There is no doubt that Dulin is a very serious person, because when he was farming in the countryside, Mr. Kesma would never let him go if he was not serious. This also cultivated Dulin's seriousness in doing things. It only took two days for these decent people from the upper class who like to come to the Turner Theater to enjoy elegant art to get to know this car washer named Dulin.
He was always able to wash every corner of every car very clean, even if it was some hidden gaps, he would use a sharpened wooden branch passed through a towel and press it in to clean the dirt. He was not like other car washers on the roadside who would just fool around and then lick his face and pocket the car wash fee with peace of mind.
Du Lin, who had gained a certain reputation in just two days, was very happy. Here, his plan took another step forward. He had even begun to plan to absorb other car washers on the roadside who were not doing well in business after working for a while longer. Come and work for him. Soon, he will be able to rent a shop on the roadside dedicated to car detailing.
He learned the term car detailing from a dream. It is not just as simple as washing the car, but also includes certain maintenance and modifications. He doesn't know how to do this, but there are people in Turner City who do. All he needs is to invite those people to come over and become his employees.
Unfortunately, Dulin's dream of "Car Wash Kingdom" was shattered just as he took the first step.
"This is the guy who is unruly and keeps stealing our customers!" A thin, dark-skinned car wash worker with a peaked cap stood beside a group of people and pointed at Du Lin who was washing the car on the roadside. .
In this city, there are some sides that ordinary people don’t know much about. We can call it the dark side. We can also call these people and their world the underground world. Gangs are not only a phenomenon in Tenel City, but also in the more distant and prosperous core and developed areas of the empire.
Just like a world with sunshine, there must be darkness that the sunshine cannot take care of. Everything has two sides. The Shining Star Empire, which had just emerged from the Civil War, was actively seeking change while licking the wounds left by the war. Any change that changes people's lives often involves huge risks as well as huge benefits. The benefits of light, and the benefits of darkness.
The existence of these gangs is not to make the city more chaotic. It may be ridiculous to say that what they do looks more like police than police. They use the threat of force to maintain stable order in their territory, and they set up rules one after another that no one dares to violate. It is they who have made the city a lot more peaceful, and have reduced the number of bad people on the streets who are ready to make a quick buck and leave.
They are like viruses of darkness, constantly devouring and infecting the light.
Next to the skinny monkey-like guy, there were four strong young men. The leader was wearing a red plaid shirt with a blue background, a short jacket, and an off-white peaked cap. . He really wanted to make himself look like a decent person, but the bruises on his face always made it hard to believe his identity and status.
He nodded at this time and took off his peaked cap. This street was his territory. In Tenel City, some people who knew him called him Mad Dog Wesson. In his boast, he once successfully killed seventeen or eighteen enemies in a street shootout with a gun. People called him a mad dog because of his madness and viciousness. He liked this appearance very much. Number.
He led three of his men to Du Lin's side. Du Lin was washing a car, and there were two more cars to be washed behind him. When he was about to put the towel back into the bucket to wash it, a shiny brown leather shoe appeared in his sight and kicked the bucket over.
Du Lin is still not sure what happened. He straightened up and looked at the four men with fierce eyes like men around him. He nodded inexplicably, "Gentlemen?", he didn't understand what these people wanted to do. , I just vaguely felt that I might be in big trouble.
Weisen looked Du Lin up and down unruly, and glanced at the half-washed car with a sneer, "Have you paid the comfort fee?"
Comfort money
"What is that?" Du Lin looked confused. Although he felt that these people were looking for trouble, the word "well-being payment" did not sound so bluffing.
Two years ago, comfort payments were not called comfort payments, but protection payments. It is a mandatory fee levied by local gangs on all operators in their territory. Only after paying the protection fee can they operate normally and enjoy the protection of the gang. If you don't pay, it will be a disaster. Gang members will keep coming to cause trouble, making it impossible to operate the business.
Later, because a down-and-out nobleman with a baron title failed to collect protection fees, he was attacked by gang members and was seriously injured and hospitalized, which attracted the attention of the empire. The gang behind this case - to be precise, it is no longer an ordinary gang, but a family with a religious nature. After a court trial that lasted for more than 170 days, it was finally smoothed out. this matter.
But since then, the term protection money has become a thing of the past, and is now called comfort money. This term may be a bit old-fashioned, but it can achieve a relatively perfect meaning.
Weisen was also a little confused. Everyone in Tenel City and the entire Shining Star Empire knew what Anle Fei meant, but this kid didn't know it
The next moment, he thought that the other party was playing a trick on him. His blood boiled over and he punched out!
I want to ask what should be done if a dispute occurs in the countryside? There are definitely no police, let alone judges, so in rural areas, fists have become the so-called fairness. Whoever has the bigger fist is justified. Mr. Kesma's family has also had disputes with others, such as the boundary stone that weighs several dozen kilograms but can be blown away by the wind. Fighting over land ownership is a normal thing in the countryside.
Mr. Kesma's family all have very profound skills and are often the final winners.
The moment Du Lin saw the opponent's punch coming towards him, he leaned his upper body back, narrowly avoided the punch, and subconsciously returned the punch.
This punch was very tricky and heavy, and it hit the opponent's jaw directly from the lower right side. Weisen's head was suddenly thrown upwards by the blow, and all the saliva in his mouth flew out along his slightly opened lips. His eyes became a little dazed, and he took a step back with a slightly vain step.
Passers-by and shop owners on the street who were paying attention to the situation here couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. This young man is really in trouble. The shopkeepers on the roadside in the past two days had a very good impression of Du Lin. Every time he washed his car, he would rinse the road with clean water without leaving a pool of sewage or stains. Even if he borrows water, he will give him a one-cent coin and never takes water for free. If anyone needs a helping hand or moving something, Dulin will definitely help as long as he is free.
What a good young man, why can't he get the idea
People like Weisen can only talk softly and be careful, and coax him well before they can live in peace. After all, he is a mad dog!
"Sorry..., it was too easy, so..." Du Lin apologized and backed away, with a slight apology on his face. The opponent didn't hit him, but he hit the guy, and it seemed that the guy didn't know why he couldn't stand the beating, and he wasn't as powerful as his sister.
It took Weisen a while to come back to his senses. He felt that his face was getting hot, not because he was beaten by that kid, but because of the shame of other people's eyes. He gritted his teeth, pushed away the person supporting him, pulled out a long knife more than a foot long from behind, raised it and rushed towards Du Lin, who had taken several steps back.
"Let me teach you what respect is!"
(End of chapter)