Chapter 883: 500 to buy a car and 100,000 to repair it
Xiao Peng stood beside the car, as if in a dream: "Five hundred euros? To buy a car like this? Kasim, you were a killer in your previous life, right? A master at bargaining!"
Kasin shrugged and said, "What's the big deal? Buying things without bargaining is stupid behavior, right? Boss, now you buy clothes and people will give you discounts, right? He says whatever he wants? What an international joke! Besides, boss, I deliberately dealt with him. He looks so pitiful, but people like him are just ripping off tourists. But boss, what the hell is this car? This is the first time I've seen you take a car so seriously. Just now, there were three words written in your eyes: 'I want it'. What I was most afraid of was that you couldn't help but pay, and then all my bargaining would be useless! Damn, this car's interior and central control are really bad."
His complaints weren't without reason. The car's center console was truly awful: despite the solid wood interior, the center console behind the steering wheel looked more like a radio: a rectangular bar with a row of numbers written horizontally on it and a red pointer underneath, the speedometer. Below the speedometer were four gauges: the left two labeled "Gas" and "Oil Pressure"; the right two labeled "Water Temperature" and "Amperes," all in Chinese characters.
The steering wheel is composed of two metal rings, one inside and one outside. There are two gear levers in the back: the left one is for the light and the right one is for manual gear selection. The handbrake is located next to the left-hand clutch. The car's entertainment system consists of a metal radio in the center that plays cassettes. Below it is a heater vent, with two knobs next to it: one labeled "air" and the other "temperature." To the right of the radio is a clock, and next to it is a storage compartment with a pull-out ashtray below.
What's concerning is that there are traces of something being scraped off below the center console and in the middle of the steering wheel. From the traces above, you can see that there should have been some kind of logo there.
The first row of seats in this car is connected, which means that three people can sit in the first row! And this car has three rows of seats, two seats in the second row, and three seats in the third row. If you ignore the appearance of the car, the seat arrangement is very similar to that of the microvans of the past.
The floor of the car is made of wood, and the seats are also on wooden boxes, but because they have been stored for too long, the wooden floor has started to deteriorate.
Kasin noticed a broken piece of wood under the second row of seats and ripped it off with a tug. "Boss, this guy's not kidding. This car has been sitting there for too long! Huh? There's Chinese writing on it? Boss, I see. This is your country's car, right? That's why you bought it!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng snatched back the wood that Kaxin had torn off: "Give the wood back to me! Don't touch my wood! Do you even know what kind of car this is? Do you know what this means?"
Ka Xin was startled: "Boss, why do you care so much about this car?"
Xiao Peng didn't explain to him: "I'm too lazy to explain to you. Where's the phone number? Hurry up and call Andrew Keane and ask him to help me contact the best car repair shop! I want this car to be repaired as soon as possible, and ask him to complete all the paperwork for me!"
It was the first time that Kasim saw Xiao Peng care so much about something, so he hurriedly called Andrew Keene, who was also very helpful. In less than ten minutes, he sent a tow truck to the scene and took Xiao Peng and the others to a military repair shop in the suburbs.
Xiao Peng didn't know what to say.
Andrew Keane is obviously an Irish naval officer, but he can freely enter the military industrial area in Northern Ireland. God knows how many actions they are taking behind the scenes!
"What kind of car is this?"
The person who asked this question was Cillian Turner, the head of the machine shop. He came to Kasim and handed him a cigarette and asked.
Ka Xin took the cigarette and curled his lips at Xiao Peng, saying, "If you ask my boss, he couldn't move his eyes after seeing this car. Look, isn't it the same now?"
Xiao Peng was lying in front of the engine, watching the staff inspecting the car. The parts in the car had been disassembled into pieces and carefully inspected.
"Sir, the back seats and other things also need to be removed." A staff member said, "It's no longer possible to sit like this. We have to replace them with new ones."
"Can it be made back to its original appearance?" Xiao Peng asked.
"Of course!" the staff member said. "I've never seen this kind of wooden floor and base craftsmanship before, but it's really not difficult. I really can't imagine who would build a car like this. It's too... unique, isn't it?"
Xiao Peng quickly asked, "How long will it take?"
Another staff member nearby thought for a moment and said, "The four of us can completely repair this car in about three days. We inspected it, and although it hasn't been used for a long time, none of the parts are seriously damaged. A little maintenance will ensure it's usable. The interior is also simple, even the seats are made of wood. This is the first time I've seen a car like this!"
Xiao Peng said directly: "Can you help me find more people? I need to fix the car overnight, okay?"
"One night?" The staff member said directly: "Sir, I know you are our honored guest, but we also need to rest..."
"Is my 100,000 yuan hard work fee enough?!" Xiao Peng asked directly.
Without even thinking, they replied, "Sir, leave it to us! Um... brothers, hurry up! After all, we still have to consider the paint time! Even though we don't know what kind of car this is, we can see you really like it! We promise that tomorrow morning, this car will be in front of you as good as when it was new!"
Xiao Peng said cheerfully, "What do you want to eat? I'll prepare the best meals for you. Eat well and you'll be full and motivated!"
"No need! We have to hurry!"
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Xiao Peng sang a little song, and Kasin's jaw almost dropped: "Boss, I bought this car for 500 yuan, and you spent 100,000 yuan to repair it? Boss, why don't you let Khedira earn the money? He can definitely fix this car!"
"Is there any way to paint on our ship?" Xiao Peng asked directly.
Kassin sighed and said, "What a pity! Khedira will definitely be furious when he knows about this. He missed a chance to make money."
Cillian Turner coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Xiao, what kind of car is this? You'd call it exquisite, right? The craftsmanship is rather backward; but you'd call it crude, wouldn't you? This car was built using a handmade mold-making process. The engine looks quite similar to an early Cadillac engine, but it's also different. This is definitely not something a car enthusiast could create. I've never seen a car like this before. Can you explain it to us? I see Chinese characters on the dashboard. Is this a Chinese car?"
"You don't recognize this car? This is the CA-770!" Xiao Peng said excitedly, "The 'Big Red Flag' among the 'Red Flags'!"
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