Chapter 167 12, The Lion King Takes over the Ministry of Justice and the Assassin Court

The successive returns of the Primarchs and Dukel's taking over as Warmaster were a major turning point for the Empire. This not only represented the hope for mankind in the dark age, but also represented the reshuffling and redistribution of the Empire's power.

For thousands of years, the Inquisition held the most power in the empire, second only to the High Council. Despite their misdeeds, when this behemoth collapsed, someone still needed to take over their responsibilities.

Duker felt that it was appropriate to temporarily hand over this power and responsibility to the Imperial Palace Guards. In the past ten thousand years, the Forbidden Army has done almost nothing serious in the palace, and it has wasted a lot of the empire's military power.

You must know that the armor on the Forbidden Army alone is worth a living planet. What's more, there are not only the Forbidden Army in the palace, but also nearly a hundred mortal auxiliary legions, who are fully capable of shouldering the obligations of the Inquisition, and even doing better.

In the empire, Duker never believed that anyone's position could not be replaced. Today's empire lacked everything except people.

"Let us invite the next murderer." Duker shook the secret message in his hand and looked at the high lord of the Supreme Council.

"Supreme Lord, who do you think are involved in this secret letter?"

After hearing the original body's inquiry, the High Lord, who had been huddled at the end of the investigation team and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible, was suddenly sweating.

He may be bad, but he's definitely not stupid.

Looking at the secret letter that had not yet been opened, he knew that it was a secret letter from Schrödinger.

As long as the contents of the envelope have not been released, its contents could implicate anyone.

He even had reason to suspect that what was in the envelope at the moment was just a blank piece of paper, and he would just wait until all the dust settled before writing his testimony.

Cold sweat continued to fall along the forehead of the high lord. He knew that his answer at this moment was crucial. If it did not meet the other party's wishes, his name and the name of the entire Supreme Council would appear on the list.

But he also didn't want to answer according to the other party's wishes.

——In this way, he will once again become a "loyal real-name whistleblower" and a shameful betrayer of the powerful class.

The betrayer is more hateful than the enemy. After this storm, he and even the entire Supreme Council, even if they can survive, will bear the most ferocious revenge of the 'noble remnants'.

The man was killed by Durkor, the benefits were taken by the Primarchs, but the high lords of the Supreme Council were responsible for taking the blame?

The high lord guessed the original body's thoughts, which made him even more confused.

Just when he was in trouble, Guilliman's voice suddenly sounded. The regent's calm voice calmed the high lord's nervous heart a little.

"Brother, I think the Ministry of Military Affairs is less suspicious and the priority can be lower."

"Why?" Duker was puzzled.

"There are three admirals in the Ministry of War, and they are Macraggeans." Guilliman gave his answer.

Duker glanced at the Regent in surprise, and at the same time understood what the other party meant.

The reason for his surprise was that he underestimated Guilliman's political ability.

No wonder that in his original trajectory, Guilliman was able to deal with the powerful people on Terra for so long while shouldering the heavy responsibility of the Dark Crusade by himself.

It turns out that there are Macraggeans in the middle and high-level positions of various departments on Terra, and even the generals of the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Lowering the priority is obviously to allow some time to make some preparations before the investigation team arrives at the Ministry of Military Affairs.

Guilliman was ready to play out this scene with Dulquer.

He had no ability to stop his brother's actions, nor did he intend to.

From the beginning, he also felt that Duker's actions were too wide-ranging.

But after using his brain, which is not inferior to a biological computer, and thinking about it carefully, he feels that it is inexplicably reasonable.

He knew that the big drama planned by Duker could not be hidden from everyone all the time, and no matter how effective the anesthetic was, it would not be effective forever.

But he also knew that those in power who could quickly see through this drama would have a hard time surviving tonight.

After the high-level officials died violently while chasing the murderer, the remaining middle-level and even lower-level people were easily fooled.

Even if there are still some stubborn remnants in the galaxy, they will take the lead in targeting the Supreme Council as the "loyal whistleblower".

After the remaining conflicts are divided, the empire will transition to a new era at the minimum cost.

