Chapter 305: Puppet
Edinburgh, D&F Group Corporate Headquarters.
"What, I'll be right here."
Hanging up the phone, Serena called the secretary in and asked the secretary to prepare the vehicle.
Serena was surprised, not pretending.
Although she had known for a long time that she was going to blow up the development center and destroy all the evidence that might pose a threat to D&F, Serena was still surprised by what had just happened.
The point is, it came too suddenly.
It was arranged that the development center would be blown up only after the British authorities had intervened in the investigation, rather than at the beginning of the evacuation.
Could it be that the British authorities have already intervened in the investigation?
The problem is that there is no visit from the law enforcement agencies.
Then there is only one possibility, that is, the British intelligence and security agencies intervened first, and Luo Qing, who organized the retreat, blew up the development center.
Anyway, it's not a good thing.
A few minutes later, Serena came downstairs.
The sedan was parked right outside the gate, and the driver was Aziz.
Last month, Aziz received a permanent residence permit in the United Kingdom, officially becoming a British, and having an official status that can withstand the review of intelligence and security agencies.
To reassure Musharraf, Aziz offered to stay behind to protect Serena.
Just as Serena walked out, several off-road vehicles rushed over and surrounded the car, along with more than a dozen intelligence security officers in suits and leather shoes.
Serena shook her head at Aziz, telling him not to mess around.
A middle-aged man wearing sunglasses walked over.
"Ms. Stuart, I'm Major Phoenix at MI5, please come back with us to help with the investigation." With that, the agent showed Serena her ID.
"Investigation?"
"Security investigations." At this time, the man took off his sunglasses and made a gesture at the same time.
A few meters away, another agent opened the back door of the SUV.
"What investigation?"
The agent, Phoenix, didn't explain much, just asked Serena to get in the car.
At this time, Aziz walked over.
"No problem." Serena smiled as she pressed her hand towards Aziz. "It's just, I'm going to give a call to our lawyer."
"Of course, you have the right to find a lawyer, and we will make arrangements."
Serena smiled and nodded at Aziz, asking him to speak to the lawyer.
The agents didn't embarrass Aziz, apparently they were coming for Serena.
In fact, when these MI5 agents appeared, Serena thought that the explosion in the development center had something to do with MI5.
So, what happens next?
MI5 intervened in the investigation and showed that the British authorities had some evidence that was extremely unfavorable to D&F, but it was not enough to prove anything.
To put it another way, if MI5 had enough evidence, it wouldn't have been so polite.
If nothing else, at least the headquarters of D&F will be seized.
At this time, London, the headquarters of BAE Systems.
After the secretary went out, Lawrence personally went to pour two cups of coffee.
Lawrence was visited by an old man in his sixties, with several papers on Lawrence's desk, the top one already open.
"Just received the message," said the old man, putting away his phone as Lawrence walked over, "there was an explosion in D&F's development center. ”
Lawrence was slightly stunned and looked at the old man in disbelief.
"There have been no reports of casualties for the time being, but the fire caused by the explosion is very ferocious, and I am afraid that there will be nothing left."
"Accidents?"
The old man smiled coldly and said nothing.
Lawrence sighed and didn't ask any more questions, because he was a bit idiotic about this question.
"Arthur, you know me well, you should know ......"
That's right, the old man is the director of MI5, and "Arthur" is actually his code name in the bureau, and few people know his real name.
"Of course I know you." Arthur interrupted Lawrence and said, "The question now is how to settle this matter. ”
Looking at the document in front of him, Lawrence sighed again.
"Lawrence, you should know that no matter what you want to do or what you want to get, there's a foundation. If you violate this foundation, you, and the vast arms empire you have built, will be wiped out. Arthur glanced at the papers on the table and added, "You have a few days left at most, and you'd better have a good reason ready before I report to the Prime Minister." ”
Lawrence let out a long sigh and said, "There are some things that I have to go to Edinburgh and ask her in person." ”
"Is it necessary? That woman is nothing but a puppet. ”
"That's right, just a puppet who knows the truth better than we do."
Arthur nodded slightly and said, "Since you think so, I will make arrangements." It's just that if the situation gets out of control, then the only one who will be hurt is you. If I were you, I would settle the matter as soon as possible, and I would have no illusions. ”
With that, Arthur got up and left.
As for that cup of coffee, it was still steaming.
It wasn't until Arthur went out that Lawrence picked up the papers.
After a quick look at it, he put it down again.
In fact, the information in these documents is nothing to Lawrence.
As early as a few months ago, Lawrence knew that the origins of D&F were not simple, and that Stuart, who was president, was just a puppet.
Let's not forget, behind Lawrence, there is also the massive "Arms Tothra".
As early as MI5, Lawrence was investigating D&F and found some eyebrows, especially after Saudi Arabia provided Pakistan with DF762 series firearms, Lawrence had enough reason to believe that it was Huaxia that supported D&F and provided technical support.
At the time, there was only one thing that could not be determined.
That is, whether D&F is cooperating with China's arms companies or has the support of the Huaxia authorities.
Actually, this is not a big problem, because China's arms enterprises are all state-owned, and cooperation with China's arms enterprises is supported by the Chinese authorities.
Lawrence didn't take it seriously.
Although Britain is a party to the "Wassenaar Agreement," the British authorities have always been ambiguous about the issue of a military embargo against China.
In addition, Ukraine and Russia and other States parties have not imposed a military embargo on China at all.
In Lawrence's view, if D&F can get its hands on China's advanced military technology and use it for it, why not?
What's more, BAE Systems is only working with D&F.
At the end of the day, if anyone was going to be unlucky, it was the D&F guys, not Lawrence.
What Lawrence never expected was that D&F not only had access to Huaxia's unique technology, but also had an affair with Huaxia's intelligence agencies.
Now, the problem is serious.
If it is confirmed that D&F has received support from the Chinese Military Intelligence Agency, Lawrence will definitely have something to do with it!