Chapter 964 Traveling together?
Xiao Peng was also helpless after knowing the whole story: it turned out that they had an internal dispute just after leaving the outpost.
During their picnic, someone complained about the Korean named Su, saying that it was because of him that they wasted so much time. The Korean named Su got angry and said, "My baby is gone, and I haven't complained yet, and you're complaining about me?" The argument got worse and worse, and finally they went their separate ways: the two Koreans and another man and woman drove away in two cars, while Renault and another man and two women drove away in one car.
Why did Zhu and his family have two cars? Those two cars originally belonged to them—Zhu's family was quite well-off. He was a wealthy second-generation. Besides the Korean woman surnamed Xiao, the other one who left with him was his girlfriend and another who was considered his personal henchman.
There is always a shortage of people who like to hang out with rich people.
There was another reason why they followed Zhu away: although they were all students of the University of Paris X, there were subtle differences: the four people who left were all international students: Zhu's girlfriend was from Albania, and the little follower was from Tunisia; the remaining four were all French natives, known to Renault, and the other one was named Perrin, who complained that Zhu wasting everyone's time and caused a rift between the two sides. The two girls were named Melanie and Amanda.
They thought it was fine, but after Zhu and the others left, Renault's car wouldn't start! They had no cell phone signal at their current location, and they were dumbfounded. They didn't know how to repair a car, so they didn't know what to do.
There was no village or shop nearby, and they didn't know where to ask for help. At this time, Renault came up with an idea to light the spare tire on fire to ask for help: they thought that Zhu and his friends had not gone too far, and if they were seen, they should be rescued.
As a result, Zhu and the others didn't come, but Xiao Peng came.
Xiao Peng couldn't help but sigh: "You guys are so brave! You dare to run into the desert without even knowing how to repair a car."
Renault's eyes lit up: "Sir, can you repair a car?"
Xiao Peng said: "I know a little about mechanics, so I can fix some minor problems."
Renault hurriedly said, "Sir, can you help us?"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. If I didn't help, you wouldn't be able to come here. Don't worry, even if I can't fix it, I will get you to a safe place."
Hearing Xiao Peng say this, everyone became happy.
Xiao Peng didn't waste any time: it was not a pleasant thing to be under such strong sun.
"Huh?" Xiao Peng sat in the driver's seat with a puzzled look on his face after checking around.
"Commander? Is there any problem?" Renault asked quickly after seeing it.
Xiao Peng gave the answer: "There is no problem with your car!"
"No malfunction?" Renault was stunned. "Then why won't the engine start?"
Xiao Peng got out of the car, walked to the rear, leaned over to observe, took out a metal rod from his own car, inserted it into the exhaust pipe and poked it a few times, then pulled out a rag: "Your exhaust pipe is blocked!"
He threw the rag aside, returned to the driver's seat and started the car again, and it started up.
If the exhaust pipe is blocked, the car won't start. However, it's difficult to completely block the exhaust pipe. For example, if you block the exhaust pipe with something like steel wool, the car will still start, but acceleration will be affected, and carbon deposits will form, leading to engine failure. In this case, the exhaust pipe was blocked with a piece of rag, so the blockage must have been very tight, which prevented the car from starting.
Perrin was furious after seeing this: "Damn it! These guys are going to kill us! I'm going to call the police! I'm going to kill them!"
The girl named Melanie waved her hand and said, "Perrin, don't be so impulsive, okay? What's the point of calling the police? Do you have any evidence that they did it? If they insist that it was those Mauritanian soldiers who did it, what can you do?"
Another girl named Amanda also said, "Even if we prove that they did it, they insist on saying it was a prank. What can you do?"
Perrin's eyes widened. "Damn it! Are we just going to let this go? These sinister yellow people!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng took off his sunglasses and said, "Dude, watch your words and actions!"
This was the first time Xiao Peng took off his sunglasses. Several French college students were stunned when they saw Xiao Peng. Although Xiao Peng was tanned, his facial features were obviously Asian.
Perrin was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, sir, that's not what I meant..."
Xiao Peng said seriously, "Anyone who uses a single point to generalize is a hooligan! If you speak like this again, I will break your neck!"
It must be said that Xiao Peng is now a wealthy man after all. He inadvertently exudes the aura of a "superior" when speaking. After all, he spends the whole day commanding a group of ruthless people to work. How can he not have some aura? Seeing Xiao Peng's serious expression, Perrin swallowed his saliva: "I'm sorry, sir, I understand!"
Xiao Peng nodded when he heard Peilan say this: "You are a teachable boy. Remember to say 'these insidious Koreans' from now on!"
Everyone looked unhappy.
What about the basic trust between people? What about the saying, "To generalize by a single point is to be a hooligan"? Aren't you also generalizing by a single point?
Xiao Peng wiped his hands and said, "Alright, your car should be fine now, so you can continue your journey... But since you've already burned the spare tire, I suggest you head southwest. There's a gas station on Highway 2 about 40 kilometers away. Fill up there and then go to Nouakchott. Once you're fully prepared, you can continue your journey. After all, the desert isn't as gentle as you imagine."
Although he spoke with great confidence, in fact, this was his first time in the desert and he only had theoretical experience. He was a complete armchair strategist.
However, what he said to Renault and the others was not their best option at the moment.
"Also, I found a problem. Your navigation system's electronic map does not have map information of this desert. It only has latitude and longitude or raw data, which makes it easy to encounter danger." Xiao Peng said.
He said this with a hint of superiority: "How can military navigation be the same as civilian navigation? They're both navigation systems. There are several sand dunes and trees nearby, and he has them clearly marked here."
Xiao Peng didn't say much. He waved to everyone and got in his car to leave when someone suddenly knocked on his door. He rolled down the window and asked, "Melanie, is there anything else?"
The person who came over was none other than Amanda, one of the two girls.
"Sir, where are you going next?" Amanda asked.
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "I don't know either. I'm just walking around for fun! I'm planning to go to Namibia and just run slowly!"
"How about we travel together?" Amanda said excitedly, "Of course, we won't go that far. We'll just spend a few days in Mauritania."
"Huh?"
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