America: My Time

Chapter 863 The Fear of the Crowd

Chapter 833 The Fear of the Crowd
"Make a big fuss? You think it will make a big fuss? Do you think those old guys from Rockefeller would dare to continue provoking John? You're overthinking it. Those guys are bullies who pick on the weak and fear the strong. They can only swallow their anger because they started it all. They kept accusing John of not wanting to invest in the US mainland, but they didn't dare to launch any counterattacks. It has nothing to do with John; they brought it on themselves. Even the White House can't say anything, and that old guy, John, won't make any statement either. Now John has the upper hand, with reason and evidence, while those old guys are on the defensive."

"Boss, if Rockefeller and the others don't compromise, does John really dare to take action?"

Morgan smiled calmly and said, "A fight is inevitable, but it won't be a bloodbath. Instead, it will be a contest in the business arena, and perhaps even a major financial battle. After all, Hurricane Investments controls a huge amount of capital, and they also have Standard Chartered Bank. If they target the Rockefeller Group's banks and businesses, do you think those old guys at Rockefeller can afford it? Admittedly, they've also made some gains, but do they have a financial advantage compared to John? Most importantly, when such a major battle breaks out, whose side do you think those guys on Wall Street will be on?"

“Naturally, we’d side with John. Everyone knows John’s abilities in the financial markets. Only a fool would stand with Rockefeller. Most people on Wall Street would rather believe in John, after all, his track record speaks for itself. Nobody thinks that old guys like Rockefeller have any chance of winning.”

Upon hearing this, Morgan glanced at Jimmy and said, "Since you already know, why ask? It's a sure loss. Only a fool would Rockefeller make a move. He can't afford the consequences of failure. The repeated defeats have seriously affected the Rockefeller family's influence. If they lose again, the Rockefeller family will be in trouble. For the sake of the family's interests, he can only compromise and admit defeat. That's the reality."

At this point, Morgan sighed deeply. If he were in the same situation, he would have no choice but to compromise. After all, John's methods were too ruthless, and his counterattacks were too fierce. No one would want to face such pressure.

"Boss, should we still accept those guys' requests? These past few days, those guys from the US Presidential Steamship Company have been asking us to restart the acquisition with John." Jimmy was also very heavy-hearted about this situation. He hadn't expected that John had such a hidden scheme in the splitting of the two groups. He was still not as cunning and treacherous as these old guys, nor as ruthless as John, the little fox. In front of him, he was just a fool.

“We don’t care about anything. Some of these have nothing to do with us. These guys brought it on themselves! We gave them chances before, and these bastards did what they did. Didn’t they prefer to believe those old guys like Rockefeller? Let them go find Rockefeller. We Morgans won’t get involved. I don’t want any rift with John. These bastards aren’t worth our favors.”

Morgan knew that if he spoke up, John would still agree, but a favor would be wasted. How could he bear such a result for those greedy guys, those treacherous bastards, and give them such a huge favor? These bastards didn't deserve it.

Morgan didn't have any major problems, but Rockefeller's situation was completely different. This accusation had them all furious, not to mention the hidden threats, which infuriated these old guys and forced them to gather together to discuss how to resolve the issue.

"What do you all think we should do now? How should we deal with this crisis? You know, although the White House hasn't said anything, it's a reminder for us to handle things properly. If we don't handle this well, we'll have to give them an explanation. After all, we can't let things escalate. If they do, the White House won't be able to handle it. And Old Bu Shi is a cunning fellow who won't take any responsibility."

“I told you long ago that this guy is not trustworthy. If he were willing to step forward and talk to John, or even ask Morgan to explain things to us, it wouldn’t be impossible to resolve this crisis. But he did nothing, and he was even unwilling to get involved.”

"Haha, what you're saying is laughable. Why should he help us? Does he have that responsibility? Do you think he's obligated to do all this for us? Don't keep shifting the blame onto others. Look for the reasons within yourself. To put it bluntly, we underestimated John's counterattack. We always thought John wouldn't go too far and would only negotiate with us. Isn't that what you've been emphasizing? I told you from the beginning not to do this, but you all thought it was fine. Now that things have happened, we have to deal with everything ourselves, and you're shifting the blame onto Old Man Bush and the White House. Is that meaningful? Will that solve the problem?"

"Alright, everyone, stop arguing. We were wrong. We underestimated John's reaction. What was originally just a small business attack wouldn't have caused any major problems, but we underestimated John's magnanimity. This guy is petty and easily provoked. In his eyes, this wasn't just a business attack, but a personal attack, which is why he launched such a crazy counterattack, leaving us with no way out. He's a madman, a madman to the extreme. We can't afford to gamble; we can only compromise, we can only admit defeat." "In other words, we have to give up the US Presidential Ship deal. That's difficult to explain. Those guys will be furious, and if we compromise like this, many people will be dissatisfied with us. In the future, no one will follow us, and no one will believe us. I think we should reconsider!"

"Consider? How do you expect me to acquire the US Presidential Steamship? Those guys are demanding a full takeover. We may have the funds, but is it worth investing in such an industry? We're not that cunning John. We don't have that kind of need. I don't think we need to consider anything. We can just reject those bastards."

"You make it sound so easy. You go and refuse them. I can't do something like that!"

These old folks quickly clashed over their interests; after all, no one wanted to do something so offensive or bear such a bad reputation. If they did, it would be difficult to gain the approval of others in the future.

“I’ll handle this. John won’t get anywhere with this. Contact someone else to buy it and give those guys an explanation. Since they want to sell, we’ll just help them out. There’s no need to fuss over this. But after this, none of us can continue targeting John. Even if he makes more moves to break things up, we can’t do anything. We can’t provoke him any further, or it will cause even bigger trouble. Although we failed, we have to admit that this little fox is very cunning, choosing this time to prevent us from retaliating!”

How to compromise and resolve the issue? Rockefeller could only turn to Morgan again. After all, Morgan and John had a good relationship, and although this would incur another favor, that's how relationships work. Such favors made with Morgan were still valuable, but whether they would be successful was uncertain. After all, this wasn't the first time, and Morgan would likely have different opinions; he couldn't keep squandering his friendship with John like this.

The repeated drain on Morgan's resources was also a pressure and a burden. He couldn't keep agreeing to Rockefeller's demands indefinitely, nor could he keep asking John for favors. Everything has to come to an end.

"Then we'll have to trouble you. We await your good news. As long as we can get through this for now, we can slowly devise a countermeasure later. Besides, this time, that little fox John won't have an easy time either. Just because we can't take action doesn't mean he can rest easy. Those oil tycoons have been keeping a close eye on him. If things get too out of hand in the Middle East and the tycoons show too much power, those guys will jump out to target John. We can then wait and see and reap the benefits!"

"Oh! So you know a lot about Jaguar Security Company, otherwise you wouldn't be so confident. Just how many powerful weapons has that little fox John gotten for the Middle Eastern tycoons that make those guys afraid?"

"Fear? It just means those guys are inherently too greedy. They're not afraid of Middle Eastern tycoons attacking them, but rather they're worried about not being able to take more land from them. Look at how much land they've taken from those Middle Eastern guys since the founding of their nation. These guys will be killed by their own greed one day!"

"Alright, this has little to do with us. If those Japanese are willing to take action, we just need to watch and not get involved in their fight. After all, John has gone mad. If we really provoke him, anything can happen. Don't think he won't get angry or resort to underhanded tactics! If he goes berserk, he'll be more ruthless than us. I actually hope to see those Japanese cause trouble for them, so that John, that little fox, will shift his attention away from us, lest he keep targeting and scheming against us!"

(End of this chapter)