NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1161
In the Super Maybach, Hamuer was dumbfounded.
These two local thugs, are they really blind or what? Even daring to rob the new County Mayor?
Hamuer immediately pushed open the car door and got out, yelling sternly.
"You two bastards, hurry up and get lost! This is the new County Magistrate Liu! Are you blind?"
Liu Zhizhong on the other side hadn't even reacted yet!
After all, these vicious thugs, one on the left and one on the right, each had a knife to his neck. The icy blade required him some time to process.
All they asked for was just fifty thousand yuan, nothing else.
But at that moment, Hamuer's shout made the two thugs turn their heads and exclaim in unison, "Director Ha?"
Then, they exchanged glances and yelled together, "Retreat!"
Damn it...
They ran really fast!
Liu Zhizhong only had time to feel the cold blade, and then the two figures disappeared in a flash, one left and one right, running faster than dogs.
In less than ten seconds, they vanished into the alleyways on the street side.
Liu Zhizhong turned around, looking left and right, a bit bewildered.
Of course, as someone new to the place, he didn't want to chase after them.
Liu Zhizhong spread his hands towards Hamuer, shaking his head, "Sigh... It has to be my chief! Do you know those two?"
Hamuer smiled helplessly, nodding, "Kind of. You should get the money first, I'll keep an eye on the surroundings. These thugs are always up to no good, sigh..."
Liu Zhizhong nodded and didn't say anything, just went to get the money.
But inside, he understood that Shanan County is not that big, with a registered population of less than 100,000, and a permanent population, including locals and outsiders with businesses, not exceeding fifty or sixty thousand! Director Hamuer of the County Government Office has been in his position for some years, and is a well-known person here. Many people know him, and he knows quite a few as well.
In places like this, security is generally poor, and the local thugs have sharp eyes—they recognize which officials not to mess with. If they don't know, their bosses behind the scenes would give them a lesson to make sure they remember.
In every place, there are different thugs, but thugs everywhere need to have sharp eyes to get by.
Clearly, today's thugs were sharp-eyed, at least recognizing Director Ha.
After Liu Zhizhong got the money and returned to the car, Hamuer said, "County Mayor Liu, you haven't even gone to the grassroots level, and you've already experienced the local customs and practices here, haven't you?"
Liu Zhizhong gave a bitter smile, looked ahead, and pointed, "I've experienced it! Look, isn't that another example of local customs?"
Hamuer looked and shook his head helplessly.
Because less than a hundred meters ahead, at the entrance of a small alley, four young minority men were again fighting each other.
The four guys, two-on-two, weren't using knives but were tangled up in a brawl.
People around, as if used to it, slowly gathered, standing not too close or too far away, watching, laughing, and taking pictures with their phones.
This scene had become so common that it was something for everyone to enjoy.
Liu Zhizhong asked, "Should we report this to the police?"
"No need, County Mayor Liu, just ignore them. We'll go our way. Once they're done fighting, it's over. This kind of thing happens often; as long as no knives are involved, it's not a big deal."
"But if knives are involved, wouldn't that be serious?"
"Generally, they won't use knives. If they were going to use knives, they would have done it long ago."
Hamuer spoke with an unusual calmness, as if he had seen this many times before...