Chapter 2043
not so good!
Unless he was crazy, this judge would never think that it would be a good idea to kick over the stage he had worked so hard to build and send the enemy out of his encirclement.
Of course, it is impossible for him to admit that he has such an idea on the surface. So after thinking for a while, he said seriously.
"Mr. Stark, this is a monopoly lawsuit initiated by the Los Angeles government. It aims to clarify whether the Stark Group is suspected of creating a monopoly in the United States. This is a matter of the internal affairs of the United States, and no one else can interfere. Saying that the Nationality Court doesn't take commercial cases like this. Even if it would take these types of cases, it doesn't have the right to kick the U.S. government into it. Do you know what I mean?"
The judge who represents the current US government wants to appear reasonable. But obviously, his acting skills are not yet to the point where he can fool Frank.
Frank knew very well that despite the nice words of these people, they actually didn't want the situation to go beyond their control. And he himself came here to disrupt the situation, so naturally, he would not go along with these people's wishes.
"I don't understand. I just feel that this is unfair to me, to Stark's family business. How do I know that you people will not be biased? It's like you, Your Honor. How do you Convince me that you will make a just judgment?"
Asking whether a judge's position is fair in front of the court is definitely an act of slapping the face on the spot. But because Frank was a child, no matter how annoyed the judge was, he couldn't yell at a kid in front of so many people. That would only reinforce the fact that his ass is crooked and make him even less trustworthy. So he could only suppress the anger in his heart, and said solemnly.
"Mr. Stark, you have to know that I have been a judge for more than thirty years. From the day I swore my allegiance to the laws of the United States, I have never slackened in this seat. Life can There have been a few thirty years, just looking at this point, you should have some trust in me."
"Come on, Mr. Judge. You and your ex-wife swore to support each other and never leave? As a result, you have been married three times until now. You can't even keep the vows you made to the person sleeping next to you. , you still expect me to believe that you can uphold justice? Unless I am a fool."
As a figure carefully selected by the US government, this judge's resume is indeed very dazzling. The work record that has not had any mistakes in the past thirty years, although it is indispensable for embellishment and cover-up, is also considered to be commendable.
This is also the lesson that today's Restoration government has learned from past events. They couldn't bear the blow that the person they pushed to the front of the stage was actually a spy from other forces infiltrating them.
The price of playing this way last time was that Hydra surfaced, and the entire American Federation almost collapsed. If Stark hadn't been born out of nowhere to take over the power, then maybe the United States would have ceased to exist at that time.
This is a basic problem. On this issue, even Stark's opponents like them have to admit that Stark has done a good job in this matter. They don't deny Stark's contribution to saving the United States, they just hate Stark's later methods.
The kind of suppression of capital forces,
Gathering the power of the Congress, strengthening the federal government, and weakening the local government is the key to making them stand on the opposite side of Stark.
If it weren't for this, they would be crazy to try to turn Stark against him. Do you really think that they don't know Stark's ability and power, and they can't match it even if they flatter him? If it weren't for their own interests being violated, they wished that their boss was a ruthless character like Stark. Because anyone with a discerning eye knows that in today's world of great controversy, only a strong boss can stabilize the interests of all of them.
Otherwise, if it's you, do you really think you can stabilize a country that is on the verge of collapse? It would be pretty good not to be wiped out by those wolves and tigers around, and to be kept in the dark and have fun.
Most of the dirty politicians in the restoration government are good, but that doesn't mean they are stupid. Having experienced ups and downs, and finally seized the opportunity after Stark's death, they naturally used their caution to the extreme.
For example, in the selection of this judge, they have achieved the cautiousness of not seeking merit but seeking no fault. However, no one would have imagined that Stark's angle was so strange that he had caught a blind spot that none of them had noticed.
For Americans whose divorce rate is greater than 50%, it doesn't really matter how many times they get divorced and how many times they get married. This is a private affair, personal freedom, even if it is attacked by political opponents, it will not talk about it.
Why is it so hard to get divorced in American society, watch your wife live in your own house with a new love, force your child to call someone else's father, and end up having to pay the mortgage by yourself? If you really talk about it, you might be abused.
But the problem now is that you are not an ordinary politician, you are still a judge who represents the justice of the law and takes your own oath to speak out. The general public no longer cares whether these two oaths are the same thing, they only think that what Frank said makes sense. You even lied to your own wife, who knows if you could lie to a broken book?
Whether the person presiding over the law is fair or not is viewed differently by the people at the bottom and the upper class. Even the upper class has already made a fuss with all their heart and soul, saying that I, a judge, have reached the limit of impartiality, and my behavior is completely in accordance with the laws and regulations. The people at the bottom will still roll their eyes at you with suspicious little eyes, and then search and search to list several things they think are unfair.
I don't want you to feel, I want me to feel. This is the relevant understanding of the law by the vast majority of civilians in the world. After all, even if you have read books and received higher education. But can you still memorize all the laws and regulations? So the judgment of the vast majority of ordinary people on the so-called law is what I think.
I think you have a problem, you just have a problem. The more the upper echelon explained, the more suspicious they became. This is a problem that no regime can avoid. And now Frank is taking advantage of the natural hostility of the low-level civilians towards the superstructure, and abruptly dragged the rhythm to a wrong direction.
Politicians realized this, and immediately scolded their mothers in their hearts. This is not an ordinary kid, this is simply a cunning hooligan. Worthy of being a Stark breed!
Fortunately, they are not without arrangements for this. With one order, all the channels have been switched to the pre-prepared performance scene. And roles such as jurors are also wandering around the world, pretending to be blind. Don't pay attention to the current lawsuit at all.
And a character like a judge also changed his old face and became hideous in an instant.
