America: My Time

Chapter 748 Tripartite Consensus
Chapter 738 Tripartite Consensus

“I understand your thoughts. Now some people are pressing us hard, thinking that John is just a junior who can be manipulated at will. This is not good. Moreover, we all understand why the situation in Europe has turned out the way it did. The masterminds behind it are just those few who have been dealt with. Those are just the guys in the open. Everyone knows who is behind the scenes, and John knows it too. He just hasn't made any moves. He's waiting for the right opportunity. Now Standard Chartered Bank and Hurricane Investments are expanding faster and faster in Europe. They dare not play tricks openly anymore. And after the lesson from the British, these guys don't dare to use official means again. Last time they failed. No one is foolish enough to think that John wouldn't dare to fight them head-on.”

"Morgan is right. At this point, no one dares to ignore John's existence. He no longer represents themselves, but the emerging power in the United States. Those guys are suppressing John not only because he infringes on their interests, but also because John's emergence has given the emerging power an opportunity, which makes them uneasy. Not everyone is like Morgan, who can accommodate new power; most people choose to suppress it. They just forgot that times have changed. This is no longer the old era. If they hadn't been so greedy back then, and hadn't given that little fox John enough capital, everything might still have been suppressed. Now it's too late. Perhaps John's current foundation isn't strong enough, and he's not as powerful as them, but the assets John controls are considerable. Those guys' biggest mistake was that they shouldn't have sold the military industry to John, and shouldn't have allowed John to grow step by step into the behemoth he is today, truly establishing himself within the conglomerate!"

Upon hearing Stillman's words, Morgan couldn't help but sigh inwardly. How dare this guy say that? They had given him strong support back then; otherwise, how could Sikorsky Helicopters have ended up in John's hands? In fact, neither Stillman nor DuPont initially wanted to make a fortune off John and didn't take him seriously. However, things spiraled out of control and became uncontrollable. As John rapidly grew and expanded, they were powerless to suppress him. Now, they realized they were being used as henchmen and were sinking deeper and deeper into trouble, so they wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.

He understood, but Morgan wouldn't expose these two guys. He would just go along with their story to avoid them doing anything he didn't want to do and making things worse.

"Heh, even if they control a huge amount of money now, and can even influence the Federal Reserve beyond our reach, do they really have the strength to wage a financial war against John? I'm afraid not. It's hard to say how many people on Wall Street will stand with John, and how many people around the world will stand with John? That's countless. If they really had the ability to target John, they wouldn't have made that request."

"We all know the situation on Wall Street; it's in complete chaos. If this chaos continues, it won't be good for anyone. And right now, we have no idea what this little fox John is up to. Shorting the yen—is that really his goal? I can tell you both clearly: Morgan doesn't know. He's never known John's plans or actions. But Morgan doesn't dare to act rashly. I'm worried about unforeseen events. Who understands the Japanese economy best? I believe no one dares to say they understand it better than John. So I don't want to see them playing with fire, or getting burned, because that would implicate us. If John needs funds, Japan will provide them, and Middle Eastern tycoons will support him. Hughes Aerospace's GPS system is complete and currently undergoing full-scale testing. I believe this will make many people uneasy, because their every move is likely under John's control. Our experts attach great importance to this GPS system!"

"Morgan, have you ever regretted it? If we hadn't been blinded by profit and blindly given assets to that little fox John, perhaps we wouldn't be where we are today. To be honest, I think John's success today is all due to our arrogance. We underestimated John's abilities, which allowed him to grow step by step until he can finally sit with us. Rockefeller has always been worried about John's development in the energy and steel industries, as it would affect their core industries. Don't be fooled by their claims of worrying about John entering and expanding in the financial sector; what they're really worried about is oil and steel. Oil is the lifeblood of modern industry, and steel is its skeleton. Unfortunately, that little fox John has placed both of these overseas, leaving Rockefeller helpless. They originally wanted to use the Permian oil fields, a 'white elephant,' to stall the development of Western Energy, but they failed. John directly divested them, taking on the losses himself to accelerate Western Energy's development. As for steel, needless to say, it's all overseas, and even his mining companies are expanding in all directions, not relying on the domestic market, leaving those guys powerless."

