Chapter 158: The Missing Crawford

"Sure enough, it's still convenient to have your own plane."

The plane landed at the London airport, looking at the moon in the sky, Locke sighed a little.

"You can now buy your own plane, it's not difficult for you." Deborah Youying said: "Don't be like a grande, you should enjoy it." ”

"I've already ordered three planes, two for my subordinates, and one of my own, and the designer is drawing the design according to my requirements, but it will take two years to get it."

Locke shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm going to be very busy in London next, and if you want to have fun, you probably have to find another companion." ”

"Leave me alone." Deborah Youying said, "I have an aunt in London, but I would like to see your house in London first. ”

"You can stay as long as you want, if you like." Locke raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to visit it now?" ”

"I don't think my aunt should mind if I visit her again tomorrow morning." Deborah smiled and hugged Locke's arm.

This night, the cowgirl from Texas wanted to tame the dragon, but the power of the dragon was beyond the imagination of the other party, and in the end, she ran out of strength, was conquered by the dragon, and had to put down her body and beg the other party to let her go.

The next day, Locke cooked breakfast for Deborah Youying, and when he left the manor, he took out the anti-bugging device and FM equipment he had assembled from the storage space.

I checked inside and out with these devices, and found six bugs directly, and then I checked them with FM equipment while playing music at home, wearing headphones, and then I was relieved.

It was no surprise that Locke had found a bugging device at his residence, especially since his Sky Fund, which had just made a fortune on the pound crisis.

Although Locke is hidden behind Soros and is not as conspicuous as him, the Sky Fund alone has a net income of $756 million, which is enough for many people to target him.

In fact, since October, many wealthy people have expressed their willingness to take care of the money themselves, and it is a project that Locke himself is in charge of.

Once there is such a request, Locke usually has some conditions, such as helping to buy shares in some companies and buying some properties, but few cooperation is reached.

In the second place, there are also many wealthy people who invest their spare money in capital guaranteed fixed income projects, and the funds managed by Sky Fund have become more and more large.

In the afternoon, members of Locke's asset management office in Europe came to the estate and explained to Locke about his investments in Europe in recent months.

Locke's asset management office in Europe and the independence of the United States are basically hidden assets, and most of Locke's capital gains in the sea this time are placed here.

As early as last year, the Asset Management Office had already put together a list of hundreds of investment targets.

Taking advantage of the economic crisis that affected the whole of Europe, Locke completed 57 of these acquisitions or investment targets in more than two months.

It mainly includes wineries, ranches, castles, resorts, luxury goods companies, port shares, as well as shares in British electricity and water companies across Europe.

The large-scale acquisitions cost a total of $1.647 billion, and most of them were bought at the price of fractures, which can be said to be a big bottom.

Locke's visit to England this time is mainly to make some arrangements for these industries, probably to take them in London for more than a month, and then to walk around Europe, and there is no time to go back to the United States for Christmas.

Since coming to London, Locke has received a lot of invitations to banquets, and in the first month, because there are too many things to deal with, Locke only occasionally participates in the more important banquets.

It wasn't until a month later, when Locke looked through the thick invitations, that he found one of the invitations from Laura Crawford, inviting him to join him in a noble hunt.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the car arrived at Crawford Manor, and within ten minutes of seeing an English thoroughbred rushing from a distance.

Laura, who was dressed in a lady's knight's suit, rode her horse and rushed over directly, and only began to pull the reins until ten meters away, stopping two or three meters in front of Locke.

"Long time no see, Mr. Locke." Thirteen-year-old Laura dismounts and greets Locke.

Laura, who began to transform from Lori to a girl at this time, can already see what the future will look like, and it seems to be closer to what the game version looks like, and the two generations of actors in the movie version are different.

"Good morning, Laura." Locke nodded with a serious look: "I have heard about the Countess of Crawford, and I deeply regret it. ”

"I believe they are just missing, and they must still be waiting for rescue somewhere." A sad look flashed in Laura's eyes, and then she said, "I invited you here this time because I have something I want to ask you about." ”

"You can say that the Count and the Counts of Crawford are my friends, and I am willing to help if I can do anything." Locke said with a smile.

"Before my parents disappeared, they said they were going on an expedition, and I know that they called you to discuss a lot of questions, and I wanted to ask if you know where they went missing?"

"Count Crawford did ask me a lot about the history of Asia, especially about a Japanese queen."

Locke frowned: "But unfortunately, where they are going to explore, I just know that they should have gone to Japan, but I can't guess where exactly." ”

"Is that so?" Laura looked disappointed, but then asked, "Which Queen of Japan is that?" ”

"She was the most famous Queen Himiko in ancient Japan." When Locke said this, he suddenly received a prompt, he glanced at it and frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Locke was stunned for a moment, Laura couldn't help but ask.

"There are many legends about her, the most amazing of which is that she can control storms and have the magic to make people immortal." Locke says:

"And so far, archaeologists have not found the burial site of Himiko, most likely your parents found some clues related to Himiko's tomb."

"Really? In other words, if you find clues related to Himiko, will you be able to find my parents? Laura asked, happily, taking Locke's hand.

"It's hard." Locke said in a deep voice: "For so many years, no one has found the slightest clue, and it is not easy to find it in a short time, unless you can find something from your parents' research." ”

"But I've searched through the things my parents left behind during this time, and I haven't found anything." Laura said anxiously, "Did they say anything when they were talking to you on the phone?" ”

"They just asked about some of the histories and legends about Himiko, and I don't know anything else." Locke shook his head, "I can help you look it up, but I'm not sure when I'll find enough clues." ”

"Really?" Laura showed a surprised expression: "Thank you for your willingness to help, after my parents disappeared, because I am not yet an adult, I have no way to use the family's money to find someone to search, I can only ensure my daily expenses."

But if I find my parents, I'll be doubly compensated for it, and I'll take a second look at what my parents left behind to see what I can find. ”

"Money is a small thing, and Count Crawford is also a friend of mine, and I am glad to be able to help." Locke said with a smile.

(End of chapter)