Legend of Dragon Son-in-law
Chapter 1242 - 1242 1242 Unjust Killing

Chapter 1242: Chapter 1242: Unjust Killing Chapter 1242: Chapter 1242: Unjust Killing Gonzalez City was on the cusp of its grand ceremony.

But now, an abominable incident like the murder of an official from the Commissioner’s Office had occurred.

Everton Davenport felt utterly humiliated.

Especially since countless pairs of eyes were watching.

An atmosphere that was originally joyful and auspicious instantly became incredibly tense.

The martial organizations didn’t really care.

Whether Everton Davenport subjugated the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance or not was of little concern to them.

The North Sea disdained the mere scraps of energies within the martial world; their sights were set on the sects.

But now, the sect representatives who had come to offer congratulations all harbored their own hidden agendas.

They had come not only to probe the strength of the North Sea’s power but also intended to establish good relations with it.

If the North Sea royal court was genuinely powerful, it would be wise for the sects to plan accordingly.

Before long,

the Left Minister, accompanied by a troop of guards, appeared in the Eight-direction palace.

But that smell…

Guests furrowed their brows, covering their noses and mouths.

“Stinky tofu again? What is it with the North Sea and this stuff?”

Someone complained out loud.

Even Everton Davenport instinctively covered his nose and mouth with his sleeve, his eyebrows knitting together slightly.

“There was an emergency, and there was no time to clean up!” the Left Minister’s face flushed red as he realized the issue.

“Well, that’s alright; let’s not sweat the small stuff and hurry with the trial.”

Everton Davenport had to offer himself a way out.

“When was the Grand Steward found dead?” inquired the Prefect of Star City.

His position was second only to the Left and Right Ministers, responsible for managing all sorts of miscellaneous affairs within the entire scope of Star City, in the North Sea.

Before the North Sea’s restoration, there was only Star City as a base.

And the Prefect of Star City, in essence, governed the entire territory of the North Sea, except for the area under Baylor Davenport from Gonzalez City.

“In response to the Prefect’s question, sir, I went to use the restroom and happened upon the body of the Grand Steward lying there, dead.”

The first North Sea soldier to witness Oracio Martin’s death was brought into the great hall, beginning to speak in a panic.

Oracio Martin was a man of the Left Minister.

Upon hearing that one of his own had been killed, the Left Minister gathered all of the witnesses and those who might provide evidence and brought them to the Eight-direction palace.

Those who could walk came on foot, and those too weak were carried in on stretchers.

“When I went to the restroom, it was pitch-black, but luckily, there was a Luminous Pearl on the body of Oracio Martin.”

The soldier spoke, his face turning beet red.

The laxative was too potent, and he could hardly hold on anymore.

“Where is the Luminous Pearl now?”

the Prefect of Star City demanded.

“Here!”

The Left Minister, holding a Luminous Pearl in the palm of his hand, approached the Prefect of Star City.

“This Luminous Pearl is extremely valuable; it shouldn’t have been on Oracio Martin.”

The deceased was one of the Left Minister’s confidants.

The Prefect of Star City did not dare to take the matter lightly.

“Allow me to examine it,” the Prefect said as he received the Luminous Pearl and waved to the attendants around him.

There must be fingerprints!

The appearance of such an peculiar treasure at the crime scene certainly wasn’t without reason.

The North Sea controlled several conglomerates in Star City and possessed a wealth of high-tech equipment.

For them, fingerprint detection was effortless.

“Prefect, there is a piece of information, and I am unsure whether it is appropriate to speak of it or not,” the Left Minister said, standing in front of the Prefect of Star City with his hands clasped behind his back.

“Speak freely, Prime Minister!” The Prefect did not dare to offend the Left Minister, and with the king right behind him, there was nothing he couldn’t hear.

Hearing this, the Left Minister nodded, “I heard that during the day, Oracio Martin had a conflict with Nancy Ophelia; the two even came to blows and grappled with each other!”

Upon learning of Oracio Martin’s death, he immediately rushed to the construction site to inquire about the situation.

Many of Oracio Martin’s confidants eagerly relayed the news to the Left Minister upon seeing him.

A confrontation between the two leading stewards was no small matter.

And most had witnessed it with their own eyes.

“Oh?” The Prefect of Star City turned around to face Everton Davenport, “Your Majesty, I would like to call Nancy Ophelia here for a confrontation.”

