Blackstone Code

Life is not easy.

The bowling president, who was suspended in mid-air, realized for the first time the cruelty of "survival".

He used to feel that...those who describe survival as unbearable pain are often people who don't work hard.

If they had worked hard, they would certainly not be so helpless in life.

But now, he understands.

Some things cannot be solved by your hard work. If hard work can solve all the troubles in this world, then there will be no troubles in this world.

He looked at the light blue ceiling, and every breath made him feel a little pain, but this pain was far better than the pain he had to endure before.

The special medicine was really effective. He could feel that his body was recovering, but what made him desperate was that he might not be able to hold on anymore.

"Maybe...someone would be willing to help me pay for it?"

He thought of a possibility, he has many friends!

As the President of the Federation, he has many friends among capitalists and in the political arena.

Everyone knows that he is a good person and he has almost no enemies. At most, there are some people who look down on him, but there are really not many enemies.

The chief scientist still looked very calm, "Actually, I have already asked, and no one is willing to pay for your follow-up expenses."

President Bowling was stunned for a moment, "I can talk to them in person."

The last bit of hope, when it is about to be overwhelmed by despair, the weak fluorescence will be as dazzling as the sun!

The chief scientist dialed the numbers of many people for him. After getting through, most of the people chatted for a few words and said they were a little tight recently, and then hung up.

In the end, he called almost everyone he thought he had a good relationship with, but no one was willing to pay him the money!

Even if it is borrowed, it will not work!

The more calls he made, the more desperate he became. He even called Connor, hoping that Connor could help him.

Connor's statement was that he was just a president and he didn't have so much money, so he refused.

He said there could be a fundraiser for President Bowling if necessary, but it shouldn't raise much money.

When he was about to suffocate, he dialed the number he least wanted to call, which was Lynch's number.

In fact, Lynch was here, in another room, so the call was dialed to the extension number in another room.

"Lynch, I am..., I need your help now..."

After listening to President Bowling finish his begging, Lynch did not agree immediately, "You know, each of us is valuable in this society."

“There are many people who object to the objectification of human beings and think it is blasphemous to put a price on human beings, but in fact, you know, human beings themselves are indeed valuable.”

"When you are worth 10,000 yuan, I will give you 10,000 yuan and then ask you to do something for me. This is the most basic transaction process in society."

"One party gives and the other receives!"

"The principle of fairness applies to any field!"

"Whenever I'm in need, I'll pay you a sum of money and you do what I want you to do for me."

"So... sir, now you want me to continue to pay you a sum of money, but what can you do for me?"

After hearing this, President Bowling's mood changed somewhat. He was no longer simply desperate, but also a little angry.

"I helped you a lot, Lynch!"

"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had the chance to climb to such a high position so quickly!"

"Remember my inauguration celebration?"

"I invited you and gave you a ticket to the upper class!"

"I don't ask you to respect me, I just hope you can help me at this time!"

Lynch continued with almost no pause, "Indeed, you are right. Your invitation saved me a lot of time and gave me some convenience."

"But you're not like the others."

"You are different from Mr. Trueman. He has lofty ideals and the courage to realize them. My cooperation with him is to get what we need."

"He needs my ability to realize his ideals, and I need his power to fuel my development."

"We belong to each other and complement each other. If he wants to go further, he can't do without me, and I am the same. If I want to develop faster and better, I can't do without him."

"You and Connor are also different. Connor is a very interesting person. He is similar to you in many cases, but he will appear more human."

"He will show his emotions and personality without concealing it. If he likes it, he likes it, and if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it."

"He will show extra support for those things and people he likes, and will also show obvious disgust for those things and people he doesn't like."

"He may not be as good as Mr. Trueman, but he is indeed a good friend. When I get along with him, except for some things where he needs me or I need him, we get along more like good friends."

"But... sir, our relationship is based on the purest interests."

"I give you money and you give me what I want."

