"Um?"

When talking in the palace, Alan looked indignant, and that feeling...

But now that he was out and thinking about it carefully, Alan realized that he had overlooked a problem.

Now that the wealthy businessman is dead, what should happen to his "business empire"?

What should he do with all the industries under his control?

This... Although it is also possible that the security department secretly helped him to accumulate so much wealth over the years, Allen just had his eyes on the media companies he owned, such as The Mirror.

Allen has been suffering from the lack of well-known media for a long time. Now he has the opportunity... He would be a shame not to grab it. Even if he doesn't take it, someone else will. Instead of letting others get it, it's better to give it to himself.

…

"You said... you have been emphasizing that his death was strange, so is there a possibility that there was a traitor?"

Alan looked out the window, his tone unclear.

When Xiu Si heard this, he was shocked and did not even have time to think. He rejected it decisively: "Sir... every colleague in the security department is loyal. We are absolutely loyal to..."

"I'm not talking about your people. I'm talking about this Robert Maxwell. Look... He's over 70 years old and has so many assets in his hands. What about his children? How many children does he have?"

"he?"

Xiu Si narrowed his eyes and recalled: "I remember there were nine, and the youngest was just twenty years old."

"That's right! Nine children, then among all his children, wouldn't they all be honest children? Are there no prodigals, or those who want to inherit the family property in advance?"

"!!!"

"Your Excellency is saying that there is a traitor among Robert Maxwell's children? Did they kill him?"

"Investigating a case... we have to come up with various hypotheses, and then verify and eliminate them one by one, and what remains at the end is the result."

Alan looked at Hughes with an unfathomable look.

"Then... please give me some advice, Your Excellency!"

"As for you... help me investigate the information of his children, and by the way, give me a copy of all the information of Robert Maxwell's industries. As for me... start with these industries and see if I can find any clues."

"this……"

It wasn't until Alan told him the first step of the plan that Hughes realized belatedly that this was just... going after someone else's assets?

It's already this time, and you're still thinking about this?

"Sir... this... this is not good, right?"

"Are you having any trouble here?"

Alan's eyes changed and he looked at Hughes. What does it mean to assist in the investigation?

Who assists whom?

Who is in charge of whom?

When Hughes met Alan's eyes, he instantly became timid.

"It's not difficult..."

"If you don't have any, then go ahead and do it. I'm going to go back to Wales first. When I get back, I'll arrange for the staff. Welsh side will also start the investigation at the same time. You can send the information to me tomorrow."

"yes!"

…

A day later, Carmarthen, Wales.

Allen's New Castle first floor meeting room.

This conference hall is decorated extremely luxuriously. The long conference table alone is nearly 20 meters long. It is surrounded by a row of high-backed chairs with a classical beauty and sci-fi touch. People sitting on the chairs cannot be seen from the back. It has a bit of the style of medieval furniture.

Thanks to the special design of the room, even without electronic devices, everyone in the conference room can hear clearly what everyone is saying.

Several elderly people in the family, including Alan's secretaries and Thomas from the Welsh Assembly, attended the family meeting.

Alan sat in the main seat at the front, with an ashtray on the table. He held a cigarette in one hand and the documents in the other, waiting for others to finish reading.

This is the asset report sent by Hughes about Robert Maxwell's family and the course of the incident itself. The content is so detailed that it even includes the monthly bank card transactions of each of his children.

…

"Have you finished reading it? Tell me about what happened this time."

Seeing that Butler Hut finally put down the information, Alan looked at Hut and asked.

"Master... so this investigation was led by His Highness. It could have been handed over to the security department, but because of His Highness's involvement, it was handed over to us?"

What Hut meant was that no matter how bizarre the cause of death of this rich man was, the security department would be able to find it out as long as they investigated slowly, and there seemed to be no need for Allen to get involved.

