Chapter 1246 I'll find someone to give you the information
After Ivan finished explaining the whole story, Xiao Peng's face turned black. Well, he really forgot something important.
Xiao Peng went to Belarus that year and obtained a lot of useful information in Minsk, but he also agreed to one condition there: three universities in Minsk would send scientific research teams to carry out the "marine research project" with Xiao Peng.
This is absolutely a lie. Belarus is just a landlocked country. How can it do marine scientific research? So Xiao Peng didn't take it seriously.
Now that Ivan had brought this up, mentioning "a group of young, beautiful girls," this was intriguing: Belarusian women have a difficult time traveling abroad, and their president has even designated them as "strategic reserves." The fact that such a large group of women were traveling together, with Russian guidance, smacked of conspiracy.
But Xiao Peng didn't care. After all, this was a cooperative project with the university in Minsk. If they wanted to go out, they needed to get approval from their country's top leaders. Only after approval could they go abroad. If there was a problem, it was not Xiao Peng's problem. What did he care?
"Okay!" Xiao Peng said, "This is a small matter. To be more precise, I'm planning to go out to sea! They can come quickly."
"Huh? I thought you were going to delay for a while, why are you suddenly going out to sea?" Ivan asked puzzled.
Xiao Peng said, "As soon as PETA's information arrives, I'll go out to sea to salvage it. Have you forgotten I'm doing some live streaming when I have time? I want to maximize my influence! When will you give me that information? I'll give you my captain's email address, and you can send it to me."
Finally, Ivan said, "Sorry, I can't do that."
"Why?" Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "Didn't you promise to give me the information? Are you kidding me?"
Ivan said, "Xiao, you misunderstood. I can give you the information, but I can't send it to you via email."
"Why?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Ivan said shockingly: "You and everyone around you are being monitored!"
"What?" Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me?"
Ivan said, "I'm not kidding. I've actually been wanting to tell you this, but your phone is always off, so I can't reach you. And it would be too obvious if my people went directly there."
Xiao Peng asked, "What exactly is going on?"
Ivan said, "It's nothing serious, actually. The Danish Defense Intelligence Agency, affiliated with the Danish Ministry of Defense, helped the US National Security Agency use their country's submarine cables and other channels to eavesdrop on many European leaders and dignitaries, including the German President, leaders of various political parties, ministerial officials from various countries, and heads of military-industrial enterprises. They implemented comprehensive surveillance, including controlling mobile phone calls, text messages, chat software, website login records, search records, emails, and so on. They were almost installing cameras next to these people's beds. Our intelligence personnel were surprised to find your name in the intercepted intelligence, and even the crew members on your ship were included. It's because of this that I can't email you."
Xiao Peng whistled. "I'm being treated so highly? On the same level as European politicians?"
Ivan said: "Maybe it's because you are from Daxia."
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "These Americans are quite good at playing games! Didn't their president promise during the Prism Gate incident not to spy on their allies anymore?"
Ivan asked, "Do you believe what politicians say?"
Xiao Peng recited a poem: "Raise chickens and let them eat. Cook them when they are fat. The master's plan is good, but the chickens must not know it."
Ivan was confused: "What does this mean?"
Xiao Peng said, "This is a poem written by a poet in our country over 200 years ago. The idea is that the owner raises chickens and lets them eat and drink whatever they want. When they grow fat, they are eaten. Of course, the owner wants this, but he can't let the chickens know. This poem is the most appropriate way to describe the relationship between the United States and Europe."
"Oh?" Ivan said with interest, "Tell me what you think!"
Xiao Peng said directly, "What do you think of this? If you think of the US not as a country, but as a medieval empire, then everything will become clear. The US is the empire, and those so-called European allies are actually its 'vassal states'. Countries like Germany and France are the strong vassal states, while the other small countries are the weak vassal states."
"An empire will never trust its vassal states, no matter how much they profess their loyalty. So what the Americans have to do is control them, and these spy agencies they train are their most powerful weapons. If I remember correctly, after the end of World War II, with the exception of Britain, France, and Germany, the intelligence agencies of all European countries were merged and rebuilt with the help of the Americans and Britain, and their personnel were trained, right? Even today, many senior officials in European intelligence agencies rely on the Americans for recommendations and promotions. They're clearly European intelligence officers, but the more loyal they are to the Americans, the greater the benefits they gain. This practice has had a huge impact. As far as I know, the most humiliating treaty between Europe and the United States was signed under this context, right?"
Basically, from the end of World War II to the present, all official contracts signed between the United States and Europe are unequal treaties. The most shameful one is the so-called "Optical Fiber Agreement" concluded between the United States and Denmark in 1998.
Due to its geographical location, Denmark is the landing point for most of Europe's submarine cables, connecting countries like Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. According to this agreement, the US has the right to use Denmark's submarine cables, which means that all of Europe's communications are under US surveillance. This provides the conditions for monitoring its allies.
They did this, of course, to constrain France and Germany.
They still understand the principle that "a strong vassal will inevitably rebel" - why restrict the Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany? Isn't it because they don't want to see Germany become stronger?
In fact, Huawei was sanctioned for this reason: 5G is only one reason, and another reason is that Huawei also has submarine cable construction business, such as the "Peace Cable" project, which is a cable project from Daxia through Pakistan, through Africa and end in Marseille. Now the United States is restricting this submarine cable in the same way as it restricts the German natural gas pipeline.
The situation is very interesting now. When the United States imposed sanctions on German natural gas, France supported Germany; and when the United States imposed sanctions on French submarine cables, Germany supported France. I just don’t know if both sides can withstand it!
This is why every time the Americans call for sanctions against Daxia, it is always the so-called "intelligence departments" of these small countries that pop up.
Ivan smiled and said, "Brother Xiao, you understand very well, so there's no need for me to remind you. Leave the information to me, and I'll send it to you as soon as possible."
"Okay! I owe you a favor!"
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