Blackstone Code

"I know you!"

Peleus also found a napkin to wipe his hands, and stretched out his hand to shake Lynch's hand.

His hands are... plump, which also makes his fingers look stubby, but not greasy and very soft.

"People say you are the best of the young generation!"

Peleus looks to be in his thirties, but Lynch is not very clear about how old he is. Sometimes federal people look very old, and sometimes they look a little young. This is very complicated.

However, from the tone in which Peleus said this, he could hear that he was a little unconvinced, but it didn't matter, there were many unconvinced people these days, and Lynch wouldn't care.

He was a little modest, "I have to thank everyone for their support!"

Peleus was stunned for a moment. He didn't immediately understand the meaning of Lynch's words. He thought about it for two or three seconds before he laughed, "You are much more interesting than I thought, Lynch."

"Speaking of which, Trueman often mentions you. Sometimes when we have dinner together, he says you are very smart and very proud."

Mr. Trueman's family has been a soldier since the beginning, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. Although the military rank is not very high, and it was only with Trueman that he had the opportunity to be promoted to a general, his connections in the military are not at all Not weak.

Military families in this era often unite together, and they firmly control the federal army in a way that outsiders cannot understand.

In order to ensure that this unity will continue, each general will have good relations with other generals.

It's very common to have dinner together and communicate together.

Of course, this refers to their descendants, not themselves. After all, their status is different. They are too sensitive to do this, and the media and the public will not be happy.

Lin Qi responded with a smile, "I will treat him to dinner!"

Peleus couldn't help it and laughed softly, "You are so interesting, Lynch. Just like Trueman said, you are very proud, but your pride is not annoying!"

He paused as he spoke, "Then let's continue eating?"

He didn't seem to want to talk about other things, and Lin Qi naturally didn't want to spoil the fun. The two of them ate and talked about some delicious food.

After Lynch mentioned several things that Peleus had never eaten, the exchange ended. Neither party had any intention of communicating in private, and they just separated.

When he returned to Mr. Wardrick, he looked at Lynch with a smile, "It looks like you failed."

Lin Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Mr. Wardrick took a matter-of-fact attitude, "You didn't exchange business cards or leave contact information. In fact, many people hope to open some windows from Peleus."

"Their family's influence in the military is too deep. If we can persuade him, it means that we can at least become an important partner of the military."

"But over the years, no one has succeeded. He looks fat and stupid. Most people are deceived by his appearance!"

To be able to give a name "Victory", the elders in the family are either generals in the federal army or the navy. The uncles, brothers and sisters in the family are almost all officers or cadres related to the army.

Peleus was the offspring of a marriage between two military figures, and he had high hopes even before he was born.

Such people may not have the same level of education as those from big families in some aspects, but they are definitely not bad either.

Many people have been surrounding him since he was a child, because he is fat, and his obesity makes him look less intelligent. Many people think that he will be the key to their rise to the upper class.

Unfortunately, no one has succeeded yet.

No matter where he appears, the only thing he does is eat, drink, and listen. He does nothing else.

He won't express his opinion on even the smallest things, such as what tastes good and what doesn't.

It is precisely because he seems to never have his own opinion that many people think he is getting more and more stupid, but no one can win their trust in him.

So on an occasion like today, no one came to talk to him, and he just kept eating at the table alone.

In Mr. Wardrick's view, Lynch couldn't do it either.

Lin Qi smiled and did not refute.

He always believed that everyone has weaknesses, desires, and needs. The only question is whether you can find these things.

Just because others can't find it, doesn't mean you can't find it yourself. This is not Lynch's attitude!

The two then discussed the gathering. After the buffet, there was a salon with the theme of free trade at home and abroad.

It is very broad and has no core content. In fact, it is not simple.

Lynch saw this after the buffet.

The host is a third-level member, and his badge flashes like fire under the light, especially the Eye of Truth, as if there is really an eye secretly observing the world.

Some of the industries and companies the host talked about, if you do careful research, you will understand that these industries all belong to the Duncan family.