"Mr. Stark, no matter where I know about my identity. But now, no matter what you say, it will not change your current situation. The government wants to investigate your company's monopoly, and you can only cooperate. Think If you want to mess around here, you are in the wrong place!"
If you were an ordinary person, you might not be able to guess what kind of tricks these politicians are playing. But Frank is not an ordinary person after all, and all changes on the Internet cannot escape his eyes.
A poor performance, he commented in his heart. But on the surface, he did not expose the meaning of all this, but pretended not to know, and sang against these politicians.
"It seems that I have no choice? Then let's speed up each other and end this farce earlier. After all, our time is precious, isn't it?"
Frank's words made people feel that he was confident, but these politicians couldn't figure out what he was relying on for a while.
In this well-arranged drama, no matter how well Frank prepared, even if he tied the lawyers all over the world to his camp. It is absolutely impossible for him to change the future fate of Stark Enterprises.
Because this is not a fair contest, but cheating to pull the referees into their own camp.
Even a football team like South Korea can rely on cheating to win the fourth place in the World Cup. There is no reason to say that they can't suppress a child even if they use this cheating method.
Politicians feel that they have a chance of winning, but they don't care about Frank's tricks at this time. So it was also seeking a quick solution, and they immediately ordered to push this farce forward.
"Then Mr. Stark, do you admit that your company's energy business has a monopoly in the US energy market?"
"I don't admit it, I just think my company's energy business gives the general public a cheaper option."
"I have several lawsuits filed by power companies here. They believe that your company's cheap energy has greatly disrupted the US electricity market, causing serious damage to their company's interests. The data from nerc also shows that Stark Enterprises is involved In the field of electricity, 90% of the electricity supply in the market has been monopolized by Stark Enterprises, which has constituted a monopoly fact and has caused serious interference to the competition in the electricity market. In this regard, what do you have? Anything to say?"
"I have nothing to say. Anyone who has a little understanding of technology should know that after the emergence of new energy sources, if you do not make changes in accordance with the times, you will only be completely crushed by the wheels of the times. , becoming an abandoner of the times. This is their fault for not being able to keep up with the times, and if the Stark family has to pay for this kind of mistake, then it would be too ridiculous."
The truth is this truth, but it is obviously impossible to say that. After all, they are opposites now. If they agree with such a truth, then how can they get what they want from Stark's hands. So after a dry cough, the judge said so.
"I understand what you mean, Mr. Stark. But you have to know that a healthy market must have a healthy competitive relationship in order to last for a long time. Regardless of the monopoly caused by Stark Enterprise on the energy market Is it your intention? Your actions have already created the established facts. From the perspective of maintaining the stability of society and the energy market, we need you to make certain changes. Mr. Stark, I hope you can understand us pains."
"Of course, I can understand. I also think it's time for a change."
He laughed at the act of being a bitch and wanting to set up a memorial archway, and Frank expressed his thoughts very unreasonably.
"I have a suggestion, gentlemen. If you feel that the cheap products of Stark Enterprises have disturbed the normal market order, then we can change it. Starting tomorrow, Stark Enterprises will increase the price of electricity supply, and it will increase to a level similar to other power companies. I believe that if this is the case, no one should say that we are disrupting the market order and dispelling competitors in the industry.”
This is indeed a solution to the natural monopoly problem of the Stark Group, but if it is really done, then the US government that initiated this lawsuit will definitely be torn to pieces by the angry people.
No one is willing to see their electricity bills increase dozens of times every quarter, even if their original electricity bills are at this level. This is the same as people who are used to free lunches are unwilling to pay for lunch. If this happens, then those who are forced to pay must find someone to trouble them.
It is true that Stark Enterprises collected the money, but Stark can easily blame the government. For the newly restored government, if there is any turmoil in public opinion at this time, it will be a deadly threat. Therefore, they could not agree to Frank's proposal anyway.
"This is not going to solve the problem, Mr. Stark. The people will not allow this to happen..."
"Then change it to another way, let those power companies lower their electricity prices to the same level as Stark Enterprises, wouldn't the problem be solved?"
This is also a joke. Although the energy tycoons in the past are not working now, they are still the parents of these politicians. It is better to expect these politicians to smash the jobs of those capitalists than to expect them to let Frank go. This is something impossible to think and know with your ass. So the judge could only say with a stiff face.
"Mr. Stark. This is a monopoly lawsuit against Stark Enterprises, not others. The law does not allow us to harm the interests of innocent people because of a criminal. This is not a good way to solve the problem!"
"A good solution to a problem? Huh..."
Laughing loudly and mocking the judge's shameless remarks, Frank watched his face gradually turn into a liver color due to anger, and then said to him slowly.
"So tell me, what do you think is a good way to solve the problem?"
"Our solution is..."
Even though he knew that his rhetoric was very shameless, it was bound to be ridiculed by others. But thinking of the interests and rights represented by the group behind him, the judge finally licked his face and said such a thing.
"The solution to the problem is that if Mr. Stark admits that Stark Enterprises has formed a commercial monopoly, then according to the laws of this country, we have the right to require Stark Enterprises to split up the energy business under its own name. This technology should not be in the hands of one company, it should belong to the general public. Only in this way can fair competition in the market be ensured.”
"What a good idea!"
Hearing this, Frank showed an unexpected expression, and immediately applauded enthusiastically. Of course, he couldn't just give in and sell out his own interests, just to find a compromise with a group of despicable guys. So he said something like that right away.
"But I have a better idea, gentlemen. That is, from now on, Stark Enterprises will stop all energy business in the United States. Don't you say that I have had a very bad impact on the competition in the American market? ? Then, Stark will withdraw from the American market and completely give up this market to you, right? "