Chapter 52: A Big Divorce
“I grew up in Chatsworth Manor, and I have seen many manors that became dilapidated and even abandoned. Even Chatsworth Manor , I have also experienced the dilemma of lack of funds for maintenance. Therefore, as a noble, I have a greater responsibility to make contributions within my ability to those British treasures, those beautiful manors that are deeply rooted in our collective memory. To protect them is to protect them. Our home, I would also like to call on everyone to put more love and care into these fallen British heritage..."
After Barron's speech, there was warm applause, and he Shi smiled, maintained an elegant appearance, and faced the bombardment of flashlights from all directions...
Of course, the reason for this effect was that he had just generously contributed to the Trust Fund for the Protection of British Monuments and Monuments initiated by the royal family. In addition to donating 500,000 pounds, he has indeed become a hot figure in media reports recently...
"Barron, thank you very much for your contribution to protecting British treasures."
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"Your Highness, compared to the efforts you have made for this, my contribution is nothing. Hello, Your Highness, it is a pleasure to see you again..."
Such a charity fundraiser Among them, and it is a fund initiated by the royal family, the Prince of Wales, the royal family's "model worker", is naturally indispensable - according to statistics, at most, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can appear in more than 500 various events a year.
Of course, because it is the summer vacation of college, the crown prince also brought Prince William with him today to increase his exposure.
In fact, whether the Prince of Wales, the crown prince in the shadow of the "extremely long-term standby" Queen, or most of the British aristocrats at this time, those who most often appear in public are those who raise funds for charity Activity.
After all, the political rights of the British aristocrats have been declining day by day. What best reflects their sense of responsibility to Britain is their appeal and contribution to charity.
"Barron, do you really want to buy the Independent?"
It seems that the Prince of Wales is also extremely concerned about this matter that has been reported so much recently.
Yes, this matter began to appear in news reports after PwC approached INM Group, the owner of The Independent, on behalf of Barron and proposed the acquisition of the newspaper. Popularly discussed.
The reason for this situation is that it is difficult to keep this kind of information secret, and the INM Group, even if it intends to sell "The Independent", does not mind using this to attract other bidders. reason.
Although the sales volume of "The Independent" has always been at the bottom among national newspapers and its financial situation is not good, after all, its popularity is there, and the person who is preparing to acquire this newspaper is still the youngest in Britain at this time. Duke, when the two are linked together, it is easy to arouse public interest.
"Yes, Your Highness, I have indeed made an offer for The Independent and am very interested in it."
Hearing Barron's words, the Crown Prince said with concern:
“But I read in the report that this newspaper is still suffering from huge debts, and its current operating conditions are not ideal.”
“In fact, these are not satisfactory to me. It's not important. Your Majesty, don't you think that the British media has become more and more disloyal? Diversity of voices, especially when certain capitals buy up so many of our media... The Times, the News of the World plus the Sun... I don't want anyone to mention that in the future. Britain will say that every major decision we need to consider the opinions of three people - the Queen, the Prime Minister and Murdoch..."
After he said these words, the Crown Prince's face immediately became cautious. , he nodded and said to Barron:
"You are right, our Duke, the voice of the media cannot be in the hands of a few people. On this point, I support you. If you need help, you can come to me directly."
"Thank you, Your Highness, your words are enough. As for funds, I have recently made a fortune in securities investment, and there will be no financial difficulties for the time being."
Hear Barron said this, Prince William next to the crown prince I got a little curious:
"Mr. Barron, is the securities investment you are talking about a capital game on Wall Street? Can you tell me more specifically?"
" Of course that's no problem, but it's a long story, and I'm afraid it's not a good time today. When do you have time, I can invite you to my investment company to take a look at our operations..." "That's great, I happen to be on vacation recently. , there are not many things..."
So Barron exchanged mobile phone numbers with William and agreed to invite him to visit DS Capital another day.
As the future King of England, it is necessary for Barron to establish a good relationship with Prince William in advance. The reason why I just said that we are not talking about capital investment now is because Barron gave him a look when he saw the crown prince.
Then, the crown prince took Barron alone and walked together to a place where it was convenient to talk. He patted Barron on the shoulder, showing the appearance of an elder, and said to Barron:
< br>“I have been paying attention to the previous case of ‘London Star’ and have kept in touch with Scotland Yard.”
"Has there been any progress in that case? Your Highness."
"This case is a bit complicated..."
The Crown Prince looked around casually, lowered his voice slightly, and said to Barron Said:
"I think you should know this information, but it is not appropriate to spread it before it is finalized."
"I understand, Your Highness."
"Now this case is not only being investigated by Scotland Yard, MI6 is also involved..."
"MI6?"
Barron was a little surprised, speaking of the British intelligence agency , the two most famous ones are MI5 and MI6. In short, MI5 mainly targets domestic affairs, and MI6 mainly targets foreign countries. Now he heard the Prince of Wales say that MI6 was also involved in this case, Naturally very surprised.
After all, it was just a fraud case. How could it attract an intelligence agency like MI6?
"If the 'London Star' was just a simple fraud, then with the intelligence capabilities of our British and allies, it would be impossible for them to escape, but during the pursuit, we discovered their financial flows , has intersected with the funds of certain terrorist organizations. Judging from the intelligence currently available, including Scotland Yard, they all suspect that the group that planned this fraud may have some connections with Al Qaeda..."
“Is this Scotland Yard’s suspicion or MI6’s suspicion?”
Seeing Barron’s “outrageous” expression, the Crown Prince also seemed a little embarrassed:
“ MI6 believes that they have connections with certain illegal organizations, including terrorist organizations; however, Scotland Yard believes that they are peripheral members of Al Qaeda, or that they provide funds for them..."
Hearing the Crown Prince say this Said, Barron couldn't help it anymore: < br>
“F**K, those idiots at Scotland Yard, even if they want to excuse themselves for their incompetence, they should at least think of some reliable reason, saying that those people are connected to Al Qaeda. ? Your Highness, these words are really leaking. If it is exposed, I am afraid that we, the British, will be embarrassed. I believe you said that those mobs can smash into buildings and blow up subways. Who doesn't know that their financial backers are those oil nouveau riche... …”
"Calm down, Barron. I know this sounds really outrageous, so I am more inclined to the conclusion of MI6. After all, those people are not simple. Trust me, we will find them sooner or later."
The data during the new book period is related to subsequent recommendations, so follow-up reading is very important. I beg you not to keep it all the time. If you feel it is okay, read it every day to help increase follow-up reading. Thank you very much.
(End of this chapter)