Chapter 977 How can the Salvage King come to the desert?

Xiao Peng was a rising star in France. Even if one didn't know what he looked like, they'd heard of him. Naturally, Xiao Cheng's story became a focal point. People discovered that Xiao Cheng was actually a student at the University of Paris X. Despite having a brother like the "Salvage King," he lived an ordinary life.

So Xiao Cheng became a celebrity at the University of Paris X.

But he did one thing that made the French very unhappy: he became a Korean citizen!

Goryeo said that Xiao Peng was a Korean, which made Xiao Peng furious, but Xiao Cheng happily joined the Korean nationality. It was said that it was his mother's Korean relative, "Xiao Peng's mother", who found him. According to the investigation of "Koryo Times", Xiao Peng's mother was a Korean, and Zhu Zhengshuo was his mother's relative, so Xiao Cheng's return to his ancestral home was considered as a return!

Xiao Peng was almost mad with anger after hearing the news.

What the hell is this? Is this a roundabout way to save the country? What are these Koreans thinking? Do they really want to prove they're Korean?

If it was something else, Xiao Peng might not be so angry, but because someone used his dead parents to make a fuss, Xiao Peng was furious!

Most of the time, Xiao Peng is a law-abiding person, but this time the law cannot vent his anger for him!

"Commander, what's wrong with your expression?" Melanie asked hurriedly when she saw that Xiao Peng's expression was wrong.

Amanda thought for a moment. "The commander said his last name was Xiao, didn't he? He's not related to the Salvage King, is he?"

Melanie was stunned after hearing this and looked at Xiao Peng: "Oh, right, you are Xiao Peng, the 'salvage king', right? Oh, it's a pity that there is no internet access here. I could still check and compare the photos!"

"Pfft!" Perrin laughed. "There are a lot of Chinese people, and plenty of people with the surname Xiao! You can't just say everyone is the 'Salvage King'! If the commander was the Salvage King, wouldn't he come to the desert to suffer?"

"Then what should he do?" Xiao Peng asked with interest after hearing this.

Without thinking, Perrin answered directly, "He should be living a life of luxury and extravagance on his huge and terrifying yacht, right?"

The others nodded vigorously in agreement with Perrin's words - they thought so too.

"Oh, it would be nice if we could live on the 'Luna' for a few days!" Perrin said slowly.

Xiao Peng was just about to decide to let them go up and take a look when they had the chance, but Renault said with a fascinated expression, "Yeah, it must be really cool to applaud love up there!"

Perrin nodded.

Hearing what they said, Xiao Peng decisively gave up on inviting them. He changed the subject and said, "According to your thinking, the 'Salvage King' can't come to the desert?"

"Even if he comes, he will definitely bring bodyguards and maids with him." Renault said.

"Yes, a luxury fleet! How could a billionaire like this let himself suffer?" Perrin agreed with this view.

Xiao Peng didn’t know what to say. Well, whatever you say makes sense!

Ordinary people’s understanding of the lives of billionaires is basically based on their imagination - are billionaires not human beings?

Renault said quickly, "Now is not the time to talk about this. No matter what, we have to rescue them! I heard they will be whipped! Sir, do you have any way to save them?"

"Save them?" Xiao Peng spread his hands. "How can we save them? They're asking for trouble, and no one's going to clean up their mess! Who can they blame for their own misfortune? Don't worry, this isn't Singapore. At most, they'll just get six lashes on their butts."

"Six whips?" Renault was stunned after hearing this.

Xiao Peng nodded. "That's right. According to the rules here, those who spread false teachings and violate religious rules will be caned, but only six times at most. It's not stoning, so what are you afraid of? At most, your butt will be bruised a little. It's a lesson for them! Just treat it like being spanked by your parents when you were little!"

Various religions once had their own forms of lynching. While many have been abolished with the advancement of civilization, some areas still practice traditional lynching. Stoning is undoubtedly a particularly horrific form of lynching. Those caught engaging in extramarital affairs or violating moral standards are likely to be sentenced to stoning. This involves burying the victim's lower body in the ground and stoning them to death. Family members are required to be present at the execution.

Compared to stoning, flogging is really much lighter!

MSL doctrine stipulates that caning is a maximum of six strokes. Although Singapore is not a MSL country, caning also exists. Moreover, caning is mandatory for at least 30 crimes there. In other words, no matter how serious your crime is, you will be caned first unless you are caught.

There was once an American graffiti artist who was traveling in Singapore and got inspiration for his work when he passed by a wall. He then spray-painted a piece on the wall impromptu.

Then... I was whipped four times on my buttocks.

Three lashes is considered a minimum over there, as the maximum lash they can impose is 24!

Although Xiao Peng spoke lightly, as if flogging wasn't that severe, the reality was that flogging wasn't as simple as being spanked with a broom by your parents as a child. Those were special executioners using special whips, the kind that tore open flesh with one blow.

Melanie said after hearing this: "I saw the whip they used for execution! It was over a meter long, over a centimeter thick, and soaked in potion! It made my scalp tingle just looking at it."

Xiao Peng smiled and waved his hand, saying, "What special potion? It's just water. This is to allow it to absorb water and increase its flexibility. It's a manifestation of responsibility to the executioner. Think about it, if the whip breaks and the splinters pierce the flesh during the beating, wouldn't that be even more tragic?"

"No, no, my scalp is tingling just listening to this!" Melanie said, "Sir, can you give me the phone?"

"What?" Xiao Peng took out his cell phone and prepared to hand it to her.

Melanie said, "I'm going to call the French Embassy and have them send someone to stop this! Even though the 'Salvage King' is Chinese, he plays a vital role in France's efforts to develop economic diversity in its coastal areas. We can't let anything happen to his brother!"

Xiao Peng was furious after hearing this and put the phone back in his pocket: "No!"

"Why?" Renault and others looked at Xiao Peng together.

Xiao Peng sneered, "What are you talking about? 'The Salvage King' is so important to you in France? And yet you allow the media to smear him with whatever they want? Even his deceased parents? And even 'pig cage immersion'? They're so audacious!"

"Le Monde's reports have always been very reliable!" Renault asked, "How do you know it was the French media that was smearing him? Do you know the Salvage King?"

Just as Xiao Peng was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. The person who opened the door was none other than Mohand, accompanied by the old man who had sprained his ankle yesterday and was treated by Xiao Peng.

"Xiao, we meet again!"