The most annoying thing about Lin Ze right now is that Moody and Amelia move faster than him.
The three people wandered around Ministry of Magic looking for team members, and they patronized anyone with some ability. Several times when Lin Ze extended an olive branch to the person he liked, he was told by the other party that he had joined the action team of Moody or Amelia.
Gee, now we have really changed from former teammates to rivals.
"You are the team leader, and they are also the team leader. When it comes to robbing people, everyone has their own abilities." Ben was lying on the table. Ever since Lin Ze asked Ben over, he had completely gotten rid of the paperwork. Currently, Group Three has not started operating normally, so the few of them have nothing to do.
Lin Ze is sitting behind a desk in the new office that is twice as big as his original workstation.
Sad people.
"Why don't you dig up the pot of pothos in Scrimgeour's office? I think it's quite spiritual and put it at the door as a mascot." Ben joked, holding a licorice wand in his mouth.
Lin Ze rolled his eyes.
Yesterday, Lin Ze took a fancy to Auror Office, a young man named Patch Dobson.
He has quick reactions and good physical fitness. He is three years older than Lin Ze, and was the runner-up to Duelling Club when he was Hogwarts.
As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, people said that he had already promised Amelia.
"Amelia is so reliable. The whole team is full of elite soldiers. Look at us, a wholesaler of amulets, and a weird old man who calls himself a knight..." Lin Ze said to himself in a weird way.
"What about me?" Ben pointed at himself.
"You are the mascot of our group." Lin Ze.
I am very satisfied with the positioning Lin Ze gave me.
"So, are there any fish that have slipped through the net?" Lin Ze rapped the table with his joints.
He never thought that one day he would worry about such a thing.
"Why don't you ask Barty Crouch Jr.? I heard that he wanted to join Amelia's group, but was rejected." Ben spat out the remains of the licorice wand in his mouth and took a mouthful of it.
Lin Ze was spinning the quill pen when he heard that the pen fell on the table with a "clack".
"Rejected?"
"Well, Amelia's original words were, 'We don't need any dazzling newcomers here for the time being.'" Ben imitated Amelia's tone, not to mention his cold demeanor.
Indeed, for Amelia, Barty Crouch Jr.'s identity is very unpleasant.
Lin Ze suddenly burst into laughter.
Ben was so embarrassed by his laughter. "Why are you laughing?"
"No, I just suddenly felt that Amelia is quite cute sometimes."
"Don't let her hear you."
Lin Ze leaned back, and the back of the chair made a slight creaking sound.
Not to mention, if you put Barty Crouch Jr.·Crouch, the most loyal follower of Voldemort, by your side, you may have unexpected effects.
It just so happened that he was still short of manpower, and if he got Barty Crouch Jr., he could also sell favors to Crouch Sr.. After all, Amelia had learned from his mistakes by rejecting him.
"Ben, what do you think of Barty Crouch Jr.?" Lin Ze asked.
"He is quite polite, good-looking, and has a strong family background. However, his father is too scary. I dare not gasp loudly every time I pass by him." Ben thought for a while and said.
"Well, then I'll go and give it a try." Lin Ze stood up, picked up his coat and put it on his shoulders.
He left the office and walked along the corridor to Auror Office. When passing by the tea room, he happened to see Barty Crouch Jr. coming out with a cup of coffee, followed by two young Auror, talking and laughing.
"Mr. Crouch." Lin Ze waved to him.
Barty Crouch Jr. raised his head, the smile on his face was just right, "Team Leader Lin."
The two young men Auror saw this and left first.
Barty Crouch Jr. came over with coffee.
"I heard that you wanted to join the second group but were rejected by Bones?" Lin Ze got straight to the point.
Barty Crouch Jr.'s smile continued, "Amelia feels that my qualifications are still relatively low and I need more experience."
"How about you come to me Group Three?"
Barty Crouch Jr. was obviously stunned for a moment. "Group Three?"
"Yes, the ministry has set up three groups. We Group Three specialize in managing Dark Magic items and dangerous creatures." Lin Ze put his hands in his coat pockets and stood against the wall.
"Amelia just rejected me, and you come to recruit me. Aren't you afraid of offending her?" Barty Crouch Jr. asked.
"When recruiting people, everyone depends on their ability." Lin Ze said confidently.
"Can I ask why you chose me?" Barty Crouch Jr. said with some caution in his tone.
Lin Ze smiled and said, "You showed great ability when escorting Peter. I just need someone here who can fight. It's that simple."
Barty Crouch Jr. looked at him for a while and nodded. "Okay, I'll join."
"Okay, submit the application to Scrimgeour's office tomorrow and I will say hello to him in advance."
"Then please give me more advice in the future, Team Leader Lin."
"You're welcome." Lin Ze patted him on the shoulder.
Lin Ze walked back in a good mood and happened to bump into Amelia while passing by the corridor on the second floor.
She was holding a stack of files and stopped when she saw Lin Ze.
"Have you recruited enough people?" Amelia asked.
"No, Barty Crouch Jr. was just pulled in." Lin Ze leaned on the railing.
"Are you sure you can control it?" Amelia kindly reminded you.
"It doesn't matter, he's just the director's son. No matter who he is here, he has to work as a cow and horse for me." Lin Ze said confidently.
Amelia nodded, then left with the file in his arms.
Lin Ze returned to the office and told Ben Yi about this, and Ben immediately slipped off his chair.
"No, brother, are you serious?"
"What's true? Do I look like I'm joking?"
"If you let Barty Crouch Jr. join our team, you will have to sit upright when drinking tea from now on, for fear of spreading the word to his father's ears." Ben got up from the ground and sat back on the chair again, with a painful expression.
"What are you afraid of? They don't eat people." Lin Ze curled his lips disdainfully.
I wanted to say something else, but Lin Ze glared back, and I could only shut up in anger.
The next morning, Barty Crouch Jr.'s application was delivered to Scrimgeour's desk on time.
Scrimgeour called Lin Ze over, closed the door and asked, "Have you discussed this with Director Crouch?"
"No." Lin Ze told the truth.
"Then you are really brave." Scrimgeour pointed at his list with his finger.
"However, in the final analysis, this matter is your young man's own choice. Which group he wants to go to is his own business. I won't stop him. But if anything goes wrong later, you have to take full responsibility."
"Of course." Lin Ze nodded.
Fault?
What could go wrong?
Even if Barty Crouch Jr. breaks into Death Eaters's stronghold single-handedly, nothing will happen. This guy is a high-ranking person among the high-level people at Death Eaters. Who would want to get into trouble with him? Plus, Barty Crouch Jr. himself is no good.
Scrimgeour sighed and signed the application.
"Thank you, director." Lin Ze grabbed the application and slipped out.