When they heard Owen's goal, they were all excited. The room was filled with cheers and shouts.
Many of the younger members were cheering excitedly. Percy, who was present as the recorder, was so excited that his ears and nose turned red. The bigger the place, the easier it would be for these young people to rise to higher positions. However, these old subordinates of Grindelwald were a little anxious. They used to be very ambitious, but they failed because of that. Now, it was not necessarily a good thing to attack too many targets in such a hurry.
"Minister, your will, our direction … The problem is not whether we can find and produce enough convincing evidence to prove that the United States was involved in the attack on the dueling arena in Greece. I don't think this will be a problem for us …" As a competent confidant, John Bartha had begun to consider the feasibility of the plan. "The most important problem is that we took over Germany and Bulgaria with the anger after the attack on other magic realms … Now, other countries have acquiesced to our actions because of the fact that we have taken over Germany and Bulgaria. They also want to vent their hatred, and they also want the floating city. However, after the first round of attack, if we still want to use the same reason to gain their approval … It will be a little difficult to attack the United States, which is not the country that led the attack in name."
Owen threw out his goal and looked at them while he leaned back on the sofa. He quietly raised his eyes and looked at Lunn who was beside him. In fact, when the father and son were discussing, they were also discussing the solution to the problem of the minister's tenure in the Ministry of Magic. However, it was not the right time yet, so they did not intend to announce it in advance.
"Sir!"
A male voice came from the doorway, and the discussion in the conference room suddenly stopped. The executives turned to the young man, Aura, with some annoyance.
Aura, who was a little nervous under the stares of the executives, straightened his back even more. After getting permission from the other party, he walked in and stood at the door in a daze. Then, he said in a serious tone, "Sir, the Department of International Magic Cooperation has just received news that France has surrendered to us."
Hearing the surrender, the mocking in the room became a lot louder.
"As expected, but our compatriots are still a little stubborn."
"Meaningless persistence and rigid stubbornness will not change the final result."
"It's a pity that I wasn't there. That kid, Telman, must have looked really good."
The group of old men in the conference room began to mock the younger generation in power in Germany.
Seeing that these senior officials thought that Berlin had decided to surrender, the young Aura's face turned red as she emphasized again, "Report! It's not Germany that surrendered … It's the French Ministry of Magic that surrendered to us … "
Suddenly, the room fell into silence, as if a pause button had been pressed. This made the group of old men and young people somewhat confused. The British had declared war on Bulgaria and Germany. Previously, the British army had surrounded Berlin. Now that they suddenly heard that France had surrendered, no one was mentally prepared.
Owen tried his best to maintain a normal expression. He touched his nose and coughed softly, breaking the silence in the room. "What does this have to do with France? Why did they surrender to us? Did some troops go to France without permission? "
The young Aura shook her head slightly and explained with a confused expression, "Minister … I don't know the specific situation. It's just that according to the news from the International Magical Cooperation Department … Erm, they don't seem to understand it. It seems that the French Ministry of Magic's minister, Dati Binoche, admitted that they were contacted before the attack on the dueling arena in Greece. They knew about it but did not report it …"
The huge magic clock on the wall made a ticking sound. After digesting the new news for a while, these officials began to discuss and speculate.
"Is Juliette guilty or jealous?" After pondering for a while, John Bartha stroked his short curly hair. "Our country used the condition of helping to raise the floating city to improve the diplomatic environment … So France is no longer that important to the British … I guess this made Minister Dati jealous. So even though France did not dare to participate in the attack, she stupidly chose not to report it?"
"This French woman is frightened by us, isn't she?" Grimson said confidently. "I remember her expression was not quite right during the meeting. Now that she saw that we've taken care of Bulgaria so quickly and Germany is about to be conquered … Plus, we've announced before the war that we're going to punish the relevant personnel with the Dementor's Kiss. She must be hiding at home and trembling …"
Grimson chuckled a few times while panting. Several old wizards in the room also laughed, but this did not make Owen's expression any better.
"Obviously, Minister Dati told the French Ministry of Magic about the incident and frightened the others. In the end, they reached an agreement to surrender to us first," John Bartha speculated, but his expression did not become relaxed.
The British minister's fingers tapped on the armrest of the wide sofa. Seeing his action, the room fell into silence again.
"Dati has publicly announced the surrender of France now? I mean, has she announced it to the public? " Owen raised his head and looked at the confused face of young Aura who was reporting to the door. He frowned in annoyance and said impatiently, "Hurry up and contact her. If she hasn't made it public, reply to her. Tell her to stay put and not come out to make trouble. No one wants to do anything to her for such a small matter …"
"Minister, France has publicly announced …" Percy spoke. He pointed to his palm-sized TV that was muted. "Now, the French wizards have cut off both sides of the national flag … Now, the whole country is holding a white flag."
Since young Aura came in, the room fell into silence for the third time.
"England, France, and Germany are relatively close to each other. They're also bordering each other. This makes it easier for us to control and expand our territory. Don't we have a large territory now?" Percy did not understand the expression on their faces. He also did not understand the reason for the situation. He began to flatter them. "Speaking of which, it's quite impressive that Bulgaria can surrender before France …"
"Nonsense, what the hell are you doing?!" Owen slammed his palm on the armrest, startling Percy. He did not dare to say anything more. "Who do you think we are?"
"It's precisely because Germany borders France. The materials they produce are similar, so it's enough to have one place." Seeing that there were still some people who secretly agreed with him who did not understand, Lunn pushed his glasses up and explained, "If we accept it now, then occupying France, Germany, and Bulgaria in such a short time will attract too much hatred … Just like the worries we mentioned earlier, it will be impossible for us to attack the United States in the future. Otherwise, the international community will definitely be in danger … At this rate of expansion, even if we promise to build a floating city for them, I'm afraid they won't be able to support England …"
"We don't need news of such a big victory now. Does anyone have a good idea on how to solve this problem? " Disrupted by the unexpected surrender of France, Owen, who felt that things had gone out of control and had never thought of such a situation before, suppressed the unhappiness and impetuosity in his heart and began to seek the advice of his subordinates. "We don't need to conquer the world. The three places I have in mind are enough. Otherwise, the development of those backward areas will become our responsibility and burden instead …"
At this time, the discussion in the General Staff Department's room continued. It finally looked like a General Staff Department.
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