Blackstone Code

Mr. Trueman's wife, Joanna, First Lady of the Commonwealth.

She does not have a very prominent background, and there is no blessing from a big capitalist background. She and Mr. Trueman are not in a free relationship.

At that time, the feminist movement was just beginning to take off. At that time, Mr. Trueman was still in the army, with the rank of captain.

Regardless of his father, his grandfather, his grandfather's father and his grandfather's grandfather are all federal soldiers. They can be regarded as having been in the military for generations in the family, but the military ranks of each generation are not high.

Fortunately, generations of military service have given them a very pure "military bloodline", and the military is a very special group.

Dictatorship and xenophobia are their most basic labels. Because of his pure identity, Mr. Trueman has become a formal member of the federal military group.

He was not a drafted soldier; he entered the Army straight out of high school, starting as a staff sergeant.

Moreover, he and Peleus and other young people in the military had been friends since childhood. Although his father, his grandfather, and his... ancestors did not have high military ranks, he did well in the army.

He reached the rank of colonel before transferring out of the army.

His father once said that their family was finally going to have a general, but he didn’t expect that it would not be a general, but a federal president!

Of course this is all happening now.

Joanna was born into a half-military family. It was a time when capital was exploding. When there was no hope of promotion, her parents planned to leave the army and go into business.

At that time, some people made this choice, including some politicians, who gave up their status as politicians and started doing business.

They have channels and connections. If they can get the resources, they will rise quickly.

But considering that if business fails, there must be a way out, so Joanna and her brother stayed in the army.

Later, her parents could not be said to be successful in business because they did not become numerous big capitalists through business.

But it can't be said that it was unsuccessful. At least her family lived a pretty good life.

When she was in the army, she was introduced to Mr. Trueman. Later, the two did not dislike each other and became husband and wife.

As for love?

This thing has been a luxury item since ancient times. Only rich people can fall in love. The poor, the middle and lower classes of society, only think about reproduction and social appearance.

Men need a good-looking family so that they can be fully accepted and recognized by society, and the same goes for women!

Although there is no love, there is still some family affection.

Mr. Trueman is a workaholic, which is actually the case in the army. Even though the federal army had not fought any big battles before this war.

But there are many things that they do to themselves, such as training, exercises, and bandit suppression.

The military needs to reflect its own value before Congress will allocate funds. At the same time, those piles of military equipment will only be considered to buy new ones when they are consumed.

So he was also very busy at that time. As a mid-level officer, he was the most important link between the top and bottom of the army.

Later, he left the army and entered politics. After becoming the staff of the former president, he was also very busy.

The defeat was a heavy blow to both the former president and Mr. Trueman, who had to scramble to find opportunities in a limited space.

Otherwise, if the former president is successfully re-elected and steps down, the former president will become a backdrop and disappear in front of the federal people.

As the loser's staff, Mr. Trueman's life will not be too easy.

He worked hard and then the opportunity came.

After the former president was impeached by Congress and the former president came to power, Mr. Trueman was given important responsibilities and became even busier.

The former president was a person who knew how to enjoy himself. When he had time, he would go bowling or take a vacation to relax.

Mr. Trueman is busy almost every day with work matters, domestic matters, international matters, military matters...

Until this moment, he was busy every day in contact with various foreign missions, various diplomats, and telephone conversations with many foreign heads of state.

He wants to formulate many of the country's policies and needs to make this country what he and more people want it to be.

We must fight against the corruption and control of the cabinet by the capitalist group, and we must fight against the overt and covert resistance of the Congress...

He was so busy that he and his wife hadn't sat down and had a good chat for a long, long time.

He thought about it. The last time he and his wife were sitting on the sofa, watching TV, eating junk food, and chatting, it seemed like more than ten years ago!

Maybe longer.

Some inexplicable guilt appeared in his heart. He looked at Lin Qi and wanted to say something, but finally closed his mouth.

Lin Qi sighed silently, so that he didn't hear it, "Let's investigate first, don't alert anyone, how to do it specifically..."

"Let's check the situation first!"

Lynch left quickly. He walked to the window and lit another cigarette. His eyes stayed on Lynch for a while, and then looked into the distance.

He thought about his wife, his daughter, and the future, and then soon he began to think about some international changes, and then began to think about work matters.

