The Conservative Party Elder wrote down his speculation by hand in the hospital room.
No, it would be more accurate to say it was not speculation. From the way he kept jabbing his pencil at the notebook, it was obvious he was emphasizing that he was not merely speculating. He believed the Backstage Mastermind was Gladstone!
Because only Gladstone had such a deep grudge against him! And only Gladstone would end everything in this way! The Chief Justices asked whether the enemy might have come from the Conservative Party Elder's side, but the Progressive Party Elder did not believe the problem had originated from the other side.
After all, the Conservative Party Elder was much easier to assassinate than he was!
The old man had been living quite comfortably lately. The power in his hands had not diminished much despite his voluntary retirement, and with the profits he was now receiving from Slem, one could say his life had reached complete fulfillment!
Anyone he had offended who might have arranged an assassination had basically already been sent away by the old man before they could make any arrangements.
So in the end, the only one with a motive was Gladstone.
The Federation was a country that placed great importance on "motive." At one point, it even considered it more important than the "chain of evidence" and "procedural justice"!
There had once been a murder case in which the evidence was conclusive and the procedure had been flawless, yet the jury and judge ultimately decided to acquit the defendant.
Because none of them believed the defendant had a motive to kill the victim. The man had no reason to do such a thing. How absurd! Many people had escaped judicial punishment because of a lack of motive, but even more had