The Beginning

The storm sparked by Richard's death continued. To the nobles, if it had merely been the death of one person, they would not have cared at all, nor would they have been dragged into it.

The problem was that before his "suicide," Richard had also written a Confession Letter. What truly dragged the nobles onto the "battlefield" was this Confession Letter.

In truth, it might not have contained anything particularly frightening. The Ministry of Internal Affairs had already examined the Confession Letter, and its contents had also been leaked. Most of the nobles already knew what it said.

It was nothing more than his obsession with and desire for money leading him to take a risk and make the wrong decision, along with the fear and pain he felt after falling into desperate circumstances. What truly drove him toward death was discovering that someone seemed to be monitoring him at his secret residence.

The many pressures finally crushed him, and he decided to end his own life.

His life had been short, and he had not experienced much worth showing everyone. He did not want to be locked up and interrogated, then grow old and die in prison after tasting every kind of suffering, or be sentenced to execution by firing squad.

Hanging himself was the only way he could preserve his dignity. It was also the only power he could fully control himself at the end of his life.

Besides that, the letter also involved certain matters and certain people. For example, it explained how he had exploited loopholes to get his company listed...

After examination by handwriting experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Confession Letter was indeed confirmed to match Richard's former handwriting. Although there were some minor differences, they were still within the acceptable range.