Chapter 670 How to deal with him?

Calais, located on the west coast of France, boasts a thriving textile industry. Lace was born in Calais, earning it the nickname "The Kingdom of Lace." However, in France, "go to Calais" now has a different meaning: it's used by gay men to express their love. "Go to Calais" means, "I'm gay, do you want to be with us?"

After hearing what Xiao Peng said, Pascal didn't explain and just raised his middle finger at Xiao Peng.

But Walter said: "Boss, I think Pascal means we are going to England!"

After hearing this, Xiao Peng suddenly understood.

In addition to being the "Lace Kingdom", Calais is also a large port city across the sea from the United Kingdom. The passenger port and oil port from France to the United Kingdom are both in Calais.

"We're going to England? How? You said we should take a boat? I really don't want to take a boat anytime soon!" Xiao Peng complained, "This down-to-earth life is so great right now."

"Then let's take the train!" said Pascal.

Xiao Peng then remembered that there was an undersea tunnel between France and the UK that connected the two countries. It was the second longest undersea tunnel in the world and was called a "miracle project" by Westerners. This tunnel was responsible for the transportation of a large amount of goods between the UK and Europe.

But despite being extremely busy, the tunnel is currently on the verge of bankruptcy.

The Channel Tunnel, built by Eurotunnel, is the world's largest privately-owned engineering project. However, due to construction difficulties, the cost of the entire tunnel exceeded expectations by 80%. The slow return on investment and high maintenance costs during tunnel operation have left Eurotunnel with a significant debt burden. Due to the debt crisis, Eurotunnel has been unable to sustain itself and has undergone restructuring...

"Then why are we still driving?" Xiao Peng was confused.

"...You'll know when you go there!" Pascal said.

It was not until Xiao Peng arrived in Calais that he understood why Pascal said he wanted to drive.

The Channel Tunnel allows cars to pass through, but drivers don't drive their cars through it themselves. Instead, they're transported by a locomotive called "le Shuttle" (a French term). The Channel Tunnel is actually three parallel tunnels: two for trains and a central road, but it's closed to traffic and used only as an emergency lane.

Xiao Peng and his team bought tickets for the car, then passed through French customs and then British customs. Everyone, from the car to the passenger, had to fill out immigration forms and complete the formalities. Once everything was completed, they drove to a rest area and waited for the train. When the train arrived, they loaded the car onto the train, arriving in just over half an hour. The Eurostar train also runs through this tunnel.

It was only when Xiao Peng arrived here that he understood why the Eurotunnel Group had suffered such heavy losses on the Channel Tunnel: the tolls were simply too expensive. Taking the ferry across the English Channel would only cost a hundred pounds, even for a larger car.

What about taking the train? Xiao Peng and his friends took the last train, which was relatively cheap, but still several times the price of the ferry. While taking the train did save an hour, who would want to spend the extra money if they weren't in a hurry? It would be better to enjoy the scenery from the sea!

When the tunnel was first built, Eurotunnel confidently predicted that it would see over 30 million passengers annually. However, over 20 years later, the total number of people passing through it has barely surpassed 20 million.

And the procedures here are indeed complicated.

Because Walter and Xiao Peng were all armed, they had to verify their documents and other formalities when crossing the border. After the French side verified it, they checked it again at British customs. After the British side completed their own verification, they would go back to the French side for another verification. This process lasted for more than two hours...

Who would want to ride this thing if it's so slow?

Xiao Peng thought about finding a place to stay for the night and taking the ferry the next morning, but they couldn't leave even though they wanted to: the customs on both sides wanted to investigate whether the gun licenses of Xiao Peng and his group were real or fake.

I have never seen French police so serious and responsible. Are they trying to perform well in front of their British counterparts?

After much hassle, Xiao Peng and his companions finally boarded the train. Then, he started to feel unhappy again: This train felt like a freight car, with no seats. The only activity was walking around the side of the car after getting off. Three cars fit on each car, and there was only room to walk a few steps between them. Smoking was also prohibited. Furthermore, the car was dimly lit. Xiao Peng wanted to turn on the lights to brighten things up, but the staff stopped him and told him to turn off the car's engine.

This feeling of frustration made Xiao Peng feel like he was going crazy.

"Why do we have to take the train?" Xiao Peng said angrily.

Pascal said, "Didn't you say you didn't want to take the boat?"

"Then we can take a plane!" Xiao Peng said, "We would have arrived in England by now! Why suffer here?"

"But the plane can't reach Dover!" Pascal said, "Fabian is waiting for us in Dover!"

"Fabian's here too?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "What the hell are you guys up to?"

Pascal smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes!"

Xiao Peng was extremely depressed: "What's wrong with this train? It's not leaving yet? Does it have to be full before it leaves? Then how long will it take?"

This is not Xiao Peng complaining. The passenger capacity of this train may not exceed one-third, and most of them are freight trains.

Pascal said, "Don't worry. Although French trains being late isn't a big deal, they're still trains between countries, so they'll depart on time!"

"Really?" Xiao Peng pointed at his watch. "If that's the case, I have to ask you, shouldn't we have set off five minutes ago?"

"What?" Pascal looked at his watch. "That's strange. We should be leaving now!"

"There are so many things I should be doing! I should still be at home. It's true that I'm suffering a little, but at least it's pleasing to the eyes to look at beautiful women! Otherwise, I could play games and music, or even sneak out to go racing, instead of being trapped in this tin can!" Xiao Peng complained.

Just then, the staff member who asked Xiao Peng to turn off the lights passed by. Xiao Peng stopped him and said, "Sir, why haven't you started the car yet?"

The staff member snorted coldly after hearing this: "Is this your business? Why do you have so much trouble when others don't? Why are you Orientals so troublesome? This is not your home, this is France! When you come here, learn how to behave yourself! Just stay here and wait!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Walter and the others got out of the Audi and surrounded him: "Boss, how do we deal with him?"

The staff member was dumbfounded: "Boss?"