“Absurd!”

The Right Minister’s face darkened as he shot a hostile glance at the Left Minister, “The affairs of the Commissioner’s Office have always been managed by the Ministry of Construction. For such a major incident, why haven’t I heard a report to Your Majesty by the Minister of Public Works?”

Nancy Ophelia was his man!

The Right Minister would not allow the Left Minister to slander.

“Is that so? Are all the witnesses here blind?” countered the Left Minister, not willing to back down.

“Silence!”

Everton Davenport roared.

The two Prime Ministers bickering in public was the last thing he, the king of North Sea, wanted to see.

Hundreds of people in the great hall were waiting to watch a spectacle unfold.

“Minister of Public Works!”

After a moment of silence, Everton Davenport pointed to an elder below, “Is there such a matter?”

“I have heard nothing of the sort!”

The Minister of Public Works stepped forward, hands clasped in salute, “I have received no such news.”

Thump!

Just then,

A young man from behind him stepped out and knelt upright on the ground.

“Replying… replying to Your Majesty, indeed there was such an incident today. I thought the construction of the command stage was urgent, so I suppressed the matter of my own accord.”

The young man was the Minister of Public Works, also the one who had gone to mediate the quarrel in the afternoon.

He had wanted to report it.

But to report would mean offending both Prime Ministers.

He had assumed that the matter could be easily brushed off, but who knew Oracio Martin would actually die that night.

“You!”

The Minister of Public Works’s face turned deathly pale.

He quickly knelt on the ground.

“Take him out and behead him!”

Without any hesitation, Everton Davenport coldly commanded.

This was deception of the king!

Hearing the word ‘behead’, the Minister of Public Works fainted on the spot.

“Summon Nancy Ophelia!”

Seeing this situation, the Star City prefect quickly gave the order.

It seemed that the North Sea King had set his heart on making an example out of someone!

And the Right Minister, who had just spoken out in dispute, now dared not utter a word.

Three minutes later.

Nancy Ophelia rushed in, flustered.

“This humble one, Grand Steward Nancy Ophelia, greets Your Majesty!”

He knelt on both knees, his head pressed to the ground, sweat pouring down.

“Nancy Ophelia, did you have a conflict with Oracio Martin this afternoon?”

The Star City prefect asked.

“Yes…”

Nancy Ophelia dared not lift her head.

“Who struck the first blow!”

The Left Minister also inquired by the side.

“It was me…”

Nancy Ophelia could never have dreamed that their afternoon scuffle would lead to such consequences.

“Check for fingerprints!”

The Star City prefect waved his hand, and the attendant immediately went to check Nancy Ophelia’s fingerprints.

At the same time, they compared them with fingerprints on the Luminous Pearl.

“Reporting to the prefect, indeed they match!”

The attendant replied.

“How bold, Nancy Ophelia! To dare kill an official from the North Sea on your own!”

The Star City prefect shouted, “Do you plead guilty?”

“I didn’t… I didn’t kill anyone.”

Nancy Ophelia felt like he was caught between a rock and a hard place – damned if he did, damned if he didn’t.

When he saw the Luminous Pearl, his eyes widened with shock!

Wasn’t that pearl in his own room?

“Do you still not confess?” The Star City prefect was nearly driven to fury!

So many eyes were watching!

Just admit to the crime and have your head chopped off to end this.

Making a scene now, wasn’t that making a mockery for outsiders to see?

A moment of crisis!

It didn’t matter whether it was a false charge, it had to be treated as one.

“I… I really didn’t…”

Pfft!

Before he could finish his words.

The Left Minister drew his sword from his waist and thrust it directly into Nancy Ophelia’s heart!

“The murderer, Nancy Ophelia! I, the Left Minister, have executed him with my own hands!” The Left Minister pulled out the Longsword, kneeling on one knee, “Your Majesty, this was merely a case of discord between colleagues.”

“Let’s disperse! From now on, any conflict between officials must be reported immediately!” Everton Davenport nodded in satisfaction.

The matter, at last, had some closure.

As for whether it was really Nancy Ophelia who did it, that could only be properly investigated after the ceremony ended.

For now, the priority was to settle things for those present.

“Your Majesty, I have a matter I would like to report to you!”

Seeing his favorite executed, the Right Minister’s mouth trembled wildly.

He simply walked up to Everton Davenport and knelt before him.

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