Mr. Jeruno's first question target was Mr. Pato, which is actually not surprising.
No one can truly be impartial and selfless, just like the Federation's lifelong Chief Justice can't, they also deviate from the fairness they insist on due to some "external factors", let alone Mr. Jeruno, who is not a judge adhering to justice, but merely a capitalist.
Interest is his ultimate goal, therefore he cannot be that fair.
He and Mr. Pato are of the same group, similar people, with roughly the same identity background, they belong to the first batch of immigrants, whose ancestors established a prominent family by slaughtering natives, there is commonality between them.
Commonality means Mr. Pato will stand with him, in fact, they didn't intend to carry out any extinction acts in Nagariel, they just wanted to promote the legalization of slavery in Nagariel on a small scale.