"Your Highness means... I'm going to hold a party next month, and he will come over then. I hope that all the issues here can be resolved before the party starts. Now it's only a little over a month until Christmas. In such a short time, if we expect the security department to investigate... they have limited manpower."

Alan knocked on the table to gather his thoughts.

"What I mean is that we should also pay attention to this. At the beginning of next year, I will go to Australia with His Highness for a visit. You should treat this party as a rehearsal to prepare for the beginning of next year. In addition... I am very interested in Robert Maxwell's industry, especially the media companies he owns. I must take them over!"

"Master! In this period, is it inappropriate for us to do this?"

Hut was a mature and prudent person. He did not expect that at such a sensitive time, his young master would suddenly turn his guns and target other people's property.

"It doesn't matter. The more times like this, the more you can take advantage of the situation. Huth... Times have changed. You may not think that there are opportunities for some things, but often the more times like this, the more opportunities there are. Some time ago, I received a letter from Wei Dewei. He told me a little funny story. I think you can learn about it later."

"Oh? Master is talking about..."

…

Alan looked at the people present and saw curiosity on some of their faces, so he simply gave them a general explanation.

Wei Dewei has now returned from Hong Kong. He initially returned to his hometown in Scotland to retire.

But after raising him for a year, the old guy couldn't sit still anymore because he had been fattened up by Alan.

For someone like him, once he gets used to enjoying life, if he is suddenly asked to have some free time and live out his retirement in a country estate, he might find it very novel for a few days, but he won't be able to get used to it for a long time.

But now he has no power and no stable source of money. What should he do?

The old guy remembered how Allen had fooled him before, and based on his pro-China personality, he joined a small group and continued to mingle.

It doesn’t matter what the proposition is; what matters is differentiation and presence.

He often contacted Allen and wrote some interesting stories about Hong Kong in the past. Allen remembered that there was one thing he said that seemed to have happened last year, around 1992, when a gangster appeared in Hong Kong.

This group of people also came from the mainland. They came to Hong Kong and originally wanted to work honestly, but later they couldn't make it, so they had to... take the risk and start robbing.

With the first robbery of a group of "poor guys", they stole gold watches worth millions of Hong Kong dollars from a gold shop for the first time.

Nowadays, the more chaotic the place, the more valuable currency gold watches are. You can keep them for yourself, trade them, or exchange them for cash when you run away.

Wei Dewei did not go into detail about what happened next. He mainly said that after the gang succeeded in their first robbery, they tasted the sweetness and things became increasingly out of control.

It is hard to say how the local Hong Kong media reported on this group of people.

This is still an era where the spirit of martial arts is very prevalent. Even if we say he is a gangster, the reports on him tend to portray him as a hero.

Faced with the rule of the British, there was a group of people who liked to watch the fun, watching the police being helpless against this group of bandits, watching them succeed every time they came out to rob, and many people even applauded.

In the end, the Hong Kong police also felt something was wrong. There were only four or five people in this group of people. How could they rob seven or eight gold shops at the same time in one day?

Mark the places where they robbed on the map, wow...

The distance they travel in a day is hundreds of kilometers, and when combined with robbery, escape, etc., there is no time to rest at all.

This group of people are so dedicated, so dedicated to their work that it's unbelievable.

Later, every time this group of people carried out a robbery, dozens of corresponding robberies occurred on the same day or within a day or two. The perpetrators wore the same clothes, carried the same guns, and followed the same routine.

In this way, even the police felt that something was wrong. Someone was taking advantage of the situation in the name of this group of people!

And the police haven't caught them yet, so... all the crimes are pinned on this group of people.

…

Allen finished the story and looked at Huth and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's sensitive or not. Your Highness has given me the task now, so I have to complete it well. I just want to see if there are any problems with his children. As for the rest... that was just done by that group of people. What does it have to do with us?"

As the old saying goes, power does not expire. Now we have the power to "handle cases". As long as we handle the cases well, some people will die and some things will be lost in the process. These are all corresponding losses. It is reasonable, right?

