Chapter 1646: Escape First
Albrecht didn't understand what Xiao Peng meant by "working with injuries".
Xiao Peng explained, "If you pay attention, you'll notice that the work on the 'Calypso' is basically done alongside the 'Luna'. This is because once during work, a lightning bolt struck the antenna, and for some reason the lightning rod didn't work. As a result, the ship's F station was broken, the electronic chart screen went black, and the GPS, VHF, and HF all failed. Fortunately, the radar didn't break down, and the C station still worked. Otherwise, just replacing these devices would have kept me busy."
Albrecht blinked. "Is this why you sent the Calypso back to Daxia?"
Xiao Peng shook his head. "I don't want that ship anymore. Avoid suspicion, understand? Avoid suspicion! Anyway, let me tell you this: we haven't learned anything else at sea, but we've learned how to avoid risks. The drills everyone on board repeatedly conducts are all kinds of safety drills, such as fire drills, storm drills, lightning drills, and poison gas drills... But the core content of all the drills is the same - run quickly when something happens, get yourself to a safe place first. So when there's an earthquake, our first reaction is to escape to a safe place. This is a reaction that is imprinted in everyone's soul."
Albrecht said, "Escape? Shouldn't you first consider how to save yourselves?"
Xiao Peng said with disgust: "Save yourself, run away first! Nothing is more important than life! If you lose the boat, you can buy another one. If you lose the people, then you lose everything."
Albrecht nodded and suddenly asked, "Why are you still conducting a gas drill?"
Xiao Peng explained: "Oh, there was no such project originally, but later we had to thank the Indians."
"What does this have to do with the Indians?" Albrecht asked curiously.
Xiao Peng said, "On an Indian aircraft carrier, a hydrogen sulfide pipeline ruptured while cleaning the toilet, fumigating six people, killing two and seriously injuring four. We also have hydrogen sulfide pipelines on our ship, so we quickly added this project. A few months later, the aircraft carrier caught fire again and killed several people. I saw this and quickly increased fire drills. Sometimes I really have to thank the Indians - there's nothing they can't do, except think of it. Okay, Albrecht, I'm going to go back and rest now. The snow is so heavy, I'm going to look like a snowman if I stand here for a while."
"Aren't you afraid of earthquakes?" Albrecht asked.
Xiao Peng said, "The next earthquake is probably an aftershock. The earthquake level is not high, so it should be fine. Don't worry, I am more afraid of death than anyone else, and I will not let my own safety be in jeopardy."
Albrecht pointed to the distance and said, "Didn't you hear those loud rumbling noises? They never stopped!"
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "I was relieved when I heard those noises. It was an avalanche. Avalanches are normal after an earthquake. But we're fine here, but there's an avalanche on the East Peak. Doesn't that just prove we're safe?"
Albrecht thought about it and said, "That's true."
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we should be thankful for this snowstorm. If it weren't so severe, everyone would have gone skiing up the mountain. That would have been incredibly dangerous. Okay, let's go back, take a shower, and get some rest. Let's wait for the storm to pass before we go skiing!"
Seeing Xiao Peng turn around and go back upstairs, Albrecht quickly asked, "What about Mateschitz?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "I'm busy! I'm here on vacation, not to discuss business. Kasin, get down from the tree right away and go back and play the video game with me!"
"Okay." Kasim and the others were the first to run out of the building, and the first to go back in. Everyone present looked at the three of them with mixed feelings, not knowing whether to call them cowards or brave.
Before Albrecht knew what to do, Zeman came over and said, "Boss, with such a heavy snowstorm, why don't we go sit in the car for a while?"
Albrecht thought about it and realized it made sense. He didn't dare go back to the building, but he didn't want to be a snowman here. The best thing to do was, of course, go back to the car. He realized his hands and feet were frozen: his camel hair coat was in the restaurant. He had been so frightened by the earthquake that he hadn't noticed he was cold. Now he realized he was frozen like a popsicle!
Albrecht and the others didn't dare return to their room, while Xiao Peng lay comfortably in the bathtub, soaking in the hot water. His mind was spinning rapidly. What did Albrecht mean by asking him for those coordinates?
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. What I came here for this time has been done, and now all that’s left is to have fun.
In fact, he thought so and actually did it. As soon as the storm died down, Xiao Peng couldn't wait to go skiing. This was a tough situation for Albrecht. He wanted to talk to Xiao Peng more, but Xiao Peng was too addicted to the fun to pay attention to him. He had skied frequently when he was younger, but now at his age, even the sight of the slopes was terrifying. What if he accidentally fell? Would his old arms and legs be able to withstand it? What if he accidentally "contributed" himself?
And Xiao Peng was also deliberately avoiding him.
Xiao Peng wasn't stupid. He wouldn't believe Albrecht if he didn't have someone behind him, even if Albrecht suddenly came to him and asked about the submarine's coordinates! Albrecht also realized that Xiao Peng was avoiding him, so he simply sat in the hall to block him.
"Huh?" Albrecht was taken aback when he saw Xiao Peng and the others coming downstairs: "Xiao, are you leaving?"
He noticed that Kassin and Van der Laupe were carrying suitcases and Xiao Peng was not wearing ski gear.
"Yes!" Xiao Peng said, "We've had enough fun after three days. It's time to go back. Do you want to continue playing here?"
After hearing this, Albrecht almost cursed, "Which eye of yours saw me playing here?"
"Xiao, can we stop playing hide-and-seek? Is it okay if I don't ask you for the coordinates of the shipwreck?" Albrecht said.
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this: "Are you telling the truth?"
"Really, really! Of course it's true!" Albrecht said, "I'm completely convinced by you now. You're skiing during the day and hugging girls at night just to avoid me. Do you have the stamina to do that?"
Xiao Peng was about to explain when he suddenly heard a quarrel behind him.
The two looked back and saw that two people had been stopped by Kaxin. Looking more closely, huh? Wasn't one of the women the one he had thrown out of the window that day? No wonder Kaxin had stopped them.
"Mr. Xiao! Mr. Xiao!" The girl greeted Xiao Peng hurriedly when she saw him looking at her.
Xiao Peng frowned: "What are you doing? Are you looking for trouble with me again?"
The girl quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Xiao, you misunderstood. We apologize for what happened that day. My name is Laura Blin, and this is Fia. We're here to ask you to let Hyypia go."
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this: "Hypia? Who is that?"
He really didn't know about this.
Zeman came over and said, "Mr. Xiao, he's an extreme skier. We and Red Bull have jointly banned him because they said you were a 'monkey living in the jungle.'"
Xiao Peng was confused after hearing this: "Is there such a thing?"
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