Blackstone Code

Lyon's escape journey under the pseudonym Mr. Edward seems to be going on for a while, and it is foreseeable that the coming days will not be easy.

In the Federation, the professor also encountered something that bothered her.

Her ex-husband came to the door.

In the evening, not long after the professor came back from socializing outside, someone rang the doorbell.

She lived in an upscale community and it was difficult for ordinary people to sneak in, so she opened the door without thinking too much.

When she saw the familiar stranger's face clearly outside the door, she realized that no one recognized him at first.

It had been many years since they broke up, and she had forgotten almost everything about this man.

People always feel that they can remember someone for a lifetime, or that they can be remembered by someone for a lifetime.

In fact, this is not the case at all. Think about your first love, think about your classmates in elementary school. Those blurred faces are telling you the truth. Even if they are unforgettable, they will be forgotten by time.

Time is the cruelest thing in the world, but sometimes it can also create embarrassment.

After watching for a while, the professor recognized the man in front of her. She wanted to close the door, but doing so would make her look weak.

The professor is an excellent independent woman, and she is not allowed or required to show such a... sensitive side.

After a brief silence, she invited her ex-husband into the house.

"I have been paying attention to the news recently and have always wanted to say 'congratulations' to you personally. You have fulfilled your long-held dream."

When the professor was in her forties, she persistently wanted to enter politics, but her luck and timing were wrong. In the end, all her efforts failed to yield satisfactory results, and she could only continue to be her journalism professor.

She was very disappointed and thought this was society's discrimination against women and an unfair phenomenon.

She told her ex-husband all this, whining or hysterically cursing the people who had the power to decide the matter.

Unexpectedly, ten years later, her wish would come true!

And the starting point is so high!

The professor nodded very reservedly, "Thank you. If you just want to say congratulations to me, then you have already done it."

She and her ex-husband had nothing to talk about, and at first she admitted that her ex-husband still had some substance.

Being rich is an all-conquering weapon for most women.

The professor is no exception. She also desires to live a prosperous life. In addition, her ex-husband is not bad, and his successful experience makes him have a more excellent temperament than other suitors.

After two years of honeymoon period after marriage, she discovered that her value did not exist as a wife.

The purpose of a man marrying her is to take the opportunity to get into the upper class and gain more connections.

After she accidentally discovered that her husband had a lover outside, their relationship quickly fell to the freezing point.

After a few long years together, they broke up.

The professor received a large amount of money, and the two of them broke up peacefully without saying who owed the other.

But it is still a bit awkward to meet the person who was once the most familiar and become a stranger.

The ex-husband was not embarrassed at all because the professor took the initiative to signal that it was time for him to leave. As a businessman and a capitalist.

His face is for the money in his pocket. When necessary, he can personally take off his face, throw it to the ground, and then step on it hard.

But it's also possible that you'll take good care of it and not let anyone scribble on it.

"...(Professor's name), we haven't seen each other for so long, do you hate me so much?"

"At least we were in love once!"

In fact, based on the appearance that the ex-husband is showing now, he is even still able to trick some young girls into sleeping with him.

His smile is not unpleasant, which is one of the qualities that many capitalists must possess.

It is not easy for people who make people think they are treacherous when they smile to achieve business success.

The professor sneered, "Don't speak so affectionately. We both know who you are. Don't use those tricks used to deceive little girls on me."

The ex-husband still showed no embarrassment at all. He took out cigarettes and gave one to the professor. The professor hesitated but did not refuse.

She also smokes, and now switches from women's cigarettes to men's cigarettes.

The main reason is that the nicotine content of women's cigarettes cannot meet her basic needs for happiness. Smoking one is not enough, and smoking two is a little too much, so she switched to men's cigarettes.

Lynch gave her a free all-time membership. Those members customized tobacco that would not stink after smoking, and the smoke smell was relatively light. She liked it very much.

What her ex-husband gave her were also high-end cigarettes for every moment, but they were not customized for members.

Not everyone is willing to spend 200,000 on cigarettes every year!

