Outside Crescent College, a large area of land that was originally used as a plantation has turned into an overgrown wasteland due to lack of maintenance. In a small house next to the college castle, Antoine and Reiner are discussing the next sales strategy.
Relying on the popularity of Piram Cola in surrounding cities, Coke, a new trendy drink, has gradually become popular in the south of the country. And due to the influence of Bailena's Mage Card marketing, Crescent Cola has once again become a hot commodity. .
In some areas where retail stores are underdeveloped, a bottle is even hard to find.
Of course, what most people like is the mage card that comes with Coca-Cola.
Due to the unprecedentedly good sales, Reiner hired four skilled mage apprentices for Antoine to continuously produce cola. At the same time, he persuaded Antoine the previous week to temporarily relocate the alchemy workshop to Crescent College. This cabin is for safety.
Antoine didn't want to move at first. He didn't think that the despicable methods Reiner said would really appear in Piram's hands, but in the end he moved out of the cabin where he had lived for more than ten years just to be on the safe side.
"In the future, we can buy a few shops in the old street. One side will be used as an alchemy workshop for Coke production, and the other side will be a direct sales store. At the same time, we will allow guests to pay to visit the Coke factory and the like."
Reiner has now invested in Antoine Alchemy Workshop in the name of Crescent College, occupying 22% of the shares. He himself has invested in technology through technology in his own name, occupying 31% of the shares, and the remaining It is Antoine's shares. In a sense, Antoine's Alchemy Workshop is now one of the properties of Crescent College.
This situation is very common. In order to maintain their own funds, larger schools will make various investments, including alchemy workshops and hospitals, lower-level schools, business associations, etc. Crescent College probably also had some industries in the past, but Almost all of them have been defeated in recent years.
"This is a good suggestion. Based on our current performance growth efficiency, we may be able to achieve it in half a year."
Antoine nodded. He followed Reiner's advice and tidied up his face. Now he didn't look as depressed as before, but more like a normal middle-aged man.
Dong Dong Dong—
A knock on the door interrupted the discussion between the two. Antoine opened the door and found a familiar person.
"Sheila Sheriff?"
Sheila, who was in uniform, nodded to Antoine and continued.
"Mr. Antoine, we followed your advice and set up an ambush at Antoine's Alchemy Workshop in Old Street. We arrested a few guys who wanted to blow up your house tonight. We may need you to come to town and help us make some prove."
"Blow up?"
Antoine was a little surprised. He didn't expect that what Reiner had warned him before would come true. That Piram would really find someone to endanger his personal safety.
"Mr. Antoine, just go with the sheriff. I will go to check on the situation later."
Reiner said, patting Antoine on the shoulder.
"Well, okay, I understand."
Antoine gathered his emotions, then packed his things and left with Sheila.
Reiner, after thinking for a moment, decided to wake up Claire first and ask her to accompany him.
He needs a bodyguard who can fight.
... ...
Afterwards, Reiner woke up Claire, who was sleeping with a pillow that looked like a barbecue, and persuaded her by asking her to have a big meal at the restaurant where the protagonist went in "The Lonely Gourmet" in Priest City on the weekend. A bleary-eyed teacher accompanied him to the town's detention center late at night.
By the time the two arrived at the Sheriff's Detention Center in a carriage, it was already after midnight.
Lunamia Town near Crescent College is the town where Old Street is located, and is under the jurisdiction of Prest City. Therefore, Leslie and Sheila are equivalent to civil servants sent from the city to the countryside to work in the countryside. They are under the jurisdiction of the local government. A warm reception from the Sheriff.
They commandeered a separate cell to hold Sanderson while blocking all information to prevent alerting the real mastermind.
Seeing Reiner and Claire, the two sheriffs smiled knowingly, and then led them and Antoine to the interrogation room.
"This observation room can see what is happening in the interrogation room, but the interrogation room cannot see this side."
Leslie explained simply, which made Claire feel a little strange.
The three of them and Leslie came to the observation room and saw that in the room on the other side, Sanderson was locked in a chair and looked depressed, while Sheila was sitting opposite him holding several documents.
"Sanderson Gran, do you admit that you intend to blow up Antoine's alchemy workshop and kill Master Antoine?"
Sheila asked sharply, causing Sanderson to tremble suddenly and look at the female sheriff in front of him with fear.
"I, I don't know..."
Sanderson still believed that Piram would save him, just like what was written in the novel, and spent some money to bribe the jailer to rescue him, so he did not reveal the truth.
"You know, if you were instigated by someone, confessing can reduce your crime, but if you are determined to keep it secret, then we will think that you planned this case, and the death penalty waiting for you will be."
Sheila said coldly and stood up to leave. Her words made Sanderson tremble, but he still did not dare to betray his boss.
"We have interrogated your accomplices and they have been recruited."
When leaving the interrogation room, she seemed to mention it accidentally. Sheila's words made Sanderson stunned, his eyes wandering, as if he was thinking.
At this time, Leslie left the observation room and walked into the interrogation room instead of Sheila. He took a glass of water and placed it in front of Sanderson.
"Sanderson, I know you are not a bad person, but you have been temporarily deceived. If you can cooperate with our work, your guilt can be minimized."
Leslie fed Sanderson a drink of water very tenderly and spoke thoughtfully.
"We have contacted your boss Piram before. He felt very sorry for what you did and said he did not know about it. So Sanderson, you are saving yourself now."
This is a common black-face and white-face tactic used in interrogations. Sheila's severity is in sharp contrast to Leslie's gentleness. Sanderson has never experienced this kind of training. Leslie's words quickly made Sanderson react. .
Sanderson always thought that Piram was trying to rescue him, but Leslie's words shattered his illusion. Because he was in panic and confusion, he did not even think about the possibility that Leslie and Sheila had deceived him. .
"I... ... "
He hesitated to speak. Sanderson thought about it again and again. All the past events came to mind, and he finally spoke.
"Piram ordered me to do it."