Chapter 445 Public Security Management
There are always various public security problems in places with large population mobility, and the suffering of the end of the world makes surviving humans take risks. Kema drives a small steamer to and from various parts of the Caribbean to do business, and some people choose a more direct way to obtain wealth.
Old clothes and other things are very conspicuous, and more than a dozen buckets of kerosene represent a large amount of money. So when Kema brought a large amount of goods out of the market, someone immediately targeted the batch of supplies transported by the coullies at the wharf.
"Head, a fat sheep appeared." Another boat came from the dock, and more than a dozen messy guys jumped onto the shore. Compared to the residents of Havana, they were dressed more ragged and shabby.
The leader was a tall black man. He was wearing at least a dozen or twenty summer clothes, wrapped in layers and odor on his body. The other entourages were not well-behaved, and they all looked very bandit-like, but they were very poor.
The tall black man ignored his subordinates' reminder. He just looked at the busy port of Havana and grinned, "This is the most prosperous place in the Caribbean in the end of the world! It seems that I have come to the right place. If I grab a fortune here, I will definitely make a fortune."
More than a dozen subordinates went ashore with a swagger and laughed happily when they heard their boss's words. But the passers-by looked at them with disdain, and even cursed a few sarcastic words.
"Hey, Boss Mars, did you hear it? The bitch who just walked over actually dared to scold us? He also said that we are rustic guys, and I have to kill her." A subordinate complained angrily. The leading black man was also angry and wanted to lead people up to show his majesty.
"Stop me." Before the black man took his subordinates to disturb the matter, a dock staff member had already walked up and said, "Depending on the size of the ship, you must pay the port mooring fee of five silver coins per day."
"Parking fee?" The black man Mars turned his head, forced him to the staff in a bad manner, and grabbed him and scolded him: "Do you dare to collect money from me? Do you know who I am?"
While speaking, Mars slapped the staff twice and kicked him away. Seeing the other party rolling and crawling, he laughed and said, "I have never heard of stopping the boat and collecting money. I want to blackmail me Mars. You are too young."
Mars' men also kept having fun. They wandered around the various ports of the Caribbean, and the places they had been to were extremely chaotic. I have never heard of the money that they had to collect money by stopping the ship.
Seeing this group of people being arrogant, all the people who were seeking life on the dock avoided far away. But everyone was not afraid, but looked gloating. Even the staff who had just been kicked away didn't say much, but turned around and left.
Seeing that he was obviously isolated, Mars was distracted. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go and find a tavern to find out the news and see what business is easier to do here."
The group gathered together, turned around and walked with great might. But before we could walk a hundred meters, a sharp whistle sounded, and dozens of armed personnel carrying guns emerged from all over the dock, pointing muzzles at Mars and the others.
Seeing the other party's serious expressions, uniform clothing and guns, Mars and others were stunned. He quickly raised his hand and muttered: "Is it really necessary to pay the ship stop fee here?"
The dock staff who had just been beaten away ran back and covered his swollen face and said, "It's this guy who violated the dock management regulations and beat the managers."
Mars and others were even more stunned. They didn't expect that there was still some place to discuss management regulations in the end of the world. Shouldn't it be reasonable for anyone to have more guns?
But now they are definitely not the ones with more people and more guns. They can only be obedient.
A man in uniform and wearing a shoulder stamp walked up to Mars. He looked at the black man who was a master and said in a deep voice: "My name is Nieto, and I am the sheriff here, but I am very unhappy today. I really don't like seeing someone making trouble."
Nieto is not tall and very young, but Mars can only smile and say: "Sir, I'm sorry I'm making you feel bad. We just don't understand the rules very well, and there's a little dispute."
"No, I'm in a bad mood because of you." Nieto shook his head and said expressionlessly: "I'm in a bad mood because I was driven out by the army. They said I'm not suitable for working in the army. But I'm old, so I arranged for me to be a policeman.
Although I am not a good soldier, I like the army. Only with comrades around me can I sleep peacefully. But now I am a policeman, and today is my first day at work. My boss said I should cheer up and be more fierce to those who dare to provoke me."
As soon as he said 'better fierce', Mars was chilling all over. He was thinking about how to bribe him, but the sheriff named Nieto had already sentenced: "Let them work for five days of docks, receive labor education, and shoot them if they dare to escape."
Mars wanted to defend a few words, but the armed police on the dock told them to shut their mouths with a butt. More than a dozen people were disarmed on the spot, and two people were handcuffed into coolies in groups. The foreman was the staff member who had been slapped by Mars. The other party sneered: "Your name is Mars? I will educate you well and transform you."
This was a disaster for Mars' gang, but the actual jungle law made them unable to compete with it. They quickly understood what education they were about to receive.
"Everyone takes a shower first, change your dirty clothes, and we provide you with some changes in clothes. Of course, clothes are not free and need to be earned by labor. I promise you will like labor." The meaningful smile made people shudder when the foreman said this.
The steam boiler widely used in Havana brought plenty of hot water, and Mars didn't remember when he last took a shower. But the hot water in the public shower room made him cry.
"Wow, this is simply amazing! There is hot water supply in this cold weather, which is like a paradise."
"The dirt on my body can be rolled into balls. I can't believe I'm so dirty."
"Look at the water that washed down from me, it was all black. This is really scary."
Taking a shower made Mars and his group both startled and screamed, but everyone was generally very happy. Then the foreman gave each of them a thick old clothes. Although they were not very good-looking and not fit enough, they were still quite warm when tied.
"If you can take a hot bath every day and have such a warm set of clothes for five days, it doesn't seem to be a loss." Mars actually felt that he was lucky.
But the foreman quickly came over with a smile, "According to the sales price within the legion, your bathing fee, clothing fee, and the following food and accommodation fee, each of them owes one gold and six silver coins. You must repay the labor of the legion.
As a punishment, half of your labor income before paying off the debt will belong to me, the victim. So I will definitely let you work hard."
Chapter completed!