"Take this card, Lele asked you to keep it." Lao Bai held a Deutsche Bank debit card with two fingers and handed it to Dong Qiangqiang, "She said you know the password."
Since both Lao Bai and Dong Qiangqiang were running low on cash, and it would take 2-4 weeks for the shopping commission from their trip to be credited to Lei Lanting's account, and since Tong Lele had previously privately expressed to Dong Qiangqiang that he was willing to help Lao Bai, Bai got through the difficulties, so after getting Tong Lele's support, they completed the check-in of all members of Ding Haifeng's tour group.
"We are two poor people." Dong Qiangqiang smiled bitterly but did not reach out to take it. "Actually, either of us can take care of it." Dong Qiangqiang's words were not polite. He knew that Lao Bai also knew Tong Leleka's password.
"Liquidity is very important to the tourism industry. Our group is basically fine. You take Ding Haifeng's people around, and there are many places to spend money, so you still hold it." Lao Bai put the card into Dong Qiangqiang's hand without explanation, "Card collection Okay, every time you spend money on Ding's people, you must record it accurately, even if it is 1 euro, write it down on the paper and let Ding Haifeng sign for confirmation. Be a villain first, then a gentleman to avoid trouble later. In addition, this What is recorded in the notebook is Ding's accommodation fee for tonight. I have asked him to verify and sign it. You should also put it away together." Lao Bai said and took out a small notebook, stacked it with his bank card and handed it to Dong Qiangqiang. , Dong Qiangqiang put the card and notebook into the inner pocket of his coat as he was told.
"This is the coffee you just ordered. Please pay attention to the high temperature of the coffee to avoid burns. I wish you a pleasant meal." The hotel service staff placed the coffee in front of Lao Bai and left.
According to the previous agreement between the two, Lao Bai watched the first half of the night, and Dong Qiangqiang was responsible for the second half of the night. However, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't sleep, so he just chatted with Lao Bai casually.
"How do you feel about this trip?" Lao Bai asked, "Tired?"
"It's indeed quite tiring, but it's also very insightful." Dong Qiangqiang tilted his head and thought seriously for a few seconds, then added, "Italy has more interesting and interesting places than Germany, but it is also more chaotic. Now I only hope that Ding Haifeng will All goes well with the group.”
"When you have the opportunity to go to Paris in the future, you will know that there is a mountain higher than the mountain." Lao Bai said with a meaningful look on his face.
"Is Paris a mess?" Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously.
"It's very messy." Lao Bai used the superlative.
"Well, you seemed to have said last time that those who robbed Daoer in Paris used guns." Dong Qiangqiang really wanted to see the beauty of Paris, but he didn't know when he would have the chance, so he sighed, "If you encounter this In this case, I will definitely surrender and save my life."
Lao Bai drank coffee leisurely. Drinking hot drinks on a winter night really made people feel warm all over. It would be better if it was vodka, he thought in his mind, but it was a pity that he had to drive tomorrow.
"What's going on with those snake heads?" Dong Qiangqiang took off his boots and lay lazily on the cloth sofa, trying to make himself as comfortable as possible.
"Some Eastern European travel agencies do this kind of thing overtly and covertly. They use very low travel prices to attract some restless "tourists" from the domestic coast, get them to travel to Europe legally, and then instigate them once they set foot on Spanish or Italian soil. Become refugees. For those who do not want to be refugees in Europe, the smugglers will collect money from them, and then use a one-way ticket to send them to North America, South America or even Africa, allowing them to drift overseas. But there is nothing new under the sun. The earlier Chinese broke into San Francisco and went to Southeast Asia. But how many of them got rich in the end? Aren't they all dead in a foreign land? Of course, these people at least got to the place. Now some stowaways die without even setting foot on the land. On a stowaway boat, this kind of thing is even more miserable, but it happens from time to time."
"So you took them to 'Rome Impression' today to warn them that being a refugee will not end well?" Dong Qiangqiang thought about this question for a long time.
"It's okay for you to understand it this way." Lao Bai readily admitted, "But this is only part of the reason."
"Will this work? And why didn't you warn them in Milan or Venice?" Dong Qiangqiang was confused. "Isn't it better to warn them earlier? This is the last stop, will they still run away?"