In this new era, the Primarchs, who gathered power without alienating mortals, would be able to focus on their shared ideals - to restore the glory of the Imperium and realize Mankind's Manifest Destiny as the finest race to rule the galaxy.

When Guilliman saw the present and the future clearly, he admitted that his heart was moved.

No, it’s not just him. There is no fool among the Primarchs. Guilliman believes that every Primarch understands Dukel’s intentions at this moment. In the face of a common ideal, every Primarch is willing to accompany Duker. Go crazy.

Imagine the vision of the future.

Guilliman felt the blood well up in his chest, burning, as if he had drank the strongest wolf wine.

He looked at his brother, and the fiery enthusiasm and courage at this moment even made him suspect that he was influenced by Dukel's charisma.

But he knew very well that this was not the case.

It's because of the ideals they share, nothing more.

The Primarchs all had beautiful ideas for the future in their hearts.

They worked hard and passionately to get closer to the unreachable dream.

But the high lord at this time had completely different ideas.

When he heard the conversation between the Regent and Dukel, his panic-stricken heart finally died completely.

He knew that he had completely lost the ability to reverse the situation, and he saw a bleak future.

"High Lord, haven't you remembered yet?" Dukel asked.

"I remember, my lord."

The High Lord replied calmly,

"As far as I know, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice has frequent contacts with the Lord of Assassination of the Assassin's Court."

He has completely given up on himself.

The energy of the two Primarchs Dukel and Guilliman alone brought him an almost suffocating sense of oppression, and now there are four Primarchs on Terra.

The Lion and Sanguinius have not yet clearly expressed their attitudes, but this does not mean that they are weak and can be bullied. No one will underestimate the Dark Angels and the Blood Angels.

Although the representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Assassin's Court also have seats in the Supreme Council.

But the High Lord would not really regard these representatives as his own people. He adhered to the heart of "a friend who dies is not as good as a poor person" and decisively offered his loyalty to Duker.

As for betraying the aristocracy, the High Lord decided not to do it, or to do it without leaving any trouble!

He even took the initiative to fabricate the possible motives of the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice and the details of the action.

To show his loyalty to the Primarchs.

"A wise choice." Duker nodded with satisfaction.

"Clerk, write down these testimonies. When the incident is over, these testimonies will be made public to the people of the Empire as the results of our investigation."

The clerk hurriedly wrote down the testimony provided by the High Lord with exaggeration.

And asked the High Lord to cooperate and record a holographic projection.

At this time, Efilar and the commander of the Imperial Guards also came over at the right time.

Efilar: "Your Highness, the whereabouts of the murderous ghost appeared in the Ministry of Justice."

Waldo: "The traces of the Lord of Assassins in the Assassin Court disappeared outside the Ministry of Justice."

After hearing their words, Duke brewed his emotions for a while,

and then became furious:

"Okay, I originally doubted whether the citizen's report was true." He continued, "The Ministry of Justice broke the law knowingly, and the crime is even more serious! I hope the Grand Marshal will not make a mistake!"

He also deliberately adjusted his posture and confirmed that everything was saved by the recorder.

He strode out of the trial court,

The investigation team arrived at the Ministry of Justice--

Of course, there is only the Grand Marshal in the Ministry of Justice, but no Lord of Assassins.

Faced with the questioning of the Primarch, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice just replied, "Your Highness, I have never seen the murderous ghost, nor the Lord of Assassins. And I heard that the Lord of Assassins is out on a mission and is not in Terra now."

Duke did not continue to ask.

The high lord at the end of the team spoke first, "Grand Marshal, I met the Lord of Assassins this morning."

The Grand Marshal looked at him, his eyes flashed with cold murderous intent, and then said coldly, "You are wrong, three Primarchs, please follow me to the secret room for a detailed discussion."

Seeing his calm appearance, Duker asked curiously,

"Grand Marshal, according to the current evidence, you are not only breaking the law knowingly, but also shielding the real murderer and blocking the Primarch's investigation. I have reason to suspect that you have sent the murderous ghost and the Lord of Assassins out of Terra through the Ministry of Justice, and then suspect that you are the real murderer behind the assassination of His Majesty. You have committed such a big evil, aren't you afraid?"

