Chapter 1861 Boss, You Don’t Talk About Martial Ethics
On Lake Ladoga, a fleet was slowly advancing. Xiao Peng sat in the cockpit, constantly giving Ma Xiao instructions to modify the coordinates. Several makeup artists were surrounding Xiao Peng, applying his makeup.
Desalev and the director in charge of this shoot came to the cockpit to check on Xiao Peng's makeup progress. Desalev asked, "Xiao, how much longer do we have? Victoria won't last much longer. Right now, people want to see you the most."
Xiao Peng glanced at the route map and said, "We're almost there. Let her hold on for another ten minutes—fifteen at most. Director, you can now showcase your country's ship and have Victoria interview the crew to buy some time."
The director laughed and said, "Mr. Xiao, you understand the direct process very well."
Xiao Peng said helplessly, "I've done live broadcasts before, but of course I wasn't as professional as you guys. I just made up the process this way. I can't help it. I didn't expect you to actually do a full live broadcast, starting from the port and not stopping!"
The director smiled and said, "You've seen how enthusiastic the residents of St. Petersburg are today. Many people have come all the way from Moscow and other cities to watch the salvage operation. Marshal Shoigu and other high-ranking officials were supposed to come, but since today is the first day of the operation and there's no guarantee of a positive outcome, they didn't come directly. They'll come directly when there's a substantial discovery. Mr. Xiao, please prepare yourself. I'll have Victoria prepare everything."
Watching the director leave, Xiao Peng picked up the intercom on the table and said, "Hua Chong! Hua Chong!"
Hua Chong's voice came from the intercom: "Boss, I'm here!"
Xiao Peng asked, "How's the ROV?"
Hua Chong angrily said, "Damn it! I want to strangle these Russian idiots! We told them about the high-pressure water pump in advance, but they only prepared one pump! And it wasn't connected to the ROV!"
Xiao Peng said, "Stop complaining. I'll give you fifteen minutes to get this done!"
Hua Chong's voice came from the intercom: "Bruch, explain to these idiots! It's not this location, it's the lower right side of the robotic arm! Make a small lever! Do you know how to use a lever? These idiots! Boss, I'm going to tell you now, these outsiders are making me so angry! Isn't their Lake District Management Office responsible for finding wealth at the bottom of the lake? Why do they all look like they're just collecting salaries? They're all idiots who know nothing!"
"You only have fifteen minutes!" Xiao Peng said.
Hua Chong said helplessly: "I'll try my best!"
"There's no such thing as trying your best! It's a must!"
Then Hua Chong's roar came from the intercom: "Get the hell out of my way!"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and picked up the intercom again: "Yang Zhibin, how's it going on the barge?"
Yang Zhibin's voice came over the intercom: "Boss, it's simple from my end. What's the approximate depth of our first salvage target? I'll make the final preparations."
Xiao Peng said, "About thirty meters."
"It's not difficult!" Yang Zhibin said, "I'm not like Hua Chong, who gets flustered when something happens."
Before Xiao Peng could answer, Hua Chong's voice came from the intercom: "Old Yang! Who the hell are you talking about? Come here and try it!"
"Just do your job honestly. The boss brought you here to solve difficult problems!" Yang Zhibin said, "The boss brought us two this time because he trusts us. Don't let him down!"
Then Duan Bo's voice came from the intercom again: "Fuck, have you forgotten me? I'm still here!"
"You, who have been staying in the cabin giving orders, don't count! We are the ones doing the work!"
"Are you not afraid of your boss spanking you for saying this?"
"Forehead……"
Listening to the chatter on the intercom, Xiao Peng said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. If anyone messes up today, I'll soak him in Lake Ladoga for five days!"
"Don't worry, boss, this is a piece of cake!" the three said in unison.
Xiao Peng put the walkie-talkie aside, looked in the mirror, nodded to the makeup artist and said, "It's done. It's perfect. Thank you."
"This is what we should do." A female makeup artist said, "Mr. Xiao, can we take a photo together?"
"Of course!" Xiao Peng said with a smile.
After Xiao Peng took a group photo with the others, he stood up, stretched his arms and legs, walked to the bridge, looked at the nautical chart, and said to the helmsman who was steering the boat, "Leave it to me from now on, okay?"
The helmsman glanced at their captain, and after the captain nodded, the helmsman made way for Xiao Peng.
The captain laughed and said, "Mr. Xiao, can you handle such an old ship?"
Xiao Peng said, "Look at me. Don't think I'm just some hands-off guy on our ship. I'm a Class A senior crew member. If I don't salvage sunken ships in the future, I can compete with you for the captain's position. I want to speed up a bit!"
"You're such a joke!" the captain said, then gave an order over the intercom: "Speed up the main ship, and watch your speed, tugboat!"
Seeing that everything was fine, Desarev came over and handed Xiao Peng a cigarette. He glanced outside mysteriously and said in a low voice, "Mr. Xiao, I think Victoria Kosogliatenko doesn't look good today! She seems very tired."
Xiao Peng rolled his eyes at him and said, "You're such a gossip!"
Kashin came over and took a cigarette from Desarev's case. He said, "Desarev, you're worthy of being an FSB man. How can you be so curious? I don't believe you don't know that Victoria was with the boss last night. Asking questions when you already know the answer is really annoying!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng said to Desarev, "Did you hear what Kashin said? He's absolutely right. You're really annoying!"
Desaryev looked melancholy. "She was the dream girl of countless Russian men, and you took her away just like that. She's a lot older than you, right?"
Cashin said, "My boss dated Madonna! She's over 60, and he always says life is short, so you have to experience everything. Let's not even talk about the women he dated during his time with the WWE. You can't tell on TV, but seeing them in person will shock you. Their arms are thicker than the makeup artist's thighs! And yet they still act like little birds in front of the boss!"
After hearing this, Xiao Peng kicked Kaxin directly. Kaxin had already guessed this and jumped to the side: "Hey, I can't kick you!"
"You're really good at talking nonsense. I finally know how the rumor came about. I just had dinner with Vincent and Madonna, and Madonna's boyfriend was there at the time. How did you make it a date?" Xiao Peng said with a sneer.
Kasin said, "Anyway, the boss's charm is unstoppable! Let me tell you, my boss has three magical skills for picking up girls."
"Really? Teach me!" Desarev said excitedly after hearing this.
"Rich, rich, and still rich! Oh my! Boss, I was praising you, why did you attack me? You have no martial ethics!"
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