Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1176

The farms in the UK are definitely not as large as the farms in southern Africa. Leander's farm area is only about 50 acres, and the operating conditions are not very good. It can be seen that Leander's life is not satisfactory.

The British writer Parkes once said: In the minds of the British, the soul of Britain is in the countryside.

Leander's home is like this. In the words of the British, it has the quaint sense of age of a traditional English country house.

Maybe the British really think so, but in Patton's view, they just don't have the money to build a new house, so they can only live in the old house all the time.

These old houses with a history of hundreds of years are actually not very comfortable to live in. The house Leander lives in is a masonry structure. It is a little mottled, probably because the master who built the house was not very good at the time, and the chimneys on the roof were not neat. It looks like a lump of mud was placed on the roof as a chimney.

When Barton saw Leander, his hair was disheveled and his beard hadn't been trimmed for a long time. He was wearing a woolen coat with two buttons missing and a hole in it, sitting timidly in a On the creaking and wobbly triangular stool, Barton gave the only spring sofa in the living room to sit on.

Button was not polite, and based on what he observed, he chose a quick and effective method.

"You can fill in as much as you want. This is a Rand bank check. It can be drawn at any Rand bank in the world. You know what my purpose is. If you are afraid of retaliation by the Military Intelligence Agency, then I can arrange for you and your family Go to southern Africa and give you a farm ten times larger than the one you have now." Barton came up with a set of combo punches and directly knocked Liander unconscious.

"Sir, what do you want me to do?" Leander looked fearfully at Barton, who was still wearing his cadet uniform at the Royal Naval Academy.

Barton smiled. He wasn't worried that Leander would open his mouth. Smart people always know when enough is enough. If Leander fills in too many numbers, he won't get any money, and maybe he will die without a place to bury him.

Fourteen days passed quickly. According to the arrangement of the Supreme Court in London, the lawsuit against Adan Company by the residents of the Chagos Islands was scheduled for March 3.

Adan Company did not hire a team of lawyers to respond to the lawsuit, and the lawyers in the company's legal department are not free. This kind of lawsuit does not require Rock and Stoudemire to come forward. Adan Company only sent a business manager to represent Adan Company in court. , This made Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand, the representative assigned by the Military Intelligence Bureau, very dissatisfied.

This can't be blamed on Adan Company. Didn't the Military Intelligence Bureau only send a lieutenant colonel to appear in court? Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand is the attorney representing the residents of the Chagos Islands.

It was not the Lord Chancellor who was in charge of hearing the case, but Sir Arabella, Magistrate of London.

On the day before the trial, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand paid a special visit to Sir Arabella.

"Lieutenant Colonel, it is not appropriate for you to visit me at this time." Sir Arabella was very dissatisfied. As the date of the trial approached, the case received more and more attention. But the reporters of The Times and The Daily Telegraph were very active. Right now, across the street from Sir Arabella's house, there were reporters with cameras standing guard.

The British paparazzi certainly live up to their reputation.

"Don't worry about your lord, we have a good chance of winning." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand was full of confidence. Many big figures had already expressed their support for the Ministry of the Navy to take back the Chagos Islands and build a naval base in the Chagos Islands.

"Since the victory is in your hands, then you shouldn't come here. Look at the reporters outside the door. If the result of the trial tomorrow is not good for Adan Company, then you should know how those reporters will make trouble." Sir Arabella had a headache, and the same Lord, his lord is very different from Roque's lord.

Jazz is just a lifelong nobleman, not hereditary, and strictly speaking, it does not belong to the noble class.

The marquis is the ultimate that ordinary people can achieve. There are only 20 dukes in the UK, and the next is the marquis. Since the beginning of the new century, the only marquises conferred by the king are Roque and Kitchener.

"I'm here to tell you about some emergencies. I just got the news that Adan Company sent people to contact our witnesses ten days ago. The situation may change." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's confidence is not so full. Otherwise, he would not have taken the risk to find Arabella.

"Didn't you send someone to control the witness? How could you let Adan Company contact the witness casually?" Arabella was going crazy. It was already ten days ago, and she only reported it now. God knows how much happened in these ten days. thing.

