Blackstone Code

Many people feel a sense of... pity for Senator Langdon.

This unlucky guy must choose between career and family!

In fact, people think too much, because from the beginning, this is a multiple-choice question with no choice.

As long as he chooses his son, investigations such as job-related crimes will begin immediately. Not only will he not be able to save his son, but he may even be trapped in it.

What seems like a ruthless performance now is actually the best choice.

As long as he doesn't die and doesn't lose the rights he currently holds, even if his son serves his sentence in prison, his life will be much easier than others.

Senator Langdon quickly received the letter sent to him by Lynch. After reading the contents on the paper, he was silent for a while and burned the letter paper and the envelope.

Then he cheered up and entered political activities again.

He ran up to the podium with an indescribable smile on his face, and then waved to the people around him who came to listen to the speech.

This was a public speech. In order to implement the proposal to amend the Federal Environmental Protection Law as soon as possible, he had to let more people know about it.

As the shocking stories of environmental pollution came out of his mouth, some of the enlarged photos showed horribly deformed people, all of which made them become serious.

Even though some reporters wanted to ask questions about his son, they were gradually attracted by the content and were horrified!

"...According to what I know, this town located in the... area originally had 1,142 families and a population of nearly 8,000."

"But after...the factories moved upstream of their water sources, the water became horribly polluted."

"In total, more than 400 people in this village suffered from various cancers during the five years the factory existed."

"About two hundred people suffered from illnesses they didn't know existed, and about a hundred people died."

"Until now, there are less than 300 families left in this town, with a population of less than 1,100 people."

"In the past few years, they have tried to seek help from the outside world, but the local government has covered up the truth in consideration of economic development and employment issues."

"The federal industry is developing rapidly, and pollution is gradually increasing."

"I read a book, and there was a sentence in the book——"

"When we destroy nature, nature will one day come back with exponential revenge!"

…

The speech was so successful that the reporters finally forgot to ask about him and his son, and instead talked about industrial pollution.

During the speech, some more reporters came, and Senator Langdon was already surrounded by reporters.

However, he did not intend to leave immediately, but instead had questions and answers with reporters.

"Mr. Congressman, have you ever considered the issue that if we close some factories, people in those areas will lose the jobs they depend on for their survival."

"The natural environment needs to survive, but humans also need to survive..."

The reporter didn't express it very clearly, but everyone could understand what he meant.

Once a factory closes and prohibits the discharge of pollutants, it means a shutdown and workers will lose their jobs.

The more serious the pollution, the more people rely on these factories for their livelihood.

In fact, people have understood the harm of pollution from the beginning, but why do some people still choose to turn a blind eye?

In fact, in the final analysis, when it comes to their own interests, people cannot face it in such a neutral and objective manner.

When faced with this issue, Senator Landon answered a thought-provoking question.

"Is money more important, or is your life and your family's life more important?"

A very contradictory and very realistic question.

The reporters were silent for a few seconds and then started asking questions again.

As today's activities were about to end, a reporter asked, "Mr. Congressman, we all know that you are busy with proposals these days and have not paid attention to the progress of your son's case."

"Are you really, as some people say, deliberately staying away from these things for the sake of power?"

The Federals are a really annoying group. When Senator Langdon cares too much, they worry that he is engaging in backroom deals and obstructing justice.

But when he didn't care enough, they thought he was cold and not a qualified father.

Senator Langdon sighed lightly, "I leave everything to the lawyer, and he will tell me every night what's going on."

"I actually care about him very much, but I don't want these normal relationships to be swayed by some public opinion, saying like... I have to do something!"

"And as a federal parliamentarian, I firmly believe that the law is fair!"

He gave a very serious answer, and his words made it onto the evening news.

During this time Senator Langdon lived in his office and his home was occupied by his wife.

That stupid woman couldn't do anything but shout, and many things in the house were broken into pieces.

The relationship between the two of them, which was not much, was almost completely lost in this incident.

