Darkstone Code
Chapter 106 - 0105 Without a doubt, I am full of merits.

Chapter 106: 0105 Without a doubt, I am full of merits.

"Do you have any personal conflict with Lynch?"

After returning to the association, Taylor immediately informed everyone about her meeting with Lynch. Julie was soon contacted by phone to come to the association.

In these tough times, two thousand jobs for women are enough to make the Sabin City Women’s Rights Protection Association the focus of the state and even the nation.

Once public opinion catches up, the superior association will inevitably increase its attention to this end.

With attention and real achievements, they can receive more aid from the society, making everyone’s life a little better.

Organizing protests, gatherings, paying salaries to full-time staff of the association, and daily expenses all require money.

However, as a non-profit civilian organization, they have no operating units or institutions of their own and can only rely on funding from superior associations, social sponsorships, and some spontaneous donations.

Two thousand job positions are enough to let them escape the current situation, so once everyone had a slight understanding of it, Julie immediately became the subject of condemnation.

The president of this branch is also a woman around forty years old. Most of those who engage in women’s rights movements are at this age; older individuals tend to hold more traditional views. They also lack the energy and ability to engage in such matters, and they don’t perceive their own lives as miserable or painful.

Only younger people value these matters, hoping to gain more equal rights with men and willing to contribute personal efforts for it.

The president named Elina comes from a middle-class family, facts as they are. It is said that the state association president has a political family background. Sometimes these people are indeed more aware of how society operates than ordinary women.

Elina’s question suddenly made Julie feel dizzy. She sensed an emotion called "hostility" from the gazes of others.

She had no idea what had happened. Last night, these were her good sisters who wanted to seek justice for her with Lynch, yet suddenly they turned against her?

Her face turned slightly pale as she shook her head, denying the president’s viewpoint, "Yesterday was my first time meeting Lynch. We do not have a conflict?"

At this moment, the man who met Lynch – his job is as a lawyer employed by the association. Any complete institution or organization needs its own lawyer. After they parted with Lynch, Lynch suddenly added something.

He talked about Julie’s attire yesterday, thinking it might be an issue.

The lawyer softly said, "Yesterday you wore a low-cut shirt and a very short skirt, didn’t you?"

Julie didn’t know what this meant. She hesitated, but still nodded to admit it. Some things can’t be hidden, and she didn’t believe she didn’t have the right to choose her own attire.

Freedom in dressing up is one of the rights won since the women’s rights movement, along with makeup being considered one of the most successful equal rights projects.

The lawyer nodded again, "You wanted to seduce Lynch but failed, therefore you developed some hatred or even a hostile emotion toward him, right?" The lawyer continued regardless of Julie’s wide-eyed incredulous expression, "I asked some people familiar with you this morning, and their assessments of your attire were ’conservative’..."

He appropriately closed his mouth here. Though he didn’t continue, under his guidance, the expressions of the women in the conference room basically changed, including Elina’s.

Everyone here knows Julie. In the past, Julie often stood with players for the women’s rights protection association, supporting them in public opinion. In these people’s eyes, Julie indeed is a conservatively dressed person.

Plus she works in an all-male professional sports club. If her attire is too revealing, it could cause some trouble or even danger.

Though society doesn’t want to admit it, it has to; those professional athletes’ cultural levels and personal qualities, including their understanding of the law, are below standard.

Sometimes their group often surprises with absurd scandals, so wearing revealing clothes in front of them not only causes trouble but poses danger.

A conservatively dressed person suddenly dressing provocatively... no matter her initial purpose, it can’t be explained now.

"I didn’t, this is slander and defamation!", Julie’s face turned paler, not understanding why the situation suddenly reversed.

Her gaze turned toward those usually on good terms with her, but those "good sisters" showed no response to her pleading look.

Soon Taylor spoke up too, "I also met with Lynch. He is very willing to communicate and resolve our differences before matters escalate; he is a very polite young man."

Perhaps the word choice was problematic, as some people looked her way. She explained slightly, "To my knowledge, Lynch is only twenty. He won’t be twenty-one until autumn."

Some suppressed exclamations emerged from the conference room. They all thought Lynch should be in his thirties, the same age as them, or in his forties. But they didn’t realize he was just a big kid.

Sometimes women are complex like that; they can unreasonably resent a man but inexplicably favor a big boy.

The favor toward Lynch quickly evolved into discontent with Julie, wondering what a mature woman intends by dressing so provocatively in front of a child.

Elina’s expression also became noticeably unfavorable; Lynch is the same age as her child, giving her a strong sense of empathy, unable to understand why Julie would do something so insane!

Is it because she failed to seduce Lynch, causing her hatred?

The increasing unfriendly gazes pushed Julie emotionally close to the brink of collapse. After a moment, she declared her position, stating she didn’t do it and reiterating her accusation against Lynch—Lynch aimed to please men by humiliating women, that is the core conflict!

The lawyer directly countered her view, "The core of sports is competition. People only focus on the contest of winning and losing. Only those with a dirty heart would pay attention to what athletes wear, and I believe Mr. Lynch’s approach is not inappropriate."

"So far, the Federation hasn’t had any professional sporting events designed specifically for women, which in itself is a kind of implicit discrimination. Some people believe women are simply inferior to men."

"Mr. Lynch will break this stale, old-fashioned mindset. We believe soon more professional female athletes will appear in this world, and someday women will have the opportunity to compete on the same stage with male athletes."

"This is progress of the times, inevitable development, and I see no humiliation!"

Regarding this issue, before Julie arrived, a relatively unified understanding had formed. Male fitness sports have also gradually become popular in recent years, and honestly speaking, many married women in the room watch those fitness shows.

They look at those bodybuilding athletes with appreciative eyes, not associating it with any prejudiced views.

Therefore, Julie’s view is fundamentally untenable. Now everyone suddenly thinks Julie is just creating conflict without any reason.

The more frightening thing is that she even tried to seduce a child, which is revolting!

Facing the overwhelming situation, Julie had no chance to fight back; she could only stand there like a puppet, helpless, scared, and at a loss.

Elina’s attitude showed an uncommon inclination. Finally, she made a decision, "I propose to demote Mrs. Julie from ’director’ level to ’member.’ Does anyone object?"

Eat crap and oppose the president at this moment?

Moreover, everyone feels Julie is wrong!

Soon, the Sabin City Women’s Rights Protection Association issued an internal notice discussing the matter and mentioning the potential collaboration with Lynch.

In just one day, those who haven’t come to the association for half a year or even longer, voluntarily returned, some even renewed their membership fees!

Everyone knows their enthusiasm to come here and willingness to pay fees is not because they like it here; they just fancy those jobs!

This also made the local women’s rights protection association feel a stronger urgency of power and the necessity to cooperate with Lynch!