March 5, 1858.
Following the submission of a report titled "On the January 13 Major Criminal Case Outside the Paris Opera House" by Minister of Internal Affairs Percy to the Tuileries Palace, the trial of Orsini and his three accomplices formally began.
Inside the Tuileries Palace.
Jerome Bonaparte, who had his head bowed, carefully read the report from beginning to end, then looked up at Percy, who was sitting opposite him, and nodded with a smile, saying, "This report is very well written! I am very pleased. Whose work is this?"
Upon hearing the encouraging words from Jerome Bonaparte, the slightly tense expression on Percy's face finally relaxed.
Before this, Percy had been unsure whether the report he personally wrote would satisfy His Majesty the Emperor.
After all, Percy had not personally drafted a report for quite some time; most reports from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were written with the help of his secretary.