After Lynch came out, he called Noel.

This matter cannot be done by people from Blackstone Security. Blackstone Security is a sieve, and he knows this very well.

The military has arranged many people inside, the Ministry of National Defense has arranged many people inside, government departments have also arranged some people inside, and even some people from other capital groups have also arranged some people inside.

These people don't necessarily want to do anything bad, they just want to get first-hand information about Blackstone's security dynamics.

For example, they have a new job, or they are going to launch military operations in some area, etc. This is both a precaution and a learning exercise.

Therefore, people from Blackstone Security cannot be used to investigate. Once they investigate something, it is likely to spread quickly.

Because there is no cost!

The most troublesome thing about spreading rumors is that there is no cost. Even if you are accused, the most you can do is make a public apology.

There is no fine, you are willing to go to jail, and the sentencing standard for defamation is not high, so the cost is extremely low.

Anyone dares to make up a few rumors and talk nonsense at will.

If someone from Blackstone Security leaks the information, the most they can do is be fired from the company and fined a sum of money. These costs are incomparable to the secret itself.

But the people who used the Brothers Grimm were different.

Once the news leaks out, all insiders are responsible and can just keep silent.

The cost is too high, and insiders dare not speak nonsense, and even take the initiative to maintain Lynch's secret, otherwise they may be implicated.

This matter is not an ordinary trivial matter. Noel and Fern decided to do it themselves. They were not worried about leaving it to others. After all, the top dignitaries of the Federation were involved.

Mr. Trueman made a point of finishing his work early in the evening.

I said it was early on purpose, but it was actually after nine o'clock.

There was a TV in the bedroom of the Presidential Palace. Before he entered the bedroom, his wife silently turned off the TV, covered her with a quilt, and turned over as if she was going to sleep.

Mr. Trueman walked to the bed, sat down, and lit a cigarette. "It's been a long time since we had a good chat."

He decided to say something, he didn't like being too passive.

Joanna didn't speak, her eyes were closed, as if she was asleep.

But she clearly didn't sleep just now!

Mr. Trueman heard the sound of some TV programs before he walked in. He also touched the TV and it was hot.

This incident made it difficult for him to concentrate all day. After thinking about it, he felt that it was better to talk frankly.

"You know, I've heard some rumors recently..."

He looked at his wife, who had her back turned to him, but she still didn't move.

His eyes also changed slightly, the hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, and the ash fell on the quilt.

He flicked it casually, and a ball of cigarette ash was scattered by the flick. Not only did it not bounce away, but it also left some in other places.

He brought the ashtray and took another puff of cigarette, "... said you have a lover!"

Joanna opened her eyes, she was silent for a few seconds, "That's a lie, I didn't."

"You should arrest the person who spread the rumors instead of asking me for confirmation at this time full of suspicion!"

"No matter what I say, you will continue to doubt me!"

Mr. Trueman shook his head, "No, I'm not doubting you, nor am I asking you for confirmation. I just want to talk to you."

"I know I owe you a lot, from the past to the present..."

"in particular……"

Joanna sat up. She turned and looked at Mr. Trueman, "We said we wouldn't talk about this."

"You committed a foul!"

Joanna got up, hugged the pillow and quilt and left. There was a guest room next to her, and she wanted to sleep there!

Mr. Trueman did not hold back because he already knew the outcome.

The incident he was talking about was actually an unexpected miscarriage by Joanna.

At that time, she was still serving as a military nurse in the army. This was the only job that female soldiers could do at that time, unlike now, where they would do jobs that only men do.

At that time, an epidemic fever was prevalent in the Commonwealth, and it was also spreading among the army.

She was in the early stages of her pregnancy at the time, and Mr. Trueman was away on assignment.

Her idea was to take a break from work and get back to it when the pandemic passed.

Mr. Trueman believes that the epidemic will be over soon, which means there is no need to take time off for these things.

Unfortunately, the number of cases in the army increased and the pressure on the hospital increased, so she had no chance to ask for leave.

In an accident, while packing up surgical items, her finger was cut by a scalpel she had just used, and she contracted an infectious disease.

The child was still very young at the time, only three to four months old. There was no point in saving the child, so they chose to use special medicine.

After that, Joanna lost the possibility of having another child.

They always wanted a boy...