Chapter 454, stubbornness
Jack Calvin's home is much better than Brooklyn's, with a clean neighborhood with a large and functional courtyard, and a lawn sprayed with water and watering a variety of turf that Brooklyn doesn't recognize.
With the car parked, Bob pushed Brooklyn. Fortunately, the lights are still on in Jack Calvin's house. After opening the door and getting out of the car, and standing on the ground for a while, Brooklyn's somewhat groggy brain completely woke up.
He stepped forward and rang the doorbell. The porch soon turned on, and an old man in his pajamas and reading glasses appeared in the doorway, clutching a shotgun in his hand.
"Who?" The old man asked warily, and the muzzle of the gun was already on the door of Brooklyn. Then the light on the porch looked at it for a moment, and the wariness on Jack's face faded.
He put away his shotgun, a look of surprise on his face.
"Brooklyn? What are you doing here? Brooklyn smiled and gestured indoors
"Won't you invite me in and sit down?" Jack stepped out of the way and led Brooklyn into the house, while Bob stayed outside.
"Come in." Jack walked inside and hung his gun on the wall in the doorway. Brooklyn sat down on the couch and glanced at the upside-down book next to her, the title of which she had never heard of.
Jack walked into the kitchen, brought a cup of coffee and handed it to Brooklyn, while he sat across from him, picked up the book again, pushed his reading glasses, and chose a comfortable sitting position.
He was in no hurry to ask the reason for Brooklyn's late-night visit, as if he already knew what Brooklyn was coming for.
Brooklyn took a sip of his coffee and spoke
"John was killed, you know?" Jack bowed his head slightly, his gaze projected from above his glasses to Brooklyn.
"Yes. I saw the obituary from Harvard this morning. ”
"It is said that it was Lyon Sberg who killed him." At the mention of Lane Sberg, Jack pouted.
"Burke will be in New York this weekend to preside over the funeral." Brooklyn said as if chattering
"Anthony replaces Burke and goes back to Boston to handle the daily work at Harvard." Jack nodded. This is all publicly available information.
Although Harvard did not disclose the specific personnel arrangement, it is not a secret that Anthony returned to Boston and Burke went to New York.
"I'm more worried about Anthony and Burke." Brooklyn apprehensively authentic
"They're likely to fight."
"In the past, Professor John was still there, and they didn't dare to fight too hard, but now that Professor John is gone, they don't have any scruples."
"At the moment, our situation at Harvard is not very good, there is Yale Stanford eyeing it outside, and once there is chaos inside, I am afraid that there will be a real disaster." Jack nodded
"That's right." Brooklyn cursed in his heart, and his face was still worried.
"Jack, we can't let Professor John's hard work be ruined. This is not only for Professor John's sake, but also for us. ”
"The two of them fighting among themselves will weaken Harvard, and whoever succeeds in taking power will kill the other."
"Burke was really too radical." Jack looked up from the book and agreed
"But they are old acquaintances, and they know how to do it, so they won't harm Harvard." I'm afraid they know how to measure, so I'm here!
Brooklyn complained in his heart. Knowing that proportion means restraint, and restraint means that while the struggle remains at a certain intensity, the front will be lengthened, and reunification will not be completed in a short period of time.
Not being able to end the struggle in a short period of time meant that the cooperation was in vain, and when the New York incident failed, he had to find an agent to plan his ass business...... Brooklyn doesn't want to sell ass!
"The traitors at Yale and the nerds at Stanford aren't going to sit back and wait for us to sort things out." Brooklyn first tested the waters with Yale and Stanford, two bitter rivals
"They're already eyeing Harvard." Brooklyn deliberately leaned forward slightly, with a straight face, lowered his voice, with a little mystery, paused after speaking, and said
"I have a message channel. They're getting ready to do it to Harvard. Jack looked at Brooklyn again from above his glasses
"We're old rivals, that's normal." It seems that Yale and Stanford are not waiting to test the waters.
