America 1919

Chapter 587

?Chapter 587: 210.

Trouble after Nucky steps down_2 Chapter 587: 210.

Trouble after Nucky steps down_2 “If it were someone else, I would have dealt with it myself, but the matter now involves Eli Johnson, especially in the current environment, so I’m worried that if we act, it might lead some people to overthink!”

Robert had clearly also thought of Donnie’s concerns.

More than just overthinking, Donnie was certain that if he really did something to Eli Johnson over this matter, someone would definitely come forward.

Donnie never believed that a single conversation with Nucky could smoothly complete the power transition in Atlantic City.

One must know, the former Nucky, as the nominal top man of Atlantic City, had countless people behind him relying on him for their livelihood, becoming a vast group of stakeholders.

Now that Nucky had given up his position, in his own view, it was the best choice after recognizing the current situation.

But for those stakeholders close to Nucky, this choice was not the same.

Their interests were firmly attached to Nucky’s status and position.

Now, with Nucky stepping down, their interests were bound to be affected because Donnie wasn’t alone either.

He also had many people around him, so with one side weakening and the other strengthening, regardless of what Donnie and Nucky themselves thought, there would definitely be a waxing and waning among their followers behind the scenes.

Such a situation was naturally not what Nucky’s people wanted to see!

Therefore, if Donnie did anything against Eli Johnson now, these people would surely jump out, and at that time, even if Nucky himself didn’t wish for it, he might be carried along by them into a conflict with Donnie!

“You just mentioned, among these people are those from Atlantic City and outsiders?”

Donnie asked.

Robert nodded and said, “Yes, there are some people from Philadelphia, they used to be Harry Rosenthal’s men, but since Harry Rosenthal was taken away by the IRS, and his territory was taken over by Salvatore Bella, some of Harry Rosenthal’s men, not wanting to accept Salvatore Bella’s takeover, came to Atlantic City.

They joined forces with a man called Pierre Bruno from Atlantic City…

Pierre Bruno was previously a boss in the southern district, but because he didn’t have enough power, he wasn’t able to become one of the agents of the Golden Hall at the Surf Hotel.

At first, he always did some under-table dealings, it’s unclear how, but these groups got in touch with each other, and then they contacted Eli Johnson!”

After thinking for a moment, Donnie said, “You mentioned there were other things you came to talk about, what are they?

Let’s get them all out now!”

Robert replied, “There are two more matters.

The first one is about the acquisition of Coca-Cola stock.

News from New York suggests that as we’ve been continuously buying Coca-Cola shares lately, word has spread to Wall Street.

Old Woodruff has contacted Jesse Livermore wanting to know our intentions, and his son, young Woodruff, is prepared to come to Atlantic City to meet with you!”

“The second matter is about the farm.

Recently the slave unrest in Texas has been escalating, and the person in charge there is worried that it might eventually affect our farm!”

Two more issues causing Donnie headaches.

When Donnie bought Coca-Cola Company stocks through Morgan, it already triggered Old Woodruff’s concerns.

Back then, just after Donnie went through the ABC defense battle and was most renowned on Wall Street, Old Woodruff was worried that Donnie had intentions for Coca-Cola.

At that time, Donnie didn’t meet with Old Woodruff, only made a call, expressing that he was just optimistic about Coca-Cola’s developmental prospects and had no thoughts of contesting with the Woodruff family for control of Coca-Cola.

Moreover, Donnie’s two famous battles on Wall Street were not takeover fights, which reassured Old Woodruff somewhat.

But over these months, Jesse Livermore, representing Donnie, has been constantly buying up Coca-Cola shares on the market, which caused Old Woodruff to start doubting whether Donnie had been deceiving him!

Initially, the Coca-Cola Company stocks purchased from Morgan were enough to support Donnie becoming a major shareholder of Coca-Cola.

Now, he continued buying shares, and if this went on, within a year, Old Woodruff feared he might lose his position as the top shareholder of Coca-Cola Company, prompting him to finally take action!

As for Donnie’s farm issue in southern Texas, it was also a legacy problem.

Both Walker and Maholi had mentioned it to Donnie before, but at that time, Donnie had other matters to deal with, and since the situation wasn’t too serious back then, he hadn’t taken it to heart.

Unexpectedly, now the situation had grown much more severe.

“When is young Woodruff coming over?”

Despite the numerous troubles, Donnie still decided that everything needed to be addressed one by one.

Robert said, “By estimation, he should be arriving in the next couple of days!”

Donnie nodded and said, “In that case, let’s first deal with this trouble in Atlantic City!”

After a moment of thought, Donnie told Robert, “Go and invite Nucky up!”

“Alright!”

Before long, Nucky came up with a smile, but Donnie could see that Nucky’s heart was definitely not as relaxed as he seemed, and there was even some worry between Nucky’s brows.