Blackstone Code

There is a slight difference between the senator's "wait a moment" and the congressman's "wait a moment".

The elevator door, which had been closed under Mr. Senator's desperate gaze, slowly opened again. Senator Langdon asked with a smile, "Do you want to go down too?"

Mr. Senator breathed a sigh of relief, "No, you left something in my office."

This is an obvious cliché, and even everyone in the elevator knows what he means, but it is useful because it avoids any possible embarrassment.

Councilor Langdon felt a little strange, but he still walked out of the elevator, "Really? It seems I left in a hurry. Thank you for coming to tell me."

I came here specifically to tell you, why don’t you just bring the things over? Of course, there are some things that need to be said alone in the office.

Congressman Langdon walked out of the elevator. He learned a lesson in Congress called "the more friends the better."

He will not be angry because Mr. Senator rejected him and told him to "get out" before. There is no point in being angry.

If a politician gets angry regardless of anything, he will spend his whole life in anger.

Either their colleagues accuse them of being useless, or the public calls them like dogs, or the media exposes their scandals, how can there be any happy time?

As a human being, you must know how to enjoy, how to tolerate and forgive.

The two of them returned to the senator's office. This time, the senator took the initiative to invite Representative Langdon to sit on the chair that represented equality...

Well, it's still a little worse, because there is a table between the two of them that represents the identity of the owner of the house. If they were sitting on the sofa, the situation would be much better.

The two sat facing each other for more than ten seconds without anyone speaking. Mr. Senator had to break the somewhat silent environment.

"Just now……"

He smiled and paused here, as if nothing had happened just now. It might be more embarrassing to ordinary people, but they are politicians.

Being shameless is the basis of becoming a politician. To them, this embarrassment is as if it never happened.

Congressman Langdon quickly followed, "What just happened?"

"No, nothing, let's talk about that budget."

The senator player played with a pen worth more than a thousand yuan on the table. The pen kept spinning in his hand. "After you left, I looked at the budget again. Although there are some problems in it, I don't think it is impossible." solve."

"My job is to find problems and solve them!"

Congressman Langdon didn't know what made the senator change his position in such a short period of time, but he still tried his best to cooperate in this regard, "If you have any questions, I can explain it to you."

The senator shrugged and put the pen back on the table. "I think maybe we should sit down and talk with Mr. Lynch?"

"I mean he can definitely solve some more professional problems. I don't mean to offend. After all, this involves some high-tech fields."

Congressman Langdon immediately understood that his weight was too light. It was so light that the senator was not even willing to reach an agreement with Lynch through himself. Instead, he had to reach an agreement with Lynch personally.

This is normal. He is just a lucky member of the House of Representatives. A politician with a distinguished position once jokingly said in private that he could send a dog into the House of Representatives if he wanted to.

Of course, this is just a joke, but it also illustrates the status of the House of Representatives in federal politics.

Not as good as above, not even as good as below.

City and state legislators may seem less powerful than members of Congress and can participate in various committees and hold important positions, but these people hold a certain amount of real power in their hands.

What they directly face are the residents of the city, or the power that interacts with them is the power of voters!

Councilor Langdon has met many city councilors in Sabine City before. Behind these people are either the shareholders of large companies in a certain area supporting them, or the residents of a certain lower town supporting these people.

It's okay to be tough when dealing with them, but being too tough can easily lead to demonstrations.

On the contrary, when they arrived at the House of Representatives, the members of the House of Representatives were completely separated from the popular base and were suspended in mid-air.

There's no way to reach the sky, that's the senators' territory.

I can't touch the ground, there is no room in that place, that's why the status of the congressman seems so embarrassing.

At the same time, this also gives members of Congress the motivation to move up.

Cooperate with the party to work hard and obey the arrangements and leadership of the inner-party committee, and you may have the opportunity to move up.

Congressman Langdon still has a chance. He is actually still relatively young. As long as he can follow Lynch and get Lynch's support, he may not have a chance to enter the Senate.

He clearly understands his position and role, and does not feel offended at all.

"Of course, it's just that Mr. Lynch is not in Bupen now, so it may be a little later before you can meet."

The senator sounded hesitant, later?

Is it a time when being late doesn’t reflect your own value?

This is not what he wants!

