Darkstone Code

Let those who are adept at exploiting themselves become role models for all workers, which will make those who still have some rebellious thoughts question themselves.

The boss says all day, "Making you work better and more is for your own good," and it seems to have become truth at this moment. People begin to question their own exploitation in exploitation, which is precisely what the capitalists aim to do.

You say those people are enchanted by the capitalists and subjected to even more cruel exploitation, then why have their lives improved?

Drawing higher wages, enjoying better benefits, and experiencing massive changes in their living environment—if their exploitation and oppression were genuine, wouldn’t that make the capitalists too foolish?

But if this isn’t the case, then is the antagonistic relationship between labor and capital not that valid?

You work hard, the boss gives you positive feedback, it seems... this isn’t wrong either!

This is the set of practices implemented by the United Development Company in Nagariel. Numerous role models are contrasted with those "rotten people," and more and more people habitually exploit themselves, making the capitalists laugh out loud even in their sleep.

However, these things, this whole set, are all means for capitalists to enslave workers. The Workers’ Union cannot overstep its authority to do these things.

Otherwise, when the capitalist recruits workers, will you pay ordinary wages or advanced technical wages when all the people coming are highly skilled technicians?

A regular worker, originally needing two to three years, even three to five years to advance from the lowest level to an intermediate technician, now has the time shortened to a month...

This is why it’s difficult to achieve high-level title evaluations in some systems, yet some people manage to do it, because they push themselves harder, working madly without sleep or meals to show their value.

This is an entire system that cannot be casually touched.

"The most crucial thing is that you haven’t contacted the United Development Company before this, you are unclear about their stance, you want a fait accompli, but you may not get what you need!"

The President of the Workers’ Union frowned, "Let’s discuss this issue further..."

He didn’t agree to end it here, intending to delay.

After the schools open up in Nagariel, maybe some things will develop differently.

On the way back, the President and the branch president of Nagariel sat in the back seat of the same car.

"Don’t worry about other matters for now, continue according to our initial plan, once we accomplish things here..."

The President pursed his lips, saying nothing.

Once he can gain massive interests from Nagariel, he won’t worry about the entire Workers’ Union not standing by his side.

As long as they stand by his side, he will find a way to control the Socialist Party, even breaking away from them to establish the Workers’ Party.

Due to the changes in the national political program and ideology, there have been more radical people in society.

Just like the President of the Workers’ Union now, he is somewhat radical, unwilling to let the Workers’ Union exist as a "parasite" as in the past, he wants change, wants development.

He has also gathered quite a few like-minded people to join the Workers’ Union and now they are working hard towards their goal.

On the other hand, the chairman of the Socialist Party Committee, after leaving, returned home and picked up the phone, dialing a number.

He chatted for a while with the person on the other end, expressing that he had tried to persuade the President, but the other party clearly had some ideas of his own, and didn’t support some orthodox notions.

In the next few days, everything moved forward along its timeline with inertia until the fifth day.

On the morning of the fifth day, the President opened his eyes at seven. He didn’t fall asleep until nearly one the previous night, and now he was awake early.

He couldn’t sleep, always feeling like there were many things to do, a sense of urgency only adults can understand.

This isn’t like people’s childhood perception of time—even forty minutes seemed long to them.

Now, a whole day appears to be just a brief moment for people!

While getting accustomed, he suddenly heard the sound of glassware breaking from the dining room.

He hurried over and saw his wife standing by the table, her hands pressed on the table.

Shards of broken plates covered the floor, with bacon, eggs, and some beef also on the ground.

"What happened?" he asked and walked over.

He noticed something was not right about his wife. As he got closer, he saw today’s front-page headline of the ’Bupen Daily’ featuring a photo of him and a woman.

The headline was in bold: "Who is Setting the Rules?"

He snatched the newspaper swiftly, reading it with a serious look.

The newspaper reported that a woman named... reported to the local Police Station that the President was suspected of rape by exploiting his position. Bupen’s local police had set up a special task force and started an investigation.

The article detailed how the girl recounted her entire experience of being raped.

She said she wanted to find a job, then was privately contacted by the President stating there was a decent job with no candidates, maybe it could be offered to her.

After they met and had dinner, she was intoxicated, and the next morning she found herself raped.

However, the President denied this, claiming she seduced him for a better job...

A plot line usually only found in movies had surprisingly appeared in real life.

The previous public controversy around the girl who needed assistance hadn’t completely passed, and societal attention on women was still at its peak, so an incident like this erupting again made the already heated public opinion flare up once more.

As for the outcome of the case, further investigation is required.

The President immediately realized that someone was targeting him!

Those damned capitalists!

He roared in his heart, then rushed into the Workers’ Union office building under the blockade of reporters, without even having breakfast.

Upon entering, the chair didn’t even have a chance to warm up before the police showed up.

"We originally went to your house, but they said you came here, so..."

The policeman smiled insincerely, "We have a case that needs your cooperation with the investigation, sir."

The President was silent for a moment, "You can discuss any questions with my lawyer, I need to reiterate, I’m innocent."

The policeman who came to invite him for investigation smirked disdainfully, "Every criminal says that when we find them!"

The President had nothing but anger.

Soon, accompanied by his lawyer, he went to the police station to cooperate with the investigation.

Though no major progress was achieved that day, the police indicated they had found some witnesses.

The witnesses claimed to have seen the President and the girl together on the day she described, but the President consistently denied knowing her.

More evidence seemed to suggest that the President was lying!

"If you want to win this case, you must tell me the truth!"

In the lawyer’s office, the lawyer seemed impatient, each time asking about the relationship between the President and the girl, the President always claimed not to know her.

The lawyer even hinted that he had successfully exonerated many clients, including those accused of rape by false allegations.

He hoped the President would tell him the truth in private, ensuring confidentiality. Otherwise, there would be no room for him in Bupen or the entire Federation.

People do not wish for a lawyer to disclose any information they hold, for which the wealthy even drove legislation—

When matters involve undisclosed parties, and without the parties’ permission, they can refuse to disclose any information!

Protected by such provisions, lawyers can learn more details and content related to the cases.

Even with the assurance that nothing would be disclosed, the President consistently insisted he did not know the girl.

Seeing his lawyer’s frustrated expression, the President was equally frustrated, "I told you, I really don’t know her!"

The lawyer couldn’t endure any longer, "If you fucking want me to defend you, you’d better tell me the truth."

He pointed outside, "Now at least a dozen people have seen you with the girl, you claim not to know her, are you saying they’re all lying?"

The President seemed bewildered, "I truly don’t know, I’ve never met her, but if you all say I have, am I supposed to acknowledge meeting someone I haven’t met?"

Just as the lawyer was about to say something, the phone rang.

The lawyer picked up, paused, then walked over to the television and turned it on, changing the channel.

On the TV screen, the President’s female secretary stood in the police station’s press conference hall, presenting the girl’s job application documents to the media, and divulged to the press that she had often encountered harassment from the President, both physically and verbally.

She was tormented and encouraged by the girl’s actions, mustered up the courage to stand up and expose everything.

Flash bulbs went off incessantly, and the President felt awful at that moment.

The lawyer looked at him, as if asking "did this happen too" with his eyes.

And inevitably, his response was negative.

He had never harassed that secretary; damn it, they actually had a good relationship. What benefits did she receive to come out and falsely accuse him like this?

The President simply couldn’t understand, he just had a proposal, an idea, why was it so difficult?

Moreover, they weren’t trying to stop him, they were trying to take him down!