Chapter 89 Blog
"We, the Devonshire family, were deeply affected by the London Star fraud, so we need some accounting of how things unfolded after so long, Sir Clare."
In front of the MI6 boss, there was no need for Barron to do any Tai Chi and use the so-called "true reports" in the previous report of The Independent as an example.
Therefore, he directly stated his request to the other party:
"But if it's something as outrageous as the Scottish venue says, that these people have ties to Al Qaeda, Sir Clare, I think that's just an insult to my intelligence."
"Well, Your Highness the Duke, this really shouldn't be possible, but although they have little to do with Al Qaeda, there are indeed signs that there is indeed a huge organization behind those people..."
Hearing Sir Claire's words, Barron raised his eyebrows:
"Is there any basis for this?"
"According to our investigation, after leaving London, the core members of the gang finally arrived in Romania. After that, they lost their whereabouts..."
Barron had already known about these situations before. If it were just these, then today's meeting with the director of MI6 would probably be meaningless.
But Barron still had enough patience. He heard the other party continue:
"According to our reliable information, in Romania, someone in the 'London Star' gang has connections with a radical organization..."
"Radical group?"
"Yes, it was through this investigation that the organization came into our sight. However, the investigation is still in the initial stage and there has been no more progress. But I can assure you that His Highness the Duke, for this kind of They may threaten our organization, and we will definitely find them.”
Seeing Sir Claire's extremely confident look, Barron couldn't help but ask:
"How long will it take?"
"This is not certain, but they were in the dark before, but now that they have been captured by us, then Your Highness the Duke, you should believe in our British intelligence capabilities and our allies, but these will take time..."
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No matter what, at least in this meeting, Sir Claire gave Barron an...well, more or less an explanation on behalf of MI6.
Until now, apart from waiting for news from them, there is not much Barron can do - that is, he is really lacking in some aspects of strength at this time, and these are things he will need to slowly make up for in the future.
Originally, he had thought about "borrowing" a security talent from Sir Clare, that is, MI6, but in the end Barron gave up the idea. After all, at this time, he could not determine the other party's position, or at this time. At that time, when his connection with the other party was not so close, he still needed to be more cautious.
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"Blog?"
"Yes, Your Highness the Duke, this is a very interesting form of Internet interaction, similar to...an online diary. You can display some of your own articles or photos, and you can also leave comments to each other..."
Blog is a blog. Barron naturally knew about it, but he didn’t expect to hear this from Khalid, the technical director of the online version of The Independent today.
After thinking for a while, Barron said to Khalid:
"Sounds like a good idea, how did you come up with this?"
Facing His Highness the Duke's compliment, Khalid felt a little embarrassed:
“Actually, this is the inspiration I got from a junior student. When he was chatting with me that day, he mentioned that he was going to build a campus blog website so that students at Cambridge University can get to know each other more easily through this website. "
"Oh? It's a very creative idea. Is your junior fellow student willing to come to our newspaper to participate in the development of this feature?"
Since His Highness the Duke seemed very interested in this idea, Khalid was also very excited:
"He is still in school in Davao, a junior this year, but he is very technically gifted. Many times we will discuss some technical issues. If he wants to work full-time, I am afraid he can't do it, but with his ability level, you can do well even if you work part-time.”
Under Khalid's introduction, Barron knew that the junior student he was talking about was called Davo Bablin. When Khalid was still at Cambridge University, because the dormitory he lived in was on the same floor, and they were both He is very interested in the Internet, so the relationship between the two is very good.
It was also inspired by Davo that he came up with the idea of adding a blog function to the official website of the Independent Newspaper. Barron had proposed it before and was preparing to further expand the content on the official website of the Independent Newspaper. Rich, making it look like a portal.
"I think it's worth trying, go for it, Khalid."
After receiving Barron's promise, Khalid looked like he couldn't wait to do something big now, which made Barron couldn't help but smile.
Sure enough, young people are more energetic.
But speaking of which, Khalid just mentioned that his junior classmate named Davao is planning to develop a blog-style dating website on campus...
This actually reminded Barron of the famous company in his previous life - which also started as a campus dating website and eventually became one of the giants of the Internet!
The name of that company is Facebook.
However, this company will not be established until 2004.
Among the Internet companies that Barron has thought about looking for investment opportunities in the future, Facebook is included.
And now from Khalid's words, he has some ideas - is it possible to develop a social networking site similar to Facebook in England more than a year in advance?
I have to say that this temptation is still great, because anyone who knows Zuckerberg a little bit will know that the other party has a strong desire to control and is also very skillful.
Even if Barron can successfully invest in Facebook in the future, or even become one of the company's major shareholders, in the end, Zuckerberg will still firmly control Facebook, and Barron can at most control this company. The company exerts a certain amount of influence, but when it comes to control, it is probably difficult to achieve.
But if he can lead the establishment and development of a social networking site of the same type in England in advance, then as the initiator of the project, coupled with the advantageous shares he will inevitably hold, Barron's control over the company will be will be the most stable.
So this idea is still very tempting.
But at the same time, Barron also knows that when it comes to the Internet, the soil for nurturing it in Europe, including Britain, is far inferior to Silicon Valley, which is known as the center of the Internet world.
The so-called tangerine grows in Huainan and becomes tangerine. If it grows in Huaibei, it becomes tangerine.
This means that the same idea may have completely different results in different environments.
Therefore, it is uncertain whether a Facebook founded in England will be as successful as Facebook in its previous life.
In the end, Barron decided to let Davao Babulin use the "blog" function on the official website of the Independent Newspaper to see how it performs before making the next decision.
