America: My Time

Chapter 1046 Vigilance
Chapter 1036 Vigilance
"To be honest, I'm starting to suspect that John, that little fox, planned all of this all along. His repeated concessions were just to drag us step by step into this predicament, to put us under this pressure, to make us the target of everyone's criticism, and to put us in the face of this huge crisis. If we still can't see the situation clearly and continue to go our own way, I'm afraid we'll be targeted by those guys in the US, or even be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

"That's impossible. After all, our identities still have value. If something like that were to happen, there would likely be a huge upheaval in the Middle East. I don't think such a thing would happen to us, since the United States still needs a balance in the Middle East!"

"Heh, what a joke. There's nothing those guys can't do. Don't overestimate our importance or our influence in the Middle East. Many people are already dissatisfied this time—the military, the White House, and those oil conglomerates. They're not happy to see this happen. What they need is stability in the Middle East, but those guys haven't listened to the warnings from the US. They've even continued to associate with those in the US with whom they have conflicts. Do you think no one in the US has any complaints? And now they've incurred the wrath of many."

“We do need to be cautious. It would be best to gradually distance ourselves from them. The Middle Eastern tycoons have clearly exercised a lot of restraint in this conflict, not directly intervening, and not even providing much aid. But the guys over there think the other side is weak and are still unwilling to give up. They still want to escalate the conflict, and that’s the big problem!”

"Yes, it's a problem we can all see through, but they can't! Is it really that they can't see through it, or do they have ulterior motives, or have they always been using us as scapegoats? We've paid a heavy price for them, but this time I don't want to get involved anymore. We can't continue like this, or we'll only sink deeper and deeper!"

"If they contact us again, we can't just refuse them outright, can we? Besides, they'll probably find out about this meeting soon, and that will cause a rift in our relationship!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't sacrifice ourselves for them. Besides, you know that there's more and more discontent in Hollywood. And all of this is because they insisted on being enemies with John, and targeted Legendary Entertainment and Phoenix Media. But in the end, they were unscathed, while our people in Hollywood are under tremendous pressure. Many people are no longer willing to give us face. After all, these repeated betrayals have made many people think we have low character. If this continues, we won't have any friends to cooperate with! Look at the situation in Japan now. This is what we need to learn from. Reputation is very important, but we are destroying our own reputation now, and we are the ones who caused all of this. Most importantly, our reputation in the United States has plummeted, and the same is true in Europe!"

"Well said. We have indeed gone a bit too far lately. Look at that little fox, John. To show his sincerity, he directly reconciled with the White House. And to demonstrate that he is a law-abiding citizen, he was willing to leave the United States and hide in China, not wanting to get involved in American affairs. He just wanted to give the Donald a way out and give the President that six-month agreement period. But we have repeatedly caused trouble. Comparing the two, everyone knows that we are in the wrong. Moreover, the American people's impression of us is very bad now!"

When trouble is stirred up again and again, and John is targeted time and again, even the most foolish American people can see through their true colors. After all, the American people are not as foolish as they will be in the future. Most people have seen the conflict between the oil capital and John. Moreover, John has a very good image in the hearts of the American people, while the oil capital is very bad. At least they have not done what John has done and given away real money for 'charity'!
Oil Capital could invest its funds in its confrontation with John rather than do real 'charity,' but John did. So the difference between the two is crystal clear, and they don't have the same persona as John.

"If we carefully examine John's actions from the beginning, we do see signs of being manipulated, and we've been constantly influenced by him, making wrong decisions and engaging in conflict after conflict. John and his cronies have been yielding the whole time, but all of this has sown the seeds of our current predicament. If it weren't for that accumulation of problems, we wouldn't be in this situation now. In fact, it's not just us who are in trouble now; Rockefellers are also in trouble. They were on the opposite side of John from the start, so their situation isn't much better than ours. But Morgan, with his keen insight, has reaped the greatest benefits!"

When internal divisions and changes occurred within the oil and gas capital sector in the United States, the Israelis in the Middle East quickly learned of everything. This situation increased their pressure, but greed prevented them from letting go and ending the conflict. Of course, even if they wanted to end it, they couldn't; the Middle Easterners were unwilling to end it either. As for the Europeans, they were indifferent to everything. The Rothschild family naturally pretended to know nothing and didn't want to get involved anymore. At least they hadn't gained anything from the previous confrontation; on the contrary, they had lost many goodwill relationships. After all, the fate of the Netherlands had angered many people, and they had instigated everything, yet they hadn't taken the responsibility they should have!

The United States is also very willing to see such changes. After all, oil and gas capital is part of the United States, not just Italy. If these guys still don't recognize the situation, they will be targeted by American conglomerates and high society.

When John learned of the changes in the United States and the changes in oil capital, he couldn't help but sigh. This was not the outcome he wanted to see. If he could, John would not want to see this happen, nor would he want to see the changes in oil capital, as it would cause many of his plans to fall through. However, he had no choice in the matter, as oil capital had already begun to change.

"Damn bastards, how did they figure everything out so quickly? It won't be easy to outmaneuver them again. But the good thing is they've already lost their image and credibility. And as long as their greed remains, they'll definitely have another chance in the future. The changes they've made now are just because they suffered heavy losses before and need to focus their energy on those guys in Japan. It seems the Sumitomo copper incident is about to begin!"

Although he was in China, John immediately understood everything upon learning about the changes in the United States. Of course, the reason he understood everything so quickly was also due to the deliberate actions of those oil-rich capitalists; they had proactively offered a warning. A leopard can't change its spots, and John didn't believe these guys would stop being his enemies. To think that would be foolish and naive; these guys were not trustworthy at all.

However, the changes in the oil capital also present a good opportunity for John. At least with these guys changing and taking the lead, they can bear the infamy, and he won't need to let those Japanese guys hate him. Moreover, he will have more reasons to do so at that time.

John was slightly pleased by this situation, but he didn't let his guard down. He believed that the Japanese capital was just as untrustworthy as those guys in Japan. Anyone who trusted them was a fool. John didn't believe the changes these guys had made or that they genuinely didn't want to be his enemy anymore. He thought it was just a show of weakness. If he revealed any weakness, these bastards would definitely kill him!
If these guys truly wanted to reconcile with me and put aside all past grievances, they wouldn't be engaging in such petty schemes; they would have come directly to China to reconcile. However, these guys have no such intentions whatsoever, so their changes are merely verbal; they simply want to sit on the fence and observe.

Unfortunately, no matter how much the oil capital schemed, it was useless. John would not let go of his grudges against them or change his plans just because of their slight change. Moreover, the conflict between John and the oil capital would continue to escalate. After all, those guys were too greedy. Therefore, John would not let his guard down against these greedy bastards!
With Mary Barra's departure and the acquisition negotiations in Japan underway, John also needed to keep an eye on the situation in Japan. After all, some uncompromising individuals might choose to cause trouble at this time. Since they couldn't target him directly, they would resort to insidious schemes, targeting his assets in Japan or his women.

John never underestimated those treacherous Japanese. These guys were capable of anything; they'd do anything crazy if they saw an opportunity. The more dangerous the situation, the more vigilant he needed to be, and the less room for carelessness. Although John knew those "scheming" people in Japan wouldn't allow such a situation to occur, it was better to be safe than sorry. If something went wrong, he'd be utterly humiliated! If that happened, he wouldn't be able to avoid a major conflict. The Japanese might be able to suppress it, but outsiders might not be so forgiving!
(End of this chapter)