At the headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping in London, a fax with a crown and the words ER on its head slowly spit out from the company's fax machine. An affairs assistant in charge of sending and receiving faxes saw the sign and immediately turned his attention to the fax. No matter what, the people from Scotland Yard would not be free to send faxes to Mediterranean Shipping.

When the fax was finally fully displayed in front of the assistant, the assistant immediately tore off the fax and glanced at it, and soon he understood the seriousness of the tense.

Ten minutes later, the fax was placed at the top of all the documents, on the desk of the head of the legal department of Mediterranean Shipping's London headquarters.

Although with the changes in the world's trade pattern, London has long since lost its position as the world's largest port. After all, seven of the world's top ten ports are in China. However, the importance of London in the global shipping map has not been shaken in the slightest, and it is still recognized by the industry as the world's first shipping center.

As the world's most arbitration center for maritime disputes, the London Institute of Maritime Arbitrators undertakes 90% of the world's maritime disputes. In addition, it also brings together 20% of the world's class management agencies, 50% of the tanker charter business, 40% of the bulk carrier business, 18% of the ship financing business, and 20% of the shipping insurance business. It is precisely because London plays such an important role in international shipping that the London headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping Company attaches so much importance to its legal department.

However, when Mazel, the head of the legal department, got the fax from Scotland Yard, he couldn't help but feel a little bit troubled. Because it's very clear in this email. The shipping company involved in the killing of 12 illegal immigrants in Dover not long ago was the Mediterranean Shipping where Maazel worked. This case not only alarmed the entire British media, but also because the identities of the victims came from many countries, relevant countries are very concerned about this case. There was even a spontaneous mourning rally near the Port of Dover not long ago. It can be said that the girls killed in the Dover case have won the sympathy of the vast majority of the British public.

In addition to the reason for the influence of the case itself, there is another point that Mazel feels difficult to handle. That's the problem with MSC itself.

As a world-class shipping giant started in Italy. Mediterranean Shipping has had an inexplicable relationship with the Mafia from the day it was born. When the company was first established, all of MSC's shipbuilding costs were paid for in cash. It did this not because MSC had deep pockets from the start, but because the company was indeed funded by the inexplicable wealth of the Mafia.

However, all this began to turn around after the Russians took over. As the global economy slumped in the late 1980s, the bustling shipping industry also began to shrink. However, during this period, a group of wealthy Eastern Europeans bought a large number of shares from the Italian family at a very small price. In one fell swoop, he took control of the shipping company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Immediately afterwards, under the nurturing of a large number of freight orders from North America, Mediterranean Shipping began to rise against the trend in the overall downturn of the market, and established its position as the global shipping hegemon.

Mazel put down the fax in his hand a little depressed, and then he habitually stroked the top of his sparse head with his hands. After some thought, Maazel decided it would be better to report the matter to Geneva headquarters.

Mazel picked up the phone on the table and directly pressed a number stored on the phone. With the waiting busy tone coming from the receiver, Mazel quickly thought about the wording of how to report for a while.

"Hello, this is Mediterranean Shipping, I'm Farrell!"

"President Farrell, I'm Mazel from the London Legal Department. I'm afraid I need to report to you on a difficult matter!"

"Oh...is it a maritime dispute or something?"

"No, it's not, in fact, we are now involved in a very difficult case. The Scotland Yard people have their eyes on us..."

"The tricky thing? You mean..."

"Have you heard of the murder of 12 girls in Dover not long ago, whose bodies were found in our company's shipping containers?"

"I heard a little, but what do you mean by calling me, has Scotland Yard come to you?"

"No, they sent us a fax asking for specific information about that container. I'm a little unsure how to answer this kind of thing..."

"So, what can I do for you..."

"Mr. President, no matter how the police deal with it, shouldn't we check ourselves first? At least we need to know what the Mediterranean Shipping Company has in this matter that can arouse the police's suspicion. Moreover, this case has already been It has alerted many countries, including the United States and Russia, and it is best to have a unified voice within the company to deal with this joint investigation..."

Mazel gave his opinion from a professional point of view. Farrell, who was on the other side of the phone, was silent for a moment, and finally agreed with Mazel's suggestion.

"Okay, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible. When I find out what happened, I will contact you again..."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Farrell. Excuse me, do I still need to inform BOSS about this matter?"

"What do you think, we can handle such a small matter by ourselves!"

"Sorry, Mr. Farrell, I was overthinking it!"

...

When Mazel ended the phone call with VP Farrell at Geneva headquarters ~lightnovelpub.net~ he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The reason why Maazel felt that this matter was difficult to handle was that he did not know whether there was any connection between the Dover case and MSC. This kind of thing, it is best to let the company's higher-level executives to investigate, regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with Mediterranean Shipping, the entire company's external response must be consistent. And this is not what he Maazel, the legal director of a small London headquarters, can afford.

But just after Mazel hung up the phone, his secretary suddenly knocked on the door and walked into his office.

"Mr. Maazel, the BBC called just now and said that they wanted to ask you about the situation related to the Dover case. Would you like to be interviewed by the other party?"

"BBC? Tell them that we have no comment now, and also inform everyone in the London headquarters that no one is allowed to disclose half a word to the media until the official notice is down!"

(ps: For the setting of Mediterranean Shipping Company in this book, please refer to my previous work "The Godfather of the Soviet Union", which has nothing to do with the real world)