Damn, I recarneted As A Judge in Fantasy World Chapter 108: Administration Scandal Case [1]

Who would have thought that Hojein Allegan was the mastermind behind all this? To be honest, it was a completely unexpected result. Of course, the other person would have been quite surprised as well.

He stabbed in the stomach with a large knife, but I was still standing.

"Oh, well, how?"

Hojein's chin was shaking, as if he was quite surprised.

Oh, is that because i hit my head? But it didn't hit that hard.

No matter how angry you are, you should at least try to talk.

I smiled broadly and slowly spread my left arm, with the blade held in my hand.

*Snap, crack, snap!*

A red aura that burns brightly. What saved my life in that split second was the heart of the beast. I was able to capture the opponent's subtle movents thanks to the skill effect.

I looked down at Hojein and said, "Why did you do that?"

"What?"

The answer I got back was incredibly shaless. The expression on his face, as if he didn't understand English, was pure innocence itself.

'Wow! What kind of sociopath is this?'

A hollow laugh escaped my lips at the look in his eyes that showed not a hint of guilt. Still, I asked the question one more ti.

"Deliat was quickly becoming normal. And didn't you give the consuls sufficient salaries and authority?"

The question was, what is lacking that is making this happen?

Until now, Hojein Allegan has held the position of consul without compensation. Wasn't the reason to see Deliat standing up straight?

The other person's expression beca distorted. It seed as if his strong will was shaken by what I said.

"That…"

Finally, Hojein's mouth opened, his expression very frowning. But then I felt a subtle pressure on my left arm. I gritted my teeth and let out a short sigh.

"Ha! It's hopeless."

This was because the opponent was secretly putting strength into the sword.

What does this an? The intention is to take advantage of the mont of carelessness and poke at again.

"No, just a mont."

"Don't be a jerk. There's no need to talk anymore."

*Snap!*

As I applied force to my left hand, the blade bent like a sheet of paper. Then, I punched Hojein Allegan in the face with a punch filled with anger.

*Crunch!*

"Grrrr!"

This ti, it was a heartfelt punch without any rcy. It was probably even more shocking than being hit by a gavel.

Hojein, who had fallen backward, rolled his eyes. The villain who caused Deliat to regress has finally been arrested. Although it was a bit coercive, there couldn't be a more efficient way.

'No, no matter how hard I tried to have a rational conversation, it wouldn't have worked.'

From the beginning, everyone from the managent to the citizens was filled with barbaric thoughts. It seed to that the Empire was the sa, but it was especially bad here.

I felt that way even more because the country had completely fallen apart once. If so, a very powerful treatnt would be needed.

'Everything from A to Z needs to be reford.'

* * *

Those who were eating away at the Governnt-General were arrested one after another.

Because so many people participated, the police detention center was about to burst. It didn't really matter, though, because they were planning to try dozens of people at once anyway.

Of course, the procedure is arbitrary.

'The police that are supposed to investigate are a ss, and the prosecution is also full of people involved.'

Still, the trial will proceed smoothly. Anyway, all the criminals were caught, and all the evidence was out there. If it's like this, it's just a standard for punishnt...

No, actually, there was nothing like that. I could have just passed judgnt as I pleased because the imperial code was still applied in Deliat.

Three days after Hojein Allegan was captured, the first trial was finally held.

"We will now begin the trial of the Governnt-General's State Administration Scandal Case."

Since there was no associate judge, I had to conduct the entire process myself. So, I lightly omitted the question of asking him to salute .

'It feels a bit unfamiliar.'

I had seen Judge Josef Padilla do it so often that I knew I couldn't make a mistake.

As Hojein sat down as the defendant, a loud noise erupted from the gallery.

"Hey, hey! You piece of trash!"

"You don't even know the grace of the Governor-General, and you are ruining the country?"

"They say that the amount of taxes they've avoided so far is enough to build a small park in gold."

"I didn't think the Allegan family would be like that, but they're all the sa."