“You’re absolutely right, but now is not the time to discuss this issue. It’s about how to decide. I believe those guys will definitely make trouble for John the day after tomorrow, trying to force him to accept their conditions. I wonder what your thoughts are?” At this point, Morgan didn’t want to waste any more words and went straight to the point.

"We're already here. What do you think we'll choose? Admittedly, those guys are very powerful, not only connecting with most of the US but also having some clandestine ties with those in Europe. But I don't have a high opinion of them, at least not yet. They're too arrogant. Even Stillman knows that. In our previous discussions, they actually made a ridiculous suggestion: that John contribute another one percent of Global Online Network's shares so everyone could distribute them more evenly. And those guys actually agreed, completely disregarding John's ideas. How laughable and arrogant is that!"

"Yes, what DuPont said is true. It's precisely because they're so reckless that we're uneasy. Jaguar Security's power is constantly increasing, and they already have a considerable force in the US, with the most in California and the second largest in New York. We're worried these guys will get out of control! You know John has already given them one chance. If something goes wrong again, there won't be another chance. It could very well be a purge. If that happens, the White House, and all those who benefit from the rules across the US, will side with John and carry out a purge, or even a redistribution of assets. You understand, it's not impossible; it just depends on the cost!"

Capital is profit-driven, and nothing is impossible when it comes to the lure of profit. Challenging the rules means being prepared to be devoured by them. Morgan understood this, as did DuPont and Stillman, which is why they sat down together.

"Those guys were really too arrogant. They really thought that John would become a pig to be slaughtered if he kept playing the fool. If that day comes, they will be the ones to be slaughtered. I don't know what Lehman Brothers was thinking, repeatedly sticking out as the first to act, as if they were afraid that John, this little fox, wouldn't hold a grudge against them. If they could suppress John in the financial industry, or if they were confident that they could suppress John in the United States, there wouldn't be a big problem. But now they have failed, so the problem has arisen."

“Actually, I understand what these people are thinking. In their eyes, John is just like Hughes back then. They think John will follow in Hughes' footsteps, so they don’t take John seriously! But is John really Hughes? Morgan, what do you think?”

"Me? I have no thoughts. Their ridiculous ideas are too stupid. Either these guys are arrogant and haven't seen the situation clearly, haven't realized that times have changed, or they're plotting something bad, intentionally leading everyone astray. John is Hughes? How stupid do you have to be to say that? Do you really think everyone is an idiot? I don't believe that John, who has always had a persecution complex, would be like Hughes. Is Jaguar Security Company just for show? Also, do they really think the Bayard family is dead, or do they think the Bayard family would ignore John's life or death because of greed?" Morgan sneered repeatedly as he said this.

Upon hearing these words, Stillman and DuPont's expressions changed drastically. They exchanged glances and realized that they had overlooked the existence of the Bayard family, one of the oldest and most powerful families. Would a family with such a rich history and heritage appear so foolish? Could it be that these guys were doing this on purpose, intentionally leading everyone astray?

"Damn it, how could I make such a basic mistake? I actually thought the Bayard family would turn a blind eye. If this was all done on purpose, the consequences would be severe. These guys are probably prepared, and even those bastards like Donkey aren't as simple as they seem. They're also making their own plans." In an instant, DuPont's expression turned grim!

Stillman's expression was also extremely gloomy. Like DuPont, he had also considered the worst-case scenario. He said with a bitter smile, "Morgan, since you saw through all of this long ago, why didn't you warn us? If you had spoken up earlier, we wouldn't have followed Rockefeller and the others in doing so many things! Fortunately, we were quick to react and discovered the crisis in advance, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. You are such a jerk, you don't treat us like your own people at all!"

(End of this chapter)