Chapter 52 A big departure

"I grew up in Chatsworth Manor, and I have seen many manors that have become dilapidated and even abandoned. Even Chatsworth Manor has experienced the dilemma of lack of funds for maintenance. Therefore, as a Nobles, I have an even greater responsibility to make contributions to the best of my ability for those treasures of England, those beautiful manors that are deeply rooted in our collective memory. To protect them is to protect our homeland. I also call on everyone to pay more attention to them. And put love on these legacies of the fall of England..."

After Barron's speech, there was warm applause. At this time, he was smiling and maintaining an elegant appearance, facing the bombardment of flashlights from all directions...

Of course, the reason for this effect is that in addition to his generous donation of 500,000 pounds to the Trust Fund for the Protection of British Monuments and Monuments initiated by the royal family, he has indeed become a hot figure in media reports recently...

"Barron, thank you very much for your contribution to protecting Britain's treasures."

"Your Highness, compared to the efforts you have made for this, my contribution is not worth mentioning. Hello, Your Highness, it is a pleasure to see you again..."

Such charity fundraising, and it is a fund initiated by the royal family, naturally involves the royal family's "model worker" the Prince of Wales - 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, they most often appear in public in charity fund-raising activities.

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 charitable appeals and contributions.

"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 widely reported recently.

Yes, after PwC approached INM Group, the owner of The Independent, on behalf of Barron and proposed the acquisition of the newspaper, this matter began to appear in news reports and was hotly discussed by the public.

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.

And 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 planning to acquire this newspaper is the youngest Duke in England at this time. The two are connected. 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."

After hearing Barron's words, the Crown Prince said with concern:

"But I read reports that this newspaper is still suffering from huge debts, and its current operating conditions are not ideal."

"In fact, none of this is important to me. Your Highness, don't you think that the British media has increasingly lost its diverse voices? Especially after certain capital has bought too many of our media. ..."The Times", "News of the World" plus "The Sun"...I don't want anyone to mention Britain in the future and say that every major decision we need to consider the opinions of three people - the Queen, the Prime Minister and the Murdoch's words..."

When 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 any 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, so I will not have any financial difficulties for the time being."

Hearing Barron talk about this, Prince William, who was beside the crown prince, became a little curious:

"Mr. Barron, is the securities investment you are talking about a capital game like Wall Street's? Can you tell me more specifically?"

"Of course that's no problem, but it's a long story. I'm afraid it's not the right day 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 happened to be on vacation recently, so there wasn't much going on..."

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:

"I have been paying attention to the previous case of 'London Star' and have been in contact with Scotland Yard."

"Is there 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:

"I think you should know this information, but it should not be spread outside until 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 British intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6 were the two most famous ones. In short, MI5 mainly targeted domestic affairs and MI6 mainly targeted foreign countries. Now he heard that Wales The prince said that MI6 was also involved in the case, which was naturally surprising.

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. However, during the investigation, we discovered that their financial flows were related to certain terrorist organizations. There is an intersection of funds. 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 suspicion or MI6 suspicion?"

Seeing Barron's "outrageous" expression, the Crown Prince seemed a little embarrassed:

"MI6 believes that they have links 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 what the crown prince said, Barron couldn't help but said:

"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 to say that those people are related to Al Qaeda? Your Highness, this is If it really leaks out, I'm afraid we, the British, will be embarrassed. I believe you said that those mobs can crash into buildings and blow up subways. You said that they sent people to London to engage in financial fraud? Who doesn't know that their financial backers are those oil nouveau riche? We..."

"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."

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