Chapter 528 The Trial! The next day.
In his capacity as head of the family, Fred summoned all the stewards of the Grey family.
Because the stewards knew that the family head's token was in Young Master Renn's hands, they assumed that Young Master Renn had some important instructions to give.
Almost as soon as the order was given, all the stewards put down their work and came to the family council hall to wait for Rein's arrival.
The magical crystal chandelier on the dome of the council chamber illuminated the interior.
On the red carpet, at a table several meters long, sat the senior management of the Gray family, while the remaining junior managers stood behind their respective leaders.
At the end of the long table was a majestic chair engraved with a lion, symbolizing the head of the household.
Clang.
The doors to the council chamber opened.
All eyes turned to the gate.
Wearing ducal attire and a bearskin cloak, Fred strode into the council chamber, followed by a beaming Jonas.
The moment Fred appeared, the whispering in the council chamber fell silent, and everyone stared in shock at the imposing Fred.
Fred strode over to the large chair that symbolized the head of the family and scanned the crowd.
"Patriarch!!"
The next moment, all the stewards sitting around the long table stood up instantly, placed their right hands on their hearts, and bowed to Fred.
"Master of the family!!!"
The underlings standing behind their respective bosses also placed their right hands on their chests and bowed to Fred.
Jonas pulled out a large chair, and Fred sat down steadily, looking at everyone and speaking slowly.
"Everyone, get up."
Only after Fred spoke did the people in the council chamber dare to stand up straight.
“Sit down,” Ford said again.
Upon hearing this, more than a dozen stewards sat down in their chairs.
Fred looked at the dozen or so people at the long table, nodded and chuckled.
"Thank you all for your hard work during my absence."
"For the honor of our family!" The dozen or so people said solemnly.
Ford nodded and said, "The Gray family's rule has always been to reward merit and punish wrongdoing."
"Jonas".
Jonas stepped forward, took out a small stack of documents from his magical device, and neatly placed them in front of Fodor.
The smile on Fred's face vanished as he looked at the documents in front of him.
“During my absence, Jonas was in charge of all the affairs of the Gray family. It was only after Ryan returned that Ryan took over.”
"I originally thought the Gray family's enemies were outside, but I never expected that disgusting things would appear within the family as well."
Ford's tone was cold, like a bell striking everyone's heart, causing some with guilty consciences to break out in a cold sweat.
Ford picked up the documents in front of him, looked at what was written on them, and began to speak.
“Carson Gray, while I was in a coma, seized six of the Gray family’s shops and a copper mine for himself.”
“Carson, am I right?” Ford looked at one of the people at the long table.
Carson swallowed hard, his limbs trembling uncontrollably under Ford's terrifying gaze.
Since Fred could describe in such detail what he coveted, he certainly couldn't have been without evidence.
“Patriarch…Patriarch, Carson…Carson admits his mistake! Please give…Carson a chance.” Carson stood up and bowed deeply to Fred.
Ford stared at Carson for a moment before speaking.
“Carson, you’re one of the older members of the Gray family. You’ve worked hard, even if you haven’t made any great contributions. I can give you a chance.”
Carson looked up at Fred, his eyes filled with hope for life.
Fred said, "All your family property will be confiscated, and your branch will be reduced to a branch of the Grey family head. Is that alright?"
Upon hearing this, Carson's eyes first showed disappointment, then turned to determination, and he shook his head.
"Carson feels he has committed grave crimes and begs the patriarch to grant him death, and begs the patriarch not to implicate others in the main branch! I did all these things by myself!"
Ford glanced at Carson, picked out a few documents from his hand, and threw them in front of Carson.
“These are the crimes committed by your men. Take a good look at them.”
"Good job. I can spare you this time. I'll only confiscate your assets and won't affect your main branch of the family, understand?"
Carson quickly clutched the documents to his chest, nodding repeatedly: "Don't worry, Master, Carson knows what to do."
Fred nodded: "Stand."
Carson kept nodding.
Ford pulled out the documents again, anger flashing in his eyes.
“Berion Grey, while I was in a coma, used the Grey family’s reputation to kidnap and rape twelve innocent women.”
"In private, they were also involved in the disgusting business of forcibly buying and selling slaves with two major slave traders."
"Most importantly, during the time when Ryan took over the Gray family, they outwardly obeyed Ryan's orders but inwardly disobeyed them."
Ford looked at one of the people at the very back of the long table, who was covered in sweat.
"Jonas, take him out...and execute him!!"
"Master, spare us! I...those people were just commoners! Slave traders..."
Before Berleon could finish his explanation, Jonas grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up, carrying him out of the council chamber like a chick.
Carson and Bélien's ordeal served as a wake-up call for everyone.
Everyone was breathing rapidly and their limbs were cold.
Who doesn't have some dirty secrets behind their position?
Then Ford summoned several of his chief stewards, some of whom were severely punished, while others were executed like Berleon.
Under Fred's judgment, the dozen or so stewards understood who Fred was targeting.
Those were the people who outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied Renn during the time when he was in charge of the Grey family.
Even if those people have done fewer dirty deeds, Fred will still punish them severely.
Conversely, people like Carson, who had amassed considerable wealth, became somewhat lax because of those who perfectly executed Ryan's orders.
After the dozen or so stewards dealt with six of them, Fred finally gave up.
Jonas then took out a stack of documents and placed them in front of Ford.
Seeing the fear on the faces of those remaining in the major lawsuit, Ford raised an eyebrow.
"These are profiles of people who have served the Gray family well. It seems you're not interested in knowing them?"
"No, no! Please speak freely, Master." The stewards breathed a sigh of relief and waved their hands.
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