blackstone code

Chapter 2214

Many people have a feeling of... pity for Senator Langdon.

This hapless guy must choose between his career and his family!
In fact, people think too much, because from the beginning, this is a multiple-choice question with no choice.

As long as he chooses his son, the investigation of duty-related crimes will start immediately. Not only will he not be able to keep his son, but he may even fall into it himself.

The seemingly ruthless performance now is actually the best choice.

As long as he doesn't die and doesn't lose his current rights, even if his son is serving his sentence in prison, his life will be much better than others.

Senator Langdon quickly received the letter from Lynch. After reading the content on the paper, he was silent for a while, and burned the letter paper and the envelope.

Then he cheered up and entered into political activities again.

He ran up to the podium with an indescribable smile on his face, and then waved to the people around him who came to listen to the speech.

This is a public speech. In order to implement the proposal of the "Federal Environmental Protection Act Amendment" as soon as possible, he has to let more people know about it.

As a pile of horrific environmental pollution cases came out through his mouth, and some enlarged photos showed horribly deformed people, all this made them serious.

Even if some reporters wanted to ask questions about his son, they were gradually attracted by these contents and were horrified!
"...According to what I have learned, this town located in the... area originally had 140 families with a population of nearly [-]."

"But after ... the factories moved to areas upstream of their water sources, the water was terribly polluted."

"During the five years the factory existed, more than 400 people in this village suffered from various types of cancer."

"There were about 200 more people who suffered from ailments they didn't know about, and about 100 more people died."

"Until now, there are less than 100 families left in this town, with a population of less than [-] people."

"In the past few years, they have tried to seek help from the outside world, but the local government has covered up the truth in consideration of economic development and employment issues."

"The federal industry is developing rapidly, and the pollution is gradually increasing."

"I've read a book, and there's a sentence in the book—"

"When we destroy nature, nature will one day retaliate exponentially!"

……

The speech was so successful that the reporters finally forgot to ask about him and his son, but talked about industrial pollution.

During the speech, some more reporters came, and at this time Senator Langdon was surrounded by reporters.

However, he did not intend to leave immediately, but had questions and answers with the reporters.

"Mr. Congressman, have you considered a problem, if we shut down some factories, people in those areas will lose their jobs."

"The natural environment needs to survive, but human beings also need to survive..."

The reporter didn't express it clearly, but everyone could understand what he meant.

Once factories are shut down to prohibit the discharge of pollutants, it means shutdown and workers will lose their jobs.

The more polluted the place, the more people rely on these factories for a living.

In fact, people have understood the harm of pollution from the very beginning, but why do some people still choose to turn a blind eye?
In fact, in the final analysis, it is related to their own interests, and people cannot face it in a neutral and objective manner.

Faced with this question, Senator Langdon answered a thought-provoking question.

"Is money more important, or the life of yourself and your family?"

Very contradictory and very real problem.

The reporters were silent for a few seconds, and then began to ask questions again.

At the end of today's event, a reporter asked, "Mr. Congressman, we all know that you are busy with proposals these days, and have not paid attention to the progress of your son's case."

"Are you really, as some people say, deliberately staying away from these things for the sake of rights?"

The federal people are really a very painful group. When Senator Langdon is too concerned, they are worried that he will engage in behind-the-scenes transactions and obstruct justice.

But when he didn't care enough, they thought he was cold and not a qualified father.

Senator Langdon sighed softly, "I leave everything to the lawyer, and every night he will tell me what's going on."

"I actually care about him, but I don't want these normal relationships to be biased by some public opinion, saying it's like... I have to do something!"

"And as a member of the Federation, I firmly believe that the law is fair!"

Very serious answer, his words also appeared on the evening news.

During this time Senator Langdon lived in office, and his home was occupied by his wife.

That stupid woman can't do anything but yell, and many things in the house have been thrown into tatters.

The few feelings between the two were also tossed about in this incident and almost completely disappeared.

