Chapter 1621 I Can’t Say Bad Things
Xiao Peng was confused after hearing what Zhao Shanhe said: "Why should I be careful? Can the public intellectuals still cause me trouble?"
Zhao Shanhe nodded. "Brother Peng, you're really capable! The public intellectuals have changed their tactics. They've started to defame Daxia by smearing national icons, like attacking Dr. Zhang, who made outstanding contributions during the epidemic. Now you're also showing signs of being attacked. You can be labeled a 'traitor' just for watching a ball or listening to a song. You'd better be careful."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng laughed and said, "Shanhe, what kind of national idol am I? Compared to people like Academician Zhong who are 'unparalleled in the country', I am nothing."
Zhao Shanhe said, "Brother Peng, don't underestimate yourself. You're second in individual donations across Daxia, no one's ranked first! Furthermore, you've brought back so many cultural relics, boosting national confidence. Oh, and your support for the research and development of deep-sea projects is truly admirable."
Shao Feng also said: "You stole 50 million from Vincent this time and put it into your fund. Now there are signs that they are targeting you."
"What are you targeting me?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.
Shao Feng said: "There is a saying now that you introduced foreign capital into your fund in order to allow foreign capital to enter the Daxia Deep Submersible Base for scientific research and obtain relevant technologies from our country."
Xiao Peng was shocked and said, "How could anyone believe such nonsense? Don't they understand how a foundation works? Vincent only provides the money, and all management is handled by the foundation. Besides, even I can't access the technical secrets of the submersible base, so how could anyone else possibly get access to them? Even though I donate to the Daxia Submersible Base all day long, I don't even know which door opens there."
Shao Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, even people believe things like 'nuclear wastewater is drinkable'. Do you think anyone would believe something like you?"
Xiao Peng was a little confused after hearing this, not to mention that Shao Feng actually convinced him - these days, people still believe the most stupid things.
Vincent watched them chatting animatedly and tried to interrupt several times, but couldn't. Seeing that Xiao Peng finally stopped talking, he protested, "What are you guys talking about? Are you bullying me because I don't know Chinese?"
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "You're too curious, aren't you? Why are we, the Daxia people, chatting in English instead of Chinese? Besides, what else can we talk about? Of course, we'll just drink and brag! It's our habit to brag after drinking. We can't possibly sit here and talk bad about you Americans, right? This is Texas!"
Where is Texas? It's a famously right-wing state in the US, a place where even white leftists tremble at the mere mention of it. Are Xiao Peng and his friends speaking ill of Texans here? If anyone knew, the consequences would be severe.
Bruch and Khedira were having a hard time holding back their laughter, because they knew what Xiao Peng had said. He was lying to Vincent with open eyes.
Vincent asked curiously, "What are you guys talking about so enthusiastically?"
Xiao Peng answered seriously, "We were discussing how to prove someone is drunk based on their words at the table."
"How to prove it?" Vincent became even more curious after hearing this.
Xiao Peng counted on his fingers and said, "If you hear the following conversations, it basically means someone is drunk. For example, 'I'm not bragging,' 'I'm not saying this just because I'm drunk,' 'We're all family, if you have anything to say in the future, tell me, brother,' 'Brother, I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else,' 'I'm just like that, I'll treat you the same way you treat me,' 'I'm telling you the truth,' 'Just listen to me first,' 'In life,' 'Brother, everything you need to say is in the wine,'... Basically, if you hear these words, it means the person you're drinking with is drunk."
Vincent blinked and said, "Xiao, why do I seem to have heard you say all these things when we were drinking?"
Xiao Peng scratched his head: "To be honest, I was just pretending..."
"Hey, hey, hey!" Vincent pointed at Xiao Peng and said, "You said that again!"
"Just listen to me first..."
"... Stop drinking and don't delay your work!"
Xiao Peng's interruption dampened Vincent's curiosity. "Khedira, it's almost your turn."
He reminded Khedira who was standing aside.
Khedira smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. McMahon."
Vincent nodded and said, "I'm confident in you. Paul has high praise for you. He said you're a natural wrestler. It's a pity you're just here for fun. From your technique to your rhythm to your performance to your line delivery, you can't tell you're a newcomer. How about you stay here and develop your skills?"
Khedira was about to answer when Xiao Peng asked directly, "Who is Paul?"
He interrupted because he was afraid that Vincent would keep Khedira here and treat him as a real wrestler.
Xiao Peng originally didn't think that anyone would give up his job as an assistant coach at Delft University of Technology and his bodyguard to become a wrestler, but after seeing the enthusiastic wrestling fans at the scene, Xiao Peng began to question his judgment.
We must quickly stop Khedira from thinking about this.
Alas, as the boss, I have to be both a father and a mother to everyone!
"Paul? That's Paul Levesque, my son-in-law," Vincent said. "He's the former wrestler 'HHH,' now the Vice President of WWE and the head and promoter of HXT, the WWE developmental league. He's been in charge of Khedira's training since he arrived here."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized: "Is that so? What did you just say?"
"I say..." Vincent was about to speak when Xiao Peng suddenly pointed at the ring and said, "When will it be our turn? Is it almost time? Let's finish this soon and go home soon."
Vincent then turned his attention to the ring: "It's really about to start."
Today's finals were the ultimate highlight, featuring WWE's SmackDown star, Roman Reigns, and SmackDown's top star, Bobby Lashley, in a championship match. To ensure fairness, John Cena was the referee.
However, the fight was inconclusive – Roman Reigns suddenly looked distressed, as if he had a relapse (he has a family history of leukemia). Then his cousin, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and his entire Samoan family stormed the arena and interrupted the match. Although Roman Reigns wanted to fight again, he was stopped, and the match ended.
This is of course also a plot design, especially since Bobby Lashley is currently going through a period of "reformation" and it is not yet time for them to fight.
There was a burst of boos at the scene, and all the audience were complaining about the bad plot. Suddenly, people saw John Cena in referee uniform walking straight towards Xiao Peng - what was he going to do?
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