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Just after Ivanta and her secretary were taken away by the FBI to "assist in the investigation," some well-informed people, whether in the United States or England, had already obtained the information.
That was the special plane "Devenhill" of the Duke of Devonshire, which took off from Colo. On its way to the United States, before leaving the African continent, it was suspected of encountering an enemy in the airspace adjacent to Libya and Algeria. Attacks—these people who were the first to receive information received different descriptions of the events due to their proximity to the source of the information and the different channels.
For example, someone received news that a bomb was installed on the plane and exploded during the flight.
And someone got the news that the Devon Hill in flight was attacked by a missile in the crash area...
So much more...
But one thing that is relatively certain is that the plane exploded and disintegrated in the air, and it was probably impossible for everyone on board to survive.
It can be said that this news is very shocking.
Who is the Duke of Devonshire?
That's not just one Duke in England - after all, even though the Duke is already the highest non-royal title in England, there are still twenty-eight Dukes in England, which is not a small number in terms of number.
The key is that in addition to the title of Duke of England, Barron Cavendish is also a world-renowned investor, entrepreneur and super-rich man - his global wealth ranking has always been among the top five in the world, and he has also won many titles. The richest man in Britain.
Of course, a few discerning people know that the wealth calculated in these wealth rankings is only part of the apparent wealth of the Duke of Devonshire.
It is no exaggeration to say that secretly, the Duke of Devonshire controls Britain's leading communications, energy, media, automobiles, retail, luxury brands, finance, technology and other companies... It is truly every British person, from birth to Until death, he cannot do without the property he controls.
If something happens to such a person...
The consequences are unimaginable. If nothing else, once chaos is caused, I am afraid that the entire British economy will suffer setbacks.
It is no wonder that the Queen immediately summoned Cameron as soon as she learned of the matter, hoping to get detailed information about the matter and confirm the safety of Duke Devonshire.
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"Boss, it is difficult to draw conclusions about the source of funds in the short term, but what is certain is that many of the companies we control have been short-selling on a large scale, and some media have also begun to publish news about the accident that happened to His Highness the Duke..."
In the DS Financial Center in the City of London, the atmosphere here at the DS Group is a bit tense at this time.
A few days ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched an investigation into illegal transactions at the New York branch of DS Group. Although it was very troublesome, it was actually not a big deal for Daisy - judging from the past, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Wall Street capital, including Chase, has experience of being investigated by the SEC, but in the end, it often ends with nothing. At most, they have to pay a part of the fine to reach a settlement, which is the so-called "losing money to eliminate disaster."
What’s more, the DS Group’s own internal self-examination also proved that they did not have particularly big problems in the aspects alleged by the SEC - of course, it is definitely an exaggeration to say that their operations are completely legal and compliant, but people like them In a financial group, it is normal for individual employees to slightly cross the line, and they are not in a position to be seriously dealt with by the SEC.
If that is really the case, then all Wall Street capital, one by one, may not be spared...
But starting today, DS Group has begun to discover that the listed companies controlled by them, including United Energy Group, O2 Telecom, Woaw Technology and other companies, whether listed on the London Stock Exchange or listed on the US stock market, have successively encountered problems. A large amount of money was shorted...
If this kind of thing were done in normal times, Daisy would not panic, but would laugh out loud, because it would be the same as committing suicide.
But choosing the current time point, plus some media - including the American and European media, began to release news that His Highness the Duke encountered an accident, it would be a bit troublesome.
Because these news will inevitably affect market sentiment, when the market becomes suspicious of these companies when the Duke of Devonshire encounters an accident and the company's prospects are unclear, it will easily lead investors to sell their stocks for hedging. When an idea appears, it is like a domino, and the chain reaction will inevitably cause the stock price to continue to fall. Even if they can provide funds to support the stock price... it is easy for those short-selling institutions to take a bite of the meat in the process.
What's more, before this, due to the global quantitative easing policy, the capital controlled by Barron's also took the opportunity to make large-scale acquisitions. Now if a huge amount of funds are used to support the stock prices of related companies, it will easily affect the operations of these industries. There is a shortage of liquidity. If some people seize this point and carry out targeted attacks, the consequences will be more than just being bitten off a piece of meat...
What makes Daisy feel a little troublesome now is that she herself can't contact Barron. This makes her worried about the other party and at the same time, she is also a little unsure about how far to fight back against the current short selling.
"Temporarily use our existing funds to protect the market. In addition, we will contact those companies and issue relevant announcements as soon as possible to appease investors."
This is also the safest approach now...
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Quincy Dean, director of the FBI's Criminal Investigation Bureau, walked into the interrogation room again.
At this time, Ivanta, who was sitting in the interrogation room, accompanied by his legal advisor, looked at him calmly.
Although the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects American citizens’ due process rights, including “freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures”.
This means that law enforcement agencies cannot search and seize citizens without definite evidence and reasons.
But now Ivanta is facing the FBI, which does not entirely require charges to arrest people - although in most cases, they will arrest and prosecute suspects based on criminal behavior, sometimes they may also launch investigations based on other reasons. , in which case the FBI may take action even if there is no clear charge.
The FBI's responsibility is to investigate and combat various crimes, including terrorism, economic crimes, cybercrimes, etc.
In the process of executing tasks, the FBI sometimes uses extraordinary measures to interrogate and interrogate targets without even requiring specific charges. It only requires suspected criminal behavior.
The FBI has now detained Ivanta for nearly 10 hours. If it cannot find enough evidence, it will let Ivanta leave after 24 hours at most.
After all, Ivanta is not an ordinary person. Not to mention that she is from the TP family. Even IC Capital, which she manages, is still a capital giant in the United States. What's more, after Ivanta was taken away by the FBI to "assist in the investigation", Her team has already taken action, and many congressmen have "expressed concern" about this, and there is no shortage of congressmen who have questioned whether the FBI has evidence to carry out this action.
It can be said that the FBI is also under a lot of pressure now.
DNA Quincy Dean didn't care about this. He sat in front of Ivanta and placed a newspaper on the table:
"Ms. TP, you may be interested in the report above."
Ivanta first glanced at her legal advisor. After the other party nodded, she picked up the newspaper. This was the Wall Street Journal, which was also the newspaper that Ivanta usually paid attention to every day.
But when her eyes fell on the bold headlines on the front page of the newspaper, she immediately showed a surprised expression and her eyes widened.
"The plane of the Duke of Devonshire in England was attacked and exploded, and no one on board was spared..."
"No, this can't be true!"
Quincy Dean had been looking forward to this moment before he came in. At this time, he admired the slightly gloomy expression on Ivanta's beautiful face and smiled:
"Do you think we will bring you a fake newspaper? In front of your lawyer? Maybe Ms. TP, I can give you time to let your lawyer confirm the authenticity of this news..."
(End of chapter)