The Duncan Family's reckless behavior in Congress had touched a sensitive nerve in both parties, so even though Lin Qi had now begun funneling benefits to Congress, the upper echelons of both parties would not allow him to handle all this alone.
They did not want to raise another Duncan Family. To them, that would be an absolute disaster.
Everyone understood that, with the Duncan Family as a "role model," if another family truly emerged that could control Federal politics from the shadows, then it would become even more covert and dangerous than the Duncan Family.
It would learn from the Duncan Family's downfall and become even more firmly established.
Lin Qi was responsible for part of this. So far, more than twenty legislators were taking money from him, though the number should have been higher.
Someone had mentioned that Senator Landon was very active in Congress, so the number had been reduced somewhat.
Still, having this many people working for him was actually more than enough. Every quarter, Lin Qi had to hand out nearly six million to them, meaning each person could receive an average of one hundred thousand a month in "benefits."
The money was actually just their "base salary." If they did anything else, they would receive additional "dividends" when the time came.
After all, they had purchased financial products. If the projects they invested in suddenly became hot and earned more money, that was only natural!
These people used the money Lin Qi gave them to maintain their dignity. They wore finely made wool suits costing several thousand each and frequented all kinds of high-end venues. Even the knives and forks they used were mostly silver.
Mr. Truman was very dissatisfied with these people and their behavior, but he had no particularly good solution.
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