"I'm certainly not worried that we'll not be able to beat them." Brooklyn shrugged and said in a confident tone
"We're Harvard! What are they fighting us with? After a pause, Brooklyn put on another face and said with a little worry
"It's just, Jack, I'm worried that Anthony and Burke will continue to fight like this, what if those traitors convince those nerds to join forces?" Jack glanced at Brooklyn and shook his head
"Don't worry, we have experience in this." Brooklyn found that it didn't work. He was keenly aware of Jack's mood changes, and he was not pretending, but he really had an inexplicable confidence in Harvard, believing that Harvard was invincible!
Even if Yale and Stanford join forces, why not? Even if I, Harvard, are fighting in the house, even if I split into three petals, and then let you have one arm and one leg, I can still beat you all over the ground looking for teeth!
He really thinks so! It's just horrible! Brooklyn really wanted to choke Jack by the neck and ask him who gave him confidence.
But Brooklyn restrained. He then tried several directions, but Jack still didn't let go.
Brooklyn could only get up and say goodbye in disappointment. Jack was still there, and he followed Brooklyn to the door.
Standing in the doorway, Brooklyn shook Jack's hand, then let go, and stopped talking. He failed to convince Jack that he was not in a good position.
And most importantly, will Jack tell Burke or Anthony about his trip? Brooklyn suddenly thought of John Manning, and then in a flash of inspiration, he stopped in his tracks, turned around, and hurried back to the door.
Jack was about to close the door to rest, and when he saw Brooklyn going and returning, he stopped closing the door and looked at Brooklyn with some impatience.
Brooklyn didn't care about the impatience that Jack showed on his face. Anyone who talks about a bunch of things in the middle of the night that he thinks is meaningless is going to be impatient, right?
As for John Manning's face...... How much is John Manning's face worth? Who recycles?
Are there any discounts for block trades? Brooklyn reached out and grabbed the door frame and stood under the porch step by step, looking down at Jack Calvin with his head slightly bowed.
"What do you want to do?" Jack asked in a stiff tone.
"Speaker Harvard." Brooklyn snapped out of his mouth with these words, and then said
"I deserve it." Getting through the difficulties at the beginning, Brooklyn became smoother and smoother the more he spoke, the faster he spoke, and the more he spoke, the more he felt reasonable.
He grabbed the door frame with one hand, looked down at Jack Calvin, and said seriously
"John Manning introduced me to Parliament as the successor to the next Speaker of Parliament, and all the MPs present heard and acknowledged it."
"Therefore, after John Manning stepped down from the Speaker, I should be the new Speaker. That's what I deserve. ”
"It was you who united with Burke to get rid of John at the meeting." Jack Calvin said angrily.
"Yes, I did." Brooklyn nodded, graciously admitting his mistake
"At the time, I was apprehensive that I didn't think that going to fight against Burke Forsman or Anthony Kennedy would do Harvard or myself any good."
"So I'm rooting for Anthony as Speaker, and I'm rooting for Burke Forsman's de facto control of Harvard, striking a balance."
"I thought it would calm down Burke and Anthony on par, but I was wrong. They fought even more fiercely. ”
"I thought that Harvard would be able to calm down and be on the right track under the leadership of Anthony and Burke, but I was wrong, I didn't expect that Anthony couldn't fight Burke at all, and I didn't expect that Burke couldn't wait for a moment to carry out drastic reforms to Harvard, and was so eager and unkind." Jack Calvin's hand paused, and Brooklyn visibly felt that the force of the door was much less.
He was right! Brooklyn was secretly happy in her heart, and she kept up the good work.
"I'm not going to let Anthony and Burke continue to mess around like this. The Harvard Speaker should have always belonged to me. Brooklyn said
"I gave it to them in the hope that they would calm the infighting and bring benefits to Harvard, not to watch them fight."
"Since it's all a struggle, it's better for me to get my stuff back and end this struggle." Brooklyn also let go of his grip on the door frame and said seriously
"Harvard could have received 20 percent of the proceeds in New York, equal with the military." Brooklyn didn't say this in the eyes of Jack Calvin.
