Chapter 165 New Business Arrives
"Brother Chen, why are you looking for me so urgently?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion, "Who are these two?"
Just as Chen Zetao was about to introduce them, the man said, "Mr. Xiao, what we are going to discuss with you now is confidential. The fewer people who know about it, the better."
Xiao Peng spread his hands. "Sir, I don't know who you are, but Brother Chen told me this is about our company. These two are my partners. Since it's a company matter, there's no way I can keep it from them. Even if you don't let them know now, I'll tell them later. Your behavior will cause problems within our company. If you insist on not letting my partners know what's going on, then I'll choose not to take your business."
The white man was stunned. He didn't expect Xiao Peng to answer him like that.
Xiao Peng ignored him and handed a cigarette to Chen Zetao. "Brother Chen, you've come back from such a long journey, so I should welcome you back. But this German 'Stoke Club 35 Years' whiskey shouldn't be too much for you."
Chen Zetao laughed and said, "Although they are all grain liquors, I think our baijiu is better. I have two bottles of genuine 'Red Flag Wuliangye'. Let's make some someday!"
"Oh my god, Brother Chen is indeed a real treasure!" Xiao Peng exclaimed, "Why don't you keep it well?"
There are many kinds of Wuliangye, among which 'Red Flag Wuliangye' is a product of a special period, and those that have survived to this day are all treasures!
"Collecting shit!" Chen Zetao said, "Wine is for drinking!"
Seeing Xiao Peng and Chen Zetao chatting like this, the two foreigners standing on the side felt a little embarrassed.
"Chen!" The foreign woman interrupted the conversation and said, "I'm so sorry, Fernandez isn't very good at speaking. Hello, Mr. Xiao, I'm Clara Pataky, and this is Andrés Fernandez. Mr. Fabian Cousteau and Mr. Pascal Cousteau, I apologize for my companion's rudeness."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng thought about it. The names of these two people did not sound like French but more like their southern neighbors, the Spanish.
Xiao Peng pointed at a chair and said, "Please take a seat. I don't know why you're looking for me, but since Brother Chen said you're looking for me about company matters, it should be related to underwater salvage, right?"
Patachi smiled and nodded. "Of course. Chen told us you're very good at finding shipwrecks, and after our investigation, we found that he was indeed right. It was you who discovered the Mata Hari shipwreck. I heard that you also found something in Italy."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng looked at Patachi and the other man with a changed look. Who on earth were they? They had investigated him in great detail!
He turned to look at Chen Zetao, his expression filled with displeasure: "Brother Chen, are you introducing me to business? They're investigating me under the guise of doing business?"
Patachi smiled and said, "No, no, no, Mr. Xiao, you misunderstood. We need to investigate you to show how serious we are about this cooperation. This business is huge, and we need to make sure that our partner has the ability to solve our problems. And according to our investigation, you can indeed meet our requirements and we can cooperate."
Fabian asked curiously, "Ms. Patachi, if you want to cooperate with us, you should at least tell us what we need to do, right?"
"Of course, it's to help us find a sunken ship," Patachi said. "The depth of the sunken area should be below 500 meters and above 2,200 meters."
Xiao Peng winked at Fabian, who nodded slightly in understanding. He then spread his hands to Patachi, "I'm sorry, Ms. Patachi, but I'm afraid we can't help you. Since you've researched us, you should know we're currently unable to conduct deep-sea salvage operations. Our equipment isn't up to par. We can still salvage within 300 meters, but beyond that, we're currently unable to do so."
Chen Zetao hadn't explained the origins of these two people to them, but Xiao Peng was very upset that they were investigating him for no apparent reason. Therefore, Xiao Peng didn't want to have any business cooperation with them at all.
Patachi said directly to Fabian, "Mr. Cousteau, I want you to help us search for a ship. We just need to find its location, not salvage it."
"You don't want us to salvage it?" Fabian looked at Patachi. "What kind of ship? You want us to search for it but not salvage it?"
Fernandez glanced at Patachi, who nodded. He answered the question: "We want you to help us find a submarine."
"What?" Fabian waved his hands without a second thought. "That's impossible!"
Xiao Peng also frowned and looked at Chen Zetao: "Brother Chen, what do you mean? Are you trying to kill me? Submarines can be taken away casually? We are just an ocean exploration company. We can wade through some muddy waters, but we won't touch other muddy waters! If you want to steal the submarine, you can't take us with you! Brother Chen, if you are such a person, let's not have any dealings with each other in the future! I was wrong! I am just a law-abiding businessman, that's all!"
Chen Zetao laughed after hearing this: "Brother Xiao, don't get excited. You misunderstood. They are Spanish officials and they are affiliated with the CNI."
"CNI? What is that?" Xiao Peng was confused.
Fabian knew what was going on. He explained to Xiao Peng, "Spanish National Intelligence Center."
Xiao Peng suddenly realized, no wonder both of them had Spanish names.
Patachi said, "You can investigate our authenticity. The submarine we're asking you to find is our own, not stolen from another country. Here are the submarine's details. We've contacted seven ocean exploration companies, and we're offering a $2 million reward for finding the vessel."
After hearing the amount of money, Xiao Peng pushed the information back and said, "We won't take this job! Let those seven companies take care of it."
He has money in his pocket now, and he has a lot of things to deal with. He needs to hire people and find a submersible, and this guy only has two million? Or will he give it to him after he finds it? Who the hell is working for you guys?
Patachi didn't get angry after hearing this. Instead, he looked at Xiao Peng and said, "Mr. Xiao, don't be so hasty to refuse. In fact, in addition to the two million reward for finding this submarine, there is another benefit: the ocean exploration company that finds the submarine will be able to operate in Spanish territorial waters."
"Huh?" Spain's territorial waters stretch from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean, including the Strait of Gibraltar! This is a good thing!
"Which submarine is missing?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
Fernandez replied, "It's an S-80 class ship."
After hearing his answer, Xiao Peng, Fabian, and Pascal cursed in unison: "Damn it!"
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