Before leaving, the police told Dong Qiangqiang and others some precautions that tourists should know before leaving.
Lao Bai reunited all the members and reiterated the discipline.
Everyone witnessed the process of the Italian police and Ni Ni with their own eyes. Although they could not understand English, they also knew that their own people suffered the disadvantage of being mute. After listening to Lao Bai's warning, everyone subconsciously pulled down their wrist sleeves, and some simply put them in their pockets. Although 5 euros is not much money (equivalent to about 55 yuan at the time), it is like rat droppings floating in the soup. Seeing it will make you feel sick even if you don't eat it.
Because no one can guarantee that when they are blackmailed, it will be 5 euros, it may be 50 euros, or it may be 500 euros.
When everyone dispersed again, Lao Bai walked to the side of the blackmailed girl with a concerned look on his face: "Are you hurt?"
The girl shook her head and looked frightened. She must have been frightened by the black man who quickly surrounded her.
"Because you didn't know (that such a thing would happen) before, the 5 euros are mine." Lao Bai paused, "But no matter who does it a second time, they have to pay for it themselves, do you understand?"
Lao Bai knew in her heart that in winter, she wore long-sleeved coats, unlike in summer where she would wear short sleeves to expose her arms. In this case, she could also ask the other party to quickly tie a rope around her wrist. In addition to causing serious paralysis, the other party's business Too skilled indeed. Even if it was not Tong Lele but himself standing next to him, he might not be able to react correctly the first time. Because accurate judgment needs to be based on a lot of experience, and experience mainly comes from past wrong judgments.
The girl was so frightened that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence. She could only nod her head, and then followed her companion into the nearby store.
Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that Lao Bai would let the girl pay, but he didn't know that he just forgot about it. Just as he was about to speak, Lao Bai was already walking towards him.
"Italian police are too incompetent," Dong Qiangqiang complained, "There is obviously surveillance over there..."
"So what if there is surveillance? What can be photographed? They insist that you want to buy and then change your mind. How do you ask the police to stop it? Their witnesses are several times as many as yours. Do you still expect the Italian police to protect you?" Lao Bai said earnestly. , "The public security in Italy is very poor. As a foreigner, you cannot expect to receive any fair treatment here. Unless you have no choice, try not to have a head-on conflict with the other party, otherwise it will only be us who are in trouble..."
"You mean doing more is worse than doing less?" Dong Qiangqiang raised his eyebrows and seemed quite resentful of Lao Bai's advice, "Let them blackmail you?"
"This is Italy, not Germany." Lao Bai's tone was decisive, "We can either endure it or get out! There is no other choice."
As soon as Lao Bai finished speaking, he heard a group member in the distance saying, "Tour guide, come here quickly!"
In 2002, overseas travel was not as popular as it is today. Most overseas destinations were Southeast Asia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, and not many people traveled to Europe. Because Chinese tourists are rarely received, there are no Chinese signs at attractions and shopping malls in many European tourist cities, let alone salespeople who understand Chinese. Although the products have clearly marked prices, some luxury goods can be obtained at more favorable prices when the consumption amount is sufficient. In addition, tourists need to fill in documents such as tax exemption forms (tourists also need to show their passports when buying luxury goods), so it is not suitable for tourists who do not understand foreign languages. For tourists, tour guides become very important. Even if there are tourists who understand English, in many European countries, the English of their service industry personnel is not good, and some even resist speaking English. For example, the French do not like to speak English. Even if the salesperson understands English, they only speak English when facing foreign tourists. French. Although Italians do not reject speaking English, their Italian English is not easy to understand.
Dong Qiangqiang knew that the bulk of the tour guide's income was from shopping commissions, and this was Lao Bai's pick. He must have already said hello to the cooperative merchant, and immediately waved him to hurry over. Lao Bai said "Be careful" and turned around and walked into the crowd.
Dong Qiangqiang continued to guard his team members vigilantly, and after a while he heard a pleasant ringtone from his cell phone. He thought it was someone else calling, but when he looked at the phone screen, he realized it was an unknown number that he had never saved before, and the area code started with "33".
He quickly recalled that the German area code was 49 and 33 was the French area code, but he had no classmates in France. Although he was suspicious, he still pressed the answer button and asked in English: "Hello. Who are you looking for?"
"Dong Qiangqiang? I am Qin Youbo." A Chinese female voice came from the mobile phone, with a faint Beijing accent.
"Sorry, we don't seem to know each other. Did you call the wrong person?" Dong Qiangqiang was very polite and prepared to hang up the phone.
"Yes, it was your mother who gave the phone to my mother." Qin Youbo added, "They are classmates in elementary school and junior high school."
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned for a few seconds and suddenly realized: "You studied in France?"
Seeing Dong Qiangqiang react, the girl admitted generously: "Yes, Paris Business School."
"Oh, is something wrong?" Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that this girl was made up by Dong's mother to urge him to go on a blind date, but he didn't expect that she really existed.
"I just came back from China, and your mother asked me to bring you something. Give me your address and I'll send it to you." Qin Youbo said quickly.
"Oh, that's too troublesome, you can keep it." Dong Qiangqiang declined, "Thank you, I'm working part-time, let's talk later."
"No trouble, your mother specifically told me to deliver it to you as soon as possible." She added, "In addition to the package, there is also a letter."
"Letter?" Dong Qiangqiang was puzzled. He talked to his parents almost once a week. Why did Dong's mother still write letters? Since the other party said that, he probably wanted his address, but Mother Dong also had his address. Why didn't Mother Dong tell her directly? He didn't want to give the other party his address, so he simply told the truth: "I won't be in Germany for a while. I'm afraid that no one will pick up the package and it will be lost. Let's talk about it later..."
"Not in Germany?" Qin Youbo asked curiously, "Then where do you work?"
"I'm in...Milan."
"Milan? You've traveled so far. Are there no jobs in Germany?" After Qin Youbo finished speaking, he immediately felt rude and hurriedly explained, "I mean, I thought it was not difficult to find a job in Germany."
As Dong Qiangqiang was talking, he suddenly found that only two of the team members he was responsible for were still in sight when he answered the phone, and one person was missing. He was suddenly shocked and said hurriedly: "I really have something to do. Contact me later."
The call was hurriedly hung up with Qin Youbo's "Hey!" Dong Qiangqiang only felt that one was bigger than the other, but his mind was still clear: this medium-sized shopping mall was on the first floor, and the entrance and exit were still the same, and he was always guarding the exit, so the group members must still be in the store. After thinking about this, he felt slightly relieved, walked quickly into the mall, stood in the door and looked around.
But he still didn't see the third member.
He quickly walked through three rows of shelves looking for the member. Just as he was about to call the other party's mobile phone, he heard a commotion coming from a corner of the mall.
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