America: My Time

Chapter 823 Morgan's Vigilance

Chapter 813 Morgan's Vigilance
"Boss, we've already exited the oil investment completely. Should we slow down the situation in Japan?" While John was helping Japan and South Korea achieve everything they wanted, his own oil investment was finished, and all his futures contracts had been released. Now, only the situation in Japan remained, but it wasn't too much of a problem.

“There’s no need to slow down. We should continue at the original pace. The Japanese stock market won’t last long. It’s better to get out sooner rather than later. There’s no need to try and earn that last penny!” When John received the call from Hurricane Investment, he had no intention of slowing down his exit. Although there was still greater potential for profit and further decline in the Japanese stock market, he had no intention of slowing down his exit. There was absolutely no need for that.

With the end of the oil futures trading, the situation of Hurricane Investment was also noticed by the guys on Wall Street, because the other party had already finished and left before they had made enough profits, which shocked many people.

Even though Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank had already exited, John remained in Japan, which surprised the Wall Street guys. They couldn't understand John's thinking and wondered what was still worth staying for him in Japan. Regarding investments in the Japanese stock market, there were no major problems. The Wall Street guys understood that Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank had succeeded, and they only needed a little more time to exit.

Sniping was not an option; some people had considered it, but ultimately gave up. Although those guys all wanted to teach John a lesson, they knew better than anyone that sniping John at this time would easily put them in danger, since they weren't as well-prepared as Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank.

"Jimmy, John is still in Japan. What's he up to? Didn't he already finish the harvest?"

"Boss, it's almost over. According to our understanding, Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank still have a few deals left to close. However, based on our analysis, this is a trap that John intentionally left behind, designed to scheme against those 'interested parties.' After all, his dealings with the Middle Eastern tycoons have aroused the dissatisfaction of many oil tycoons, and even the dissatisfaction of oil tycoon capital within Wall Street. He's trying to swindle people!"

"Do you think John has a chance of success? Do you think those guys will fall for it?" Morgan's heart skipped a beat at Jimmy's answer. If he could swindle those oil tycoons, he wouldn't mind kicking them while they were down.

Upon hearing this, Jimmy couldn't help but smile wryly. "That's almost impossible. Those guys aren't fools; they won't be fooled. Even we can see through John's schemes. There's no reason they wouldn't. Besides, Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered have made almost no attempt to cover this up, making it even more unlikely. I think this is more of a warning, a warning to those guys to stop causing trouble."

"Oh! What have those guys done now to make John, that little fox, issue such a warning? Could it be that they're targeting John's companies again, plotting something they shouldn't be doing?" Morgan was very dissatisfied with Oil Capital. If he didn't still need to use these guys, he might have already taught these ignorant fools a lesson once again.

"It's still about the Middle East. Those guys have been trying to stop John, and even hinder everyone's support for the Middle East. They're worried it will affect Israel's security. With Gulfstream Aerospace and Bentley increasing their support for Middle Eastern tycoons, they feel deeply threatened. Although we all know John has close ties with Middle Eastern tycoons, the support he's given this time is truly insane. Almost half of Jaguar Security's resources have been mobilized to help them refine their existing power structure. Now those guys are bringing up the civilian helicopters Sikorsky is selling; this modification has put them under immense pressure!"

"So they want to stop the arms cartel's actions, they want to stop the actions in the Middle East. These guys are really stupid. Do they think they can stop something like this? They're causing trouble at this time. They really don't know when to back down. Even if John doesn't do anything, I'm afraid others will react. This is taking away everyone's livelihood. It seems that these guys have completely lost their temper, or rather, they have been driven crazy by this little fox John."

“Indeed, after John’s trip to the Middle East, those guys became even more uneasy because they didn’t want to see the Middle Eastern tycoons change, and they didn’t want to see the power of the Middle Eastern tycoons continue to grow. As far as we know, the British have now compromised and have lifted all export restrictions on Bentley Group and Gulfstream Aerospace in the UK.”

