"Just accepting the investigation, nothing may happen...", someone couldn't help but speak up, and everyone's eyes were focused on this guy. His voice became weaker and weaker, and finally he stopped talking altogether.
At this point, none of the people here are young people who have not made a living in society. The nature of their work has exposed them to more social phenomena and some situations that people don't know about.
If it was a misunderstanding that someone reported that there were explosives at the venue yesterday, then what happened today shows that it was not a misunderstanding. There are indeed people who are messing with the George family. Judging from such a scene, the status and power of these people are definitely not much worse than the George family. The other party took away Mr. John and Mr. Mark and gave a very clear statement that they had violated the law.
Many people think that the word "illegal" is only harmful to the middle and lower classes of society. In fact, this word is just as lethal to the upper echelons of society, and it is even more terrifying than the middle and lower classes. Because only if you have concrete evidence in your hand that can make the other party fall down and never get up again, can you dare to let the law work on these tycoons. These are not ordinary people without social status and strength. These tycoons can easily spend money that ordinary people cannot imagine to build a luxurious legal team.
Lawyers who are one level below Kevin, the kind who charge a thousand and a half per hour for consulting, hire twenty or thirty people at a time. These people are enough to find loopholes in the prior laws and win the case as much as possible.
It's definitely not fun if a tycoon is saddled with a lawsuit and then wins.
So obviously, these people who plan to touch the George family are definitely not simple.
There was no need to continue the meeting without the owner. In the afternoon, they got the news that Mark might face up to a week of detention. This was the best solution the lawyer came up with for him. Paying a small fine and being imprisoned for a week is not a very serious punishment, but if he refuses to execute it and the court also provides an explanation, then Mark will face a trial up to hanging.
This was also the sentencing standard that was originally established to serve the nobility. However, the upper limit of the penalty has not been changed to this day, and it is not targeted at anyone.
Once a lawsuit is determined, Mark will be imprisoned and may not be released until the lawsuit is over.
But there is a possibility that it won’t come out.
So he accepted the lawyer's advice, paid a fine of twenty dollars, and stayed in the police station for a week.
Mr. John's situation is a bit troublesome, because the seventeen newspapers that filed lawsuits against him and the George family did sell some of their shares to him at a very low price, and he did use this method to control the entire newspaper industry.
It is difficult for newspapers that are not held by him to survive. They may not even be able to print four pages, that is, four pages of a whole paper. Therefore, if you want to have timely news and information in this industry, you must start from the feature articles. The company purchases the press release. When purchasing press releases from Feature News Agency, you must give up part of your shares to Mr. John. This is how the monopoly comes about. He directly blocks the "source" and everyone has to pay "comfort fees" to survive in this industry.
Yes, it is comfort money. This kind of word only used by gang members was imposed on Mr. John. One newspaper used the word "newspaper hooligan" to describe Mr. John in the complaint, so he used the word comfort money. The vocabulary of classes is not surprising.
Both Mr. John and Mr. Mark will be unable to escape for a long time, and there is no possibility that the so-called newspaper alliance will be established in the short term. Dulin paid a little attention when he got the news. After all, the "Anti-Industry Manipulation Act" has its own A little credit. After achieving certain achievements, this bill will become an "Anti-Monopoly Bill" by constantly adding new content and modifying old content.
Are all capitalists bad
Not really.
So why does Dulin want to "fight to the death" with the capitalists
In fact, this problem is very simple, that is because the capitalists have "crossed the line". From the moment they began to support their political spokesmen through sponsorship and other methods, they were destined to become enemies with a small group of people at the top of the empire's political arena. After reaching the level of minister, big figures like Maggs hate the power of capital very much, because these people who have been corrupted by the power of capital are not pursuing ideals, but reality.
Their purpose in supporting political spokesmen is not because the political ideas of these politicians moved them. They want to make them cry bitterly in the hope that they can bring a great politician to the empire. Their purpose is simple.
I send you to the top, and you give me enough rewards and benefits.
This return is not necessarily the money they sponsor to politicians, but it will eventually become money. After all, everyone knows that money is everything.
