At this moment, the situation in New York City, both for wizards and Muggles, is in a tense atmosphere.
Muggles are busy investigating a series of bombings and the deaths of congressmen. The one who was previously killed by the Obscurus was a New York City Councilman, and he was killed in full view of a public speaking event. This undoubtedly made this incident
The impact was very bad, and Muggles also focused their attention on this matter.
The wizard's side is not much better. The death of Graves has plunged the wizard's situation into a far more serious situation than in the original plot.
Chairman Serafina sent out all the people at hand, and they conducted a dragnet search throughout New York City in order to find the murderer of the attack, as well as the escaped Tina and New York.
A special group of people.
Among them, the arrest warrant for Newt and his team has been issued to every wizard in the Magical Congress of the United States. If it were not for the fact that the Magical Congress of the United States of America does not have a relationship with the Muggle government like the British Ministry of Magic, I am afraid that their arrest warrant would have been issued at this time.
They have been plastered all over the streets and alleys of New York, and all the police and gangs are coming to hunt them down.
Even so, their situation was not much better. Tina and Queenie's home was immediately blocked and searched by the wizards. This made Queenie, who still wanted to go home to get things and notify Jacob who was still at their home, to leave.
Both Ni and Tina showed quite frustrated and disappointed expressions.
Not only was the house sealed, but Jacob, who was originally staying there, was also taken back to the Magic Congress by the wizards for review.
Fortunately, Jacob had been in a coma before, and the forgetting spell had been cast before his memory, so his mind was basically blank, so even if he was detained by wizards, it did not have much impact on him.
After his suspicion was eliminated, poor Mr. Jacob took another forgetting spell and was released home.
At this time, the Magical Congress of the United States was extremely busy and had no extra energy to take care of an unimportant Muggle. Just chasing Newt and his group of wanted criminals was enough to give them a headache.
At this time, Newt and others hid in Newt's box, and were carried by Xiao Yixi in his hand to avoid being hunted by the wizards.
After all, the only ones on the wanted list were sisters Newt and Tina Queenie. Although Xiao Yixi was the culprit of the attack on MACUSA, the little princess protected herself very well and was not discovered or photographed. Therefore
There were only pictures of Newt, Tina, and Queenie on the wanted poster. Xiao Yixi and the five Emperor's Children were only marked as unknown accomplices.
This undoubtedly made it very convenient for Xiao Yixi to help Newt and the others hide.
Although the wizards launched a large-scale search in New York City, due to the international secrecy laws and wizards' consistent contempt for Muggles, they never thought that the little girl carrying the suitcase and getting into the taxi was theirs.
Wanted criminal.
This allowed Xiao Yixi to successfully bring Newt and others back to the hotel, and then let them temporarily hide in her room.
On the other hand, the father of the congressman who was attacked and killed was a famous newspaper tycoon in New York City at this time. At this time, he was fully mobilizing his connections and connections, as well as his influence as a newspaper tycoon.
He vowed to find the murderer of his son.
But obviously, how can ordinary people know about things in the wizarding world? Even if he offered a very high reward in the newspaper, there were no useful clues.
Originally, Second Salem wanted to establish a relationship with him in order to use the newspaper tycoon's influence to deal with the wizard. Unfortunately, at this time, Second Salem had already suffered a disaster.
As mentioned before, Second Salem is an organization established by a group of wizards who survived the Salem Trials when other wizards were exposed. In order to hide their identities, they have been suppressing their spellcasting abilities, so throughout the Second Salem
There has been more than one Obscurial One in Lem.
Even now, in the entire Second Salem, due to the high-pressure and cruel policies of its leader, those young children are greatly suppressed. Even ordinary children who do not have the ability to cast spells have great psychological problems, let alone
Seriously a wizard kid with the ability to cast spells.
Each of these little wizards who suppressed their ability to cast spells was a potential Obscurus. Among them, a little girl who could not bear this heavy pressure was the culprit who attacked the Muggle congressman and caused bombings throughout New York.
The culprit.
But at this moment, she broke out again, and the terrifying power of the Obscurus tore apart the entire Second Salem.
Nearly all the adult members of Second Salem were torn apart by the horrific power of the Obscurial, but only the children survived.
It seems that the little girl who became the Obscurus still retains a certain degree of consciousness and is able to judge friends and foes and control herself.
A boy who witnessed all this immediately wanted to report all this to Graves.
He is the oldest child among the members of Second Salem and is almost an adult, but he is also a potential Obscurial.
It's just that his spellcasting ability is very weak, almost equivalent to a squib. Coupled with the cruel and high-pressure management of Second Salem, he has been suppressing his spellcasting ability.
Like the girl who had become the Obscurial, this boy also knew that he was a wizard and was extremely eager to get rid of his current life, return to the magical world, and live the life of a wizard.
Grindelwald, who transformed into Graves, took advantage of this and used the prophecies he saw to find the boy, hoping to find the girl who became the Obscurial through him.
According to Grindelwald's original plan, the Obscurus would become the most powerful tool in his hands, releasing powerful power to destroy New York, and then expose the existence of wizards in front of Muggles, completely tearing apart the secrecy built by the Law of Secrecy.
hypocritical.
However, the arrival of Chen Mo made Grindelwald change his plan. Graves died, and the importance of the Obscurus to him also declined.
However, Grindelwald did not give up on the boy and the Obscurial girl. After Chen Mo reminded him that this was an Obscurial that was almost adult, Grindelwald had fully realized the power of him.
It may not be as good as the three artifacts held by Grindelwald at this time, but it is still a force that can subvert the magical world.
