Chapter 785 No matter what you do, someone will find fault with you
What Xiao Peng never expected was that a simple "Q&A session" would turn into a "press conference + trial" session.
The livestreaming website had prepared for Xiao Peng's interview. Over a hundred reporters from global media outlets had entered the broadcast room, each occupying a small slot. Xiao Peng's only job was to answer their questions. While Xiao Peng was still curious about what was going on, he noticed a small slot for a representative from the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
The International Tribunal in The Hague and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Sea are two different concepts. The former is the United Nations coordinating matters involving countries, while the latter is for trying individuals.
Although the "International Court of Justice in The Hague" cannot always represent so-called "justice", their appearance shows that what happened this time has really risen to the level of an international dispute.
Reporters from around the world were asking Xiao Peng about the details of what had happened. Xiao Peng simply answered truthfully, refusing to offer his own speculation. "You're all smart people. As for whether the target was Motley or Rihanna, that's up to you!" As for anything else, he was clueless.
Of course, some people also speculated that the Turks' target was Xiao Peng: after all, it was no secret that Xiao Peng found some Turkish royal treasures in the Turkish Straits.
Xiao Peng's response to this question was: "Turkey is a major power after all. I believe a responsible major power would not do such a despicable thing. If there is indeed evidence that the Turks did this to deal with me, please let me know. I, Xiao Peng, swear to heaven: I will sue Turkey in the International Court of Justice! I will not accept compromise!"
This issue also embarrassed the Turkish journalists of 'A HABER', further damaging their already low credibility.
The funniest scene at this press conference occurred when the staff member of the International Court of Justice in The Hague appeared and asked questions.
I guess that guy's brain was damaged after staying in court for too long. After the video link, the first sentence he said to Xiao Peng was to ask Xiao Peng to take out the Bible, put his right hand on the Bible and swear that everything he said was true.
Xiao Peng hung up his video without a word. "Are you out of your mind? I'm going to steal a Bible for you? Do you think this is a court trial? How arrogant are you guys? You didn't even prepare before coming here? You can only rely on others to cooperate with you. Will you never learn to cooperate with others?"
The guy was a little confused when Xiao Peng hung up the video. He tried desperately to connect again, but Xiao Peng didn't give him a chance at all. He just said that he was busy and closed the entire live broadcast room. He was as willful as he could be.
So Xiao Peng was on the hot search again, this time there were two hot searches, one was: "How many languages does Xiao Peng know?" and the other was: "Video of Xiao Peng hanging up the phone at the International Court of Justice in The Hague."
However, the former is better. Basically, people admire Xiao Peng - there is a reason for people's success. Look at Xiao Peng's language skills in mixed languages. The latter hot search caused a lot of controversy. A group of public intellectuals and big Vs said that Xiao Peng's behavior was impolite and not worthy of a great country, and he should apologize to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
What they said was also very interesting: Although this is Xiao Peng's personal matter, Xiao Peng's words and deeds represent not only himself but the country and all Chinese people. How will the international community view the Chinese people after he did this?
What are public intellectuals best at? They use the moral high ground to engage in moral repression!
When some netizens started to curse at them, they would wield all kinds of moral sticks to fight back, meaning that whoever cursed them was uncultured and uneducated, and they must be listened to!
This is another of the public intellectuals' specialties: China is famous for its double standards! On the one hand, they shout "no freedom," "no right to speak," and "need to hear different voices," while at the same time they don't allow others to say anything that contradicts their own opinions, believing that only what they say is correct.
So what does this have to do with them? Is it really because they are speaking out for justice? Of course not! This brings us back to another specialty of these "public intellectuals": "riding on the hype."
No matter what topic is popular, there will always be some so-called "public intellectuals" who pop up to act as clowns. Even when heroes sacrifice, there will be so-called "public intellectuals" who will discredit them. What else can't they do?
The internet erupted in a war of words, with rumors swirling about Xiao Peng. Some even claimed, with credible evidence, that Xiao Peng had already acquired foreign citizenship. Even if it was embarrassing, it wasn't a disgrace to China. Others even directly accused Xiao Peng of colluding with Western governments to deliberately smear China's international image.
This had stirred up a hornet's nest. Xiao Peng didn't know about this, but Shao Feng and Liu Baorong back home were unhappy. What 'lawyer's letter of warning'? There wasn't one! We'll see in court!
Just relying on Xiao Peng's current wealth and influence, you're fabricating rumors about him? That's like lighting a candle in the bathroom—looking for trouble when there's nothing to do. You can't escape criminal detention!
Why is China so safe? Isn't it because the cost of committing a crime is too high?
Administrative detention is fine, as it will have little impact on future life and work, and you just need to learn from your mistakes and abide by the law. At most, a file will be kept at the police station for long-term storage, and the public security organs can check it at any time.
But what if it's criminal detention? That's a huge problem, affecting not only the individual but also the lives of their immediate children. Jobs like judge, juror, prosecutor, civil servant, lawyer, forensic expert, and police officer will be unavailable. Furthermore, political review for civil service exams, military conscription, and positions at banks, state-owned enterprises, and public institutions will also be affected.
I can only say that there are too many Chinese people. So many people have been arrested for spreading rumors online, but some still do this. It's like saying that you don't know the pain until the stick hits you, and it's too late to regret it when it really hits you!
And the official attitude towards this matter is: deal with it strictly! Deal with it quickly!
Why this attitude? Oh my god, what if Xiao Peng really gets a foreign citizenship in a rage? All those things in the museum were brought back by Xiao Peng, and we're counting on him to keep up the good work! He's risking his life up front, only to have his backyard burn? This kind of thing hasn't happened once or twice!
But in fact, they were overthinking it. Xiao Peng had no idea such a thing existed. Just like some girls who hold their phones all day and still yearn for rich men, they should think about how many truly successful people would hold their phones and chat with you all day long?
What is Xiao Peng doing? The Luna has been sailing along, playing along the way, and has now reached Puerto Rico, but...
"You won't let us into the port? What do you mean?"
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