Chapter 201: Destroying a Country in the Midst of Laughter and Chat

Light and melodious music, well-dressed people chatting and laughing, and pairs of men and women dancing on the dance floor, these are all indispensable scenes at a cocktail party.

Many prominent figures from New England attended the cocktail party held at Milo's Great Neck estate on Long Island.

Arthur Adams Jr., chairman of Raytheon, Ed Lawrence, CEO of First National Bank of Boston, Donaldson Lowell, general manager of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Ryders Lodge of Textron Group are all people who have extensive influence near Boston.

This is normal. The theme of today's cocktail party is to celebrate the fact that Bostonians will soon own their own large-scale energy company.

The simultaneous acquisition of Phillips Energy and Connor Petroleum would require Milo to pay an excess of $70-80 billion in cash and checks.

He obviously couldn't come up with so much money, but he was still fearless.

Why? Because he convinced the people in his hometown.

Compared to Cleveland and DuPont, who were just waiting to die or unable to struggle.

As the first consortium to appear on American soil and as the region with the deepest cultural heritage in the United States.

Boston is certainly different.

Although the morale within the organization is low, when someone steps forward to take charge of the situation.

Bostonians can still stand together and charge towards a common goal.

Milo couldn't come up with so much money, and he couldn't withstand the impact of Rockefeller and Mellon on his own.

That’s right, Rockefeller has a stake in Connor Oil.

More is the Mellon consortium's share.

Very powerful and terrifying.

But Milo's own energy, coupled with the Boston consortium.

In this battle, which is very important but will not cause any serious harm to either side.

Still able to fight well.

“This is something to celebrate.”

In the middle of the cocktail party, Milo and Hector had a private chat in a corner, and for this reason, he did not bring a female companion.

His companion tonight was Peggy Audrey Adams, who came from San Francisco.

That’s right, the girl from his hometown whom he first went on a blind date with.

He ran to San Francisco some time ago to live with his sister-in-law Haley.

This cocktail party was held in New York for people within the Boston consortium.

At the suggestion of her father, Arthur Jr., the two appeared together.

This can be regarded as a way to make up for the shock that Milo's success brought to Adams after the unsuccessful blind date.

"It's hard to imagine. Although I have said this many times, I still want to say... it's hard to imagine."

The cups filled with amber liquid clinked together with a clanging sound, and Hector tilted his head back and drank the whiskey in one gulp.

Like Milo, he doesn't like sweet red wine.

They both prefer whiskey.

"If we succeed this time, we can really start over again. So... no wonder old Arthur would come forward in person!"

"This is just the beginning." Milo did not do so, but turned the wine glass and stared at the liquid inside in a trance.

"Just the beginning?" Hector followed.

"Yes, it's just the beginning."

Milo nodded silently and repeated it again.

Maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, or people in the same circle.

He is already very successful and at such a young age he has a considerable say in the media industry.

In Silicon Valley, a single word can influence the stock prices of many Internet companies.

On Wall Street, he also used cheats to create a new world of his own.

He is also the world's richest man and the first $100 billion man.

But he knew that for people at a higher level.

He is still very weak.

How to protect himself from being annexed and how to form alliances to further develop and grow on the current basis are the issues he has been considering.

He had a grand idea to bring California, Texas and Boston together.

But this goal is too far away and too difficult.

Also, because the concept of regionalism is more serious in the United States than anywhere else, he will never be able to get rid of his identity as a member of the Boston consortium.

Settle for the next best thing.

After attending a party in Boston on Christmas Eve.

He came up with a new idea - to become the new boss in Boston first.

This time when Connor Petroleum acquired Phillips Energy.

Suddenly, he felt that this was an opportunity.

He exaggerated the matter.

It was originally a conflict and confrontation between him and Connor Oil.

It escalated into a conflict and confrontation between him and the interest groups behind Connor Oil.

Repurposing Boston's desire to have its own giant energy company.

Drag the Boston consortium into the water.

This is also the reason why this acquisition war is becoming more and more intense.

"I found you."

Ed Lawrence came over with Ryders Lodge holding glasses of wine and looked at Milo and Hector who were muttering in the corner.

Hector's brother-in-law smiled and said, "You two always like to be together, whether it's when you were little or now."

"If your orientations weren't very clear, I would have suspected that there was something wrong with you!"

"Please!" Hector said helplessly, "Ed, dare you say this to Renee again later?"

Renee is the nickname of Hector's wife, and she is Ed's sister.

Ed's face changed and he immediately said, "I didn't say anything just now! You didn't hear anything either!"

"Haha..." Ryder and Milo both laughed.

bite--

He clinked his glass gently with Milo's, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

"It's really hard to imagine. I really regret not attending the Christmas Eve party last time. I happened to be in China at that time, and Textron was planning to open up the market there."

After finishing the wine in one gulp, Rydes said to Milo with a smile.

"It's a country that's about to take off. Whoever gets there first will be able to successfully carve out a niche. If Textron increases its investment there, it will be a good thing for Boston."

