Chapter 1667 Goodbye Ivan
A civilian airliner lands at Moscow Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov International Airport.
Xiao Peng seriously suspected that whoever named the Moscow airports was an online fiction writer just to fill the word count. The names are incredibly long: Moscow has two international airports: Mikhail Lomonosov Domodedovo International Airport and the even larger Alexander Pushkin Sheremetyevo International Airport. In Xiao Peng's opinion, anyone who can remember the names of these two airports is a tough nut to crack.
After the plane stopped, no one got off the plane. At this time, a group of fully armed Russian special forces rushed onto the plane, which scared the passengers on the plane. However, these people went straight into the business class and dragged several people off the plane.
The special forces were so brutal, those guys practically tumbled down the stairs. The sound of "bang bang bang" was enough to make you feel the pain.
At this time, many people in the economy class gasped, especially the foreign tourists in the economy class: Damn, this is how Russians treat guests?
They are indeed a fighting nation!
The people who were thrown out of the plane were beaten beyond recognition - Xiao Peng took out all his morning grumpiness on them!
The business class passengers got off the plane first, and the shuttle bus was already waiting downstairs. As soon as Xiao Peng walked out of the cabin door, snowflakes hit his face, and the wind and snow made his face hurt.
"Damn, Kasim, is this what you mean by not being cold?" Xiao Peng said.
Kaxin said, "Boss, it's okay. The weather is nice today!"
Xiao Peng gave him the middle finger—if he hadn't been wearing leather gloves, he wouldn't have bothered to do it. "You call this good weather? In our country, planes can't take off or land in weather like this!"
Kasin laughed and said, "Boss, if we can't take off and land in this kind of weather, then there will be at least 150 days a year where planes can't take off and land in our country."
Xiao Peng nodded. "Now I know why you Russian pilots are so skilled. It's all the result of practice!"
As they talked, they got off the plane and walked to the shuttle bus. Just as they reached the shuttle bus, the door suddenly opened and a man in the car smiled at Xiao Peng and said, "Xiao, long time no see!"
"Ivan! Long time no see!" Xiao Peng said with a smile, "Why did you come here to pick me up in person?"
Ivan smiled and said, "Why can't I personally pick up my good friend when you come to Russia?"
He got off the shuttle and gave Xiao Peng a big hug: "Let's talk on the bus."
Several people got on the shuttle bus, including several of Ivan's bodyguards.
"You're the type who can even make news while riding on a plane." Ivan took out a small wine flask from his pocket while sitting on the shuttle bus and handed it to Xiao Peng: "Take a sip to warm yourself up."
Xiao Peng took the small wine flask and took a sip: "It really warms me up a lot."
In fact, drinking alcohol does not warm the body, but instead cools it down.
Alcohol dilates blood vessels, increasing blood flow and skin heat. This is why your skin turns red or you sweat after drinking. This leads to the brain's misconception that you're "hot right now." In fact, drinking alcohol in cold weather lowers your core body temperature. The more heat you distribute to your skin, the greater the drop in core temperature.
"Ivan," Xiao Peng asked, "is it okay for you to do something like that in Belarus?"
When Xiao Peng and his crew landed in Minsk, Belarusian police were supposed to board the plane and arrest the suspects. However, just as they were about to act, they were suddenly ordered to halt their operations. The plane stopped at Minsk airport for less than an hour and a half before returning to Moscow. The passengers were told that they were refilling the water tanks. Since Xiao Peng and his crew remained on board, Belarusian police were unable to board the plane and arrest the suspects. This is how Xiao Peng arrived in Moscow.
After hearing what Xiao Peng said, Ivan waved his hands and said, "Of course it's okay. I also want to thank you. We will deal with as many lawbreaking British people as we can."
Xiao Peng said after hearing this, "He boasted to me on the plane that he was a British baron. Hey, what a lousy baron, I'm still a viscount! Will a guy like him cause you any trouble?"
Ivan said, "Viscount? Who cares what title it is? We're not in Britain, we're in Russia! I think his title is too low. It would be even better if he were a duke! In the future, please give us as many people as you can!"
Xiao Peng burst into laughter after hearing this.
The relationship between the United Kingdom, the westernmost country in Europe, and Russia, the easternmost country, is really hilarious. The two sides are constantly fighting each other.
In fact, the relationship between Britain and Russia used to be very good. About 450 years ago, a group of British adventurers came to Moscow. In the following hundreds of years, there have been frequent exchanges in culture, economy and politics. In 1874, Russian Tsar Alexander II went directly to London and married his daughter to Alfred, the only son of Victoria, the "European mother-in-law" of Queen Elizabeth II of England. From then on, the relationship between the two sides was directly a marriage relationship.
As a result, since the October Revolution, the Russian Tsar was sent to the guillotine and the entire Russian royal family was wiped out. Since then, the relationship between the two countries has dropped to a freezing point. Even during World War II, the two countries joined forces to fight against fascism, but after defeating Germany, the relationship between the two countries deteriorated rapidly. During the Cold War, it was mainly Britain that took the lead in Europe to fight against Russia.
Under British Prime Minister Tony Blair's leadership over a decade or two ago, relations between Britain and Russia actually improved. At the time, Russia was struggling with the Chechen crisis, and it was Britain that assisted it. At the time, relations between Blair and the British were extremely friendly. However, the outbreak of the Iraq War shifted global affairs, with anti-war Russia allying with Germany and France, while pro-war Britain and Russia began to rift. Although Blair had the British royal family invite the British to London to ease relations, the diplomatic crisis in 2018 reached a historic low, with both sides expelling diplomats. Relations are now reminiscent of the Cold War era, with both sides exploiting every possible opportunity to pressure the other.
But no matter what happens, there is still a lot of civil exchanges between the two sides: British wealthy people still like to invest in Russia, and Russian wealthy people still like to immigrate to the UK.
Xiao Peng asked, "Why? Do I need to make a statement about what happened on the plane?"
Ivan waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'll have the police here compile a transcript based on the statements of the flight attendants and witnesses. You can just sign it if you feel comfortable. I've arranged a hotel for you. Now that you're in Moscow, this is my home turf. I have to treat you well!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Ivan, I want to thank you for your kindness. Can I go to Moscow in a few days?"
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