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And this security company mainly recruits veterans who have retired from the battlefield.

At the same time, in order to better ensure their personal safety as well as the safety of our company's goods, I have placed orders with Colt Company and Springfield Company for a batch of arms.

As a result, perhaps after some people learned that I had served in the 1st Division and had been your guard, they suggested to the War Department that such actions were threatening the United States' homeland security. If I didn't have some friends at the White House, I might not have been able to meet with you today!"

There was no need for further explanation, Marshall already understood the purpose of Donnie's visit.

Donnie wanted him to step in and smooth things over, not only to resolve the trouble with the War Department but also to ensure that the batch of arms he purchased would successfully reach him.

Indeed, as Donnie said, until recently, Marshall had almost forgotten that a person like Donnie Block existed.

But with Harding's election and the rising popularity of Atlantic City Broadcast, Marshall finally remembered that this new American celebrity seemed to have been his guard!

And that's why, when Donnie called Marshall and suggested they should meet, Marshall readily agreed.

Donnie was now considered an ally beyond ordinary standards!

Although General Pan Xing supported him from behind, the reality was that Pan Xing also had a deep relationship with the MacArthur Family.

The most obvious example was when Pan Xing, while serving as the United States Army Chief of Staff, received a personal letter from MacArthur's mother, and shortly after receiving this letter, MacArthur became the youngest Major General in U.S. history.

Therefore, on the path to promotion, Pan Xing would certainly take care of him, but if it involved MacArthur, it was very possible that Pan Xing would merely be an observer.

In other words, to many people, Marshall was just a promising Major with Pan Xing's support.

Such a person naturally wouldn't have deeply connected allies!

Whether in politics or the military, if a person doesn't have firm allies, it's impossible for them to have opportunities for promotion!

However, obtaining allies isn't easy.

Alliance-forming, in essence, requires common interests or the ability to support each other's resources.

And it was precisely such allies that Marshall needed!

Clearly, at the moment, Marshall didn't have the conditions to form such alliances.

"Donnie!" Marshall considered briefly, then said to Donnie, "I understand what you mean. Once on the battlefield, we fought side by side, which spares us the need for any further mutual probing.

Your issue, I can't take to General Pan Xing because, in his eyes, it may not be a significant matter, so I can only solve it by leveraging my own connections and slightly drawing upon General Pan Xing's influence.

Only, doing so won't come cheap."

"Marshall, I really appreciate your frankness!" Donnie wasn't upset by Marshall's statement; on the contrary, he was very satisfied with such an expression.

Because this wasn't evasion but candor, and indeed, when Marshall said this, the underlying meaning was clear.

He needed Donnie's financial resources to support his military career.

At the same time, after receiving Donnie's help, Marshall was willing to reciprocate with his capabilities.

"That is not a problem, the staff of my security company will only grow, and there will be more orders in the future. If we can solve this problem in one go, I am willing to spend more money!"

Marshall nodded, relieved; he was pleased Donnie grasped his meaning.

In fact, by this point in the conversation, the matter was already resolved.

This is the consequence of finding the right person!

The same issue, when put on different people, brings different levels of pressure.

Simply put, a million-dollar problem becomes a huge issue for an ordinary person.

But if that million-dollar issue is placed on a billionaire, it might just be solved with an effortless gesture.
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"Donnie, in a couple of days, General Pan Xing is hosting a private ball. If you are free, I can take you there!"

Now that the two had formed an alliance, Marshall was willing to pave more ways for Donnie.

Even though Donnie's current problem was considered insignificant by Marshall and didn't need to be personally known by General Pan Xing, as allies now, Marshall hoped that Donnie could have more interactions with the military's higher echelons.

Although their alliance had just been established, past experiences and their current positions ensured that there would be no internal struggles between them.

The deeper Donnie's connections, the more Marshall would benefit, and the higher Marshall's position, the more money Donnie could obtain!