Blackstone Code

Mr. President does not think this is the end. He knows his wife very well, and she will not face these things until these things are over.

She will not join the other party's camp when everyone denounces her, but obviously, she will not let herself go so simply...

At this time, Tai turned to look out the window. Outside the Presidential Palace, reporters were already crowded, and countless flashlights were constantly on.

Even if the president does not appear in front of them, they will continue to take pictures of the president who refuses to respond to any questions and avoids meeting reporters.

Lo and behold, a headline appears. As for what to write under the headline, it all depends on the reporter’s mood and professional ethics.

Mr. President tidied up his appearance and came to the conference room. At this time, members of the presidential cabinet were already gathered here.

Everyone's expressions looked very solemn, and there was no doubt that they all knew the seriousness of this matter.

Before, they laughed at the last president who was ousted from office halfway through his work, but now, it's their own fault.

This feeling is not pleasant. Many people have just become truly familiar with the business in their hands. They still have many ideals and ambitions that have not been realized. They are about to face such a desperate situation.

The huge pressure made the atmosphere in the room completely frozen. Even when the president arrived, everyone had little morale.

"I'm very sorry for what happened!"

In fact, strictly speaking, he has nothing to do with these cabinet members, because the reason why these cabinet members can hold the positions of chief ministers of various departments is not based on their own efforts!

If they have climbed to this position bit by bit through their own efforts, and have put in perhaps several years, ten years, or even decades of hard work, then Mr. President should indeed apologize.

His scandal will have a negative impact on the entire cabinet that cannot be ignored, and once he resigns, the cabinet will become very passive.

Even the president resigned, but they don’t resign...is it appropriate?

They also need to pay for Mr. President's wrongdoings, even if they are not their own fault.

So, Mr. President’s apology seems to have some meaning?

No, that is not actually the case. The appointment of cabinet members is nominated by Mr. President. He says who should be in what position and manage what work, then who will appear here to sit in the corresponding position and manage the work at hand.

They have gained their current prominent status because of Mr. President's victory, so naturally they will lose all of this when Mr. President resigns.

The press officer sitting aside was more nervous than the others because she was the first front line to face media bombardment. She was very nervous.

Mr. President answered quickly, "First of all, we will not admit this matter immediately, but will announce other things..."

He then asked people to send the materials to everyone. When everyone saw a series of lists of government officials and the crimes they had committed, many people took a breath.

It also involves many members of Congress, including many senators!

You know, that's a senator!

The end of this list connects everyone and points to the Duncan family.

Mr. President lost his usual smile and looked a little serious, "These photos were thrown out by the Duncan family. Their purpose should be visible to everyone, which is to make us disappear."

"The war between us and them has reached the last moment!"

"Even if we finally leave here, we have to pull them down!"

Mr. President's attitude is very firm, which also gives cabinet members a lot of courage. Just like what Mr. President said, since things are irreversible, then just move forward!

At 10:15 in the morning, the Presidential Palace held a press conference. In less than five minutes, a larger conference room was temporarily changed and it was also filled with reporters.

The room was almost full of people. In order to avoid accidents caused by so many people crowded in the room, the security adviser of the Presidential Palace even opened the doors and windows in the middle of winter.

But people don't feel cold because people are next to each other and crowded together.

The moment the press officer appeared, all the reporters began to ask loudly what they thought. The press officer sat in her seat with a calm face and never spoke.

It was quiet until the unruly reporters realized they needed to be disciplined or they would get nothing.

When no one spoke loudly, the press officer talked about the incident.

"I know what you are going to ask, but before that, I want to tell you something else."

"There is a case about Paradise Island..."

At this moment, a reporter below immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and interrupted the press officer, "We don't care about this. We just want to know whether those photos are real and where is Mr. President?"

The press officer glanced at the reporter. Many colleagues agreed with him. At this time, no one cares about the Bliss Island case. People only care about whether the president did something he shouldn't have done.

