Chapter 263: The Wanted Warlock
The palace was in an uproar... And not just the palace, but the whole kingdom went into a frenzy as soon as the news about the gruesome death of the Minister of Justice spread like wildfire across every part of Valcrez.
Silence reigned inside the courtroom the next morning. None dared to speak first as they waited for the King to break the silence. As expected, Exordium Eva and some of the other officials who were part of the Rossi Clan weren’t present in the court meeting. All except for Minister Rory and a few of his supporters didn’t even bother showing up from the clan.
From where he sat, Nikolai had a blank expression as he looked at the court officials before him. Haman had been eliminated from the equation, and now the next on the list was the Wagner Clan. He was aware that Sage Wagner was plotting something, but after the incident yesterday, he trusted that the Clan would have second thoughts or perhaps hesitate in making any move against him at until things die down.
His gaze darted to Amed Wagner, the Minister of Commerce. Unlike Haman, Amed’s records were clean. He was doing a great job in his position and he was hardworking on top of it as well.
"The Ministry of Justice is now vacant until we find a deserving person suitable to replace him," Nikolai declared.
"Abel and I will step in to fulfill the position’s duties until such a person can be found. For that reason, the Civil Service Exam will be pushed ahead and start in three days’ time. Chancellor Abel will be relieved from any involvement in it to focus on fulfilling the duties in the Ministry of Justice. Meanwhile, Minister Marion will closely coordinate with Minister Milo together with my wife about this matter. I’m planning to get the next Minister of Justice from the civil examinees passers."
"But Your Majesty... They lack experience," Milo Braun, the Minister of Personnel, remarked. "Shouldn’t you just consider someone who has more experience like one of our qualified judges?"
"I want to try something new. The judges under Haman’s authority didn’t do a thing while their head did everything he wanted," Nikolai casually snorted. "They didn’t have a voice of their own. They’re fortunate that I’m still letting them all stay in their posts, but I trust that whoever would be delegated as the new Minister of Justice will do the proper work and remove all the officials who don’t deserve the positions they currently have in justice affairs..."
He then donned a serious countenance as he stared intently at Milo. "I trust that you will carefully screen our current officials, Minister Milo. I hope that there will be no more incidents like what happened yesterday in the future. Take the necessary actions, and don’t hold back in making bold moves if you deem that any official is no longer performing his duties properly and honestly. I don’t care if they’re from a powerful clan. We are entrusted with this position so that we can not be corrupt and instead use the power we have to serve others. We’re in this position to make this kingdom better and keep the peace and order."