Chapter 319 Visa Rejected?
Hua Chong couldn't bear to watch Xiao Peng busying around in the hotel anymore: "Boss, don't be so excited!"
Xiao Peng said angrily, "How can I not be excited? Fabian is being held captive in Istanbul by Turkey, and our ship is still anchored in the Sea of Marmara! You're telling me not to worry?"
Hua Chong said, "We can't just go there now. If you want to go to Istanbul, you have to consider the visa issue. You're not going to the Sea of Marmara, you're going to Istanbul!"
Xiao Peng was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: Turkey is not a Schengen country. His Schengen visa is not valid yet, so he needs to apply for a Turkish visa.
Turkish visas are generally very simple to apply for, and you can sign electronically. You just need to fill in your passport, name, and entry date, and pay. However, there is a problem with it, which is the entry time limit.
Xiao Peng handed the passport to Hua Chong: "Go and handle this matter!"
Hua Chong took the passport computer and went to apply for an e-visa, while Kasin took out a cigarette and said, "Boss, don't worry. We'll have to go over there to discuss anything. If they want to detain Fabian, there must be a reason, right?"
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Don't mention it. I regret letting Fabian lead the team! He was too clever!"
"What do you mean?" Kasim asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng explained: "My original idea was: Fabian is French, and our company is registered in France, so it would be less troublesome to have him lead the team to the Mediterranean."
After hearing this, Kasim suddenly realized: "Has Türkiye really turned against us?"
Xiao Peng lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa, taking a deep breath. "I should have thought of this. If they can turn Hagia Sophia into Hagia Sophia Mosque, what else can't they do?"
Relations between France and Türkiye are extremely tense now.
France has been devastated by Islamic extremists. In fact, this is not only the case in France, but also in the whole of Europe. However, France is the first country to stand up and govern Islamic religion in its country. They have formulated a series of regulations to restrict Islamic religion and even promulgated a new "Comprehensive Security Law".
This is also a characteristic of Western countries. Although they were busy pointing fingers when China's "National Security Law" was promulgated, they were much faster than China in promulgating similar laws. At least China abides by the wishes of the people. And what about France? The brave French people took to the streets again. In Paris, 50,000 people took to the streets and began to smash, loot and destroy... Ugh, it's a protest!
Paris has become a battlefield, with demonstrators and police engaging in various clashes. The protests have gradually spread to more than 30 cities across France.
This is 'group polarization'!
But at this time, the advantages of Marseille became apparent: Marseille was calm, and everyone was there watching Paris make a fool of itself. The bigger the commotion there, the happier they were.
To be honest, Xiao Peng felt helpless about this matter, because this regulation was enacted after a vicious case in France where a teacher beheaded someone in the street. It was a bill intended to improve the public security environment, but in the eyes of the protesters, doing so was leading France towards fascism.
Don’t the actions of these protesters further demonstrate the importance of this bill?
So what does this have to do with Türkiye?
France just called for the establishment of a "European Army" to achieve European independence and break free from the influence of "NATO", and then internal chaos broke out in France. No one believes that there is no mastermind behind this.
Many people would suspect that it was done by the Americans, but the Americans themselves are in chaos right now, and all the blame is directed at Türkiye, the mastermind behind this.
France stood up against Arab extremists, while Turkey has always wanted to increase its influence in Arab countries: after all, it was the Ottoman Empire, the core of Arab religion, so Turkey has been causing trouble for France recently.
Is France cracking down on Islam? Turkey is turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Let's see who's more toxic!
How to treat Turkey is a headache for the whole of Europe. After all, Turkey has millions of Middle Eastern refugees. If they really piss it off and open its borders and throw all the refugees into Europe, Europe will be in chaos for the next 20 years.
What? Millions of people went to Europe and it was all for nothing? Come on! This is the vanguard! Who knows, there are tens of millions more waiting to go!
Anyway, France is in a mess now, while Türkiye has no taboos and is happy to do whatever it can to cause trouble for France.
Huh? A French marine exploration team wants to go to the Black Sea? Let's detain them first. Huh? All Chinese people and Chinese equipment on board? Hmm... That's a bit tricky. Okay, let's detain the fleet in the Sea of Marmara and arrest that Frenchman named Fabien Cousteau for investigation.
What? Fabien's family is very influential in France? That's even better! If we're going to cause trouble, we've got to find someone famous!
No charges? Suspected of espionage! It's an ocean exploration vessel, isn't it? Let's investigate!
According to the Geneva Convention, spies are not treated any differently than prisoners of war. This means you can do whatever you want to them. This is still the case today. So if you're accused of being a spy, wouldn't you be investigated more carefully?
However, this "slow investigation" cannot last indefinitely. After all, Fabian did not enter Türkiye at all, but only walked through the Turkish Strait, so they are just delaying time and causing trouble for France.
Xiao Peng didn't know if they had caused trouble for France, but they were definitely causing trouble for him. He had to go to Turkey to take a look.
Xiao Peng was about to speak when Hua Chong, who was sitting in front of the computer, suddenly said, "Boss, something's wrong."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.
Hua Chong looked up and said, "The electronic signature was not approved."
"What?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "How can an electronic signature not be approved?"
Xiao Peng pointed at Kasin and said, "The electronic visas for the three of us were all rejected. It seems the Turkish side has tampered with it. They don't want us to go to Istanbul."
Kasim asked, "Why are they doing this?"
Hua Chong frowned and said, "They know we're going to help Russia search for shipwrecks and don't want us to go?"
Xiao Peng cursed after hearing this: "Why else? Money! Do you think our ship is free in the Sea of Marmara? It was detained there for half a month! Pascal told me that over five million was lost just like that!"
"Why are there so many?" Kaxin and Hua Chong exclaimed together after hearing this.
Xiao Peng snorted coldly, "Türkiye sent a tugboat to stop next to our fleet, saying it's the rule for foreign fleets passing through the Sea of Marmara, and it costs 150,000 a day!"
"Why is the tugboat so expensive?" Kasim asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng said with a gloomy face: "Help me think of a way to kill him!"
Hua Chong said, "Boss, I suggest we go and see what's going on first."
"How can we go if we can't even get a visa?" Xiao Peng said angrily.
Hua Chong thought for a moment and said, "You don't need a visa to go to the Sea of Marmara. How about we go to Ukraine and find a ship to go to the Sea of Marmara and meet up with our fleet to see what the situation is like before making any plans?"
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