Chapter 1394 I want more points
In the study, Xiao Peng looked puzzled: "Great news? What great news?"
Albrecht's face was almost filled with elation. "Xiao, I heard you found those two Dutch ships?"
Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, otherwise I can come back?"
Albrecht asked, "Does that mean you can do what we agreed on next?"
Hearing this, Xiao Peng felt a little relieved: Albrecht still didn't know that he had found the treasure of Na Cui. This meant that some of his subordinates were still in a state of panic.
Seeing Xiao Peng remained silent, Albrecht continued, "I've been busy while you were gone, looking up a lot of information. I finally made a discovery." He then pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Peng. "This is a route map from Nacui's military records. While the mission details aren't marked, you can see that this route leads directly to the center of the Arctic."
Xiao Peng took the note from Albrecht, read it, and then looked at Albrecht: "Oh? So what do you mean?"
Albrecht said proudly, "Xiao, we are friends, but friendship is friendship and business is business. What did you say then? The clue I provided was not complete, so you can only give me 10%, right? Now this clue is very important, right? Does it mean that I can get more wealth?"
Xiao Peng sighed and shook his head.
Albrecht was stunned. "Xiao, this route map is only half. I have the other half. Just like you said, wealth that can't be found is worthless. How can you find the treasure without this route map? And with this route map... I can search for it myself! But I still hope we can cooperate. This is because I admire you as a person!"
"Are you done?" Xiao Peng suddenly asked.
Albrecht nodded.
"Can I speak now?" Xiao Peng asked again.
"Of course!" said Albrecht.
Xiao Peng took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff. "Albrecht, I really want to tell you straight up: Please, stop admiring me and go salvage the ship yourself! Our cooperation ends here. But my butler, Alfred, told me that you sent a lot of gifts to my family when I left. Is that why you want to continue your cooperation with me? After all, you've already invested in me, right?"
Albrecht didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he agreed with Xiao Peng's statement.
Xiao Peng smiled slightly: "That's why I decided to help you this time."
Albrecht's face lit up: "Then we need to discuss the wealth distribution ratio again..."
Xiao Peng waved his hand and interrupted him. "Albrecht, you misunderstood. When I said 'help you,' I meant: to save you some money. I'm telling you honestly: your route map is completely useless."
He handed the note back to Albrecht.
Albrecht was stunned: "Why is it useless?"
Xiao Peng flicked the ash from his cigarette and said, "If we follow your route map, we won't find what we want in ten thousand years."
"You...are you trying to bargain?" Albrecht asked curiously. "Mr. Xiao, this isn't a wise choice. You know I invested in Ocean Exploration, and I could do it all myself, but I still want to work with you. You said I still want to work with you because of the things I gave you? That's true, but not entirely. In my eyes, our relationship is worth more than those things. The truth is, both you and I are businessmen, and we both want to maximize our profits. So, I think the wisest choice right now is to set a price we both can accept and continue our partnership."
After hearing this, Xiao Peng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You don't believe me, right?"
Albrecht said, "Mr. Xiao, the most basic rule in the business world is: don't trust anyone."
"You make sense," Xiao Peng said, lowering his head and opening the desk drawer. "I really hate it when people don't believe me!"
After he finished speaking, he took out a pistol from the drawer and pointed it at Albrecht's head!
"Mr. Xiao! What are you doing?" Albrecht was shocked: "We are just discussing business!"
Xiao Peng shook his head: "Albrecht, don't be nervous."
After he finished speaking, he turned the gun barrel and pointed it at Albrecht: "I want you to see this gun!"
Albrecht finally breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to take Xiao Peng's pistol. He cursed Xiao Peng inwardly, "What are you showing me with a broken pistol? You were clearly trying to scare me and put pressure on me!"
You absolutely cannot cooperate with this guy!
He secretly swore in his heart that he would search for the Na Cui shipwreck on his own after he got out! He wanted to see Xiao Peng's disappointed expression when he knew that he had monopolized the wealth!
But when he took the pistol from Xiao Peng, his eyes almost popped out of his head: "Is this... the artillery version of the Golden Luger?"
Albrecht was a connoisseur of goods. He deftly removed the magazine and looked inside before carefully examining it. "This is an authentic piece from that era! Where did you find it? Could it be..."
Xiao Peng put out his cigarette and said, "Even though you've been unkind to me, I can't be unfair to you because you've sent gifts to my house this year. Remember what I told you? A man without integrity cannot stand!"
After he said this, he opened the drawer again, took out the gold Luger holster from the drawer, and tossed it to Albrecht: "This gun belongs to Albert Weidmann, the son of Alma Weidmann. Yes, I found the submarine, and it's a million miles away from your inexplicable route map. That's why I said that if you follow that route map, you won't find it in ten thousand years. Of course, you are a qualified businessman and don't trust anyone during business negotiations. So you don't have to believe me. You can invest your own money and search for it yourself. I look forward to hearing good news from you. Now you can return the gun to me."
Albrecht didn't answer him, his eyes fixed on the gun. Xiao Peng ignored him and continued, "I said I'd give you 10%, but now I'm facing a very troublesome situation: I don't know how to settle your 10%. A lot of things in that submarine are like art, jewelry, and the only real hard currency is some gold. Now you have two choices: First, I'll have Fabian process the gold and give you a share of the profit. Second, I'll give you the gold and you can process it yourself. Which one do you choose?"
Albrecht recovered from his shock and looked at Xiao Peng with complicated eyes: "Xiao, you value your reputation very much. I apologize for my rudeness just now, but I want to choose the third option!"
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