The questions continue. Although the main doubts have been answered, there are other questions that should still be asked clearly.

"The three ships came to attack us last time. Who was the mastermind? Is it you or the East India Company? What is your relationship with the East India Company?"

Tang Jian never interfered in civil affairs, and he was very self-disciplined in this regard. But when it came to collective security, he never took it lightly. He didn't have any polite words, he just asked direct and hard questions.

Anna seemed to have anticipated this question. She turned to Julie, spoke in Italian for a long time, and took out several documents and handed them to her. The latter nodded while listening, and finally stood up:

"This is a long story, so I'll give you a rough explanation. If there's anything unclear, you can ask again. "

The reason why Anna chose to come to the East, in addition to being influenced by the very popular "Marco Polo's Travels" at the time, was that she got a member of the "Seventeen Gentlemen", the highest authority of the Dutch East India Company.

A letter of recommendation from a parent.

That was a close friend of her father's during his lifetime. The Medici family made their fortune in business and had friends with many businessmen from various countries. Even if they have different beliefs, they can still build a strong relationship network by relying on money and favors. It's just Anna's.

Both her parents have passed away, and most of the favors have dissipated, otherwise she would not have been expelled from the family.

This gentleman is quite nostalgic. After hearing that she was coming to the East, he gave her such a letter of recommendation so that she could seek help from several of his old subordinates. Among them, the one with the highest status is Mr. Gerand de with,

The governor of the East India Company on the island of Tayouan - translated into Chinese it means Da Yuan, that is, the island of Taiwan.

It's just that when the Princess arrived in Taiwan, the local governor had changed, and now Mr. Hansputmans was in charge. He was a rather rude and brutal former soldier. Although he accepted Anna on the face of those few letters of introduction,

A group of people, but after all, they are very different in all aspects.

However, what made Anna feel most uneasy was that the officer Hans Putmans looked at her in a slightly inappropriate way, and she knew exactly what that meant. So she quickly asked to leave before the other party had time to make further demands.

The introduction credit issued from the headquarters of the East India Company was quite large. For the sake of the introducer, Governor Hans Putmans finally agreed to send two ships to escort them back to Batavia. However, shortly before departure, the two

The boat suddenly received a new order - the Governor asked them to "stop by" a certain island on the way.

According to reports from the Chinese who cooperated with them, there was a huge iron ship on that island that could move on its own without any sails and was extremely fast. Governor Hans Putmans did not take this rumor seriously at first, but

Since the Chinese people had made repeated promises, he ordered the escort ship to go by and have a look. If there was an opportunity, he would grab it directly.

At sea, once a fleet is formed, they must act together. When the two ships come over, the Princess has to follow. So everything happened next...

"Hans Putmans is quite famous in our history books. He is a hawkish figure. When he first took office, he claimed that he could sweep the South China Sea with twelve European warships. In 1633, during the Great Battle of Liaoluo Bay,

The coalition forces between him and Liu Xiang were defeated by the Zheng family and the Ming Dynasty navy using fire boat tactics, so they lost their governorship..."

Ling Ning was quite familiar with this period of history. When she heard this, she casually reported some information. However, Lin Feng next to him immediately poked him, indicating that Anna was still sitting there, but Ling Ning smiled nonchalantly and whispered:

"Do you think she still knows nothing about it? Have you read the preface to "The Origin of Species"? It's full of dates and names. That paragraph alone is enough to tell her everything, not to mention most of our work.

There is a production date on the appliance..."

Indeed, from where Anna was sitting, she should have been able to hear Ling Ning's words, but her expression was as usual and she didn't even blink. She just looked nervously at the people opposite - these people made the decision

her destiny.

No one asked questions after that. The conference room became silent for a while. After leaving the table, he looked back at Professor Li.

"Look... are we discussing it?"

Professor Li looked at Tang Jian again and saw that the latter had no objection. He nodded:

"Okay, Miss Anna, please go out for a moment, we need to have a discussion. "

Anna stood up after hearing this, and bowed to this side. When she was about to turn around, she suddenly stopped, looked at this side, hesitated, but still spoke:

"I...I also have a question to ask you, is it okay?"

After getting permission from here, the seventeenth-century Italian girl asked slowly in a rather hesitant but expectant tone:

"In your...your original era, had you ever heard of the ship Princess...or anything related to it?"

