"Oh my, Wolf. Did you come to see me? Looks like your patience finally ran out."
Hilda was puzzled yet delighted to see me arrive unannounced, but she seemed to have had different expectations. Unfortunately, when I told her I'd come to see her father, she sulked. I'd sweet-talk her later. She wasn't the type to stay sulky for long anyway.
"So what you're saying is that the Judicial Department wants to use us to hit Finance?"
"To be precise, the Judicial Department wants to expose the corruption connecting Rafel, the merchant guild, and Finance. Given the Judicial Department's relationship with Finance, they want to share the burden with us."
"Scheming behind the scenes again. Sneaky old man. The Judicial Minister is planning to use us as a shield, but if we can legally go after Finance, it's not a bad proposal."
As expected, investigation had become attack.
Had the Judicial Minister perhaps expected me to rein in the War Minister?
Honestly, that was a fantasy.