The voices were unanimous in their fierce condemnation. There were parts that resonated with , so I wanted to hear more, but I couldn't.

*Bang, bang, bang!*

"Be quiet."

I tried to calm the heated atmosphere by striking the gavel. But the excitent did not easily subside because most of the audience were wage laborers who made a living thanks to governnt-funded construction projects.

'I can't do this well. I'm not as shaless as Josef.'

Of course, I was also a tough person.

If you don't have guts, you can't even do police work.

He said that he trained by rolling around here and there on site.

"Quiet!"

*Boom!*

As the gavel ca down with a rebuke, silence finally fell. It wasn't just because of the loud ringing sound.

It was because the beast's heart, which was pulled up in an instant, emitted a powerful force. Most of the audience probably felt their hearts sink.

"Ahem! Since there is no prosecutor to proceed with the proceedings, this trial will proceed at the discretion of the court. Is the defendant's na Hojein Allegan?"

"…Yes."

"The amount of embezzlent on paper was 50,000 gold. But why was there only half that amount of money in the hideout?"

Hojein, who had been chewing his lips, soon lowered his head. His head was probably spinning. Which one is more beneficial? But even so, it didn't make much of a difference.

"Stop worrying. Even if you try to hide the embezzlent, you won't be able to use it for anything."

"What does that an?"

"If you just consider the cris you've committed so far, you'll be in prison for the rest of your life."

"That's ridiculous! I just stole a few gold coins…"

"Defendant!"

I shouted at Hojein, who was talking nonsense.

Then everyone's attention focused on .

A silence so thick fell over the room that you could hear a pin drop. Finally, I stabbed him with a wedge-like thrust.

"Whose dog's na is 25,000 Golden? Isn't that the total wealth of the Allegan family combined?"

It was a large sum of money that even the imperial aristocrats would be astonished by. Even if he were the governor of a small country like Deliat, he would only be a local figure.

'So that's why your eyes rolled back.'

What if a huge amount of taxes were collected, and you could do with it whatever you wanted?

Anyone would have been tempted. It must have felt like it was all his own money.

'There's no response.'

Even though I urged him again, Hojein's mouth would not open. Now was the ti to gently coax him.

"Okay. If you tell where the rest of the money is hidden, I'll cut your sentence in half."

"Excuse ?"

"Yes."

"Please explain in detail. From where to where."

Oh, you're so quick-witted. I hit it just as I thought, and then tried to shorten it to say sothing like this. The author probably doesn't know what the original sentence was.

It was a kind of three-pronged operation. But then you can't use tricks. After thinking for a mont, I soon spoke with confident eyes.

"25 years out of 50 years."

"Did you really intend to punish so harshly? After all, I have devoted myself to Deliat!"

To be honest, I thought it was great. But Hojein's achievents are a thing of the past. Aren't you currently under arrest for embezzlent and dereliction of duty?

The mistakes were so great that they overshadowed the good work.

I said, pointing to the audience.

"Defendant, how are those people looking at you?"

"… … ."

Hojein looked back absentmindedly. I couldn't see his face, but it probably had a puzzled expression. Because so many people were looking at him.

"Hey, why are you looking at like that?"

"Because you took away their hope. Because you clipped the wings of Deliat, who was trying to fly high. Why don't you realize that yet?"

"I, I just did the sa thing as the previous governors! What's wrong with that?"

Actually, if you look at it from a different perspective, he was right. Because past governors squeezed Deliat to make their own money. But I'm not the type of person to get caught up in that kind of bullshit logic.

"That doesn't an you're allowed to embezzle and neglect your duties. Do you have anything else to say? Are you not going to confess?"

"… … ."

Hojein kept his mouth shut, his fists trembling. His appearance still showed that he couldn't admit his own mistakes.

Negotiating a plea deal for that guy? Isn't that too rciful?

'It's hidden money anyway, so we can find it by hitting other guys.'

I imdiately picked up the gavel.