“Boss, you're not a local, are you?”
Old Yu was smoking when a bald man in a trendy floral shirt leaned over.
“I came here to work with the boss.”
After confirming that Old Yu was not a local, the man in the floral shirt secretly exchanged a glance.
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The several burly men nearby understood immediately, pulling tools from the repair shop and surrounding the Tiger Ben.
However, not long after, Old Yu discovered that they had actually removed all four tires from the Tiger Ben.
“What are you doing? Only one tire is flat, why did you take them all off?”
“Boss, boss! Don’t worry, we’re professionals. All four tires are faulty and can’t be used.”
“Bullshit.”
The removed tires were lying on the ground, and aside from the damaged one, the other three were fully inflated.
“Boss, why are you cursing? Forget it, I won’t argue with you about this. These tires are all ruined and can’t be repaired.
Since you’re from out of town, I won’t rip you off. One tire is 1,000 yuan, four tires are 4,000 yuan, plus the brothers' repair fee, just give us 8,000 yuan.”
“What kind of tires are so expensive? This is robbery.”
“Boss, you can eat whatever you want, but you can’t say such things.
We brothers work hard for our money.”
The commotion instantly woke Sha Baoyu, who frowned at the crowd around him and pushed the door open.
“Old Yu, what’s going on?”
Old Yu recounted the entire situation, finally expressing his grievance.
“They’re not a repair shop; they’re just a bunch of car bandits.”
Upon hearing this, the man in the floral shirt retracted his phony smile and glared fiercely at Old Yu.
“You’re asking for it, aren’t you? Don’t spout nonsense about car bandits.
We brothers earn our living through our skills.”
Sha Baoyu casually scanned the area and noticed a few scattered triangular nails on the ground.
Instantly, everything became clear.
“Old Yu, call the police.”
They were living off the road.
It was obvious this group relied on this road to make a living.
Since reasoning didn’t work, Sha Baoyu didn’t want to waste any more time.
“Call the police…”
The man in the floral shirt remained unfazed, seemingly unafraid of the police, and started laughing arrogantly.
“Kid, you’re pretty bold. Call the police if you want; I’m not afraid of you.”
The police arrived surprisingly quickly; just after the call, three officers in uniform walked over.
“You’re the ones who called the police, right?
So, what’s the matter?”
Sha Baoyu frowned, feeling a bad premonition.
The three police officers had flushed faces and reeked of alcohol, clearly having been drinking on the job.
“Comrades, you came just in time. This person is extorting us; you need to arrest him.”
Seeing the police was like seeing family; Old Yu felt he had found support.
“You stand aside and wait; let me ask clearly.”
The three officers were not as enthusiastic as Old Yu; they impatiently pushed him aside.
Then they pulled the man in the floral shirt aside, and the group started smoking together.
Old Yu felt a sense of foreboding.
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As expected, after finishing their cigarettes, the three officers returned to Old Yu.
“You outsiders don’t know the prices here, which is normal.
One tire for 1,000 yuan is a fair price.
Besides, if you can afford a Tiger Ben, why care about that little money?”
Such nonsensical reasoning made Old Yu nearly spit blood in anger.
“You guys are all in cahoots; you’re colluding…”
As soon as he said this, the three officers’ expressions changed, glaring at Old Yu with hostility.
“You old fool, you’re asking for it. If you don’t pay this repair fee today, I’ll take you in.”
This statement revealed their corrupt dealings completely.
Sha Baoyu watched from the side, increasingly feeling that his father, Comrade Sha Ruijin, was a lost cause.
He believed this was not an isolated incident but a common phenomenon in Yongchang.
With such a terrible business environment, how could they attract investment or develop the economy?
He felt it necessary to remind his father about this.
So he got into the car and dialed Sha Ruijin’s number.
“Son, what made you think to call your old man?”
Sha Ruijin’s voice was as booming as ever, making it feel like the phone might break.
“I’m in Yongchang and have been extorted.”
Sha Baoyu briefly explained the situation.
“Dad, you’ve been in Yongchang for over half a year now.
This investment environment is truly frightening.”
However, to Sha Baoyu’s surprise, Sha Ruijin was not at all surprised by this.
“Son, Yongchang has rotted from the roots.”
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