Blackstone Code

"Preconception" is a terrible impression.

The purpose of the "presumption of innocence" in federal justice is to avoid directly introducing the idealistic idea that the suspect is the criminal, which will cause the trial of the case to deviate from normal.

When a person thinks that another person has a certain label on him, whatever this person does will be regarded as "suspicious" behavior.

Like...cheating.

It’s a very broad concept, so let’s narrow it down a bit and cheat in gambling.

When you think that your opponent is cheating in gambling and he wins money, you will think that his victory must be obtained through some "technical means", which is a despicable victory.

When you have a big hand and the opponent chooses to fold, you also feel that he may know your trump card, so he avoids the greatest risk.

No matter what actions the other party makes, they are unreasonable in your opinion. Unless he loses a lot of money at the end of the game, you will reduce the other party's suspicion instead of thinking that the other party did not cheat!

Preconceptions, that's it, dominate people's thinking according to a fixed pattern. This is a very scary concept.

Therefore, the judiciary in most countries requires "presumption of innocence". What we have to do is to clear the suspect's suspicion, not to prove that the suspect is the criminal!

When the name Gladstone came to Connor's mind, he subconsciously felt that he was likely to be involved.

Because other people who know about it, such as his wife, his wife's husband, or some people around him.

They all maintain a very different interest relationship with themselves. To put it simply, if they lose the opportunity to become president because of this matter, then these people are unlikely to gain anything from it.

On the contrary, if he can become president, these people will get a lot of benefits because of his change in status.

Everyone has common interests, so it is unlikely that they would betray him like this.

Only Gladstone, his core interests, and Connor's own core interests are not the same.

Gladstone hopes to consolidate his position and authority within the party by promoting the Progressive Party to continue to be in power. It seems that his and Connor's interests are consistent, and they are both working hard for Connor to become president.

However, for Gladstone, even if Connor could not become president, it would not have much influence on him.

It's nothing more than keeping a low profile for a period of time. He has already placed his own people in important positions within the Progressive Party. Not to mention absolute control over the Progressive Party, at least it will not escape his control.

He has already received an A. It doesn't matter whether he has an A+ or not, because no matter how bad he is, it is still just an A.

But the others were different. They only got a C, so Gladstone's suspicion became bigger.

Lynch didn't speak. He knew from Connor's expression that he probably already had a candidate in mind.

Lynch didn't know whether that person was Gladstone, but whether he was or not, it was a good thing for Lynch.

Because anyone who knows about this must have an unusual relationship with Connor.

Either his closest relatives or his closest career partners.

Mr. Trueman is so strong and opinionated, why can Lynch still influence or even change some of his decisions to a great extent?

Because Mr. Trueman is politically, in fact, isolated!

He is not like the traditional federal politician who ascends to the highest throne step by step through the process.

Since they were in elementary school, their personal connections have been constantly weaving. By the time they can run for president and win, they may have thousands or tens of thousands of friends!

For example, President Bowling, many of his capitalists and political figures have maintained long-term and stable relationships with him.

Mr. Trueman is different. He doesn't have that many friends.

He spent his young life in the army. Apart from providing him with the "encouragement" to lift the table, the army had nothing to help him politically.

And the Progressive Party, the Conservative Party, is not too keen on approaching an "outlier" who climbed to the presidency through the support of the military.

Moreover, with the clouds of war and the outbreak of war, the president has great power, and people are even less willing to approach him.

There are only a few people he can communicate with as friends, and among these people, Lynch is the most special one.

When a person’s only choices are “me” and “us,” they tend to choose “us.”

It's actually very simple to make Connor as easy to persuade as President Bowling, as long as he is not too close and can discuss more private things with him.

When he has troubles, the first thing he thinks of is Lynch.

As long as Lynch can solve two troubles for him, his dependence on Lynch will become increasingly severe, and he will eventually listen to other people's beliefs.

Lynch patted him on the back, "I arranged for some people to stay to protect you. Your safety now needs to be taken seriously. We cannot ignore the worst case scenario."

