Chapter 54: Security in Marseille? A Sigh
The next morning, Xiao Peng did not enjoy the breakfast at the C2 Hotel. He just filled his stomach and left the restaurant.
This is because he was met with eye rolls the entire time he was eating breakfast.
The one rolling her eyes was naturally the girl named Julie! She didn't even have a blast at the bar yesterday. She went back to her room early, washed herself up, and texted Xiao Peng. But Xiao Peng didn't even go!
After Mrs. Derrida’s reminder last time, Xiao Peng made up his mind to turn over a new leaf!
The key point was that he suddenly felt very bored: he had worked so hard for dozens of minutes doing push-ups just for a few seconds of pleasure? From now on, sex can no longer be just for sex's sake!
Isn't that giving benefits to girls?
Under Julie's resentful eyes, Xiao Peng and others left the C2 Hotel. Djokovic from the yacht club called him and said that the owner of the "Red Head Boat" had arrived at the yacht club and was at the "Red Head Boat" sailboat, and hoped that they would go there quickly.
It wasn't far from the yacht club, so Xiao Peng and his group walked straight there. But as soon as he left the hotel, Xiao Peng noticed something was different about the Old Port of Marseille today: Why were there so many police officers? What were they doing there?
But this matter has nothing to do with him. He doesn't have much time to waste now. If he doesn't go to the Scandola Nature Reserve to check it out, he will lose his title of "Observer"!
As Xiao Peng guessed, the ship owner was a Chinese, about fifty years old. The key point was that Xiao Peng knew him!
This is Chen Zetao, the president of the Marseille Chinese Chamber of Commerce. He is a very capable person!
He stole into Marseille as a teenager and now has a place among Marseille's upper class! He works in many industries, and although he himself says he's willing to do anything to make money, his main focus is foreign trade and shipping.
How did Xiao Peng know him?
Didn't he once join the 'Marseille Chinese Mutual Aid Team'? Chen Zetao was the honorary captain of the 'Chinese Mutual Aid Team'.
The Chinese Mutual Aid Team holds a new member recruitment ceremony every year during the Spring Festival, which is also a way for team members to celebrate the New Year. Xiao Peng met Chen Zetao once at the recruitment meeting.
However, there was a big gap between the two people's levels. At that time, Xiao Peng could only watch Chen Zetao and listen to him speak from afar. Who would have thought that time had passed and he would actually have to buy a boat from Chen Zetao.
After Djokovic introduced the two and shook hands, Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I was wondering which Chinese person in Marseille has such a nice sailboat. It turns out to be President Chen!"
Chen Zetao was stunned after hearing this: "Do you know me?"
Xiao Peng nodded. "Of course, Mr. Chen Zetao, the honorary captain of the Chinese Mutual Aid Team of President Chen of the Marseille Chinese Chamber of Commerce, is a famous Chinese who has lived in Marseille, even if he has never met President Chen."
Chen Zetao waved his hand and said, "That's just a compliment from a friend. Have you heard of me or seen me?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I'm fortunate enough to have met President Chen. In fact, I used to be a member of the Chinese Mutual Aid Team. I met you at the New Year's party, but I later withdrew!"
"Why do you want to quit?" Chen Zetao asked puzzledly.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "It's better for President Chen not to know. If he knew, he might be upset. Let me introduce myself. I am..."
Chen Zetao interrupted Xiao Peng: "I know you too."
"Ah?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Chen Zetao laughed and said, "Xiao Peng from 'Dancing with Sharks' saved a lot of people a while ago. I'm not a Frenchman who can't recognize Chinese faces. Godin even mentioned you to me, saying that your praise of Marseille on that TV show was so comforting! Parisians don't get that treatment! Let me tell you a joke. Just now, this kid named Djokovic was mentioning you to me. He admires you a lot, but it's a pity that he didn't recognize you when you were next to him. Haha!"
Xiao Peng didn't know how to respond to Chen Zetao's words. Who was Godin? The boss of Marseilles? Oh, should I call him the mayor of Marseilles? Are you showing off your connections?
But as far as he knew, Chen Zetao did have something to show off. He was from an upper-class society!
Xiao Peng continued Chen Zetao's topic, holding up two fingers and saying, "The key is that he didn't recognize me the two times he met me."
Chen Zetao laughed even more happily after hearing this, but he was suddenly stunned: "That's not right..."
"What's wrong?" Xiao Peng was confused.
Chen Zetao said, "Shouldn't you be in the police station now?"
"Uh..." Xiao Peng didn't know how to respond: "Why should I go to the police station when I'm fine?"
Chen Zetao pointed at Djokovic and said, "The reason we're talking about you today is because your boat, the 'Loire,' was burned yesterday. I was a little nervous when I found out about it, and I even called my friends at the police station to inquire about the case!"
Xiao Peng's face was filled with black lines. No wonder there were so many Laogang police officers today. It seemed that something like this had happened.
"Well, actually, that boat isn't mine, it belongs to a Parisian. After my rescue story was reported on TV, he came from Paris to take the boat. I heard he and his wife are getting a divorce over it! Did his wife get so angry that she burned the boat?" Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Was it a mechanical failure or something else that caused the fire?"
Chen Zetao shook his head. "The specific details of the case haven't been revealed yet, but it's related to kidnapping and extortion. According to the current confession, it seems that someone knew that the Parisian had suddenly made over 2 million euros recently, so they targeted him."
"Uh." Xiao Peng seemed to understand something after hearing this.
Didn't a few people at the dock cause trouble the night Pascal gave him the check, and Mr. Derrida chased them away? At the time, Xiao Peng thought Pascal was just trying to evade his debt, but now the truth has come out: he'd been targeted! It's a shame they hadn't had the opportunity to act while he was staying in C2! Now, finally seeing someone on the boat, he went up and kidnapped them, only to find that unfortunate Parisian tycoon!
You said you wanted to kidnap people just for money? Why burn the ship? That Parisian tycoon values that ship very much! Aren't you forcing that Parisian tycoon to send you to jail?
Xiao Peng mourned for the kidnappers for three seconds, then said to Chen Zetao, "Chairman Chen, let's talk about this ship!"
Chen Zetao laughed and said, "Why call me Chairman Chen? I'm a few years older than you, so just call me Brother Chen! You see the boat, it's a nice boat, right? Brother Xiao, I won't play tricks on you. I bought this boat secondhand five years ago. It cost me 1.2 million yuan at the time, but since then I've only ridden it twice and it's been parked here ever since. A good boat is ruined in my hands! So, let me make a good relationship with you. You can take this boat for 700,000 yuan. If you're short on money, we can apply for installments. Do you think it's suitable?"
Is it suitable?
Xiao Peng almost jumped up after hearing this. This price was perfect! In his imagination, his psychological tolerance range was between 800,000 and 900,000!
"Brother Chen, this price is perfect! I'm getting a great deal! But I don't understand why you don't play with such a nice boat?" Xiao Peng asked in confusion.
Chen Zetao pointed towards the dock a little embarrassedly after hearing this: "Look for yourself."
Xiao Peng looked in the direction his finger was pointing and was confused: there was a hundred-foot yacht parked there.
Ship name: Super Red Head Ship.
It seems like you have upgraded your weapon to a new one!
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