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After seeing the echidna put the coins from the homeless man's hat into his front pocket and run into the bank, the curly-haired boy hurriedly followed.

This echidna is a magical creature called the Niffler. It's cute and adorable, a charming gold-digging expert. It has absolutely no resistance to anything sparkly, and its "pocket" is enormous, almost like a dimensional pocket. Despite its small size, it can hold countless times its own size of gold and silver treasures.

Chapter 248 The story begins with a coincidence!

In the alley across from the bank, Su casually used a flyer to cover her eyes. This bank was strange; apart from the main villain Grindelwald, the male lead, female lead, second male lead, and second antagonist were all gathered there.

The curly-haired boy is the male protagonist, Newt Scamander, a British wizard.

He developed an interest in magical creatures from a young age and studied at Hufflepuff House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but was later expelled from the school for some reason.

Because Albus Dumbledore insisted that he was innocent, he was not punished in any other way.

He later accepted a commission to write a handbook about magical creatures and began traveling the world to find and learn about them. During Harry Potter's time, this book later became the textbook for the Magical Creatures Protection class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The woman in the black hat, gray coat, and hot dog that Newt bumped into and then bumped into Sue was named Tina Goldstein, the female lead of the film and Newt's later wife.

She was born in the United States. Her parents died of smallpox when she was very young, leaving her and her sister Queenie to live together.

Tina studied magic at the Ivermony School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States and graduated with honors. With her exceptionally keen observation skills and rigorous work ethic, she became an outstanding Auror in the Magical Congress of the United States.

This should be a low point in her career, having been demoted from an Auror to the Wand Application Administration—a department where she has absolutely no opportunity to demonstrate her abilities.

The reason for his demotion was that he cast a spell on Credence's foster mother, Mary Lou, in front of a large group of Muggles at an anti-wizarding conference, which caused a lot of trouble and was a serious violation of the secrecy law.

Yes, Tina knows Credence and is willing to help her.

Credence is the second antagonist, while the first antagonist is Grindelwald.

What about the second male lead?

The fat guy who tripped over Newt's box—I forgot his full name, I only know he's called Jacob. He's a Muggle who works in a cannery, optimistic and cheerful, and his dream is to be a baker. He came to the bank to get a loan to open a bakery, but unfortunately, he has no collateral.

The bakery project failed, and by a twist of fate, he entered the world of wizards, became Newt's friend, and even met Tina's sister, with whom he fell in love at first sight.

Whether it was due to his appearance or his abilities, Sue wasn't particularly interested in the 'characters' in this movie, except for the magical battles.

Aside from Nagini's stunning human form, only Tina's sister, Queenie, piqued his interest.

Don't get me wrong, it's not the kind of interest between men and women.

Queenie is a natural Legilimency practitioner who can easily enter other people's minds to read their thoughts, and is even more adept at spying on people when they are in a low mood.

Simply put, she can read minds, similar to the female protagonist Suki in True Blood. However, she is stronger than Suki in this ability, and she is also prettier than Suki, at least she doesn't have such a big gap between her teeth. In addition, she graduated from a magic school and is proficient in various kinds of magic.

What impressed Sue most was that Queenie could use magic to make her own clothes and do housework, and she was also very good at cooking, able to make delicious dishes with magic.

Because wizards and Muggles cannot marry, Queenie had almost no real contact with Muggles growing up. Then she met Jacob, a Muggle who was brought home by Tina along with Newt, and then... they fell deeply in love with each other.

In the end, in order to marry her legitimately, she even turned to the dark side and followed Grindelwald.

The main reason for all of the above is that Su has already figured out how to find Zouwu and Nagini. He plans to take a two-pronged approach: on the one hand, let Credence develop normally, and on the other hand, contact the main characters and find the Fantastic Beasts Circus through them!

"They're out."

After recalling the plot for a long time, Su finally waited for the story to begin.

"call out--"

Two figures instantly appeared behind a pillar beside the steps outside the bank; these two were Newt and Jacob. At the same time, Tina, leaning on the railing on the steps, noticed the two who had Apparated into existence.

"This is your last warning, don't touch things that don't belong to you." Newt grabbed the Niffler with one hand and opened his suitcase with the other, throwing it inside.

“I am deeply sorry for all of this.” Newt turned to Jacob.

Jacob glanced outside and saw a large number of guards rushing into the bank. News of a bank robbery had already spread. He felt wronged; he really knew nothing. He had been inexplicably taken to the bank's vault by Newt and then inexplicably found himself outside again.

“Unfortunately, you’ve seen too much. So if you don’t mind, please stand still.” Newt took out his wand, ready to erase his memory.

“Okay.” Jacob nodded cooperatively, and while Newt was getting his wand, he grabbed the box and smacked Newt when he turned around, then turned and ran out.

After running into the crowd, he calmly walked away from the guard.

