America: My Time

Chapter 1463 The calculations of all parties

Chapter 1453 Schemes of All Parties
John had no objections? Of course he did, but the current situation forced him to accept Morgan's opinion. Furthermore, continuing to be stubborn wouldn't be good; putting some pressure on them was acceptable, but he couldn't push things too far. He wasn't one of those military bastards; a full-blown war with them would have dire consequences. If Donald and the military really wanted to back out and ruin his plans, they could easily do so. Unless things reached the worst possible point, which was something John didn't want to see, and an outcome he couldn't accept!
"I didn't expect things to develop so quickly. These old guys are so scared, so terrified! But it's fine this way. As long as these guys pay a good price, I won't stoop to their level. After all, profit is more important than anything else. The sooner we finish our plans, the more energy we can spare for other things!" John shook his head and sighed softly, his eyes gleaming as he began to plan for the future.
Although Morgan had stepped in, representing the military and the White House, John was in no hurry to respond. Everything depended on how things went, and his actions wouldn't stop. The Jaguar Security Company's deployment still needed to be maintained. After all, he needed to prepare for the worst and take this opportunity to put pressure on those bastards so that they would eventually accept his terms.

Only by applying more pressure before negotiations can the White House and the military be forced to compromise, as well as giants like Morgan and Rockefeller. As for the oil capital and those guys in Israel, John didn't take them seriously. They weren't qualified to participate in such a major event, after all, this was the United States, not the Middle East!

When Morgan told everyone about John's attitude, they all breathed a sigh of relief. However, the Jaguar Security Company's actions did not stop, and this bad news gave them a headache again. They all understood what John's calculations were. This was not only to put pressure on them, but also to prepare for the worst. It could even be said that John did not trust Morgan at all, nor did he believe that they could give him a satisfactory explanation.

"Gentlemen, tell me what we should do now. You all know John's current madness. If we don't give him a satisfactory explanation, I'm afraid everything will escalate to the public eye, and things will develop in the worst possible direction. Once things get out of control, we'll be in big trouble, and we'll all pay a heavy price. Right now, we have no way to deal with John!" Although Lalston looked unwilling, he had to step forward at this moment. After all, he was the president, a member of the Donald Party, and it was the Donald Party that caused all this trouble. If he didn't step forward, who would?
"If it doesn't harm our own interests, our military is willing to give him an explanation. However, we want to make it clear in advance that it's impossible to get the military to change its plans and allocate resources to Gulfstream Space. We are currently short of funds ourselves and don't have the energy to meet Gulfstream Space's demands. As long as it doesn't involve interests, everything else is negotiable!"

The military's statement brought a sigh of relief to everyone. Whether it was Donkey or Zipperton, they were worried that the military was determined to fight John. If that had happened, they would have been in big trouble. Fortunately, none of that happened!

"Okay, with the military's statement, things are much easier for us. On behalf of Donkey, I'm willing to give John an explanation. I believe that as long as we maintain our stance, John won't make exorbitant demands or infringe on our interests. If he insists on targeting us and trying to extract benefits from us, we will not compromise!"

Good heavens, those donkeys are really brave. At a time like this, they still dare to say such ridiculous things. What right do they have to oppose John? Right now, it's not the donkeys who have the advantage, but John. If John were to really kill them, the donkeys would probably be doomed. They would be wiped out by the power of the 'law', and even by the power of the Jaguar Security Company. No one dares to underestimate John's strength.

"What do you all think?" At this moment, zipperton turned his gaze to the old guys like Morgan and Rockefeller, scanning them over. If these guys objected, even if Donald and the military reached a cooperation agreement, it would be useless. They still needed Rockefeller's approval and Morgan's approval, after all, they represented the power of the American financial group, which was no ordinary power!

“We have no problem. We all look forward to the return of order, so as long as the rules are not violated and our interests are not affected, we are naturally willing to accept this condition. So as long as you can persuade John, we are not a problem. You can ignore our existence in this negotiation. We will not do anything!” Rockefeller said, turning his gaze to Morgan. He could represent others, but he could not represent Morgan.

"I, Morgan, feel the same way. As long as it's good for the United States and can stabilize the situation, we have no objections. Everything is up to the military and the White House. We'll just be bystanders. You don't need to worry about our attitude!"

That's true, but who would dare to do that? Anyone who actually believes Morgan's words is a fool. We don't know what's going on with John, but both Morgan and Rockefeller are paying close attention to the changes brought about by this crisis. They want to understand what kind of impact and shock this will have on them. Anyone who dares to ignore their interests will suffer a devastating blow. They are not kind people!
“Then let’s schedule a time to sit down and have a good talk with John. I’ll leave all this to Mr. Morgan!” LEAL still entrusted this troublesome matter to Morgan, because among everyone present, only Morgan had the ability. Why didn’t they choose old Martin or John’s family? Was it because they couldn’t contact them, or was there another reason?
No, the biggest reason is that it would anger John, making him feel that they were using his men as a threat. Once such a wrong idea takes hold, the consequences will be uncontrollable, and no one can bear such consequences. It is precisely because he understands this that Morgan accepted the task without making any demands on these guys. This is also related to his own interests; he does not want to see his own interests harmed!
"Alright, I will contact John. It's better to do this sooner rather than later. If none of you have any objections, we should sit down and talk with John tomorrow night. However, there's something I need to make clear upfront: I'm only here because you invited John, and I'm not trying to persuade you otherwise. After all, I've already sacrificed a lot of favors. Don't put all your hopes on me. If you have any questions, talk to John yourselves. Don't drag me, Morgan, into this!"

