Chapter 171 Why does it look like a spy movie?
At the gate of Marseille New Port, Chen Zetao and a group of people were waiting anxiously.
Seeing Xiao Peng getting out of Pascal's car, Chen Zetao asked in confusion: "Xiao, why didn't you drive your Rolls-Royce over?"
Xiao Peng shook his head. "The car is covered in blood. I'm going to clean it up. I swear to God, I'll never buy a luxury car again!"
"Why?" Chen Zetao asked puzzledly.
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "It costs me 8,000 euros to clean up the bloodstains, and I have to wait a week."
Chen Zetao laughed and said, "That's nothing. I have a McLaren 720S parked in my garage. That car has top-opening doors, which are not designed properly. The triangular sunroof can easily come apart when the doors are opened. If that happens, you have to replace it. And replacing a 30-centimeter-long triangular sunroof costs over 30,000 euros, enough to buy a BMW."
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "Poverty has limited my imagination."
Chen Zetao laughed and said, "Don't be so exaggerated. The umbrella on the door of your car is enough to buy you a BMW. Be careful not to let anyone steal it!"
In addition to the goddess statue on the front of the car, Rolls-Royce has another characteristic, that is, there is an umbrella in the door. Each umbrella is matched with the car. However, the purpose of this umbrella is not to protect against rain in most cases, but to cover the scenery under the skirt of the women when they get out of the car. This umbrella is handmade in Italy. The platinum umbrella handle is made of alloy ribs and equipped with an automatic drying device.
If you lose it, it will cost more than 20,000 yuan to replace it.
It's the euro.
Chen Zetao pointed at the people behind him and introduced them, "Brother Xiao, let me introduce you. These are the operators of the second unit of the 'Hailong II'. Why is that so hard to pronounce? Brother Xiao, give it a new name!"
Xiao Peng also looked helpless. He didn't understand what the higher-ups were thinking. Without the 'Hailong No. 1', they had the 'Hailong No. 2'. So what would his ROV be called? 'Hailong No. 2'?
Seeing Xiao Peng resting his chin in thought, Chen Zetao said, "Alright, choosing a name is your business later. Let me introduce you first. This is the operator of 'Hailong No. 2' Duan Bo, this is biologist Hu Guohui, this is marine geologist Xu Xingde, and these two are veteran sailors Hua Chong and Yang Zhibin."
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded. He didn't even bother to greet the five people and asked, "Brother Chen, how many people did you bring with you? Five? Are you sure?"
He could understand having an operator, and he could accept bringing in Xiao Peng, a marine geologist, but what about those two 'veteran sailors'? Do you take me for an idiot? Just looking at the way they stood, you could tell they were soldiers to the bone!
Chen Zetao forced a smile and said, "These people can all help you. You must pay a price to use this ROV, right?"
Xiao Peng's eyes widened. "Brother Chen, are you planning to kill me? You put these five people on my boat? It would be fine if you had experts here, but you also brought two soldiers? Don't tell me that Hua Chong and Yang Zhibin aren't military men. I won't believe it even if you kill me! Are you planning to have the French Homeland Security Agency keep a close eye on me?"
Chen Zetao said, "What's wrong with being a soldier? You're a legitimate veteran! You've got all the necessary paperwork to work here! I've taken care of it all! Zhang Cuijian might even need to send someone to you, since this involves... those things, right? And there's also an expert on cultural relics coming over!"
"Fuck!" Xiao Peng cursed. "Are you trying to kill me? My boat can only hold 12 people! Who's going to work with all this?"
Chen Zetao pointed at Duan Bo and the others and said, "They can all do the job!"
Xiao Peng's face was filled with gloom. "Brother Chen, don't you feel guilty about saying this? Can they work? Tell me, what can they do? Can't lift anything with their hands or shoulders, and they come on the boat to help me eat?"
Hua Chong stepped forward and said, "Mr. Xiao, please don't underestimate us. We can do all the work on the ship. Besides, with Zhibin and I, you don't need a 'boss' on board. We can do it."
Yang Zhibin also said: "Mr. Xiao, we are indeed veteran sailors. The fact that we were allowed to come out proves that we can do this job well."
Chen Zetao introduced them quietly, "These two are from the 1st Marine Brigade. They were both sergeants major before they retired. There's nothing they can't handle on the ship."
Xiao Peng took a breath of cold air. A third-level sergeant major is a fifth-level non-commissioned officer, a senior non-commissioned officer!
Such non-commissioned officers are only found in some highly technical professions and units, and most of them are engaged in repair and maintenance work. Although senior non-commissioned officers are still "soldiers", no one can underestimate them. The most powerful first-class sergeant major is even less common than a general!
Xiao Peng also lowered his voice: "Fuck, Brother Chen, how could such a treasure be allowed to retire from the army?"
Chen Zetao said, "They haven't really retired, but have been transferred to the National Deep Sea Base. These people all came from the National Deep Sea Base. Duan Bo, Hu Guohui, and Xu Xingde are all from the Institute of Oceanography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Of course, they are all ordinary people now. Also, this 'Hailong No. 2' was nominally purchased by you, and it's now being used for testing."
Xiao Peng was irritated. "I'm just using an ROV. Why is it like a spy drama?"
Chen Zetao whispered, "There's nothing we can do. Even if you can buy another country's ROV at a high price, there are still restrictions on its use. This is international practice. Keeping these people will guarantee you'll be well served! At least Hua Chong and Yang Zhibin are definitely not just there to do nothing."
"Okay, I can still afford to support five people. How about their salary?" Xiao Peng asked.
Chen Zetao was about to answer when his assistant Wang Lou came over and said, "Boss, Mr. Xiao."
"Is there anything wrong?" Chen Zetao asked.
Wang Lou nodded. "The French customs officials want to inspect our machines."
Chen Zetao frowned. "What's wrong with these guys? Are they idle? Don't let them mess up the machine with their rough hands. I'll find someone to help."
Xiao Peng remembered the phone number Will left for him, and said, "Let me give it a try."
He called the friend Will had introduced him to, and soon a container truck drove out, and a Frenchman came out to shake Xiao Peng's hand. He was Will's friend Nelson.
After thanking him, Xiao Peng asked him to have a chat with him another time when he was free. Then the convoy drove back to La Ciotat Pier. However, it didn't take long before Xiao Peng received a call from Chen Zetao in the car behind.
"Brother Chen, what's wrong?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.
Chen Zetao said, "Hua Chong just said someone is following us."
Xiao Peng glanced in the rearview mirror and said, "No one's following me!"
Chen Zetao said: "The seventh car behind us and the fourth car in front of us kept changing positions, but they were definitely following us."
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