The Credentials of a Couple (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 109

“My reason for wanting to reveal this truth even more is precisely because of that.”

When a problem arises, people instinctively think first of hiding it—but the more they do so, the more tangled the issue becomes.

If Crayton conceals the Aphtal incident to preserve the current situation, an even greater catastrophe will inevitably follow, and Crayton alone will bear full blame for it.

And by then, Crayton—already having lost trust through smaller incidents—will surely collapse.

But instead of concealing it, I chose to bring it into the open.

Next, it was his turn to be exposed.

“While Crayton’s distribution network is halted, goods may only be bought and sold through stores authorized by the Imperial Palace. But even that isn’t a complete solution.”

“Indeed, there will surely be widespread complaints.”

“After all, operating only select stores inevitably means fewer varieties and less inventory, especially for perishables like food with limited shelf lives.”

That was true. Artificially restricting supply and demand in an already established market economy would inevitably cause problems.

This measure was temporary at best and couldn’t last long. We needed to accomplish our objective as quickly as possible and restore the market to its original state.

“Please inform me of any goods Crayton can’t process—I’ll have Crayton purchase them all.”

“Is that really acceptable? There will certainly be those who try to exploit this.”

“Don’t worry about it. Your Majesty, please focus your attention elsewhere.”

“On identifying the addicts, you mean.”

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