Milo commented.

I heard Milo spoke so highly of that place.

Ryders Lodge was obviously very surprised, "Your tone is very similar to many people."

For example, Morgan and Rockefeller.

They are all very optimistic about that country.

Because of the huge population?

There is also a large population in nearby Barat, but they are not so enthusiastic about it.

Reids thought for a while and decided to go to China again next time.

After all, it was not just Morgan and Rockefeller who believed that the country had great potential.

Even those who are recognized as having the best vision in Boston think so.

Maybe there really is something over there that ordinary people like them cannot see.

After a few more small talk, Hector's wife Renee and Milo's companion tonight, Paige, came over.

"Hi, Paige, you look really beautiful today."

Ryders complimented the tall lady in a white long-sleeved evening dress, and Renee, "Renee, you too, you are the two most dazzling ladies tonight."

Rydes is the most capable and competent of the younger generation in the Lodge family.

He should be the busiest among his peers.

He lost his father at the age of 18 and inherited the Lodge family's management of Textron.

There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year.

At least two hundred days flying around the world.

Although Textron does all kinds of business, its biggest business is grain.

The grain business has always been the private domain of ABCD.

Although Textron has a "d" in it, it is not the "D" in ABCD.

In Redes' own words, Textron is just struggling to survive under the Big Four.

"Don't say that. You'll make us the target of public criticism."

Both Paige and Renee smiled and thanked Busy Man Ryders for the compliment.

Busy man Ryder actually made it back from Europe tonight.

I came here specifically to attend this cocktail party initiated by Milo.

They also realized that Reeds, a core elite figure in the Boston consortium, obviously attached great importance to Milo, a rising star.

Peggy's beautiful eyes couldn't help but look at Milo who was talking in a low voice with Hector.

He suddenly looked up and said to Ryders:

"Dear Ryders, I wonder if Textron has any business in West Africa?"

Ryder, who was talking politely to Renee, looked up, surprised that Milo suddenly asked this question.

After thinking about it, the person in charge of Textron said:

"We have some grain business near the Ivory Coast and the Gold Coast. But we can't compete with Louis Dreyfus because that is French territory after all. Many times, even Cargill and Bunge can't get in."

"If I say, I mean if ..."

Milo downplayed it:

"If there are a few pro-American presidents or heads of state in this place, will it help Textron's current situation?"

"What do you mean?"

"In fact, I only found out about this yesterday."

Milo: "Anke Sankoh, the son of Foday Sankoh. He is actually an employee of my security company. Yesterday, this man came to my personal bodyguard and said that he hoped I could help his father and help him return to Sierra Leone. Oh, Sierra Leone is an African country near the Gold Coast."

"Anyway, this is what happened. My security company employs a lot of people. In addition to providing security services for me, they have to find some source of profit. There are too many competitors for the business at the Five Star Building, so I was thinking about whether I could open up some business on my own."

Rydes hesitated for a few seconds and suddenly said, "Coup?"

"I didn't say that. I'm a philanthropist recognized by the United Nations."

Milo spread his hands and smiled. “I just can’t bear to see people starving, so I hope Textron can cooperate.”

"I think we should find an opportunity to sit down and have a good talk!" Reids said sincerely with golden light in his eyes.

"How about tomorrow? Tomorrow afternoon, we can go play a round of golf."

"With great pleasure!"

The reason why Milo suddenly said this to Rhydes.

There is a reason for this.

The number of employees in his United Global Company is now approaching 3,000.

If they were just bodyguards, of course they wouldn't need so many people.

Even if Milo takes his own safety more seriously than anyone else, a group of four or five hundred people is more than enough to meet his needs.

Such a large-scale security company, plus Milo also set up two private armed farms for training.

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In order to keep it running, Milo even took the initiative to push his father to become the Minister of Defense.

But even so, it became increasingly difficult.

Even though Joseph is the official head of the Pentagon, he joined in midway after all.

There are so many generals and colonels in the Pentagon.

Everyone was eating well and the portions had already been distributed.

Joseph joined in because he was the Minister of Defense.

The Minister can have the portion he was supposed to have.

But if he messes up.

That is, even if his son is Milo Blackburn.

Even if he was a representative of Boston, he might have shot himself.

These guys with guns don't consider things as comprehensively as the people on Wall Street.

Even as the Minister of Defense, the most Joseph could do was tear off a small piece of flesh for his son.

Just to have enough food and clothing.

If the only purpose was to make ends meet, then there would be no need for Milo to maintain such a large-scale private military service company.

He could easily set up a shell company and stuff dozens of people into it.

Put some retired generals in there or something.

We still get hundreds of millions of dollars in five-star building business every year.

So he has been looking for a way out for United Global's PMC department.

The Anke Sanko he mentioned just now was not an employee of his security company at all.

It was Foday Sankoh, the son and hostage of a Sierra Leone coup plotter held in the United States.

Fudi has several similar sons.

