Chapter-173: Herald family wants protection money
Jerry Lark was jealous and ran to Wendy Lark, "Sister, I am also very capable. I have completed everything you asked me to do." Tom Lark rolled his eyes. He couldn't bear to look at such a childish brother. Wendy Lark was amused, "Yes, yes, they can do it."
She stood up and said, "Let's go to the lobby to eat." The lobby was full of people and there was constant noise. The waiter took them to the second floor and said, "I'm so sorry, the private rooms are all full. I'd like to ask you to be patient and sit outside."
The second floor is also a hall, and the third floor is the box area. Wendy Lark sat by the window. The windows were tightly closed and the light in the room was dim, so the big red lanterns were lit early, and the atmosphere was quite good.
"What's your signature dish?" The waiter looked proud, "Roasted whole lamb, lamb soup, lamb pie." Wendy Lark lost her appetite after hearing this, "No vegetables?" I was so busy on the road that I didn't have a good meal.
"Look at what you said. Where can we get vegetables in the middle of winter?" the waiter asked curiously. "Let's have a whole roasted lamb." Wendy Lark ordered a few dishes at random, not afraid of waste as there were plenty of people to eat.
She didn't touch anything else but ate a little of the roasted whole lamb. She had to say that the roasted whole lamb was cooked to perfect perfection, with a golden color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
But without the dipping sauce, it always feels like something is missing. The others devoured the food ravenously. When they were almost done eating, a few people came up the stairs. The fat man in the lead was wearing gold and silver and a glittering outfit.
When these people arrived, the guests who were chatting and laughing shut up and looked serious. As soon as the fat man came up, he looked around. The waiter pointed at Wendy Lark's table by the window and came over with his people.
"Are you new here today?" Guard Simon was stunned for a moment, "Yes." The fat man slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Newcomers, you should pay the protection fee." (Wow, protection money!) She thought.
Wendy Lark sat up straight, her eyes brightening. Here it comes, the show is about to begin. Guard Simon didn't expect that after all this time, the collusion between insiders and outsiders was just to extort money.
It seemed that he had been treated as a fat sheep since the moment he entered the city. "Excuse me, what is protection money? Why do you charge it? Who charges it? Who are you?"
The fat man laughed and said, "You are staying at the Jordan family's Caring Inn and are protected by the Jordan family. You should pay protection fees. This is only natural." This logic is ridiculous.
They are clearly robbing money, but they still put on a perfect mask for themselves. "Is this what the Jordan family wants? Will everyone pay?" Guard Simon really couldn't believe that the Jordan family dared to rob money so righteously.
After all, they were officials. The fat man said confidently, "Of course, when you arrive at the Jordan family's territory, you have to follow the Jordan family's arrangements. We won't charge you more. We charge you 200 coins per truck. You have 51 trucks, so 10,200 coins."
Damn it, the lion asked for too much, and he asked not to charge more? Everyone wanted to curse. Guard Simon couldn't stand it any longer, "Are you the young master of the Jordan family?"
The fat man frowned slightly, "Although I am not, I am more respectable than the young master of the Jordan family." After Guard Simon heard this, he pondered for a while and suddenly exclaimed.
"Excuse me, it turns out that you are the son of the commander in chief, Mr. Smith. Please forgive me for not recognizing you. I apologize for this." He bowed respectfully, and the whole audience fell silent. The fat man was also stunned. Wendy Lark spoke coldly.
"That's not right. Why would the son of a commander in chief collect protection fees for the Jordan family? This is unreasonable. He is the superior. Besides, the Smith family is full of loyal and brave people. They will never do such a shameful thing."
She clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling, "Ah, I see, you impersonated Mr. Smith, deliberately ruined his reputation, slandered the Smith family, and wanted to bring down the loyal Smith family. You are a spy! I will report you!"
She just casually put a few big accusations on me, each one more serious than the last. The fat man was stunned and subconsciously retorted, "I didn't, you're talking nonsense, it's you..."
Guard Simon interrupted him calmly, "This happened right under the Jordan family's nose. Does the Jordan family know about it? Or are they pretending not to know?"
Wendy Lark asked innocently, "Why are you pretending not to know?"
"Maybe… Or maybe not…?" Guard Simon spoke like Wendy Lark, with his own despicable tone, which really asked for a beating. The fat man was furious and said, "Catch these people who are spreading rumors and misleading people."
Damn, arresting people for a disagreement. Guard Simon was also furious, "How dare you." He was a seventh rank official among the prime minister's followers, and what's more, he was originally from the Fifth Prince's Mansion.
When he was in the capital, he was flattered wherever he went. He has worked so hard to make money and suffered so much along the way. If anyone dares to block his path to wealth, it would be like killing his parents.
How could he tolerate this? The fat man was even more arrogant, "Catch them all and don't let anyone go." He only had a few people and Guard Simon brought sixty or seventy people with him this time.
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