"They're scared. The British are afraid Bentley will relocate to Northern Europe, fearing their exports will be affected. Restricting Bentley and Gulfstream Aerospace will significantly impact their exports, given the strength of Jaguar Security and the substantial orders from Middle Eastern tycoons. But what is John, this little fox, staying in Japan for? I don't believe he's just on vacation." "No one thinks John is just on vacation; most people think he's conducting a comprehensive survey of Japan's economy, preparing for a new round of expansion. After all, John has already sold many of his assets in Japan, and now he's making new preparations."

"So, John, that little fox, is still optimistic about Japan's economy; otherwise, he wouldn't have conducted this investigation. But is there any chance for Japan to turn things around? Do you think Japan still has a chance?"

Hearing his boss's question, Jimmy couldn't help but smile wryly, "I don't know either. Judging from the actions of those guys on Wall Street and the US's suppression of Japan, I don't see any way for Japan to extricate itself from this crisis in the short term. But everyone knows John's foresight. If this oil crisis hadn't happened, many people might have thought that everything John did was just luck. But after this, no one will have that thought anymore. So now everyone is waiting for John to make his move, and many people think that the Japanese stock market might turn around. After all, John has almost escaped unscathed, which makes many people have some ideas."

When faced with profit, there are always some guys who have risky ideas, especially now that Hurricane Investments and Standard Chartered Bank have withdrawn from oil futures and have almost completely exited the Japanese stock market. The fact that they withdrew so quickly inevitably makes some people have some thoughts, especially since John "kindly" helped those guys in Japan reach an agreement with the Middle Eastern tycoons.

"So what do you think of Japan's economy? Do you think Japan has any chance of escaping unscathed from this situation?"

"It's difficult, very difficult. The current situation in Japan makes many people feel hopeless. The stock market is clearly declining and is even on the verge of collapse, but their real estate market is still rising. This is too crazy, so crazy that everyone finds it unbelievable. In particular, the changes in Japan's financial sector also make many people feel that there is something wrong."

Morgan Stanley was naturally not taking the situation in Japan lightly. In fact, not only Morgan Stanley, but the entire Wall Street was in the same boat. However, John's recent actions made them somewhat doubtful, making them feel that there might still be a turnaround in the Japanese economy.

John would be very happy if he knew what those guys on Wall Street were thinking. It would be even better if he could get them caught in a trap, but that's unlikely, given how different things are now.

"Jimmy, have you calculated how much that little fox John has profited from this oil crisis? If he invests all that money in the financial markets, will it have an impact on Morgan?"

At this point, even Morgan Stanley had to be cautious, after all, Hurricane Investment and Standard Chartered Bank's methods were too crazy, and their immediate withdrawal made people suspicious of John's intentions!
“We don’t know exactly how much John has gained right now, but the general estimate is that it’s definitely not a small amount. After all, he used a lot of leverage, and all of this was a plan that John had made long ago. You should know that this time he didn’t just make moves in the futures market, but also sold real crude oil, almost emptying all of his previous crude oil reserves.”

"So, nobody knows how much money he made, or even that the oil crisis created an opportunity for Western Energy?" At this point, Morgan frowned. A massive cash flow was the last thing they wanted to see. It was precisely because John controlled such a large cash flow that no one dared to probe his intentions. A single investment in Hurricane Bank was already risky, not to mention the presence of Sinolink and East West Bank. John's financial expansion in the US had never slowed down; he was constantly accelerating his expansion in savings banks. And this was just in the US; in Europe and Asia, there was Standard Chartered Bank, whose expansion continued unabated, causing unease as well.

The Europeans are now feeling immense pressure, so they are doing everything they can to block Standard Chartered's development. However, their efforts are futile, as Standard Chartered's influence is minimal. Even Hurricane Investment's situation in Europe has not been significantly affected, thanks to the oil crisis which has disrupted many people's plans.

(End of this chapter)