Then she thought for a moment and asked, "I've heard that there are quite a few families with little authority in the management council. Shouldn't these families also be of concern to the Morgan family? It's impossible that only my Duanmu family will suffer, that would be a joke!"

To put it bluntly, if the Morgan family were to ultimately only deal with the Duanmu family, it would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut – utterly impossible. Moreover, such a petty act is simply not something the powerful Morgan family would be willing to do.

Aslan chuckled awkwardly, "Actually, my Hilton family is also on the purge list. There's nothing we can do; this global financial crisis has weakened our family's power far too severely! In the eyes of the Morgan family, we've lost our eligibility to be members of the management board, so..."

Unlike the Duanmu family, which was put on the purge list for other reasons, the Hilton family, to which Aslan belonged, was completely wiped out because it was damaged in the financial crisis, which led to a serious decline in the family's strength, even to the point that it fell out of the Morgan family's sights.

In other words, the Morgan family felt that the Hilton family was no longer of a high enough level, so they were no longer planning to include them...

Duanmu Ci looked at Aslan with amusement, "So that's why you came in such a hurry, even using the RAR Club's privileges. So you're here to form an alliance with me. You're quite cunning."

Like Duanmu Ci, the Hilton family, who have enjoyed the status of management board members for many years, are naturally unwilling to be ousted. That's why they hurriedly sent their heirs to China to seek cooperation, hoping to salvage the situation.

Aslan was a little embarrassed. "I had no choice. You know how terrifying the Morgan family is. Even the Rockefeller family, oil tycoons, had to avoid them! Our two families are poor and lack ambition. Even if we joined forces, we might not be able to defeat them, let alone fight them one by one."

This American speaks really fluent Chinese, rattling off idioms one after another...

Bu Tongxun interjected, "Besides our two families, which other families have been put on Morgan's purge list?" It seems they are preparing to seek allies on a large scale.

Aslan thought for a moment, "There aren't many families among the management committee members. Besides the top few, there's Duanmu, Hilton, Christian, Robert, Baker..."

"Excuse me, I have to interrupt." Duanmu Ci raised his hand impatiently as he listened to the long list of names. "Just tell me directly, is the Morgan family planning to purge all the minor surnames from the management committee?"

The so-called "minor surnames" are, of course, in reference to the surnames of the few elite families in the management committee.

Generally speaking, in the management of a par club, there are only a handful of top-tier surnames, such as the Windsor family of the British royal family, the Morgan family of the United States, the Rockefeller family of the United States, the Rothschild family of Germany, and the Saudi family of the Middle Eastern Arab countries.

These five families practically control the management committee, each with its own emphasis. The Windsor family, as one of the most influential royal families in Europe, can act as a representative of the nobility. The Morgan and Rockefeller families from the United States were selected purely because of their enormous economic influence, while the Rothschild family from Germany, though declining, still occupies a significant position due to Germany's status as the economic engine of Europe. As for the Saudi family, they simply entered the committee by throwing money at the problem.

Other minor families in the management council, such as Duanmu and Hilton, are far inferior to the five major families.

Now the Morgan family is preparing to remove these surnames, which they consider insignificant, from the management board, turning it into the domain of their five families. This is also a way for them to consolidate their power. The other four families will certainly not refuse, and the families outside the management board will not interfere in matters that are not their concern. Therefore, they can only solve this crisis themselves.

Duanmu Ci pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is the Christian family's reaction to this matter?"

The Christian family is a prominent French family. Their ancestors served as court ministers to Louis XIV, and they are now mainly engaged in construction and real estate, with occasional fishing trips.

"Seems like there's no reaction." Aslan shrugged. "I heard Kay is on vacation in the Southern Hemisphere."

Kay is the only descendant of the Christian family among the younger generation so far. In other words, Kay is the future head of the Christian family, even though she is just a little girl.

“There’s no way there wouldn’t be a reaction!” Duanmu Ci asserted. “Kay is still young, so naturally he wouldn’t worry about these things. What’s so strange about going on vacation? You should go and ask the head of the Christian family what he thinks.”

Then Duanmu Ci seemed to remember something and asked Aslan, "The Morgan family's actions should be kept very secret. How did you know?"

Aslan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I met a girl a week ago who works as a telephone operator at Morgan Bank. She overheard this on the phone and then bragged about it to me, so that's how I found out..."

Duanmu Ci sighed softly, "If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his country; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life!"

Aslan retorted defiantly, "Ci, you can't say that. Do you think all companies are as secretive as your Duanmu family? Occasional leaks are normal!"

Duanmu Ci said coldly, "Yes, that's right. Sometimes it's not a big deal to sleep with a woman in order to obtain information!"

Aslan immediately protested, "Neither I nor that operator are innocent!"

Duanmu Ci: "Heh heh. Nobody believes that!"

Although the atmosphere had begun to ease, both of them, who appeared relaxed, knew that with the arrival of the Morgan family's declaration of war, the war had already begun.

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