America: My Time

Chapter 783 Considering the Overall Situation?

Chapter 773 Putting the Big Picture First?

After a moment of silence, the old man sighed, "Morgan, I understand how you feel, but I still hope you can calm down and not rush into a decision or take action. If possible, I hope you can persuade John that this is not a small matter. I need time to understand everything, and making a big fuss now will not benefit anyone."

"Heh, at this point you're still saying such ridiculous things, still trying to make me compromise? What do you take Morgan for? What do you take that little fox John for? Those guys can ignore the rules, but we can't? Since they've trampled on the rules time and time again, they have to pay a bloody price. No matter who's behind these guys, they have to pay the price. We won't compromise, no matter who comes. You'd better not make things difficult for me!"

Morgan's words were harsh, but Old Man couldn't get angry because he understood that Morgan had the upper hand in this matter. Those guys kept jumping out to cause trouble, which was a slap in Morgan's face. Moreover, John was no longer willing to tolerate it and wanted to carry out another bloodbath. He just didn't know where the target would be this time.

“Morgan, I understand your predicament, but New York can’t be in chaos. You should be aware of the current situation in the US, and even more so of the situation we’re facing. Our target is the Russians!” Old Bush was still trying to persuade Morgan to give up, but he was overthinking it. Kindness is often taken advantage of, and Morgan was now enraged. If he did nothing, they would become a laughingstock, and others would see them as weak and easily bullied.

In fact, Morgan knew that the reason those guys kept provoking John was because John kept compromising. Even during the bloodbath in California, he compromised at a crucial moment. This made those guys think that John was very important to the United States, that they were an indispensable part of the United States, and that John was weak and easy to bully. However, their repeated provocations finally provoked John to explode.

There's a limit to how many times you can provoke someone. These guys have been provoking us more than once or twice, and they're getting increasingly crazy. When John retaliated and stopped paying attention to the White House's ideas, no one could say anything. When Morgan retaliated, no one dared to say anything either, after all, those guys were slapping Morgan in the face.

"Old man, stop bringing up the Russians and stop talking about righteousness. They can do anything, and you just let them get away with it. John and I can too. This time, nothing you say will matter. I'm just letting you know that whether New York will descend into chaos is not my problem, it's those guys' problem. But this time, someone will bleed, and some people need to be cleaned up. Whoever steps forward will die!"

As soon as Morgan finished speaking, Old Bush couldn't help but sigh. There was only one possibility for this situation: the frenzied counterattack of the oil giants. It was also the White House's fault. Morgan had informed the White House of their decision beforehand, but Old Bush failed to suppress the leak of this information, allowing those guys to retaliate and provoking the anger of John and Morgan. So the fault lay with the White House, not John and Morgan.

"Morgan, can't you think about the bigger picture? We need more time. Just a little more time and we can take down the Russians. At that point, even if you want to deal with them, I won't say anything!"

“Impossible. You’ve always told me, Morgan, to think about the bigger picture, but those guys don’t. Aren’t they Americans? If they are Americans, why don’t they think about the bigger picture for America? Anything they can do, Morgan can do too. Stop trying to persuade me. I’m just informing you that the war has begun. They want war, and John and I will give them war. They brought this on themselves, so they can’t blame us.”

Morgan hung up the phone abruptly, completely disregarding Old Bush's thoughts. Even if Old Bush was the president, Morgan no longer cared about his reaction or opinion. Morgan wasn't stupid, and neither was John. They had both warned the White House and Old Bush before, but he hadn't produced satisfactory results. At this moment, Old Bush's relationship with John and Morgan was strained; at the very least, he would no longer receive their assistance.

John's lack of a phone call speaks volumes about his attitude and opinion of Old Bush. Morgan, on the other hand, made a call to Old Bush, but his stance was equally clear: he wanted a major battle, to teach those guys a lesson they wouldn't tolerate, and no one could stop him.

