Suppression

The man from the Inspectorate let out a long sigh of relief. Everyone dared to look at the names, but as for the contents, even he did not dare read them.

He hurriedly gave a signal. Another Inspectorate officer stepped out from the rear, took the booklets, and the two began handing them out together.

Seeing this, the faces of many ministers turned ashen.

When the first booklet reached someone's hands, his expression shifted slightly.

He did not dare open it, much less read it, and immediately held it against his chest with his backhand.

Then the second person, the third person.

Very quickly, more than sixty booklets had been distributed.

But everyone soon noticed something was amiss. It involved officials across the Empire—military affairs, domestic affairs, foreign affairs—but only in small numbers. Only the Ministry of Internal Affairs was different: nearly every one of its people had received one. At that moment, the faces of everyone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs changed.

The moment Prince George released the signal that he intended to purge the Ministry of Internal Affairs, everyone tacitly moved away from its people.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs had effectively been isolated.

Its people had also split into two factions. One faction looked uncomfortable but not overly panicked, while the other had gone pale, utterly unaware of what was happening.

Just then, someone rushed in from outside the hall.

"Report..."

The Third Prince frowned at the man. "What could make you so flustered?"

The man raised his head and said in panic, "Someone is causing trouble outside the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

Every face in the great hall changed, the atmosphere turning murderous. In particular, the people from the Public Security Office, Police Office, and Military Affairs Office gave off powerful surges of blood and