Connor came back from his thoughts with a solemn expression, "Then I'll trouble you."

Currently, Connor's core is the bodyguards sent by his family, the middle link is the protection provided by the security committee's security team, and the outermost is the FBI.

But whether it's his family's bodyguards, the Security Council, or the FBI, these are all links that may be penetrated.

Mr. Trueman was assassinated not long ago, and Connor also realized through "leaks" that some things may not be as imagined and are under control.

Lynch's Blackstone Security is the number one private armed force in the Federation, providing security protection for political dignitaries and wealthy individuals around the world. So far, no big figures have been successfully assassinated.

Moreover, he believes that Lynch is someone he can rely on. From his willingness to "kill people" for him, it can be seen that Lynch can be trusted.

He did not refuse, nodded and responded to Lynch, "My safety is in your hands!"

Lynch then arranged for the sergeant to mobilize Blackstone Security's top defense team, which was basically composed of mid-level field officers and senior field officers.

The least among these people have more than a thousand hours of personal protection experience, and at least fifty hours of life-and-death combat experience.

Just one level below Lynch’s own safety standards!

And Lynch, naturally, has to leave to deal with Connor's troubles, and deal with them satisfactorily, so that Connor can feel that he has someone he can rely on!

After leaving Connor's big villa, Lynch did not go home directly, but found the director of the FBI.

Meeting in the suburbs will naturally save a lot of trouble.

The director-general went directly into Lynch's manor.

"There's something I need you to do."

Lynch was direct, without discussion or negotiation.

The director-general nodded without any objection or question.

The relationship now is very special.

It can be said that the director-general's ability to continue in this position depends entirely on Lynch.

As long as Lynch twists his mouth, no matter how many years he has worked in the FBI and how much energy he has spent, it will be wasted in an instant.

This is a very abnormal supply and demand relationship. The director-general is at the bottom, but he has to accept this relationship.

Because without Lynch, he will soon be nothing, not even a politician!

This is also the saddest thing about the director of the FBI.

Politicians in other positions, such as cabinet members, may lose their current jobs due to the change of president.

They can still be active in politics and may become governors, regional assembly speakers or even members of Congress at any time.

But the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation will not have a good life after resigning. Among so many former directors, less than one-third survive to die of natural causes.

The rest died of various accidents and died quietly in a corner.

The media won’t even report it because they know too many fucking secrets.

For the ruling group, this kind of person who holds a lot of secrets and is not the core of his or her team should not live in this world!

Lynch lit a cigarette and said, "Connor has been threatened. First, you have to investigate who is threatening him."

"Secondly, take some explosive, dark materials about our opponents and throw them out."

"Just these two things."

The director-general silently remembered it in his mind and asked Lynch some details about Connor's "blackmail".

In fact, this information is difficult to trace, but it is not impossible.

It is difficult for anyone to completely erase the traces of their behavior, just like when working on a plumber.

He felt that he had no flaws, but to the world, he would leave traces the moment he stepped out of his house.

As long as the witnesses can be found, he cannot escape the punishment of the law.

By the way, his "partner" has been caught, the perverted killer plumber has been captured, and the director-general has gained a lot of face.

Before leaving, Lynch added two more points.

"By the way, check out Gladstone and those people from the Socialist Party. I always feel that they might cause trouble."

This feeling is very subtle and can be said to be the instinct of a "conspirator".

If he is a member of the Socialist Party and has not considered winning the election from the beginning, they will definitely cause trouble at the critical moment!

Let the Progressive Party and the Conservative Party stink, so as to quickly gain public support to occupy some areas, and even "take down" a state as the base of the Socialist Party!

The director-general was a little surprised, but he still agreed.

Although Gladstone is a big shot and investigating him is dangerous, the Director-General knows very well who his real backer is.

After watching the chief leave, Lin Qi waited for a while before leaving in a car.

At the same time, the sergeant personally led the team out of Bupen.

Lynch gave him the task of taking away Connor's mistress and illegitimate child.