Shortly after Morgan hung up the phone with the White House, Rockefeller approached him. Rockefeller was also in a panic. He had been furious and enraged when he received the call from the old man, but now he had no choice but to step forward and persuade Morgan, as only he could convince him to stop. "Morgan, give us some time. We will give you and John a satisfactory explanation, okay?"

"Heh, Rockefeller, do you think this is possible? Have I not given you chances, or have I not considered the bigger picture? I've been yielding, I've been thinking of the bigger picture, but I'm seen as weak. John is the same. The reason those guys dare to provoke John time and time again, even slap my face, Morgan, is because they see us always prioritizing the bigger picture, always compromising. They think we're easy to bully, that as long as we keep prioritizing the bigger picture, nothing will happen to them, that America can't do without them. This time, no one can speak up; someone will pay a bloody price. It's not my fault, it's not John's fault. We've given them chance after chance. Rockefeller, I hope you weren't involved, otherwise you'll also pay a bloody price this time. Rules cannot be trampled on. If you were involved, you'll pay a bloody price. I believe you understand how serious the consequences are!"

“Morgan, are you really going to take this step? Haven’t you thought about the consequences? As for us, don’t worry about us. Rockefeller was absolutely not involved. If he were, I would have dealt with those guys myself. No one can harm the family’s interests. Whoever does will die. The family cannot tolerate such fools.”

"That's for the best. I don't want to see myself taking action against you one day, and I'm sure you don't want to see the Rockefeller family standing against everyone. This time, those who made the move will pay a bloody price. We can let the small fry go because they're not worth our attention, but the people behind them must die."

This time, Morgan was really determined. In the past, they only dealt with the small fry who were in the public eye and those who couldn't be brought to the table. This time was different. Morgan was going to target the people behind the scenes and would not compromise any longer.

"Morgan, what you're doing will throw the United States into chaos and give the enemy an opportunity?" Rockefeller tried to persuade him again, hoping to change Morgan's mind and decision and prevent things from getting to the worst.

"So what? It's not that I, Morgan, don't care about the big picture; it's that we care too much about the big picture, to the point that those guys don't even take us seriously. And this time, even if you try to convince me, it won't work. I alone can't represent Morgan. This is a decision made by Morgan as a whole, and John is the same. He's really angry this time. He's been provoking us repeatedly, so he should be prepared to die. We will directly deal with those guys. I hope you won't get involved or stop us, or you'll have to bear the consequences yourselves."

"Okay, I understand how you feel and I can accept your decision, but could you give me some time? I need to notify the others." At this point, Rockefeller realized that no matter how eloquently he spoke, it would be useless and he couldn't change Morgan's decision. When Morgan said that this was not his own decision but the decision of Morgan as a whole, there was no possibility of turning back. Now Rockefeller just hoped that he could have a little bit of preparation time.

“Rockefeller, I can’t give you that kind of time, because I don’t even know if John has made a move yet. You can only hope that no one from the Rockefeller family intervenes, otherwise you will pay a heavy price. I can tell you clearly that I heard endless killing intent in John’s phone call. Those people have completely enraged John. If our previous efforts to win over the Middle Eastern tycoons were just to teach them a lesson, to make them know when to back down and what fear is, then now we don’t want to get entangled with them anymore. They need to pay a bloody price. You and the White House have both said that things are over, but they are still making such provocations. Is there any point in saying anything more?”

“I understand. Rockefeller won’t interfere or stop you. But have you considered what those guys will think, what the Israelis will think? We still need their strength in the Middle East!”

"Hehe, it's precisely because they all have such thoughts, and it's precisely because you all have such concerns, that they've become so arrogant that they don't know what fear is, thinking that we wouldn't dare to do anything to them. If they still don't know when to back down, perhaps they wouldn't have any reason to exist. I think the Middle Eastern tycoons are pretty good; at least they're not as greedy as those guys and won't keep causing us trouble. Perhaps the best help for the United States is to get rid of those guys. Moreover, if the Russians fall, we don't need to care about the Middle East issues; the United States has enough power to suppress everything!"

(End of this chapter)