On Monday morning, a large number of people gathered outside the courtroom. The case itself is not too complicated, and it may be concluded within a day.

Senator Langdon sat in the public gallery, slightly to the back.

After the court session, he saw his son again after a while.

There have been some changes from the feeling of the past, he is not so... care about him anymore!
This feeling is hard to describe in words. People who were supposed to be very close have become somewhat estranged, even a little disgusted.

He just looked at the young man calmly, feeling an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Maybe it's because of the child's mother's family, maybe it's because of other reasons, in short, his mood is very stable.

Following the lawyer's aggressive defense, the defense lawyers of both sides soon started a confrontation.

But everyone can see that the lawyer Senator Langdon hired is more logical and has sharper language content!
He was always able to get the jury members to nod frequently to what he said, which was easy to understand and very reasonable.

When the most critical witness, the girl, appeared in court, everyone knew that the final "big battle" had come.

The previous hotel staff and the like can only show that there is something strange about this case, but the girl obviously knows better than others what happened.

She stood on the witness stand, swore on the Bible, and then sat there.

The lawyers on the young side took the lead in asking questions, and the questions they asked were very special.

"As far as I know, you and the defendant are in a passionate relationship, aren't you?"

"I protest!"

"This question has nothing to do with this case..."

The judge looked at the young lawyer, shook his head, and then looked at the girl, "Please answer this question seriously."

Many of the conflicts among young people come from love, and the judge believes that the relationship between the three may indeed be someone's motivation.

The young lawyer looked at the girl, as if staring at her, probably meaning no answer or a negative answer.

The girl nodded, "Yes, we are in love."

The lawyer was very satisfied with the answer, and some observers at the scene vaguely understood something.

The judge tapped the gavel, and the court fell silent again.

The lawyer asked again, "You and the deceased are also in love, aren't you?"

"I protest..."

"The protest is invalid, and the witnesses are invited to answer the questions."

The girl's face turned pale, she thought of what her father said to her, don't try to hide it, otherwise she will be the only one who will be unlucky in the end.

She didn't know why her father made such a judgment, but she believed that her father would not harm her.

She bit her lip and nodded again.

"I need you to answer me yes, or no, please answer loudly!", very aggressive style.

The girl shouted "yes".

The lawyer nodded in satisfaction, "I was told that I don't know that you actually have two boyfriends?"

"do not know!"

"Then did the deceased know that the defendant was your other boyfriend?"

"……Know……"

The exclamation of the people could hardly be suppressed. Originally, the public opinion was one-sided. Driven by some people, they were more willing to believe that this was a bad act of class killing!
But now, things seem to be a little different.

Senator Langdon quietly got up and left at this time, he knew that nothing unexpected would happen.

After leaving the court, he called Lynch and told about what he had seen in the court. He also raised some questions of his own, such as why the girl said that.

She didn't cooperate with the police's inquiry before. Her confession was that she didn't know what happened, and then a person died.

Now she is so honest and cooperative, which makes people feel a little incredible.

Lynch didn't give him too many answers, he just said "I probably understand the stakes" and the like.

However, Senator Langdon always felt that it should not be so simple. If these things happened, someone deliberately pushed them on him.

Since the important and only witness at the scene of the crime, the girl who is also one of the victims, behaved very honestly, so basically the result of the case has been settled.

Under the help of the defendant's defense lawyer, such a murder case turned into a case of accidental death due to jealousy.

It is not a vicious case, and it is clear that the court and the jury are more sympathetic to the defendant's experience——

It's not that different from a wife cheating on her bed with another man!
But although they sympathized with the defendant, they still found him guilty, because he knew that the dagger could kill people, but he did not hesitate to stab it.

The unilateral killing turned into a brawl and accidental death, and the jury has consistently found the accused guilty.

In addition to the need to compensate the family members of the deceased for certain economic losses, the young man was sentenced to 72 months in prison without parole for three years.

The family of the deceased refused to accept the verdict and filed an appeal in court...

(End of this chapter)