Chapter 1838: Chapter 1244: Execution Squad (Ben Meow’s Belly Is Soft and Fluffy) (Part 2)
Gathered here are the remnants of the Jedi Order. The Jedi Masters have already sacrificed themselves, and most of the remaining Jedi have died on various battlefields. So far, only thirteen Jedi Knights remain in the Jedi Order, and they are the ones who first suspected Palpatine.
As for the reasons these Jedi Knights are suspicious of Palpatine, it’s quite simple. Many of them have experienced the previous war between the Galactic Republic and the Independent Federation, and thus discovered that Palpatine seems to always send them to battlefields with no hope of survival. Although outwardly, Palpatine claims that only the strength of the Jedi can turn the tide, not all Jedi Knights believe his nonsense.
They have long suspected that everything, including the fall of the Jedi Council, is part of Palpatine’s conspiracy, but they simply have no evidence!
Of course, even though they secretly think this way, they have no evidence, so they have kept silent. After all, the Jedi Order not only has Jedi Knights but also many apprentices, and those apprentices are children. They certainly cannot let these children get involved in danger because of their suspicions.
Furthermore, Palpatine is using the excuse of avoiding enemy threats to the Jedi Order to dispatch clone trooper legions to guard the Jedi Temple—whether this is protection or threat is up to interpretation.
“Things aren’t that simple.”
The previous Jedi Knight shook his head.
“According to my investigation, all this might be related to the Tribunal!”
“The Tribunal?”
Upon hearing this name, all the Jedi Knights became tense immediately.
If, in the beginning, the Tribunal was still an unfamiliar organization to them, by now, the Tribunal’s name is known to all, especially during the civil war, where the Tribunal’s overwhelming attacks on the Independent Federation fleet and its clear stance of “only rescue humans and human races, let others die,” have intensified the fierce contradictions within the Galactic Republic.
The Jedi Knights undoubtedly dislike the Tribunal, considering the Tribunal’s emergence, many non-human alien races are now unwilling to cooperate with humans. The Jedi Knights are no exception; they initially planned to send envoys to collaborate with the remaining forces of the Independent Federation but ended up facing closed doors.
In the eyes of the Jedi Knights, the Tribunal poses a greater threat than Palpatine. Humans have spent nearly a thousand years trying to erase the influence of the Goddess’s Royal Guard, yet now, the Tribunal again brings human and alien racial conflicts to a head.
Not to mention the demise of the Independent Federation—so many died, there’s no way to hide it from everyone, so soon, news of the extinction of life in most star systems of the Independent Federation spread. At that time, some suspected it to be the work of the Tribunal, given that the Tribunal’s attitude was that humans could live, aliens must die. Thus, some fearless journalists traveled thousands of miles to Tatooine to interview Duanmu Huai.
To everyone’s surprise, during the live broadcast interview, Duanmu Huai not only didn’t evade or change the topic but directly admitted!
Yes, those massacres in the Independent Star Systems Federation were indeed done by the Tribunal; our stance is clear, humans alone deserve to live, all aliens must die, no exceptions!
For a time, public opinion was in an uproar, which forced Palpatine to decide to cut ties with the Tribunal.
Everyone knew how fierce you were, but never thought you’d be this fierce!
Consequently, Jedi Knights viewed the Tribunal as a terrifying evil organization, and now… the Tribunal is actually related to this matter?
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure; I’ve obtained communication records between the Great Judge of the Tribunal and Chancellor Palpatine.”
As he spoke, that Jedi Knight activated the holographic projector, and everyone saw the communication between Palpatine and Duanmu Huai, in which Palpatine appeared very humble, with a flattering smile. Duanmu Huai, with a blank face, appeared incredibly indifferent; the hierarchical status was obvious at a glance.
Moreover, in their conversation, it could be seen that Palpatine constantly tried to preserve other alien races, implying even slavery or hard labor, but all were coldly rejected by Duanmu Huai, who stated that the Tribunal only wanted results, and when Palpatine indicated he couldn’t do it, Duanmu Huai said that just because you can’t, doesn’t mean the Tribunal can’t—and then cut off the communication.
“It seems those were the communication records before that tragic incident.”
After reading through the communication records, the Jedi Knights all looked solemn, and soon, someone shouted angrily.
“We should make this public! Let everyone know the brutality of the Tribunal!”
“Uh…..”
However, hearing his cry, another Jedi Knight displayed a subtle expression.
“Are you serious? Who in the entire Galactic Republic doesn’t know the brutality of the Tribunal by now?”
“………”
Upon hearing this, the person who previously shouted suddenly seemed choked by the Force, falling silent.