Chapter 674 Has this place been bombed?
By the time Xiao Peng and his team arrived at Dover Port, it was already early morning.
With the need to cooperate with the police investigation and go to the hospital, Pascal demonstrated his financial savvy by contacting a lawyer and getting them to come quickly. Xiao Peng was also busy calling RDSD Director Yu Beier to handle the matter. This allowed Xiao Peng and his team to leave France and head to the UK.
At the station they saw Fabian.
"Oh my God, why did you come so late?" Fabian protested. "I'm freezing!"
Xiao Peng said: "Then shout twice!"
Fabian: “…”
Xiao Peng curled his lips and said, "How can you be freezing like a dog here? Why are you here if you're not in Germany? Damn, you still have the nerve to say you're freezing like a dog? Isn't there someone else in the car? Which girl is here with you?"
Before Fabian could answer, the people in the car opened the door and got out: "Idol! It's me, it's me!"
"Uh..." Xiao Peng was confused for a moment: "Billy De Orleans? Why are you here? No, why are you with Fabian? When did you meet?"
Billy said with a grin, "France is small, isn't it? But idol, can we not talk here about anything? We've been waiting for you here all night."
Xiao Peng said, "Don't mention it, I almost didn't make it!"
Billy nodded and said, "I know, I know. Come on, let's eat something first."
"At this time?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Billy laughed and said, "Isn't this quite normal? The Port of Dover is open 24 hours a day now. Otherwise, wouldn't those truck drivers have demolished this place?"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng suddenly understood.
Although Britain's exit from the EU has greatly alleviated the refugee problem, it has also caused more follow-up impacts, such as customs issues.
Previously, as both countries belong to the EU, traveling from the UK to France required virtually no formalities—you could simply whistle your way out. But now, traveling to either country is fraught with complexities. Xiao Peng experienced this once while in Calais, but it pales in comparison to the UK. At Dover, trucks parked waiting to depart stretch for kilometers as far as the eye can see.
Xiao Peng was about to get in the car when he was suddenly taken aback: "Bada! What happened here? Did someone bomb it?"
It turned out that there was a mess outside Dover Port.
Billy explained, "The British fishermen were causing trouble here a few days ago."
"Is it the scallops again?" Xiao Peng asked.
Billy nodded. "That's about right. It's the whole fishery."
Xiao Peng expressed his understanding.
During the UK's Brexit campaign, British fishermen were the most vocal and vocal in their support. Having long battled with French fishermen over fishing rights and fishery distribution, they strongly supported Brexit, believing it would provide them with more fisheries.
But as everyone knows, Brexit has been a farce from beginning to end.
In 2016, two major events that shocked the world happened in the UK. One was that Leicester City won the Premier League championship that year with odds of 5,000 to 1, and the other was that the UK completed the Brexit referendum.
In fact, to this day they still don’t understand how this referendum was completed. After the referendum results came out, the most popular search term on British Internet search engines for a long time was: What is the European Union?
In other words, the British people voted their country out without even understanding what the EU is for!
Then, the world watched a spectacle unfold. The drama was the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU. The negotiations dragged on for four and a half years, spanning three prime ministers. The prime minister now threatened: "I'll die if I don't leave the EU." Finally, the UK and the EU signed a 2,000-page Brexit agreement. It included provisions for cooperation in energy, fisheries, aviation, civilian nuclear power, and other areas, ultimately avoiding the dire consequences of a "hard Brexit."
Although a soft Brexit seems to be acceptable to the British, from an outsider's perspective, the UK will suffer extremely serious damage.
Even though trucks are still queuing up at the Port of Dover daily, UK exports to Europe have already dropped by 68%. Tariffs are also driving up prices. As for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which are all leaning towards remaining in the EU, this could lead to territorial division if not properly handled. So, even though the UK has already left the EU, the drama isn't over yet, and the public can still wait and see.
If you were to ask who the unluckiest people in Britain are, it would have to be British fishermen.
British fishermen were the most supportive of Brexit at the time, believing it would give them greater access to fisheries. However, the opposite has happened: Britain made concessions on fisheries issues in exchange for Brexit. Now, not only are British fishermen not getting more resources, they are actually getting less than before.
They also face a bigger problem: Who are the main customers for the fishing industry on Britain's east coast? It's Europe! Freshness is key to seafood, and Brexit has complicated customs procedures, significantly increasing shipping costs and time. Seafood shipped to Europe can no longer compete with European standards in terms of price or freshness. Thousands of British seafood trading companies have already gone bankrupt in the short period since Brexit... The industry is practically on the verge of collapse.
The fishermen who had been most supportive of the Brexit deal were left dumbfounded. How could they earn less when Brexit had been delayed? So they started protesting.
The fishermen's protests are not about gentle reasoning, they are just angry. Now the whole area outside Dover Port looks like it has been bombed.
However, the port of Dover remained relatively unaffected: it belonged to the Dover Ports Corporation, a legitimate private enterprise with a strong security presence. Even the hot-tempered fishermen didn't dare cause trouble—the rich couldn't afford to mess with them.
Xiao Peng and his companions submitted their customs documents and left Dover. However, the driving was awkward: in the UK, roads are driven on the left, and cars here are all right-hand drive. Xiao Peng's car was left-hand drive, and driving on the left was quite unusual. They drove along the coast until they reached a villa hotel, and then they arrived at their destination.
The scenery here is really nice. The whole villa is built on the hillside by the sea, overlooking the scenery of the English Channel. There is also a private beach below and a bar.
"Xiao, are you satisfied with this place?" Billy said, "This is my friend's property. We'll stay here for two days!"
Xiao Peng was stunned: "Live here?"
"What? You don't like it here?" Billy asked.
Xiao Peng didn't deny it: "It's not that I don't like this house, it's that I don't like Dover Port. No Chinese person would like it here."
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