As a graduate of Harvard Law School, we all know a little bit about psychology and micro-expressions, and Brooklyn doesn't want to be disappointed by a single look.
- People who really tell the truth don't keep staring into each other's eyes, only liars do.
"I'm very sensitive about the New York incident, and although I didn't participate in specific negotiations, how could I make Harvard lose nothing with me?"
"No matter how hard Burke fights with Anthony, Harvard will eventually come back to me, because I'm younger than them! Much younger! ”
"Originally, I had already negotiated with the military, and Harvard and the military had their own duties, and the proceeds would be shared equally. Anthony and Burke have spread their damn infighting to this matter! ”
"While I was not paying attention, in order to gain the support of the military, they actually promised to give up most of their benefits!"
"This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate!" Brooklyn said this, and turned around again. His face was fierce and hideous, and he looked like an enraged beast, ready to choose a man to devour.
"And such a thing?" Jack Calvin asked in surprise. Of course not, Harvard is everyone's, and New York is my own!
Brooklyn nodded earnestly. He knew he had already moved Jack Calvin.
There is a lot of basic information about Jack Calvin and it is very detailed, but now it seems that what helped Brooklyn the most was their impression of meeting for the first time and Burke's comments.
This is a stubborn and sensible little old man! Unlike the stubbornness of ordinary old people, Jack has a strong rational mind, which allows him to overcome his emotions and think rationally.
This makes him less susceptible to deception while remaining stubborn. It's a tough opponent. John Manning's legacy was useless, and Yale Stanford's threats he took lightly.
Brooklyn tried everything he could, and finally decided to confess. Harvard is his! Harvard should be his!
This is a point recognized by everyone in Parliament! This is the foundation that Jack Calvin shakes. After noticing Jack's vacillation, Brooklyn immediately sent a 'Shaker Gift Package' to find a good reason to convince Jack of his vacillation.
Burke's infighting with Anthony is too exaggerated, and all the benefits that Brooklyn has promised everyone are gone!
The most important thing is that these two people didn't even mention it!
"I intend to convene a council after the funeral of Professor John Manning. Under the witness of Professor John Manning, I will step into the position he wants, carry on his legacy, and bring Harvard to glory! Brooklyn said excitedly, and finally waved his fist, slammed it viciously on the door frame, and gasped
"Kill those Yale traitors! x Flip through the Stanford bunch of nerds! Jack was stunned by Brooklyn's sudden rudeness, and immediately reacted, no matter how mature and calm Brooklyn was, no matter how much he did, he was still a young man under thirty years old after all.
It should be less than thirty, right? I heard that Asians are young...... Thoughts flashed through Jack's mind, and he nodded.
"You have a point, John did establish that you were the heir, not Anthony or Burke. Harvard is indeed smoky enough now. Brooklyn understood, nodded vigorously, and was very excited.
After another head-numbing remark, Brooklyn said goodbye to Jack. Getting into the car, waving at Jack at the door, closing the window, Brooklyn rolled his eyes and silently made a vomiting gesture.
Stubborn people are generally elderly, and they have one characteristic - they have a lot of experience and have experienced strong winds and waves.
They are stubborn because they think that they have seen all the dangers in the world, see through the changes in the vicissitudes of the sea, stand on a high place and look down on young people, and disdain them, thinking that young people can't do things, and young people are inferior to themselves.
Brooklyn grasped these characteristics of Jack's heart, behaved like a reckless and emotional young man, and used Jack's stubbornness to transform him.
As for lying, Harvard is half divided with the military...... This proposal did appear, but it was rejected after less than three minutes of discussion.
- It was Anthony Kennedy who was in charge of the negotiations at the time. He's not lying, is he? Brooklyn went through the entire conversation with Jack Calvin in his mind, and after making sure that nothing was missed, he opened his eyes and looked at the time.
It's already past two o'clock in the morning.
"Where?" Bob asked, yawning, turning off the phone screen
"Would you like to go to the hotel and take a break?" Brooklyn felt tired, and a wave of sleepiness swept over him. He yawned and shook his head
"We go to the airport and sleep on the plane."