In America, the higher the official, the less they withstand investigation.
Johnson Hester, who had just taken office as a Duke, had interest groups behind him, and of course, other officials had their share of unclean dealings.
The principle was the same, only the size of the backing interest groups differed.
At this moment,
Upon hearing Johnson Hester's threats, an official in charge of fishery resources and another overseeing energy turned pale instantly, their bodies uncontrollably trembling.
They were not worried about their own corruption being discovered, but feared that Johnson Hester would use the pretense of corruption to move against them and then appoint his own people to their current positions.
With each new ruler, new officials come to power.
In the struggle for Duke in America, their lucrative departments were often at the forefront.