With deceleration, the car has driven out of the expressway and turned into an ordinary road. I know, it should be that Haiphong is coming soon.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and the sky was completely dark. The bus drove to a passenger terminal.
To be honest, this passenger terminal is really broken. I took a look and found that the facilities and the overall environment here are not much different from the county towns in China in the 1980s.
When the four of us walked out of the passenger terminal, Hong Da and I walked in the front, and Xi Luo and Hong Da's bodyguard walked behind. I clearly felt that when the bodyguard faced us, there was a complex meaning on his face, and there might be some hostility. I understand that this is because when I was on the yacht, I easily subdued him. I am afraid he is still very unconvinced.
"Do we need to keep a low profile?" I sighed, "That yacht is still parked by the sea...in case someone finds out..."
Hong laughed: "That's in Xialong Bay, besides, we have thrown the poisoned crew member's body into the sea. When I called to rent the yacht, I arranged it through my friend in Vietnam... Don't worry, they can't find it now." Our... As for the police... Let me tell you, the worst thing in Vietnam is their police! Their police are nothing!"
I smiled. After all, Hong Da knows more about Vietnam than I do, so I didn't refute.
Walking out of the passenger terminal, I was immediately impressed by the law and order in Haiphong!
As soon as we walked out of the gate, countless soliciting drivers surrounded us, swarming us enthusiastically, some spoke blunt Chinese, some spoke Vietnamese, and some simply came over to pull us . These are some taxi drivers who specialize in soliciting passengers at the station.
A dozen people surrounded us at once, and at the same time, I felt some beggar-like children squeezed in... I felt like someone was trying to pick out my pocket! I immediately yelled, and pushed the guy who was in front of me hard with both hands! Then he grabbed the hand that was touching my pocket.
I tried my best to push away the people on both sides, and looked angrily at the person whose hands I held... This is a child, no more than eleven or twelve years old, very thin, with a dirty face, and a pair of timid eyes looking at me.
The anger on my face disappeared little by little, then I let him go slowly, and said coldly in English: "Go away!"
Hong Da and the others were too entangled by these drivers. Xi Luo and the bodyguard walked out to protect Hong Da. Those drivers, like brown sugar, kept coming and pulling their clothes. They are a bunch of rascals at all. ! Ciro is a little angry, and young people are very angry!
He grabbed the man closest to him, grabbed his shoulder, and threw it away, that man flew out! Then Xi Luo tripped another person next to him, pushed him away, and pulled Hong Da out.
This time it was a disaster, the other party cheered and surrounded a group of people! Even some other drivers who were standing on both sides of the crowd rushed forward!
Looking at the dozens of people on the other side, Xi Luo's face was full of anger. While protecting Hong Da and retreating, he stood in the front and glared at them.
I hurried over and hugged Xi Luo and walked back, and Hong Da immediately spoke loudly! He spoke in Vietnamese, and shouted a few words at the gang of rogue drivers. I don't know what he said, but after hearing Hong Da's words, these people on the other side obviously hesitated.
Hong Da continued to chat with them for a few words, then took out a few Vietnamese Dong banknotes from his pocket, bent down and put them on the ground, spread his hands and took two steps back. He continued to say a few words out loud...
The atmosphere was a little less tense, and the rogue drivers were less pressing. We continued to retreat, and I saw someone come up and pick up the banknotes on the ground, glanced at them, waved and shouted something to the rogue drivers behind, and everyone dispersed.
When Hong Da turned his head, I saw some sweat on his forehead, obviously he was a little nervous just now.
I frowned, and before I could speak, Xi Luo was already a little unhappy, and said coldly, "Why did you give them money?"
Hong Da pulled us away from the station and walked quickly to the street. At the same time, with a mocking tone in his mouth, he glanced at Xi Luo: "Boy! Do you think you are good at fighting? You are not afraid of those guys ?”
Ciro said proudly: "We don't pay attention to such people!" Then he patted his waist: "These are just a bunch of rogue drivers at the station."
"Yes, they are indeed car tyrants at the station." Hong Da said seriously: "Generally speaking, these guys only target some foreign tourists, and rarely target Vietnamese people. Just now he heard you speak Chinese That’s why there are so many people here... Do you know? In North Vietnam, the local people are not so friendly to the Chinese! What is the reason, I don’t think I need to say more.”
