Blackstone Code

Elections trump everything!

The way Mr. President looks at others is somewhat different. It is more of a reflection on his own position and value.

In fact, everyone knows what kind of president the people of the Federation need, but some things are not so easy to do.

People need jobs, houses, education, medical care, this and that, they need everything. They are like greedy chicks, always opening their mouths wide in an attempt to get something for nothing.

There are some things that can be given to them, such as jobs, simple happiness that can be used to numb and satisfy various spiritual needs at the bottom of society.

A sofa, some junk food, some shitty entertainment programs, these things are given as long as they are given.

But there are some things that cannot be given to them. For example, what people often say about true fairness and justice is not that these things cannot be given to them at all, but that they do not have the ability to possess these things.

Why should a capitalist who is worth a billionaire and works hard every day talk about fairness and justice with a lazy man who lies on the sofa all day eating potato chips, scratching his belly and yelling at the TV and complaining constantly?

Whatever cannot be given to them, absolutely cannot be given to them, but what can be given to them must be given twice as much, such as the sense of honor as a federal citizen and the sense of participation in some major social events that does not actually exist.

People need a good president, not a cold one. To some extent, the federal electoral system is a giant placebo for society as a whole.

But there are too many people at the bottom, and their choices sometimes affect the buildings in the upper levels of society.

Mr. President looked at everyone and coughed lightly: "Gentlemen, we have seventy-two hours to deal with this matter. The Cabinet or Security Committee will form a team specifically responsible for this matter."

"Our position should be based on uncompromising, while taking into account the life safety of the hijacked sailors. We must have the determination and courage to defend our rights, and respect for life..."

Mr. President said and stood up, "I will continue to pay attention to this matter. If there are any new developments, please let me know at any time."

He glanced at Mr. Trueman and said, "I have a meeting later, you can discuss it first."

After that, Mr. President left the conference room, leaving only a group of people looking at each other.

If it were some ordinary tasks, the Security Committee would have jumped out to fight for the initiative, but this time the representatives of the Security Committee have been silent, which is actually a troublesome matter.

Didn’t you see Mr. President leave with a pat on the butt?

"Ahem...I have a suggestion...", Mr. Trueman said, "We can raise money while using some means to find where these pirates live?"

"In fact, they exposed a lot of information. I believe that the federal excellent intelligence personnel will be able to find something valuable to us among these disorganized clues."

"If we really can't find anything, then we can finally try to lure the other party out by paying a ransom, and then find a way to eliminate them."

"These are some of my humble opinions, I hope they can help everyone."

In the end, after a period of wrangling, the Ministry of National Defense and the Security Committee came forward at the same time to form a team to deal with this matter.

Taking into account the influence of some political and public opinion, the problem group finally decided to disclose the detection process to the public. On the one hand, they did not want the society to think that they were indifferent, and at the same time, they could also pass some information to the pirates in this way.

The detection experts in the team also believe that some of these pirates are in the Federation at this moment, paying attention to the progress of this matter.

If you show an attitude of being unwilling to compromise from the beginning, it is likely to mess up the matter, but if you can paralyze the other party by raising funds and convey some other information, it will be beneficial to the investigation.

But the question is... who will raise the money?

More than an hour later, everyone related to this matter was summoned to a conference room in the Ministry of Defense to discuss who would pay for the 16 million.

It's just that... there are some very painful situations for some people in this matter.

Manufacturers that produce generator sets and shipping companies are actually subsidiaries of the Megan Consortium. In other words, no matter who pays for it, the money will eventually be reflected in the group company's financial report.

This is not good news. Rather than discussing who will come up with the money, the task force is using this method to ask when they will come up with the money.

"We suspect that some spies among the pirates are hiding in the Federation. They are inquiring into our progress. We must release some disgust to make the other party think that we are willing to pay the ransom."

An expert from the task force was explaining the reason for spending 16 million, "As long as they see the money, they will definitely pass on the information, and we will have a way to target these people as much as possible."

The president of the communication company sitting in the room had an ugly expression on his face. He crossed his legs and played with a lighter in his hand. "The federation is so big. They can pass the news out from anywhere. Why do you think you can target them?"