The Grand Marshal's face changed slightly when he heard this, but he was still very calm overall.

The next second, Duker received the psychic voice transmission from the Grand Marshal, "Your Highness, there may be a deeper secret hidden in the assassination of His Majesty. Please come to the secret room with me to discuss in detail. As long as Your Highness is willing to let the Ministry of Justice go, I am willing to hand over all the evidence, and you will be able to find out the whole truth immediately."

Hidden deeper secrets?

The truth?

What did the Ministry of Justice find out?

Duker and the Grand Marshal looked at each other.

Of course he knew the truth, and he stabbed the sword with his own hands. But if the Grand Marshal already knew the truth, shouldn't he be more afraid of me?

The bravery in his eyes didn't seem to be acting.

So confident?

A guess flashed through Duker's mind, and then he laughed, "The truth? Only what I found out is the truth!"

In the Grand Marshal's shocked eyes, Duker slapped him in the face, "The Emperor's son will not be in cahoots with any evil people!"

Bang!

Although the Primarch did not use even a little strength, the Grand Marshal was still blown away more than ten meters, hit the wall and slowly slid down.

The Grand Marshal even felt that he had been beaten to death, but he came back to life.

He looked at the Primarch in disbelief. He dared to trade with the Primarch only because he really found out the secret.

As the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice, the number of secrets in his hands is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Otherwise, he would not be so calm.

But Dukel's reaction caught him off guard.

Does the other party really not want to know the secrets about the assassination of the Emperor?

Although these secrets have not been fully obtained, the other party should also be very interested.

Although the Grand Marshal can see that Dukel is using the name of investigating the case to purge the nobles, he does not believe that the other party is really not interested in the real murderer who assassinated the Emperor.

Dukel certainly does not know the Grand Marshal's thoughts, otherwise the smile on his face would be more sunny.

This is the script he directed and acted by himself. What did the Grand Marshal find out?

But the so-called secrets were not important to him at all, and even the Grand Marshal himself was not important to him.

Dukel didn't even care what the Grand Marshal's name was.

But there is no Generalissimo of the Ministry of Justice, which is important to him.

"Your Highness Dukel, I really know the truth about your Majesty's assassination case!"

Seeing the original body walking towards him, the Grand Marshal was really anxious. He didn't know if he could resist the next slap, so he loudly said his biggest trump card.

If Duker were to fight him hard, he would kill him directly and let his trump card be forcibly invalidated, and he would die of agony.

Hearing the words of the Generalissimo, Duker had no reaction, but the others were very shocked.

The Lion King, Guilliman and the commander of the Imperial Guard looked at each other.

Compared with the doubts in the eyes of the two men, what emerged in the eyes of the male lion was a strong killing intent.

In the Lion King's view, the truth about the Emperor's assassination must be absolutely buried, and should not be known to any mortal except for a few Primarchs and the Custodes.

Although the reaction of the Generalissimo of the Ministry of Justice at this moment did not look like he knew the truth.

But this does not prevent the lion from finding a way to die.

The high lord's face turned pale instantly, "Do you know the truth? No wonder you have been staying at home recently. You don't go anywhere except the Legal Department, and you don't attend any gatherings."

His heart sank to the bottom.

The High Lord was too eager to show off just now. In order to show his loyalty to the original body, he had completely offended the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Justice.

Once the Grand Marshal survives tonight with this secret, he will not be able to escape the liquidation of the Ministry of Justice in the days to come.

"The Ministry of Justice found clues a few days ago." The Grand Marshal continued,

"According to our clues, the real culprit is pointed out."

The generalissimo stared at the high lord as he spoke. The betrayer was more hateful than the enemy. There was unconcealed murderous intent in his eyes.

There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth - as long as he can survive tonight, if he can't take care of the original body, he can't take care of you?

The high lord's heart sank a little bit.

There can be a figure of a person,

But faster than the words of the generalissimo.

A cold light flashed,

The lion's majestic body was already standing on the left side of the Generalissimo's body.

Blood spurted out, and until the last moment of his life, the generalissimo still had a sneer for the high lord on his expression.

"There are secrets among secrets, and not all secrets should be made public." Leon shook off the blood on the blade,

"They deserve to be buried."

