Chapter 1158: For Drake's Treasure
Xiao Peng took off his glasses and frowned slightly: "MI6 really has some tricks up its sleeve. Is Hahn your real name?"
Hahn was stunned. He looked at Xiao Peng and frowned slightly: "Xiao, you are more difficult to deal with than I thought. How did you know I was from MI6?"
Xiao Peng spread his hands: "It's like can you tell me how you tracked us?"
Hahn smiled and said, "Why not?" He pointed at Xiao Peng's bicycle and said, "Aren't you curious why those three young Dutch people were able to sell you a bicycle so easily? If someone suddenly wanted to buy your bicycle, would you sell it to them?"
Xiao Peng nodded slightly after hearing this, and then he smiled. "In that case, I'll tell you how I know your identity. I have friends in the upper echelons of MI6. After all, I'm not a foreign spy, yet you're targeting us. Not everyone agrees with your actions. You want to kidnap me? Haha, that would be a scandal."
Hahn was stunned after hearing this, then smiled. "Mr. Xiao, you're a man with excellent mental qualities. You almost scared me, but unfortunately you overlooked one point: this operation is a one-way communication. In our department, only my superiors and I knew about it. Only today did my subordinates know what we were doing. There's no way an internal incident could happen on our side!"
"Really?" Xiao Peng smiled slightly. "Then how do I know you're from MI6? Call King William now, and you'll find everyone, including the Daxia ambassador, is looking for you."
Hahn was stunned again, then laughed: "Mr. Xiao, are you asking me to call and walk into a trap?"
Xiao Peng sneered, "I really don't understand how MI6 has become what it is now. Hahn, think about this for a moment. Should I have just called out your identity? Since I already knew your identity and purpose, how could I not have made preparations in advance? Think about it. Why would a billionaire like me take the subway for no reason? Why am I riding a bicycle now? Buddy, tell your men to put down their guns. If something goes wrong, you really can't bear the responsibility! Do you think Britain will protect you if a scandal like this happens?"
"If you know our identities and purpose, why are you running away?" Hahn said, "You can contact the Dutch police directly to protect your safety."
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "After all, you're MI6. Who knows if there are any of your people in the Dutch police? You can even stop the subway, but who knows what kind of relationship you have with the people here. We big shrimps believe in 'less trouble is more', so I was going to back down for once. I didn't expect you to find me, so now I can only tell you the truth. Hahn, think it through. If you had kept a low profile, the consequences might not have been serious. But now everyone knows your identities, so you have to think clearly. If you really kidnapped me, it would be an international incident, so the question is: what right do you have to do this? Someone will be held responsible then. Who do you think will bear the responsibility?"
Hahn fell silent, then waved his hands to signal his men to put down their guns, and said to Xiao Peng: "Mr. Xiao, in fact, we don't want to do this, but what you did is too much. You hurt the feelings of our British people."
"Oh?" Xiao Peng felt relieved when he heard him say that: "What did I do?"
Hahn said, "Lord Francis Drake is a national hero of the British Empire. He defeated the Spanish Armada, which led to the establishment of the British Empire. His obligations rightfully belong to the British Empire. Yet, instead of returning the artifacts to us, you have exhibited them in a museum in your country of Daxia. Aren't you hurting the feelings of the British people?"
Xiao Peng felt relieved when he heard him say this. "Kidnapping failed, so you're trying to reason with us? Since you're willing to reason with us, that's good. The treasure I found is on the high seas. Whoever fishes it out owns it. I don't need to explain this to you, right? And answer me two questions: First, when did you say you would return all these Chinese cultural relics in the British Museum? Aren't you afraid of hurting the feelings of the people of Daxia?"
Just as Hahn was about to speak, Xiao Peng raised his second finger. "Besides, Francis Drake's wealth has nothing to do with you British, right? He's a pirate!"
Hahn's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Wait a minute, we seriously suspect that the riches in Francis Drake's treasure trove belong to the 'Cacafugo'. Mr. Xiao, do I need to explain the details of the 'Cacafugo' to you?"
Xiao Peng nodded. "March 3, 1579. Drake's pirate fleet robbed the Spanish treasure ship 'Cacafugo.' At the time, the 'Cacafugo' was transporting the wealth of the Spanish colonies from Peru to Panama. Drake's fleet stole 80 pounds of gold, 20 tons of silver, 13 boxes of silver coins, and countless jewels and pearls."
Hahn said, "The problem is, after Drake robbed the jewels, he didn't return to England. The Spanish fleet was chasing them, so they had to use captured Spanish charts to cross the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It took them over a year to return to England, making him the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. But the problem is, he didn't bring much with him. He said the circumnavigation was too costly. But seeing the Drake treasure you salvaged, we have every reason to suspect it's the same treasure Drake looted from the Cacafugo."
Xiao Peng smiled slightly: "What does this have to do with Britain?"
Hahn's eyes widened as he spoke, "Who doesn't know that Drake's investor at the time was Queen Elizabeth? He was robbing for the British royal family! The British royal family should have a portion of this wealth! So we in the UK have every reason to recover this wealth."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "Oh, so you're planning to tell the world that your queen is the mastermind behind the pirates, right? Tell the world that you British are just a bunch of bandits?"
Hahn smiled and shook his head. "That's all history. Everyone has a past they can't bear to look back on, right? But we can't forget history; we must face it with courage. Once you return these treasures, we'll put them on display so the British people don't forget history."
Xiao Peng laughed. "This is the first time I've heard someone describe 'shameless' in such a refreshing and refined way. But Hahn, have you ever thought about this? No one can prove that it's the wealth of the 'Cakafugo'!"
Hahn smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will have a group of scholars prove that it is the wealth of the 'Cacafugo'."
Xiao Peng's face suddenly darkened after hearing this: "What if I say no?"
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