Chapter 1156 Do The Right Thing (1/2)
The manager looked at Li Du and asked in a warmer tone, ”Do you have your bank
cards with you? We provide an exchange rate conversion here and accept RMB.”
Li Du shook his head. ”I have friends outside. They have enough cash. I'll lend money
from them.”
As he said this, he pulled out his trouser pocket and showed it to the manager. There
was only a mobile phone inside and no wallet.
Seeing this, the manager gave a nod of assent and said, ”Okay, then you go and find
your friends to lend you some money first. I suggest that you be quick. As you see, our
activity is a success and our workers are busy.”
He was confident and believed that Li Du and the others would not find out that there
was something wrong with the car. After discovering that three of them had no money
on hand, he let them go for the moment.
As they walked out, Li Du's mother asked, ”Who do you want to borrow money from?
Sophie?”
Li Du laughed and said, ”Borrow money? This is a fraud, we should leave at once and
not come back.”
”A Scam? Can it be?” asked his father and mother almost in unison.
Li Du gave a cold laugh and said, ”I usually drive a Ferrari, I know a thing or two about
cars. Just about everything is wrong with that car in there. It's not even worth ten
thousand dollars. It is just a piece of junk.”
Li Du's parents did not understand this. They looked at each other. Seeing their son's
confidence, however, they could not help but trust him.
”Pity, it looked like a good prize,” Li Du's father's voice sounded mournful.
Li Du said, ”This is all a scam. Our hometown did have this kind of lottery trick before,
isn't that right? Have you forgotten?”
His father smacked his lips and said, ”Yeah, but do they do that overseas too? It really
pisses me off.”
Li Du hummed and said, ”There are even more frauds in foreign countries..”
Li Du's mother said, ”These swindlers are very arrogant. The police station is right next
to them. Why don't we call the police? You see, so many of our fellow countrymen are
taken in.”
Li Du mumbled, ”Let's go out first, and then I'll call the police.”
His mother said, ”We must call the police, we can't let these crooks harm our
compatriots. We must do the right thing.”
Li Du did not want to get involved in this kind of thing. To organize such a large-scale
scam activity, the managers had to have certain power and connections. He was a
stranger in Australia, and rashly acting as the hero would be dangerous.
After all, with his fiancée and family around, his responsibilities were heavy.
If he were at home or in the United States, he would have called the police. In Australia,
he had to watch the situation before making a decision.
As they were walking out, they met the tour guide that led them in previously.
Seeing their empty hands, the tour guide asked, ”Why, where are your prizes? Didn't
you draw a prize just now?”
Li Du ignored her and took his parents out.
The tour guide remembered that earlier, they refused to buy souvenirs. She thought it
would make them uncomfortable if others saw them participating in the lottery and
leaving empty-handed, knowing they had no money to take their prizes.
She pretended to be kind to the three people, and said enthusiastically, ”Where are you
going? Fellow countryman, do go back in and draw a prize. If you don't hurry, the prizes
will all be taken. Come quickly.”
Li Du pushed her arm away and said, ”We've won a lottery. We don't have enough
money on us. So we are going to collect the money and pay the tax.”
The tour guide said, ”But the three of you have three chances to draw a prize. Why don't
you take the other two tickets and draw the other prizes and then pay the taxes for them
all? It would make more sense.”