He has sons in England, France, and even Germany.

A while ago, this son of America approached United Global’s office in New York.

They wanted to entrust United Global with a mission, which was to escort him back to the capital of Sierra Leone.

The fighting there is in chaos now, and the conditions for international peacekeeping are about to be triggered.

The people from United Global took this business.

This matter was later seen by people from the Blackburn Foundation as a business briefing.

It just so happened that there was a newcomer in the Blackburn Foundation, who was formerly a retired general in charge of Africa.

He offered a suggestion, suggesting that Milo might consider having United Global source food from Africa.

It may not be as profitable as the business directly given by the five-star building.

The risks are also great, as they have to face attacks from France and England.

But if the situation can be opened up, Milo's idea of ​​training global forces and finding profit points can be easily realized.

Tonight, it happened that Ryder from Textron appeared in front of Milo.

Textron is the most active force in Boston overseas.

Especially in Africa.

Hence, the conversation between the two just now took place.

All this was seen by other people nearby.

Naturally, everyone has their own reaction.

It was because Reids blurted out the word "coup" just now.

Even though Milo's words were very subtle, the men present were all responsible for the various business groups within the consortium.

They certainly understood the subtext of Milo and Ryder's conversation.

Even though Renee and Paige didn't quite understand.

But they could also tell from the importance their husbands and brothers attached to what Milo and Ryder had just discussed.

This made Peggy's look at Milo even more complicated.

What kind of person is this?

She thought.

He used to be so dissolute and playboy that he could even be called a crazy fool.

But in such a short period of time, he achieved results that were unmatched by all his peers in Boston combined.

Now he has become the richest man in the world and the most famous and influential person in the Boston consortium.

Now, he can even integrate some of the power within the consortium.

Even her grandfather, old Arthur, came out to speak for him.

Just now, he and Reids of the Lodge family were preparing to overthrow someone else's regime abroad in just a few words.

In Milo, Peggy felt as if she saw the shadows of her ancestors.

It was probably in this way that the first generation of Boston financial group members decided America's international actions and influenced the future of the world while chatting and laughing at banquets.

Thinking of this, Peggy was shocked.

Because she found that she had a very high opinion of Milo.

I actually think he is on the same level as his predecessors in the Boston Consortium.

No, he's not that great.

He is still the same bastard, the bastard who got his sister-in-law pregnant!

Yes, Peggy knew about this.

She stayed with Hailey for a month.

At first, she really thought that the baby in Haley's belly was conceived with Paladin's frozen sperm.

But then one day, she accidentally overheard Haley talking to someone on the phone at work.

Someone always says "dear".

He even said that he would wait until he came to San Francisco.

He wanted to taste for himself whether there was any milk coming out of Haley's big breasts when she was about to give birth.

Is this a topic that a brother-in-law can talk about with his sister-in-law under normal circumstances? Peggy is not stupid, and she can see some clues from her daily interactions with Haley.

So…so she pretended not to know.

Because she knew very well that as long as Blackburn himself could accept it.

It's not a big deal at all.

If it were exposed, it would be a scandal at best.

Anyone who is exposed will inevitably be hated by Haley and Milo.

It may even attract attacks from Blackburn and Harrison.

But it was this incident that made Peggy realize even more clearly that this was a bastard scum.

Even my sister-in-law is not spared! At least in this regard.

But... she thought again.

In career and business.

This bastard scum is so ridiculously powerful.

For example, this time when he took action against two giant energy companies, even her grandfather was so excited that he wanted to come to New York in person to participate.

So many people came tonight, partly because of Milo.

The remaining half was all thanks to her grandfather, old Arthur.

Looking at him, Hector, Reids and the others, he said something to himself and Renee and walked towards the crowd.

After the others had gone far away, Peggy let out an imperceptible sigh.

"Why……"

"What's wrong, dear?"

Renee happened to walk up to her and of course heard Paige's sigh.

"Nothing." Peggy was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I just feel a little tired..."

Renee smiled.

I thought, maybe you are not tired, but you are inspired by seeing Milo Blackburn getting better and better.

If two years ago, Milo Blackburn was a joke within the Boston consortium.

Now, two years later, Milo Blackburn has become somewhat of a legend within the consortium.

With a wealth of hundreds of billions of dollars, he controls the public opinion mouthpiece that the consortium lacks, and also leads the consortium to join the Internet carnival.

Now he is leading the Bostonians to impact the oil sector of Rockefeller and Mellon.

Even if he fails this time, it will still establish his influence within the Boston consortium.

And old Arthur was so supportive of him.

Even openly said within Boston that he could be the new leader.

Seeing Milo Blackburn like this, Renee felt that if she were replaced by Peggy, she would probably cry now.

But... Renee thought with evil humor.

Who can guarantee that Peggy Audrey Adams, who had a high chance of becoming Peggy Adams Blackburn, would be the one.

When she was alone at midnight and no one was around, didn't she regret or even shed tears for missing out on such a great potential stock?

(End of this chapter)