"How could you?" Rachel could not stand it anymore. She looked at the crowd with anger. Her question quickly got her reprimanded by the crowd.
"You need to think this through, young lady. Our safety is of the utmost importance."
"That's right. We didn't have any losses, and we don't need any compensation."
"This is someone else's territory. If we really anger them, we might not be able to leave here in one piece."
Fade looked at Nandar with a smile and said through the clamour, "My request is very simple!"
"Please go ahead, Mr. Chen." Nandar still had a smile on his face.
Fade continued, "Close the jade store and compensate the prior tourists whom you've deceived."
"You're pushing your luck there, kid. Our boss..." The tour guide became furious as soon as he heard his request.
Another round of uproar came from the tourists.
"Stop with this trouble making at once, young man."
"We're not asking for anything. Stop with your provocation."
"That's right, so stop stirring up trouble."
Fade ignored them and faced Nandar quietly.
The smile on Nandar's face grew wider after hearing what Fade's request was. It wasn't long before his face suddenly darkened. He looked forbidding, and he spoke in a chilling tone, "I think you're getting the wrong idea here."
"When I mentioned a concession, I meant decreasing the mandatory 10,000 yuan to 5,000."
"You..." The temperature in Fade's eyes dropped.
The other tourists were also stunned. "But..." However, Kingston immediately said, "So be it. As long as we get to settle this, I don't care."
"Yeah. I've already spent ten grand just now, so five grand doesn't seem that much of a big deal."
"I agree. If we're comparing prices, we've saved 5,000. Now that I've thought about it, I think we really got a good price!"
"I'll pay 5,000 yuan!"
The response from the tourists angered Rachel, but there was nothing she could do.
It turned out that Nandar could understand their language.
A wicked smile bloomed across his menacing face and he jibbed, "Hold on, I didn't finish."
"I only mentioned part of my own concession. You should compensate for my losses because not only did you damage my goods, you even injured my men."
The tourists looked crestfallen.
Kingston turned towards Nandar and asked, "How much do you need?"
He then thumped his chest and proudly declared to the others, "I'll pay this meagre sum. Our safety is the important thing here. Unlike someone who just had to poke the hornet's nest."
Many tourists championed his declaration with praises and nods of approval. They also didn't stop with their bad-mouthing of Fade.
Rachel's face was flushed out of her frustration. She almost wanted to argue with him but Fade stopped her.
Nandar, on the other hand, also understood what Kingston was offering. He looked at Kingston with narrowed eyes as he asked, "Are you saying that you're willing to pay for my losses?"
"Yes. I might lack in other departments but money is not one of them. The losses should be an insignificant amount so it shouldn't be a problem for me." Kingston pointed towards his chest, posing like a hero.
Nandar chuckled in delight when he heard that. He then nodded and continued, "In that case, that's wonderful news."
He raised one finger and swayed it gently.
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