Osmond found Mr. Murik. Meanwhile, Mr. Murik still respected Osmond very much.
“Professor Osmond, do you have any orders?”
“No, I remember that there is another oil field on the list that hasn’t prepared for inspections yet… I can’t let them get off the hook. Call them now.”
Mr. Murik glanced at the list and spotted that it was Jasper who had not yet signed up.
“I see, leave this to me.”
Soon, Jasper received a call from Mr. Murik.
“Hi, is this Jasper Laine? I’m Mr. Murik… Today is the day all oil traders in Bashra will participate in the testing. As long as you can pass the test, the procedures on your side will go through smoothly. Why are you not here yet?”
Then came Jasper’s weak voice on the phone.
“I’m sorry, Sir, … l didn’t intend to not cooperate, I suddenly fell ill…”
“That’s okay, you can arrange for someone to send the crude oil sample. The result will be the same anyway…”
At this point, Jasper suddenly became nervous.
“How is that possible? Sir, you know that I am an outsider. l have to do everything myself if I want to run an oil business here. How about… Can you bring them over to me, Sir?”
Mr. Murik was stunned upon hearing this and turned back to ask Osmond for his opinion.
Osmond knew Jasper was stalling for time as soon as he heard it, so he replied directly, “Sir, you tell him that I will bring someone to him to run the test. No one can escape today!”
When Mr. Murik saw how determined Osmond was, he immediately conveyed the news back.
On the other side, after Jasper hung up the phone, he began to improve the plan he had prepared.
“Immediately pass on my order, Professor Osmond will come for a test soon. This is the most important task at the moment. It must be prioritized even if we have to stop production. Everyone must fully cooperate and make no mistakes!”
“Roger that!” Brock passed on Jasper’s order immediately while he stood by the window and looked at the entrance.
“I wonder who will win this time…” Jasper sneered inwardly.
Obviously, he knew that he and Osmond had almost shown their cards.
Both sides know what the other side wanted to do so this was equivalent to a duel between hidden plans!
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