While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

Chapter 87 Engineer Refuses to Work?

The other person chuckled and then replied, "I am a product manager at American Steel."

"You don't need to know who I am; I'm just running errands for the general manager."

"Please come with me, I will take you to see our general manager."

Tom and his men got into the manager's car and arrived at the American Steel Company's headquarters in Detroit.

American Steel was founded in 1901, spearheaded by J.P. Morgan, and acquired dozens of steel companies, primarily Carnegie Steel.

Ultimately, the merger resulted in the formation of this monopolistic steel company.

At its peak, it controlled more than half of the metal industry in the United States.

Although it's called the headquarters, it's actually just a high-rise building located within the factory area.

Tom followed the receiving manager into the conference room.

Apart from Luca and Totti, everyone else remained outside the meeting room.

There weren't many people in the meeting room; a few people sat around the conference table, waiting for Tom to arrive.

An elderly man rose to greet Tom. He was not tall, but he was exceptionally capable, and his eyes held an undisguised ambition that he did not try to conceal.

The elder man said, "My name is Carnegie Morgan. You must be the famous Tom Smith, America's youngest city councilor?"

Tom nodded, and Carnegie continued, "Mr. Tom, I've heard your entire speech."

"It must be said that it does have a unique charm."

"Since your strong election, many people have begun to learn your methods —"

Tom waved his hand; he had long seen the ambition in Carnegie's eyes and didn't believe that the man was simply flattering himself.

Tom said, "If you have something to say, just say it."

"To save time from that."

"No matter what you say, it won't affect my judgment on the trade."

"I need large quantities of metals, especially rare metals."

"What are your conditions?"

Carnegie's expression stiffened for a moment, then he smiled—not a fake American smile, but a genuine one.

Carnegie, who also liked to speak his mind, said, "Well, as expected of Mr. Tom, you're quick to speak your mind."

"Our conditions at American Steel are also simple."

"Recently, several engineers in Detroit's factory district have refused to work."

"Mr. Tom is a great speaker and a master at boosting the morale of junior engineers. As long as you can resolve this matter, that's all that matters."

"With the engineers back at work and the factory back in operation, I will naturally provide Mr. Tom with enough metal."

"The price is also negotiable."

Tom sensed something was wrong. Was Carnegie mistaking him for Al Capone?

How do you, as a factory group, handle the engineers' boycott of work?

Tom pressed, "Any means necessary?"

Carnegie nodded and replied solemnly, "Any means will do."

"As long as the factory can resume operations."

"Of course, the smaller the impact, the better."

"After all, the FBI now takes engineers very seriously and will not tolerate bloody methods in dealing with them."

Tom understood and held out a hand, saying, "Give me the information on the leading engineers."

"The more detailed the better."

Carnegie took out a document he had prepared beforehand, which contained information on the engineers who were leading the refusal to work.

Tom quickly skimmed through the documents, reading dozens of pages at lightning speed.

Katz, Nate, Sned, Gaslin, Van Diehl —

The immortals are lined up like hemp.

Looking at the job positions, almost all engineers with more than two years of experience resisted starting work.

Luca and Totti stared in disbelief. Luca couldn't help but whisper, "Boss Tom, with so many people not working, how come the factory seems to be running smoothly?"

Tom looked out the window at the factory area, which was bustling with activity and didn't look deserted at all.

Then he looked at Carnegie with a "Are you kidding me?" look.

Carnegie smiled and said, "Mr. Tom, as you know, America lacks everything except people."

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"The veteran engineers are quitting, but all they want is a job posting."

"Countless people still flocked in."

"But how can newcomers compare to veteran engineers?"

"Putting everything else aside, the factory's efficiency has decreased by more than 40 percent."

"Production is not yet stable, and occasional production accidents occur, affecting the entire production line."

Tom nodded. The current employment situation in America was indeed as Carnegie had described.

Tom said, "It's a deal. I'll help you solve the problem of the engineers not working."

"And I want priority purchasing rights for all metals in your Detroit branch."

"Even for ore that hasn't yet been put into production, our Qiangsheng Engineering Company must have the first ordering right."

"We want what's already been ordered, and we must have it unconditionally."

"Understand?"

Carnegie laughed even more heartily and said directly, "It's a deal."

Tom took the documents, turned around, and left the meeting room.

Tom walked out of the conference room, and the other executives all looked at Carnegie and asked, "You trust him that much?"

"He's just a fledgling city councilor."

Carnegie replied calmly, "Now that things have come to this, do you have a better way?"

"The Chicago riots look serious, but how much better is Detroit?"

"If Tom can solve this, we'll be merciful and sell him some metal."

"If he can't solve it, then forget about him, William can't force us to do business with Tom either."

"Why not do something that's guaranteed to make a profit?"

The meeting room fell silent as everyone began to make their own plans.

After Tom left the building, Carnegie thoughtfully arranged for his men to lend Tom a few cars for transportation.

Tom didn't stand on ceremony and immediately ordered his men to drive into the city to find a hotel.

They hadn't gone far when Luca said with some worry, "Brother Tom, what if that chairman is playing us for a fool?"

"I heard Vito the Godfather say that many governments and corporations treat the Mafia like disposable tissues."

"Use it once and throw it away, regardless of whether it works well or not."

Tom didn't reply, recalling the information in his mind and thinking of a solution.

Despite Carnegie's seemingly genuine smile, Tom could see the contempt in his eyes.

According to Carnegie, he was using Tom as "Al Capone".

Tom could guess that Carnegie thought of himself as just a "violent thug" and a "low-class madman".

They believe Tom is inherently a person who can't get along with others, and that he just got lucky by running into the senator's niece.

Tom didn't care about the other party's underlying attitude. As long as things looked good on the surface and brought him benefits, Tom didn't care.

As for what Luca said, if Kaned were to play him for a fool, he would treat him like an ordinary mafia member, using him and then kicking him out.

Tom will show him what top-tier individual combat capabilities are like.

If Tom is truly determined to kill someone, few people can protect themselves.