What he wants is to give Lynch hope when he feels there is no hope in this matter. Only in this way can his role and value be reflected.

Senator Langdon didn't know what made Mr. Senate change his mind, but he knew that the initiative had now changed hands.

We are all federal politicians, and there is no question of who is stronger or weaker in terms of means. It is just a matter of status and gap.

He put his hands on the armrests and looked at Mr. Senator calmly, maintaining a reserved smile.

After a while, Mr. Senator said, "Is there any way you can contact Mr. Lynch?"

Councilor Langdon hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course..."

After making an appointment to play ball together next time they were free, Mr. Senate sent Representative Langdon away. When he returned to the office, his friend in the Department of Defense happened to send the video.

This behavior is legal and is roughly equivalent to submitting materials as reference conditions for recommending whether to approve additional budgets for the Ministry of National Defense. No one can say that it is illegal.

Look, the federal politicians always figure out these things so clearly, and they never make a mistake.

He returned to the lounge, closed the door, and inserted the video tape into the player. Although the color of the picture was a bit monotonous and the texture of the picture was rough, it did not prevent him from recognizing the facts conveyed by these pictures.

The way of war is going to change.

Every time an aircraft dives, the moment it pulls up after approaching the ground, a violent explosion will erupt in the forest, large areas of tree crowns will be shaken, and some will slowly fall.

That was the effect of the explosion. Mr. Senator didn't know how they did it, but he knew what it meant.

If that jungle was a...for example, Gevra's battleship, it had no ability to defend itself against enemies in the air. At this time, a group of aircraft launched a dive against it...

"Cannonballs have eyes!"

He said this to himself in a shocked tone. The cannonball had eyes, which was the most terrifying thing.

He also understood why the military and the Ministry of National Defense were so anxious about this matter. Even a layman like him knew that there would definitely be no "accident" in this matter.

Whoever allows "accidents" to happen will have "accidents"!

At half past ten, he sat by the phone, listening to the busy signal on the receiver, and waited for more than ten seconds. He did not feel bored or boring at all, but took it very seriously.

"it's me……"

Lynch's voice was very recognizable, and the expression of the senator sitting behind the desk became vivid at this moment, with a sincere smile on his face, "Mr. Lynch, I take the liberty of disturbing your rest. I am Senator... currently serving as a member of the Federal Military Appropriations Committee."

He paused as he spoke, giving Lynch time to understand his title, and then continued, "The Ministry of Defense submitted an additional budget before, and now it has entered the end of the review. Basically, there are no major problems. Among them are I don’t quite understand some things, do you think we can sit down and talk when?”

He said it very tactfully, saying first that the budget could be passed, but it would be best for both parties to meet.

Lin Qi, who was on the other end of the phone, knew what this guy was going to do as soon as he heard it. He wanted to solidify his favor and sell himself.

Federal politicians have this kind of virtue. If they help you, if they succeed, they will want to have a loudspeaker standing next to you every day to remind you loudly that you must remember this favor.

But if they owe you a favor, they will try to downplay the relationship as much as possible, unless they have no choice but to make a compromise.

This also made Lynch realize that after the budget was passed, the committee could not stop it, and he began to actively sell favors. Whether he accepted it or not, the other party had to pass it.

But there is no need for him to make the other party lose face. After all, he is a senator, so he can still be of some use.

"Of course, sir, I will probably return to Bupen the day after tomorrow, and we can have a detailed chat then." Lynch's voice also showed appropriate intimacy and enthusiasm when he answered.

Mr. Senator breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Lynch did not think that he was obstructing him because he had delayed for so long. This was good news.

Maturity is the most appropriate way to describe his feelings for Lynch at this time.

"Okay, I'll book a restaurant first..."

"No problem, see you then."

"Then I won't disturb you anymore, Mr. Lynch. Goodbye."

"goodbye!"

…

Lynch was a little surprised when he hung up the phone. He then called Mr. Trueman and briefly explained the matter.

It doesn't happen often that senators bow their heads. As we all know, senators and governors are people who dare to confront the president. Unless there is some real power that makes them aware of the danger, they will not take the initiative to compromise.

Lynch soon got the answer from Mr. Trueman. The Department of Defense placed an additional order for four hundred aircraft, and there were additional research orders.

They saw the future from the video, and they eagerly want to take the future into their hands!