The moment Luke revealed his identity, the four blockers all lost their momentum.

They are just a black potion workshop and have no ability to fight against the wolf-like Imperial Secret Service.

The old man quickly saluted Luke: "Hello, Detective Meteor. I am Ralph, and these three are my sons.

I know that our illegal production of potions violated the laws of the empire, and we accept the punishment."

Ralph's confession of punishment was very skillful. It seemed that their place was often visited by the Secret Service, and maybe people from the Sheriff's Department also came often.

As long as the fine is paid, the black potion will be produced as usual.

But Ralph didn't expect that this time it would be the Secret Service detective who came to the door in person, and he didn't know how much money would be needed to send this guy away.

Thinking of this, Ralph's expression became very bad.

It seems that this time not only the flesh will be cut, but also the blood will be bled!

Luke smiled and said: "Old Ralph, I'm not here to fine you, I'm here to discuss business with you."

Talking about business?!

Ralph was puzzled.

I am a black potion workshop that specializes in stimulants.

What kind of business can your dignified Imperial Secret Service agent do with me?

"Detective, please don't joke with me."

"You and I have nothing to joke about. This is not the place to discuss business. You can find a place to discuss it."

Ralph didn't know what the secret agent wanted to do, so he could only invite him to his office.

It also serves as a pharmaceutical preparation room.

On the test bench, curved glass tubes connected different vessels, and some green liquid was boiled in a hemispherical glass pot.

Ralph walked in, first took away the oil lamp under the glass pot, and asked his son to bring the chairs, and then they all rushed out.

"Sir Inspector... we businessmen who make black potions may seem to be making money, but our profits are actually very thin.

Purchasing raw materials, hiring labor, transporting, and managing all parties, we don't have much money in our hands.

If we really made money, we wouldn't still be living in Black Medicine Alley.

Sir, please sit down, please sit down..."

Luke did not sit down, but walked around the small pharmaceutical preparation room to look at the instruments here.

"Old Ralph, other potion workshops probably don't have such professional potion preparation equipment as you."

Talking about these equipment, Ralph couldn't help but said proudly: "Sir, most of the potion workshops here make potions according to the existing formulas. They are safe, but they are not competitive.

I just like to make some adjustments to the potion formula to make the potion more powerful.

We make improved stimulants, which are a hot commodity in wealthy areas."

"But... people died."

Ralph immediately denied: "No, no, no, the deceased master drank the potion that we made. I personally tried the potion that we made before determining the formula.

If I die, I will die first."

"Are you going to try it yourself?" Luke looked at Ralph, who was so old that he could hardly walk, and expressed disbelief.

"If you don't believe it, Inspector, I will drink a bottle right now."

"No, no..." Luke stopped Ralph.

If a gentleman from a wealthy area really died from drinking black potion, someone would have come looking for him long ago.

This rumor was most likely created by jealous colleagues.

It's also possible that the death of the old man satisfied many people, and those who benefited were not willing to cause trouble.

But whatever the truth is, it has nothing to do with Luke's purpose here.

Luke sat down, and Kylena stood beside her, still holding the magic wand in her hand.

"Please sit down..." Luke asked Ralph to sit down, and then said: "I want to invest in your potion workshop."

ah!

Ralph was greatly surprised: "Inspector, did I hear correctly? You want to invest in my potion workshop?"

Luke said: "You heard that right, and you don't need to ask for the specific reason. If you invest in your potion workshop, the profit...you will be two, and I will be eight."

What I can provide you with are shelter and sales channels. Any potions produced here in the future can obtain special items approval slips from the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, and leave the port under the escort of imperial agents to be sold around the world."

Luke's words immediately made Ralph excited.

A special item approval note from the Secret Service was enough to make the Ralph family prosperous, not to mention that the Secret Service took the initiative to send people to escort them.

This is the kind where the empire's royal agents forcefully stuff gold bars into your arms.

But Ralph still asked in disbelief: "Detective, is it okay to do this? We are a black potion workshop and it is illegal..."

"I'm here to make you legal, right? With the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau and me on top, you have nothing to fear.

Give me an accurate answer whether you want to do it or not. If you are afraid of taking risks, I can find another company."

"Dry!"

That's right...the secret intelligence agent is leading the process of making black potion, what do I have to be afraid of!

"Happy!" Luke pointed to the green potion that Ralph had just put aside and asked, "Is this the main excitement booster here?"

"Yes..." Ralph quickly took the reagent bottle over and said proudly: "This stimulant is quick-acting, powerful, does not put much burden on the body, and its effect surpasses all similar products on the market.

All the gentlemen in the wealthy areas like it, and if we can introduce it to the world... we are guaranteed to make a lot of money!"

Luke took the reagent bottle and shook it in front of his face before handing it to Ralph.

"Follow your previous recipe and use the ingredients I told you to make another bottle of potion. Reduce 10 grams of plantain powder, add 5 grams of whale blubber, and add 8 grams of collodion seeds to the slime condensate before stirring and put it on the fire.

Bake it into pudding state.

After the original potion is mixed, heat it on the fire until the color turns... blue like my secretary's eyes, then put it in a freezer with a constant temperature of minus 5 degrees for half an hour."

Ralph was surprised and asked: "Sir, do you know my formula? Impossible, I am the only one who knows the formula of this potion, not even my son!"

Luke said mysteriously: "You don't have to worry about where I got my formula from. Just make a potion as I told you and then evaluate its efficacy."

Ralph didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately made the potion on the spot according to the steps and improvement methods of the fun potion.

Kylena warned Luke in a low voice: "Inspector, as a senior official of the empire, you are personally involved in the production, transportation, and trading of illegal pharmaceuticals...

Once, once exposed, it will definitely affect your work history."

Luke said to Kylena: "You should know that I came to the Cape District Secret Service with a heavy responsibility, and everything I did was to complete the tasks assigned to me by His Highness.

I brought you here because I trust you."

Kylena suddenly realized.

The detective has been cared for so much by the eldest princess since he took office, so what he does must have deep meaning.
Chapter completed!