Huh? There's a magic school here.

In early April, the Isle of Skye already felt like springtime. The forests of the Scottish Highlands were no longer covered in snow, and the young wizards' most direct impression was that when flying, the wind didn't feel like knives cutting their faces.

The news that international students would be arriving next semester had been spreading like wildfire throughout Hogwarts. The younger students weren't particularly bothered, just a little excited. But the five-year students were feeling the pressure. Many had assumed that upon graduating from the three-year program, they would inherit many responsibilities, such as the positions of student council president and vice president.

However, things seem to have changed. Recently, five-year program students have been actively aligning themselves with three-year program students. It could be said that this cohort of older students has united.

Just a few days into the month, Andres made another trip to London, mainly to attend a reception hosted by the Hammond family with Catherine. It was the same estate as before, but this time the reception was held in the banquet hall. At the banquet, Andres met many high-ranking British officials and members of parliament, who were all very welcoming and chatted with him enthusiastically.

Andres understood that it wasn't his popularity that mattered; rather, it was his status and wealth that played a role. In other words, when you're successful, everyone around you seems like a good person!

Midway through the banquet, Andres and Catherine were invited to the reception room by the host, Torren. In this room, Andres met with the Minister of Education. After some discussion, the Minister of Education agreed to Andres's request.

The Minister of Education sees no harm in this matter and, like Torrein before him, even believes he has an opportunity to gain credit and benefits from it.

Because Andres promised him that in addition to the 25 million investment, he would also reserve 50 places for the Ministry of Education. In other words, the Ministry of Education would choose which country these students would be sent to for their studies, and Andres would cover all the expenses for their studies.

This is great news for the Minister of Education, as there are so many actionable ideas among these fifty people. Therefore, the Minister of Education was very satisfied with the meeting and said he would push forward with the proposal upon returning.

Sure enough, a few days later, someone within the Ministry of Education modified the external proposal and submitted it. Since there weren't as many internal conflicts of interest, the Ministry of Education quickly approved it. Now they're just waiting for the foundation's ribbon-cutting ceremony; this is a great opportunity to make a name for themselves, and they won't miss it.

In mid-April, both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education sent an official to the Magical Financial Investment Company. They were to accompany Andres and Catherine on a visit to the embassies of the other four countries. The official sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was, of course, Alfred. He wouldn't let anyone else have this honor. The Ministry of Education sent a middle-aged woman whose background was clearly not bad either.

Just a few days ago, inside the Chinese Embassy in the UK.

Ambassador Fu was in her second year in Great Britain, and as ambassador plenipotentiary, she still bore a heavy responsibility. A knock on the door woke her from her work.

"Please come in!"

An embassy secretary came in and handed Ambassador Fu a document.

"Ambassador, this is a diplomatic letter from the British Foreign Office."

"Oh? Has anything unusual happened between Longying and Ying recently?"

"No, everything has been normal recently."

Ambassador Fu opened the folder with curiosity, wanting to see what kind of trouble Britain had gotten into this time.

However, she soon discovered that the document only made a meeting request, stating that the meeting was initiated by the British Foreign Office, with the participation of the Ministry of Education and two people from the Magic Education Foundation.

Although he found it strange, he had no reason to refuse since they had issued an official document. He figured he'd find out what they were up to later. So he signed the document and handed it to his secretary, instructing him to notify the secretariat to reply and arrange a time. Ambassador Fu then called the military attaché's office and summoned a military attaché.

"Ambassador Fu, what brings you here?"

"Officer Wang, I received a meeting invitation from the British Foreign Office today. Two people appeared in the invitation; they are from a foundation called the Magic Education Foundation. I need to find out who they are and what this foundation does. I'd like to have a better understanding of their situation."

"Yes, Ambassador Fu. Is there anything else you need?"

"That's all. You can leave now. Deal with this matter as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The military officer surnamed Wang saluted and left.

The day before the formal meeting, the military attaché surnamed Wang arrived at Ambassador Fu's office with a stack of documents.

Ambassador Fu spent some time looking through Andres and Catherine's files and asked some questions about the Magic Corporation.

"Officer Wang, what's your opinion of these two people after your investigation?"

"Personally, I think it's a bit fake, but the investigation results are correct. Maybe the two of them represent some interest groups within the British government."

“I also find it very interesting that an orphan could undergo such a dramatic change in just one or two years. Unless there was some extraordinary encounter, there must be something wrong!”

“Ambassador Fu, as an intelligence officer, I don’t believe in miracles. I believe more that we just didn’t have enough time to find out his deeper identity.”

"You're right. How about this: you can change into casual clothes and attend the meeting tomorrow. You can go and do your work."

The military officer surnamed Wang then left the office and closed the door for the ambassador.

Ambassador Fu continued reviewing the documents from the military attaché's office. The documents suggested a man who had achieved a perfect comeback. However, her years of diplomatic experience told her that this person was definitely not simple. She believed that tomorrow's meeting would primarily focus on these two young people, with the British Foreign Office and the Ministry of Education serving as mere supporting figures.

Ambassador Fu put the documents aside and went back to thinking about the matter. It was better to wait for tomorrow's meeting than to speculate wildly. A fox will always show its tail eventually.

Alfred and the Education Department official arrived early at the renowned Magic Financial Investment Company and were led to the reception room. While sipping coffee and chatting about the operation, the middle-aged woman from the Education Department asked the first question.

"Mr. Alfred, what do you think Mr. Andres's motives are?"

"I don't know, you might as well ask him yourself later."

As a diplomat and manager of family intelligence, Alfred knew what to say and what not to say, and his sense of secrecy was beyond question.

Seeing that she had run into a snag, the female official from the Ministry of Education didn't press the matter further. Instead, she continued drinking her coffee.

Just as they were finishing their coffee, Andres and Catherine pushed open the door and entered.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, we can set off now!"