Blackstone Code

Early the next morning, Senator Langdon came to Lynch's office at Blackstone Capital. elephant

What makes Blackstone Capital different from other companies is that it has no concrete business projects. Mainly managing various industries under Lynch's command.

So you can’t see too many people here walking around with documents, making loud calls to discuss business and so on.

The doors of each office are closed, and through the translucent glass walls you can see shadows moving inside, but the people inside and outside do not affect each other very much.

Lynch's office is located on the top floor, and the entire floor is his office.

The moment the elevator door opened, Senator Langdon saw Lynch swimming outside the office.

He also got up early in the morning and learned a lot of information, so he didn't exercise.

After I got to the office, I thought about it and decided to use swimming as a way to stretch my body and joints. elephant

"Wait a moment!" Lynch swam to the side and stood up to say hello, then turned around and started swimming again.

The swimming pool is twenty-five meters long. He has swam more than ten times, and his body is gradually feeling some fatigue, but it is still not enough.

Looking at Lynch in the water, there is no sense that he is over thirty years old, he still looks like he is in his early twenties.

Senator Langdon sat on the sofa haggardly and lit a cigarette.

He didn't sleep well at night. He thought about a lot of things, power, wealth, status, family...

These things kept him up very late, and he had an uneasy sleep, waking up a little after seven o'clock.

While he was thinking about these things, Lin Qi had almost finished swimming. He was a little cold when he came out of the water, but fortunately the room was warm. elephant

He entered the lounge wearing a towel, quickly changed into formal clothes and sat back in his chair.

He pointed to the chair across from the table and motioned for Senator Langdon to sit over.

"Send three cups of coffee, preferably some candies or pastries..." He pressed the button on the phone to ask the secretary to bring drinks, then took two documents and pushed them in front of Senator Langdon.

"Wait a moment, I have an appointment with...the lawyer from the law firm. He will arrive at nine o'clock."

The law firm Lynch mentioned is one of the three largest law firms in the federal government. It is best at various criminal lawsuits.

These people charge very high fees. Even for the most common legal consultation, the lowest price is fifty yuan an hour.

Doesn’t sound like much? elephant

This is only the lowest level. If you are a partner of a law firm or a gold medal lawyer, the consultation fee is hundreds or even thousands per hour!

If you want to hire these people, you have to be prepared to spend tens of thousands or even more.

Although the charges are expensive, the results are really good and these people know how to make their customers happy.

Senator Langdon nodded. It was not long before nine o'clock. A few minutes later, a man with a strong aura entered the room led by his secretary.

"I am..., it is an honor to be in charge of your job, Mr. Lynch."

For lawyers, litigating cases for upper-class people is the best way to get promoted!

After a brief exchange of greetings, the lawyer began to read some documents that Lynch gave him. After about twenty minutes, he put down all the documents. elephant

"Mr. Lynch, Mr. Langdon, I already have a rough idea. You can ask any questions you have."

Lynch spoke first, "Is it possible that this criminal suspect will be sentenced to death?"

The lawyer had actually seen the news and knew that the young man who occupied the front pages of most newspapers today was Senator Langdon's son.

So he answered the question from the perspective of Senator Langdon, "I can guarantee that he will not be sentenced to death."

Senator Langdon breathed a sigh of relief at these words. He took out another cigarette and lit it, his body already relaxing a little.

If that bastard can survive, then the rest won't be a problem.

As Lynch said, he has a history of killing people. He will never be a politician in the spotlight in his life. He has lost the qualification to inherit his political wealth and status. elephant

Maybe having a new baby is the best option.

Senator Langdon is now in his fifties, which sounds like a very young age, but in fact he looks only in his forties.

Moreover, his status as a senator gave him an aura and a temperament that made it impossible for people to ignore him.

If he needs another partner, many upper-class ladies would not mind marrying him, even if the age difference between the two parties is large.

Lynch asked another question, "Can he be exempted from the penalty?"

"For example, based on the nature of self-defense?"

The lawyer nodded, "Of course, but it requires a lot of work. At least we have to convince another victim to side with the suspect." Xiang

"There are also some issues of costs, because this case has caused a death, so a jury will definitely be used."

"We need to filter out some more jury members who are favorable to us and then try to convince others."