A large number of people gathered outside the court on Monday morning. The case itself is not too complicated and the results may be available in one day.

Senator Langdon sat in the gallery, toward the back.

After the court session, he saw his son again for the first time in a while.

There have been some changes from the past feeling, he no longer cares about him so much!

It's hard to describe this feeling in words. People who were supposed to be very close to each other have become somewhat alienated and even a little disgusted.

He looked at the young man calmly, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Maybe it's because of the child's mother's family, maybe it's because of other reasons, but in short, his mood is very stable.

With the lawyer's aggressive defense, the defense lawyers from both sides soon started a confrontation.

But everyone can see that the lawyer hired by Senator Langdon is more logical and the language is sharper!

He was always able to make the jury members nod frequently to what he said, which was easy to understand and very reasonable.

When the most critical witness, the girl, appeared in court, everyone knew that the final "big showdown" had arrived.

The hotel staff and the like before could only mean that there was something fishy about this situation, but the girl obviously knew better than others what exactly happened.

She stood on the witness stand, swore on the Bible, and then sat there.

The lawyer on the young man's side was the first to ask questions, and the questions he asked were very special.

"As far as I know, you and the defendant are in a passionate love affair, right?"

"I protest!"

"This question has nothing to do with this article..."

The judge looked at the young lawyer, shook his head, and then looked at the girl, "Please answer this question seriously."

Many of the conflicts among young people come from love. The judge believed that the relationship between the three people may indeed be someone's motive.

The young lawyer looked at the girl as if glaring at her, which probably meant not answering or answering in the opposite direction.

The girl nodded, "Yes, we are in love."

The lawyer was very satisfied with this answer, and some people who were listening at the scene vaguely understood something.

The judge banged his gavel and the courtroom fell silent again.

The lawyer asked again, "You and the deceased were also in a relationship, right?"

"I protest..."

"The protest is invalid. Please ask the witnesses to answer questions."

The girl's face turned a little pale, and she thought of what her father said to her, don't try to hide it, otherwise she will be the only one who will be unlucky in the end.

She didn't know why her father made such a judgment, but she believed that her father would not harm her.

She bit her lip and nodded again.

"I need you to answer me yes or no, please answer loudly!", very aggressive style.

The girl shouted "yes".

The lawyer nodded with satisfaction, "Were you told that you don't know that you actually have two boyfriends?"

"have no idea!"

"So did the deceased know that the defendant was your other boyfriend?"

"……Know……"

People's exclamations could hardly be suppressed. Initially, the public opinion was one-sided, but led by some people, they were more willing to believe that this was a vicious act of class killing!

But now, things seem a little different.

Senator Langdon quietly stood up and left. He knew that nothing unexpected would happen.

After leaving the court, he called Lynch and talked about what he saw in the court. He also raised some questions of his own, such as why the girl said that.

She was not very cooperative with the police's questioning before. Her confession was that she didn't know what happened and that someone died.

Now she is so honest and cooperative, which is a bit incredible.

Lynch didn't give him much of an answer. He just said, "I guess I understand the stakes."

However, Senator Langdon always felt that it wouldn't be that simple, if these things happened because someone deliberately pushed it on him.

Since the important and only witness at the crime scene, the girl who was also one of the victims, behaved very honestly, so basically the outcome of the case has been reached.

With the help of the defendant's defense lawyer, such a murder turned into a case of accidental death due to jealousy.

It is not a vicious case, and it is obvious that both the court and the jury are more sympathetic to the defendant's experience——

This is not much different from a wife cheating on her bed with another man!

However, although they sympathized with the defendant, they still found him guilty because he knew that the dagger could kill people, but he still stabbed it in without hesitation.

A one-sided killing turned into a fight and an accidental death, and the jury consistently found the defendant guilty.

In addition to compensating certain financial losses to the family of the deceased, the young man was sentenced to seventy-two months in prison with no possibility of parole for three years.

The family of the deceased was dissatisfied with the verdict and appealed in court...