Chapter 1609: Isn’t it okay for me to admit it?
Xiao Peng was completely bewildered. He had never imagined that Fenves had come to him for this very thing!
His first reaction after hearing this was: The Americans are preparing to attack him!
The Americans are incredibly skilled at accusing others of something. How many Daxia researchers have been labeled "spies" here? Something as trivial as a pornographic video on a computer is evidence of the Americans' "conviction." If Xiao Peng truly wants access to their core secrets...
Damn, do you want to lock me up forever?
In fact, Fenves didn't really think that much. The key reason why he dared to let Xiao Peng join this project was that he was not worried at all that Xiao Peng would touch the core content of this project!
The text and graphic materials covering all aspects of this project exceed 1.7 terabytes! Even if Xiao Peng were to review all of this information, it would probably take years. Could he even remember everything? That's impossible! As long as we can ensure that Xiao Peng doesn't have a backup copy of the data, there's no need to worry about leaks.
Vincent had no idea what Fenves was thinking. In his eyes, Fenves was crazy - how could you do such a traitorous thing?
His mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to stop Fenves; Xiao Peng was thinking similarly, thinking about how to reject Fenves's "clever" proposal; and Fenves was thinking about how to make Xiao Peng agree to his request.
"Xiao, I know you work at the Delft University of Technology. That school offers preferential treatment to international students from your country. Now we can do the same." Fenves said directly, "We can also accept international students from your country."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng suddenly asked, "Does this also include graduate students from those eighteen universities?"
Now it was Fenves' turn to be embarrassed. "Well, Mr. Xiao, this is against the laws of our country. I really can't do this."
The "eighteen universities" that Xiao Peng mentioned are the eighteen schools on the US sanctions list. If graduate students from these eighteen universities come to the US, Fenves really has no say in recruiting them.
Xiao Peng curled his lips. "Then what's the point of you saying all this? By the way, Mr. Fenves, if I remember correctly, when the first list of thirteen schools on the sanctions list was released, your school repatriated over three hundred scientific researchers from Daxia, right? Your behavior really makes it hard for me to believe in your sincerity."
Vincent, standing aside, breathed a sigh of relief. Did Xiao Peng refuse? This made him feel much more at ease. He would definitely try to persuade Fenves later.
Fenves said, "Mr. Xiao, we are a public school, so we naturally have to follow national laws. This kind of law is really a headache for us. You should know that our country has always been very welcoming to international students from Daxia, and we have even invited your students to study here many times. Your school's international students have created huge value for the school's economic income. Foreign students are one of our school's main sources of income. We are the direct victims of this law. But there is really nothing we can do!"
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Oh, why bother? Why do you always do these thankless tasks?"
"Mr. Xiao, what do you mean?" Fenves asked curiously.
Xiao Peng said slowly, "I used to often feel like I'd accomplished nothing. Every time I felt like a failure, I'd look at your country. Look, you've had four presidents, spent over two trillion dollars, sacrificed over two thousand soldiers, and spent twenty years, but what's the result? Compared to your country, I find all my failures are nothing. That's why I fought and lost again and again, and fought and fought again, and finally achieved today's results. Speaking of this, I have to thank you."
Fenves and Vincent looked at each other, and a thousand horses were running through their minds!
They really wanted to refute Xiao Peng, but they couldn't refute at all: what he said was the truth!
Fenves coughed twice and said, "Mr. Xiao, we are helpless in this matter! This is not something we can get involved in."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Principal Fenves, I'll just pretend I never said anything you just said. Let's leave it at that."
He looked absent-minded now, his eyes always looking towards the court.
"Mr. Xiao, don't be so quick to refuse! I'm really sincere." Fenves said.
Vincent spoke up at this time: "Principal Fenves, you don't understand Xiao. He's a spontaneous person. Forcing him to do anything will often backfire. Let's just watch the game today. Doesn't Xiao just want to see a good game up close?"
"Hmm?" Fenves asked curiously, "But I noticed that Mr. Xiao isn't interested in watching the game! His attention doesn't seem to be on the court!"
Aisha came over and whispered, "It's true that the boss is watching the game, but he's not watching the same game you guys are watching..."
After he said this, people realized why Xiao Peng was so absent-minded. It turned out that his eyes were always fixed on the cheerleading team.
After hearing this, Kaiser kicked Aisha directly: You have a really bad mouth. If you really make the boss angry, we will all be in trouble!
Vincent coughed dryly and said, "Xiao, are you planning to play on the court? Feel the charm of rugby?"
Xiao Peng came to his senses after hearing this, picked up his beer, took a sip, and said, "No, no, no, I won't do that. I already said I won't participate in any sports competitions."
"Why?" Vincent asked puzzled.
Bruch said, "This is a very simple matter! Our boss has a kind personality and doesn't like to bully others."
“…” Vincent looked at Bruch.
Bruch explained, "When we're at sea, we pass the time by exercising, but our boss isn't allowed to participate in any sports. If he were to participate, none of us would play. Vincent, you just dared to make such a bet with my boss? Haha, it's no surprise that you lost. You can't judge my boss with normal eyes."
"I didn't expect to make a bet with your boss!" Vincent said anxiously: "It was your boss who tricked me into making a bet!"
Xiao Peng turned around at this time and said, "Vincent, what the hell are you doing? I admit my loss and you refuse to pay it back? Fine, in that case I'll refuse to pay it back too! Van der Laupe, hurry up and book a flight, we're going back to Europe! Remember to ship my car back to me too!"
After hearing this, Van der Laupe nodded and said, "Okay!"
After saying that, she picked up her phone and prepared to book a flight.
Vincent was a little confused.
Only then did he realize that Xiao Peng came to America to resolve the issue of Kevin Ishii. Now that he knew Kevin Ishii was dead, he could leave at any time!
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security asked me to accompany him well, what should I do now?
"Is it not enough for me to admit it?"
Vincent wanted to curse, what sin had he committed?
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