Chapter 33 Alex goes to the driver's house with a hammer

About eight hours later, Alex arrives in Hua City and gets off the plane. His first impression is that it is hot and stuffy there, which is completely different from the dry climate in Beijing City. After walking a few steps, he feels a little sticky.

There are shouts everywhere outside the airport. A middle-aged woman runs straight to him and asks mysteriously,

"Are you looking for a lady? College students, married young women, all available, are you looking for one?"

Alex looks at him blankly. He really couldn't imagine that it was 2024 and there are still people asking men on the street if they want to find a lady. Isn't it illegal? Jesus christ, so exciting.

The middle-aged woman sees him in a daze and thinks that he is hesitating, so she hurriedly says, "Come with me, take a look first and there are all kinds of them."

As she says that, she is about to pull Alex's hand, but Alex steps back and dodges, "No."

It's not because of some mental cleanliness or something like that. It's just that he's unfamiliar with the place and he's afard that this woman will bring him somewhere to cut his kidneys. It will be funny then.

The middle-aged woman still refuses to give in. Alex has no choice but to shout, "Take a taxi."

Sure enough, a large group of people surrounds him and squeezs the middle-aged woman out in an instant. The group doesn't ask Alex where he is going, but directly grabs his luggage. How could they look like taxi drivers? They were totally like robbers.

Alex could only watch helplessly from the side. Finally, a middle-aged man takes his luggage, and then Alex gets in the car with him.

After getting inside the car, Alex asks him to find a hotel with a better safety environment. Tom has said that he must not stay in that kind of small hotel, where losing things is a small matter, and serious things may happen like kidnapping.

The driver nods. About 20 minutes later, Alex arrives at the destination. Looking at the hotel in front of him, it really looks like not bad. Alex takes out 20 euros and hands it to the driver. He doesn't plan to ask the driver for change, and is about to get off the car directly.

But what he doesn't expect is that the driver looks back at him and says, "Not enough."

Alex is stunned. It is just a 20-minute drive, and the road is very crowded. If calculates by mileage, it would be only 5 euros at most. Now he gives the driver 20 euros. Isn't it enough, seriously?

The driver explains, "Look, I helped you carry the luggage, right? I'm the driver, it's not my job to carry the luggage. I helped you carry it, so should I charge you some money?"

Alex is speechless. Didn't the driver rush to carry the luggage by himself? Now it's Alex's fault? Alex also knows that it is difficult to argue about it. In addition, he is a foreigner, so it is normal to be ripped off. He has expected it, so he didn't say much and just asks,

"How much am I supposed to pay?"

"150 euros."

Alex looks up at him and suspects that he has misheard, so he asks again, "How much exactly?"

The driver smiles and repeats the same thing,

"150 euros."

Alex is a little stunned looking at the honest appearance of the driver. He got into his car before because he looks pretty honest. Now it seems that he is extremely wrong. It is true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. 

Alex turns his head and asks, "Aren't you afraid that I will call the police?"

The driver smiles at him and sas fearlessly and casually,

"You can do whatever you want. If you want to call the police, please hurry up, I have work. If I stop for a longer time, the price will go up."

Alex nods, takes out 150 euros from his wallet and hands it to th driver who takes the money with a smile, nods in front of him, and then gets out of the car to open the trunk for him.

Alex silently memorizes his license plate and walks to the hotel with his luggage.

Alex has only heard that Hua City was in chaos before, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic. He has been in Beijing City for a long time and has always lived in a society ruled by law. He has thought that all places should be like that. Even if some places are chaotic, they are chaotic underground, and it is still acceptable on the surface.

Reality taught him a lesson and made him deeply understand the meaning of the word "chaos".

Alex is a little excited. No wonder Tom said this was a paradise. For people like Tom, this is a natural hunting ground, and everyone has a reason to be killed.

After entering the hotel, fortunately the hotel is more formal, and there is no situation where he will spend 1500 euros a night.

After settling down, Alex knows that he would take action next. However, it is impossible for him, an outsider, to join the gangs as soon as possible here. After all, those gangs are not something that anyone could join.

Gangs need someone known to recommend new person, and they ask to take an assessment, which is the so-called pledge of allegiance. Alex doesn't plan to do this.

First, Alex doesn't really want to join, and second, it would take too much time to do so. He couldn't wait that long.

For him, the fastest way to get in touch with those people is the casino. Whether Alex wins or loses, as long as he looks rich, those people will definitely pounce on him like sharks smelling blood.

Of course, there are still risks in doing this, for fear of encountering those who don't follow the rules. Alex has thought of this method before, but now he changes his mind. The driver truly pointes him to a clear way.

Alex has a simple lunch at restaurant. The food here is still very local and very good.

After the meal, Alex finds another taxi driver. During the chat, he finds out some information about the driver who has ripped him off before. Alex doesn't know the driver's whole name, but he knows that his surname was Lian, and everyone called him ; Mr lian at that time. Alex also found out the address in the casual convrsation luckily.

Alex finds a hardware store at random, brings a hammer, hides it in his sleeve, and goes directly to the driver Lian's house...