War Photographer's Notebook

On the third morning of the conversation with Dominique, Wei Ran walked into the advanced ward of the medical center again at the invitation of Carlos' lawyer.

However, compared with yesterday, in this ward, apart from Dominic Capet and his son, Dominic Love Jr., who were half lying on the hospital bed, and Koko Love who was about to inherit a large fortune , there is also a woman who looks in her 40s but still has charm, a man with a video camera and two policemen who know where.

"Young man, have you considered it?" Mr. Capet asked calmly on the hospital bed.

"Think about it." Wei Ran nodded, "I have no reason to refuse this job."

"Carlos, let's start." Dominique Capet said slowly.

Lawyer Carlos cleared his throat, and waited for the man holding the camera to make an OK gesture before he said, "Gentlemen and ladies, let me read Mr. Dominique Capet's will. This will It is open and valid, complies with the laws of the United States of America, and has been registered and notarized.”

After a short pause, lawyer Carlos began to read out the will made by Dominique Capet one by one, and explained each one.By the way, Koko was given time to translate German into French and explain it to her grandfather Dominique Love.

Following the explanations one by one, Wei Ran could probably hear that almost all of what Dominic Capet left to his son and great-granddaughter was real estate. These real estates include both plantations in Hawaii and farms in Ontario. , and a mansion in Houston, plus a variety of luxury cars.

In addition, the girl named Kou Kou also inherited the position of president of the Elk Foundation.It's just that her president was completely excluded at the beginning of her succession. The only right she can exercise is that she can receive up to 500 million US dollars of living expenses from the foundation every year under Wei Ran's supervision. , she doesn't even have the right to sell most of the real estate that she inherits.

The second part of the will is to completely hand over the Elk Foundation to Wei Ran for supervision. In addition to being able to freely decide where 10% of the foundation's annual investment will go, he also has absolute supervision over the foundation and some personnel Appointment power.And, it also undertook the future burial of Dominic Capet and Nadia Hill.

The third part of the will is the responsibility of the Elk Sekin Association. In this part, the Elk Foundation not only has to pay up to 500 million US dollars in child support every year, but also has to bear additional property taxes including those real estate, and even water, electricity and natural gas. , car maintenance and housekeeper salaries including all expenses.And these will be supervised by lawyer Carlos.

To put it simply, the meaning of the existence of this foundation, and the meaning of Wei Ran's participation, is just to allow Kou Kou, her grandfather Dominique Love, and Kou Kou's future children to live a life without worrying about food and clothing. .

After more than two hours of explaining the will, Kou Kou and her grandfather were the first to be taken out of the ward by lawyer Carlos, followed by those two who did not know where they came from, not to mention An American policeman who knows what field to call.

When the door was closed from the outside, the woman who had remained silent the whole time said, "This is the second will now."

After the camera focused on this woman, she handed over a German will to Wei Ran, "Here is another part of Mr. Dominique Capet's assets, which are currently in the name of the Elk Foundation. under unified management.

These properties include a villa in Mons, Elk Castle in the Hürtgen Forest, and Timow Castle in the Austrian state of Salzburg.Another significance of the existence of the Elk Foundation is to maintain these three assets. "

Dominique Capet on the hospital bed calmly reminded, "Young man, I just ask you what you have investigated. But the three assets, and what happened that year, must be kept secret from my children."

"I see." Wei Ran nodded and agreed.

"Lily, go ahead." Dominic waved his hand absently.

"The next step is the investment direction and profit method of the Elk Foundation, as well as the current personnel composition." The woman known as Lily Dun
After a pause, a detailed explanation began.

Thanks to the woman's clear and detailed explanation, Wei Ran easily understood that the so-called Elk Foundation is basically divided into three parts.

The first part is dedicated to maintaining the two castles and the villas in Mons.

The second part is responsible for managing the rest of the real estate to be left to the grandparents and providing various services to Dominique Capet.Of course, this part will be dedicated to Koko and her grandpa after Capet's death.To put it simply, these two teams are supported by the foundation, and they do not have any profitability themselves.

The third part is a money rake that is only responsible for investing and making money. Assets such as options, bonds, and gold mines under Dominic's name are also managed by this part.

Fortunately, the investment direction of this part is clear enough. According to the explanation of the woman named Lily, [-]% of the investment has been invested in gold mining in Alaska for a long time, and the other [-]% of the investment has been placed in things such as stock options. Above, and the final [-]% of the investment is all placed in the medical industry.

Not only that, each of these three investment directions has its own performance goals to be completed every year.As for the future flow of the remaining [-]% of the investment, with the will taking effect, the decision-making power is also handed over to Wei Ran.

Finally, after carefully looking through the various details agreed at the back of the will, Wei Ran took out the pen in the metal book and signed his name on it.

After Dominic also signed her name on it, the woman named Lily continued, "Mr. Victor, every February 2th in the future, you will receive the profit statement of the previous year from the Elk Foundation on time. The income report and the investment intention and investment amount statistics for the new year.”

