Chapter 1146 Return
Xiao Peng sat on the boat with a look of disgust on his face: "This boat is too shabby, isn't it? Hua Chong, come here! What are you hiding over there and eating?"
Hua rushed over with a can in his hand: "Boss, this can is delicious!"
"Okay! Just for what you said, Chen Cheng, tell Lao Liu later to give Hua Chong only this can of food! Don't let him eat anything else!" Xiao Peng said directly.
Chen Cheng grinned and said, "Okay!"
Hua Chong was anxious. Just as he was about to speak, Ka Xin came over and said, "Hua, can I add a dish for you?"
"What?" Hua Chong turned around in shock. "Fuck! Throw that thing away!"
Kasim was holding a big rat in his hand. It was a real "big rat". Including the tail, it was about 70 centimeters long and extremely fat.
Chen Cheng laughed. "Oh, black rats! Seeing this thing makes me miss home! But I've never seen one this big. The rats on the ship are so fat! The food is good! Boss, you don't know. I once took over a cargo ship. The rats on the ship were crazy, especially in the engine room. Then I went out and borrowed a few big cats and locked them in the engine room. In the end, when I opened the door, the big cats were chased by the rats and ran everywhere. Kasim, why are you carrying a dead rat? Throw it away quickly."
Xiao Peng said, "To be honest, I've never seen this kind of black rat back home. I'm from the north, and the rats we have there are mainly Rattus norvegicus and House Mouse. This kind of black rat is only seen in France. But I've never seen one this big. It's really fat! No wonder one-third of the European population died at its hands back then."
Rats are also different. For example, northern rats are generally brown rats and house mice, both of which are yellowish in color, while southern rats are generally yellow-breasted rats and black rats, which are gray and black in color. The most powerful of these are the black ones, which are large and spread many diseases. They were responsible for the Black Death that nearly wiped out all the Europeans.
Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Kaxin, where did you catch this mouse? Can you still catch mice?"
Kaxin said disdainfully, "Boss, I really don't know what kind of life the people on this ship used to lead. This rat isn't even afraid of people. It didn't even run away when it saw me. I had to beat it to death with an ashtray."
Xiao Peng said bluntly, "Everyone on this ship has only been eating canned food and bottled water lately! Don't let this get us all in trouble! Clean up the cans before eating! Don't be like Hua Chong and not clean the bottle mouths at all! You'll be in trouble if rats urinate on you! Someone once drank from a can of Coke without cleaning it and ended up dying from rat urine."
"Okay!" said Chen Cheng.
After hearing this, Hua Chong looked at the can of beef in his hand and it didn't taste good anymore. He put the can aside and said, "Damn, what kind of life do the people on this ship lead!"
"Go and ask them, they are right down there!" Xiao Peng said.
Hua Chong said, "Don't even mention it. Those people are having a blast playing cards and gambling there. They don't have to work and yet they get five times their salary. They're enjoying it so much."
"How about you go too?" Xiao Peng said, "You can stay on this ship from now on!"
"Boss, just ignore me!" Hua Chong said, "This boat is wrecked!"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Everything is afraid of comparison! You guys usually complain that the 'Calypso' isn't as comfortable as the 'Luna'. Come, let's see. They're both offshore engineering vessels. Isn't the 'Calypso' a paradise? I'm not exaggerating, but among all offshore engineering vessels of this size, is there any vessel more comfortable than the 'Calypso'?"
Hua Chong asked in confusion, "Boss, why don't we use our own boats instead of the Ifrit to salvage here? This wreck is no match for ours."
Xiao Peng said angrily, "Use your brain, okay? We're going to the English Channel! Part of the English Channel belongs to Britain, part to France, and part to an international public area. The place we're going to belongs to Britain."
Hua Chong suddenly realized: "Oh, we are going to steal a sunken ship this time."
"Shut up! Stealing!" Xiao Peng said, "It's 'shun'! Khedira, are you done?"
Hua Chong nodded and said, "Wait a little longer...Okay!"
"It's done?" Chen Cheng was surprised. "So fast?"
Khedira said, "That's not difficult. Hacking into the international AIS system is not difficult. Our ship is now on its way to a public area. As long as there are no satellites watching it, it will be fine."
Xiao Peng asked, "Is the GPS system okay?"
"No problem!" Khedira said disdainfully, "Boss, after getting used to the Beidou on our ship, the difference between using GPS and using it is quite large."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "The Beidou system is technologically newer, after all. Let's be honest, the American GPS has made significant contributions to the world, especially in civilian navigation. However, the operating rights of GPS are in the hands of the Americans. If they shut down GPS during a war, everyone would be stunned. Therefore, Europe, Russia, and even Daxia all need to develop their own navigation systems."
Khedira said: "After using Beidou and then using GPS, I really feel that the two million yuan spent on this day is not worth it!"
GPS isn't free; it costs over $2 million per day to operate! The annual maintenance cost for GPS is nearly $800 million, all paid for by the US government.
This can be considered as the contribution made by all American taxpayers to the world.
Xiao Peng turned to Chen Cheng and asked, "Chen Cheng, could you please report on the situation of the nearby ships?"
Chen Cheng glanced at the screen and reported, "According to the AIS positioning system, the nearest vessel is the Panamanian-registered container ship 'Green Crystal', 114 nautical miles away, heading 390, and destined for Amsterdam."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "That has nothing to do with us. Chen Cheng, keep an eye on it. We're going to this location. Try to avoid all ships on the way."
Chen Cheng glanced at the electronic chart, quickly drew a few lines on it, and nodded. "Don't worry, boss. I'll stay here and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Hua Chong asked, "Boss, what should I do?"
Xiao Peng said, "Go down to the cabin and work with the chief engineer. Take them to check all the equipment to see if there are any malfunctions caused by rats! I'm really worried about these half-baked equipment!"
"Okay!" Hua Chong turned to Kaxin and said, "I'll add a few dishes for you tonight. Would you like braised rat or roasted rat? Order now!"
Kaxin gave him a middle finger and turned to ask Xiao Peng, "Boss, why are there so many Panamanian ships on the sea? Panama doesn't look like a wealthy country, so where do all these ships come from?"
After he asked the question, the cabin fell silent. Everyone looked at each other in confusion.
Xiao Peng slapped his forehead and said, "It's cheap of me to explain this to you. Hua Chong, I'm giving you the chance to despise him. Just explain it to him."
Hua Chong looked at Kaxin with sympathy: "Kaxin, you're a maritime professional, but you don't even know what a 'flag of convenience' is?"
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