt that this person's demeanor suggested he was a leader and must know something.

Xiwen followed behind the Aurors, and when he reached a secluded spot, he decisively reached out and slapped him, intending to knock his Soul Body out before questioning him.

However, the Aurors suddenly looked sharply in Xiwen's direction, then stretched out his hand and set up a barrier that emitted white light.

Once it reached the barrier, Xiwen's hand could no longer advance an inch.

At this moment, the Germany Aurors suddenly spoke up, "Doctor Strange, are you also here to get a certificate?"

Xiwen was startled and silently took two steps back, while simultaneously activating his All-Seeing Eye at the Aurors.

From the perspective of the All-Seeing Eye, there was no longer any Germany Aurors; the man's reddish-brown hair and beard clearly indicated someone he knew all too well...

"Dumbledore?" Xiwen revealed himself, staring in astonishment as he asked.

"It's me." Dumbledore, disguised as the Aurors of the Germany, nodded and said to Xiwen, "The German Ministry of Magic has been completely infiltrated by Grindelwald, Theseus has been arrested. These things were beyond my expectations."

"However, I've already found out that Theseus has been transferred directly to a prison. So we need to get some visitation permits to go into the prison and rescue Theseus."

"Okay, so what should we do?" Xiwen nodded helplessly and asked.

"Meet me at the Brandenburg Gate on Arlington Avenue at eight o'clock tomorrow morning," Dumbledore said.

Xiwen nodded slightly, silently left the German Ministry of Magic, and opened Dimensional Gate back to his room in the Hogwarts dungeons.

The next day, after spending the night in their room in the Hogwarts dungeons, Xiwen, Newt, Jacob, and Hicks passed through the Dimensional Gate and arrived at Berlin's famous landmark— the Brandenburg Gate.

The Brandenburg Gate is a magnificent triumphal arch, with six massive stone columns standing on the ground, and above it, four galloping horses pull a two-wheeled chariot, on which stands a goddess with wings on her back.

As the group admired the magnificent building, Newt noticed a black leather glove.

"Those are Dumbledore's gloves," Newt said to the three of Xiwen, and walked first toward the spot the gloves pointed to.

Following the glove's guidance, they arrived at a café on Arlington Avenue, Dumbledore was leisurely stirring his coffee under a parasol set up outside the café.

"Dumbledore, have you found a way to rescue Theseus?" Newt stepped forward and sat down opposite Dumbledore, asking anxiously.

Dumbledore pulled a stack of various certificates from his pocket, placed them on the table, and pushed them all at Newt.

"I think you need these things to see Theseus," Dumbledore said, taking his gloves back from Newt's hand.

"Erkstag Prison?" Newt asked in surprise. "Wasn't it publicly abandoned?"

"But not in private. The German Ministry of Magic is still secretly using this prison," Dumbledore said. "Besides, I suspect it's quite dangerous inside, so I think Doctor Strange should go with you to Erkstag Prison."

"Professor Hicks, Mr. Kowalski, I suggest you both attend the banquet hosted by the International Confederation today. While you're at it, be wary of Grindelwald potentially harming the candidates."

After Dumbledore speaking, he looked at Xiwen and the others, asking with his eyes if they had any further questions.

"So you're not coming with us?" Xiwen asked.

"No, I have other things to do," Dumbledore said softly, shaking his head.

He then checked the time, his expression turned serious, and he instantly Apparition away from the coffee shop.

After Dumbledore left, the atmosphere gradually became serious. Everyone was somewhat nervous about the task ahead.

At this moment, Jacob suddenly asked:

"Um, do you think Mr. Dumbledore paid?"