"The school we donated in Kolo is already under construction, and it is expected that part of it will be ready for use by the end of the year..."
Mrs. Beecher Stowe, the head of the Devonshire Charity Foundation, told Barron:
"As for the teachers of that school, since we will pay much higher salaries than the local ones, the recruitment process is relatively smooth."
Mrs. Beecher Stowe was a widow in her fifties who had a close relationship with the Devonshire family. She had previously helped the Devonshire family with charity-related matters, so Barron brought her in to serve as the head of the Devonshire Charitable Foundation.
In addition, her son also works in the management of Devonshire Ecological Agriculture.
The school built in Colo on behalf of the Devonshire Charitable Foundation is located near the Munger base in the Prairie Province.
It will be named Devonshire International School. Most of the teachers selected will be hired from the UK and background checks will be conducted on them. Only those with no suspicious past records will be hired there with high salaries.
Devonshire International School will provide food and accommodation for students, and the students there will be orphans adopted by Barron from various places, mainly from war-torn areas.
The Devonshire Charitable Foundation itself comes into contact with these orphans when carrying out charitable activities around the world, especially in the war-torn areas of the Middle East including Iraq and Palestine. There are many "appropriate age" orphans under the age of ten, and they can selectively accept them.
The younger these orphans are, the more like a blank sheet of paper they are. They are educated by Devonshire International School and are easier for Barron to use.
After all, in this school, they have been told since childhood that it was the kind Duke of Devonshire who saved them from the brink of starvation.
Barron did this not just for charity, of course. His purpose was to educate children from a young age so that in the future they would have a force loyal to the Devonshire family, especially to him. Therefore, in Devonshire International School, the "gratitude education" for orphans from all over the world will never be relaxed.
But even so, compared to those compatriots who died accidentally in the war or from hunger, the children he brought to this school are lucky.
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"You are very brave to come here to see me..."
Barron said as he looked at the Slav in front of him with an obvious scar on his face.
"But you seem to lack a little courage, Your Highness."
The other party looked at the several armed bodyguards protecting Barron and spoke in a light tone.
The person in front of Barron now was Mikhail Ritter, whom Alia had told him about before and whom he had met in New York.
Barron had been on guard against him before, but he didn't expect that he would come to London at this time.
It was also because so much time had passed and there was a little slackness that gave Mikhail Ritter the opportunity to get close to Alia.
Fortunately, Mikhail had no ill will towards Alia. After learning from Alia that she stayed with Barron, the Duke of England, not because of coercion but for resources, Mikhail proposed to meet with Barron.
So today we met...
Of course, as Mikhail said just now, Barron's identity is so important now. As the saying goes, "a son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall." Without knowing the other party's true intentions, Barron certainly cannot just go to see him directly. What if he meets a madman who suddenly attacks and hurts people? It is not worth it.
And he also knew that Mikhail was once the top fighter under Alia's adoptive father, Louis Lafayette, and was very skilled.
Therefore, when meeting Mikhail, Baron was surrounded by a team of bodyguards with live ammunition to protect him - Baron did not feel ashamed about this, but it was embarrassing that he was careless and was knocked out by little Karami...
"You said you had something to talk about, now you can talk about it."
After hearing Barron's words, Mikhail looked at the bodyguards around Barron and said,
"I want to make a deal with you."
"trade?"
Barron smiled.
"Excuse me, I don't know what you can trade with me."
"I can't really compare to a big shot like you, but I do have my own value..."
"Oh? You might as well tell me about it."
Seeing Barron's expression, Mikhail was not surprised at all. He looked at the Duke of England in front of him and said:
"I want you to help me kill Louis Lafayette."
Hearing Mikhail's words, Barron couldn't help but glance at Alia beside him. It must be said that the two of them made the same request.
It seems that their adoptive father is really "abandoned by everyone".
"My time is precious, and I don't want to waste it on this kind of conversation. You don't think you can get me to do things for you just by saying a few words, do you? If there is no better reason, then I will not accompany you."
Up to now, Barron has been continuing his surveillance on Louis Lafayette. In his opinion, it may be a bit difficult to completely eliminate his organization, but it is not difficult to physically eliminate Louis Lafayette himself.
But the key is, what is the reason?
Even when Alia begged him, he didn't say that he would do such a thing that would bring him no benefit at all and would cause some trouble.
So why can Mikhail in front of us make this request?
"I can work hard for you..."
Uh, hearing this, Barron couldn't help but look at Alia again, only to see that the other party felt his gaze, and after looking at each other, she looked at the ground again.
"If that's the case, then you can leave. You may be good at fighting, but it doesn't mean much to me. You can say I'm a noble, or you can say I'm a businessman, but these have nothing to do with what you mean by 'selling your life'."
"Also, I have some information that may interest you... And let me reveal one thing. Lafayette is not unaware that Alia is with you. I came to London last month. What's interesting is that in the past week, I have seen at least three of Lafayette's men near your residence..."
"Are you sure?"
Mikhail's words aroused Barron's interest. He looked at him calmly and asked.
If it was true as he said, and Lafayette's men came near him, Barron would be somewhat dissatisfied with his current security system.
"Yes, although they didn't make any obvious moves towards you, I was once with Lafayette and I am very familiar with those people. It's not surprising that I was able to spot them hiding in the dark... So, Your Highness, it is very likely that you have been targeted by Lafayette."
After a moment's thought, Barron said,
"I don't believe that Mr. Lafayette is so bold as to do anything to me in London. If he is not a lunatic, he should at least understand that this is simply unrealistic."
"Perhaps so, but what about outside of England? Your Highness, no one can guarantee that they are always flawless."