"Oh no." Newt muttered dejectedly as he watched Jacob walk away, clutching his head. Then, seeing a woman walking quickly toward him, he hurriedly picked up the alleyway from the ground and tried to leave, pretending to be calm.

Just as the two were about to pass each other, a distorted afterimage appeared and then disappeared. Newt and Tina also vanished along with it.

The next moment, in a corner, the two reappeared.

"Who are you?" Tina asked.

"what?"

"Who are you!"

"Newtscamander, who are you?"

What's in your box?

"It's my Niffler."

"Why did you let that thing escape?"

"I didn't do it on purpose, it just never learns its lesson. You see, it pounces on anything that's sparkly."

"You didn't do it on purpose?"

"No."

"I have to take you back."

"Where are you taking me?"

“The Magical Congress of the United States.” Tina pulled out something that looked like an identification document and showed it to Newt. “Please tell me you’ve taken care of that Muggle.”

　(Okay) "What?"

"Muggle, a person without magic, not a wizard."

"Sorry, we call him a Muggle."

"You erased his memory, didn't you? That Muggle carrying the suitcase."

Newt remained awkwardly silent.

Tina said helplessly, "You have violated Regulation 3A, Mr. Scamander. I have to take you back to the department."

After saying that, Tina and Newt disappeared using Apparition.

"Tsk tsk—" Having witnessed all of this, Su rolled her eyes and turned to chase after Jacob in the direction he had left.

Most stories are based on coincidences, and this one is no exception.

Jacob and Newt's boxes are the same. Jacob's box contains the cakes he made, while Newt's box contains what feels like an infinitely large space and countless magical creatures.

Jacob was carrying Newt's trunk when he attacked him, and he was also carrying Newt's trunk when he left. The Sue family was eyeing... Newt's trunk, which was in Jacob's possession!

Chapter 249 The Magic Suitcase and the Seamless Stretch Charm

Sue followed Jacob through several streets until Jacob felt safe and stopped to wipe his sweat and catch his breath, at which point Sue raised his voice.

"Hey, you fat guy."

Jacob was startled and looked warily at Su Shi who was approaching him: "Who are you calling fat? Do I... do I know you?"

"Who are you calling fat?" Su asked curiously, looking at Jacob's 'bulky' figure. "How much money do you earn in a year working at the cannery?"

Jacob was a little confused, feeling like the other person seemed to know him, but he had absolutely no recollection of him. However, he was currently feeling very frustrated, and since the cannery had been mentioned, he felt compelled to confide in him: "Around $400 to $500."

"How many?"

"400-500 US dollars."

"Annual income?"

"Ah."

Jacob looked at the astonished young man in front of him with some strangeness. What was so surprising about this annual salary? That's how cannery workers are paid. Younger child laborers or women in those 'sweatshops' earn even less, only two or three dollars a week.

"How much do other industries typically pay annually?" Sue smacked her lips and continued to ask Jacob.

Jacob casually remarked, "As far as I know, the highest-paid company is Ford, where employees earn $5 an hour. In other industries, a senior accountant should be able to earn $2000-$3000 a year, and a dentist $2500-$4000."

"and then?"

"No, that's all. I don't know anything else. I'm just a damn cannery worker!" Jacob muttered self-pityingly.

Su ignored Jacob's complaints; he had only one thought: the prices and per capita income of this era were frighteningly low.

A salary of four or five hundred US dollars a year?

I probably tip more when I'm in a good mood than this, right?

"Who are you? I don't know you. I'm leaving now." Jacob said, turning to leave.

Suddenly, Sue pulled out five hundred US dollars and stopped Jacob, pointing to his suitcase: "The suitcase is mine, and this money is yours."

Jacob was stunned: "You, you want to buy this broken box of mine for five hundred dollars? My box only contains cakes that I made myself, it's not worth that much."

"One thousand dollars!"

Su took out another five hundred US dollars and said with a smile, "For your honesty and kindness."

Jacob was stunned. A thousand dollars! He would have had to work at the cannery for at least two years without eating or drinking to save that much money. With this thousand dollars, his dream of leaving the bakery was one step closer.

Jacob was tempted. He stared intently at the US dollars in Sue's hand and tried to reach for them several times. In the end, his conscience prevailed over his greed. His values, or rather his code of conduct, did not allow him to accept this deal, even though he really wanted the money.

"Maybe I'm just an honest good-for-nothing," Jacob thought to himself as he handed the box to Su. "If you want it, I'll give it to you. At least... it proves that there are still people who like what I make, right?"

With that, Jacob abandoned the box, placed it in front of Su, and prepared to leave with an air of nonchalance.

Mrs. Su was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said loudly, "One hundred thousand US dollars, I'll sponsor you to open a bakery!"

Jacob stopped abruptly and turned to look at Su.

Su raised her hand, and stacks of US dollars fell to the ground out of thin air.

"Go for it!" Su picked up the suitcase, smiled, waved to Jacob, and stepped back slightly.

At the same time, the space behind him began to distort.