The area of the farm in Britain is certainly not as large as the farm area in southern Africa, and the farm area of Leander is only about 50 acres, and the business situation is not very good, it can be seen that Leander's life is not satisfactory.

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

Leander's home is like that, in British parlance, with the quaint sense of a traditional English country house.

Maybe the British really think so, but in Patton's view, there is actually no money to build a new house, so he can only live in the old house all the time.

These old houses with a history of hundreds of years, in fact, are really not very comfortable to live in, the house where Leander lives is a brick and stone structure, the appearance of the house looks like it is simple and thick, the appearance of the house is indeed a little mottled, it is estimated that it is because the master who built the house is not very good, and the chimney on the roof is not very neat, and it looks like it follows a lump of mud on the roof as a chimney.

When Barton saw Leander, his hair was disheveled, his beard had not been trimmed for a long time, he was wearing a tweed coat with two buttons off and a hole, and he sat cowering on a squeaky triangular stool, giving up the only spring sofa in the living room to Barton to sit on.

Barton was not polite, and based on what he observed, he chose the swift and effective way.

"You can fill in as much as you want, this is a check from the RAND Bank, it can be withdrawn from all RAND banks in the world, you know what my purpose is, if you are afraid of the reprisals of the MIA, then I can arrange for you and your family to go to Southern Africa and give you a farm ten times larger than the area of this farm you own now." Barton came up with a combination punch that knocked Leander unconscious.

"What do you want me to do, sir?" Leander's gaze was fearful at Barton, who was still wearing his cadet uniform at the Royal Naval College.

Barton smiled, he wasn't worried about Leander's opening of his mouth, smart people always know how to do it in moderation, if Leander filled in too many numbers, then he wouldn't get a penny, and maybe he would die without a place to bury.

Fourteen days passed quickly, and the proceedings filed by the residents of the Chagos Islands against Adan were scheduled for March 23, as arranged by the Supreme Court of London.

Adan Company did not hire a lawyer Tiantuan to respond to the lawsuit, and the lawyers of the company's legal department did not eat for nothing, and this kind of lawsuit did not need Roque and Xiao Si to come forward, and Adan Company only sent a business manager to represent Adan Company in court, which made Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand, the representative appointed by the Military Intelligence Bureau, very dissatisfied.

This can't be blamed on Adan Company, didn't the Military Intelligence Agency also send only one lieutenant colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand, who is the lawyer representing the residents of the Chagos Islands.

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

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

"Lieutenant Colonel, it's not appropriate for you to visit me at this time." Sir Arabella was dissatisfied, and as the court date approached, the case received more and more attention, and although none of the big names of the Adan Company appeared, the reporters of The Times and the Daily Telegraph were very active, and now across the street from Sir Arabella's house, there were reporters with cameras.

The paparazzi in the UK really live up to their reputation.

"Don't worry about the Lord, we've got the win." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand is full of confidence, and a number of bigwigs have already expressed their support for the Admiralty to take back the Chagos Archipelago and build a naval base in the Chagos Archipelago.

"Since the victory is in hand, then you shouldn't come, look at the reporters outside the door, if the outcome of tomorrow's trial is not in favor of Adan Company, then you should know how those reporters will make waves." Sir Arabella had a headache, and he was also a Lord, and there was a world of difference between him and Lord Roque.

Jazz is only a lifelong nobleman, the kind that cannot be hereditary, and strictly speaking does not belong to the aristocratic class.

The marquis is the ultimate that ordinary people can achieve, there are only 20 dukes in England, and then there are marquises, since the beginning of the new century, the marquis canonized by the king is only Roque and Kitchener.

"I'm here to tell you about some unexpected situations, I just got the news that Adan sent someone to contact our witnesses ten days ago, and the situation may change." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand was not so confident that he would not have ventured to find Arabella.

"Didn't you send people to control the witnesses? How can Adan Company be given access to witnesses at will? "Arabella is going crazy, it was ten days ago, and now she is reporting, God knows how much has happened in these ten days.

