Chapter 894: You want to compete with me in drinking capacity?

Everyone looked disappointed after hearing Xiao Peng's words.

"Mr. Xiao, you didn't lie to us, did you?" Michael Higgins looked unwilling.

Xiao Peng nodded. "Since you're so sincere, I naturally won't lie to you. Even though I don't believe in God, I can swear to your God that everything I say is true."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say. They were indeed sincere, but Xiao Peng's answer disappointed them.

Xiao Peng wasn't surprised by their reaction. He sighed and said, "President Higgins, I deeply sympathize with you Irish people. You've been through similar experiences as we have, so I can't deceive you. Judging from this proposal, you're indeed sincere, offering me generous policies and various conveniences. I can sense your sincerity and friendship, but this is beyond my ability."

Everyone fell silent after hearing what Xiao Peng said. They were all smart people, but they could also feel that Xiao Peng was telling the truth.

Michael Higgins spoke first: "Mr. Xiao, don't be sorry. In fact, we also made mistakes. We don't understand this industry. It's really difficult for you!"

He was just being polite. Which of these politicians is not a master at making polite remarks?

Xiao Peng, however, was genuinely impressed. He nodded and said, "Yes, you've indeed posed a difficult problem for me. There are too many Irish refugee ships in the Atlantic. Within 200 nautical miles of your coast alone, there are probably over 40 distressed refugee ships, large and small. And if we look at the entire Atlantic, there must be at least 800 such ships, if not a thousand. While many are small and can be omitted, there are still 70 or 80 that meet the criteria. Finding all of them and confirming whether they are the 'Mistletoe' would take even me decades. I really can't take this job."

He refused sincerely, and as a result, everyone at the scene opened their mouths wide. Gerry Adams' mouth was so exaggerated that he could directly stuff an egg into it.

"You...you have investigated the underwater topography of our country?" Gerry Adams asked with wide eyes.

The topography of the seabed is a confidential matter for any country with a coastline. Why do Western nations constantly conduct "freedom of navigation" operations on other countries' doorsteps? Besides flexing their muscles, the primary purpose is to explore the seabed and prepare for future military operations.

Even though they keep shouting "freedom of navigation" all day long, have you ever tried to practice "freedom of navigation" at their doorstep?

Although Gerry Adams is now the leader of Sinn Fein, he was an IRA commander and a military officer back then, so his first reaction when he heard about this was national security.

Xiao Peng shook his head. "I've never been here before, so how could I possibly know the topography of the seabed? I only know the approximate locations of some shipwrecks. I don't know if they're buried in the sand or placed on rocks."

"How do you know?" Gerry Adams asked directly.

Xiao Peng grinned and said, "Who's the leader in our industry? The Americans! Don't forget where I just came from! Otherwise, how could I have given Germany ten shipwrecks? If I knew about it before, why didn't I salvage them myself when I was in Germany? Of course, don't ask me how I knew it or from what source; it's an industry secret."

He absolutely doesn't mind throwing dirty water on the Americans.

However, his dirty tricks probably won't have any effect, after all, the relationship between the Irish and Americans is too complicated: the second largest ethnic group in the United States is the Irish.

What is the largest ethnic group? German.

Some people jokingly say that World War II was the process of the Germans in the United States counterattacking their homeland. Famous American figures during World War II such as Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Nimitz, and Carl Spaatz were actually of German descent.

Unlike Gerry Adams, who was concerned about military defense, Michael Higgins was excited: "Mr. Xiao, what did you just say? There are so many refugee boats in our territorial waters?"

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "Indeed, the level of technology at the time was limited, and so were the ships themselves. Many people in Ireland simply couldn't survive, so they took all kinds of desperate risks to stay alive. Any ship leaving Scotland was always overloaded, making it particularly prone to danger. The 'Mistletoe' was just a more famous ship, but finding it specifically was indeed very difficult."

"What if we don't have to look for the 'Mistletoe'?" Michael Higgins smiled happily. "I don't think we have to look for the 'Mistletoe', right?"

The other people in the room also came back to their senses at this time. The eyes of several people looking at Xiao Peng changed. Xiao Peng was frightened by their eyes: "You... are not planning to eat me?"

Michael Higgins stood up and walked towards Xiao Peng with a smile. "Xiao, my good friend, I knew we made the right choice. You are the best in the world and in this industry! Come on, let's discuss the details of our cooperation... Hmm? If you are not satisfied with the terms we offer, we can continue to discuss. I think we can deepen the content of our cooperation."

Xiao Peng looked at the people surrounding him, he was completely confused. Oh my god, is this like a sheep walking into a wolf's mouth?

Where's Kasim? Come and protect me!

At this time, in a bar, Kasim's eyes were as big as bells: "Zhang...you...how about we drink less?"

Zhang Yue opened another bottle of vodka and poured two glasses. After handing one to Kasin, he said, "Aren't you from a fighting nation? Why can't you drink so much?"

Kasim looked at the vodka bottle on the table. There were already two empty bottles. Kasim was drinking so much that his eyes were almost popping out, but Zhang Yue was like nothing happened.

Kasin looked at the vodka in front of him and sighed, "God, I can drink enough to get three of our bosses drunk. Are you sure you are all Chinese?"

Zhang Yue smiled slightly. "Maybe you don't know, but I'm from Northeast China. In Chinese, 'our region is called Northeast China.' If you want to get a girl from Northeast China, you'll need at least ten 'depth charges'!"

"'Depth charge'?" Kasim was confused.

Zhang Yue immediately asked the bartender to bring two large glasses of draft beer, and poured the vodka in the ounce glass into the beer glass. "This is called a 'depth charge', you have to drink it all in one gulp. If you want to pick up a girl from Northeast China, don't even talk until you drink ten depth charges!"

"Casin! Come on!" O'Toole and others were nearby, and they started to cheer when they saw this scene.

Kaxin gritted his teeth and said, "Who's afraid of who? I'll fight you!"