The Jalen Woodworking incident took an unexpected turn.
It was revealed that the witnesses' testimonies had been manipulated.
From the beginning, the defendant's assault had been completely fabricated.
What was even more surprising was that the person behind all of this was the Marquis Wesley Malone.
Flanger Sierra and DeAndre Giovanni were reunited after only a few days. The two dukes wore very somber expressions.
"I was planning to appeal to His Majesty the Emperor and then bring new evidence to light," Flanger said.
"If everything had gone as planned, it would have been a fatal blow. It's a shame, though."
"Tsk! It was a nice try," DeAndre muttered. "Still, it was a good choice to move Marquis Wesley Malone. Thanks to him, we were completely undetected."
"What does that person do?" Flanger asked.
"I'm stepping down from my position as president of the association. Vice president Sean Malone is also stepping down."