He pointed to the station that had gone away behind him, and said slowly: "These guys are fighting for a living at the station, and they are all very united! They can recruit hundreds of people with one whistling! If you can fight, how many can you fight? Ten Twenty? Hmph... Don't count on the police, let me tell you, here, especially in northern Vietnam, Haiphong, the police are the most useless... The police dare not stand up for you in this kind of thing."
"But we have guns." Ciro was a little dissatisfied.
"Gun?" Hong Da laughed. He went over and patted Xi Luo on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Boy, what place do you think this is? This is Vietnam! Vietnam!!"
As he walked, he said with a mocking tone: "In the last century, Vietnam almost experienced wars! First it fought the French, South Vietnam and North Vietnam, then the Americans, and finally China. People fight... Vietnamese people lived through the war! Guns? Let me tell you, the number of guns hidden by Vietnamese civilians is definitely among the best in the world! Believe it or not, the gang of rogue drivers at the station just now must have Many people have guns hidden in their cars!! Did you know that? In several wars in the last century, almost all the people in Vietnam were soldiers! Even now, you just pull an old lady out in the countryside and give her a gun She can use a submachine gun very skillfully!" He glanced at Siro with mocking eyes: "Do you understand what I mean?"
Ciro was silent for a while, he took a deep breath, nodded: "OK."
I came over and patted Shiro on the shoulder, smiling at him. After all, this young guy lacks training and doesn't have much experience in going out. It's normal for young people to have a hot temper. Besides, I really like this brother, so I still need to comfort him appropriately.
We walked half a street before we hailed a taxi. Basically, these are regular taxis, and the ones at the station are black cars.
As expected, Hong Da was very familiar with Vietnam. Immediately after getting on the bus, he reported the name of a hotel, and it was the best hotel in Haiphong City, which was said to be a four-star hotel.
As for whether it is really four-star, only God knows.
The car drove into the center of Haiphong City. I saw that the streets on both sides of the road outside were a little more lively, but it still felt dilapidated. Obviously, the economy here is not developed. Most of the houses on both sides of the street are very short and narrow, and most of them are private houses. Basically, a building with seven or eight floors is considered a high-rise building. The storefronts on both sides... are more like some night market stalls than storefronts.
Everything here really looks like a small Chinese city in the 1980s. The first impression of the streets is: dirty and old.
I also found a very strange phenomenon. I can see many middle-aged men and old people on the street. I often see some of them are disabled, some are missing an arm, some are missing a leg...
"These are left over from the war." Hong Da sighed: "Vietnam is only 30 years away from the end of the last war. In the last century, almost all wars were fought in Vietnam, and the population ratio of the whole country is also very imbalanced, with fewer men and more women. .And many of the remaining males are disabled."
Our car finally stopped in front of a hotel. Thank goodness the hotel looks fine, at least from the outside the building is generally clean. There is also a doorman at the entrance of the hotel to help us open the car door.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a rush of sirens from the street behind me!
The sharp and piercing voice roared, and then four or five police cars were seen speeding past the street!
Then, I saw a military truck, and the back of the truck was full of armed soldiers in military uniforms with guns!
This military vehicle followed closely behind the police car!
Then another military vehicle passed by... also full of soldiers...
I frowned and glanced at Hong Da: "What's wrong? Something happened here? Or a coup?"
Hong Da raised his eyebrows, and asked the doorman casually. After the doorman answered a few words, Hong Da told me very calmly: "It's okay, it's normal... It seems that there is a small security problem in the square in front. It’s just a small security conflict. Such security incidents often happen here.”
I'm speechless…
Small law and order issue? Need to dispatch so many police? How many troops is this
Hong Da saw my doubts and said with a smile: "Brother, you really don't understand Vietnam. This is how it is here. As I said, the police here are useless, because the folk customs are strong, and many people have guns at home. The police can't control the situation, so they can only rely on the army. Don't worry, this kind of thing is normal, let's go to the hotel and have a good rest... Sigh, now I really want to have a drink!"
I glanced at Shiro and found that Shiro was also looking at me.
I suddenly realized that at the station, if it hadn't been for Hong Daeven's interference, if we had conflicts with those rogue drivers... I'm afraid it would be a "little security issue".