Blackstone Code
Chapter 1664

Passing the Test

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Mr. Truman often felt that Lin Qi didn't seem like a capitalist, because he had never heard of a capitalist who loved his country.

Yet he had to admit that Lin Qi was one of the most representative capitalists in Federal society.

He himself had been hailed as the "Federal Youth Leader" many years ago! Yet his words and thoughts were not "young" at all. Sometimes, when Mr. Truman sat and chatted with Lin Qi, he would unconsciously experience an illusion.

It was as if the person sitting across from him and speaking so eloquently wasn't the handsome young man he had seen, but an old man about his age—or even older—who had experienced much and possessed a wealth of life experience!

The wisdom unique to an old man, tempered by the years, shimmered with a certain captivating luster.

"We need to talk!" he told Lin Qi, arranging to find somewhere to chat after Tuesday's hearing ended.

Although the hearing's content had originated with him, its ostensible initiator was a Congressman.

That Congressman was also a member of a temporary committee.

Although it was called a temporary committee, it was actually a semi-permanent one. Its full name was the "Committee for Countermeasures Against Corporate-Labor Conflicts," and it was responsible for resolving disputes and conflicts between employers and workers during major marches, strikes, and similar events.

It was called temporary because it was only urgently established when major strikes or marches occurred.

Once those movements ended, the committee was dissolved as well.

Although it was repeatedly formed and dissolved, its members did not change frequently.

The committee consisted of four senators and twelve Congressmen. Senators were not very interested in committees with such heavy responsibilities and few benefits.

As a result, there were very few candidates among the senators, while the

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