"According to the agreement above, I have the right to appoint and dismiss the responsible person who caused the investment loss in the previous year, right?"

Wei Ran shook the will in his hand and asked, this foundation not only needs to earn 500 million dollars for Kou Kou every year, but also supports so many ancillary services, staff and real estate.These can almost be said to have clearly arranged a considerable part of Lilan's annual balance.

"certainly"

Lily nodded, "But except for the 10% of the investment that you are responsible for, if there are serious losses in two consecutive fiscal years due to your interference with the investment direction, the foundation will have the right to pay Ms. Propose your appointment and dismissal."

"No problem." Wei Ran nodded and agreed, "Everyone is in a relationship of mutual restraint and mutual supervision."

"Victor, you go outside first." Dominic on the hospital bed waved his hand, "wait outside."

Hearing this, Wei Ran immediately nodded to his de facto boss, turned and left the ward.

Speaking of which, the reason why he was willing to work for such a dying person naturally had his own considerations.

The 10% annual investment of the Elk Foundation can be said to be not too much, but it is enough to give Wei Ran a new identity.Then at least on the bright side, it can dilute his involvement with the K-system forces behind him.Just this point is already attractive enough for him.

On the other hand, the three young mothers who were eliminated from the Hela organization and were about to be sent to the devils to start a new life needed money to run a safe house for a long time.He, the "Honorary Head of the CBI Family Searching Group", wants to win the invisible war with Qin Ershi, Xia Shushi, and Zhong Zhen, and he also needs more money.

Obviously, his business of investigating historical mysteries is lucrative but unstable, and the potential risks are too great.In comparison, the 10% investment from the Elk Foundation is much more secure.

And what he has to pay is, as a supervisor, to ensure that Kou Kou and her grandfather will have nothing to worry about for the rest of their lives.

Worst of all, investing this money in Sui Sui is a boon enough to make Sui Sui wake up from her dreams with a smile.

And Wei Ran believes that with Sui Sui's ability, if she doesn't double the investment, she might be busy sharpening her knife in the middle of the night dreaming.

Just as he was walking out of the ward while weighing the pros and cons, the sofa in the reception area outside

On the post, lawyer Carlos was holding a tablet computer, introducing something to the grandpa and grandson sitting next to him.

Seeing Wei Ran coming out, Carlos immediately nodded towards him.

"Victor, my father...father"

Mr. Loew, who is over seventy years old, said with some difficulty a name that was particularly unfamiliar to him, "He, where does he want to bury my mother?"

"Sorry, I can't say." Wei Ran said apologetically, "But I can guarantee that it will be the safest place for your mother to sleep."

"Is it where they met?"

Love shook his head after finishing speaking, "Forget it, I don't have any impression of my mother, so that's fine, I just...just..."

"I know"

Wei Ran smiled and comforted, "All this may seem too late for you, but Mr. Love, I assure you, Mr. Capet has been looking for his family, he just..."

"I don't blame him"

Love glanced at his granddaughter sitting beside him, and sighed softly, "This is already very good, young man, Koko will be entrusted to you to take care of her from now on."

"What are Miss Kou Cong's plans for the future?" Wei Ran asked politely. "Just call me Coco."

The girl sitting on the sofa with her grandfather's arm in her arms said nervously, "I'm not some noble lady, I feel like I'm dreaming now. As for the future plan, I don't know."

Kou Kou scratched her messy long blond hair with some annoyance, "But I definitely don't have to kill sheep, I'm afraid I don't have to continue to apply for a veterinary exam, and I don't have to drive that refrigerated car that always makes a lot of noise."

"So you start to miss your previous life so soon?" Wei Ran made a small joke.

"Speaking of which, I really want to go back to our store." Mr. Love said regretfully, "We still have a lot of meat in the freezer. If it's been too long..."

"Grandpa, you have to stay and get medical treatment." Koko said dissatisfied, "Until those minor problems on your body are completely cured, you can't go anywhere."

"Coco is right"

Lawyer Cross smiled and said, "Mr. Love, it's time for you to try to start a new life. Compared to the French countryside, Hawaii is a good health resort."

"At least let's live in Hawaii for a while now." Wei Ran looked towards the door of the ward, "Anyway, at least that poor old man needs the company of his family most now."

Before he finished speaking, the door of the ward was opened, and a woman named Lily came out and said, "Mr. Carlos, please come in."

"Sorry." Lawyer Carlos looked at Wei Ran, Kou Kou and others apologetically, got up and walked into the ward.

"Mr. Victor, please come with me."

After Lily finished speaking, she looked at Koko and Mr. Love who were sitting together, and begged very politely, "Mr. Love, Miss Koko, if you can, please stay with Mr. Capet."

"We will accompany him." Love nodded seriously.Lily bowed slightly and said apologetically, "Mr. Capet has arranged other work for us, so please allow us to leave first."

"Okay." Love and his little granddaughter quickly got up and said politely, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye." After Lily and Wei Ran said goodbye to the grandpa and grandson, they walked into the elevator one after the other.