When the host was talking about a heavy industry company, Mr. Wardrick, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up and talked about his recent heavy factory and military orders, as well as expected development and some plans that could be revealed.

He talked about the benefits of merger development and some issues of industrial upgrading, which is also the most popular theme at present.

What needs to be done to endow some ancient industries with new vitality in the new era and allow them to continue?

Then the host talked about some resources. At this time, Mr. Patu started talking about the future of the resource industry.

This is like...another buffet. People are no longer eating the delicacies on the plates on the cold table, but the Duncan family's industry.

They were talking about ways and means of dismembering it, and how to better plunder it to strengthen themselves.

Many people think that the Holy Peace Society is a very united secret society, but in fact it is not.

This is a loose alliance in which everyone exchanges some intelligence information or works together. It does not require all members to be closely united with each other, and it does not even limit the competition for interests or even fighting among members.

Fighting in every sense of the word.

The core value of capitalism is actually implemented here - the supremacy of interests.

So here, nature's species laws are also implemented.

It is their fate to be weak and be swallowed up by the powerful.

Similarly, people will not condemn them for doing something wrong just because the powerful swallowed up the weak. They will only congratulate them for making themselves larger and less likely to be swallowed up by other behemoths!

Without moral concepts, capitalism pursues profits and is not interested in anything other than profits.

Everyone was expressing their opinions, except for a few who were silent.

Peleus was one of them, but no one was surprised. He was like a mouthpiece for the family behind him, conveying what he heard here back, and then letting the generals make decisions.

Lynch didn't speak either, which was surprising. You should know that Lynch is not such a low-key guy. He said a lot of things that have become the foundation of some new disciplines.

For example, "Financial War" has been compiled by many scholars and experts and put forward their own thinking and understanding, and gradually evolved into a new discipline.

And Lynch is the founder, bar none.

Whether in front of the media, in public, or in private, he always had a lot to say and behaved very much in line with the spirit of federal freedom.

But today he didn't say anything, but instead made many people curious.

The host gave him a special nod, "I noticed that Mr. Lynch was a little shy when he attended our party for the first time, but I believe everyone is enthusiastic and will help him integrate into us faster..."

Some of the chuckles are good-natured, some are not, and some are malicious.

Not everyone likes Lynch, and not everyone likes his legend that he never fails and keeps moving forward.

The host looked at him and said, "Do you want to say something?"

Lynch sat on the large sofa. He first nodded to the host and then told a short story.

"I heard an interesting story about a group of coyotes in the mountains outside a town. There were a lot of them, and they were hidden in the mountains and forests. There was nothing people could do."

"Later a traveler passing through town said he encountered a group of coyotes in the countryside, and they didn't look to be doing well."

"So people in town started thinking about how they could trade these coyotes for some money."

"Some say coyote skins can be sold for money, some say coyote teeth are good collectibles, some say there is a market for coyote bones and meat, and some suggest coyotes can be sold to circuses."

The room was silent, and everyone who could sit here was not a fool. They immediately realized that Lynch was satirizing them.

And this is also the biggest difference between real gentlemen and fake gentlemen. Even if they knew they were being ridiculed, they did not retort angrily, but quietly continued to listen to what Lynch had to say.

If you can't tolerate some shortcomings that others find in you, then you will never make progress!

People know this!

Lynch pursed his lips and continued with a smile, "Then the people in the town decided to go into the mountains to capture these coyotes, but they didn't think about some issues."

"Did the traveler tell lies about whether the situation in the mountains was really that bad, and whether the coyotes he saw were what the residents of the town thought they were!"

He straightened his clothes and changed the topic, "Gentlemen, when we are going to face a group of hungry wolves, the first thing we need to do is to arm ourselves and be fully prepared."

"At the same time, we must also realize that wolves will not wait to be slaughtered by people, they will always resist!"

"If they resist, what should the people who enter the mountain do?"

"If we don't want to be clear about it and don't solve these problems, no matter how much we discuss, it will be meaningless!"