Chapter 475 The Truth
Sine-Sala and the crew stumbled into the restaurant and saw Xiao Peng and the others eating there: "Xiao, you guys can really eat!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng waved to Xin Nei and the others and said, "You've come just in time. Let's have something to eat together."
Xine and the others all looked unhappy. "I really miss the Mediterranean now. Why are the wind and waves so strong here?"
"Big?" Xiao Peng said, "It's not too bad. The surge is less than one meter high. If this can't withstand a surge of three meters, how can you withstand it?"
"Three meters?" Xinnei's eyes widened.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Believe me. The danger back then was a hundred times greater than it is here now. If you can't handle it now, you'll be even more unbearable then. So, go to the ship's doctor and ask them to prescribe some seasickness medicine, then go back to the cabin and get some rest. Don't worry about our ship; we can still withstand such a small storm!"
Although Xinnei and the others felt uncomfortable after hearing Xiao Peng's words, they waved their hands and said, "This is definitely a headline news, we can't miss it."
Xiao Peng said, "Xinnai, don't get your hopes up too much. A small fishing boat can't handle such high waves. The boat might have sunk by the time we get there!"
After hearing this, Hoffman stared at Xiao Peng with wide eyes.
"Don't look at me like that." Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "You know what I said is true. The helicopter can't be used to send information to the island. We can only go slowly. Whether the fishing boat can hold out in such a storm depends on fate. We go there now and do our best and leave the rest to fate!"
"It doesn't sound like you have much hope?" asked Xinne.
Xiao Peng grinned. "I believe there will be a miracle. You guys go and rest. At this speed, it will take more than three hours to get there. Don't let Fabian fool you. Fabian looks very weak, but he is already used to the wind and waves at sea."
"What do you mean I'm weak?" Fabian protested, "At least I look much stronger than Pascal."
"Xiao Pa is working out in the gym now, what about you?" Xiao Peng said disdainfully.
Fabian was speechless. "That guy is just trying to make women feel uncomfortable! Going to the gym with such strong winds and waves? Isn't he afraid of getting hit?"
"He said that in the wind and rain, this little pain is nothing. Wipe away your tears and don't ask why!" Xiao Peng sang with a malicious humor: "Don't put your thoughts on Xiao Pa!"
"Hey!" Fabian protested, "He's just being stuffy!"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright. Stop talking so much nonsense! Go back and rest!"
Xinne looked at these people, and now she understood - these people were really not nervous!
At this time, Chen Cheng walked over and said to Xiao Peng, "Boss, I want to talk to you."
"What happened?" Xiao Peng and Chen Cheng walked to a deserted place and asked.
Chen Cheng looked around and asked, "Boss, how can we rescue them if we go there?"
"What do you mean?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Chen Cheng explained, "If those two fishing boats hadn't sunk, it wouldn't have been convenient for us to go and rescue them directly. With such strong winds and waves, we wouldn't dare get too close. If we did, we'd easily collide. Our boats are too big, and a collision would have destroyed their boats. But launching a lifeboat in such weather would have been too dangerous. Hua Chong and Yang Zhibin are the most experienced in handling such a situation. But they're not here."
Xiao Peng laughed and said, "If Butcher Zhang dies, won't you eat the mixed-hair pig?"
Chen Cheng frowned and said, "But I'm the captain. I have to formulate a rescue plan. If anything goes wrong, I will be responsible."
Xiao Peng hummed and said, "Just follow the normal rescue plan. Plans can't change quickly. Maybe the people are already dead by the time we get there. We haven't received any distress signals in the last hour. Maybe the ship has already sunk!"
"But..." Chen Cheng wanted to speak, but Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Let's do it this way."
Chen Cheng said "hmm" and left the cabin.
He had just left Hoffman and walked in again: "Mr. Xiao, can the boat speed be faster? The current speed should not be your maximum speed, right?"
"Huh?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "We're going full speed ahead in this weather? Are you planning to bury everyone on board with you?"
Hoffman sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao. I know this is difficult, but after all, human lives are at stake. Your ship is so advanced, it shouldn't be a problem to go full speed in this weather, right?"
Xiao Peng waved his hand and said, "Hoffman, this ship is indeed not the fastest of our ships, but we can't joke with the lives of everyone on board. I understand that you are worried about the lives of your people, but reality is not "Saving Private Ryan". Sacrificing a group of people to save one person? I can't do such a thing."
"Why not? We have to fight!" Hoffman asked anxiously, "Are you Chinese afraid of death?"
"Fuck you!" Xiao Peng cursed. "Get out of here! I'll throw you off the boat!"
Seeing Xiao Peng anxious, Hoffman hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, I was wrong. I was too anxious! But after all, it's a human life!"
Xiao Peng snorted coldly, "One of my children was recently called in by his parents. They said his behavior was problematic. The teacher at that school asked my child a question in class: if she were a train driver, and there was a child playing on the railway ahead of her, and there was a fork in the track, if the train switched tracks, the child would survive but the train would crash. If the train didn't switch tracks, the child would die. The teacher finally asked my child: What should she choose? Without even thinking, my child answered: Just hit the child!"
Hoffman was startled when he heard this and was about to speak, but Xiao Peng waved him off. "I was also shocked when I heard this, and then I asked my daughter why she made such a choice. She asked me back: Why should we take responsibility for the mistakes of others at the cost of so many lives? I heard that she was right! So, isn't what you're asking of me exactly the same? Hoffman, as a city official, your concern for the personal safety of the residents of Norderney is respectable, but you can't just ask us to accompany you to the funeral for this matter, right?"
Hoffman hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and speaking the truth: "Mr. Xiao, I beg you! Let's speed up. We haven't heard from the ship in distress for over an hour! I'm really nervous!"
"There's no point in being nervous," Xiao Peng said. "We must abide by the safety regulations, otherwise my ship might become a 'ship in distress.'"
"But those two fishing boats are mine! My son is on them! Now the insurance of the boats has expired and they left the port secretly!" Hoffman blurted out the truth in a hurry.
After hearing this, Xiao Peng was silent for a while and then pointed to the door: "Get out of here!"
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