"Indeed, you invited me and mentioned my name to your inauguration celebration, which gave me a great platform and opportunity."

"But Mr. President, you seem to have forgotten that I subsequently paid a large political donation for this."

"Including all subsequent transactions between us, no matter how big or small, I gave you a large sum of money at a premium, in various forms."

"I never owe you anything. On the contrary, I have fulfilled all the responsibilities of a party to the transaction in every transaction."

"This makes it impossible for us to talk about who owes whom."

"Now that you want me to pay you another sum of money, I would like to ask, is there anything you can offer that is worth at least half a million credits and is something that I urgently need?"

President Bowling's breathing was slightly rapid, "I thought we were good friends."

"You're no one's friend, you're just a friend with benefits."

Lynch's answer was also decisive, "Good friends shouldn't talk about such a large amount of money. If you invite me to play ball, I will definitely not refuse."

"This... is the money I borrowed, and I will find a way to pay it back to you in the future!"

There was a pause in the receiver for a few seconds before Lynch's follow-up voice came, "You can't repay this loan, and you don't have enough assets to protect my rights and interests."

"So I'm sorry, Mr. President, I can't pay you that."

"You here with me... are only worth a thousand credits at most. It would be difficult for me to agree to more than a thousand credits."

"Instead of thinking about dragging it out like this, why not try stuffing yourself into the tank."

"I heard that their technology has made another breakthrough. In addition to feeling like you are in prison, you can sense everything happening in the outside world!"

"You can consider this!"

"I have something to do later, so I'll talk to you when I get the chance. Have a nice day, sir. Goodbye!"

The busy signal on the phone made President Bowling hate it in silence, but he soon stopped hating it.

There was no room for refutation in every word Lynch said.

He does use money to do things, and he has no position. He is not Lynch's real friend. The interaction between him and Lynch is mainly about power and money transactions.

And he not only uses Lynch's money, but also uses other people's money to influence Lynch. He never thinks this is an excessive thing.

He just did what he had to do!

He doesn't regret those things in the past, he just feels...Lynch is too ruthless!

This little money is nothing to him!

The chief scientist looked at President Bowling and said, "Mr. Lynch's proposal is actually very correct. The scientific team has made new breakthroughs in neuron signal reception."

"And we can preserve your entire head, and you can permanently have complete vision, hearing, and taste. This is a lot better than before."

"Perhaps it won't be long before you can use prosthetic limbs to move independently. There is no need to pursue a complete biological structure to persist."

After a long silence, President Bowling said, "I'm going to call my wife."

The chief scientist shrugged. If he couldn't get the job done, let him keep on the phone.

The call was connected not long after, and after hearing President Bowling's voice, the pitch of his wife's voice dropped significantly.

"If you want me to pay those expensive fees for you, I advise you to give up the idea, you know, the last person who is unlikely to be there is me, you should not even make this call!"

Just as President Bowling was about to say something, the phone was hung up.

From the moment he decided to run for president, their relationship was completely over.

The room finally fell into silence again, and President Bowling looked at the chief scientist, "Is there no hope at all?"

His eyes moved and he looked around without any purpose, "The money in my account."

The chief scientist nodded, "Yes, there is no hope at all."

"You have no new source of income. Even if you can barely support it until the high-definition particle breaks out again, how will you maintain the subsequent treatment and medication?"

"The result is actually no different from not being able to persist. Your friends are not going to provide you with financial assistance, so unfortunately, if you insist on doing this, I will not object."

"But, I can tell you, the results are terrible!"

President Bowling thought about this question seriously, "What would happen if...I mean if I was put in a tank?"

"I remember you just said what new breakthroughs they have made in technology, what are they?"

He had already made a compromise. Compared to actually dying, it seemed that it was not unacceptable to consider living in a tank at this time.

People are always like this. When the reality is far lower than expected, they can accept it as long as it is not the worst outcome!