Chapter 662 Car accident on a rainy night
France, Paris.
"Boss, due to weather reasons, the helicopter cannot take off, so I have contacted the fleet to pick you up."
Hearing the words of the female secretary next to her, Ashley looked through the window. Outside, raindrops were blown by the wind onto the glass, leaving streaks.
“How long until we arrive?”
Ashley had just finished an important meeting and felt a little tired. She pressed her brows and asked lightly.
“It should be less than ten minutes.”
“I’ll take a break, call me when you get there.”
Seeing that his female boss finished speaking, she began to shut up. With her eyes focused, the female secretary glanced at the watch in her hand and sat quietly on the sofa nearby.
Her eyes glanced not far away, where two bodyguards in suits and leather shoes were guarding her from a distance.
"Boss, the car is here..."
Hearing the words of the female secretary, Ashley opened her eyes and looked out the window. She could see the car lights at the entrance of the hall. She nodded, got up and walked out. go.
The female secretary followed closely behind her. After walking out of the door, she opened the umbrella and held it above Ashley's head.
At this time, a bodyguard who went out first had already opened the car door for Ashley.
After Ashley got into the car, the female secretary opened the passenger door and got in.
A car and an SUV drove into the rainy night.
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When Barron's Devonshire had not yet landed at London Heathrow Airport, he had already received a call from France.
"I know, let's investigate the matter as soon as possible..."
After hanging up the phone, Barron frowned slightly.
He just learned that there was a car accident on the outskirts of Paris last night.
Ashley Weber's motorcade was hit from the side by a construction vehicle as it passed through an intersection. Ashley Weber was sent to the hospital, while her driver and female secretary died on the spot. .
Ashley is the CEO of William Weber Capital. Her family also holds 20% of the company's shares, and the other 80% of the shares are controlled by Barron.
As soon as the car accident occurred, Ashley was rescued by the bodyguards who were following her vehicle and was taken to the hospital.
It is said that because of the rain, their convoy was not driving very fast. When passing through an intersection, the engineering vehicle coming from the side ran a red light and hit Ashley at a relatively fast speed. The driver of the vehicle she was in simply braked in time so that the impact position was at the front of the car. Otherwise, if she passed by at normal speed, she would have hit the rear of the car directly. Ashley might not have had a chance to be sent to the hospital. .
As for whether this car accident was an accident or man-made, we need to wait for the results of the police investigation.
However, from the perspective of the bodyguard at the time, the construction vehicle showed no signs of braking and slowing down during this process, which was very suspicious - except that the driver of the construction vehicle also died on the spot. Subsequent investigations, I am afraid, It won't be possible to achieve results in a short while.
William Weber Capital itself has just invested in the French bank Natixis, holding 30% of its shares. It is already a large-scale investment company in France. In addition, Ashley's Weber family is also quite powerful in the local area. Therefore, the French police attach great importance to this matter and have stated that they will fully investigate it. Of course, if it is a man-made car accident and dares to cause such an "accident", I am afraid that the other party will not have such a simple background. Naturally, Barron will not just wait for the other party's results. He has already sent people to Paris as soon as possible to pay attention to the subsequent events.
As for Barron himself, he did not change the Devonshire's route and still landed in London as planned.
"Your Highness the Duke, according to the latest news from France, Ms. Weber's life is not in danger for the time being, but she needs a period of recuperation..."
On the way from the airport to home, Zhang Junning got the latest news After the news, report to Barron Hui.
"Strengthen the security force for Ashley. Well, notify the Protector Security Company and send effective bodyguards to provide security."
Although Ashley has passed the danger at this time , but his consciousness is not yet clear, so no further definite news has come.
Luckily, Ashley was wearing a seat belt in the back seat at the time, so she was sent to the hospital in time after the car accident and her life was not in danger.
After all, this matter happened in France, not England. Even if Barron has a relatively complete intelligence system, it will at most involve areas where he has sufficient power, including England, Cologne and other places. As for France, it cannot be done yet. For the first response, even for subsequent investigations, we still need to rely on the local power of France - this is also where his personal power is relatively weak compared to the power of the country.
And Ashley Weber is not a partner that Barron can propose on the surface - his shareholdings in William Weber Capital are all carried out through complex overseas multi-level shareholdings , so it is impossible to directly ask the French side, such as Lao Sa...
But I believe that with the energy of the Weber family, not to mention mastering this investigation, at least they can get timely information from the police. Get relevant news.
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“Yes, Mr. Mayor, Digital Future Investment Company will increase the scale of investment in the Technology City, but the premise is that we need more support from the London City Government... ”
As soon as he returned to London, Barron met with Johnson, who was the mayor of Greater London at the time. What they talked about was about increasing investment in London.
“The Science and Technology City is also a project that our municipal government attaches great importance to, and we will also provide support within our capacity, Your Highness the Duke.”
“What I hope you know is that after this economic crisis, It is also likely to usher in a global economic recession. In the Silicon Valley of the United States, companies have already seen large-scale layoffs, and many start-ups have All businesses are facing bankruptcy. It can be said that the situation is very serious."
Barron said to the "golden lion head" mayor in front of him:
"But equally, this is also us. It depends on the determination of the city government. If the attraction is enough, some start-up companies may choose to move to us..."
After a period of development, the London Technology City at this time has attracted global technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Woaw and other global technology companies to settle in. Their British headquarters are all in the Technology City.
At the same time, the technology incubator park in the Digital Future Building has also reached considerable scale. Digital Future Investment Company has invested a total of nearly 150 million pounds to support the development of technology start-ups.
Today's Science and Technology City is completely different from the dilapidated old city two or three years ago - at least in the core area, there is a thriving scene.
But also as Barron said, "Silicon Valley" in any country needs strong support from the government, not just funds, but also corresponding incentive policies to attract talents and funds. , all gathered there.
Barron also hopes to make London Technology City develop beyond its original time and space and become a "Silicon Valley" that radiates throughout Europe. This will at least reduce the penetration of American Internet companies into Europe.
But it also depends on the support of London and the British government.
"Also, there is something about the acquisition of ARM, Mr. Mayor."
(End of this chapter)