Under Jerome Bonaparte's persuasion, Field decided to rename the original Atlantic Telegraph Company to Global Telegraph Company.
Simultaneously, under Jerome Bonaparte's witness, Field announced the change of the company's chief engineer from Whitehouse to William Thomson, in his capacity as the owner of the Global Telegraph Company.
Faced with Field's appointment, William Thomson did not show much excitement. Instead, he calmly asked, "Mr. Field, what about Mr. Whitehouse?"
"Before we left Britain, Whitehouse was already under investigation, and there's nothing we can do!" Field shrugged helplessly in response to William Thomson.
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Indeed, across the La Manche Strait, the former chief engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, Whitehouse, was being examined by the "investigation committee." At the moment, he did not know that he was about to be abandoned by Field.