So he sent his most loyal Rozier to take charge of this matter, and asked her to pretend to be Graves' friend, and when the boy came to find Graves, she told him about Graves' death.
They also coaxed this boy with great hidden power into their camp, and also brought the little girl who had become the Obscurial into their ranks.
"Are you Credence?" Rozier met the boy at the place agreed upon for Reifus and the boy, so he took the initiative to say hello to him according to the pre-planned words.
The boy, who has always been depressed, noticed Rozier. He looked at Rozier with some flinching: "Hello madam, what can I do for you?"
"Are you here to see Mr. Graves? I am his friend, and he asked me to come to see you." Rozier showed a friendly expression towards the boy and tried to maintain his kindness as much as possible.
Under normal circumstances, Rozier, who came from a famous French pure-blood wizard family, would never have been so kind to a boy who looked like an ordinary Muggle.
Even though he is a wizard, without any ability to cast spells, Credence, who looks more like a squib, is also the group of people that Rozier despises the most. After all, as a wizard who cannot cast magic, what is the difference between that and Muggles?
?This kind of existence is a shame to the magic world.
But at this moment, she clearly knew that the boy in front of her was related to Grindelwald's plan, and he was also a hidden Obscurial with powerful power. This was obviously enough to make Rozier look at him differently and remain friendly.
Especially since Grindelwald specifically explained it.
"But Mr. Graves never told me about you, nor did he say that anyone else would come to see me." Credence was a little afraid, and at the same time he was deeply defensive of Rozier. His instinct
He didn't trust anyone except Graves, who he considered a friend.
However, Rozier had anticipated this situation before coming, so he immediately put on a sad expression and said in a sad tone: "Under normal circumstances, Mr. Graves will definitely come to see you in person, but
Unfortunately, something happened to Mr. Graves. He was attacked and died.
Before something happened to him, he came to me and specifically asked me about your affairs. He said that if anything happened to him, he would let me come to you and protect you."
"What? Something happened to Mr. Graves?" Credence suddenly showed a surprised expression, and at the same time, a huge sadness surged out of his heart.
As a child who grew up in a high-pressure environment, Credence has extremely low self-esteem and loneliness. His lack of friends and recognition, coupled with his strong desire to return to the magical world, further makes him and other people in Second Salem
There are deep gaps between people.
Although he pretends to be very good about it and has a good relationship with the children, he still has no friends.
And Graves is the first person to acknowledge him and need him, which makes Credence feel that he is not a monster, but that Graves is special and his friend.
At the same time, he was also the person who gave him hope, giving him hope of returning to the magical world.
But now his hope is gone, his only friend is dead.
While Credence was crying, a huge anger was pouring out of his body. The anger caused by grief caused the darkness that had been hidden deep in his heart to ferment rapidly, and was just a step away from transforming him.
Became silent.
At this time, Rozier hurriedly said to him: "Control this power Credence! I understand your mood at the moment, but Mr. Graves definitely doesn't want to see you like this! He has been guiding you and helping you
, is to enable you to control your own power. The fact that you are able to activate this power now proves that you are qualified to return to the magical world, but you must control it! Don't let Mr. Graves down!"
Rozier's words had an effect. Credence tried hard to control his emotions and suppressed the Obscurus that had escaped from his body again.
But this is only a temporary suppression. Once Credence releases control of himself, he will transform into the Obscurial again.
But this is enough for Rozier, because what Grindelwald needs is a controllable Obscurus, not a wizard named Credence. All he did before was to use him to find the Obscurus.
Now, since he himself is the silent one, it is naturally better.
"Who killed Mr. Graves?" Credence suppressed his anger and asked Rozier.
Rozier took out the newspaper he had prepared and handed it to Credence, and then explained: "Mr. Graves was killed while investigating a recent case in New York City. He told me that you knew about the attack.
Who is the attacker? He keeps asking you to find the attacker. He says that it is a girl just like you, and only you can help her.
Those old-fashioned wizards don't want people like you and that girl to return to the magical world, because that would violate the laws they established and expose their hypocrisy and hypocrisy to everyone.
Mr. Graves does not agree with this. He has been working hard to find talented children like you to help you return to the magical world.
Obviously this offended the interests of those conservative wizards, so they attacked Mr. Graves, killed him, and put the blame for the attack on the innocent little girl."
As Rozier spoke, she observed Credence's expression. She noticed that Credence's hands holding the newspaper in an angry state were constantly exerting force, almost tearing the newspaper into pieces, and she understood.
Your words have had an effect.
For children who have lacked care and love since childhood, it is too easy to control them. You only need a few words to guide their emotions, and they will do what you want them to do.
Grindelwald has been using the identity of Graves to win over and control Credence. This makes the identity of Graves occupy a very important position in Credence's heart, and he is regarded as his only friend.
.
Originally, this influence was already very profound and could firmly control Credence. Now the death of Graves has made this emotion sublimated and solidified, making Credence only think about himself.
The only friend and person who recognized him went for revenge, instead of thinking about whether there was any conspiracy behind it.
Seeing that Credence's mood had reached the state he needed, Rozier hurriedly asked him again: "You know where the little girl is, right? Mr. Graves said that if you find the little girl,
Let me take you to a safe place. Now the wizards in New York City are arresting people everywhere. In name, they are arresting wanted criminals, but in fact they are searching for you. You must go to a safe place. So you know that little girl
Where is it? Good boy."
"Yes, I know where she is." Credence's eyes were red and his voice became more choked as he nodded.
