Chapter 4 Milo is not wrong

"Fuck! Are you an idiot?"

"This is your brother's memorial service! You screwed up everything!"

"Paladin loves you so much, but you messed up your brother's funeral! Lord, how could I give birth to such a stupid child!"

“…”

Time, one hour later.

Paladin Blackburn's funeral ended somewhat anticlimactically.

What Milo did to Craig Bayard at the party.

What made Joseph extremely angry was that when the farce was over, all the outsiders left and only his own people were left.

Joseph was so angry that he scolded his little son.

Especially when he was spraying while looking at Milo's indifferent expression.

Joseph became even angrier.

If there weren't other people here, the family's staff would not have left.

And the Blackburn family has never advocated corporal punishment.

Joseph really wanted to beat up this rebellious son.

At this moment, Joseph's face was filled with rage and he cursed until his mouth was dry.

He looked back at his staff, and no one dared to speak.

Joseph had no choice but to look at his old father, because Milo always listened to his brother and was afraid of his grandfather.

Milo had never been afraid of his father, Joseph.

Joseph did not expect that Milo would cause such a farce.

His father still looked calm.

The old man's expression didn't even change as much as it did just now when they were discussing who would take over the Paladin position.

"Father……"

Looking at his father, the congressman couldn't help but say, "Aren't you going to say something about him? This bastard!"

Old John nodded when he heard this and looked at his tall and handsome grandson.

In Milo's face the old man saw the outline of the Paladin.

The two brothers look very similar.

Compared to Paladin, Milo looks more heroic and is taller than Paladin.

"Can you tell me why you did this?"

Old John smiled and looked at his grandson, "Why should we let Bayard's kid lose face like that?"

He could ignore his dad, but Milo knew that the old man was the one in charge of the family.

After thinking for a moment, Milo said, "He harassed Haley."

"real?"

"Yes, it's because he harassed Hailey."

"Okay." The old man nodded. "I understand. Milo, you go out first and comfort your mother. Also, your uncle is leaving soon, go and see him off."

"OK."

Milo ran away, and Joseph wanted to stop him. He wanted to continue scolding his son.

But seeing the look in his old father's eyes, Joseph held back.

After his son left, Joseph couldn't help but complain, "Father, even if what this guy said is true. But he shouldn't do this..."

"Why shouldn't he?"

Old John retorted, "Just because Paladin is dead, we can just sit there and watch his widow being harassed and do nothing? Are the Blackburn family so easy to bully?"

"No, Father, that's not what I meant..."

Joseph said quickly.

Old John shook his head, thinking that his son was not much better than his grandson's silly uncle.

But the capital I have saved is not as strong as Herbert's.

Now that Paladin is gone, I really don’t know what the Blackburn family will do in the future.

Thinking about my grandson’s performance just now.

Old John could only comfort himself in his heart.

Perhaps, the reason why Milo did that just now was just as he thought.

"Brian, you tell me..."

John named the family's top aide and chief think tank Brian Roscoe.

Brian nodded and said softly, "Maybe things aren't that bad..."

"Let's think about the possible follow-up impact of this incident."

"We all know that Milo has that reputation. But Craig from Bayard is different."

"He's a well-known rising star in the state and one of Paladin's former biggest rivals."

"If this incident today gets out, the one who will be most hurt is Craig himself."

"I believe voters will not want to vote for someone who likes to harass the widows of the deceased."

"I think Bayard doesn't want this to get out any more than we do."

“…”

Joseph was stunned, thinking, is there such a benefit?

He thought about it carefully and found that what Brian said seemed to make sense.

Just like what was written in Mark Twain's "Running for Governor".

It doesn’t matter during normal times, and it doesn’t matter how you play in private.

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But if at a critical moment, especially during an election campaign.

This kind of thing, which concerns personal morality, was hyped up by enemies of the same level.

It is indeed very damaging to a political rising star like Craig.

People don't care about the truth.

They only hope that the person on the stage has good moral character, and even better, is a morally perfect person.

"…Milo's doing this will also be good for Harrison's relationship with us."

Brian Roscoe was still analyzing, "Harrison originally invested in Paladin, but now Paladin has passed away. The only connection between us and Harrison is Haley."

"By doing this, Milo can show the outside world that Hayley is still a member of the Blackburn family, and the Harrison family will also be more cautious."

"Finally, let me talk about our losses. In fact, we didn't lose anything."

"Milo's reputation..., everyone knows who he is."

"His actions will not affect the outside world's view of Blackburn, but will only deepen the outside world's view of him."

"If this matter is publicized, it will actually be beneficial to Milo."

"Why is it beneficial?"

Joseph couldn't help but ask, "Will it help strengthen everyone's impression that Milo is a playboy, likes to do things recklessly, and doesn't follow the rules?"

Brian Ross smiled and shook his head.

Old John said solemnly, "Joseph, let Brian continue."

Joseph had no choice but to shut up, John nodded, and Brian continued.

"If we really want to push Milo out to take over the unfinished work of Paladin, we can definitely promote this matter."

“You can use Craig as a comparison.”

"One is an impulsive young man who protects his brother's widow from being harassed by others and loves his family."

"One is a guy who harasses other people's widows and treats former political enemies dirty..."

"Any normal person knows who to vote for, right?"

Joseph opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Brian Ross was right.

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.

In other words, his youngest son poured wine all over others at the party.

He almost beat the other person up.

Not only has nothing happened, but now it seems like there are benefits?

"But it's not without flaws."

Brian Ross added: "The most important thing is Haley. Her attitude is the most important."

"Blake is right," John agreed.

Joseph thought about it and soon understood what Brian was referring to.

Because of this incident, Milo was after all on the basis of "Craig harassing his sister-in-law".

With that basis, there was nothing wrong with what he did to Craig.

But if Haley says Craig didn't harass her.

In this case, it was Milo and the Blackburn family who were wrong.

On the contrary, it could even directly destroy Craig.

"Haley..."

Thinking of his daughter-in-law, Joseph was silent for a while, then spoke: "She has such a good relationship with Paladin, she should stand on Milo's side, after all, he is her husband's most beloved brother..."

(End of this chapter)