Chapter 1367 This matter is not easy to say publicly

Murmansk has never been a place friendly to journalists, but recently many foreign journalists have flocked here, and their purpose is naturally to interview Xiao Peng.

While helping the Dutch people search for the Barents shipwreck, 'salvage king' Xiao Peng encountered an extremely rare 'flu' and nearly died. He was finally saved with the help of the Russians.

After this incident, Xiao Peng demonstrated the sincerity and trustworthiness of the Daxia people. Instead of retreating halfway, he continued to help the Dutch people find the Barents shipwreck despite the difficulties. This moved the Dutch people so much that the whole of Europe has been reporting on this matter recently. Many media outlets have even sent reporters to Murmansk to follow up on the progress of Xiao Peng and his team's salvage efforts.

Of course, as to whether they have any other purpose, that is not Xiao Peng's concern: anyway, keeping an eye on these reporters is the business of the Russian security department and has nothing to do with Xiao Peng.

However, it has become a routine for Xiao Peng's ship to be surrounded by reporters every time it enters the port.

"Mr. Xiao! Why did we return earlier than originally planned? Did we discover something?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "We did find something. We found a German warship from World War II. The coordinates have been sent to the relevant Russian authorities."

"This is the sixth... oh no, the seventh German warship you've discovered, right?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Indeed, this shows how brutal the war was back then, so we must not forget history. We must also prevent war from happening again. We Daxia people love peace. In my eyes, using force against another country is shameful, no matter what the reason."

"I'm a CNN reporter, Mr. Xiao. Can I understand that you are criticizing us Americans?"

Xiao Peng spread his hands after hearing this. "I didn't say that, but if you insist on identifying yourself with me, I can't help it. I can only say that you are very self-aware and know what you have done. But a CNN reporter is here too? That's quite unusual."

Although there are many reporters here, they have always been mainly European reporters. This is the first time that he has seen American reporters coming here.

The CNN reporter said angrily: "We have a just cause!"

Xiao Peng curled his lips and said, "You're a journalist, and you still have the nerve to say such things. It would be a shame if you didn't become a politician. Next question!"

"I have more questions!" the CNN reporter shouted.

"I have to answer you just because you have a question? I'm your father and I love you so much?" Xiao Peng said disdainfully.

"Why are you swearing?" the CNN reporter was furious.

"When did you see me scolding you? What? Your father doesn't love you?" Xiao Peng blinked and put on a sympathetic expression. "Oh, that's right. Sorry, sorry, I forgot about that. Many of you Americans don't even know who your biological fathers are. You must have had a serious childhood trauma, right? Blame me, blame me. I wasn't thoughtful when I spoke."

The reporters at the scene were all stifling laughter, secretly delighted by the embarrassing expressions of the CNN reporter – so that’s how Xiao Peng confronted them! Things have changed, and now let your American colleagues experience it too!

The CNN reporter also had a bad temper. After hearing what he said, he directly hit Xiao Peng with the microphone. Unfortunately, there was someone around Xiao Peng: Khedira directly reached out and grabbed the reporter's wrist, twisted and pressed it, and with a "click", the wrist was broken!

The CNN reporter howled like a pig being slaughtered.

Xiao Peng directly said to a plainclothes man next to him: "Alyosha, you saw that! The American is beating people here! He doesn't obey your laws here! I am fighting back in self-defense!"

After hearing this, the 'tour guide' Alyosha just waved his hand, and a few people appeared out of nowhere and directly grabbed the CNN reporter. Regardless of his wailing, they took away the photographer and others!

The reporters at the scene gasped when they saw this scene.

Someone wanted to record this scene on video, but Alyosha held out his hand and said, "Dear reporters, I hope you will cooperate with us."

The reporters at the scene looked at each other and took the initiative to hand over the SD card in the filming equipment to Alyosha - this is Murmansk, it is better to be honest here, the Russian intelligence department really does not tolerate bad habits!

Alyosha looked around and nodded with a smile: "Very good, thank you for your cooperation, your interview will continue!"

"Um... yes, yes, Mr. Xiao, can you tell us about this discovery?" a reporter shouted.

Xiao Peng said, "Our discovery this time is the German transport ship 'Kategat' from World War II, which sank during the Battle of Narvik in 1940. The cargo on board is iron ore from the Gällivare iron mine. It's not worth much, but its historical value is very important. As for how to treat this ship, I have already told the relevant Russian authorities its coordinates. It's up to them to decide how to treat it. As for that period of history, it's a matter of personal opinion. Each of you has a different understanding, so I won't explain it in detail."

History is like a young woman, painted by people to their own liking. Especially with the history of World War II, which has been embellished by the Anglo-Saxon media, the so-called "truth" of many things now is a matter of opinion.

Just like the 'Soviet-Finnish War' is a very strange piece of history.

Actually, this matter should start with Sweden.

Some people say that Poland is the "foot-binding cloth of Europe", then Sweden should be regarded as the "trouble-maker of Europe", and its ability to stir up trouble is even greater than that of the United Kingdom.

Sweden formed a unified nation around the 13th century and began to expand, conquering Finland in 1293. Through this continued expansion, the country grew stronger and stronger. In 1630, it defeated Denmark and dominated Scandinavia. It then began to expand into Europe, becoming a major player throughout the continent. It did not begin to decline until 1721, when it was defeated by a coalition of Poland, Denmark, and Russia.

The worst war for them was the war with Russia in 1808. This time they were completely defeated and Finland was occupied by the army of Russian Tsar Alexander I. From then on, Finland separated from Sweden and became an autonomous grand duchy of the then Tsarist Russian Empire.

In 1917, the October Revolution broke out in Russia, and Finland took the opportunity to declare independence, thus becoming an independent country. It also took the opportunity to expand a lot of territory, including the Petsamo region west of Murmansk, the Sara region in the south, and the Karelia region further south.

In other words, Finland's territory at that time was different from what it is now, and it had direct access to the Arctic Barents Sea. However, after World War II, Finland lost the Petsamo region and its northern coastal territory, and has since lost direct access to the Arctic.

The reason for this result has a lot to do with Sweden's "silly operations" during World War II.