Chapter 1256: People from China

Xiao Peng was sitting on the sofa in the living room, bored and reading the newspaper. Walter knocked on the door and came in: "Boss, are you looking for me?"

"Come in and sit down!" Xiao Peng said, "Walter, I originally planned to strengthen the security team after we confirmed the accommodation, but now it seems that this is really not possible. With just a few people like this, you will be exhausted! Look, once Khedira and Kassin go to bed, you will have to rely on yourself here. Even if you like to follow me around, this house needs fixed security personnel. I'm thinking about hiring a professional security company. I want to hear your opinion. Guarding a house doesn't require people of your level, but they need to be dedicated and responsible."

Walter said directly: "Boss, in fact, this is what I want to talk to you about - if you want to find only a few of us as bodyguards, it's actually quite difficult. I saw that you wanted to recruit Kate when you were in Belgium. In fact, I don't agree with this idea. Soldiers and bodyguards are two completely different jobs. Many good soldiers with strong military qualities may not necessarily become good bodyguards. They all need special training to be competent for the duties of close bodyguards. Boss, I'm not bragging, just the push that Khedira made when you were attacked that day required a long time of training. And as you said, guarding the house really doesn't require too good military qualities. What is needed is 'diligence' and 'clean hands and feet', which is indeed what professional security companies do better."

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Walter, I said I'll leave the security work to you, so you have the final say. But...ah, now that I know someone is monitoring me, I'm paranoid. To be honest, everyone I see now looks like a spy sent by someone to monitor me."

"Boss, according to our long-term experience in counter-surveillance, the best way to counter-surveillance is to put all the information here." Walter pointed to his head: "Boss, since you live here, you have to adapt to our lifestyle here."

"Are the Americans crazy?" Xiao Peng said helplessly, "They monitor their allies and their own people...Are they just a bunch of voyeurs? Or are they suffering from severe paranoia?"

Although he complained like this, he actually understood what was going on.

It's said that "those who don't plan for eternity are unfit to plan for the present, and those who don't plan for the overall situation are unfit to plan for a specific region." Differences in national ideologies inevitably lead to conflicts between two countries. To put it simply, what China hates is what the Americans like, and what the Americans hate is what China likes.

In order to defend its status as the "only superpower on the planet," the Americans resort to all means. Basically, any country that becomes the "second in the world" will face the "wrath" of the Americans.

Britain, Germany, Japan, the former Soviet Union, the European Union... Since World War II, five of the "world's second largest economies" have been defeated by the United States. Now the sanctions stick has finally come to China, and the United States suddenly discovered that this opponent is different from the previous five.

After all, Daxia's productivity is immense; the nickname "World Manufacturing Factory" isn't earned for nothing. High-quality, affordable Daxia products are now sold worldwide. As the saying goes, "It's easy to move from frugality to luxury, but difficult to return to frugality," leaving Daxia production is now a difficult task. Wanting to bring Daxia down now? That's practically impossible.

Of course, not everyone is optimistic about Daxia's victory. For example, some of Daxia's public intellectuals have a fascinating theory: Daxia's technology is inferior, at best a "contract manufacturer," and the world's cutting-edge technology is in the hands of the Americans. Daxia's technology is inferior to that of the Americans, and if they so choose, the Americans will find many new "contract manufacturers" to replace Daxia's position as the "world's manufacturing factory." In short, Daxia is doomed to fail!

Anyway, you can hardly hear a good word about Daxia from the public intellectuals, and speaking ill of Daxia is their "job".

But Xiao Peng disagrees. It's like two students in school: one gets a perfect score in one subject and a 30-minute score in the other, while the other gets 80 points in both. While the former is more likely to become someone like "this family" or "that family," it's often the latter who finds life more enjoyable.

The foundation of a country is its manufacturing industry. The United States is developed, but its manufacturing industry is about to be destroyed by itself. "King of Understanding" said "to bring manufacturing back to the United States", but it turned out that the entire United States cannot even produce a bicycle if it relies entirely on its own production lines.

Ordinary people can live without airplanes, artillery, and missiles, but they can't live without bicycles and other daily necessities! And these are what Daxia excels at! Sanctioning Daxia will only lead to an increase in the burden of life for ordinary people. Will the people's hardship make you feel comfortable?

Daxia cannot be controlled!

"Walter!" Xiao Peng said, "Just give this matter to you and do it! If you think it's appropriate, you don't need to ask me!"

"Yes, boss!" Walter said, "I'll go find Alfred right away."

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Why are you looking for him?"

Walter said, "The service industry in the Netherlands is quite good. Most of the good security companies are connected with the Butler School. Find Alfred and ask him to contact a good security company. Boss, I've actually been wanting to ask you, why did you get up so early today?"

Xiao Peng slammed his hand on the table after hearing this. "Don't mention it! Alfred woke me up this morning and said someone from our embassy would come to see me at 11 o'clock! And they're already ten minutes late! What's the point? Are they trying to show me how high their status is? This is the Netherlands! Why can't they learn from the Dutch?"

The Daxia people have a bad habit: whenever something happens, those with higher status always arrive last. The best example of this is when celebrities walk the red carpet. The more famous they are, the further back they have to go. Sometimes, people fight to get the last spot...

This trend has also spread to other occasions, where people who feel they have a higher status usually show up a few minutes later.

But this is the Netherlands! One of the most punctual countries in Europe! They're not like places like France or Spain where time is not a priority. Being late here is considered an insult!

This person must be from the Daxia Embassy. If it were someone else, Xiao Peng would have kicked him out directly!

At this moment, Walter glanced outside: “Boss, there is a car coming, it’s probably coming!”

Xiao Peng nodded: "Okay! If it's any later, I really won't receive them! Tell Alfred to take them to the study."

"Okay!" Walter said and walked out.

Xiao Peng stood up and walked towards the study to see what they wanted to see him about. He quickly dealt with it and then continued playing games. "Naraka: Bladepoint" was really fun...

Not long after, Alfred brought two people into Xiao Peng's study. One of the two men looked to be in his thirties and was wearing a suit, and the other was in his fifties, wearing black-framed glasses and a Zhongshan suit.

He's just short of having the word "leader" written on his face!