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Chapter 157 The Missing Crawfords

“Sure enough, it’s 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 buy your own plane now. It's not difficult for you." Deborah Youying said: "Don't be like Grandet, you still have to enjoy it."

"I have already ordered three airplanes, two for office use by my subordinates, and one of my own. The designer is drawing design drawings according to my requirements, but I have to wait two years to get it."

Locke shrugged his shoulders and said: "I will be very busy in London next time. If you want to have fun, you may have to find another company."

"Don't worry about me." Deborah Youying said: "I have an aunt in London, but I want to see your house in London first."

"If you like it, you can stay as long as you want." Locke raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you go visit it now."

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

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

The next day, Locke made breakfast for Deborah Youying. After he left the manor, he took out the anti-eavesdropping equipment and FM equipment he had assembled from the storage space.

I used these devices to check inside and outside, and found six bugs directly. Then I checked again with FM equipment while playing music at home and wearing headphones, and then I felt relieved.

Locke was not surprised to find eavesdropping equipment in his residence, especially after his Sky Fund had just made a fortune from the pound crisis.

Although Locke is hiding behind Soros and is not as conspicuous as him, Sky Fund Company alone has a net income of US$756 million, which is enough for many people to keep an eye on him.

In fact, since October, many wealthy people have expressed their willingness to take care of their money, and it is a project that Locke personally manages.

Once there is such a request, Locke usually attaches some conditions, such as helping to acquire shares in some companies and purchasing some industries, but few cooperations are reached.

As the next best thing, many wealthy people have invested their spare money in capital-guaranteed fixed-income projects, and the funds managed by Sky Fund have also become larger and larger.

In the afternoon, members of Locke's European asset management office came to the manor and explained to Locke the investment situation in Europe in recent months.

Locke's asset management offices in Europe and those in the United States are independent of each other and are basically hidden assets. This time, most of Locke's capital gains from overseas are placed here.

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

Taking advantage of the economic crisis that spread across Europe, Locke completed 57 acquisitions or investment targets in just over two months.

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

The large-scale acquisitions cost a total of US$1.647 billion, and most of them were purchased at a low price. It can be said that they were a huge bargain.

Locke came to the UK this time mainly to make some arrangements for these industries. He will probably stay in London for more than a month, and then travel around Europe. Christmas has come and there is no time to return to the United States.

Since coming to London, Locke has received many invitations to banquets. In the first month, because there were too many things to deal with, Locke only occasionally participated in the more important banquets.

It wasn't until a month later that when Locke was looking through the thick invitations, he found one from Lara Croft, inviting him to participate in a noble hunt.

At eight o'clock that morning, the car arrived at Crawford Manor. Within ten minutes, an English thoroughbred horse was seen rushing over from a distance.

Laura, who was dressed in a lady's knight's uniform, rushed over on horseback. She didn't start to pull the reins until she was ten meters away, and stopped two or three meters in front of Locke.

"Long time no see, Mr. Locke." Thirteen-year-old Laura dismounted and greeted Locke.

At this time, Laura, who has begun to transform from a lolita to a girl, can already see what the future will look like, which seems to be closer to the game version and different from the two generations of actors in the movie version.

"Good morning, Laura." Locke nodded with a serious expression: "I have heard about the matter of Earl and Mrs. Crawford, and I am deeply sorry for this."

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

"As you said, Earl and Mrs. Crawford are my friends. I am willing to help with anything I can." Locke said with a smile.

"Before my parents disappeared, they said they were preparing to go on an expedition. I also know that they called you to discuss many issues. I want to ask you if you know where they disappeared?"

"Earl Crawford did ask me a lot about the history of Asia, especially the historical records related to a queen in Japan."

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

"Is that so?" Laura showed a hint of disappointment, but then asked: "Which Japanese Queen is that?"

"It's the very famous Queen Himiko in ancient Japan." When Locke said this, he suddenly received the prompt. He glanced at it and frowned slightly.

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

"There are many legends about her, and the most magical thing is that she can control storms and also has the magic power to make people immortal." Locke said:

"And so far, archaeologists have not found Himihu's burial place. Most likely, your parents found some clues about Himihu's tomb."

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

"This is difficult." Locke said solemnly: "For so many years, no one has found the slightest clue. It is not easy to find it in a short time, unless something can be discovered from your parents' research."

"But I have been going through the things left by my parents during this time, and I haven't found anything." Laura said anxiously: "Did they say anything when they talked to you on the phone?"

"They only asked about some history and legends about Himihu. I don't know the rest." Locke shook his head: "I can check it for you, but I can't tell when enough clues will be found."

"Really?" Laura showed an expression of surprise: "Thank you for your willingness to help. After my parents disappeared, because I was not an adult yet, I couldn't use the money at home to find someone to search, so I could only guarantee my daily expenses.

But if I find my parents, I will definitely compensate you double. In addition, I will also check the things left by my parents to see what new discoveries I will make. "

"Money is just a small matter. Count Crawford is also my friend. I will be happy if I can help." Locke said with a smile.

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