Chapter 317 Solanna Island

After completing the privatization of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, it is estimated that Global Industrial Investment Fund will spend US$1.2 billion in the entire process and eventually obtain 47.5% of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts shares.

  In this way, after completing the investment in Fast Retailing Group (Uniqlo's parent company) and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, they will have about US$2.8 billion left out of their total US$6 billion in funds.

  These funds still need to be invested, of course. However, even the future growth of Fast Retailing alone will be enough to support the future high returns of the entire GII Fund.

  Therefore, it is entirely possible to invest part of the funds in areas that are "more needed".

  …

  "Why do you look so happy, baby?"

  This time when they came to Athens, Barron and his friends rented a large villa in advance to live in - after all, because of the Olympic Games, all the hotels in Athens were fully booked.

  At this time, with the sea breeze blowing and the window curtains rolling, Barron held Bonnie in his arms and asked with a smile.

  "I talked a lot with Princess Amina today. She is also very interested in the program I want to produce... She agreed to propose it to Prince Waleed and let him be the guest of our second program."

  So that's how it is, looks like Bonnie had a good harvest too.

  As Barron's girlfriend, she has easier access to resources that are difficult for ordinary people to reach, which is also very beneficial for the show "Shining Life" that she is preparing to produce.

  If Prince Waleed can accept this invitation, then the first episode of the show will focus on Barron, the Duke of England, and the second episode will invite Waleed, the Saudi prince and the Warren Buffett of the Middle East, to show his luxurious life...

  So for this new documentary-style program, it is indeed a very good start, which can attract more attention from the audience from the very beginning.

  Bonnie had come to the Athens Olympics with Barron, and she planned to take this opportunity to select globally renowned sports superstars as guests of the show.

  But I didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise now. Compared with the lives of those celebrities, the luxurious life of the rich in the Middle East must be more attractive to everyone.

  At this time, Barron turned his gaze to the sea outside the window.

  I wonder if today's operation will go smoothly not far away across the ocean.

  …

  Cyprus, less than 300 kilometers from Greece, is the third largest island in the Mediterranean.

  Geographically, Cyprus belongs to Asia and is located in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea, straddling the maritime transportation hub between Asia, Africa and Europe.

  The country has an area of ​​9,251 square kilometers. There are two main ethnic groups in the country, the Greeks and the Turks. Therefore, Cyprus is divided into South Cyprus and North Cyprus. South Cyprus is the government-controlled area. After Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974, it moved all the Turkish people on the island to the north and established the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus"...

  Up to now, only Turkey has recognized Northern Cyprus.

  However, although the two sides held many peace talks with the help of NATO and the international community, they failed to reach a consensus until 20 years later.  

  This wave of Türkiye's outrageous actions really put NATO in a difficult position. What else can they do about the conflict between their two members? They can only try to smooth things over...

  This year, Cyprus, an Asian country, joined the European Union in May...

  By the way, the football team of Cyprus, an Asian country, is participating in the European Cup...

  Cyprus is located 40 kilometers north of Türkiye, 96.55 kilometers east of Syria, and 402.3 kilometers south of Egypt's Nile Delta.

  Moreover, this place has been in the midst of a civil war, and its economy is pretty good. Due to its rich oil and gas resources and excellent geographical location, it is also among the developed countries. It is no wonder that Louis Lafayette chose this nearby island as his base.

  Yes, there is an island called "Solanna" just over ten nautical miles away from the southern coastline of Cyprus. The area of ​​the island is only 1.5 square kilometers. It was uninhabited before. Later, it was bought by Louis Lafayette and became his "nest" after more than 20 years of construction.

  According to Alia, only Louis Lafayette's most trusted men would be on that island.

  Alia herself originally grew up in a "school" of Louis Lafayette on the main island of Cyprus. After she became an adult, she entered Solanna Island, but only in the outer area of ​​the island.

  According to Mikhail Ritter, who was closer to Louis Lafayette's core members, in the core area of ​​Solanna Island, there was a villa with a huge underground space, which was a place for some "big guys" recruited by Louis Lafayette to have fun.

  The few words Mikhail described to Barron at the time made Barron think of the later well-known American - Epstein.

  I'm afraid if it weren't for Alia's identity, which made Louis Lafayette think she was extremely useful, or if he hadn't won over a "big shot" with enough status to use Alia, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been spared.

  Similarly, this is why the other party knew Barron's identity and dared to take the risk to send people to London to investigate. He must be very regretful for losing Alia.

  Barron was not surprised that Lafayette, who was keen on adopting so many children, had a place similar to "Lolita Island". After all, as far as he knew, there were too many people with all kinds of strange hobbies in the upper class of Europe and the United States...

  Not to mention the distant past, Her Majesty the Queen's youngest son had caused her a lot of trouble to deal with.

  What's more, the location of Cyprus, to which Solanna Island belongs, is closer to the largest "source" of human trafficking, whether in the Middle East or Eastern Europe, than to the United States.

  But today, Barron will purify such an "evil" place on behalf of God, so that His Holiness the Pope will not be contaminated by evil one day...

  How many divisions does God have?

  Cyprus itself has a British military base - after all, as the former empire on which the sun never sets, although it has declined, it is normal for Cyprus to have a sense of presence in such an important geographical location around the world.

  However, for this operation, Barron does not plan to borrow the British military base in Cyprus, even if it is not difficult for him to do so now.

  But who knows if the person in charge of that military base is also among the "big shots" who have visited Solana Island?

  Therefore, the safest way is to go directly to Solanna Island by water from Syria.