Hogwarts: The Wizarding World's First Capitalist

After watching the bank manager's trembling back as he stumbled and disappeared into the distance.

Cedric turned his gaze to the side, and saw Kevin Lestrange, who was sitting under a pine tree with his back to him and Carl.

The guy sat on a big rock, curled up into a ball, hugged his calves with his hands, and buried his head between his thighs.

It seems to be trying to disguise itself as a mushroom that appears after the rain.

Looking at the lonely figure, Cedric actually felt a little sympathy for this guy for the first time.

He turned to look at Karl and said with some complaint.

"You're going a little too far, Carl."

Carl scratched his head helplessly, took a deep breath, and took out a pack of unopened Marlboro cigarettes from his pocket.

He was about to open it, but then he looked at Cedric next to him, and the sulking mushroom.

He stuffed the cigarette back into his pocket somewhat helplessly, then took out three "Sugarfina" lollipops from his ring.

He handed one to Cedric, took the other two, and walked behind Kevin Lestrange.

He tapped the other person's shoulder with one of the lollipops.

But he found that the other party was not moved at all. After shaking his shoulders vigorously, the mushroom turned around silently on the spot.

Turn the back side toward Carl.

Carl, holding two lollipops in his hands, must feel like a clown.

But he still didn't give up. He continued to use the same routine and kept following the opponent's rotation range.

Hit the other man's shoulder with the lollipop until Kevin Lestrange began to get a little agitated.

While turning around, he didn't grasp the angle well and faced Carl directly.

"Is it interesting? Mr. Hohenzollern, you broke the promise you made to me before. You are a man who does not keep his word."

"I don't want to talk to you anymore, and I will definitely do that sometime in the future..."

Kevin Lestrange accused Carl with red eyes, but unfortunately he didn't have time to finish.

When he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a foreign object being forced into it. He wanted to spit out the contents of his mouth quickly.

But when his taste buds tasted the sweet mixture of lemon and citrus, the lollipop finally stayed in his mouth.

But his mouth was closed tightly, and the stick of the lollipop made a crackling sound when he bit it.

"Actually, we should share cigarettes at this time."

Carl looked at Kevin Lestrange, who was glaring at him, and Cedric, who was beside him, completely addicted to the sweet taste of candy.

He sighed helplessly and sat down casually on the open space next to him.

I tore open the wrapper of the last lollipop and stared at the crystal clear candy, but never put it into my mouth.

He kept staring at the lollipop for a long time, and then slowly spoke.

"I know I broke the promise I made before, I apologize to you, don't doubt that this is not a joke."

"But please, both of you, listen to what I want to say next and allow me to be willful for the last time, okay?"

When Cedric and Kevin Lestrange heard this, they were stunned for a moment, as if time had stopped for both of them.

At that moment, they even forgot to breathe, and both of them turned their heads to look at Carl.

Only then did they realize that the usually rebellious and beautiful face now showed many emotions they had never seen before.

There is anger, unwillingness, melancholy and helplessness.

What was even more surprising was that both of them saw an undisguised fear on that face.

The emotion of "fear" should never appear in this boy. What is there for him to be afraid of?

In the wizarding world, he is a rare genius at Hogwarts and the adopted son of Headmaster Dumbledore.

The only wizard who defeated Voldemort head-on, he swept away most of the wealth of the entire British wizarding world.

I'm afraid it won't be long before the goblins in Gringotts want to go out begging and need permission from the other party.

That is even more impossible in the Muggle world, as the youngest and most legendary company CEO on Wall Street.

With tens of billions of capital in his hands, the president of JPMorgan Chase and the future president of the United States have countless business dealings with him.

What's more, just a few days ago, the other party used financial means to take away 500 billion US dollars in cash in the US stock market.

Why would he be afraid? He has no reason to be.

The two of them racked their brains but couldn't figure it out. In Cedric's opinion, Carl was omnipotent and only others were afraid of him.

In Kevin Lestrange's eyes, nothing happens without reason, and there is no reason for this guy in front of him to be afraid.

The logic doesn't make sense at all and it shouldn't be true.

"I know why you two look confused right now."

The quiet environment was broken by Karl's words. He took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand and pointed at the manor behind the three people.

"That is why I am afraid, my dear Mr. Lestrange, I think with your level of expertise."

"When I informed you that you wanted to acquire the property here, you must have done a background check on the property."

"Tell me what you found out."

Kevin Lestrange was stunned for a second when asked this question suddenly, but he quickly got into the mood and took the lollipop out of his mouth.

He spoke directly.

"The history of this building is very strange. I couldn't find any information about this building in the New York Housing Authority."

"There is no information on the relevant building materials, which means there is no information showing that anyone has purchased these woods in the building materials market."

"There are no tiles or bricks on the roof. It's like the building suddenly grew out of the forest."

"There are no traces, only a few words that seem to indicate that this was once an orphanage."

"Orphanage?" Cedric scratched his head in confusion, but as if he had thought of something, he slowly walked to Carl's side.

He squatted down, looked at the other person's face, and persuaded him with some sadness.

"I didn't think about the relationship between this and you. I'm sorry we shouldn't have..."

"Shouldn't what?" Carl turned his head slightly and looked at Cedric. His expression changed drastically from the undisguised fear before.

Becoming a little angry and finally crazy.

"You shouldn't have considered my feelings, right? You shouldn't have played out a scene like this in front of the orphanage where I used to stay, right?"

"Or do you think that I am sad because I am an orphan, so you should comfort me."

Cedric was startled by Carl's expression and asked back with some fear.

"No...no...that's not what I meant...I just wanted to say that if you're really in pain, you should speak up."

"We can shoulder the burden together for you. Aren't we friends? Those bad memories are no big deal now."

"It's no big deal." The expression on Carl's face began to change from madness to a creepy smile. "If it's just an orphan, then of course it's no big deal."

"Too bad it isn't. This isn't some bullshit orphanage."

As he spoke, Carl suddenly turned his head and looked at Kevin Lestrange, asking loudly as if he was crazy.

"Answer me, Mr. Lestrange, what else is this country called besides those beautiful titles?"

"I know you are very smart. You never miss any details in your work. As long as something has happened in this world, it will definitely leave traces."

"Tell me, say it out loud, tell me the answer."

Kevin Lestrange stepped back again and again, his face full of confusion. He didn't dare to look up at Carl's eyes.

After being silent for a long time, he spoke with difficulty in a very low voice.

“A nation of pedophiles.”

"Correct answer." Carl laughed wildly, and his laughter continued to echo in the forest, as if there were a hundred evil spirits laughing loudly in the darkness between the trees.

But soon, the laughter suddenly stopped, as if it had never appeared.

Carl, who had already stood up, slowly closed his eyes and whispered Hahahahahaha in his mind.

"Are you awake? Dog system, it's time to settle accounts."

[At your service at any time, great Dark Lord, you are truly beyond imagination. 】