Upon seeing the "foreign prisoner" arrested by Wang Er, Chen Yu, Lin Lele, and Qiao Meng all wore expressions of disbelief, exchanging bewildered glances.
Seeing the shocked expressions on the three men's faces, Wang Er felt a pang of anxiety and quickly stepped forward to untie the foreign prisoner. At the same time, he explained to Chen Yu and the others, "My fellow reporters, please don't misunderstand. I really didn't mistreat the prisoner. It was just a little trick I used to prevent him from escaping when I wasn't around. You see, I didn't tie him up very tightly; the marks on his hands aren't even deep."
To make his words more convincing, he then lifted an iron basin from a table next to the "foreign prisoners".
Pointing to a bowl of leftover pork belly, she said, "Look, I only dare to drink porridge for every meal, but he eats big fish and meat every meal. Is this abuse?"
The foreign prisoner also realized that Wang Er seemed to be trying his best to explain something to Chen Yu and the others, so he chimed in, "Fat meat, not delicious."
"You are... Niu Ke?" Lin Lele asked uncertainly in her broken Parrot language.
"Yes, I'm Niu Kesi. My God, I've finally met someone I can talk to!" Niu Kesi said excitedly, and was about to shake hands with Lin Lele. (Parrot language, to be continued)
Seeing this, Lin Lele took a few steps back with great disgust. She had never had any good feelings towards capitalists, especially the capitalists of Merica.
To ease the tension, Chen Yu extended his hand, smiled, and shook hands with Newsk, saying in a gentle tone, "Hello, Mr. Newsk, I am Chen Yu."
As Chen Yu spoke, he took out his cold-proof face mask.
"You are... Chen Yu of the Great Xia?" Niu Ke was equally surprised when he saw Chen Yu's face.
In the past two years, Chen Yu's reputation has spread far beyond Daxia. In fact, he has some influence throughout the entire Blue Star, especially among the super-rich. Everyone knows him. Due to his performance in the global financial market, most wealthy people with some influence know him to some extent, and Newt is no exception.
Speaking of which, Chen Yu was once a shareholder of Newsk Company, and he only sold off all his shares two months before the extreme cold disaster struck.
"Hehe, Mr. Niu Ke, with the extreme cold disaster upon us, why aren't you staying in your post-apocalyptic shelter in Merica? Why have you come to our Great Xia's icy mountains instead?" Chen Yu's words carried a hint of teasing.
"Don't even mention it! Damn it, God! I was preparing for the starship launch in Great Xia, and then this damn thing happened!" Niu Ke said bitterly. "You have no idea how much I've sacrificed for this launch. I signed a betting agreement with Great Xia. If we fail to land on Mars this time, I'll go bankrupt!"
"So, you launched yourself into space?" Chen Yu asked with a strange expression.
"What could I do? This launch had to succeed, it couldn't fail! The environment was already so harsh; if we went with the unmanned approach, the chances of success would be even smaller. To ensure absolute success, I had no choice but to take a gamble." Neusk sighed, "Unfortunately, I failed in the end!"
Suddenly, he looked at Chen Yu and said excitedly, "Mr. Chen, are you interested in investing in my 'Starship'? As long as you can inject 200 billion into my Starship company, the company will be able to overcome this crisis. I guarantee it, within 3 years! Just 3 years! Our Starship company will definitely be able to achieve a manned Mars landing!"
"Hehe." Chen Yu chuckled awkwardly, feeling somewhat speechless. What kind of time is this to be worried about his control over Starship Company?
"What, Mr. Chen, do you not trust me?" Niu Kesi asked.
"We can talk about investment later. After all, nobody knows when this extreme cold disaster will end," Chen Yu said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Niu Ke frowned and said with a solemn expression, "Indeed, this natural disaster is too unusual. I suspect it is irreversible. Our blue planet is finished!"
At this point, Musk became emotional again, saying, "That's why we should accelerate the Mars colonization plan and seek a way out for human civilization!"
"Just 200 billion, Mr. Chen, just 200 billion, and we have a chance to save human civilization!"
At this moment, Wang Er noticed that Chen Yu and the others seemed to be quite familiar with this "foreign prisoner," especially Chen Yu, who was chatting enthusiastically with the "foreign prisoner." Although he couldn't understand what Chen Yu and the others were saying, judging from their expressions, they were definitely plotting something.
To safeguard national interests, Wang Er stepped forward and shouted, "Fine, I see now, you're all in cahoots! With me here today, let's see which one of you gets out of here!"
As he spoke, he picked up a wooden stool and looked at Chen Yu and the others with a hostile expression.
Chen Yu and the others were speechless. To prevent the situation from escalating, Qiao Meng quickly explained, "Fellow villager, you've misunderstood..."
However, before she could finish speaking, Wang Er interrupted her sharply: "Enough! You traitorous dog, don't even think about making excuses! I've seen through your tricks. You're using your identities as reporters as cover to try and lure people away from me. Let me tell you, unless I die today, none of you will escape. Just wait for the punishment of the national law!"
Qiao Meng felt wronged and helpless after being labeled a traitor by Wang Er. How did she become a traitor? And a dog traitor at that.
But she knew this was not the time to be emotional; she had to remain calm to resolve the misunderstanding.
"Fellow villager, calm down and let me explain." Qiao Meng tried her best to make her voice sound calm and convincing. "I am indeed a reporter, and this man is the richest man on Earth, Niu Ke."
Wang Er frowned upon hearing this. The name Niu Kesi sounded vaguely familiar to him, as if he had indeed heard it somewhere before. Thinking of this, he looked at Niu Kesi again and examined him closely.
"No way? No way? Uncle, you don't even know what Niusk is?" Lin Lele asked Wang Er with an exaggerated expression.
Upon hearing this, Wang Er seemed to have been stepped on the tail and hurriedly said, "Who doesn't know Newt Stanton? Newt Stanton is the richest man on Earth! Of course I know him, but foreigners all look alike, isn't it normal that I can't remember what he looks like?"
"Also, I'm only 43 years old this year, who are you calling 'old man'?"
"Hehe." Lin Lele said with a teasing look, "Then you must be worrying too much about national affairs, that's why you look older. I understand, I understand."
Wang Er seemed oblivious to Lin Lele's teasing. He sternly retorted, "Stop trying to get on my good side! Just because you say he's a genius doesn't mean he is! Besides, even if he really is a genius, the fact remains that he's causing trouble on our Great Xia's soil, doesn't it?"
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