Chapter 544 You Thief
Xiao Peng looked at the question with a mixture of laughter and tears: "The gray whale mother and child are pitiful? Then what should I do? Drive away these killer whales? Then won't these killer whales be even more pitiful if they don't have enough food? I love the ocean and nature, and I will protect the ocean. But in a situation like this, all I can do is not interfere."
"You said killer whales are the ocean's top predators. They can eat other things! Don't they have to eat gray whale pups?"
Xiao Peng laughed. "Very good. From now on, you will be the interpreter for the killer whales and tell them there are other foods! Animals in nature aren't picky eaters. If they want to survive, they have to 'never miss out on food.' Do you think killer whales live like humans? They can eat steamed buns if they don't want rice? They don't have a choice. They have to eat whatever is available! If they miss this meal, they might go hungry for days! How could they possibly miss out? Take a good look at this shocking scene."
However, someone in the barrage was desperately spamming the screen: "This is not good-looking, it's better to see you look good!"
"That's right, we all know who you are, why are you still hiding?"
Xiao Peng laughed: "I just won't admit it, go ahead and bite me!"
After hearing his words, the comments started to mock him. Xiao Peng was laughing so hard, but at this moment, a comment caught his attention:
"I've been to the National Museum, you're stealing!"
"Stealing?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
The man continued, "That's our country's national treasure! You should return it to us!"
Someone on the barrage asked curiously, "What is he talking about? How did he become a national treasure?"
"The guy upstairs, are you from Mars? You don't even know this?"
"What is it?"
"Our anchor can now be described as 'rich enough to rival a nation'!"
"top!"
"agree!"
"What are you talking about?"
"Looks like you really just got online! Let me tell you, the National Museum has opened a new exhibition hall. What's in there? Relics from the Old Summer Palace and national treasures from the Ottoman Empire! I heard they'll be constantly updating! The exhibits in that hall were all provided by Xiao Peng! AKA the anchor! Any item in there is priceless!"
Xiao Peng said, "It's not that exaggerated. Everything in the world has a price! Antiques are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. We're living in a prosperous era, so these things are valuable. In troubled times, they would be worthless. My partner is very knowledgeable about Western antiques. He once bought a stone carving from the Samanid Dynasty of Persia from a refugee for only 1,000 euros. That stone carving is worth over 1 million."
"Oh my god, this is a hair!"
“It’s so cool to find a bargain!”
"The person who sold it must be a fool!"
"How could this person do this? The refugees are already suffering, okay? And he's still trying to cheat them. Isn't this too bad?"
Xiao Peng laughed, "'Finding a bargain' is a different matter for different people. Masters do it, and it's called a bargain. Others do it, and it's called fraud. My partner may be young, but he's truly a 'master.' He's spent all this time studying antiques, isn't it just to find a bargain? Ask yourselves, if the same thing happened to you, would you refuse? Don't act like a saint for no reason. I hate that! And my partner, although young, is truly a 'master.' When I knew him, he was already a multi-millionaire, relying on this kind of discerning eye and knowledge. That refugee probably thought my buddy was stupid for spending a thousand euros on a small stone statue. There's another point I want to make clear: the refugee knew the history of the stone sculpture; it was a family heirloom, originally placed there for prayers. But in his eyes, a thousand euros was more important than an heirloom stone statue. After all, a thousand euros can be turned into food, while a stone statue cannot. But what if it wasn't a stone statue, but a gold statue? That would definitely be a different outcome! So in my opinion, these artifacts without historical symbols are really not as appealing as gold. Yes, I'm just that tacky!"
After hearing Xiao Peng's words, the barrage of comments started to flood the screen again.
"That's right, I'd do it too!"
"The Virgin Mary is the worst!"
"He might be more proactive when faced with something like this, and might even try to bargain with others."
"How many people buy lottery tickets for the sake of welfare? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Alright, stop discussing the Saints! Didn't you notice the most interesting thing? Host, didn't you deny that you were Xiao Peng? How do you explain what you just said?"
Xiao Peng covered his face, he had fallen into a trap!
There was a burst of booing in the barrage.
Xiao Peng coughed dryly twice. "Alright, alright! That's all for today. The live broadcast won't be turned off, because the entire video will be recorded for scientific research. The two drones should be able to finish filming it by taking turns. I'm going to bed!"
Hearing that Xiao Peng was going to sleep, everyone in the barrage became anxious and tried to keep him. The most anxious one was the one who said Xiao Peng was "stealing things". Seeing that Xiao Peng ignored him, he became completely anxious and kept copying and reposting on the screen.
"Why didn't you reply to me? Do you feel guilty?"
Xiao Peng laughed at the comments. "Who are you? You're talking and I have to answer you? But I'm a kind person, so I'll just say this. Listen carefully: I salvaged these things on the high seas, and they weren't salvaged from a warship. There's a video archive of all this, so all of this stuff is mine! What makes you accuse me of stealing? I'll really sue you for defamation!"
Even though the Turkish Straits are sandwiched between Türkiye's territories on both the European and Asian sides, they are truly high seas: this is clearly stipulated in international conventions!
At this point, Xiao Peng's face suddenly changed. "Besides, stealing? That's what you Turks do most often! We ordered the Guardian-1 rocket launcher from our country, and when it arrived, you 'transformed' it into your 'independently developed' T300 rocket launcher. Our country's B611 tactical ballistic missile became your 'independently developed' 'J600T' ballistic missile... There are many examples like this. Ask your country if they have paid the copyright fees?"
Xiao Peng snorted coldly and stood up. "You said those things belong to your country? So what? I'm not bragging, even if your country's leaders want to discuss the ownership of these things, they should politely call me 'Mr. Xiao'! Who do you think you are? Accusing me of a thief right away? Is there an expert in the live broadcast room? Find out this guy's true identity! If someone from Turkey really comes to me to discuss those antiques in the future, I will tell them: Your people have made me angry, this matter is not negotiable! It's this person who has offended me! I tell you, in fact, it only takes a phone call for me to find out who he is. I just don't like to bully people! Just because you called me a thief, Turkey wants its things back? Bah!"
"Well said! Anchor V587!"
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