There was another long silence in the conference room. Everyone was in a daze, although they had long expected that it would be impossible to hide their origins from each other - just how much had been revealed in those books and DVDs.

But the fact that this young lady could treat her so calmly was beyond their expectations.

We have speculated here that when people of this era know and believe their origins, what will be their first reaction? The final conclusion is that they want to know their own destiny. Now it seems that this is indeed the case.

However, whether it is Li Mingyuan, a professor in the history department, Ling Ning, who is familiar with the Age of Discovery, or Pang Yu, who has read a large number of miscellaneous books, they can only shake their heads helplessly at this time:

"...I don't know, I've never seen any record of this. "

Anna's eyes slowly passed over everyone's face, and her eyes gradually changed from expectation to disappointment. In the end, she bent down, bowed slightly to everyone here, and then turned around and exited the room. Jack immediately accompanied her.

As a doctor, he paid special attention to Anna's mental condition at this time.

"Do you think what she said is credible?"

After Anna went out, Tang Jian first asked Zhao Lide for confirmation. He originally thought that Ade would ask one or two questions, but he did not expect that the latter did not ask any questions at all. From the beginning to the end, he just kept carefully observing Anna's face and expression. At the same time,

Quickly jot something down in your notebook.

"It's okay. I probably didn't lie in general. But there are some small details. Especially about the relationship with the Dutch at the end, I must have concealed something... but it shouldn't be a big problem, because she didn't look special.

Feeling guilty..."

Looking up and seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Ade laughed:

"Ah, this is a topic I studied when I was idle and bored in the detention center: judging someone's mental state by observing their facial expressions and movements, especially whether they are lying. It is quite effective. My colleagues in the unit used to call me

Here’s my humanoid lie detector!”

God knows if Ade is bragging. Anyway, he is the only expert in interrogation here right now, so everyone can only believe whatever he says.

"Okay, okay, what she said is credible, let's talk about your opinions now...Pang Yu, you speak first!"

Since the other person's answer passed the test of the human polygraph, Julie immediately began to urge everyone to make a decision as soon as possible, and was the first to name someone - she knew very well that this person would definitely not object to her suggestion.

.

Sure enough, Pang Yu shrugged his shoulders:

"I still say the same thing - she is 'very useful' to our group. "

Julie turned to look at the banquet again. The latter immediately raised his hand:

"I agree……"

Then several people in the girls' group also expressed their agreement. They must have been connected in advance, but then there was a silence, and no one spoke for a long time.

After a while, a voice came from the crowd:

"Didn't Professor Li just say that she can be allowed to join only if everyone agrees? We don't even have half of the total number of people here, so is the decision valid?"

I didn’t see clearly who was speaking, but this person obviously wanted to muddy the waters. But Julie is a veteran in business negotiations and can grasp the details better than anyone else:

"That means naturalization and equal treatment...I am just asking for the hiring of a deputy manager. It is of the same nature as your use of local people to help. Do we also need to discuss it as a whole? - Well, we might as well discuss it first: That

What about Yan Wenchang, Cheng Yegao, Li Changqian... can they be used? We also have a say!"

The person in the crowd immediately fell silent. Julie was obviously not the kind of person who could just deal with it casually. If you want to reject her proposal, you must have a very good reason.

"If she is Chinese, then there is no need for this hearing. It doesn't matter who you choose to use, Julie. "

Ling Ning spoke slowly. Although his wife Zhuo Yuan had just raised her hand to express her agreement, he obviously had a different opinion:

"Personally, I actually agree with Pang Yu's view - she is very useful. But the concerns of some comrades are not incomprehensible...'The eight words 'people who are not of my race must have different hearts' have been passed down to this day and cannot be

It makes no sense. Jack is from the same era as us and has been through life and death together. We can trust him and we must trust him. "

When she said this, Ling Ning couldn't help but glance at Old Jack's seat. Of course it was empty now. As a member of the committee, Jack volunteered to accompany Anna outside to wait for news. This was out of respect for his sweetheart.

Love and care, on the other hand, may also be intentionally avoided so that the other side can speak freely.

This American has a doctorate in psychology, and he is by no means as carefree as he usually shows when it comes to key matters.

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Chapter completed!