Now Diego Garcia is completely self-sufficient, not only does not need the allocation of Adan company, but also can create a profit of more than 20,000 rand per month, although it seems that this number is not enough, but with the gradual increase in trade in the Indian Ocean and the gradual increase in the number of ships, this number has been rising.

This is also an important reason why the Admiralty covets Diego Garcia, not to mention the strategic value and military value, the economic value alone is attractive enough.

After Huang Liang produced these four photos, the so-called "collective demand" of the residents of the Chagos Archipelago completely lost the sympathy of the jury.

The Chagos Archipelago became a British colony in 1810 and is administered by Mauritius.

In the 100-year period from 1810 to 1909, little changed in the Chagos archipelago, with only a few plantations that were not doing well and had no value to speak of.

In the hands of the Adan Company, the Chagos Archipelago finally bloomed with charming brilliance and became the most dazzling pearl in the center of the Indian Ocean, and the residents of the Chagos Archipelago stood up at this time and demanded that the Adan Company return the Chagos Archipelago to all the residents, and if the London Supreme Court supported the demands of the residents of the Chagos Islands, then the legitimate rights and interests of the entire British aristocracy would cease to exist, and even the ruling foundation of the British Empire would be shaken.

This is also the real reason why Roque did not take this long lawsuit to heart, the Admiralty underestimated the influence of the Chagos Archipelago, only saw the strategic value of the Chagos Archipelago, but ignored the entire aristocratic class represented by Roque.

As far as the trial has progressed, it no longer makes much sense for Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's third witness to appear.

Sir Arabella gave the third witness only a short five minutes, and after a brief examination of the third witness by Nicholas Beard, Sir Arabella adjourned.

This announcement of the adjournment does not mean that the verdict will be announced on a later date, but only for half an hour, and when the jury will discuss the results, Sir Arabella will announce it directly.

The deliberations of the jury were held in private, and when Sir Arabella and the jury had withdrawn, the auditorium was lively.

"Mr. Huangliang, Diego Garcia is such a beautiful place, I am deeply impressed by your conscientiousness and responsibility, and we are very proud of you." Nicholas Beard took the initiative to talk to Huang Liang, who had returned to the gallery.

The four children were also in the auditorium, and they received the attention of almost everyone, especially the ladies who were overflowing with motherhood, and if Huang Liang was not present, it was estimated that they would be happy to take these children home directly.

"Thank you, it's the result of all of us working together." Huang Liang is not greedy for merit, Zheng He Island is the property of Adan Company, and Nicholas Beard is an employee of Adan Company, in fact, they are all family.

"But ten years ago, who would have thought that Diego Garcia would be what he is now." Nicholas Beard is not so much an exclamation as a tribute to someone's vision.

"The Lord can think of it, otherwise the Lord would not have bought the Adan Islands." Huang Liang said bluntly, in Huang Liang's heart, if there is really a God in this world, then God must be Roque.

The most disappointing person in the entire courtroom was definitely Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand.

Before the trial, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand was full of confidence, and he never expected to be defeated after the trial.

Now Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand only wants to settle accounts with Leander and Ronald, thinking that they have screwed everything.

But both Leander and Ronald are under the protection of the bailiffs, and Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand can only think about it.

However, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand did not give up, and while Nicholas Beard and Huang Liang were having a good conversation, Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand slowly came over with a gloomy expression.

Nicholas Beard and Huang Liang immediately stopped talking.

"Don't think you've won, it's not over yet, just wait, you'll face more serious charges next." Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand swore by it.

"Hehe, please—" Nicholas Beard's demeanor was more and more in contrast to Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's impatience.

Half an hour later, Sir Arabella and the members of the jury returned to the courtroom, and Sir Arabella immediately announced the outcome of the trial.

After deliberation by the jury, the jury unanimously found that the charges against Adan by the residents of the Chagos Islands were not substantiated and that Adan Company's ownership of the Chagos Archipelago was legitimate and undisputed.

After Sir Arabella announced the verdict, the audience and jury erupted in enthusiastic applause, and Nicholas Beard and Huang Liang hugged in celebration, a crucial sentencing that meant that from now on, no one could legally challenge Adan Company's ownership of the Chagos Archipelago.

Although the courtroom allowed reporters to enter, the case received too much attention, and there were too many reporters hoping to get interviews to accommodate all of them in the courtroom, so there were still many reporters waiting outside the courtroom for news.

