Chapter seven hundred and sixty-six tune the tiger away from the mountain

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Richard Cheney walked into the workplace with a heavy coronary heart. The change within the Phoenix Merrill merger scenario was past his expectations. It was a victory every week in the past, however now it has grow to be no likelihood of successful.

However even when it fails, it isn’t an enormous loss for him. He is simply the previous president of Halliburton Vitality, and he is in for revenue. Now, he has obtained a lot of the cash that he ought to get, and even when he loses the remainder, he nonetheless earns it, however the beneficial properties aren’t as beneficiant as he imagined earlier than.

“Dong dong…!”

Richard Cheney had simply walked into his workplace not lengthy when there was a knock on the door. It was his assistant who got here in.

“Boss, the president is looking, I hope you possibly can go to his workplace as quickly as doable!”

“president?!”

Richard Cheney frowned.

“Sure!”

“Did you say what occurred?”

“No!”

“Okay, I see. You go down first!”

The assistant nodded, turned and left. Within the empty workplace, Richard Cheney’s thoughts raced. Combining what occurred previously few days, he roughly had a tough guess in regards to the subsequent assembly.

After merely tidying up his desk, he walked out of the room. As vp, Richard Cheney’s official residence just isn’t the White Home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, however Constructing One Observatory Loop. In fact, the 2 aren’t far aside. Greater than half an hour later, Richard Cheney was sitting in entrance of Bush Jr.

“George, are you on the lookout for me?”

“Richard, right here you might be!…Sit down and speak!”

After waving his hand and motioning him to take a seat throughout from him, Bush stated straight to the purpose: “Initially, I used to be going to pay a state go to to Japan the day after tomorrow, however the struggle in Iraq all of the sudden modified and I could not go away quickly. So I would like you to go there as an alternative of me. to Japan.”

“Japan!” Richard Cheney frowned barely, taking a look at Bush Jr.’s deep eyes, “George, you possibly can postpone it for just a few days…!”

Bush interrupted his phrases with a wave of his hand, “The Marine Corps discovered the hint of S. Damm within the essential city of Hanaigan in northern Diyala Province, Iraq. I need to keep and see this **** die as quickly as doable. However this time the Japanese The state go to is expounded to the G20 assembly to be held in Tokyo in Could. We should first talk with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on points corresponding to commerce and Japan-US navy cooperation. Now that point is operating out, we are able to solely ask you to go to a gathering first. journey!”

“George, it is higher for Rice as Secretary of State to come back ahead than me!”

“Condoliza has gone to the UK to fulfill the British Prime Minister, that is why I discovered you!”

Richard Cheney’s coronary heart was heavy as he checked out Bush Jr. with a smile on his face. He isn’t a idiot, and it’s apparent that he was premeditated to go to Japan. With out him, a congressional listening to to look at whether or not the Phoenix-Merrill Lynch merger entails a monopoly must change its head.

With out him, a staunch opponent of excessive authority, naturally nobody can cease the merger of Phoenix and Merrill!

“Okay, I will go!”

“Haha, Richard, I knew you’d agree!”

Richard Cheney smiled wryly, Bush Jr. straight used nationwide affairs as a weapon, and didn’t give him a approach out in any respect. Furthermore, the merger of Phoenix and Merrill was unstoppable in his view. As a result of earlier than he got here right here, he had already obtained greater than a dozen lobbying calls, all of whom have been two-time political and enterprise leaders in america, and amongst them have been high figures like the pinnacle of the Morgan household!

As a shrewd politician, Richard Cheney wasn’t prepared to face alone when he realized that one thing was mistaken. Anyway, he has achieved sufficient for Halliburton Vitality, and he’s not residing as much as his promise to them! A state go to to Japan is simply the correct time to get out of this vortex for some time.

After fascinated about this, his coronary heart turned loads simpler.

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“Thanks a lot, George….Okay, subsequent time I am in San Francisco, I will deal with you to dinner!…Okay, bye!”

After hanging up the telephone, Guo Shouyun confirmed a triumphant smile on his face, and stated to the three males he relied on: “Success! Richard Cheney will go to Japan the day after tomorrow, and the pinnacle of the listening to will probably be Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell. Take over!”

“Nice, with out the stumbling block of Richard Cheney. The listening to is only a passing recreation for us!” Michael Moretz excitedly stated.

Everybody right here is aware of that Mitch McConnell, the Republican chief, is a **** Bush Jr. Since Mr. President helps the merger of Phoenix and Merrill, he’ll naturally not oppose it.

“Now lastly nobody can cease us!”

Reuben Destein, president and chief working officer of Phoenix Merrill Lynch, was additionally delighted.

“It is nonetheless too early to be comfortable. So long as the listening to just isn’t over, this matter won’t actually be settled. And the Schiff household and Citi, plus ING Group and Barclays Capital aren’t really easy to take care of!” Stephen Bu Lane stated.

“Stephen, do you suppose there’s anything we’ve not thought-about?” Guo Shouyun requested.

“No, I simply suppose that the alliance between the Schiff household and Citigroup just isn’t really easy to take care of. In spite of everything, even when we win over Morgan, Bush and different allies, it’s unknown how a lot effort they are going to actually make. Due to this fact, we won’t be too comfortable.”

Guo Shouyun contemplated for a second after which nodded.

“Watch out! … By the best way, this time the financing of 75 billion US {dollars} will probably be positioned within the firm’s account in the intervening time. Nobody will transfer with out my order!”

“Sure!”

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In comparison with Guo Shouyun’s relaxed chat environment. The environment within the convention room on the high of the Schiff household clubhouse was extraordinarily solemn. Previous Schiff, William Schiff, Citi CEO Cram Pandit, ING Group President and Chief Working Officer Daniel Trotter, Barclays CEO John Varley, Halliburton Vitality CEO Steven Lippin, six folks sit collectively. They’re additionally the core members of your complete league.

As for the quartet of Chevron, Comscat, Common Electrical, and Maersk, though they oppose Bruce Guo, they’re extra out of trade competitors and never combined with private conflicts. Waste of time and power. In fact, if Schiff and the Citi Alliance can nonetheless present them the potential of a Bruce Kuo struggle then they do not thoughts providing assist.

“Richard Cheney has referred to as, and the president requested him to go to Japan for a state go to the day after tomorrow, so he cannot take part within the listening to!” Steven Liping stated with an unsightly face.

“So our operation failed?” John Varley stated.

Steven Liping was about to nod when he was interrupted by previous Schiff.

“No, we’ve not failed but!”

After seeing that everybody’s eyes have been interested in him, “the one who succeeded Richard Cheney as the pinnacle of this listening to was Republican chief Mitch McConnell. Though this man is a supporter of Bush Jr., he was in his early years. As soon as a Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist, it isn’t simple for him to assist Bruce Guo, a Chinese language-American!”

“Gesell, is that this true?” Steven Liping requested eagerly.

“In fact! She and I have been each college students at Williams Center College on the time. Though the Three Ok Membership he based was banned by the varsity, it additionally made this man a person of the varsity at the moment!” Previous Schiff’s eyes have been filled with A contact of reminiscence.

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“Then what are you ready for, hurry up and get this man!”

“Steven, don’t be concerned, we nonetheless have sufficient time!”