Chapter 1177 I Can’t Wait
Master Sun said:
"The head escort took another job a while ago and took his men out. Now you insist on having us as bodyguards, but we don't have the manpower at the moment. A few days of delay should be enough. How can you accuse us of being untrustworthy?"
Boss Hu:
"It's easy for you to say postpone it for a few days! But my goods can't be returned later. If they are delayed, they will be damaged! If you can't afford to insure them, then why did you take my deposit in the first place?"
Thank you Escort Master:
"When you discussed this with our chief escort, you said you couldn't confirm a specific time, so we had no intention of accepting your deposit. But you offered to pay it, so we accepted it. However, we confirmed with you at the time that we couldn't keep waiting for your insurance policy. You also agreed to it. Why are you bringing it up now?"
Boss Hu:
"It's only been a few days? You can't guarantee it? If you don't have the ability, don't get into this business! Anyway, I've never heard of it. You paid a deposit and it's not used. This is a typical breach of contract! Officer, I strongly protest this behavior. I demand that the escort agency compensate me for all my losses!"
Three constables stepped forward, and one of the chief constables said:
"We can't just believe one side of the story. Xie Escort, when you accepted the deposit, there should have been a contract, right? What did it say?"
Xie Escort found a piece of paper.
"That's all. It can't really be considered a contract because there's no agreed date. It just states that you'll receive a deposit of fifty taels of silver, but there's no agreement on when you'll be Boss Hu's bodyguard."
The captain took it in his hand and looked at it, and it was indeed true.
Just as he was about to speak, someone in the crowd said:
"I've never heard of someone taking a deposit and then not doing the job! Officer, our escort agency's rules are that if we take a deposit, we must do it! The Zhenyuan Escort Agency is clearly making excuses, playing word games, and taking advantage of an outsider who doesn't understand!"
Xie Escort's old eyes narrowed.
Because the person who spoke was their rival in the same industry, Chief Zhao from the Weiyang Escort Agency.
There are only two escort agencies in the entire county.
"Captain Zhao, you can't be so absolute. Specific matters must be handled specifically. According to what you said, if Boss Hu doesn't come, then our Zhenyuan Escort Agency will just keep waiting for him?"
Chief Escort Zhao:
"Then why do you take a deposit?"
Thank you Escort Master:
"As I've said before, we don't have to accept it, and the specific circumstances are different. This deposit doesn't mean it must be fulfilled on a certain day. Both parties have reached an agreement and both parties agree to it, so there's nothing wrong with it."
Boss Hu:
"But, if you can't insure the goods, what about my losses?"
Chief Escort Zhao:
"Yes! You are cheating me! My escort agency is empty-handed, what a pity! Otherwise, I would definitely help you as a colleague! Now, I can only say that I can't help you..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Escort Master Sun.
"Bah! Are you so kind? You're just embellishing a urinal with gold rims, just to show off your good words!"
Chief Escort Zhao's face darkened.
"Since you're so ungrateful, I'm too lazy to help you. By the way, Boss Hu, how much did you lose this time? Go ask them for it!"
Boss Hu:
"I'm shipping a batch of mountain products this time, and the customer specifically wants fresh ones, not stale ones! If I can't deliver on time, I'll lose one thousand taels of silver, plus I'll have to pay the customer another thousand taels in liquidated damages, that's two thousand taels total, not counting other miscellaneous expenses. Officers, you must make a decision for me! I only have this little capital, and it's all gone into the goods. I can't afford the compensation!"
Chief Escort Zhao said:
"Boss Hu, don't worry! According to our industry rules, if we cause losses to our customers, we will double the compensation! Zhenyuan Escort Agency should compensate you with four thousand taels of silver. They can't get away with it!"
Xie Escort Master said angrily:
"Mr. Zhao, you're deliberately trying to make things difficult for us, aren't you?"
Chief Escort Zhao chuckled.
"What are you talking about? Rules are rules. If you break them, you have to pay the price. I'm not talking to you about this, officer. No matter how they flatter us, the victims have suffered huge losses because of them. This is a fact! Please understand!"
Boss Hu shouted:
"Sir, please help me! I really can't afford to pay for such a huge loss!"
The captain said:
"You both have your reasons, but you both have your problems. You paid a deposit, but didn't specify when you would insure. Zhenyuan Escort couldn't insure, yet they still took the deposit. It's true that their inability to insure caused losses to Boss Hu. How about this: four thousand taels of silver is a bit much. How about Zhenyuan Escort compensate Boss Hu with two thousand taels of silver?"
Boss Hu reluctantly said:
"Since the officer has spoken, I will naturally obey. I will pay you two thousand taels."
Xie Escort's face darkened.
"Sir, we did not breach the contract and should not pay this amount of money. We are also unable to pay 2,000 taels to Boss Hu."
He had already realized that the captain had probably accepted money from these two people.
The captain's face darkened.
"Why, according to you, Boss Hu deserves to be in trouble? Isn't it all because of you guys that this happened?"
Xie Escort was not convinced.
"It was his own fault for not thinking things through. How can he blame us?"
Head of Police:
"Like I said earlier, he does have issues, so you only need to pay half!"
Thank you Escort Master:
"We can't accept this compensation. Our chief escort is not here. We have to wait until he comes back."
Boss Hu shouted:
"That won't do! Who knows when your chief escort will be back? I'm a businessman, I can't afford to wait!"
Chief Escort Zhao said:
"Boss Hu, if they don't want to pay, you can use their things as collateral! Otherwise, what if they run away?"
Boss Hu bowed:
"Captain Zhao is right! Sir, I beg you to seize their belongings!"
The captain hesitated.
Because the matter has not been reported yet and has not been concluded, they have no right to seize anything.
Chief Escort Zhao came closer and said:
"Captain Wu, the head of this escort agency is from a humble background. If they don't want to pay and choose to run away, it will be too late to regret it! As the saying goes, in an emergency, we must take the necessary measures. We are only detaining the property, not confiscating it. I have some friendship with our county magistrate, so I believe he won't blame us."
Captain Wu thought about it and finally nodded.
"Okay, let's do this first!"
Then he shouted to the escort agency people:
"In order to ensure that Boss Hu's compensation is guaranteed, we need to temporarily seize some of your escort company's belongings. You must not stop us!"
As he said this, he was about to lead his men inside.
There were more and more people watching the excitement outside, and he didn't want to stay at the door all the time. He wanted to finish the work quickly.
But he was stopped by Xie Sun's two bodyguards and their apprentice.
"Stop, you have no right to seize our things!"
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