"So I negotiated terms with them. Besides our Duanmu family, there are four other families in the management committee. Excluding those two idiots, Baker and Robert, there are Hilton and Christian. I've spoken with their heads. We'll be responsible for facing Morgan's pressure head-on, and we'll have to swallow our pride and act as the scapegoats. But however much I rot, they have to compensate me accordingly. They can't refuse!"

The old butler chuckled twice, then asked, "Did they agree?"

“How can we disagree?” Duanmu Ci said. “The Hilton family was quite straightforward and agreed without saying a word. It seems that Aslan still has some influence in the family. The Christian family is a bit more troublesome. Their patriarch is now obsessed with religious practice and doesn’t care about family affairs. His daughter is now in charge of the family affairs. The young girl is young but has a lot on her mind. She’s afraid we’ll take advantage of her. She’s been thinking about it again and again but still can’t make up her mind. She almost wore down my patience. If she hadn’t been so slow, our counterattack against the Morgan family could have been brought forward a little earlier.”

Morgan is a behemoth, and Duanmu Ci is certainly not foolish enough to shoulder the burden alone, especially since he is not without allies. If everyone is willing to cooperate sincerely, they may be able to overcome this crisis, but the worst-case scenario is that someone might suddenly sabotage things! Therefore, to avoid any unforeseen complications, after finalizing cooperation agreements with several companies, Duanmu Ci immediately launched a counterattack.

To be honest, Duanmu Ci's approach was quite crude, completely lacking in skill, and simply relying on his family's deep-rooted wealth to get by. Fortunately, the losses were borne by others this time, otherwise it would have been a real loss. As for the losses suffered by the Hilton and Christian families, he didn't even bother to consider them in detail.

You want the Duanmu family to work for you for free? Dream on!

However, the strike is a major event and cannot be delayed for too long, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable. It is possible that not only the municipal government but also the state government will get involved, which would be a real problem.

So when the old steward asked how long the market strike would last, Duanmu Ci told him, "It will happen after public opinion has fully fermented."

Duanmu Ci really wanted to teach the Morgan family a lesson, showing them what it means to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot! (To be continued.)

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