The Dark Wizards railed against the Noether family for their despicable and shameless actions.
Ivan was speechless. He had not expected a pure-blood family to have the nerve to commit such a heinous crime.
"Shut up! This is slander!" Reese Nott was shaking with anger.
It would be one thing if the Noether family were to buy and sell illegal goods and smuggle all kinds of private magical creatures, but he would admit it!
But they had nothing to do with the annual disappearances of wizards in Knockturn Alley!
Law enforcement refers to those who maintain order in the Wizarding Market, not the Ministry of Magic!
However, Reese Nott's one-man defence apparently did not deter the four Dark Wizards.
In addition, the Norts themselves were not very clean, and after a few words of argument, he was so angry that his face turned red and he almost fainted.
Ivan, standing to one side, quietly listened to their argument, knowing full well that neither side was necessarily telling the truth.
The dark wizards try to curry favour with the nonsense they are likely to embellish, and Reese Nott, a member of the Notte family, is bound to defend the family's actions.
However, Ivan did not care about this. In fact, he had no interest in the Noether family's dirty deeds. He simply wanted to know why they were making things difficult for Alicia… for him!
Ivan felt a surge of anger at the thought. He and Alicia had always lived in peace in Knockturn Alley and never caused trouble. In fact, they were planning to move out this year.
However, how could Ivan not be angry when the Notte family dared to stir up trouble at a time like this?
He couldn't help but wonder if he had been too low-key in the past, to the point of being seen as a pushover that everyone wanted to bully!
To Ivan's disappointment, the Dark Wizards were probably too low-level to have access to crucial information and were unable to get to the point.
Ivan could only lower his head slightly and look straight at Reese Nott as he asked impatiently.
"I'm going to give you one last chance, Mr. Nott. Why on earth would the Notts target me like this? Is it revenge for what happened two years ago?"
"We didn't!" Reese Nott roared.
He watched as Ivan suddenly realised what was going on and felt a chill run down his spine. He gave up trying to defend himself.
Reese Nott suddenly felt that his previous actions were ridiculous. The young wizard in front of him was not trying to find out the truth, but was trying to force him to hand over a confession!
For example, fabricating a story about the Noether family's greed, shamelessness, and provocation, and the Noether family being forced to defend themselves!
The story had to be told by him, a member of the Notte family, in order to gain everyone's trust, which was why they kept asking him the same question!
In return, Reese Nott guessed that the young wizard in front of him would spare his life so that he could publicize the story and show his magnanimity!
In just a few seconds, Reese Nott had figured everything out. Faced with the choice between life and death, he chose the latter without much hesitation!
His pride would not allow him to sully the family name!
Rhys Nott threw his life on the line, summoning up the courage to curse impudently.
"Don't patronise me, Hales! You sent your men to attack the Wizarding Market and order them to kill the Enforcers. Weren't you trying to scare us into ruling the Knockturn Alley and becoming the second You-Know-Who, thereby taking over the wizarding community?"
"Don't even think about it… your ambitions will never work!" Reece Nott said, glaring at Ivan.
Ivan was stunned. He looked at Reese Nott with a strange expression, wondering if the man's brain had been damaged by the fall. Since when did he want to control the wizarding community and become the second You-Know-Who?
Besides, he had just returned to Knockturn Alley today. How could he possibly order his men to attack the Wizard Market?
How could I not know if someone was sent?
At the same time, Ivan didn't think Alicia would do such a thing. From what he knew of her, she wasn't that ambitious, or she wouldn't have left them in his charge.
There could only be one truth. Reese Nott would rather kill himself than reveal anything about his family!
Ivan shook his head to himself. He was indeed a respectable wizard… Unfortunately, Reese Nott didn't seem to know that Doggett had used Veritaserum on him while he was unconscious!
This adherence is pointless!
"Is that all you have to say? What a good joke… and I don't think you're worth anything else!" Ivan's patience was wearing thin, and although he was impressed with Rhys Nott's persistence, it didn't mean he was going to forgive him for his repeated advances.
Ivan had already decided to go to Dougett or Alicia to find out what had happened. There was no need for Reese Nott to live anymore!
It was not easy to restrain an Animagus from escaping, but it was much safer to restrain a dead one!
Ivan's gaze became more dangerous as he thought about what Doggett had told him about establishing authority.
Reece Nott was acutely aware of his impending death, and his body trembled with fear, but he kept his body upright, his head held high, and his eyes fixed on Ivan. He did not say a word, and was as strong as a fighter!
Ivan slowly raised his left hand in front of everyone.
Is this a hint? Dougherty wondered, frowning, but there was too little information for even his intellect to analyze.
Suspicions rose among the wizards, and their eyes turned to Ivan's raised left hand…
Pa ~
Ivan casually snapped his fingers, and the sound echoed through the enclosed Great Hall. The golden flames around them seemed to waver, and the light flickered…
The next moment everything was back to normal,
While everyone was trying to figure out what was going on, Reece Nott's body suddenly went stiff, as if her soul had been sucked out of her, and she collapsed to the ground.
His eyes were wide and his face was frightened and lost, as if he had seen something incomprehensible.
'D-died?'
The watching wizards felt a chill run down their spines.
They had previously speculated as to how Ivan would execute the wizard who had dared to offend him, whether he would kill him with Avada Kedavra or torture him to death with Cruciatus Cruciatus?
However, Ivan once again exceeded their expectations. He simply raised his hand and casually snapped his fingers, depriving them of their lives!
(PS: Today is still the same, normal updates will resume tomorrow…)