The Family Trip Begins

"Gege! Gege! Hurry up!"

Shanna ran ahead happily, calling out to her Gege behind her.

The little girl was extremely excited; today would be her first time riding in an airplane. She was very interested in the large machine her Gege had described—a machine built by Muggle that could fly without magic.

"Be careful, Shanna, don't bump into anyone."

Bell gave his instructions.

The Bell family is walking through the airport terminal right now, with people coming and going. What if Shanna runs so fast and bumps into someone?

Oh, don't get me wrong, Bell wasn't worried about Shanna's safety. On the contrary, he was worried about the safety of the person Shanna bumped into.

In order to master the use of Flying Shoes, both Bell and Shanna crashed into trees, walls, and the ground countless times.

Unlike Bell, who is more mature and has stronger self-control, Shanna is still a real child. When she bumps into something, she will inevitably release her magic to protect herself.

In that case, all we can do is pray that the poor guy who got hit is lucky enough to survive.

Because the China Magical World —or, as they call it, the Cultivation World —is rather exclusive, there's no direct Portkey between Britain and China. Therefore, the Bell family, wanting to travel to China, had no choice but to fly with Muggle.

These days, traveling abroad is quite troublesome. Especially to China and other Eastern countries, customs checks are usually very strict.

Would the Bell family be afraid of being investigated?

Of course they will!

Therefore, in order to reduce any potential unnecessary trouble, the poor, helpless, and weak Bell had no choice but to turn to magic once again.

"Bell, isn't what you're doing a bit inappropriate?"

William looked at Bell with concern. The other party had just cast a Confundus Charm that could affect the entire airport terminal, causing people to overlook the suitcase that had just been controlled by his youngest daughter with Levitation Charm and flown into the air.

He noticed that his son was becoming increasingly reckless in his actions, and seemed to be taking on more and more of his wife's style.

This is not a good sign!

"Otherwise, how do you plan to explain it? Muggle don't control objects to fly."

Bell looked at his father curiously, wondering what constructive suggestions the other man would offer.

"Huh!? Muggle can't do that? How do they move heavy things then?"

William, who had never met Muggle before, asked in surprise.

Bell was somewhat speechless. But it was understandable, really. Apart from "alternative" Weasley family, Pure-blood Family generally ignored Muggle.

Frankly, Bell couldn't tell whether this attitude stemmed from contempt or fear.

However, given the reality, Bell felt that even the wizards who supposedly knew the most about Muggle might not perform much better than his own father when they came to the airport to board a plane.

In fact, even he was feeling quite guilty right now; otherwise, that Confundus Charm wouldn't have had such a wide-ranging effect. It was all because he used too much magic power in his nervousness.

After all, he had never flown on a 20th-century Britain plane!

"You should figure this out yourself."

Bell didn't bother explaining things like pulleys and cranes to his father.

Most importantly, he didn't really understand the principles behind them. He had long forgotten the physics he had learned before.

"And, Dad, are you worried that the Ministry of Magic will cause you trouble?"

"Of course! That Fudge guy is a heartless ingrate, I don't want to be targeted by him. It won't be anything serious, but it'll be incredibly annoying."

William complained. It seemed he had been quite troubled by the Ministry of Magic's affairs.

"Come on, strictly speaking, our family can be considered the largest 'gangster' organization in the British Wizarding World right now, and you're actually afraid of the Ministry of Magic causing you trouble?"

Bell said in a tone that said, "You're so embarrassing, just leave the group."

Just kidding. Think about the Special Operations Team of over 200 people that the family has been secretly training, plus those employees who, although not qualified to join the Special Operations Team, rely on the Menethil Family for their livelihood. All in all, there must be 500 or 600 people, right? They wouldn't back down from a head-on confrontation with the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, his family wouldn't do something like directly confronting the Ministry of Magic; they're not terrorists.

"But isn't that something that can't be brought to light?"

William said in a low voice.

As he spoke, he glanced around, as if afraid that a wizard might have overheard what Bell had just said.

"Sigh~!"

Bell sighed in exasperation.

"That explains why your infiltration of the Ministry of Magic has been so slow."

Things are different now. Back then, our family was weak, so we had to do things secretly and cautiously.

But now that our family has some strength, you can be bolder.

Letting family members come out into the light for a bit is perfectly fine. Just be careful not to overdo it.

As for whether his father could control himself, Bell wasn't worried at all.

Looking at his father's current posture, Bell can only worry that he might be too conservative.

"But..."

William was still somewhat worried.

"No buts!"

Elena suddenly spoke up, interrupting her husband.

"I told you a long time ago that we should teach Fudge a lesson."

In fact, she had already reminded her husband that he should be more assertive.

After all, they already had a strong foundation, so there was no reason for them to let that guy Fudge sit on their heads and act arrogantly all day long.

What's wrong with the Minister for Magic this time?

The Ministry of Magic isn't owned by the Fudge Holmes family. If you anger her, replacing her with a Minister for Magic wouldn't be a big deal!

As a result, every time she brought up this topic, William would always worry about this and that, which made her so angry that she wanted to hit him.

If she hadn't wanted to avoid affecting Bell's studies, and if Bell hadn't repeatedly stated that she wasn't interested in these things and didn't want to get involved, she would have complained to her son long ago.

Actually, William can't be blamed for this. After all, in the British Wizarding World, practically everyone knows Fudge is Dumbledore's man. And even worldwide, very few people can confidently say they're not afraid of Dumbledore.

Moreover, because his family's power wasn't particularly strong before, William now draws more attention to the practices of established powerful families when making decisions. One important example of this is the Malfoy family.

William's attitude toward Fudge was something he learned from the Malfoy family.

But William didn't know, and Bell certainly did, what was going on between Fudge and Dumbledore.

Although Bell had completely forgotten the specific plot details, he still had a general understanding of some of the aspects outside the story.

Moreover, Fudge's previous arrest of Hagrid speaks volumes.