After both of them lit up their cigarettes, the ex-husband explained the purpose of his visit, "I am also a member of the Progressive Party. No matter what our relationship was before, what it will be like now and in the future, at least we were husband and wife."

"You have made amazing progress in your work. I will definitely support you. I will spend one million..."

After getting used to Lynch's attitude towards money, and getting used to all kinds of numbers in the millions, tens of millions, and even hundreds of millions while working in Slem.

The professor's tolerance for the amount of wealth has obviously increased a lot, but this does not mean that one million is an inconspicuous number.

On the contrary, one million federal soles at this time is definitely not a small amount.

It is approximately equal to the pre-tax income of 1,850 workers for one month, equal to the income of one worker for 154 years, and equal to the accumulation of approximately seven to eight generations of a family!

This is not a small amount of money, and it can also bring glory to the professor's face.

But instead of showing any expression of happiness, the professor frowned.

She knows her ex-husband too well. He is a typical profit-driven person. To put it simply, he will not do this if there is no benefit!

"Are you in trouble?", asked the professor.

She didn't really care about her ex-husband, but she was worried that the trouble her ex-husband caused would implicate her, although this was unlikely to happen.

But this man's shamelessness was extraordinary. He once told the professor that he had a mistress outside and had relationships with other women. It was just a simple act, and the person in his heart was always her!

From that day on he understood what kind of person he was and what a scumbag he was.

The ex-husband smiled and said what he wanted to solve in a nonchalant tone, "My factory has been complained about environmental pollution. Damn it, you know it."

"I'm actually not brave at all. I have always respected the sanctity of the law and never dared to mess around. Someone must be jealous that I have made money now, so they bite everywhere."

"The federal government's environmental management work is now... somewhat strict. You know, after Langdon took charge of the environmental work, he was a little too obsessed with dogmatism."

"He ignored the role that factories play in the economic construction of surrounding areas. If all factories must strictly abide by that set of rules and regulations, at least half of the factories in the federation will not be able to work!"

To say how exaggerated what he said is, it may not be particularly exaggerated.

But to say that what he said is the basic fact is definitely wrong.

Although the federal land area is not small and the population is not large, environmental issues still need to be taken seriously.

Environmental pollution in heavy industrial areas in the north is very serious, and local agriculture and livestock production have been severely reduced. In particular, the quality of many crops does not meet federal food safety requirements.

As a big country, if even the most basic food needs to be imported to keep people from going hungry, this is already very dangerous strategically!

As long as the transportation lines for food imports are destroyed, a lot of people can be killed without fighting!

The current food gap in the federation is about 30%, and due to the rapid growth of immigrants and new population, this gap will continue to expand.

At the same time, if environmental problems are not curbed and heavily polluting companies are allowed to continue to pollute the land, then the federal local food shortage problem will become even more serious!

Some people may say, why not open up wasteland and cultivate land far away from cities and industrial circles?

In fact, the reason is very simple. The Federation is a capital-first country, and the driving force for all actions is to obtain more profits, including ordinary people.

Move farms away from cities and industrial areas, further into the suburbs, or even into the wild.

Safety issues, personnel arrangement issues, management issues, and transportation issues will all greatly increase costs.

Everyone who invests in a farm or a new farm is doing it to make money, and they don’t really just enjoy growing crops!

The profits of basic crops are not very high. If the costs are increased, losses will obviously occur.

In fact, there is no need to lose money. As long as the profit is not enough, farmers and investors will press the pause button.

Listening to his ex-husband's complaints, the professor roughly understood what he meant.

On the surface, he donated one million to celebrate his becoming chairman of the Progressive Party Committee.

In fact, he wanted to help him solve the pollution problem himself, and this issue was actually very sensitive because its tail was in Senator Langdon's hands.

Senator Langdon was the central figure in the York Gang and reported directly to Lynch.

It is obviously very stupid to influence Senator Langdon's work for the sake of this million or his ex-husband.

Not to mention, if you think about Gladstone, who has disappeared for a while but has not even been reported in the media, you will know how terrible it is to do stupid things in this position!

If someone in a lower position does something stupid, they may just lose their job; if someone in a higher position does something stupid, they may lose their life, or even more!