Chapter 1103: No Compromise
Zhang Qikun sighed and said, "Xiao, let's still be friends, right? Even if you don't consider me a friend, you can't treat me as a fool! Your acting is too exaggerated!"
Xiao Peng coughed twice and sat up. "Oh, it's Zhang Qikun. Hi, Billy! I've been sick lately and wasn't in good condition, so I didn't recognize you. How did you get here?"
Billy's face was filled with annoyance. "Are you not feeling well?" You were really good when you challenged Billy to a duel just now! We all heard it, okay?
Zhang Qikun was too lazy to dwell on this topic: "Xiao Peng, we heard that you were ill, so we came to see you."
Xiao Peng stretched his head to look after hearing this. "Visiting a patient? Is there anyone who comes to visit a patient with nothing to do? Do you have any manners? How dare you say you're visiting a patient without even bringing a bouquet of flowers?"
Zhang Qikun grinned after hearing this: "Hey, you're wronging us. Who said we didn't bring any gifts?"
But Billy said, "Idol, we brought too many gifts. It wouldn't be nice to just bring them directly to the hospital, so we came empty-handed!"
"Wait!" Xiao Peng raised his hand. "Kassin, Khedira, check them both for any surveillance equipment. Buddy, don't accuse me of being cautious. Let's be cautious first and then be a gentleman!"
Billy said helplessly, "Idol, is it really that serious? Can we really betray you?"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "If you really cared enough about me, you wouldn't come here. At least not at this time."
Zhang Qikun and Billy were both stunned, and then fell silent.
What Xiao Peng said was right. These two people knew his current situation very well. They came here naturally as lobbyists and stood on the opposite side of Xiao Peng. It was normal for Xiao Peng to doubt them.
Watching Kassin and Khedira approach him, Zhang Qikun sighed, raised his hand, and took something out of his pocket and placed it on the table: "Xiao, I hope you can understand."
Billy was stunned after seeing it: "Zhang? What is this?"
Zhang Qikun said helplessly, "I'm here on behalf of the Bank of France. I have no choice but to obey the instructions given to me by my superiors."
Khedira picked up the device on the table and took a look. He said, "It's low-power sound transmission equipment, with a maximum transmission efficiency of only one kilometer. Those people are nearby listening in!"
Walter was already by the window. After hearing this, he pulled open the curtains, looked outside, and laughed: "A MPV with a courier company advertisement on the body has a signal amplifier installed on the roof. They are afraid that we won't be able to find them, right? What a bunch of idiots."
Xiao Peng laughed and said, “Walter, they can hear you talking! They heard you scolding him!”
Walter's face was filled with black lines: "Boss, I didn't know who cursed me at first, but now everyone knows it after you called out my name!" After he finished speaking, he walked over, picked up the eavesdropping device on the table and shouted: "You are all idiots!"
After saying that, he threw the bug on the ground and crushed it with his foot.
Everyone in the room burst into laughter.
They laughed happily, but Zhang Qikun couldn't laugh: "Xiao Peng..."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it. Didn't you say I should understand?"
Zhang Qikun breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Peng continued, "But I can only understand this once. Fooling me once is your fault, but fooling me twice is mine. I don't want you to exploit our friendship like this! Have you ever considered how I'd feel if I found out about this?"
Zhang Qikun hurriedly said, "Xiao Peng, listen to my explanation. The Bank of France is very sincere this time. They've offered very good conditions, and because they're so good, they want to hear about the progress of our conversation."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said disdainfully, "A slap in the face and a sweet date?"
Zhang Qikun hesitated and said, "That's certainly the meaning. But shouldn't you listen to their conditions?"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Zhang Qikun, you seem to have misunderstood something. I've already retired from this industry, and whatever conditions they offer me has nothing to do with me. From the moment they froze our company's account, it meant there was no room for negotiation."
Zhang Qikun hurriedly said, "Xiao, that was something a department head of our bank did privately. By the time our bank discovered what he had done, it was already too late to undo it. That department head has received the appropriate punishment, and our bank has made amends. I'm here to inform you of this."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng looked at Zhang Qikun with a dull expression, which made Zhang Qikun feel uneasy: "Xiao Peng, why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm feeling really helpless right now." Xiao Peng sighed. "You just said I was treating you like fools. Now I see clearly that you're the ones who really treat me like a fool! Are you trying to find someone to take the blame and pretend nothing happened?"
Fabian asked curiously, "Zhang, what kind of punishment did the head of that department receive?"
Zhang Qikun quickly replied, "He was deducted a quarter's bonus and a year's performance."
"Pfft!" Fabian snorted. "You call this a proportionate punishment? You call this 'tickling'! How many executives in the financial industry actually live off salary and performance?"
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "See? Typical French arrogance. I'm going to accept it just by giving it a casual treatment?"
Fabian said, "Xiao, what you said is a bit hurtful. I'm French too! Pascal is French too! Anyone who generalizes based on one point is just being a hooligan! But to be honest, I can guess what the Bank of France is thinking. After all, they are the central bank of France. It's always others who apologize to them, not themselves. They just pretend to apologize to show their attitude!"
Zhang Qikun hurriedly said, "Of course, our compensation measures are not limited to this. We have a lot of financial compensation."
Xiao Peng asked in return, "Zhang Qikun, do you think I'm short of money?"
Zhang Qikun was unable to answer.
Xiao Peng said, "What I want is 'justice'! Have I violated French law? If so, OK, let the court sentence me! But they just froze my company's account without saying anything? If they have the guts, freeze my Swiss Bank account! If they have the guts, freeze my Daxia Bank account! If they have the guts, confiscate all my treasures! Can they do that? Zhang Qikun, we are good friends, and you have helped us a lot with finance. But the Bank of France behind you has broken my heart. We can still be good friends if we don't talk about this, but now there is no room for discussion! They should have considered the consequences when they did this! Don't threaten me with words like 'I will have no place in Europe in the future'. Do these threats still mean anything to me now that my subsidiary has closed down?"
Zhang Qikun remained silent after hearing this. At this time, Billy raised his hand and said, "Idol, can I interrupt?"
"Let's go somewhere else! Ugh! That won't work either!"
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