Chapter 1355 Farewell Ceremony
The port of Rotterdam was bustling with people. A float parade was being held, and even the Dutch Royal Guard was performing. A grand ceremony was held here, involving the Dutch royal family and government officials, all to see off the "Calypso" and "Luna" as they left the port.
Xiao Peng stood on the ceremony platform, watching the float parade below and applauding while whispering to William, "William, it's not that I don't believe you, but what you said..."
"I swear to God it's true," William said. "No one has noticed this yet, but I wonder if anyone will in the future. Although there's no evidence at the moment, I think you and I should have the same idea, right?"
Xiao Peng took a deep breath, nodded and said nothing.
William said: "Okay, don't be nervous, I will solve this matter as soon as possible, and I will tell you the progress at any time."
Xiao Peng nodded: "Okay, I'll trouble you with this matter."
William said, "Xiao, I really don't want you to think that I'm using this to threaten you. I don't want this to affect our friendship. Even if you say now that you won't look for the Barents shipwreck, I won't say anything."
Xiao Peng's face lit up after hearing this: "Really? Then I'll tell them to disperse right here! I'll handle the problem myself!"
William had a dull expression on his face.
Xiao Peng patted William on the shoulder and said, "Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you! A real man, if you say you'll find the Barents shipwreck, then find the Barents shipwreck!"
William had a complicated expression. Dealing with this guy was really tiring. One moment he'd say, "A real man won't go if he says he won't go," and the next, "A real man will go if he says he's going." You really are always right!
"Watch the show, watch the show!" He really didn't want to chat with Xiao Peng anymore.
Xiao Peng curled his lips and said, "Why all this fancy stuff? Why not just give me a few hundred million as a reward?"
"Haha!" William decided to shut up and send Xiao Peng away quickly.
Seeing that the two of them were silent, someone came over and said, "Mr. Xiao, can I chat with you for a few minutes?"
"Of course." Xiao Peng said, "Mayor Hook, what's going on?"
The person who came was Johannes Hooke, the mayor of Delft, and his other identity was Del Hooke’s father.
"Call me Johannes!" Mayor Hook's eyes narrowed into slits. "Mr. Xiao, thank you so much for giving my son the opportunity to join you on this historic expedition."
Xiao Peng's laughter froze for a moment, then he smiled again. "I admire Del. I've known him personally before, and I've funded his project at Delft University. Taking him to the sea will also help the project."
He was grinning on his face, but in his heart he was thinking, "Who the hell wants to take him? If killing people wasn't illegal, I would have buried him alive long ago, okay?"
If he hadn't brought Anna to disgust him, would Xiao Peng have brought him?
Of course, even though he thought this in his heart, he couldn't say it out loud: "To be honest, I admire Del a lot. A young man like him is so passionate about national affairs. You know, life at sea is extremely boring, most people can't stand it!"
After hearing this, Johannes said, "Mr. Xiao, if he doesn't behave at sea, just whip him! I'm not being polite! Don't believe in protecting minors or anything like that. I'm telling you, basically all aristocratic children were whipped when they were young! Del was beaten by me from childhood, so he's so successful now."
Xiao Peng's face was filled with black lines. He had found the root of Del's problem! Did you know that you had beaten the child into a pervert?
Johannes suddenly became angry. "I've spoiled this kid! He asked to take this girl with him for such an important matter! He even forgot to enjoy himself! Mr. Xiao, it's because you're so tolerant, otherwise I would break his legs! Damn that Russian whore... I admit that girl is smart, but how could she, with her family background, even enter my home? We had already arranged a marriage with the Forman family, but now this has happened! I don't know how to explain it to the Formans."
Xiao Peng coughed twice and said, "Johannes, there's an old saying in our country, 'Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings.' There's no point in worrying about the child growing up."
Johannes shook his head after hearing this and said, "If you were my son, I would definitely feel relieved."
Xiao Peng blinked. "Are you cursing me? You're taking advantage of me, aren't you?"
"What is Del doing now?" Johannes asked.
Xiao Peng pointed at the Calypso and said, "I asked him to go to the Luna, but he refused. He wanted to start as a lowly sailor on the Calypso. Look, isn't that him over there in uniform carrying boxes?"
After hearing this, Johannes took a look and said, "Mr. Xiao, I only have this one son. Please help me take care of him."
Xiao Peng nodded: "Don't worry! I won't let anything get into trouble."
Johannes still looked a little worried. He thought for a moment and said, "Well, he's doing something that will go down in history. Xiao, you've paved a good path for him."
Xiao Peng said: "I just hope he can hold on."
Johannes said: "He will definitely stick to it. He knows what he is doing now!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I hope so. Well, the time has come, the pilot is in place, William, we should set off."
William said: “Well, Xiao, I hope to get good news from you.”
Xiao Peng said: "I also hope to get good news from you."
"Hmm?" William asked after hearing this: "Now the question is, what would be considered good news for you?"
Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and said, "You really stumped me."
William said, "I know how you feel. I've had similar experiences. Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I will investigate the matter and resolve the problem for you as quickly as possible."
After listening, Xiao Peng nodded and prepared to set off. Then, William raised his hands to signal to stop the activity, and then... he began to speak!
Oh my god, why is there such a link?
It must be said that William's speech was really good. Every time he spoke, the people at the scene cheered like crazy, but Xiao Peng felt drowsy while listening to it.
If Xiao Peng had known there would be such a thing, he would not have held a farewell ceremony for William. This is such a torture!
When Xiao Peng was finally on the verge of going crazy, he finally heard William say, "Let us give our best wishes to our best friend Xiao Peng and wish him a successful trip!"
"Huh." Xiao Peng breathed a sigh of relief, it was finally done!
Xiao Peng shook hands with everyone present, waved goodbye to the crowd at the dock, and finally returned to the "Luna".
"Chen Cheng, blow the whistle, leave the port!"
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