"In short, as long as there is enough money, I am sure that he will be freed from guilt."

Senator Langdon was slightly moved when he heard this, "How much does it cost?"

The lawyer smiled and said, "Two million, maybe three million."

This figure made Senator Langdon take a breath. His current savings was just over one million.

Senators seem to have a lot of status, but they also spend a lot of money. elephant

Usually, organizing various gatherings and small group activities requires money, and it costs a lot of money.

Why are senators all spokesmen for capitalists?

In fact, this is the same reason why the little earl took refuge in Lynch!

Their expenses are too high, and the federal government's salaries to members are based on hourly rates. Their annual salary may not add up to 10,000 yuan.

This kind of salary is not even enough to pay for the drinks at one of their parties. How can they open up their social circle without finding some capitalists to help them?

But two million is still too much for Senator Langdon!

He couldn't get the money. elephant

Seeing Senator Langdon deep in thought, the lawyer thought he had doubts about the use of the money, so he explained.

"We first need the girl and his family to be on our side, which is expected to cost around two hundred thousand."

"That's a relatively conservative judgment on my part, but I think it's an appropriate price."

"Then we need to get the jury members, twenty-three people. According to the standard of 20,000 yuan per person, this is close to half a million."

"As both gentlemen should be well aware, there will be jury turnover, particularly when requested by prosecutors."

"The jury will be replaced by a portion of the pre-selected jurors, so it is possible that the people we have secured will not be sitting in the courtroom during the final trial."

"So we still need to set aside a fee, which is one million." Xiang

"In addition, we need some extra-legal assistance and help some witnesses stabilize their testimony and evidence. The cost is about 300,000 yuan."

"The rest is the expenses of our law firm, 100,000 yuan is used for investigation and evidence collection, 50,000 yuan is used for various miscellaneous expenses, and 350,000 yuan is lawyer fees..."

As the lawyer spoke, he wrote down the approximate figure of each expense on a piece of white paper, but did not write down the specific items clearly.

Because what he said is actually inappropriate and some actions that cross the line.

Like bribing jury members.

Federal law clearly prohibits bribery of jury members, but in almost every trial, jurors receive a bribe.

Sometimes the "judicial miracle" that people call is not born from lawyers and judges' familiarity with the business, but from the golden bullet! elephant

These people basically come from the bottom of society, have low levels of education, and have no interest entanglements with the upper class.

After they fill out the form, they will become pre-selected jurors. When an incident occurs, sixty to one hundred jurors will be randomly selected to enter the main list.

These people will take the court bus to a closed environment to be temporarily isolated from the outside world. They can only return to society after the final trial of the case.

During this period, they receive subsidies and can take leave from work, and it is not considered absenteeism. Some people like to apply for such qualifications so that they can avoid work and have money at the same time.

But even so, these people are often found out about the situation and then accept bribes.

The main cost of lawyers is spent on these people.

They have the means to contact jurors in quarantine and then bribe these people. This is also the main trump card of the three major law firms. elephant

Especially for law firms that specialize in criminal cases, the jury is the group of people who decide whether the suspect is guilty or not, so it doesn't make much sense to get the judge.

So they must have their own way to win over the jury, otherwise they simply cannot stand in the criminal court.

The Justice Department was also well aware of these practices by law firms, and they repeatedly changed their processes and tightened controls, but in the end it was to no avail.

Among them is the sensational murder of a certain big shot.

During the trial, the jury was thoroughly infiltrated and more than two hundred jurors were replaced. In the end, the jury still gave a "not guilty" result.

Even if everyone, all the evidence, and all the testimonies are against this big man, he is not guilty!

Because the jury members think he is not guilty, then he is innocent! elephant

No matter how much you change!

That's what money does!

The lawyer who filed the lawsuit for this big shot is one of the major shareholders of the law firm behind the lawyer who is now before Senators Lynch and Landon.

Dealing with juries is their specialty. As long as the money is available, there is no jury member they can't deal with.

If so, they will find a way to replace the uncooperative ones with the cooperative ones.

But two million...

Senator Langdon hesitated. elephant

Even though that was his biological son, even though he could save him as long as he took out the money, and he could get away with it to a large extent.

but……

That’s two fucking million!

How many women can two million give birth to a son who can inherit his political wealth?

A difficult multiple choice question...