Darkstone Code

Chris’s husband is a very generous man.

How generous is he?

Oh, he is incredibly generous, he doesn’t even mind others having a go at his wife.

He has been leveraging his generosity to climb up since college, while others were worried about finding a suitable job for their future, his mentor and his girlfriend were already lying together, and wrote a recommendation letter for him to enter the judicial system.

Later, he used his wife’s unique charm and his own generosity to persuade one key person after another, making him the Chief Justice of the State Court!

This is not a position one can climb up to easily; it requires deep connections, but he managed it just by staying generous.

He knows that in some small circles, many people are mocking him, ridiculing him, and despising him.

But he doesn’t care; he lives better than most, and he can easily decide others’ futures, whether it’s freedom or imprisonment.

Besides, he can make a lot of money; this sort of wealthy and powerful life makes him indifferent to who has slept with his wife.

In his view, all slander stems from envy toward him.

Not everyone possesses such an open mind like his, even his mentor and his boss can’t put up airs in front of him.

Because they will feel guilty, feel embarrassed, and feel afraid, which gives him a special thrill.

He loves power, loves wealth, and he loves his wife.

But unfortunately, until now, they don’t have children, and it’s unclear whose fault it is.

Good times always come to an end; with the change of Governor and some restructuring within the Ministry of Justice, he, a Conservative Party member, lost his job.

However, he doesn’t mind so much because his wife has slept with the President this time!

He can’t help but get excited every time he thinks about this explosive news.

With this layer of relationship, his future is promising.

It’s just that... this future seems a bit long.

He thought he would soon have a new job, and for this, he moved from another state to live in Bupen.

But here, he is just a judicial worker, and he feels none of the benefits of his wife sleeping with the President.

He feels a bit anxious but knows this matter can’t be hurried.

Apart from occasionally going to work, he spends most of his time wandering aimlessly.

Not long ago, a woman hoped to find some help internally from the Ministry of Justice for her husband’s case.

The other party somehow got his contact information, and thus naturally, some money-power transactions and exchange of fluids took place.

The woman’s husband is a gang leader active in Bupen and its surroundings, they consider themselves a family, and in Chris’s husband’s view, these people are quite foolish.

The word "family" isn’t something just anyone can use; when a criminal group starts calling themselves a family, it means they’ve begun to industrialize crime.

And this is precisely the focal range for Federation’s crackdown, and the Federation even established a special department called the "Organized Crime Investigation Bureau" to handle these organized, industrialized crime outfits.

Generally, when such crime family leaders are caught, even if they can’t be sentenced to death, they will spend their life inside.

He had tried cases like this before; to serve as a warning, he sentenced that bastard to over seven hundred years, intending to let everyone know how miserable the consequences of such actions are.

No matter how well you do outside, in prison, you’ll start from zero!

Knowing he cannot intervene in such cases, he still managed to scam this woman out of quite a lot of money, about over a million, and slept with her many times.

It’s just this time, he seems to have encountered some trouble.

When he opened his eyes, he was already in another place, facing people dressed in refined, sophisticated clothes, clearly not ordinary folks.

He felt a bit nervous, wanting to stand, but someone stopped him with a look.

That person didn’t speak, but his eyes told Chris’s husband that if he moves foolishly, he’ll put a hole in him.

He sat honestly on the sofa, waited for a long while before someone who seemed more important walked in.

That person appeared to be in his sixties, hair grizzled, looking somewhat haggard.

The other removed his hat and, with a smile, sat opposite him, "I’m sorry for bringing you here like this, I’ve been troubled by many issues recently, haven’t got much time to meet you, so I had to have you come over, I hope you don’t find me too rude."

If this doesn’t count as rude, what does?

But as a high achiever Chris’s husband knew what to do, he expressed understanding and comprehension towards everything, which earned the old man’s pardon.

The old man smiled slightly, satisfied with his response, "Forgot to introduce myself, my name is Jeruno, part of the Duncan Clan..."

At that moment, Chris’s husband froze, as if someone pressed the pause button; the words Jeruno and Duncan kept colliding in his mind, and finally, a vivid image began slowly unfolding.

He had heard of the name; after all, having reached the Chief Justice position in the State Court, he had somewhat touched the real society.

This name holds more reverence in the Federation than the President, at least that’s his belief.

He quickly stood up, wearing an expression of excitement, "It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. Jeruno, I’ve heard of you for a long time, if there’s anything, you can always call me directly..."

Jeruno chuckled, lightly pressing his hand in the air, "I wasn’t sure whether you knew me, so I could only presumptuously invite you here first."

"Next time, I will call."

This gave Chris’s husband an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, after all, such a big shot being so courteous to someone like him, he only felt honored.

"Is there anything I could assist you with?" he asked, like a gentleman.

Mr. Jeruno nodded, "I’m short on time, so I won’t beat around the bush, I’ve heard your wife keeps a very special relationship with the President, is that right?"

"Uh..."

Many words got stuck in his throat instantly, few people knew about this, how was it leaked?

He couldn’t figure this out for the life of him, and he also forgot, during the time he slept with that woman, he once drunk too much.

When the woman probed if he could rescue her husband, while already drunk, he spilled this secret.

Possibly the reason for revealing wasn’t just drunkenness, perhaps there were other reasons, anyway, this was the excuse he used to convince the woman.

The speaker might have acted on a momentary brain slip deciding to disclose this secret, but the listener would surely remember it firmly.

After returning from him, the woman met other members of the "family"; they weren’t satisfied with the progress of this line.

Besides occasionally conveying some messages, there wasn’t much value, yet it swallowed plenty of their money; the family members intended to timely cut losses.

But when the woman shared her freshly obtained information, the family felt... if they could persuade the President for a pardon or something, it might not be a bad solution, so they maintained this connection.

Thus, this secret began to spread within the "family"; some people also somewhat forgave the woman’s infidelity.

When Mr. Jeruno needed to take the initiative, the Duncan Clan’s vast network began its operation, including intelligence gathering.

Actually, this piece of news was collected as a "joke" and reported up to Mr. Jeruno.

The people responsible for handling intelligence never believed the President would sleep with a conman’s wife.

Indeed, in these people’s eyes, Chris’s husband is a conman, deceiving money and charm, evidently, he can’t genuinely help those criminal members including their leader escape legal consequences, but he always "releases" some seemingly ambiguous messages.

These are typical tactics of conmen.

But considering the current situation, these people still truthfully submitted the intelligence.

When Mr. Jeruno saw this intelligence, he knew the thing he wanted appeared!

So the next day, after the woman arranged another meeting, he was "invited" here.

Mr. Jeruno disclosed the news, had the man quite startled; he continuously kept silent, not admitting.

One could see, he needed time to accept this fact, Mr. Jeruno didn’t rush him but merely watched him with a smile.

A good while passed, about two or three minutes later, the man asked with some confusion, "Where did you hear about this?"

Mr. Jeruno, with his usual assertiveness, didn’t answer, instead questioning, "So it’s true?"

Chris’s husband remained silent, but everyone knew these were true.

Mr. Jeruno pursed his lips, revealing a more genuine smile, he couldn’t control his emotions well anymore.

Who would have thought, the almost flawless President would have a flaw?

"After taking office, the President pushed many unreasonable proposals through and caused issues in national policy-making."

"He even wants to drag us into the Abyss of war; I believe the current President no longer possesses the ability to lead our great nation."

"A Conservative Party member... I’m familiar with him, he’s more suited for the job."

"If our idea succeeds, I will personally recommend you for the position of a life-long Chief Justice..."