Chapter 1716 Everyone rents a car, anyone can run

Zhenya really made Xiao Peng see the "friendship of Russians towards friends".

Renting a car when traveling in Russia is actually not cost-effective.

There is a slogan here called "Everyone is a taxi driver, anyone with a car can drive", and the evaluation of those who experience it is generally "barbarism and civilization coexist."

Xiao Peng just came from Moscow. When traveling to Moscow, you will find an interesting thing: there are fewer taxis than luxury cars there.

This isn't because every household in Moscow has a car and therefore doesn't need taxis. It's because if you want to hail a taxi on the streets of Moscow, you can simply hail a private car and it will stop for you. Just tell them your destination and negotiate the price before getting in. There's no need for a taxi at all, and the price is even cheaper than a real taxi.

Just like when Xiao Peng and his friends came here, they stopped a private car.

As for the people of Daxia who want to rent a car for a self-driving tour to Russia, it is even more troublesome.

Russia has introduced new driving regulations, and neither Chinese driver's licenses nor translated copies can be used. So if you want to rent a car here, you either need a driver's license from a country recognized by Russia or a Russian driver's license.

However, Zhenya showed his friendship: he directly put a note on the corner of the car window, telling Xiao Peng that with this note, all the police in Noyabrsk would know that he was one of them, and Xiao Peng could drive freely even without a Russian driver's license.

Moreover, Zhenya further demonstrated his friendship: the price of renting a car for Xiao Peng was 180,000 rubles per month, which is equivalent to about 16,000 yuan per month.

It might sound like a high price, but it's actually quite low. Renting a small Japanese car in Russia costs around 10,000 rubles a day, let alone a military GAZ-3937. This is basically the lowest price you can get for a car here.

There are three reasons why Zhenya rented the car to Xiao Peng at such a low price.

First, let Xiao Peng feel the friendship from Russian brothers.

Second, Xiao Peng helped him keep the song's origins a secret. (Xiao Peng's inner thoughts: Sorry, New Pants Band.)

Thirdly, the car is just sitting here anyway, so it would be better to use it to earn foreign exchange. Then he and the director can just split the money 50-50, and the money will not be turned over to the police station. Besides, the car will take up space in the parking lot if it is parked here, and driving it out will only reduce police resources.

Well, being a parasite so confidently is still very Russian.

As they left, Zhenya waved and told the two men, "Go ahead and drive boldly. Those Internal Security Guards won't come faster than mosquitoes."

(P.S.: Another characteristic of Noyabrsk is that there are a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, sometimes so many that it's beyond the imagination of normal people - it's really "blocking out the sun"! Sometimes when the sky suddenly becomes cloudy, don't think it's a sudden change of weather, it may just be a swarm of mosquitoes. In Noyabrsk, there is even a "Mosquito Monument" made of various steel waste materials, which is an oversized mosquito.)

When Xiao Peng drove the GAZ 3937 out of the confiscated car parking lot, he felt like he was dreaming. Zhenya recorded Kasin's identity information, collected the money, and let them drive the car away.

How can you not take this seriously?

Moreover, their blatant behavior of corruption and fraud really shocked Xiao Peng. The five words "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away" were fully reflected here.

In fact, not only was Xiao Peng shocked, but Desarev was also shocked. He was sitting in a car far away, watching the situation here with a remote monitoring device in his hand. After seeing Xiao Peng leave, Desarev put down his binoculars and looked helplessly at an old man in a police uniform next to him. He said, "Colonel Peskov, I'm really surprised. Is this what you usually do?"

Colonel Peskov was the chief of the police station in Noyabrsk and the father of Zhenya Peskov. After hearing what Desarev said, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This was a big trouble.

Even though his rank was higher than Desarev's, who in Russia wasn't afraid of the FSB? Especially since what he and his son had done had been caught. This wasn't just a matter of losing his job and being investigated, but a matter of whether he'd end up in jail for the rest of his life!

He looked at Yevgeny, who was sitting next to him, with a pleading look. Yevgeny was the head of the FSB Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug who ensured Xiao Peng's safety on the train.

Yevgeny felt disappointed when he looked at him: Damn it, why are you dragging me to death?

I did accept some benefits from you, but was it for the money? I did it all for the cooperation between our two departments to create a harmonious and beautiful Noyabrsk!

Alas, those who know me say that I am worried, those who don’t know me say that I am seeking…

Of course, he could think so, but he couldn't say it to Desarev.

Do you really think everyone is a fool?

He glanced at Peskov resentfully. "Isn't this your stupid son's fault? You still have the nerve to look at me? What the hell are you looking at?"

Who is his son? Zhenya!

Although Yevgeny was also an FSB officer, holding a higher rank than Desarev, serving as the FSB chief of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, he was, after all, a local, while Desarev was from Moscow. The saying "Beijing officials are three levels higher" wasn't unique to Daxia but a universal rule. He was also worried that Desarev would report this to the authorities. If that happened, he'd probably end up in jail, if not in jail!

The two looked at Desarev together.

Desarev guessed what was going on the moment Peskov looked at Yevgeny.

He thought for a moment and said, "You need to give me a reasonable explanation for what happened to me later. I also want to see if you have any compensatory measures that can convince me, but now is not the time! Nothing is more important than Mr. Xiao's safety! Comrade Yevgeny, I need the full cooperation of your FSB! I can say this: compared with Mr. Xiao's safety, what you and Peskov are doing is a piece of cake. What if Mr. Xiao's safety is in trouble? Then we will hang two ropes on the busiest street in Noyabrsk and you two can hang yourself together!"

Yevgeny and Peskov were delighted after hearing this. Another meaning in Desarev's words was: as long as Xiao Peng was fine, they would be fine.

Of course, you will definitely vomit blood, but compared with your future life, that is nothing.

Desaryev continued, "Peskov, don't tell your son about what happened today. His relationship with Mr. Xiao might even be beneficial to us. She did the right thing today by giving Mr. Xiao this car. I was originally trying to figure out how to get Mr. Xiao and his team a high-security military armored vehicle, and he actually helped me solve a problem."

Peskov nodded and couldn't help asking, "Lieutenant Colonel Desarev, can you tell me who this Mr. Xiao is? What did he do, and why is it so important?"

Desarev snorted coldly: "Can I tell you?"

Peskov quickly apologized and said he would not ask the question again.

In fact, Desarev was also helpless - I don’t know what’s going on. What can I say when the higher-ups gave me this order?