America 1919-Chapter 389 - 166. Pandora Oil Company (10,000-word mega chapter, time to start paying off debts~)_4

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"That’s right!" Harry Sinclair laughed heartily. "Maybe by now Hades has already extracted the answer we want from Donnie Block!"

As his voice fell, the phone rang.

Harry Sinclair didn’t pick up the phone immediately but turned to the three others with a smile. "See, I trust that Hades has brought us good news!"

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After that, Harry Sinclair finally picked up the phone.

"Hades, do you have some good news for us?"

Camilo Hades was somewhat silent on the other end, but eventually, he relayed to Harry Sinclair the process of negotiations with Donnie.

Harry Sinclair hung up the phone with a dark expression.

"Friends, it seems that Mr. Donnie Block from Atlantic City is not a smart man. He refused our goodwill!"

Robert Stuart said calmly, "If that’s the case, there’s not much to talk about. Let’s have our people step up their efforts. I want to make sure that not a single Pandora Oil Company truck carrying equipment can enter the oil field. Also, not a single truck loaded with crude oil will be able to leave his premises!"

Eduardo Doheny asked with some concern, "After all, Pandora Oil Company does hold shares in Gulf Oil. If we do this, won’t there be any problems with Andrew Mellon?"

James O’Neal laughed coldly. "Don’t worry. That old fox Andrew Mellon won’t make his move so quickly. When we first sought his cooperation, he was worried that the media would expose this matter, affecting his reputation, so he didn’t participate. Now, Donnie has used his own means to legally obtain the exploitation rights of the surrounding small oil wells. For Andrew Mellon, even if this matter is exposed in the future, it will not affect them. For such benefits, Andrew Mellon will definitely look for ways to get more, so I believe he will want more shares in Pandora Oil Company. Otherwise, he would not have let us know through Albert Furr that he would not help Donnie Block during this period."

Harry Sinclair nodded. "Exactly. What we should really worry about now is to get shares in Pandora Oil Company before Donnie accepts Andrew Mellon’s increased shares. Only then can we truly consider ourselves successful!"

Eduardo Doheny still seemed somewhat worried. "Although we don’t know how many shares of Pandora Oil Andrew Mellon will ask Donnie for, one thing we can be sure of is that the shares Andrew Mellon wants will definitely be less than ours. If we take action now, could we push Donnie directly into Andrew Mellon’s camp?"

Harry Sinclair once again offered his analysis. "The likelihood is not high. I’ve investigated Donnie. This man has a great desire for control. He has absolute control over every company under his name. Even to better control Atlantic City Broadcast, he hasn’t let this Wall Street-favored company go public yet. He should understand that Andrew Mellon’s desires are limitless. If he gives Andrew Mellon more shares this time, Mellon will be able to use more business tactics to take more shares from his hands in the future. Only by bringing us in can a truly stable triangle be formed. In his view, cooperating with us, although it will cost him more shares, could align us or Andrew Mellon to control Pandora Oil Company!"

After some thought, Eduardo Doheny nodded, seemingly agreeing with Harry Sinclair’s reasoning.

Seeing that the others had no more objections, Robert Stuart made a phone call.

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Elk Hills stretched over 80 kilometers.

In the northern part of Elk Hills was the previously reserved oil field of the United States Military Department.

To ensure that the crude oil here could be transported at the earliest opportunity, there was already a winding highway in place during a time when highways had not yet covered the entire United States. This highway had become the only road in and out of Elk Hills!

Three brand-new Ford trucks, laden with equipment, drove into Elk Hills.

These three Ford trucks were transporting equipment for Donnie’s oil wells.

Pang Hawthorn, who used to be responsible for transporting bootleg liquor, sat in the driver’s seat of the lead truck. After nearly killing a prostitute in New York and causing some trouble, Kritch had reassigned him to work for Pandora Oil Company, responsible for transporting equipment for the company.

Next to him was a member of his fleet, Richard Hunkel, another veteran and part of the first batch of veterans recruited by Donnie after talking with General Pan Xing.

"Let’s hope everything goes smoothly this time!"

Richard Hunkel said somewhat helplessly.

"Humph, if it weren’t for Kritch always saying not to cause trouble, those people would be no match for us."

Pang Hawthorn bitterly threw his cigarette out of the window.

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Seeing Pang Hawthorn’s discontent, Richard Hunkel tried to reason with him. "The people backing them are not without influence. Hasn’t the boss said so? If it’s just a minor friction, try not to conflict with them. After all, if something happens, it’s still the boss who has to clean up!"

Compared to the impulsive Pang Hawthorn, Richard Hunkel seemed much more mature and prudent, of course, which was also related to his family background.

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