Chapter 1658: Leave the EU but don’t leave Europe
Chen Zetao took his things and set out on the journey back to China, but Xiao Peng was about to collapse.
When William found Xiao Peng, he was kicking a sandbag in the gym.
"William! I can't stand it anymore!" Xiao Peng kicked the sandbag hanging on the ceiling of the gym away, and Khedira, Bruch and Elsa who were holding the sandbag behind him couldn't hold on and flew out directly.
"Oh my god!" Khedira complained, "Boss! What the hell are you doing with your body? You've been working out for so long and haven't even broken a sweat! You just want to torture us, right?"
Elsa was shouting, "Brother Bruch, Brother Khedira, can you two get up first? You're both pressing on me! I'm almost crushed to death!"
Bruch patted Aisha on the ground and pulled him up. "There's a reason why I asked you to wear full armor, right? Boss, next time you're really depressed, why don't you go fight in the UFC?"
"I'm afraid of killing someone!" Xiao Peng said calmly as he took off his boxing gloves.
"Aren't you afraid of beating us to death?" Bruch complained.
Xiao Peng tilted his head and looked at William: "William, I'm not complaining, if it were you, could you continue to stay? I was followed by more than 20 cars on the way to Delft University! If it weren't for you, I would have returned home by now!"
William said, "I know, I know. We are coordinating to deal with this matter now. The key point now is that all European countries are paying close attention to this matter, and their attitudes towards it are ambiguous and they have not expressed their views."
"Why?" Xiao Peng asked curiously.
William smiled bitterly and said, "You have British, German, French, and even Jewish artifacts in your hands! They all want to see if they can take this opportunity to get back something that belongs to them."
"Whose does it belong to?" Xiao Peng snorted coldly after hearing this: "They are all mine!"
"No one said it wasn't yours," William said. "The problem is that you shouldn't have put Queen Libusch's crown on display in the 'Xiao Pavilion'! This has caused an uproar. Don't you know? The Czech Republic has filed a diplomatic complaint with your country!"
Xiao Peng said, "What does that have to do with our country? The museum is my private museum and the things therein are my private exhibits. Do they really think everyone in the world is theirs and that everyone should pamper them?"
William snapped his fingers. "You're right, but everyone knows these things are in the Netherlands. How did they suddenly appear in Daxia now? Have you ever thought about it? There was no customs record when these cultural relics left the Netherlands!"
Xiao Peng's face darkened after hearing this: "William, are you trying to trick me?"
There is a reason why he reacted so strongly - he is a well-known "law-abiding" good man, and now he has become a cultural relic smuggler caught in the act?
Xiao Peng's mind was spinning rapidly. Could it be that the Dutch were planning to sell him out for profit? He was already thinking about how to escape the Netherlands. Damn it, if he had known earlier, he should have returned to China with Chen Zetao a few days ago!
William shook his head. "Why would I try to trick you? We are doing our best to protect you, but as you know, the European Court of Justice is in the Netherlands, and we are under a lot of pressure right now."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng looked at William: "Xiao, what do you mean?"
William said: "You'd better leave the Netherlands for a while now!"
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng looked at William after hearing this: "That's strange. Every time I want to leave, it's you who suggested that I leave this time?"
After hearing this, William said, "There's nothing we can do. This is a bit tricky. If you stay here, I'm afraid I can't protect you. I cherish our friendship! I also cherish my friendship with Daxia. You know, my little daughter is in Daxia."
William has three daughters, the third of whom, Princess Amalia, was studying Chinese in The Hague before he met Xiao Peng. Now she has gone directly to study in Daxia. This was also a decision he made after meeting Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng lit a cigarette and took a puff: "So what's going on now?"
William said: "The current situation is that there is no situation."
"Huh?" Xiao Peng expressed his confusion.
William pointed to the sofa on the side and motioned for the two to sit over there.
After Xiao Peng sat down, he took the cigarette from Xiao Peng and lit one himself. Van der Laupe just happened to bring over two glasses of juice, and he took a sip. "Logically, France, Germany, Spain, and other countries associated with the salvage alliance should support you, but aside from the Netherlands, they haven't made any statements yet. After all, you have so many good things. To be more precise, someone from them has secretly contacted me, hoping to join forces to put pressure on you. At the very least, you should get the artifacts William I stole from Fontainebleau back to Europe. The specific distribution will be discussed after they return. But they rely on you to support the salvage alliance, so they dare not come forward and can only make subtle moves in secret. Right now, they're like fence-sitters, wavering back and forth."
He paused and said, "There are so many countries in the EU, and not all of them can get a piece of the pie with the salvage alliance. They're watching others profit, and what do they want most? To ruin this thing, of course! I can tell you this: many countries are jealous of the salvage alliance and are secretly interfering. This will put you in a very bad position at the EU meeting. And the fact that Germany and France, members of the salvage alliance, haven't expressed their views makes the situation unclear."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng whistled: "Thank you."
The fact that William could tell him all these things showed that William was on his side.
"You're welcome, Xiao. There are some things I can't handle. That's why I suggest you leave for a while." William said, "Your capital in Europe is the Salvage Alliance. If there's a problem with the Salvage Alliance's operations, they'll be forced to take sides. We, the Netherlands, are also members of the Salvage Alliance. Based on my understanding of the entire alliance, we'll have results in about forty days. But there's a problem here."
"What's the problem?" Xiao Peng asked.
William said, "If you return home, I'm afraid that since you're so far away from Europe, the consequences will be unfavorable to you. It could escalate into sanctions against you by the whole of Europe, and even create a complicated situation between the EU and Daxia. Furthermore, there's a high probability that the Czech Republic will unilaterally accuse you. Although the Netherlands is one of the six founding members of the EU, we can't singularly oppose it in this situation."
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "What do you mean? You want me to leave the Netherlands but not Europe? Are you asking me to go to England?"
In fact, Xiao Peng has been to many places. Not all European countries are in the EU, but he feels very depressed now.
He wanted to return home, but thinking about what Chen Zetao had told him this time, he really couldn't go back. But if they really labeled him a murderer and caused diplomatic problems, it would be troublesome.
"Xiao, I have an idea!" William said, "Why don't you consider going to Russia?"
"What?"
Xiao Peng was completely confused. He had been avoiding contact with Russia. Why did William let him go there?
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