Chapter 717 I Support You No Matter What You Do

Xiao Peng said sincerely, "Mr. Const, please tell the relevant personnel in your country that I appreciate their kindness, but I really can't go to London now."

William Const was stunned: "Why?"

Xiao Peng explained, "It's like this. If I hadn't been waiting for the crew, I would have left long ago. You may not know, but I have some very urgent work on my hands. The affairs with the Three German States Alliance have already kept me busy and exhausted. Now I have a cooperation with the Dutch royal family. I can't lie about this. The Dutch royal family and your queen are relatives, right? You can ask the queen to ask. The work on both sides is very urgent, so I can't accept new work in the short term."

After hearing this, William Const said, "Mr. Xiao, you misunderstood. We just want you to accept the award."

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "There's a saying in our country: 'No merit, no reward.' If I go and they give me a reward but also ask me to cooperate, how awkward would that be? If I don't agree, it would be impolite, but if I agree, I'm too busy to do it. So, I can only apologize now. We'll talk about it when I have the chance in the future."

William Const wanted to speak, but Xiao Peng continued, "Mr. Const, I'm sorry to have disturbed your rest today. It's almost dawn now, and I drank a little too much. We can contact each other later if there's anything else! I once again apologize to your country's leaders who recognized me! Mr. Const, you see there are so many people waiting for me outside, so I'll leave first?"

Since Xiao Peng said so, William Const could only express his understanding. He sent Xiao Peng out and repeatedly said that he would definitely handle the matter of Fabian being falsely accused properly. Only then did Xiao Peng leave.

When they arrived at the police station, Xiao Peng found that Ellie Stone and Kalinda Fanning were gone. He opened the car door and found that only Fabian and the other two were in the car.

"Where are the two of them?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.

Fabian stretched out his hand to Billy and Pascal, and the two men each took out their wallets, took out a hundred dollars and handed it to Fabian.

Xiao Peng's face was filled with black lines: "What are you betting on with me?"

Pascal said, "We talked about what you would say first when you got in the car. Billy said you would tell us why William Const left you behind. I said you would tell Fabian how William Const said this matter should be handled. Fabian said you would definitely ask where the two girls went first. In the end, he won."

Billy also said: "Xiao, I didn't realize that women are so important to you!"

Fabian said with a wicked smile, "Of course. This concerns whether Xiao Peng will be alone in the empty room at night. How can he not care? This is a happy time for the three of us!"

Xiao Peng retorted, "Come on, you guys! Isn't this just human nature? If two of the six people are suddenly missing, you should question all ten of them first, right? Don't judge me with your dirty thoughts! You're a rape suspect now!"

"Oh my god! This will be a stain on my life!" Fabian said angrily, "What do you think we should do with that old lady?"

"Don't ask me!" Xiao Peng said, "It's your own business! I support you no matter what you do. You're the only one who didn't drink much today. Hurry and drive home."

The UK has the most lenient standards for drink-driving in Europe: A blood level of 80mg/100ml or less is considered drunk driving. This standard would be considered "drunk driving" in China. Fabian hadn't drunk much to begin with, and after wasting so much time at the police station, he definitely didn't meet the drink-driving standard.

Fabian started the car. "Anyway, I only have one thought now. I can't let her get away with it so easily!"

"Oh? What are you going to do? Put her in jail?" Xiao Peng asked.

"Why go to jail? I want her to pay compensation! An astronomical amount of money." Fabian said.

Billy was stunned after hearing this: "You want money? Are you short of money?"

Fabian shook his head and said, "No, I just want her to regret doing this. Everyone is responsible for their own actions, and she should understand this even more at her age. This happened to us, but what if it happened to someone else? Letting that police officer be sent to prison for no reason? That would ruin their life!"

Billy said, "Fabian, you have to think clearly. Someone will definitely say things like 'You'll get old one day, too,' or 'You don't respect the elderly,' and that will have a huge impact on your reputation."

"Billy, does this matter have no impact on my reputation now?" Fabian asked, "What would you do if this happened to you?"

"Send him to jail!" Billy said without thinking.

“…”Everyone was speechless.

Billy said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm telling the truth. Her behavior is a crime. If a person can be innocent just because of their age, what laws does a country have? Xiao, why don't you say anything?"

Xiao Peng said, "Ask me what I think? Well, let me tell you, our country has always had a glorious tradition of 'respecting the elderly and cherishing the young.' If this happened in China, Fabian would be drowned in saliva if he really wanted to pursue legal responsibility against that old lady. Countless people would stand up and accuse him. In our country, people are very tolerant of the mistakes of the elderly."

"You hope Fabian won't do this?" Billy was stunned.

Xiao Peng waved his hand, "I haven't finished yet! This tolerant attitude has led to disastrous consequences. For a long time, our country has been plagued by cases of elderly people scamming people to get into trouble. There were even cases of groups of elderly men and women blocking wedding convoys, demanding red envelopes and refusing to give them, refusing to let them pass... After all, if they were caught, they wouldn't face legal responsibility; at most, they'd receive a lecture. This emboldened them to act recklessly. There was even a period when elderly people lying sick on the street were ignored, fearing responsibility. Social morality has regressed by decades! To prevent such incidents, our country has enacted relevant laws and installed surveillance cameras, but such incidents still occur. Even if they're caught on camera and cleared of wrongdoing, the perpetrators ultimately refuse to take responsibility, dismissing the matter with the excuse, "The elderly were confused," and the matter is dropped. Some say the police are playing both sides and not handling such cases strictly. How can they be dealt with strictly? If they were, a group of saints would surely rise up and demand understanding. These people never understand that respecting the elderly is respecting the elderly, while committing a crime is a crime—these are two completely different things! Crime rates among the elderly are on the rise in our country, and these "saints" are accomplices!"

Fabian said, "Hearing you say that, I have a clue."

Xiao Peng said: "Now can you tell me where Ellie and Kalinda went?"

"Them? I gave her the car keys, the one parked at the hospital, and then they left."

"Left? Why?"