The empire is my home, and it's up to everyone to protect it. As long as there is an opportunity, we can serve the country and make money at the same time, as long as it doesn't interfere with our work.

Now, a group of "robbers" have appeared in Wales, and the person who takes the blame is in place. If he doesn't do something in their name, is he still Alan?

This is not his style!

It's just a heart attack, everyone would die...

What are the side effects of the little blue pill? Is there anyone who doesn't know?

Could the rest of the Mirror's management have also died of a heart attack?

As long as everyone who stands in the way is dead, won't the property be in our hands?

How simple!

The key is that there are still people taking the blame. If these people are caught by Alan, it will be easier to deal with!

Just kill them before the security department questions them.

If they ran away... and were not caught, then they were lucky. Alan had already prepared the charges against them in advance. Do they want to prove themselves?

Dream on!

In other words, from now on, he has entered a period of "protection", and all the bad things that happen during this period can be blamed on that group of people.

"Okay, Xiao Shitou will send someone to handle this matter. Try to be quick and don't give them too much time. I just want the company. As for the people... we don't lack people!"

With Alan's final decision, the matter was considered "negotiated".

…

"Then Master... no matter what, we still have to investigate this case and find the murderer, right?"

Hut asked about the case with a serious face. Alan had his own plan, so of course he would not object. He was only responsible for finding and filling in the gaps. Even if the plan was not accomplished in the end, it was because of the plan. Now that the plan had been decided, he would not object.

"Investigate. Now it's up to you to give me some advice. Where should we start and how should we investigate?"

Alan has never been a policeman. He only knows how to manage the police. But if you really ask him to solve a case, I’m sorry... Master Allen can’t do it!

But he has his subordinates. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know how to do it, as long as others know how to do it. With so many people working together, they can always come up with something.

…

"Boss! I want to tell you my opinion."

As soon as Allen finished speaking, a young man wearing glasses sitting at the back raised his hand and prepared to speak with excitement on his face.

He is one of Allen's personal secretaries. He used to specialize in psychological analysis, but since he has been following Allen for several years, he has basically been of no use and has always suffered from the lack of opportunities to make contributions. Now... seeing that there is finally something for him to do, he is so excited that he can't express it in words.

"Oh? Jonathan? Go ahead."

Alan didn't expect that this guy would be the first to speak. He nodded, resting his chin on one hand, ready to listen to what the secretary had to say.

…

"Boss, from a psychological perspective, I just read the information that they took action the day before yesterday, or even a day earlier, and at that time, you happened to be on a business trip in the United States..."

"People like them must be organized. Let me make an assumption. There are 365 days in a year. They could have chosen any day to do it, but they chose those days, which happened to be the days when you were not here. What does this prove?"

"oh?"

Alan blinked. Without any clue, he listened to Jonathan's analysis, which was indeed interesting. However, he was not so arrogant as to think that an organization like this would have to consider his situation even when taking action. Could this be a coincidence?

…

"Boss, theoretically speaking, if a legitimate killer kills someone, they can escape within a short period of time. Before killing someone, they must have made a complete escape plan."

"But this file says that the deceased rich man's recent actions were normal. His death this time seemed like an accident, or a spur-of-the-moment decision. So they chose this time period to take action, which gave me a lot of information to speculate on."

"etc!"

Alan stretched out his hand to interrupt Jonathan's guess and retorted, "Anyone who can contact this Robert Maxwell, or who can call him out, must be someone extraordinary. In other words, the identities of this group of people or the murderer are also extraordinary. If that's the case...if they act carefully, we won't be able to detect them at all, unless, as I guess, they deliberately let us detect them and come to demonstrate to us."

"That's right! Boss, your idea is correct. The weird thing about this matter is that they killed him and then left him lying on the boat to be discovered. The implication is very obvious, but... they wanted to demonstrate and chose a time when you were not at home. So... I want to ask, does this prove that they are afraid of something?"