"Yes, we won the lawsuit, it should not have started in the first place, and all the accusations against Adan are unreasonable." Nicholas Beard spoke eloquently to reporters.

"We have built Zhenghe Island into the largest supply port in the Indian Ocean from nothing, and no one can take Zhenghe Island away from us, and if anyone tries to do that, then step over my corpse first." Huang Liang is extremely strong in the face of reporters, and Adan Company does have the strength to speak ruthlessly.

"We did fail this time, but we will not give up, and we will next file a criminal case against Adan against the collective murder of the inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago—" Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand said in a shocking manner, but the reporters liked nothing more than that, so almost all the reporters gathered around Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand.

On the steps not far from Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand, Nicholas Beard and Huang Liang looked at Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand, who was surrounded by reporters, with an ugly face.

In January 1910, Adan hired a passenger ship from the British Blue Star Shipping Company to transport 375 residents of the Chagos Archipelago from Diego Garcia to Ceylon, but the merchant ship sank on its way to Ceylon, killing all 375 people.

"Mass murder? It's ridiculous, it's just a madman's drunken babbling, and it doesn't correspond to the truth at all. Nicholas Beard denied it outright, and then quickly boarded the car with Huang Liang.

This is a new situation, and we need to discuss a countermeasure immediately.

That night, Roque learned about Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand's remarks in front of the District Court in London.

Roque went directly to visit Kitchener the next day, hoping to remind John Jellicoe through Kitchener not to go too far on the wrong path.

"Locke, can't you just give Diego Garcia back to the Admiralty? I'm sure John will give you plenty of compensation. "Kitchener's expression is complicated, and on this issue, Kitchener is actually leaning towards the Admiralty.

"Marshal, you all know the value of Diego Garcia, so do you think I will give up Diego Garcia?" Roque did not speak at all about the issue of transfer compensation, which did not need to be discussed, and Roque thought that Kitchener was seriously misnomer: "—Moreover, Diego Garcia never belonged to the Admiralty, so where does 'yet' begin?" ”

Roque purchased the Chagos Archipelago from the colonial government of Mauritius, not from the Admiralty, so Roque resolutely did not approve of this "return" of Kitchener.

"Okay, okay, it's me who used it wrongly, so what do you think of using 'transfer'?" Still, Kitchener tried to get Roque to take a step back.

"Absolutely impossible!" Roque cut the nail on.

"Locke, don't do this—" Kitchina continued to try to persuade.

"Marshal, I have a reason why I can't give up the Chagos Archipelago, the Chagos Archipelago is dispensable for the Admiralty, but it is very important for us in Southern Africa, our ships going to and from East India and Southern Africa need to pass through the Chagos Archipelago, and the Admiralty has countless naval bases around the Indian Ocean, so what the hell is the Admiralty insisting on? Is Diego Garcia really that important to the Admiralty? "Roque resolutely refuses to give in, the current British Empire is still very substantial, all the islands in the Indian Ocean, except for the Adan Islands and the French-controlled Reunion, and the Comoros Islands, which were also sold to the Adan Company, are all owned by the British, so Diego Garcia is really not much important to the British Royal Navy.

Kitchener could not explain the problem, but promised Roque to mediate.

Roque did not hang himself from the Kitchener tree, and in turn Roque sent a telegram to Winston and Neville that if the Admiralty was entangled, then Roque would retaliate against the Admiralty.

Don't think that Roque has no countermeasures against the British Royal Navy, aircraft carriers shined during the world wars and played an increasingly important role.

After the end of the World War, the budget of the Royal Navy was also forced to compress and did not continue to order aircraft carriers from southern Africa, but the two aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft that had already been delivered also needed technical support from the Edward Shipyard.

If the Admiralty is entangled, then Roark will stop technical support for aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft, which will have a significant impact on the British Navy, which is in the process of upgrading and transforming.

After the end of the World War, the British government re-examined the role of the Royal Navy and found that the Royal Navy did not play a decisive role in the world war, and now the British government is asking the Royal Navy to be upgraded and transformed to meet the needs of modern warfare.

Moreover, what Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand said in the District Court of London is also untenable, the ship did sink and the man did die, but the Admiralty could not prove that Adan deliberately caused the shipwreck, on the contrary, if the Admiralty showed some facts in a bloody public appearance, then it was not only Adan that was affected.