Third Team's new office is more than one level better than the original utility room.
Lin Ze stood at the door, arms crossed, looking at the bronze medal just nailed on the door plate with satisfaction.
"Ministry of Magic Third Special Operations Team"
"This brand is good. It seems that the ministry really takes us seriously this time."
The office was already full of people at this time.
Burt Craddock was sitting by the window, holding a cup of tea in his hand, chatting with Weiqi next to him.
Elon·Carl squatted in the corner, playing with a fragment of Dark Magic that he dug out from somewhere, mumbling something.
Arthur·Weasley sat near the door, looking at his old friends and the surrounding environment from time to time.
Amos·Diggory crossed his arms and glanced around the office. It could be seen from his expression that he was quite satisfied with the environment here.
Barty Crouch Jr.·Crouch sat there quietly, flipping through a copy of "Dark Magic Item Identification Manual".
Mia·Aiklas is sitting diagonally opposite Barty Crouch Jr., farthest from the door, embedded in the corner like a shadow.
Mona was bored, picking his ears with his little finger, and blowing on his fingers from time to time.
Lin Ze walked to the middle of the office and clapped his hands. Ben followed him in and found a chair to sit down on.
"Ahem... um... are you all here? Today is the first time that all members of Third Team are here. Let me just say a few words."
Everyone looked up at him.
"The positioning given by the ministry for our group is very clear. Magic items and dangerous creatures mainly cover the investigation and disposal of dark wizards, Death Eaters and Dark Magic items of various cult organizations. Of course, there are also those more dangerous creatures, such as Werewolf, Giant, etc., which are all our business..."
"That doesn't sound good." Amos added.
"Although it sounds dangerous, it is actually unsafe." Lin Ze made a joke.
Amos laughed.
"Let me tell you two rules first."
Lin Ze Hold up a finger.
"First, when we go out into the field, we must have more than two people. No one is allowed to act alone. This is to protect you."
"Second, there are not many colleagues in our group who have served as Auror before. Many of them were recruited by me from different departments. But I believe that everyone is very strong, but strong is strong. Don't be impulsive when things happen. You only have one life, so don't lose it by yourself. I don't ask you to work hard. We are all here to earn wages. Try not to involve yourself."
When he said this, his eyes passed over everyone, and he noticed that everyone's expressions changed slightly to varying degrees.
"The third and most important thing is."
Lin Ze Hold up the third finger.
"When we are at work, we can talk to each other about anything, but outside this door, no word about the things in the office is allowed to be said outside, including your family, friends, lovers, creditors, pen pals, and those colleagues who are getting close to you in the corridor all day long. If anyone is lax..."
He paused deliberately and showed a kind smile.
"Then I can only ask him to return to his original department and continue to shine."
Seeing no reaction from everyone, Lin Ze felt like fists hitting cotton. I don't know if these people listened. This is the first time this team leader has made a formal speech. Why don't you give any feedback...
Oh, forget it.
"Okay, that's all I'll say. Now let's all do our own thing. There's not much to do since the group has just been established. Let's organize our desks first. Well... you can decorate them according to your own ideas, but don't go too far."
Everyone who had been unresponsive just now suddenly became active. Even Mia, who had always been cold and cold, immediately took out his magic wand and began to modify the corner he chose.
Lin Ze walked to his desk and just sat down when he saw Amos raising his head and looking towards him.
"Team leader, I would like to make a suggestion."
"Say."
"Our office is a small department after all. Shouldn't it be equipped with a tea room? Auror Office has one next door, just separated by a wall. Let's go and drink their coffee. It always feels weird."
"Okay, I'll apply later."
Lin Ze Watching everyone raise the partition on their desks in unison, he also decided to turn his workstation into a small office.
Lin Ze was busy for a full forty minutes.
He first dug out a dark green velvet curtain from Undetectable Extension Box and nailed it to both sides of the raised partition of the workstation with a wand.
Then I walked in and picked up some "ding-dong-dang-dang" stuff inside.
Ben folded his arms and watched for a long time, and finally said, "What's the difference between this and living in a closet?"
"What do you know? This is called a sense of boundary." Lin Ze said.
"It just looks like a portable toilet."
Lin Ze pulled the curtains and glanced at Ben expressionlessly.
Ben immediately raised his hands in surrender. "Pretend I didn't say anything."
Lin Ze was sitting in his "wardrobe office" with his legs on the table. He was about to squint for a while when the communication badge suddenly vibrated.
"Lin, come Minister's Office, now." Scrimgeour's voice revealed a rare tension.
Lin Ze Sitting up with a start, his head almost hit the low partition.
"What happened?"
"Let's talk about it when we get there."
Communication was cut off directly.
Lin Ze got out of the closet, grabbed his coat and walked out.
Others in the office seemed to have noticed something and poked their heads out of their partitions.
"I'm going out for a while. You can leave first after get off work."
Lin Ze dropped these words and walked out the door without looking back.
Minister's Office's door is wide open.
Lin Ze Before he could reach the door, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside.
Lin Ze stood at the door, raised his hand and knocked on the door frame.
Bagnold raised his head, his face was ashen, and there was a crumpled document spread out on the table.
There were four people standing in the room, Crouch and Scrimgeour, and one was the current director Department of Magical Transportation, as well as an elderly official, whom Lin Ze was not familiar with.
"Lin is here." Scrimgeour nodded towards him.
Bagnold took a deep breath, sorted out his emotions, and said, "Close the door."
Lin Ze closed the door as instructed and walked to the table.
"Minister, are you looking for me?"
Bagnold raised his eyes and looked at Lin Ze with sharp eyes. This majesty was different from her usual restrained rigidity, with unquestionable determination.
"I heard that your Third Team has been built?" she asked.
"All ten people are here and we are going through the final personnel procedures."
"Very good." Bagnold picked up the crumpled document from the desktop and handed it to him.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you Group Three."
Lin Ze took the file.
The first line of words that caught his eye made his pupils shrink suddenly.
"Diagon Alley and surrounding areas consecutive missing cases"
"Missing case?" Lin Ze looked up.
"In the past five days, seven wizards have disappeared in Diagon Alley and its surrounding areas."
"They all lost contact with each other after going out late at night."
"The latest missing person was found outside Knockturn Alley this morning. He was already a mummy. The cause of death..."
Bagnold paused.
"The magic power has been drained from the whole body, and there are no obvious wounds on the surface of the body."
The office was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"What is known so far is that this is definitely not the work of an ordinary dark wizard, and the possibility of dark creatures committing the crime cannot be ruled out." Crouch said in a deep voice.