When Morgan uttered these words, everyone sighed inwardly. To be honest, they had indeed harbored such thoughts; they had all considered plotting against Morgan. However, Morgan's words had directly dashed their hopes, causing some to feel resentment towards him.

"That's certainly not a problem. It's already quite an achievement that you're willing to step forward and help us persuade John to come for peace talks. We understand your efforts and won't do anything to make things difficult for you!" As for the others, Zipperton didn't trust them. To avoid being dragged into this mess, he quickly replied to Morgan, making his stance clear. That way, if problems arose tomorrow, it wouldn't be his responsibility; the consequences would be borne by those who caused the trouble, and he could completely absolve himself of responsibility!

"Damn it, if we had known that Zipperton was so vicious, we shouldn't have supported him in the first place!" This was the thought in the minds of many donkey bosses. Zipperton's words directly ruined their plans, leaving them with no choice but to swallow their anger!
"Good, I'm relieved to hear that. As long as everyone is reasonable and can persuade John, I believe the situation can be stabilized and won't deteriorate further. As for the Jaguar Security Company's capabilities, there's no need to worry! Alright, I need to contact John now, so I won't continue this conversation. Time is limited; I need to persuade John quickly!" With that, Morgan got up and left. His excuse for leaving left everyone sighing; they were all helpless. Was time really so tight for Morgan? Did he really need to spend time persuading John? That was a lie. Knowing it was useless, everyone present had no choice but to accept it. Otherwise, no one could bear the serious consequences if something went wrong. Therefore, under these circumstances, they could only compromise and accept it!

Although the military and the Donkey had more ideas, Morgan's departure directly dashed their hopes. As soon as Morgan got up to leave, Rockefeller and the others also got up to leave. They didn't want to get involved in this matter, be used as pawns, or take the blame for others, so leaving as soon as possible was the best choice.

As Rockefeller and his ilk got up and left, the military's expression darkened. These old guys had been involved in making the decision, and now they were shifting all the blame onto them. How could this not infuriate them? But they couldn't say anything, so they had to swallow their anger.

After the old guys like Rockefeller left, leaving only the military, the Donkey, and the White House, the Donkey's men spoke up: "Gentlemen, have you convinced the Elephant? If they try to cause trouble in secret, it will be very disadvantageous for us!"

The moment this guy opened his mouth, he directly revealed why Morgan and Rockefeller, these old guys, were in such a hurry to leave. They were afraid of being conscripted to "communicate" with those big shots, thus saddled with responsibilities they shouldn't have had!

"We've already spoken with the elephants. They understand the gravity of the situation and won't get involved. But we need to resolve this quickly, otherwise, if it gets out in front of the public, the elephants won't stand idly by. At that point, not only will we be affected and under pressure, but you donkeys will too. So, if there aren't any major problems with tomorrow night's events, we'll have to accept it. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the people who refused will have to bear the consequences!"

As soon as the military finished speaking, the expressions of the bigwigs in the donkeys changed repeatedly. They did not want to accept it. In their view, this was a slap in the face. If they accepted it, it would mean that they would completely lose the initiative in tomorrow night's negotiations, and any problems would also have a negative impact on them. John was not an easy person to talk to, especially since they had made so many probes!

“If it doesn’t involve any major issues, we naturally won’t refuse. But don’t you all think it’s a bit too early to say that? We’re dealing with John, that little fox. Do you think he might propose something that would put us in a difficult position? If it’s something that we can’t accept, what do you think we should do?”

Yes, what if John's conditions are too impactful and they can't accept them? If a consensus can't be reached before negotiations, the consequences will be too severe if such problems arise during the negotiations!
“I don’t think John would be so irrational. If he were targeting us, he wouldn’t have accepted Mr. Morgan’s advice and wouldn’t have given us a chance to negotiate. So I think this idea is fundamentally flawed. Instead of thinking about this, we should think about what demands John might make and what our bottom line is!”

The bottom line is that everyone has their own ideas, and the military and the donkeys also have their own calculations. Expecting them to sacrifice their own interests to seek benefits for them is unacceptable. So it's a bit early to talk about this issue now, but they have no choice but to face it, since all of this came so suddenly!

"It's best not to have a so-called bottom line. In this negotiation, we don't know what kind of situation we will face. If we set a bottom line for ourselves in advance, it may cause our conflict with John to become unsolvable. I think as long as half of us agree, then whatever demands John makes, as long as they do not involve the interests of both of us, are acceptable. This way, we can have more freedom!"

"That's true, but I'm afraid things won't go so smoothly. After all, we've both blown things up this time, and these two issues are coming together, which puts us under even more pressure and makes us afraid to go all out! It might even put us under considerable pressure. We need to be prepared for the worst and try to suppress the impact, prevent everything from being exposed to the public, and stop the media's influence. That's the best option!"

(End of this chapter)