Wandering Knight Start: I have a simple data panel

Earl Jeffreys looked solemn. He knew the importance of rules.

The privileges enjoyed by the nobles were based on the country.

Once the country was overturned and turbulent, great nobles like him would bear the brunt.

To some extent, this was also digging up his roots.

He had abused the people, but abusing the people of the empire and shaking the law was not okay.

He had been the head of the legion in the previous dynasty, a noble for decades, and served as the governor of the empire and other official positions at all levels.

Earl Jeffreys had the ability to handle the case well. The only thing he had to worry about was whether it would implicate his family.

But he thought for a moment that if he was really implicated, it would be better to handle it himself than by others.

Besides, how could His Majesty's order be rejected?

So he took on the task.

"Okay, I grant you the right to act at your own discretion, and Peter will help you." Derek was really angry. He thought he was quite tolerant and unwilling to impose harsh laws, but he didn't expect... all crows are black, and these officials would be the same in another world.

It is difficult to deceive superiors, but it is easy to abuse the people.

He is really a good official of the empire.

Count Jeffreys bowed again and retreated silently.

As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Peter approached silently.

Since he took control of the Eighth Investigation Department, he has become more and more elusive.

"Mr. Earl, if you need anything, just tell me. I will follow you these days." Peter whispered.

Count Jeffreys thanked him and asked, "Did the local investigation department report this matter?"

Peter shook his head helplessly: "No, I have sent people to investigate. I don't know if someone deliberately concealed it or was deceived by someone."

The bigger the family, the more places you can't take care of.

No matter how strict the law is, it can't resist the corruption of people's hearts.

So you have to raise the butcher knife from time to time to shock people.

Count Jeffreys didn't say much. The other party should know how to deal with the affairs of the Eighth Investigation Department. Such a sensitive agency is not something that foreign officials should ask about.

…

On the second day, Earl Jeffreys was officially appointed at the court meeting.

Earl Jeffreys, the former governor of the Great Xia Empire and the former governor of the colony, officially took up the post of Minister of Justice of the Great Xia.

This position can only be regarded as medium among many independent ministries and cabinets.

Because in this country, the human system is more important than the legal system.

Although His Majesty the Emperor has secretly promoted several pieces of legislation in recent years, manpower is sometimes limited, and it is impossible to take care of all aspects.

Only a separate or even multiple teams, accumulating months of collecting public sentiment, measuring national conditions, and thinking carefully, can promote the improvement of the legal system.

This is a matter of one generation after another, not a day's work.

But before that, Earl Jeffreys must handle this first case first.

Even if the position he took up after returning to the country was slightly unexpected, it was still a disadvantage in the competition at the top of the empire.

When he came to the Ministry of Justice, he was still the well-deserved top leader.

To be honest, Earl Jeffreys, who has been in charge of a place for many years, is familiar with the law but not proficient in it.

However, it is not necessary to be proficient in the law to handle this case. He only knows that there is a problem here and he needs to investigate it himself.

As for the trial, that is the matter after arresting the person.

After spending a few days carefully reviewing the case files, Count Jeffreys has a clear idea in his mind.

The cause of the incident is very simple, it is nothing more than the matter of enclosure and annexation.

No country can avoid the rich and powerful occupying land, but if something goes wrong, they will be punished.

Obviously, the people below do not want to be punished.

So the upper and lower levels colluded and deceived the upper and lower levels.

The civilians whose land was occupied would certainly not give up, and then they were burned.

The dead shut up, and the living were arrested as arsonists.

As for the confession and testimony, they are all available.

In this regard, Count Jeffreys knew very well that the officials who handled the case in such a hasty manner must not be clean.

As for the confession, it is even more ridiculous.

If the matter has come to this, it can be concealed.

Unfortunately, the methods used by the subordinates are crude, and you can't expect a group of minions to have much brains, so it is inevitable that some fish slip through the net.

They appealed to higher levels, and then were suppressed by higher levels, and finally ran to the imperial capital in one breath, preparing to file a complaint.

Even so, they were chased and intercepted all the way. If they hadn't been discovered by the agents of the Eighth Investigation Department of the imperial capital, they would probably have disappeared quietly.

As for why the businessman who annexed the land would rather spend more money to suppress such a thing, it is actually very easy to understand.

First, perhaps he didn't think that such a small people would dare to resist and make things bigger.

Second... If you feed the upper level, you can still have exchanges in the future, but once you compromise with the lower level, everyone will jump out to file a complaint in the future. Should you give the money or not?

Such thinking is also passed down from generation to generation.

Earl Jeffreys sorted out the case files and already had a draft plan.

It's not difficult to investigate.

The difficult part is whether you have the determination to investigate to the end.

Don't think about it, there are so many people involved, I'm afraid there are relatives and friends.

The pressure on the person investigating the case can be imagined.

But he did not hesitate and closed the case file.

"Come, go home and tell the lady and the young master that from today on, the family will close the door to visitors and no one in the family is allowed to go out. If anyone violates this... he will be expelled from the family."

Summon the close followers to settle the house first. As for forcing in, not to mention that the army of the Great Xia Empire is on the left and right, don't forget that the Jeffreys family is a northern noble family that started with military power.

If outsiders want to break in, they have to see if the guns accompanying the guards agree.

As for investigating the case, investigate a shitty case.

All of the people I dealt with had been clerks for many years and were proficient in the law. Although there were some fishy things at first glance in the case files, there were absolutely few loopholes.

Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor did not want a slow investigation, so Count Jefferice decided to arrest the person directly.

All the officials who handle them will be arrested and then screened slowly.

The officials covering up and down were all imprisoned and processed slowly.

Everyone involved, without missing a single one, can always open their mouths.

The Ministry of Justice may or may not need evidence, it all depends on how strong the will is.

Little Earl Jefferys walked out of the office, and outside the secretary's compartment, Peter was also sitting.

He kind of fulfilled what he said before, and he really accompanied me throughout the whole process.

Of course, if little Earl Jefferys can do things well, he will be his assistant.

If he bends the law for personal gain, he will be an imperial envoy to take advantage of others.

When young Earl Jefferys saw this, he was not angry and said directly: "Director Peter, you happen to be here. I need to mobilize the garrison, and I need your help from the Eighth Investigation Division. Can you help me run?"

Peter stood up with a smile and said: "Your Majesty has granted you the right to do things expediently. The division and below can be mobilized at will without any further reporting. As for my people... I sent people to go there overnight yesterday, and now I am afraid that the agents have been defeated." We’ve got them all, just ask the earl directly.”