Blackstone Code

As soon as he heard the name "Gladston", Connor didn't seem so happy.

He used to like people to discuss him and Gladstone together. They were good friends and brothers!

But now, he doesn't like this!

There are always people outside who think that he is in a dominated position in this friendship. In other words, Gladstone pushed him to become president just to indirectly consolidate his power.

Not because they are friends, nor because of how good and capable Connor himself is.

He didn't like this argument, saying that he was a waste, and that Gladstone, who allowed a waste to become president, was the most amazing one.

In addition, Gladstone always loses his temper inexplicably when talking to him now, so Connor suddenly becomes a little resistant to Gladstone as his good friend.

The two have not fallen out yet, and when it is time to show their intimate side, they will appear together on newspaper headlines.

However, after the election is over and the results come out, there may be some changes in their relationship.

Gladstone is too controlling, and Connor is not really the kind of person who allows himself to be manipulated. This is their inevitable outcome!

This is partly due to Lynch, who did not want Gladstone and Connor to maintain a very close relationship.

One is the chairman of the Progressive Party Committee, and the other is a very likely federal president.

If their relationship is very close and reliable, both parties will strengthen their dominance in their own fields.

Gladstone's control over the Progressive Party will increase, allowing Connor to take control of the federal government earlier rather than having to wait for re-election.

But this is of no benefit to Lynch. They are united and without giving outsiders a chance, Lynch will not be able to turn Connor into one of his own.

Only if their relationship breaks down and Connor does not receive unconditional support from the Progressive Party will he seek supporters from outside.

Giving information to Connor but not to Gladstone would give a man like Gladstone, who has a strong desire for control, a sense of crisis that "things are getting out of control."

So dissatisfied with Connor.

From now on, this kind of gentle and silent separation is still very useful.

So much so that Connor planned to give the people of the eight additional states who were not federal citizens the right to vote!

He was wary of Gladstone and was making preparations at the same time, but in Lynch's opinion, this was unnecessary.

Gladstone invested so many resources in him that it was too late to replace him.

Once he gives up on Connor, it means that all the political resources previously invested, which can reach more than 10 million, will be wasted.

Those political speculators will not be satisfied, and those capitalists who spent money will not be satisfied.

Because re-selecting people means they have to spend a lot of money again, and they may not get the results they want!

Now they have to make do with the status quo.

Connor shook his head and did not continue on this issue. Instead, he took the initiative to have a drink with Lynch and then walked towards the Lieutenant General.

He has to talk to the Lieutenant General. The overseas military regions have great power. Although they cannot help much in the election, they can bring him some benefits in terms of rights.

Rivers of blood flowed west of the central region, but here it seemed like a peaceful time, and the red wine in the cup was as bright as blood. This is the Federation!

Gunsmoke is always the best accompaniment to power!

The situation in Nagaril is in the process of calming down, and the Peleus family is also facing a heavy price.

After a four-month trial, the sex scandal finally came to an end under the gavel of the lifelong justice.

More than 300 officers and soldiers of all ranks in the Central and Southern Military District and the Eastern Naval District of the Federation were punished.

Among the more than 70 famous school officials, four are subject to execution, while the others are basically aged for more than six years, and many of them are subject to jail time.

A large part of the Peleus family's backbone in these two major military regions was cut down, and they almost completely lost control of the middle and lower-level armies!

It is no longer easy for them to make up for this loss.

What's more important is that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at the appointment of military officers. The slightest problem will immediately trigger public opinion.

Although the Peleus family still maintains a great control among the generals, they only have generals and lack the effectiveness of middle and lower-level officers. It can be said that they have been broken.

After the disposal results came out in early September, public opinion responded extremely positively. At the same time, some media raised a more acute question——

"Is the army the federal army or the army of a certain family?"

After such a sensitive issue is raised, it can be said that the injury is directly added to the injury!

Judging from the background of the officers who were punished, almost all of them were members of the interest group with the Peleus family as the core.

Moreover, senior military officers are suspected not only of sex scandals, but also of corruption.

Unlike the previous sex scandal, when Jaina only accused the military, this time the target was directly directed at the Peleus family!

Mr. Wardrick said in public that the current federal military has become very dangerous.

The two most important military regions are firmly controlled by members of one family. They can become warlords at any time and form a federal military government!

