Chapter 65 Discrimination
The British Secret Intelligence Service is located on the banks of the River Thames in London's Victorian district, and there is a much taller building next to the building that claims to be the government's telecommunications office. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 In Room 2612 of the INFO Building, Carlos is sitting with several of his men, drinking red wine. He just wants to stay next to the government intelligence agencies and show that he is smart and powerful.
The gang wore suits and casual attire and didn't look like Middle Easterners at all, let alone guys of any faith. They talked and laughed freely, without the slightest tension or urgency to make a big case.
Nasser, a close confidant of Carlos, answered the phone and said, "Colin has been arrested." ”
"He confessed?"
"Yes."
Carlos said without the slightest shock: "It seems that the British know that I am coming!" ”
Nasser nodded. asked: "Carlos, the British will definitely protect Lin Jiaqin closely, we don't have a chance, do we have to give up?" ”
"Let's move on."
"Why? Even if you kidnap Lin Jiaqin, you may not be able to get the formula. Besides, it's useless for us to ask for a formula. ”
"Nasser, to be a man is to be trustworthy, since we promised, we must do it."
“ok。 But we kidnapped her under the tight protection of the British Security Service? ”
"Aruf is already investigating, you can also bring someone to prepare!"
"Yes." Nasser left the room and went to prepare for battle.
In the morning, Fisk showed up punctually in the lobby of the Cambridge Hotel with a few staff members. took Lin Jiaqin and others to Cambridge University.
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209 by a group of teachers who had fled from Oxford to escape the brawl, and King Henry III granted Cambridge a monopoly on teaching in 1231. The University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford are two of the best universities in the UK, and they are often referred to collectively as Oxbridge because of their similarities in many aspects, including their educational models.
It is really just a loosely organized consortium of colleges, with a high degree of autonomy, but all adhering to a unified Cambridge statute, which was drafted by the university's legislature and revised annually. The University of Cambridge is only responsible for examinations and the awarding of degrees, while the specific criteria for admitting students are determined by each college and admits its its own students. Cambridge's 35 colleges are scattered throughout the town. Even if it is so loose, it is one of the best research universities in the UK and the world.
Fisker took everyone to visit the University of Lower Cambridge, mainly visiting Trinity College, which has a history of more than 1,000 years, and the Cambridge University Library. Each of the 35 colleges of the University of Cambridge has large and small libraries, but when it comes to the comprehensive research library of the University of Cambridge, it has been established for more than 600 years, with a collection of more than 6 million books and about 100,000 kinds of Chinese books. The Chinese Department has a collection of Shang Dynasty oracle bones, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty engraving books, various manuscripts, paintings, rubbings and other cultural relics, many of which are treasures. Lin Jiaqin and the others took a look at it and went to the biology laboratory.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's laboratory is considered a national treasure and an important research base, but at the University of Cambridge it is just an ordinary three-storey Gothic building. The RS preparation required by Huayi Group is here.
Fisk came to the front of the building and said proudly: "This is the research institute of the Nobel laureate in chemistry, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, who is a genius structural biologist in our country. This is one of the bases for our company to fund and develop new drugs for our company. ”
Liao Fei made an exclamation look, in fact, he was quite disdainful, this guy was born in India, he is an American citizen, and he just works in the UK, as for your British genius biologist!
The building doesn't have the luxury and security it lives up to. The gate here is unguarded, and you can come and go as you please.
Liao Fei glanced at He Jiayu and observed the surrounding environment.
He Jiayu understood what Liao Fei meant, and deliberately asked: "Why don't you see security personnel here, is it possible that such an important research institute doesn't even have security?" ”
"Of course not, this building is not just Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's institute, there are other institutes, so there is no security on the first and second floors, and the people are concentrated on the third floor. That is, the institute of Venkatraman Ramakrishnan. ”
"Oh! Why not separate the institute of Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, which is not very convenient for people to come and go. ”
"There are a lot of experts here, and they will often study together, so they will not leave here and look for another place."
Liao Fei had already looked at the first floor, except for a camera at the door, there were no other defenses. Defenses such as infrared rays may be activated at night, but they cannot be seen during the day. On the second floor are the laboratories of other scientists, all of which are equipped with swipe card access control, and there is no other protection. There is only one camera in the corridor, I don't know if it's because British scientists pay attention to privacy, or because these laboratories don't have important scientific research materials and are not afraid of stealing.
Walking up to the third floor, two stainless steel doors with transparent glass windows lock this floor tightly, and there is a camera above the door, behind which sits a famous security guard, looking through the glass window to watch the people coming up.
Fisk's assistant Oslet stepped forward, pulled out the door control card, opened the door, and invited everyone in.
