Chapter 476 Are you playing knife with me?
No wonder Hoffman cares so much about these two fishing boats!
Xiao Peng was anxious at first and didn't think much about it, but now he calmed down and thought that there were really too many suspicious points about the two fishing boats: Norderney Island is only a few dozen nautical miles away from the German mainland, and the place where the fishing boats asked for help is 120 nautical miles away from Norderney Island. It is completely reasonable to ask the Coast Guard for help from the German mainland, but he came to him for help.
It turns out there is such an inside story here.
According to local laws, fishing boats cannot go out to sea without insurance. However, Hoffman is a city official, so it is not difficult for him to use his power to allow the fishing boat to go out to sea.
But when the fishing boat ran into trouble, trouble arose: not to mention that his son was on board, what if someone died on board? As the boat owner, he would be held legally responsible!
Seeing Xiao Peng's disgrace, Hoffman also gave up. He snorted coldly and said, "Mr. Xiao, I hope you understand something. After all, I am now the mayor of Norderney Island! If you don't cooperate with me, the consequences will be unbearable! You idiot from the East, this is Germany, not your hometown! Don't think that I can't deal with you just because you are rich! Either you do what I say now, or you will get what you want!"
Xiao Peng lit a cigarette and said, "Oh? What can you do to me? Drive me away from Norderney Island?"
Hoffman sneered, "We Germans are still happy to see you Chinese being bullied. I'm happy to detain your ship on Norderney Island. You stupid Oriental pigs! Now you must do as I say! Don't say I'm trying to scare you. When I was young, I was a member of the skinhead gang. We have everything in Norderney Island, but we don't lack skinheads."
Xiao Peng stared at Hoffman for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Mr. Hoffman, are you stupid?"
Hoffman's smug expression froze on his face: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Peng pointed at his feet and said, "You are on my ship now, and my ship has left Norderney Harbor. Isn't it okay for me not to go back to Norderney Island?"
Hoffman said, "Do you think I haven't thought of this? I've already told my people that if I don't return, I'll sue you for kidnapping!"
Xiao Peng laughed even more happily: "Hoffman, haven't you ever thought about the serious problem?"
"What?" Hoffman asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng's smile suddenly faded from his face, and he said sinisterly, "This is the ocean, and the weather is so bad. It wouldn't be surprising if an accident happened. How many people die at sea every year due to 'accidents'? But are they all accidents?"
"What do you mean? You dare to kill someone?" Hoffman stared at Xiao Peng with wide eyes and was also shocked.
Xiao Peng smirked and said, "You know I'm very rich. Do you think rich people have clean hands when they make money?"
Hoffman took a deep breath and said calmly, "You don't dare to kill anyone. You are trying to scare me!"
"Of course I'm trying to scare you!" Xiao Peng laughed heartily. "You didn't really believe it, did you? Germans have no sense of humor! Do you know that this is a society ruled by law? We don't eat poisonous things and we don't do things that are illegal! We Chinese are not like you who knowingly break the law! Do you think you can seize my ship?"
"Hahahaha!" Hoffman relaxed after hearing what Xiao Peng said: "I'm the boss on Norderney Island! I have the final say in everything! Don't say I'm scaring you! Either you listen to me now, or I'll deal with you!"
Xiao Peng nodded and fell silent. Hoffman thought he had convinced him: "You don't have time to think about it now! Do as I say!"
"Hoffman, are you really naive or just pretending to be stupid? Can other people on Norderney Island let you mess around like this?" Xiao Peng asked with a frown.
Hoffman's smile widened. "I've been a city official there for so long. Do you think the people on the island listen to me or you? Do I understand the residents of Norderney better, or do you? The people there say they're simple, but they're actually stupid!"
Xiao Peng sighed: "Okay, Hoffman, you are right!"
Hoffman looked very proud and thought Xiao Peng had agreed to his request, but Xiao Peng continued, "Now I have another question."
"What's the problem?" Hoffman looked at Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng smiled and asked, "If the residents of Norderney knew that you said 'many of them are skinheads' and that they are 'stupid,' would they still recognize you as a city official? Even if they do recognize you, how do you think other people in Germany will view your words?"
"Huh?" Hoffman looked at Xiao Peng: "Are you trying to scare me? You have no evidence! I won't admit anything until I leave this room."
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Mr. Hoffman, I wonder how many people are secretly laughing at you when you call others stupid. You know we're here to shoot a documentary. Can we not install cameras on the boat when shooting a documentary?"
Hoffman was stunned for a moment, then laughed again: "Mr. Xiao, are you kidding me? This is your bedroom. Who would install a camera in their bedroom?"
Xiao Peng sighed deeply. "Mr. Hoffman, you still don't understand us Chinese. We Chinese are naturally timid and afraid of being taken advantage of. That's why many people have surveillance cameras installed in their homes, to catch mistresses and prevent cuckoldry... Ugh, it's all about protecting our property. Oh, let me explain. We Chinese are all 'money-obsessed' and we especially love small amounts of money. Our country even has a god who specifically governs money-making called the 'God of Wealth'. Anyway, many Chinese people value property more than anything else. Every household has security doors and windows, and if the house catches fire, there's nowhere to escape. The plots of those zombie movies would never happen in my hometown - zombies can't even get through the door! So it's no surprise that we have surveillance cameras in our bedrooms, right? What's more, we're filming a documentary, so it's not surprising that there are cameras in the cabin. Take a look and see if there are any cameras. Come on, smile at them!"
Hoffman's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked, "You're installing a camera in the bedroom? Are you a pervert?"
"You can get out now!" Xiao Peng waved his hand. "I will save him, but you should consider how to explain what you said today to the judge. I'm not done with you!"
Hoffman gritted his teeth, pulled out a dagger from his pocket, and said fiercely: "You forced me to do this!"
"Oh? Did we have a falling out?" Xiao Peng shook his head after watching Hoffman pull out a knife. He then pulled out a gun from the bedside and pointed it at Hoffman: "Dude, are you sure you want to use a knife on me? I forgot to tell you, my gun skills are good enough to qualify for the Olympics!"
Hoffman looked at the gun in Xiao Peng's hand and then at the knife in his own hand with a look of despair: "You...you are bullying me!"
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