"It doesn't matter, we have supplementary witnesses, and most of the jury members are our people. I just want to say that if there is an accident in the trial, don't worry, we have a complete response plan." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand explained that in order to win In this lawsuit, the Department of the Navy and the Military Intelligence Agency have done a lot of work.

"Well, I hope what you said will come true." Sir Arabella's face was grim. He knew that this case was difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Before today, Sir Arabella was still very confident, but now Sir Arabella's confidence has been shaken.

The next day was the day of the trial. Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand came to the London Magistrates Court early and unexpectedly found that the trial procedure had changed.

The case was originally arranged to be heard in a smaller court, but because the attention of this case was too high, it had to be changed to the largest court, and the London Magistrates Court also allowed reporters to enter the venue, but did not allow on-site filming.

It doesn't matter if they are not allowed to take pictures, the reporters with great abilities can draw, and the "Times" invited a few sketch masters to prepare to record the situation during the trial.

"It doesn't matter, as long as we perform normally, we will definitely win this lawsuit." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand encouraged himself.

"The members of the jury have also been temporarily replaced. Mr. Graham was unable to attend due to physical reasons. His replacement was Sir Raymond." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's assistant, Major Nicholas, frowned. Graham is a member of the House of Commons. When Graham was elected as a member of Parliament, George V wanted to grant Graham a title according to the custom, but Graham did not accept it.

"It doesn't matter, Sir Raymond won't change anything." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand insisted through clenched teeth. He suddenly had a bad feeling that this matter was beyond the control of the Admiralty.

It is an obvious fact that if the London Magistrates Court decides that Adan Company must return the Chagos Islands to the residents of the Chagos Islands, then the UK's "sacred and inviolable private property" will become a joke.

The group with the most "private property" in the UK is undoubtedly the aristocratic class, so despite the fact that so many big figures swore before the trial, it is hard to say what the attitude of those big figures will be when it comes to the trial.

Among other things, it is estimated that it is impossible to temporarily replace the members of the jury with the strength of Adan Company alone.

Adan & Co. has some influence in London, but not to such an extent.

This feeling became more and more obvious after the trial.

After the statements of both the prosecution and the defense, the witnesses will be entered immediately.

The first to appear in court was Leander.

Today, Leander has had his hair cut and his beard carefully trimmed. He is wearing a three-piece suit common to the middle class, and a brand new cashmere overcoat, which was temporarily purchased by the Military Intelligence Agency for Leander.

"Mr. Leander, you said that your farm in the Chagos Islands was forcibly acquired by Adan Company, and then your life was difficult and unsustainable. Then what is going on with your suit? Let me see, this suit is not cheap —Oh, old Frank's Tailors on the Strand, custom fit, must be expensive—" Adan & Co. was represented by Nicholas Beard in the Adan & Co. Legal Department.

"I don't know, I didn't buy it, the gentlemen took me off my farm five days ago, cut my hair, cut my beard and bought me new clothes," Leander said. To tell the truth, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's face was extremely ugly.

"No, this matter has nothing to do with the case we are trying." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand could not let Leander talk nonsense.

"I think it's related, Mr. Leander, you still have a farm, where is your farm?" Nicholas Beard continued to ask Leander without asking Arabella.

Sir Arabella waited for Nicholas Beard to finish his questioning before coughing softly: "The objection is invalid, the witness answers the question—"

"My farm is in Ipswich, Suffolk in the east. Although the area of ​​the farm is only 50 acres, it cost me 300 pounds at the beginning." Liandel was telling the truth, and he really didn't add any details.

"300 pounds, then your life seems to be unsustainable." Nicholas Beard had a playful expression.

"I think it's okay, at least much better than when I was in the Chagos Islands. I couldn't even find a wife in the Chagos Islands. Now I have a wife and a child. I feel very good." Leander's The script did not go as planned by Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand at all. It did not seem to be suing Adam Company, but defending Adam Company.

"Then what is the purpose of your coming here?" Nicholas Beard earnestly enticed.

"The gentleman who asked me to sue the Ardan Islands told me that if I told the truth in court, then I would get a hundred pounds." Leander was really telling the truth.

"So are you telling the truth?" Nicholas Beard murdered.

"I swear to God, I'm telling the truth." Leander really dared to swear.

In the solemn courtroom, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's face was ashen.

(End of this chapter)