"Instead of taking out this money, I think it is more in our interests to directly launch a large-scale manhunt. We should show toughness to the pirates and let them know that we will not compromise. Maybe they will take the initiative to let our ship go." and crew.”

The official staff in the room looked at the president as if he were a fool. There was no doubt that once they refused to negotiate and cut off the possibility of paying ransom, the pirates would definitely break up the vote.

At that time, the pressure will shift from these companies to the government. People will die, the pirates will escape, and the government is so damn incompetent!

Don't think that the people don't think so. To the people of the federation, the federal government is the so-called "political correctness."

On the contrary, if they fail to find these people and rescue the hostages, then they have the last layer of insurance, which is to pay the ransom.

At least the people will get some psychological comfort from this, and at least it will be confirmed that people's lives are indeed precious in terms of value. Don't you see that these ordinary crew members are worth 16 million casually added up?

The expert of the task force explained a little, "We judged based on the postmark of the Federal Post Office and the time of sending and receiving at the post office. There is a high probability that the other party is in Bupain, so we only need to keep an eye on the communications in Bupain and surrounding areas. and ports, more or less some evidence can be found.”

With this explanation, the president of the shipping company pursed his lips and glanced at the thermal power generator manufacturer beside him, and said to the experts on the task force, "We need to discuss it."

Experts on the task force agreed, but they also needed to discuss some details.

After the people from the task force left, the president of the shipping company picked up the phone, dialed and joined the board of directors' conference call, "The government doesn't seem to be planning to adopt our proposal. The sixteen million won't be released." It’s not possible anymore.”

This result was expected by the board of directors of the consortium from the beginning. They asked people to come over and express their unwillingness to do it, which was just an attempt.

In fact, they can indeed not contribute money, but this will inevitably cause damage to the group's image. When some shameless guys pop up to look for trouble and smear their image in public opinion, the stocks of major companies in the group are likely to appear. various degrees of decline.

This is also the last thing that listed companies want to encounter. Every percentage point means a change in wealth of hundreds of thousands, millions or even tens of millions for the group company.

After a moment of silence, some voices came from the receiver, "If you have to pay, we can't pay all of it."

"As the main ruler of the country, the government is also responsible for the hijacking of our ship. They also need to come up with part of the money. Also, go talk to Sauron and ask him to also pay. After all, this matter has something to do with him. .”

The board of directors did not continue to discuss ways to avoid spending money. The company was about to issue bonds. If they offended the federal government at this time, they could make the consortium miss the best opportunity with just a slight delay. Therefore, the government expressed that it would not spend money. After showing no attitude, they immediately gave in.

"We can pay, but the amount cannot exceed 50 percent, which is eight million."

"The other bottom line is that if Sauron is unwilling to pay, tell him that the money can be deducted from the payment in installments, just like we gave him a discount..."

With the final resolution of the board of directors, a new round of negotiations began soon.

Although Sauron felt that it was very baffling that he was involved, he almost understood what the Megan Consortium meant. The money was actually provided by the Megan Consortium. The money was not used to pay the ransom, but was paid in advance. of payment.

Thinking about it this way, he felt

Sixteen million may seem like a lot, but in fact it is just sixteen hundred wads of banknotes. The large safety suitcase used by the bank to transport currency can hold two million at one time. Eight large suitcases can hold this amount of money. over.

The money may seem inconspicuous, but it still makes people's hearts beat faster and their blood boil.

The entire money-raising process was broadcast live on the TV station. Many people held their breath when they saw so much money put together.

This is completely different from Lynch's "tens of billions". Lynch's tens of billions were just Galil. Now Galil is like waste paper. Anyone who is willing to spend money can get it without a lot of money. Ten billion galils.

This is the Federal Sol, or 16 million!

At the same time, this also gave many people a revelation and a recognition that kidnapping is really fucking profitable.

It was at this time that a new trend emerged in the direction of public opinion. This trend was not attacking pirates or capitalists, but the military.

"Why is it that our military can defeat the Gevra Navy but can't do anything against the pirates?"