You know, in the Federation, cheating and destroying other people's families are serious moral issues!

A person with unqualified moral standards is not qualified to be president!

The press officer pointed at the reporter and said, "Please get him out. I suspect that the person behind him has something to do with the Paradise Island case..."

Some reporters wanted to say more, including the one who interrupted her, but the press officer raised her voice and turned on her microphone.

"I said, I know what you want to know, but these two things are related. If you want to get first-hand information here, you'd better listen to me quietly."

The room suddenly became quiet. Except for the reporter who was dragged out and cursed in the distance, there was no sound.

The press officer nodded and continued, "The case of Paradise Island has made an important breakthrough. We have arrested Horn White and dug out more shocking inside stories from his mouth."

"A total of more than 300 federal government officials were involved, including but not limited to local government officials in Bupen, covering almost every region in the country."

"Behind such a case involving so many people is a family that people don't know much about, the Duncan family..."

It was only then that reporters realized that the news was actually as important as the president’s infidelity.

People began to record quickly, and reporters used their unique shorthand methods to record those keywords.

As the press officer announced more and more specific names and their alleged crimes, reporters began to feel uneasy.

This may be the largest transaction of wealth and power in federal history, affecting many members of Congress and even sitting or former governors.

After the press officer read out most of the names and charges, she turned her attention again to the reporters at the press conference. "We urge these people to surrender to the nearest federal police station or the FBI as soon as possible."

"Twelve hours from this moment, while arresting these people, we will issue red notices to the entire federation."

"Today I want to talk about this matter before the news that you are concerned about, because the things that you want to know about Mr. President himself are the mastermind behind Paradise Island, Jerome of the Duncan family. Thrown out by Nuo."

"This is a frame-up, a kind of retaliation, and is meant to hinder our deeper investigation of the Paradise Island case and the investigation of the Duncan family's criminal behavior!"

"According to the intelligence we have, the Duncan family is at least related to tens of thousands of kidnappings and murders that have been identified..."

The press officer cleverly changed the concept of the president's derailment and turned it into an act of retaliation. Then as news one after another that people didn't know before was thrown out, the reporters went crazy!

So damn exciting!

In the end, before people even had time to ask whether the photos of Mr. President’s affair were real, the press officer left the scene.

Subsequently, major media began to report these contents.

Media outlets that are closely related to the Duncan family, or controlled by them, play down these contents and mainly talk about the president's cheating, while those media outlets that have no relationship with the Duncan family are discussing an issue.

That's where the Duncan family comes from, so much so that they can manipulate so many federal government officials.

And how they are connected to tens of thousands of cases!

At this time, the Duncan family and the current federal government, or the top leaders of the two parties, have begun to fight hand-to-hand without leaving any room.

Moreover, the Duncan family is rapidly falling into disadvantage.

People are indeed interested in whether Mr. President is cheating, but what interests them more is the "empire in the shadows."

The term Empire in the Shadows comes from a science fiction movie, a dark-toned movie adapted from the best-selling science fiction novel "Black Moon".

In this novel, the influence of the world government is replaced by major trust companies, especially some technology companies, who have become invisible rulers.

In the dark world view, these large technology companies all have a common name, which is "the empire in the shadows", to describe their terror and dominance!

Now, the things in the novel have appeared in reality, which does not surprise the fans or readers, but can only make them break out in cold sweats.

One missing list after another, with or without photos, all represent that one life after another has disappeared from this world under the trampling of the Duncan family!

How cruel do you have to be to do such a terrible thing?

Compared with Mr. President's affair, where the victim is only his wife, the exposure of the Duncan family has made many people realize that in front of the Duncan family, the entire middle and lower classes of society have become potential victim groups.

Especially some federal families whose family members have disappeared and have not been found yet. They are angry because their children are likely to be kidnapped, sold, tortured or even killed by the Duncan family!

The streets are full of people denouncing the Duncan family, which is not what Mr. Geruno predicted!