Why did Marillo, a once glorious country, decline?

After all, wasn’t it caused by the melee between warlords?

If the federal military is still controlled by a few people or a certain family, then the federation will have no future and will lose its crown as the world's number one!

This is a very severe accusation. Not everyone dares to do this. After all, the target of the attack is the military.

But Mr. Wardrick was not afraid.

He is a social celebrity, and Ankok Industry is now considered a large-scale military industry, involving many military and civilian fields and industries.

Even if he didn't say this, the South Central Military District and the Eastern Naval District would not purchase his products.

So it would be even easier for him to accuse publicly.

Connor, who later returned to the Federation from Nagaril, also expressed his dissatisfaction with the federal military system in public, but his expression was very reserved.

Five years ago, bashing the military was the correct political line, just as people liked and wanted to see people bashing the federal government.

Most federal people who have been brainwashed by freedom and justice always have some dissatisfaction, fear, and aversion derived from fear towards the violent institution of the military.

His dissatisfaction fits the concerns of some voters, the military government, shady stories, conspiracies, and the truth!

There will always be people who spontaneously support these arguments!

They solved the sex scandal as quickly as possible, but they didn't expect that the matter was not over yet.

In early to mid-September, Lynch also returned to the Federation.

The Nagaril march was completely suppressed, and more than 600,000 Nagaril thugs were sentenced to death.

This is actually nothing at all to the Nagaril people, who have a population of 400 million.

The social order has been restored to stability, and people don't seem to have many emotions except the fear buried deep in their hearts.

As for the establishment of overseas military regions...

No one connected it with the parade. Maybe a very few people had a flash of inspiration that made them doubt whether these things were connected.

But they will soon deny themselves. After all, it is not practical to create so much trouble for overseas partitions and there is no room for maneuver.

Two days after returning to the Federation, Peleus asked Lynch to have a chat, but Lynch had no objection.

The location was chosen in a restaurant on the second floor of the Bupen Hotel. Before arriving, Lynch's people checked this floor back and forth several times.

People were also arranged to keep an eye on the surrounding commanding heights, and the curtains were closed.

"You are so cowardly!" Peleus sat across the table and mocked Lynch.

Lin Qi took out a cigarette and lit it indifferently. He nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I am quite afraid of death."

Peleus laughed dumbly, "Why didn't I see it before?"

Lynch also smiled and said, "You have never thought of killing me before."

This sentence was very meaningful. Peleus looked at Lynch and asked, "Can you see that I want to kill you now?"

Lynch nodded again, "You want me dead more than anyone else because you know you made a fatal mistake."

Peleus frowned, "What mistake did I make?"

Lynch took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and handed it over, "Do you want it?"

Peleus shook his head, "Thank you, I have it myself."

Lynch put the cigarette back into the cigarette case, took a deep breath from the cigarette in his hand, and slowly exhaled, "The mistake you made was that you offended me, but you didn't press me to death at once."

"So you should be very regretful and want to make up for your mistakes, so you want to kill me."

Peleus rarely smoked. He took out a pack of cigarettes. The outer shell was a little deformed. He bought it in July.

He has no craving for cigarettes and rarely smokes, so when he smokes he feels tipsy like being drunk.

This is what nicotine does.

When he gets upset, he smokes one.

The two men smoked and looked at each other. After more than a minute, Peleus asked softly, "What is in that letter?"

Lynch asked, "If I said he didn't leave me anything, would you believe it?"

Peleus smiled, obviously, he didn't believe it.

The two fell into silence again. This time he came to Lynch, hoping to solve all the problems through communication.

But obviously, it's unlikely.

He made one last attempt, "Give me that letter and I'll give you my share. That's the end of it."

Lynch continued to shake his head, "I said I didn't, but you don't believe it."

Peleus looked at Lynch disappointedly. His sleeves began to bulge, indicating that his forearms were exerting force.

Lin Qi said that he was afraid of death, but at this time he showed no fear at all.

Absolute power does not refer to physical power.

No matter how great the power of the body is, it is only an ordinary power.

No matter how strong Peleus was, he would not dare to do anything to Lynch at this time.

Two minutes later, Peleus put out the cigarette butt in his hand, then stood up, "It seems that there is no need for us to talk anymore..."