Zhu Wencong hurried to Omaha, Nebraska, with his team, where a minor accident had occurred.
Rockefeller, who was conducting research, got involved in a conflict with railroad workers and ended up in the hospital, though his life was not in danger.
The main reason Zhu Wencong could stay in Des Moines at ease was that negotiations with the railroad company were being handled by Rockefeller and Jack.
If everything required the leader's personal attention, then the company or the group was not far from its downfall.
That Rockefeller was beaten was an unexpected event; it originally had little to do with him, but he believed it was related.
To have a firm grasp of the UP Company's true situation, one needed to understand from the workers, thus gaining confidence and leverage in negotiations.
Zhu Wencong was a shareholder of the UP Company, but there were so many shareholders that Zhu Wencong was not very noticeable.