Chapter 1005. I have made contributions to the empire!
Holy Terra, the top floor of the Indiani Hive.
Among the thousands of hive cities on this human capital planet, Indiani has nothing special about it.
However, one family became famous.
Its name is Kafiola.
Before the Cataclysm, they weren't considered a top-tier family on Holy Terra, but they were at least one of the more powerful families. They had produced three Imperial Chancellors, and during the Cataclysm, a Vice Minister of the Imperial Taxation Department came from their family.
In addition to high-ranking officials, this family, including core members and peripheral members, has thousands of people. With their power and network of relationships in the central government of the empire, they can cover the sky with one hand in the Indiani Hive, the birthplace of the family.
Then came the Battle of Terra.
This war was a huge disaster for any powerful family on Holy Terra, and Kafiora was no exception.
A serious outbreak of Chaos corruption also occurred within the Indiani Hive.
But they did one thing right, which brought about a significant change in the fate of the entire family, unlike those families that were completely destroyed in the Battle of Terra.
Instead of going along with the evil, they decisively cut off the rotten flesh of their family, executed those family members corrupted by Slaanesh, and shouldered the responsibilities of the nobility, leading the people of the Indinya Hive to fight against Chaos.
Although, during the final, massive outbreak of Chaos corruption, and the climax of the Siege of Terra, they were unable to contain the corruption within the city and were forced to retreat into the shadows, they never gave up their resistance. They continued to purge the corruption within their own ranks, rescue the civilians, and successfully persevered until the counterattack, even providing some assistance to the Imperial forces that entered Indiani.
Their efforts were rewarded after the war. Although numerous family members perished in the Chaos War, those who survived rose to high-ranking positions. Not only did they secure numerous positions within the local Indian government, but many also served as high-ranking officials within the central government.
When the Imperial Central Government and the Holy Terra Capital Government were established, in order to ensure the proportion of local people within the government, officials had to be selected from local powerful families.
This is a necessary compromise for the sake of political stability.
And if we have to compromise, why not use a family like Kafiola?
Because of this, they were very successful for quite a long time.
Although the world has changed, great chaos also brings great opportunities!
Just when the whole family was happy and full of energy, bad news came.
An entire team of elite members of the Ministry of Justice surrounded the Kafiola family's residence without any warning.
The family was in disbelief at what had happened to them—they were not considered local tyrants in Indiani, but they were deeply entrenched. They hadn't even received a whiff of the news before the Ministry of Justice took action.
What confused them even more was why the Ministry of Justice was causing trouble for them?
They even thought at one point that these were Chaos traitors disguised as people from the Imperial Law Department who were coming to cause trouble for them.
Of course, this possibility was quickly ruled out. They quickly confirmed the identities of the visitors; they were indeed members of the Ministry of Justice. Their leader was Angel Granger, a rising star. Coming from the Alliance, she had risen directly to become one of the Imperial Ministry's Special Chief Stewards. In just one year, she had unleashed numerous major cases. Many families, having barely survived the devastation of the Terran War, were brought down by this "female demon."
But the Kafiola family could never have imagined that one day Angel would come after them.
Logically speaking, they made the right bet! I have made contributions to the empire!
No matter how frightened they were, they could only behave themselves and have a good chat with this "female devil".
As expected, it was a show of force right from the start.
One charge after another was laid before them.
The Kafiola family was quite sad and angry!
Are these charges true?
That is indeed true.
Regardless of what the Ministry of Justice was like in the past, the current Ministry of Justice will not fabricate evidence when handling cases.
This pattern still exists.
However, raising the bar too high and enforcing the law flexibly are not uncommon tactics.
Especially in politics, most of the time it is not about right or wrong, only about stance.
This is what they are experiencing now.
They wanted to convict the entire family of crimes committed by some marginal members of the family, even those that happened decades ago, before the Terra War!
Many of the charges, under normal circumstances, would be insignificant for a family of their stature. This was especially true for the core members of the family who had already held official positions, who were known for their integrity. The family had plenty of people to do the dirty work, and when necessary, like now, these people could be deployed as the "white gloves."
But it is obvious that just throwing out the white glove is meaningless now, and we also need to know what Angel wants.
Are they really going to kill the donkey after it has done its job? Are they really going to slaughter even the legitimate "Terra nobles" like them?
Aren't they afraid of provoking opposition and anger from all the local forces in Terra?!
The rebels in secret have not been completely eliminated. If they are pushed to the limit, they will do whatever they want!
Although he was furious in his heart, he still had to be humble when talking to Angel.
Even though the highest-ranking official in the family has reached the level of assistant minister, just one step away from vice-prime minister, he can only bow down to Angel, the special-grade chief deacon who has not even been promoted to vice-minister.
In private contact, they finally understood the conditions proposed by Angel.
All the white gloves must be handed over, otherwise how can these crimes be taken back once they are brought out?
However, in addition to the charges, the Kafiola family must be dismantled. The resources, factories, and workers they control must be liberated. The capital government will allocate funds to purchase all of these properties.
Although the price is lower than the market price, it is actually not outrageous.
But is price the key?
This isn't about killing the Kafiola family, but it's no different from annihilating them!
If the family members are divided and all the family assets are acquired, what is the meaning of the family's existence?
They can no longer use their economic strength to support the political future of their family members, nor use their political power to develop the family economy. What is the difference between such a family and death?
(End of this chapter)
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