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Due to David's lack of familiarity with the stock market, she had been sent over to explain the situation to him at market opening.

"Today, the NASDAQ index has dropped nearly ten percent, which means the circuit breaker mechanism could be triggered at any moment?"

Although he did not understand the stock market well, he knew what a market circuit breaker meant. It signaled significant losses for investors and could lead to market panic, which would not be far from a market crash.

"Our funds are still somewhat limited. Without more capital entering the market to catch the fall, indeed, this could happen."

"Alright, thank you for your efforts, Megan. You can go rest now."

"Okay, I'll come over when the market opens tomorrow."

After Megan left, David immediately picked up his phone, dialed a number, and said, "How about it, Kepler? Have you contacted Musk yet?"

"As per your instructions, I've been trying to reach him, even through intermediaries to his assistant, but he seems to be avoiding us and is unwilling to talk…"

David's eyebrows furrowed into a frown upon hearing this.

When he reformed the CIA, he had incidentally met the newly crowned world's richest man and had even reached an agreement with him at that time.

However, after his offshore tax evasion bill was passed and he planned to focus on the midterm elections, he couldn't reach him at all.

Now, to hear from Kepler that the person seemed to be avoiding him was puzzling.

Could it be that The Big Three Groups were targeting Musk?

Or had Musk switched to the opposing camp?

That seemed unlikely!

This thought was quickly dismissed by David.

According to the information he had, Musk had no involvement with Freemasonry or the Ansa Group. Instead, seeing his rise, these big groups, fearing a threat, had attacked Musk several times.

So logically, it shouldn't be possible for the two to join forces.

There must be another reason forcing Musk to avoid him!

"Chief Inspector, are you still listening?"

The voice from the other end of the phone brought David back to reality. He thought for a moment and then spoke, "Immediately notify Sean, Trump, and... these people to meet me at the Times Square Hotel in New York by 9 tonight!"

Sean and Trump were currently in Washington D.C., which was just over an hour away, and it was only four in the afternoon, so there was time.

The attack from The Big Three Groups would surely intensify tomorrow.

Naturally, his purpose in gathering these people was to thoroughly discuss and strategize for the market opening tomorrow.

Simultaneously, in Washington D.C., Trump International Hotel.

"Father, something is not quite right. Going on like this, forget about our estimated 50 to 80 billion US Dollars, even 100 billion might not stabilize the market."

Previously, Ivanka and Trump had speculated that with the selling scale of The Big Three Groups in the stock market, as long as they invested 50 to 80 billion into the market, they could at least stabilize it for a minimum of one week.

But looking at today's situation, not to mention a week, even managing tomorrow would be considered good luck.

"The decisiveness of The Big Three Groups was indeed unexpected, but such tactics, no doubt, must have been orchestrated by those old bastards, Soros and Buffett!"

Freemasonry was a group of profit-driven individuals.

Although back then they were indeed involved in the milk pouring incident, it wasn't all poured out at once.

Those people were dumping milk while observing the economic market at the time, and as soon as the market showed signs of recovery, they would stop their losses.

And this time, Trump felt the same.

He believed it was just the beginning and that The Big Three Groups would not dump all their milk at once.

Yet, they had made such a decisive move.

And now, thinking about it, he felt that it definitely involved Soros and Buffett.

Only under the leadership of these two individuals, acclaimed as the current stock market wizards, could others possibly engage in such actions.

"It must be him, such decisive and ruthless tactics are typical of Soros!"

"Forget about him, what did Musk say?"

Trump knew he couldn't afford to lose this war, so after some thought, he decided to seek external support.

Among those friendly with his family and capable of providing such support was the newly crowned world's richest man, Musk.

"His secretary has replied, saying he will meet you, father, at 6 PM tonight..."

"Giggle giggle..."

While they were speaking, someone knocked on the office door, and Trump, restraining his impatience, called out, "Come in!"

"Mr. Trump, Inspector David's assistant Kepler called, he wants to meet with you at the Times Square Hotel in New York before 9 PM tonight."

"Nine o'clock... Alright, I understand, you may leave now!"

With the stock market being so volatile today, it was obvious that David also sensed trouble and was convening a meeting to plan the next steps, which was quite normal.

Thinking of this, Trump looked at his daughter and asked, "Did you say Musk is coming to see me at 6?"

"Yes, it takes just over an hour to get to New York. We can meet him and then fly to New York in time!"

"Alright, let's do that then."

Precisely at 6 PM, a Tesla arrived at the front of the Trump International Hotel.

The car door opened, and a man approximately 1.9 meters tall with a somewhat serene appearance stepped out.

He was the incumbent richest man in America, a tech fanatic, the controller of Tesla and SpaceX, and hailed as the modern-day Iron Man, Musk.

"Mr. Musk, welcome!"

Trump and his daughter, who had been waiting early, greeted him immediately.

In Trump's business empire, Musk had always been a business partner.

Furthermore, when Trump assumed the presidency, he immediately appointed Musk to his advisory committee.

However, Musk resigned from that position in 2017 due to some other reasons.

Nevertheless, their personal relationship remained good.

This was why, though Musk could avoid seeing David for personal reasons, he found it difficult to refuse meeting with Trump.

"Mr. Trump, Ms. Ivanka, hello!"

"Let's talk inside!"

Trump and his daughter led Musk through the hotel lobby to a private room on an upper floor.

Once seated, Trump, unable to hide his impatience, said, "Mr. Musk, I believe you are aware that I have joined David's camp, and I heard that David had also invited you before. That's why I am seeking you out today for this matter."

"I must speak frankly, Mr. Trump. I had indeed reached a verbal agreement with David previously, but as the situation evolved, I felt it best not to get involved."

"People may call me the modern Iron Man, but at my core, I am merely a businessman. In America, business is inevitably tied to The Big Three Groups, and you've seen what the major groups have done to me before. I do not want my circumstances to become even more difficult. I hope you can understand!"

Musk struggled a bit as he spoke these words.

In fact, from a personal standpoint, he wanted to collaborate with David.

Not to mention that David had now taken control of the Senate, becoming a new powerhouse in America, any man would seek revenge for the past oppressions by the major groups against him.

However, he ultimately reneged on the agreement mainly due to a rumor he heard: when the offshore tax evasion bill was in the Senate, The Big Three Groups had targeted the family members of the senators.

Family was his weak spot.

That was why, even after the bill had passed, he still hesitated to fully support David, fearing retribution.