Why was he showing him the door so readily?

Silan looked at the Authorization Order on the table and continued, "Mr. Malfoy, you may not know this, but I already spoke with Professor Snape about this before I came."

"Although I have limited talent in Potions and made a moment of folly by selling Potions under Professor Snape's name, unfortunately, I am the professor's favorite student. So the professor very generously forgave me and even gave me an Authorization Order."

Silan looked at Lucius with interest and asked with a smile, "Don't you want to open it and take a look?"

Professor Snape's Authorization Order?!

Lucius and Pippin turned their heads in unison to look at the Authorization Order on the table, their eyes widening in disbelief.

"Authorization Order, Professor Snape's Authorization Order..." Pippin muttered to himself, suddenly realizing, did this mean that Professor Snape not only knew about this, but also strongly supported Mr. Prewett?

Thinking of this, Pippin was overjoyed and looked at Silan with amazement. "No wonder he's Professor Snape's favorite student! The professor really cares about him!"

Lucius stared at the Authorization Order in disbelief, repeatedly exclaiming, "Impossible!"

Even for him, with his status as a senior alumnus and their long-standing relationship, it would take considerable effort to persuade Snape.

Severus is incredibly strict when it comes to Potions; how could he possibly grant him Authorization Order so easily?

It must be fake!

Lucius touched the fangs on the snake-headed cane with his finger, forcing himself to calm down despite the slight pain, and reached for the Authorization Order.

But Pippin was faster, snatching the Authorization Order in one swift motion.

"What are you trying to do?!" Lucius demanded angrily.

Pippin rolled his eyes at him, saying warily, "I'll show it to you so you won't get angry and destroy the Authorization Order."

"I'm not a mad dog like you." Lucius gritted his teeth and held out his hand. "Give me the Authorization Order."

But Pippin just stared at him coldly, showing no intention of giving him the Authorization Order.

Lucius was furious, but eager to see the Authorization Order, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Open it."

Pippin didn't say anything more. He carefully untied the silk rope, slowly opened the Authorization Order, and squinted as he quickly scanned the contents of the Authorization Order.

The Authorization Order was written in simple handwriting, "The Potions sold by Silan Prewett was made by Severus Snape."

To avoid misreading, Pippin checked it again and was overjoyed to confirm that the Authorization Order only listed Silan's name.

All done!

This gives us absolute initiative.

Unlike Pippin, Lucius first looked at the wax seal at the bottom of the Authorization Order.

The sealing wax was edged with a small snake, its body covered in fine lines, and in the center was Snape's signature.

"It's true!"

Lucius's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly glanced at the contents of the Authorization Order again.

Upon discovering that only Silan's name was written on it, Lucius's heart sank to the bottom of an icy abyss, as if all his strength had been drained away.

This is a difficult situation.

"The Authorization Order only lists Prewett's name. If he decides not to cooperate later, he'll lose his credentials." Lucius slumped back in his chair, his face extremely grim.

His mind was in turmoil, and he thought bitterly, "Damn it!"

"Prewett had the Authorization Order ready all along, just waiting for me to ask him! What a cunning scheme, what a ruthless tactic!"

Lucius was then suddenly struck by the realization that beneath Prewett's kind exterior lay such deep cunning and scheming.

Slytherin, as expected of Slytherin!

The Sorting Hat is absolutely right.

"I'm afraid he's got all the cunning that the Prewett family has lacked for generations!" Lucius lamented inwardly, regretting that he had underestimated him.

After Lucius finished reading, Pippin carefully put away the Authorization Order and asked sarcastically, "Now what do you have to say?"

Lucius sighed with a wry smile, "It's not up to me to decide now."

He finally understood the situation.

From the very beginning, they had fallen into a trap. Prewett was able to guarantee production and had already settled things with Snape, obtaining the Authorization Order.

I completely lost control from the very beginning.

Lucius looked at Silan with admiration. "I have to admit, Prewett is indeed a genius, not only in Potions, but also in business negotiations. Since he entered the shop, he hasn't said much, just letting himself and Pippin tear each other apart, while he himself remained hidden."

By the time the prey saw his bare fangs, it was too late.

"Either stay hidden and remain still, or strike with deadly precision... like... a viper!" Lucius shuddered, unable to suppress the thought.

Even so, he still had to continue to fight for his own interests, otherwise his trip would have been in vain.

Lucius took a deep breath, calmed himself, and asked, "In that case, Mr. Prewett, how do you intend to divide the profits? I'm all ears."

Pippin beside him, smirked smugly, chin held high, looking down at him with only his nostrils flared. "Lucius, you've finally met your match. I still prefer your arrogant demeanor from before."

"Shut up!" Lucius glared at him. "I was talking to Mr. Prewett."

Pippin wasn't afraid of him; he glared back, not forgetting to look down at him with his nose in the air.

Lucius stared at Pippin's small nostrils with his large eyes for a moment, then looked away, feeling somewhat disgusted, after seeing the dark nose hairs inside.

"Why am I even bothering with him? This guy's a troublemaker... Ugh, he's a troublemaker, but what am I?!" Lucius abruptly stopped thinking, turned his gaze away, and looked at Silan.

"Let's get back to business," Lucius said, his head throbbing. "How does Mr. Prewett plan to divide the profits?"

Silan said calmly, "It's simple. I get 60%, you get 30%, and 10% goes to Pippin, who will be responsible for the Potions Ingredients, but you'll bear the cost."

Pippin, who had initially thought he had little to do with the negotiations, was taken aback when his name was suddenly called. "Mr. Prewett actually thought of me!"

Pippin felt a warm current rise in his heart.

"That's absolutely impossible!" Lucius glared at Pippin, pounding his cane on the ground. "I only get 30% profit, yet I have to bear all the costs? Mr. Prewett, don't you think that's outrageous?"

Silan said casually, "Business deals naturally have successes and failures. Since Mr. Malfoy has refused, it means the deal fell through."

"In that case, please leave."

Pippin and Lucius were both stunned.

This plot doesn't make sense, does it?

Why are they so quick to kick people out?