Chapter 1024: Can’t Not Believe, Can’t Believe It All
Xiao Peng frowned after hearing what Chen Zetao said. "Brother Chen, that's pointless! You asked me to start a live broadcast and now you're telling me you don't know where the shipwreck is?"
Chen Zetao said, "Well... I do know that you might have found the 'Queen's Bride Gift,' but I also don't know where the shipwreck is. Is that a conflict?"
"Are you nitpicking?" Xiao Peng was furious. "Brother Chen, we've been friends for more than two days. I don't want any problems to arise between us, so you'd better answer my questions. Otherwise, I won't dare to use the people on my ship. No one wants their employees to betray them, right?"
Chen Zetao said, "Brother Xiao, with all due respect, you're overthinking it! What's the most curious thing about your ship? We can't figure out how you found those shipwrecks, and before we figure that out, how could we possibly go against you and do something you don't dislike? The Mediterranean company is counting on you to give us a few shipwrecks to keep us busy! Besides, your concern is unnecessary. Your Luna has an anti-missile system. Simply block the satellite signal and turn off the AIS. Who would know where your ship is?"
Taking into account the tracking of the "Vulture" or the presence of pirates, Xiao Peng required that the ships be shielded from satellite signals and turned off the AIS system when working, which would make it very difficult for people to find their whereabouts.
Hearing Xiao Peng's lack of response, Chen Zetao knew that his answer did not satisfy Xiao Peng. He coughed twice and said, "Okay, Xiao, I admit it. It was indeed someone on your ship who told me that you discovered the 'Queen's Bride Price'."
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng frowned. It seemed his guess was correct. There was indeed a traitor on his ship. "Who is it?"
Chen Zetao said: "Um...Brother Xiao, if I tell you, can you promise me not to deal with them?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "Brother Chen, if you have such a person around you, can you not deal with it?"
"That depends on the situation, right?" Chen Zetao said, "Well, I'll tell you what's going on, and you can decide how to handle it yourself!"
"They?" Xiao Peng grasped the key point in Chen Zetao's words: "More than one person?"
Chen Zetao said: "There is indeed more than one person. There are two!"
"Who is it?" Xiao Peng asked hurriedly.
Chen Zetao gave the answer: "Chen Cheng and Ma Xiao!"
"Uh..." Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this. What does this mean? Both of his captains are involved?
Ma Xiao was not in the car, but Chen Cheng was. Xiao Peng glanced at Chen Cheng, who remained calm, and continued, "Brother Chen, what's going on?"
Chen Zetao said, "Okay, don't overthink it. I called Ma Xiao the other day to ask him about working in the strong ocean currents near the Madeira Islands. The people on our ship are very interested in this. After all, the Madeira Islands are close to the Strait of Gibraltar, right where the Mediterranean and the Atlantic meet, with countless undercurrents. My people have no experience working in such a place, so we came here to learn from them."
"Brother Chen, get to the point!" Xiao Peng said.
Chen Zetao said directly: "The point is, when we were talking, Chen Cheng's voice suddenly came from Ma Xiaoli's intercom, saying that he had made a discovery. Then Ma Xiao hurried out, but... he didn't hang up."
Xiao Peng instantly understood what was going on!
Which room is Ma Xiao's room? The captain's room, of course! For ease of use, the intercom in the captain's room has a fixed speaker. This way, the captain can hear everything on the intercom while working, and can speak directly without having to hold the intercom.
Ma Xiao and Chen Cheng were on two different ships, and they communicated through walkie-talkies, so Chen Zetao could naturally hear everything clearly.
"Is that true?" Xiao Peng was skeptical.
Chen Zetao sighed and said, "Brother Xiao, if you really don't believe me, I don't know how to prove what I said. Anyway, I'm telling the truth. Swearing is boring, but if I lie, I'll be struck by lightning. It's really like this. I swear to heaven: I have never installed any tracking or eavesdropping devices on your ship. If I did, it definitely wasn't me. Brother Xiao, don't forget, I'm also one of those people who work outside. I know what people like us are most taboo about. How could I do such a low-level thing?"
This stumped Xiao Peng, who could only remain silent. Chen Zetao's words were indeed reasonable, and he couldn't find any point to refute.
"Brother Xiao, let me put it this way. If you find that what happened is different from what I said, I will never appear in front of you again in this life!" Chen Zetao said harshly.
After he said that, what else could Xiao Peng say: "Brother Chen, I believe you!"
Although he said this, he didn't really believe Chen Zetao completely. After all, why did Ma Xiao leave his phone there without turning it off? Didn't he know that the intercom in the captain's room was open to public calls?
Of course, if you catch a thief, you should catch the stolen goods, catch the adulterer, and catch both of them. He currently has no evidence that Ma Xiao did this on purpose. What if he really did it by accident?
Xiao Peng was a little confused. How should he handle this matter?
"Brother Xiao, are you still there?" Chen Zetao asked hurriedly after not hearing his voice for a long time.
Xiao Peng hummed and said, "I'm here, I'm thinking about something!"
Chen Zetao hurriedly said, "If this is a miscalculation, it's my fault. Don't be too harsh on them. After all, they discovered the 'Queen's gift,' didn't they?"
"Merits are merits, faults are faults." Xiao Peng said without hesitation: "It's impossible to ignore their faults just because they have merits! Besides..."
"And?" Chen Zetao waited for the next words.
Xiao Peng said directly: "And I gave them the coordinates of the shipwreck! If there is any credit, it is mine!"
Chen Zetao's face was filled with gloom. "Well, how you handle it is your business. Let's talk business first. When are you going to salvage the fish? I'll take some people there to learn from you!"
"Bringing people here to learn?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "Didn't you guys get along well during your last Mediterranean salvage operation?"
Chen Zetao sighed and said, "Brother Xiao, you're a man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. We can't rely on you forever, right? That's why we've been searching for shipwrecks in the Mediterranean recently, but we haven't found any yet! Now I understand why the Ocean Exploration Company can't become too big! It seems like we're making a lot of money at once, but we can't afford to support so many people! Our ship is almost rusting! And the people on it are even worse!"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Twenty people, no more. We can't afford to support more! I'll wait for two days. We'll set sail the day after tomorrow morning!"
“OK!”
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