50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 628 A bunch of bullies among themselves
“You think the five of you are in cahoots, but the other four don’t think so.” Sun Zhiwei’s words were like a sharp knife to Taylor’s heart, leaving him speechless for a moment.

"Do you know what would happen if I hadn't come?" Sun Zhiwei asked him, taking a sip of whiskey.

"How do we develop it?" Taylor was taken aback.

Sun Zhiwei stretched out his free left hand, then retracted his fingers one by one.

"Five companies become four, four become three, three become two, and finally only one company remains to monopolize all the benefits."

Taylor isn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to hold on until now under the combined pressure from the four companies.

While he was thinking, Sun Zhiwei suddenly pulled him back to reality with a single sentence.

"If a high-ranking figure from the FBI intervenes forcefully, the most likely outcome is that the last remaining entity will be completely wiped out, and this intelligence channel will be taken over by them."

This is something Sun Zhiwei just thought of. With such an obvious intelligence channel, it's impossible that no one at the FBI's supervisory level would know about it.

Even a single meaty bone thrown down will attract several stray dogs to fight over it, let alone such a large profit.

Therefore, Sun Zhiwei is almost certain that there is someone behind them who is in charge of this channel.

Sun Zhiwei's words immediately caused Taylor's expression to change drastically.

Sun Zhiwei was just guessing, but Taylor knew exactly where this chain of interests began and ended. He also knew that there was an intelligence director at the FBI who was in charge of the handover of their intelligence-sharing channel.

Over the past few years, that supervisor had tested them many times, but the five companies had been so engrossed in internal strife that they hadn't paid any attention to the situation with the FBI.

Sun Zhiwei's words immediately reminded him of the supervisor's underhanded tactics over the years.

Beset by internal and external troubles, this is the current state of their intelligence department, comprised of five entities.

Sun Zhiwei gave Taylor a few more minutes to think before continuing, "I don't know if you've looked into this before?"

“We’ve looked into your information. You’re a newly minted billionaire, and you’re making your way into politics in New York.”

Given the sensitivity of intelligence, Pinkerton's intelligence division naturally has many sources of information at the company headquarters.

After news broke that the company was about to hold a board meeting, they immediately obtained information about James Robert through the FBI.

"You know me well, so I'll be frank. I don't care about your little interests. But now, the whole of Pinkerton is mine, and you can't infringe on my interests."

"Of the five of you, I only need you to maintain the handover of this intelligence line. The others are not important to me."

"Now, choose, Arthur Taylor: either accept my invitation or wait to be kicked out along with the other four."

Taylor hesitated, saying, "Mr. James, those four companies won't sit idly by. The FBI has an intelligence chief who won't just watch you take charge of this intelligence line."

"That's not your problem to worry about, that's my problem to face. I'd really like to know if you and the other four are truly on the same page?"

"Heh, of one mind?" Taylor chuckled self-deprecatingly.

“Mr. James, have you noticed that my house is much newer than theirs?”

Sun Zhiwei looked around and nodded, saying, "Indeed, did you renovate and rebuild it?"

Taylor's face turned ferocious, and he replied through gritted teeth, "Ever since that fire five years ago that wiped out my whole family, I've wished all four of their families were dead." Sun Zhiwei hadn't expected such a big scoop; no wonder only he and his wife were left from Taylor's entire family.

Since he didn't even have children, it was obvious that the two had only been married for a short time, which meant that Taylor was the only survivor of that fire.

Judging from his tone, he has confirmed that the arsonists were those four families. This is a blood feud that wiped out entire families. It's remarkable that he has been able to endure it until today.

What's even more amazing is that he managed to recover his identity as an intelligence liaison officer, which should have disappeared with the fire. That's incredible.

Sun Zhiwei couldn't help but examine himself in his heart. He couldn't underestimate anyone. This Taylor was also a person who could endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens.

He didn't ask Taylor how he escaped death back then. There are many ways, but how many people can actually do it? This is enough to prove Taylor's ability.

"Alright, now that you've made your choice, tell me everything about the intelligence department."

"How did they collude together? Who did they sell the intelligence to? Who was the mastermind behind it on the FBI side?"

Taylor was also single, and since he decided to side with Sun Zhiwei, he revealed all the secrets of the intelligence department, including the FBI's knowledgeable supervisor.

Finally, Sun Zhiwei asked him if he could take over the intelligence department. Taylor hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

“Mr. James, my abilities are insufficient, and intelligence work is not the life I aspire to. If possible, I hope that after this is accomplished, I can change my name and live on the West Coast.”

Sun Zhiwei, who already admired him, was even more surprised now.

He's willing to forgo even readily available benefits; it seems his ambitions truly lie elsewhere.

Sun Zhiwei was naturally even happier about this situation, as it would allow him to fully control an entire intelligence department.

Through Taylor's description, he basically figured out the various links in this intelligence trafficking chain.

He discovered that all the intelligence buyers were contacted by an intelligence officer under the FBI's intelligence division.

Pinkerton didn't even know who the buyer was; they were just acting as an intelligence repository.

He had originally thought he could take over a complete intelligence-selling system, but this is what happened?

No wonder the FBI director who knew the situation hadn't taken down these Pinkerton rabble all these years; they were probably keeping them around to shift the blame later.

The intelligence wasn't leaked from the FBI, but from Pinkerton; the FBI official in question only provided some buyer information.

He had thought these five families were incredibly powerful, but it turned out they were just bullies among themselves. When he learned that the FBI director in charge of the inside story was named Remus Murphy, he interrupted Taylor's narration.

"Alright, it's enough that I know this person."

“I will get rid of those four families as soon as possible, while you will need to stay and take over the handover until my people have completely taken over the entire intelligence department.”

“But…” Taylor didn’t know much about Sun Zhiwei, so he still didn’t believe that Sun Zhiwei could handle so many people.

"No buts. I will take care of all the other problems. You just need to wait patiently for the handover."

Sun Zhiwei interrupted him decisively, saying that as long as Taylor didn't cause trouble, he wouldn't be important anymore once the intelligence channels were in hand.

(End of this chapter)