"It doesn't matter, we have additional witnesses, and most of the jury members are our people, I just want to say that if something goes wrong at trial, then don't worry, we have a well-developed response plan." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand explained that the Admiralty and the Military Intelligence Agency had done a lot of work to win the case.

"Well, I hope what you say turns out to be true." Sir Arabella's face was ugly, he had known that the case was tricky, but he had not expected it to be so tricky.

If before today, Sir Arabella had been confident, but now Sir Arabella's confidence has been shaken.

The next day was the day of the trial, and Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand arrived at the District Court of London early, unexpectedly discovering that the trial procedure had changed.

The case was originally scheduled to be heard in closed session in a smaller courtroom, but because of the high profile of the case, it had to be changed to the largest courtroom, and the London Magistrates' Court also allowed reporters to enter, but not to shoot live.

It doesn't matter if you don't let the film, the powerful reporters can draw it, 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 play normally, then we will definitely win this lawsuit." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand cheered himself up.

"There was also a temporary change in the jury, and Mr. Graham was unable to attend due to his health, and he was replaced by Sir Raymond." Major Nicholas, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's assistant, frowned, Graham was a member of the House of Commons, and when Graham was elected to the council, George V customarily wanted to grant Graham the title, but Graham did not accept it.

"It's okay, Sir Raymond won't change anything." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand gritted his teeth and insisted, he suddenly had a very bad feeling that the matter was now beyond the control of the Admiralty.

It is an obvious fact that if the District Court of London rules that Adan must return the Chagos Islands to the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands, then the "sanctity of private property" in the UK will be reduced to a joke.

And the group with the most "private property" in Britain is undoubtedly the aristocracy, so don't look at the case before the trial has so many big people swearing, when it comes to the trial, it is estimated that the attitude of those big people is really hard to say.

Not to mention anything else, the temporary replacement of jury members is estimated to be impossible simply by relying on the strength of Adan Company.

Adan has some influence in London, but not to that extent.

This feeling became more and more evident after the trial.

After the prosecution and defense make their statements, they immediately enter the witness link.

The first to appear in court was Leander.

Today, Leander has a haircut, his beard is carefully trimmed, and he wears a three-piece suit common to the middle class, and a brand new cashmere coat that the MIA has bought for Leander temporarily.

"Mr. Leander, you said that you had a hard time living because your farm in the Chagos Archipelago was forcibly bought by Adan Company, so what's the matter with your outfit? Let me see, this outfit isn't cheap—oh, the old Frank tailor's shop on Riverside Street, it's going to be expensive—" Adan was represented by Nicholas Beard, the legal department of Adan & Co.

"I don't know, I didn't buy it, five days ago several gentlemen took me away from my farm, then gave me a haircut, cut my beard, and bought me new clothes." Leander was telling the truth, and Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand looked extremely ugly.

"No, this has nothing to do with the case we are trying." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand could not let Leondel Hu say.

"I think it's related, Mr. Leander, you still have a farm, where is your farm?" Nicholas Beard did not ask Arabella and continued to inquire about Leander.

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

"My farm is in Ipswich, in East Suffolk, and even though it's only 50 acres, it cost me £300." Leander is still telling the truth, and he really doesn't add fuel to the fire.

"£300, then your life seems to be unsustainable." Nicholas Beard's expression was playful.

"I think it's okay, at least it's much better than when I was in the Chagos Archipelago, I couldn't even find a wife in the Chagos Archipelago, and now I have a wife and children, I think it's very good." Leander's script did not go as Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand had planned, and it did not look like an accusation against Adan but a defense of Adan either.

"So what are you here for?" Nicholas Beard was kind and seductive.

"Let me tell me that if I tell the truth in court, then I will receive a hundred pounds." Leander was telling the truth.

"So are you telling the truth?" Nicholas Beard kills people.

"I swear to God that I tell the truth." Leander really swears.

In the solemn courtroom, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand looked like ashes.