President Edward's trial took place on the fifth day after the coup.
On this day, almost all of the Pannu people stayed at home and watched the live broadcast of the trial on TV.
Finally, Xin's Supreme Court sentenced President Edward to 17 crimes, including treason. All of his assets were confiscated and he was executed at the end of the month.
This result was supported by the entire Xin people. Those who were persecuted wanted nothing more than to skin him alive and pull out his meridians. Of course, Xin was a civilized country. They wouldn't execute him in such a barbaric way. Intravenous injection would be his final destination.
As to the soldiers who surrendered, considering they fought out of duty, the court didn't punish them severely for their actions during the coup. They only prosecuted the general for accepting bribes and sentenced him to ten years in prison.
At the same time, the former government army was disbanded.
After the situation stabilized, the small country with a population of less than twenty thousand quickly faded out of the world's media's sight and returned to peace.
But at the same time, the small country appeared in the eyes of many capitalists.
Because of a ten billion USD deal.
The infrastructure reconstruction project that completed the first phase would be open to all the real estate companies in the world. The estimated amount of the deal would be more than seven billion USD.
The most troublesome first phase was completed by Linhua Group "free of charge". The remaining three phases weren't too difficult. Of course, based on the stability of the new regime and Linhua Group's previous experience, all the real estate companies were much stricter on asset verification.
But when they heard the tender was from Future International, all the concerns disappeared.
An internet company with a monthly revenue of more than three hundred million USD, its ability to pay was unquestionable. Or rather, the real estate companies all over the world were eager for Future International to be unable to pay. That way, they could request for equity compensation. Once they obtained the shares, they could find a way to get Future Technology listed on NASDAQ. Even if the price reached 20 times earnings, they would still be able to make a fortune.
Of course, it was impossible for Jiang Chen to not have the money to pay.
For a time, all kinds of capitalists also set their eyes on this isolated island. Even if they couldn't get this big order of 10 billion USD, it was also a good choice to follow the big capitalists and get a share of the profits from the development of this island.
…
The engine of the yacht roared. The sea breeze messed up his hair as he stood at the bow and gazed at the skyline.
The yacht was purchased from the auction of Johnny's assets. The captain of the yacht was an old fisherman named Carter who was introduced by Cassan.
The brown-skinned native was equally fluent in Mandarin and English. It was said that he had been to Yang Cheng in China when he was young and had done business there. After his business failed, he returned to his hometown and became a fisherman. He worked there for more than 20 years.
"How much longer?"
"We're almost there." The old fisherman who was driving the boat grinned and continued to accelerate the boat.
At a speed of 50 knots, the ship only needed a wave to float as if it was flying. However, the fisherman was indeed a good sailor. No matter how the waves moved, the yacht was still as steady as a POI.
Ayesha clutched Jiang Chen's hand nervously while her other hand gripped the metal bars tightly. Jiang Chen, on the other hand, was not afraid at all. He stood facing the wind and breathed in the fresh air.
Soon, an island gradually emerged from the skyline.
"Do you see it?" The old fisherman yelled with a hearty laugh.
"Haha, I see it." Jiang Chen couldn't wait to take out the binoculars and looked at his island.
That's right, this was his island.
As the biggest winner of the coup, Celestial Trade Corporation not only received the contract to "contract national defense" and was allowed to replace the Xin government in forming an army, but also received the authorization to build a military outpost of one hundred square meters on the nine islands. Other than that, New Moon Island 150 kilometers west of Coro Island was also permanently leased by Xin to Celestial Trade Corporation for the construction of a military base.
The island, like its name, was shaped like a crescent moon.
The island was lush with tropical vegetation. The center of the island was slightly higher while the two sides were relatively flat. The beach in the bay was relatively shallow and formed a sandbar when the tide was low. If you looked down at the island, you could see the full moon. Because the tide was similar to the full moon, the island was also known as Yingque Island.
In the Pannu Islands, it was one of the few islands named in Chinese.
Because of its small size and lack of freshwater sources, it was an uninhabited island and not part of the nine islands. Although it ruined the beautiful scenery, it was a great choice as a military base.
When the boat approached, Jiang Chen saw the two ships anchored on the side of the island.
Because there was no deep water port, the two ships couldn't dock. They could only stay far away from the island and use small boats to transport people and supplies ashore.
These people were all transferred from the Niger military base. Most of them were Syrian Christians who were recruited by Jiang Chen as mercenaries on their way to escape. Although it was somewhat forced, when they found out that Jiang Chen didn't abuse them and made proper arrangements for their families, they were still grateful to Jiang Chen. After several months of military training, they had more or less assimilated into their new identities.
After some time, Jiang Chen would recruit soldiers in Pannu. Based on his plan, the first phase of the military base would maintain a force of 500 people. While developing the air force, he would purchase old warships for "modernization".
Of course, this could be done slowly. Since it was an era of peace, Xin's diplomatic relationship with neighboring countries was still normal. There was no urgent need for military expansion.
"Are we docking or going to the ship?" With the sea breeze in his mouth, the old fisherman roared.
"Go to the ship," Jiang Chen commanded.
"Okay."
With a roar and the roar of the engine, the old fisherman drove the boat to the ship.
The distance of a few kilometers was covered in the blink of an eye.
After the boat was secured with chains, the people on the ship lowered the ladder. Jiang Chen and Ayesha climbed up first.
When her feet touched the stable deck, Ayesha staggered dizzily. Fortunately, Jiang Chen caught her in time, or else she would have fallen into the sea.
"Are you seasick?" Seeing Ayesha's dizzy look, Jiang Chen couldn't help but curl his lips.
This was the first time he had seen her in such a dazed state.
"A little." Ayesha shook her head and held her forehead.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jiang Chen grumbled.
"Because … I saw that you were very happy when you were surfing." A blush appeared on the cold face as Ayesha lowered her head and said softly.
Looking at her cute expression, Jiang Chen's heart raced as he gulped.
But right at this moment, a light cough sounded from nearby.
It was Ivan's wrinkled face as he smiled mockingly at Jiang Chen.
"Boss, I really didn't mean to be a third wheel, it's just that … everyone is watching," Ivan said as he pouted to the side.
The soldiers on the deck whistled and waved at Jiang Chen, but the mockery in their eyes was obvious.
Ayesha buried her head behind Jiang Chen's back with a blushing face. Although she was always generous and proactive when it was just the two of them, she wasn't used to being intimate with Jiang Chen in front of others.
Jiang Chen was speechless.
These impudent people dared to laugh at the boss.
"All of you, get back to work. If I see you hanging around on the deck again, don't participate in the barbecue party tonight!" Jiang Chen roared at the people who had nothing to do.
Hearing that there was a barbecue party tonight, the soldiers immediately scattered and went back to work. Those who had nothing to do also pretended to be busy and helped out. Since no one would say no to barbecue, right?
Jiang Chen then looked at Ivan with a grin.
"Ahem, boss, I'm just … Uh, to prevent you from making a fool of yourself in front of your subordinates." Ivan was intimidated by Jiang Chen's stare as he waved his hand.
After the joke was over, Jiang Chen's expression became serious.
"Okay, the joke ends here. Wait for me in the captain's room. Take that Barkary kid with you. "
"Yes, sir!" Ivan saluted sternly and left with the order.
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