Chapter 845: Working Emperor

Xiao Peng sat on the plane, looking at the document in his hand and sighed, "Alfred, burn this document and then use my share of the bet agreement with Friedrich to make $300 million from Esther's account. This matter will be settled."

After hearing this, Alfred said, "Boss, burned it? According to the situation of Princess Hedingen, this money...actually, it would be fine if she didn't give it."

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Basic credibility is essential. A man without trust cannot stand. She is also smart not to disclose this agreement at this time."

"If that happens she won't get a penny!" said Alfred.

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "That's why I said he is smart. Just do as I say."

Alfred nodded. "Okay, but she'll be held responsible for wasting so much time in Berlin this time."

Xiao Peng waved his hand to indicate that everything was fine.

What he was afraid of now was that he had controlled his desires that day and nothing happened between him and Esther, because it was the police who broke in that day.

The reason they went in was simple: according to the autopsy report, Friedrich was murdered, and succinylcholine was found in his urine.

Succinylcholine is a skeletal muscle relaxant. Odorless and colorless, it acts quickly and is used clinically for general anesthesia during surgery to prevent the patient from moving. Once injected, it rapidly paralyzes the patient, rendering them unable to move or even breathe. Without a ventilator, it can even cause death from asphyxiation while fully conscious. Even more terrifying is the rapid decomposition of this drug, making it impossible for even a forensic doctor to detect it if the autopsy is performed several days late.

The biggest suspect in this incident is Esther.

Why was she a suspect? Because she was a student at Heidelberg University in Germany.

Heidelberg University is the oldest university in Germany, with a history of more than 600 years. It is also the best medical college in Germany. Although she is not a medical student, it is not surprising that she must know some medical students and understand relevant medical knowledge.

Although she denied the incident, she could not provide any evidence of her alibi. However, succinylcholine was indeed found in Friedrich's house, but Esther did not admit that the succinylcholine was related to her. The police could not provide any evidence that the succinylcholine was indeed related to Esther, so the case is now at a stalemate.

Xiao Peng was also implicated in the case. After all, it was common knowledge that Xiao Peng and Friedrich had a bad relationship, and it seemed a bit unreasonable for him to travel such a long distance to attend Friedrich's funeral. Therefore, Xiao Peng was also investigated for several days. However, they could not find any connection between Xiao Peng and the incident, so they had to let him go.

However, when Xiao Peng left, Esther's lawyer gave Xiao Peng a document, which was the agreement between him and Friedrich. The meaning was very clear: she needed money!

Both bail and lawyers required money, and since she was implicated in Friedrich's murder, selling her house to raise funds or borrowing money was impossible. Xiao Peng's 300 million yuan was undoubtedly a timely help, and now her problem was completely solved.

Regardless of whether she killed Friedrich or not, with these 300 million, she will never have to go to jail for the rest of her life.

"Boss, it will take some time for us to get to Hanover. Why don't you take a rest?" Alfred said.

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "I do need to rest for a while. I really don't want to talk to Johannes anymore, that idiot."

Johannes is the current mayor of Norderney Island, and can be regarded as Xiao Peng's "steward" on Norderney Island. After all, he still has some assets there, and Xiao Peng does not go to Norderney Island, so he leaves it to Johannes to handle. Johannes does a good job, because Xiao Peng and his team's filming of documentaries and the filming of movies there have further promoted the tourism economy, and Xiao Peng's villa there has now become a tourist hotel, and with the blessing of being a "celebrity's former residence", the business is still very good.

But why did Xiao Peng complain about Johannes? Of course, it was because the headquarters of the "Three States Salvage Alliance" was actually located in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony!

Hanover is located almost in the middle of Lower Saxony. The headquarters was located there for administrative convenience, but it was not of any use for work.

Although Xiao Peng had his opinions on this matter, he couldn't say much. After all, although the Tri-State Salvage Alliance was just a way to make money for Xiao Peng, there were many political factors involved when Governor Weir and his team were involved. Now the Netherlands was involved, the situation became even more complicated.

The headquarters is located in Hanover for the convenience of the Netherlands: Lower Saxony is adjacent to the Netherlands, so you can drive here easily. It is much more convenient than going to Norderney Island.

By the way, this "Three-State Salvage Alliance" is really big this time, with a large amount of funds being injected into the direct listing!

Although it is common for ocean exploration companies to enter the stock market, they are generally listed on the OTC and pink sheet markets. Direct listings like the Tri-State Salvage Alliance are really rare.

"Listing" and "going public" are two different concepts. Although they serve almost the same purpose, due to scale and immediacy of transactions, "listing" is not as prominent as "going public" in all aspects. Furthermore, listing costs and time are much less than going public. Governor Weir and his group's capital investment has truly made a significant contribution this time! Xiao Peng went to Hanover to attend the bell ringing ceremony.

As the chief technical support of the "Three States Salvage Alliance", Xiao Peng is now considered a "worker" - or it would be more appropriate to say that he is a working emperor: he has an annual salary of 6.5 million euros, 5% non-dilutable shares and various benefits.

This treatment is nothing short of astonishing. A 5% non-dilutable stake in such a large listed company? If the company performs well in the stock market, the annual dividends from this stake will be enough for Xiao Peng to live comfortably for the rest of his life.

When Xiao Peng was being investigated in Berlin, everyone in the Tri-State Alliance was about to break their heads: the reason was that Xiao Peng was given too much. In the end, Stephen Weir overcame all objections - they had no choice but to agree. What if they dared to disagree and Xiao Peng just quit?

However, these capitalists are all shrewd people, and many of them have the same idea: take advantage of Xiao Peng's current influence and the listing of the company, and quickly sell it after it becomes profitable and make a quick buck! If the stock market plummets, then this 5% non-dilutable stake will be worthless.

It was precisely because they understood this that they were willing to give Xiao Peng the money, making him a true "working emperor." The billionaire "working emperor."