"Many people who run away will choose to disappear in the last one or two days of the trip, so that they can play all the things they should do, see the scenery, and eat delicious food. In the future, they will also know everything they should pay attention to and be careful about. Wan His life after dark was unsatisfactory, but at least he enjoyed a few good days. Of course he could have said it earlier, but it doesn't mean much. It only prevents troubles in the last one or two nights." Lao Bai analyzed wisely, "The cost of living in cities like Milan and Venice is too high and the regulations are strict. There are not as many opportunities as here in Rome. People are willing to run to better and more livable places, especially refugees."
"Have you encountered anyone who disappeared in the last day or two since you led the tour?" Dong Qiangqiang asked boldly, "How many?"
"Every few years when the amnesty rumors are strong, there will be a lot of tourist groups going to countries like Italy, Greece, and Spain." Lao Bai looked at the floor-standing porcelain vase in the distance and recalled for a moment, "I may have met the seven or eight Just one."
"So many?" Dong Qiangqiang was surprised. How could Lao Bai be so smart and unable to keep an eye on people?
"Who didn't pay some tuition fees when they were young?" Lao Bai was laughed at by Dong Qiangqiang, "I'm not a weakling. People run away while holding back. I can stop the first year of junior high school but I can't stop the fifteenth. It's going to rain and my mother is getting married. People can only leave it to them. And my master was far worse at taking me then than I am taking you now."
"Won't the travel agency deduct your money if he runs away?"
"Of course I'll buckle, but there's no point in buckling." Lao Bai said helplessly, "Everyone has run away, so it's useless to say anything."
"Then do you hate them?"
"Who do you hate? Smugglers? Stowaways?"
"It doesn't matter."
Lao Bai shook his head without hesitation: "No."
"Don't you hate it?" Dong Qiangqiang was very surprised by the answer, "Why? Wouldn't a travel agency that does this kind of business attack those of us who do legitimate tourism business? Don't you resist and hate this kind of industry scum?"
It was late at night, the fire in the hotel lobby's fireplace was burning brightly, and the surroundings were warm and quiet.
"It's not about hatred." Lao Bai took a sip of coffee. "The world is diverse and not black and white. We are not parties to many things and cannot criticize or accuse each other from the moral high ground. I won't do it myself. This kind of assistance in smuggling people is not done by any travel agency I have worked with, but I can't stop others from doing it. It is the practitioner's own choice to join in the evil deeds or to do the right thing. You will know after you stay for a long time. It is legal here. The line between illegal and illegal is sometimes very blurry.”
"You are so good, there must be a smuggler who wants to get you to join the business, right?" Dong Qiangqiang's guess was bold, "After all, this is a hugely profitable business."
"Of course." Lao Bai was very honest.
"You didn't agree?" Dong Qiangqiang's legs felt numb after lying for a long time, so he changed directions.
"As long as I can continue to operate legally, I don't have to take risks to make quick money like this that ruins my own business." After Lao Bai said this, he unconsciously thought of the stupid things he had done to Lao Chen, and couldn't help but feel a sore nose.
The two of them exchanged their experiences and experiences along the way, and the time passed by 1 o'clock.
Drowsiness finally hit Dong Qiangqiang's mind. He tilted his head and fell asleep instantly. Lao Bai put a blanket on him from the hotel room and looked thoughtfully at Dong Qiangqiang, who was sleeping like a baby.
At this moment, the automatic doors at the hotel's main entrance opened to both sides, and three men in black walked into the lobby one after the other.
Hearing the movement, Lao Bai subconsciously raised his head.
The man in black had just taken two steps when he saw Lao Bai sitting on the sofa not far away. The three of them were a little surprised and couldn't help but stop and stared at Lao Bai intently.
After the eyes of both parties briefly met for a few seconds, Lao Bai, who was sitting motionless on the sofa, recognized the other person as the snakehead who had had a conflict with him during the day. His hand slowly reached out to the head of Dong Qiangqiang who was lying next to him.
Seeing that Lao Bai was motionless, the snakeheads looked at each other in shock. A few seconds later, the leader raised his finger and shook it in the air, and the other two quickly moved towards the stairs.
The leader of the snake opened his leather jacket, revealing a silver handle on his waist.
Lao Bai's hand was hanging in the air, and Dong Qiangqiang was still sleeping soundly on the sofa.
He did not wake up Dong Qiangqiang.
Finding that Lao Bai had no intention of getting up to stop him, the snake head slowly retreated towards the stairs until the figure was completely submerged in the darkness.
Lao Bai was like a stone Buddha deep in thought, sitting there quietly, silent.
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