Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Pantalone muttered to himself as he worked on his desk.

Mr. Pantalone is still working overtime today.

It wasn't until someone knocked on Pantalone's office door that he snapped out of his overtime work, rubbing his temples and letting out a sigh.

"Come in, is it about the 'Elemental Energy Storage Project' protests and riots again?"

"Uh...more or less."

The civilian staff member of the Fools, who was about to give a report, suddenly froze in embarrassment.

Because what Pantalone said was exactly what he was reporting.

Fortunately, he still managed to think of a place where he could report it.

"However, we recently discovered that the people chanting slogans seem to be the same organized group, while the others are simply being led by the crowd. But we have no evidence, so we let it go."

"...the same organized group?"

Pantalone frowned. He wasn't too surprised by this, as he had already guessed it.

He was just guessing who was behind this group of people. He certainly didn't believe that no one was involved in organizing such a large-scale march. It was just intriguing to know who this person or force was.

But no matter who is behind this, he will not allow that person to ruin his plans.

However, it's not a good idea to let those people continue their march like this; we need to find a way to deal with it.

Pantalone, who had been pondering such matters, returned to reality and then addressed the civil official of the Fools.

"Alright, if those people are still causing trouble, then go and arrest them and throw them in jail. In the end, most ordinary people are blindly obedient and need a spiritual leader or goal to guide them. If there is no one to organize them, then these people are just a disorganized bunch and nothing to be afraid of."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

After hearing Pantalone's reply, the foolish civil official hesitated before speaking.

Pantalone raised an eyebrow after seeing his reaction.

"What's there to be afraid of? All of this is the will of Queen Zhidong, all of this is part of my plan. Everyone who opposes my plan is opposing Her Majesty the Queen. This is a sign of disloyalty to Zhidong. They are all traitors who oppose the Queen's will. It's only reasonable to arrest a few traitors, isn't it?"

This civil official of the Fools was clearly still young and had never seen such a terrible dark side.

It might be unimaginable to him that someone would be arrested and thrown into jail for such a hasty reason.

"But what if there aren't any traitors among them? And wouldn't that be bad for your reputation?"

“If I say those people are traitors, then they are traitors. As for reputation? Do you think a banker like me, whose reputation is the subject of bloodshed and lamentation, cares about anything else?”

Pantalone's undeniable words left the novice civil servant of the Fools dumbfounded.

That makes so much sense; he couldn't even think of a reply.

"Do you understand?"

"I think... you understand now..."

"Got it? Then hurry up and go!"

"oh oh!"

He was taken aback when he heard Pantalone's words, just as he was about to take a step.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten to report something.

He immediately turned back, which made Pantalone look at him with a puzzled expression.

Is there anything else?

"Well, Master Pantalone, I was actually just about to tell you something. It seems that we received news from the 'Doctor' that there's been a breakthrough in your research on the 'Elemental Energy Storage Project,' so I thought I'd share it with you."

The foolish civil official reported what he knew to Pantalone, which made Pantalone thoughtful.

"Dotore has already made progress so quickly? Well then, let's go take a look."

Pantalone put down his official duties and stood up to address the novice civil servant of the Fools.

"I'm going out for a bit. Could you take care of the rest of these things for me? If you finish them when I get back, I'll give you a raise."

With that, Pantalone left.

"Ah, this..."

Before he could even speak, Pantalone's figure had already disappeared from his sight.

He was left standing there dumbfounded, staring at the desk covered in messy documents, which were now scattered and disorganized in the wind.

Chapter 28 Byproducts of "Doctoral" Research

"Dotole! Dotole! What are you doing, Dotole!"

After Pantalone learned that Dotole's research had made new progress, he visited his colleague, "Doctor," for the second time.

But when he entered, he inexplicably heard an explosion and found the room to be a mess and chaotic place.

This made him wonder if the "Doctor" had accidentally blown up his own slide while conducting an experiment.

Although he felt that the possibility was very small, it was not impossible according to common sense.