The security guard knew Oslet and knew that his company sponsored the institute, even so. The security guard stood up, blocked the way, and asked, "Oslet, who are they?" ”
"These people are people from China Huayi Group, who have cooperated with our company to develop drugs, and they came here to visit."
The security guard nodded, dodging away.
Liao Fei saw that the security guard had a pistol and a baton on his waist, a walkie-talkie on the table next to him, and a red alarm button next to him, which should be directly connected to the security room of Cambridge University and the police station of Cambridge City.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan's main laboratory was in the innermost room, and everyone walked forward, and there was no one moving in the corridor, and there was no sense of busyness. The first few rooms were ordinary research rooms, with only a few researchers working in them, and they didn't look anything special. There are no cameras in each of the study rooms, and it seems that the British hate being watched.
When they came to the main research room, everyone could only stop outside the door and watch through the glass as the researchers inside were busy. Fingerprint verification is required to enter the laboratory. Neither Fisk nor Oslet had access to it.
Don't look at them as investors and sponsor research institutes, but if you want to enter the most secret place, it's no fun. This is different from China, where investors have to have absolute control, and if they don't even let the lab in, they won't give you a dime. But Europe is different.
Oslet knocked on the door and waited quietly.
Ramakrishnan heard the knock on the door and looked up in disgust, and the expression on his face was better when he saw that it was Oslet and Fisk. He walked to the door, opened it himself, and asked, "Hi! Fisk, Oslet, why are you here? ”
Fisk smiled, "Ramakrishnan, I'll bring a partner to visit your lab. ”
"Oh! Are you not mistaken? This is a research institute, not an amusement park, and there is nothing to visit. ”
"They are important partners for me to develop anti-AIDS drugs together."
"Japanese?"
"Chinese."
"No, I can't. There has been a major breakthrough in my research, who can visit at this time. ”
Liao Fei noticed a hint of disgust flashing in Ramakrishnan's eyes when he heard the Chinese. It seems that he may be biased against the Chinese, or worried about China's copycat capabilities, rather than willing to let the Chinese approach his results.
"Hey! Listen, they don't want to see your research, they just want to visit the equipment in the lab and show the strength of our company. ”
"Fisk, you have to make it clear that this lab is mine, not your company. Your company is yours, and here is mine, and we are not directly related. ”
Fisk's face changed, he spends millions of dollars a year to support Ramakrishnan in research, and now he just wants to show people, and he is embarrassed in every way, which makes him a little unbearable, especially in front of Lin Jiaqin. "Ramakrishnan, I'm throwing you millions of pounds a year, and you're just telling me?"
Ramakrishnan looked at Fisk and said expressionlessly: "We are cooperating, I am not in your charge." If you are unhappy with me and think that the money you have invested is not worth it, you can terminate your sponsorship at any time, but you must not enter the lab today. ”
Fisk was a patron, but he was not Ramakrishnan's only patron. As a Nobel laureate, there are many people who sponsor him. Fisk's sponsorship is not charitable, it is also rewarded. Once the research is turned into a result, then Fisker has a stake in the achievement, which is a strict distribution plan. In other words, this is actually venture capital. If there is no result, it is sponsorship, and if there is a result, it is investment. It's a very simple thing, so Ramakrishnan doesn't care whether Fisk will continue to sponsor at all, and now there is only one step left before it becomes a result, and Fisk withdraws at this time, and can only suffer huge losses.
"How dare you talk to me like that?" Fisk was dissatisfied.
"The Chinese are a gang of thieves, scoundrels, you want to bring a gang of thieves to me, and expect me to do something to you?" Ramakrishnan didn't care that Liao Fei and the others were here, and spoke very directly.
Except for Wang Liqiang, whose English is not very good, everyone else can understand Ramakrishnan's words, and his face instantly sank, and a violent emotion was about to explode.
"Hey! Ramakrishnan, I want you to apologize to my partner. Fisk said unhappily.
"No, I refuse."
Seeing the situation, Oslet froze and said to Fisk: "Boss, let me talk to him, maybe he will change his mind." ”
Fisk didn't want to withdraw from the sponsorship, but he had to say that just now, otherwise Lin Jiaqin would be furious, and this cooperation would probably collapse! It is important to know that this cooperation is not only for economic benefits, but also for the requirements of the British government.
Ooslet said to Ramakrishnan: "Let my boss and guests go to your office to rest first, and we will talk." ”
Ramakrishnan thought about it for a moment and said to the assistant in the research room, "Ruiz, you take them to the reception room." ”
"Okay. Mr. Ruiz walked out of the lab and led the group into the adjacent reception room.
She ushered them into the reception room, poured a few cups of coffee, and left the room, with no intention of accompanying them.