Chapter 1860: Sacrifice your relatives for the sake of justice or persuade me to give in

On the 'New Calypso', Xiao Peng was soaking in the bathtub in his room. His room on this ship was indeed luxurious enough. After all, it was easier to go from frugality to luxury than from luxury to frugality. When building this ship, Xiao Peng's first requirement was that his room must be comfortable.

"Honey, your phone!" A naked woman walked into the bathroom with a cell phone. After handing the phone to Xiao Peng, she also got into the bathtub and faced Xiao Peng.

This woman is none other than Victoria Kosogliatenko, the ace female reporter of Red Star TV.

Xiao Peng took the phone and looked at the screen. There was no caller ID, but he did not answer the call and hung up directly.

Victoria Kosogliatenko smiled and said, "Is it a woman calling? It doesn't matter, just answer the phone. We're just having fun, right? You can pretend I don't exist."

Xiao Peng picked up the champagne bottle next to the bathtub and poured two glasses of champagne, handing one to Victoria Kosogliatenko: "Victoria, I just don't want to answer this call. It has nothing to do with whether you are here or not."

Victoria Kosogliatenko took a sip of champagne and said, "You really know how to make people happy."

At this moment, the phone rang again. She smiled and said, "It seems that the person on the other end of the phone is very patient. She seems to be unwilling to give up if she can't find you."

Xiao Peng said helplessly: "She? I said it was a man, and he was an old man in his nineties!"

Victoria Kosogliatenko shook her head and said, "My dear, I really don't believe you when you say that!"

Xiao Peng took a sip of champagne and said, "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. I really don't have the habit of lying."

"There is no man who doesn't lie." Victoria Kosogliatenko said bluntly.

Xiao Peng said, "I have no reason to lie to you about this matter. In fact, I have no reason to lie to you about other things either."

Victoria Kosogliatenko looked at Xiao Peng and laughed. "Don't underestimate reporters, especially female reporters. I have a keen sixth sense. This call must be from a woman. How about we make a bet?"

Xiao Peng looked at her and asked, "What do you want to bet on?"

Victoria Kosogliatenko licked her lips and said, "Let's answer this call. If it's a man, I have many more positions to unlock. If you lose, you have to follow my ideas and answer my questions tomorrow. What do you think? Do you dare to bet?"

After she said that, she gave Xiao Peng a provocative look.

Xiao Peng smiled and put the glass aside. "I see you just want to lose the bet and try again, right? Okay, to be fair, you answer the phone."

After hearing this, Victoria Kosogliatenko wiped her hands with a towel, pressed the answer button on the ringing phone next to her, and turned on the speakerphone. Zheng Lao's voice came from the phone: "Xiao Xiao, why haven't you answered the phone yet?"

Victoria Kosogliatenko was disappointed after hearing this: "I actually lost."

Xiao Peng laughed and said, "I told you that you would definitely lose. There's no reason for me to lie to you about this!"

They were speaking Russian. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zheng actually knew Russian. He switched to Russian and asked, "Xiao Xiao, who are you with?"

Xiao Peng was stunned: "Mr. Zheng, do you also know Russian?"

Mr. Zheng said helplessly, "How many of us from that generation don't know Russian? What are you doing now?"

"Taking a shower." Xiao Peng answered truthfully.

Victoria Kosogliatenko on the side said with a smile: "Old man, Xiao really didn't lie to you."

Mr. Zheng on the other end of the phone fell silent.

Xiao Peng switched to Chinese and said, "Alright, Mr. Zheng, just tell me what you want to say. As you can see, I'm busy right now. If possible, can we keep this conversation short?"

Zheng Laodao: "Xiao Xiao, I apologize to you for what happened this time."

"Apologize?" Xiao Peng said with a smile, "Why apologize? I understand now. This kind of thing isn't accidental but inevitable. You big guys like to control everything, but I'm not one to be controlled. Mr. Zheng, are you asking me to move the boat tomorrow too? Sorry, I can't move my boat this time. Even God can't help."

Mr. Zheng was stunned: "What do you mean by moving your boat?"

Xiao Peng sneered, "I don't believe your granddaughter-in-law didn't tell you what happened here! Please don't think I'm too stupid, okay?"

Mr. Zheng said directly: "Xiao Xiao. I really don't know what happened."

After hearing this, Xiao Peng said directly, "Then you should call your granddaughter-in-law, or call your precious great-grandson! Mr. Zheng, when you wrote me this handwritten letter, I was so moved. I admired you very much at the time, but I really didn't expect it to be like this!"

After a long silence, Mr. Zheng said, "Xiao Xiao, I really just found out about this! I'm too old to lie to you."

Xiao Peng considered it for a moment and said, "Mr. Zheng, even if I believe you, what then? What's the point of calling me? Are you trying to convince me to 'see the bigger picture' and arrange for your great-grandson and that bunch of so-called top students who are actually just trying to gild their own laurels to participate in tomorrow's salvage operation?"

Zheng Laodao: "Of course that's not what I meant."

"And then?" Xiao Peng asked, "Would you sacrifice your own family for the sake of justice? Over 170 billion yuan your family just moved at their whim? The interest alone would be enough to get them executed several times over, right? As far as I know, your eldest son, your eldest grandson, and your grandson's wife are all involved in this. And then you come here and tell me you didn't know about this... Mr. Zheng, let's switch places. Would you believe it if it were you? I'm really curious how you would handle this matter!"

Just as Mr. Zheng on the other end of the line was about to speak, Xiao Peng said, "Mr. Zheng, you know what? I was originally planning to announce all the details of this matter to the world tomorrow when I was doing a program with the Russian side. Now that you called me, I've given up on that idea. I think you're aware of my taking my grandfather away. What I want to tell you now is: I did everything I should have done. I believe I haven't done anything to let the country down, but your actions have really disappointed me. Let's get together and be nice."

"Xiao Xiao!" Mr. Zheng was anxious when he heard it: "Don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter."

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Mr. Zheng, let's stop talking nonsense, okay? I'm a famous billionaire, right? But in the hands of your family, I'm just a nobody, a nobody to be trifled with. Not to mention the ordinary people. I can't afford to offend them, but I can afford to avoid them. Mr. Zheng, I'm still busy now. See you later... Oh no, never see you again."

Listening to the dead tone on the phone, Mr. Zheng was completely depressed.