They will ask for various benefits and policies, and suppress their business competitors by controlling their political spokesmen. A scholar once said that finance and war are both forms of political extension, but now this form seems to have begun to put the cart before the horse, and even push it backwards.
The empire's highest political palace is not an arena for businessmen to seek huge profits, it is a sacred place. Anyone in this position will not be selfish in nature. Maybe they are, but they will never affect the future trends and national policies of the empire because of selfishness.
But once the cabinet is filled with spokesmen of various financial groups, the empire may be finished, either because of something that causes the various states of the empire to fall apart, or to die in a war of aggression.
Only by restricting capital and letting them know that there are certain things that they cannot and cannot touch will they be able to be honest businessmen.
For now, this is a good wish, and a group of people are constantly working hard in this direction!
The George family is definitely not the last!
After the publicity of Odis City investors and some measures taken by Dulin, some tourists have come to Odis City in advance. They have never seen such a modern city. There is not even a dilapidated house in this city, it is all brand new buildings from top to bottom. Although it will still take some time for the overall opening of the hotel, some small facilities are already in operation, such as some supporting projects.
When planning this city, Dulin considered creating a hodgepodge here to attract some features from other places, such as traditional western projects such as horse roping and bullfighting. This makes tourists from the south and the east feel particularly fresh. Nowadays, many people gather in the pastures outside the city circle. Many people want to try this rough and wild game full of male hormones.
All bars and some entertainment venues in the city have also begun to open for business. With the protection of Dulin's special zone laws, even the powder of the Grimace Mushroom is sold on the counter here. Of course, to purchase these things, you must be able to prove that you are an adult and sign a liability agreement. Compared to cigarettes and alcohol, this thing is still a little more dangerous.
The lively city has revitalized this important town that has been dormant for decades. Whenever Dulin goes to get off work, local residents will greet him with great respect. For locals and those who invest here, it doesn't matter what Dulin did before, what matters is the changes he brought.
In the evening, Du Lin sat in a private room on the third floor of a bar called Di Lin and asked Kevin to relax. During this time, Kevin has been busy dealing with the families of those two guys. He started proceedings against them for tax evasion. Not only did he make up for all the tax evasion over the years, but he also fined them a large sum. . Now that the families of those two dead ghosts have moved out of the uptown area, they have neither the ability nor the money to continue to maintain their decent lives.
This was not enough. Kevin's anger and resentment when facing death at that moment could not be vented so easily, and his legs were lame. For a "delicate" man like him, having a lame leg was almost as good as killing him, so he became ruthless and made sure to let the two unlucky guys who were already in heaven know what the price would be for doing so.
He continued to sue the two families for various trivial matters, causing them to finally sell their house and now live in the shabbiest and most dilapidated rental house in Orodo. The place where they live is surrounded by the most badass people in Aldo, thieves, gang members, robbers, rapists...
Only in this way did Kevin finally breathe a sigh of relief, and then he accepted Dulin's invitation to come to Otis City for a visit.
"You did a good job here?!" Dulin felt a little confused when he first met Kevin. Kevin's temperament was a bit gloomy, and the bags under his eyes were not small and dark. I'm afraid he didn't have time to take a good rest during this period. Completely immersed in the plan of revenge. It looked a bit like a human being or a ghost, but he didn't dissuade him. We are all adults and have our own persistence and ideas.
Du Lin threw a pack of cigarettes on the coffee table. "I have arranged your favorite project for you. Relax and take a rest."
Kevin immediately beamed, "That's great, that's what I need now."
After a while, the door of the room opened, and five skilled girls came in. These girls were all only eighteen or nineteen years old. They were in their prime, and each of them had such tender faces that they could squeeze out tears. What's even more special is that the five of them have five skin colors, from an elegant girl with a darker complexion to an Ogdin girl with the fairest complexion. The obvious color difference makes Kevin almost unable to move his eyes.
"Does this project have a name?" Kevin picked up the cigarette and lit it with a playful smile. Dulin shook his head, and he suddenly became happy, "Then let's call it pentathlon!"
(End of chapter)