Chapter 750: Intervention
“I heard the Minister of Finance has been troubled lately. A lot of people have been protesting outside his residence?”
The Prime Minister’s sudden question made the assistant, who was sorting through documents, pause for a moment.
The Prime Minister had never been very involved. Most of the time, he simply read newspapers, drank coffee or herbal tea, and occasionally represented the Emperor at events in other regions.
He would show up, sit or stand, and deliver a speech on behalf of the Emperor.
That’s how he earned the nickname mascot. He rarely expressed his own opinions—he was more of a decoration, a symbol.
So his unexpected question caught the assistant off guard. But he quickly responded, “Yes, apparently someone even smashed the Finance Minister’s windows with stones.”
“That’s truly terrible,” the Prime Minister said, with what seemed like… anger?
The assistant wasn’t sure. He thought he caught a fleeting smile when the Prime Minister lowered his head, but it vanished almost instantly. He couldn’t tell if he imagined it.
The Prime Minister frowned slightly and spoke after a brief pause. “Protests and demonstrations are normal, but violence is not. Notify the police and have them disperse the crowd—and tell them why.”