Midnight Jailbreak

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When everyone thought the "Crouch case" would end with the trial, something shocking happened.

Someone tried to break out Barty Crouch Jr.!

The incident occurred the night after the trial when the Aurors guarding Barty Crouch were suddenly attacked.

There was a fierce fight.

Both sides were injured, but fortunately, there were no deaths. In the end, the Aurors, with their combat experience, prevailed and controlled the attackers.

After subduing them, the Aurors were surprised that these attackers were their colleagues, all under the Imperius Curse.

Rufus Scrimgeour, head of the Auror's office, was in charge that night.

He immediately ordered all exits of the Ministry of Magic to be sealed, and no one was allowed to leave.

A thorough search of the entire Ministry of Magic followed.

Finally, the Aurors found a suspicious wizard in a stall on the fourth floor.

When Scrimgeour asked to examine his wand, the wizard attacked the Aurors outright.

In the end, the Aurors subdued the wizard again.

When they tried to interrogate him, they discovered he had committed suicide.

The wizard had hidden poison in his mouth.

This fearless act greatly shocked the Aurors.

Both Fudge and Ethan were called in and arrived at the Ministry of Magic overnight.

When they arrived, the killer's identity had been confirmed.

He was an ordinary employee of the Floo Network Administration, and his previous record was also ordinary, with nothing unusual.

What was terrifying was the black mark on his left arm: a skull with a giant python emerging from its mouth.

The Death Mark was branded on his arm, which was very conspicuous.

Fudge's face was grim because this situation confirmed that traitors had infiltrated the Ministry of Magic, and there might be more.

This kind of hidden enemy was what Fudge feared the most.

Ethan didn't care about this. Under everyone's astonished eyes, he forcibly opened the deceased's mouth and put his finger in.

He scraped some residual poison from the mouth and smelled it carefully.

"The deceased used hook kiss extract to commit suicide," Ethan said solemnly.

"The hook kiss is a material strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. All sales are recorded. Check all potions stores' purchase records as soon as possible."

The Aurors beside Ethan nodded and decided to follow his instructions.

Then they realized Ethan wasn't their boss and looked at Scrimgeour with embarrassment.

Scrimgeour nodded, indicating they should follow Ethan's orders.

The situation was critical, and Scrimgeour had no intention of fighting for power.

Seeing Scrimgeour's gesture, the Aurors quickly went to work.

Fudge ordered strict confidentiality, preventing any leaks.

The Ministry of Magic was already tense, and news of a Death Eater spy could cause panic.

After dealing with this, Fudge couldn't sleep and called Ethan into his office.

"Ethan, Barty Crouch Jr.'s execution will be moved up to tomorrow," Fudge said seriously.

Given the situation, Fudge believed Barty Crouch Jr. was too dangerous kept alive.

Ethan nodded, agreeing with Fudge.

This was a rare, reliable order from Fudge.

At the same time, Fudge asked Ethan to watch over spies within the Ministry of Magic.

Fudge shuddered at the thought that Death Eaters might have surrounded him for so long.

His face brightened slightly after Ethan assured him he would watch for potential Death Eaters.

Fudge did not go home to sleep. The unexpected events had entirely disrupted his sleep.

He needed more time to process and block the night's events.

The hard night finally ended, and the Ministry of Magic gradually became lively as employees arrived for work.

Fudge's order had completely sealed off what happened last night, and only a few people knew about it.

Ethan held a document in his hand, handwritten and stamped by Fudge, confirming the death penalty for Barty Crouch Jr.

To prevent hidden Death Eaters from interfering, Fudge ordered the secret execution of Barty Crouch Jr.

The execution site was arranged in the Department of Mysteries, the ninth basement of the Ministry of Magic.

This is where the Ministry of Magic carried out executions.

The Auror guarding Barty Crouch Jr. found him a bed and tied him firmly to it.

Barty Crouch Jr. glared fiercely at Ethan with his bloodshot eyes.

Ethan believed that if Barty Crouch Jr. regained his mobility, he would not hesitate to attack and kill him.

Barty Crouch Jr. was wholly paralyzed. No one cared for him, so he was filthy and smelled bad.

The Aurors who sympathized with him were unwilling to help him anymore.

Ethan covered his mouth and nose, frowned, took out his wand, and used several cleansing spells on Barty Crouch Jr. to suppress the unpleasant smell.

He made the room's odor bearable.

Then Ethan took out a large invisibility cloak and covered Barty Crouch Jr., who was tied to the bed.

This time, Barty Crouch Jr. disappeared from everyone's sight.

Fudge had chosen a few trusted Aurors for Ethan to assist with the execution.

They surrounded Barty Crouch Jr.'s bed and pushed him toward the elevator.

Fudge had arranged for an elevator to be vacated in the name of maintenance.

Everyone pushed Barty Crouch Jr. into the elevator, pressed the button, and it quickly descended.

The elevator finally stopped.

"Department of Mysteries," said an indifferent female voice. They had arrived at their destination.