March 10.
Two weeks had passed since the attack on the Breeding Center.
During that time, Baru and the Coronet Company's lawyers had come to visit.
Just as Lance had predicted, the Coronet Company had washed its hands of Baru completely.
Li Wei still vividly remembered the representative from the Coronet Company's Legal Affairs Department, dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a practiced, insincere smile.
"Those were illegal acts Baru committed in breach of his contract. We will also be holding him accountable under that contract."
"However, we're not here to discuss that today. On humanitarian grounds, the Coronet Company is willing to provide some financial support to the Jubilife Breeding Center."
From the Coronet Company's perspective, this legal representative was undoubtedly good at his job.
"The Coronet Company will never interfere with your right to seek compensation from Mr. Baru. We only ask that you refrain from naming the Coronet Company as a jointly liable party when filing your lawsuit."
Simply put, the Coronet Company wanted to protect its reputation.
The Jubilife Pokémon Day Care was a Coronet Company franchise.
Even if Baru had acted on his own, Li Wei could still name the Coronet Company as a defendant in his lawsuit.
The spread of Sinnoh NOW's video had already caused the Coronet Company some losses.
Being sued on top of that would be extremely damaging to its reputation.
The Coronet Company was in the midst of expanding. If its reputation went sour, it could forget about expansion.
"As long as you sign this agreement, this one million will be yours."
The damage to Li Wei's property hadn't amounted to one million.
Replacing the gate and repairing the service center's exterior walls came to 160,000 in total.
In fact, 160,000 wasn't that large a sum. The Pokémon League's