Ivan After finishing the soup, he placed the bowl on the bedside table. His hands were still shaking a little, but he was indeed much more energetic than the day he was lifted out of the cage.
Lin Ze asked a few questions.
Ivan used to work as a middleman for Potions materials in Ireland, specializing in small batches of rare goods. The profit was thin but the connections were wide. He had several business dealings with the distributor under the Greengrass Family.
It was these few transactions that put him on White Raven Chamber of Commerce's list, and he was gagged and stuffed into a sack from the door of a Dublin hotel.
"Do you still have the contact information of those distributors?" Lin Ze asked suddenly. He felt that since he met this person, he must have his use. How can there be useless people in this world?
"Yes, it's all in my head." Ivan pointed at his head.
"After working for more than ten years, I know exactly which goods are required from which company, at what price, and what the owner's temper is."
Lin Ze nodded and asked him to take good care of him and come find him after he was discharged from the hospital.
After leaving St. Mungo's, he didn't go back to the office and went directly to Gringotts.
Grot led him into the small reception room, and Lin Ze put the list given by Malfoy on the table.
"For these five people, I want their treasury records for the past five years to be fully marked if there are any abnormal fund transactions."
Grot took the list and glanced at it, his ears trembling.
In the past, this kind of thing had to go through Ministry of Magic's formal procedures, but now Lin Ze comes to the door on his own. The meaning is very clear. It needs to be done quickly and privately.
"Okay, give me half a day, Mr. Lin." Grot folded the list and put it in her apron pocket.
After Lin Ze left Gringotts, he went to the archives room of Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Harper was lying on the table copying the archive directory. When he saw him coming in, he stood up immediately.
"Help me check two things. First, Wizengamot Administrative Office, the three people who were deprived of their public offices, what is the current status of their assistants and secretaries, whether they left or stayed in office. Second, after Department of Commerce Herbert and Slater were taken away, who is in charge of his affairs now."
Harper took out his notebook and wrote it down, raised his head and asked, "Are you going to..."
"Find out who's swimming naked."
That evening, three things arrived on Lin Ze's desk one after another. The capital flow sent by Grot, the personnel changes checked by Harper, and the resume that Malfoy had previously attached to the list.
Lin Ze spread out the three materials and spent forty minutes to complete them.
Three of the five people were clean. One had received two transfers from the account associated with White Raven Chamber of Commerce four years ago. Although the names were in his wife's name, the numbers were correct. There was also a financial problem that could not be found, but Harper's personnel records showed that this person's sister-in-law was the niece of Department of Commerce's deputy director Slater.
Lin Ze crossed out these two names with a pen and re-read the resumes of the remaining three clean people. Two have more than ten years of working experience in Wizengamot Administrative Office and are familiar with file circulation and hearing scheduling. The other has worked in Department of International Magical Cooperation for seven years and is very familiar with the docking process with Ministry of Magic liaison offices in various countries.
The next morning Lin Ze took the list to Crouch's office.
Crouch After flipping through the list, he looked up at him.
"Malfoy to your person?"
"He handed it over himself. I sifted through it and found three clean ones."
"Do you want Malfoy to sit in the position of Administrative Office?"
"I looked at those people, and the background was very clean. As for whether they belong to Malfoy, it all depends on their choices after going up." Lin Ze said.
"Don't worry, the resumes of these three people can withstand inspection and their abilities are sufficient. As for who I will listen to in the future, I am sure."
Crouch looked at him for a few seconds and threw the list on the table.
"Then let's do it. But let me start by saying, Administrative Office, if something goes wrong after these two people go up, you can clean it up yourself."
"Of course."
After leaving Crouch's office, Lin Ze stopped by Fudge's side.
Fudge had a subtle expression on his face after listening to Administrative Office's arrangement.
He obviously didn't expect that Malfoy would bypass him and pass it to Lin Ze, let alone that Lin Ze would actually use it.
"Of the two positions Team Leader Lin and Administrative Office, it was originally agreed that one of them would be reserved for..."
"You said it was your original plan, so is there any problem now?" Lin Ze interrupted him.
"No... no..."
"Well, very good. Please help me keep an eye on Department of Commerce during this transitional period. After Slater was taken away, the position of deputy director was vacant. Who is in charge of Department of Commerce now?"
"A woman named Patricia Weber was the former assistant to the director. After Slater's accident, she was temporarily put in charge."
"How is this guy?"
"She works well but is timid. She listens to whatever the superiors say. When Slater was here, she didn't say a word. Now that she is in charge, she works overtime until midnight every day for fear of causing trouble."
"Okay, let her continue to hold on, and you can give her a message for me. Just say that when Special Operations Team was handling the remaining accounts of White Raven Chamber of Commerce, she found that there were several payments in Department of Commerce's account that did not match up, and she needs her cooperation in verification."
Fudge's face changed. "What do you mean..."
"What I mean is that it depends on her own choice to see how well she cooperates and whether she is suitable there. If she performs well, then you tell her that the deputy director of Department of Commerce can consider making her a full-time employee in the next step."
Fudge took a deep look at Lin Ze, then nodded and walked out.
After Fudge left, Lin Ze sat in the office for a while and lined up the people in his hands one by one.
The two positions of Administrative Office are given to Malfoy. The Patricia Weber of Department of Commerce will straighten it up if it is obedient. The Fudge one can be used half-pushed and half-placed, but it must be tied down.
Group Three is in charge of paperwork and liaison, Amos and Weiqi are in charge of field work, Carl is staring at the alchemy evidence, and Mona's accounting ability is better than half of Ministry of Magic's finances, but she doesn't know it.
Coupled with the distributor line that Ivan was able to connect to after being discharged from the hospital, and Grot's intelligence channel on Gringotts's end, it was barely a network.
Just barely.
Lin Ze drew a circle on the paper and marked a dot each for Administrative Office, Department of Commerce, Wizengamot, Gringotts, and Knockturn Alley.
There are still two missing lines between the five points, one leading to Hogwarts and the other leading to St. Mungo's.
St. Mungo's It's easy to handle. The eight victims sent this time have already established a conversation with the therapist there. After a few more visits, the relationship will be solidified.
Hogwarts has not found the reason yet, but Dumbledore is not stupid. When the functions of Administrative Office's two positions are revealed, the old principal will naturally notice which way the wind is blowing.
Just as he was about to put the paper away, the communication badge vibrated.
"Lin, Patricia Weber responded and said he can cooperate at any time."
"Ask her to come to Group Three's office tomorrow afternoon and bring Department of Commerce's account transactions for the past three years. Don't bring copies, but bring the originals."
"Okay, I'll tell her."
Lin Ze leaned back in his chair and thought about Patricia.
When Slater was in office, she kept silent and did whatever the boss said. Now that she is asked to take over, she works overtime until midnight without making any mistakes.
This kind of person may not necessarily be top-notch in ability, but he is better because he is timid, obedient, and has no backer.
Department of Commerce needs such a person to look after the import and export approval of that line for Lin Ze, and Patricia has no second option except hugging a thicker thigh.