At this moment, the scene was eerily quiet, and everyone was shocked by the lion's determination.

The high lord turned pale and swallowed, looking at the pool of scarlet blood under the generalissimo, he didn't even know whether he should be happy or afraid.

Happily, the Grand Marshal's death spared him from the full force of the Ministry of Justice.

What's scary is that Leon, who seems silent, can still be so decisive in killing the Generalissimo who holds unlimited power.

Then it would be easier to kill him, the high lord.

The Supreme Lord, who had always been at the top of Terra's power in the past, now felt no sense of security in front of the original body.

"Brother, you are too sensitive. I really want to know what he found out." Even Duker said helplessly.

"I don't want to bet on any slight possibility." The lion said with a cold tone, "Everything here should be buried."

He waved his hand, and a whole company of Dark Angels walked out from nowhere.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

From the moment they entered the Ministry of Justice, the sound of bolters continued.

The Dark Angels began their allegiance.

"Okay." Dukel understood the Lion's mission. He was the Emperor's keeper of secrets. In the eyes of the Lion, this mission was even more noble than his life.

"Since you did it, you should finish it. From now on, you will temporarily take over the responsibilities of the Ministry of Justice and the Assassin's Court. I believe that the Dark Angel can only do better than mortals."

The lion fell silent upon hearing this, thinking.

The Dark Angels are different from the Custodes. They are not idle. On the contrary, they are extremely busy.

However, considering the responsibilities of the Assassin's Court and the Ministry of Justice, this does not require the Dark Angels to complete it themselves, they only need to cultivate a group of loyal mortals.

The lion finally agreed,

"The only thing I can guarantee is that too many innocent people will not be killed by mistake."

"That's enough." Dukel nodded, "The Assassin's Court will also be left to your disposal."

"Can."

The Lion King left, taking the 'evidence' that Duker gave him, and together with the Dark Angels, he went to the Assassin Court for friendly negotiations.

After the lion left, Dulquer looked at Guilliman.

"Brother, is the Military Ministry ready?"

"Not yet." Guilliman smiled bitterly. "Things happen so fast here. The most time we spend is on the way here."

"Then let's see how many evil deeds the Ministry of Justice has done." Dukel said.

This time, the Dark Angels handed the collected documents into the hands of the two Primarchs without the need for the Sisters of Mind to take action.

The most important responsibility of the Ministry of Justice is to ensure that planet rulers within the empire's territory comply with imperial laws and to supervise local law enforcers to maintain order.

The Ministry of Justice has the power to enforce the law for most people in the Empire. In addition to Space Marines, Inquisitors, and Navigator families, they can arrest, interrogate, and execute almost anyone in their jurisdiction, whether it is a planetary governor, a noble, or even an officer of the Imperial Guard or the Imperial Navy. They have the right to convict and execute them on the spot.

The nearly unlimited power has made this group of law enforcers who maintain the laws of the Empire increasingly ignore the fairness of the law.

In the early days of the establishment of the Ministry of Justice, they were able to strictly maintain the fairness of the laws of the Empire.

But in the ten thousand years since the Emperor ascended the throne, they gradually evolved into-I am the law!

In the laws of the Empire, there is a felony that can be sentenced to death on the spot, but it is a "pocket crime"-heresy.

For example: If you insult someone, and the person you insult happens to be an arbitrator of the Ministry of Justice.

Then according to the logic of the Ministry of Justice-life is the currency of the Emperor, and insulting currency is equivalent to embezzling the Emperor's property, an absolute heresy, execution!

Similarly, the crime of heresy can be used almost anywhere, and whether to arrest people depends on the mood of the Ministry of Justice.

At this moment, Dukel and Guilliman saw that in the archives of the Ministry of Justice, the verdicts on heresy alone almost filled up an entire warehouse.

And this may be only the verdicts issued in the past few decades.

This means that countless people, and even countless worlds, have been accused of heresy and massacred in the name of execution.

The two primarchs walked out of the Ministry of Justice with heavy hearts.

Dukel looked at the sky of Terra, and all he saw was bottomless darkness.

"The sun sets, the long night falls, and now it is midnight."

"Dawn is coming."