My attitude reassured the guest somewhat, and she replied, "We really shouldn't have just gone for convenience. If we had taken a proper bus, we definitely wouldn't have encountered such bad luck. We came to Dali to stay in a seaside inn, and now that it's turned out like this, it's ruined our enjoyment of the trip."
"Don't be afraid, just play as you normally would, and leave the rest to me."
"Then I'll give him the phone."
"Um."
I heard some static on the other end of the phone, and then a different person asked me, "Who are you to dare interfere in this matter?"
"Never mind who I am, I just want to ask, what kind of car do you have? It's so expensive! You dare to ask your customers to add 500 yuan to your car just for a trip from Lijiang to Dali!"
"You little brat, are you looking for trouble?"
I didn't know the other party's true intentions, so I smiled and replied, "It's not that I'm looking for trouble, but now trouble has come to us... Look, we're all business people, and it's not easy for guests to come to Dali. Let's resolve this peacefully. I'll give you an extra hundred yuan on behalf of the guests. You just need to safely deliver the guests to our inn, and we'll call it even."
"Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?... Either five hundred, or you stay at the inn I brought here... Don't waste your breath on me, there's no room for negotiation."
Coach Ma, who was usually taciturn, suddenly lost his temper. He cursed with a ferocious expression, "Fuck your mother... Which inn are you from? Dare to tell me where you are? I'll go and cripple you right now!"
The person on the other end of the phone showed no fear, letting out a cold laugh before replying, "...Midnight Inn, what are we afraid of, a mere innkeeper like you?...Fuck you, come on over if you dare, I'm waiting for you."
"You fucking wait..."
The call ended, and I looked at Coach Ma, even more convinced that he was someone easily framed, but that was precisely what I admired about him—his courage, his sense of justice, and his simplicity. People like that are rare these days, whether in Dali or any other city, so I had to be a true friend; I absolutely couldn't let him risk his life alone.
Coach Ma rushed back to his room, and when he came out, he was holding a baton; he was clearly going to start a fight. Tie Nan, on the other hand, somehow found two more batons. He handed one to me and asked, "We're in deep trouble this time. Want to go?"
I took it and replied, "Call a car."
...
When we headed into the ancient city with our weapons, it was already clear this wouldn't be a small matter. I just hadn't expected that when I sincerely wanted to run a good inn, such a cold shower would be poured over my head. I was furious, even though I knew that force was definitely not the best way to solve this problem.
Xiao Sun drove his BMW 525, which had become the guesthouse's private car, to the Zero Point Guesthouse in the ancient city. I told him not to get out of the car, then I tucked my baton into my waistband and got out of the car with Coach Ma and Tie Nan.
I saw the trapped passengers and the unlicensed taxi driver. He didn't look like a gangster, but the two standing behind him were different. They not only had no hair, but also had tattoos all over their arms.
The unlicensed taxi driver and the two thugs walked towards us, then threw their cigarette butts at my feet and asked defiantly, "Which of you was cursing at me on the phone just now? Pretty cocky, huh? Don't you know how to watch your step when you're out here? Are you all blind?!"
Coach Ma took a step forward, and I saw that his hand was already on his waist, as if he was about to take out his baton and hit me at any time. I quickly held him down and signaled him not to act rashly.
I ignored the unlicensed taxi driver and looked at the two terrified girls. I said to Instructor Ma, "Do me a favor and get these two guests to Xiao Sun's car so he can take them to the inn. That's why we came here; the girls are really scared."
Coach Ma nodded, then walked over to the two guests. The unlicensed taxi driver pointed at him and said, "Try letting them take one step. If you really take them away today, this isn't over."
Coach Ma came here specifically to fight; he didn't care if the conflict escalated further. The next moment, he pulled the two completely bewildered guests towards the car parked on the side of the road. The reason I made him do this was because I was afraid he'd resort to violence. He'd already been to jail before, and if he broke the law again, he'd be severely punished. I'd already decided that if things really came to blows, Tie Nan and I would handle it.
My hand was also on my waist, ready to pull out the baton.
The next moment, Bai Lu's car arrived after us, accompanied by Yang Sisi and Taozi... She had Yang Sisi and Taozi hold off Instructor Ma to prevent him from getting involved in the matter; she then strode up to us and said to the unlicensed taxi driver with a dark face, "I don't care who you are, but you'd better not cause trouble for us... Open your eyes wide and see, my name is Bai Lu. You can go to Xiaguan and ask around to see if I'm someone you can afford to mess with."
The unlicensed taxi driver clearly didn't recognize Bai Lu, but his arrogance softened. He replied, "We're just out here trying to make a living. What do you mean by doing this?"
"Even those who want to make a living have rules... I don't want to waste my breath on you. I've already called the police, let them handle this... Let me tell you, your behavior of damaging Dali's tourism image has just crossed the line. If you really have the guts, tell the police about your dissatisfaction, and I'd like to see if there's any law left!"
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