dognovel Chapter 240 Infringement of Rights
Chapter 240 Infringement of Rights
Seeing the tour guide's imposing demeanor, I quickly took out the materials I had prepared beforehand.
"Everyone, this is a commitment letter stamped by the travel agency—it clearly states 'no forced consumption'!"
The phone camera was pointed directly at the tour guide's pale face. The number of viewers in the live stream had soared to 50,000, and the screen was densely covered with comments.
"Why must we buy something to leave now? Are you playing word games and shifting the responsibility to the scenic area?"
I unfolded the thin paper and pressed my fingertip heavily onto the red seal.
“Ms. Gu, you’ve misunderstood. Our travel agency does not force you to spend money. But this is the scenic area’s own rule, and there’s nothing I can do about it…” He said, while winking at the sales assistant.
The person behind immediately chimed in, "Yes! Our scenic area needs to survive, so everyone please cooperate!"
The tour guide's Adam's apple bobbed again, he took a half step back, and gave a dry laugh.
"But some things here are really cheap. Since we're already here, buying a few things won't hurt."
"We don't want to buy anything now, can we go see the next attraction?"
I'm tired of playing word games with the tour guide; I want to leave this place as soon as possible.
"Oh, that's how the scenic area stipulates it, there's nothing we can do about it."
It seems like this tour guide won't let us leave until we buy anything. In that case, let's see who gives in first. I bet the live stream has already surpassed tens of thousands of viewers.
"This room is filled with all kinds of jade, silver ornaments, and other things. Take a closer look; there's really nothing special about it!"
A young woman casually picked up a silver bracelet.
"Beautiful lady, you have excellent taste! This is genuine Yunnan snowflake silver. Wearing it on your wrist is not only beautiful, but it can also detoxify and nourish your body!"
The sales assistant's eyes lit up, and she immediately came over and started talking non-stop.
I could tell she was starting to have doubts, but I'd seen this kind of tactic used quite a few times online.
"I came out to enjoy the scenery, I'm not buying any of these things, what do you want?"
At this moment, a young man frowned and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sales assistant's face instantly darkened.
"Since you're already here, it would be such a waste not to buy some local specialties to take back with you. This is to support our local economy, otherwise..." The rest of the sentence was left unsaid, but it was full of threat.
The tour guide, Xiao Zhao, also came over. "Sir, please cooperate, it will be over soon. Otherwise, if we delay the itinerary, we won't be able to see the later attractions." He gave a forced smile.
A surge of anger welled up inside me.
"We signed up for a no-shopping tour, and the contract didn't mention any forced shopping. You're violating our rights!"
Other tourists chimed in, and the scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.
The tour guide and salesperson showed no sign of backing down, making it seem as if the stalemate would continue and they wouldn't be able to leave until they bought something.
Suddenly, the metal roller shutter door was pulled down halfway with a "whoosh".
The air suddenly became stiflingly hot, and the crowd stirred. The woman turned her phone towards the middle-aged man, whose face had turned pale—he was helping the middle-aged woman, who was slumped in a plastic chair, clutching her chest and breathing heavily.
"We'll buy it! Let us out after we've bought it!"
The middle-aged man suddenly roared.
I secretly glanced at the comments section.
Don't compromise!
[Keep going, we're all with you!]
These unscrupulous merchants must be severely punished.
"Brother, you have good taste! This jade pendant was originally priced at 3,800, but I'm giving you a special discount of 2,000!"
He then added, "Brother, look, these are all top-quality."
The tour guide jogged over and handed over the price tag.
"This one! Three hundred yuan!"
The uncle pushed aside the price list and pointed to the cheapest bamboo coaster in the corner.
"Look how decisive this guy is! Everyone hurry up!"
Seeing this, I felt really bad. No wonder Sisi got so angry.
The barrage of comments scrolled wildly.
[Holy crap, this is blatant robbery!]
[Bamboo woven coasters for 9.9 RMB with free shipping on Taobao!]
[Host, take a picture of the price tag! This is all evidence!]
I then used the shoving of the crowd to point the camera at the shelves.
"Handmade silver jewelry priced at 598 yuan has a label from a wholesale market on it, while the plastic wrap for the 880 yuan 'wild lingzhi' hasn't even been completely removed."
"You still have the nerve to sell it? Aren't you afraid of getting arrested?"
I tried to control my emotions while dealing with the tour guide.
“Arrest them. I’ve seen this kind of thing many times.”
I heard the tour guide muttering to himself.
Seeing that he was still arrogant, I lowered my voice and said into the microphone, "Family members, the shopping receipts and scenic spot locations have been recorded and will be uploaded to the cloud drive later."
As the woman continued to shakily pull out her money, the sales assistant rolled her eyes, but then shouted at the top of her lungs.
“People have already started buying. Everything here is on sale now! If you don’t like something, you can buy food. If you need both food and other items, you can buy them together. It’s a win-win situation.”
The entire store was stuffy and hot, and some people who hadn't eaten breakfast had to give up and bought several hundred yuan worth of things.
Some people were scared and wanted to go back as soon as possible, so they had no choice but to give up.
An hour later, the passengers returned to the bus clutching the substandard goods.
The air conditioning blasted cold air onto my face, but it couldn't extinguish the tension in the car.
"You're all so eager to be taken advantage of! We were all supposed to share the burden, would they dare refuse to release them?!"
A young man with dyed yellow hair in the back row suddenly kicked the back of the chair.
"If we don't want to leave, then we don't want to leave. What can she do to us? I don't believe she can lock us up here for a whole day."
"My spouse's asthma medication is in their bag! If they're locked up for another half hour and someone dies, will you take responsibility?!"
The aunt shrank her neck and wiped away her tears, while the uncle suddenly stood up, his neck veins bulging.
"you--"
Seeing this, Huang Mao didn't say anything more, but curses continued to rise and fall.
"I'm sorry everyone, my wife was just worried about me, please don't be angry."
I hid the camera in the opening of my backpack, and the view showed the clenched fists of the passengers in front and the tour guide's fake smile as he pretended to mediate the fight.
A special effect message suddenly appeared in the live chat:
[Lawyer Zhang, providing legal aid: The video has been recorded and the police have been notified. The police have requested the streamer to continue providing his location.]
"Thank you everyone! We are returning to the highway, next stop Qingshui Ancient Town."
Hearing that sound, I quickly covered my phone to avoid being seen.
When I looked up, I happened to catch the tour guide's sinister gaze sweeping over the back row.
"Quiet down! We're going to a real five-star hotel next!"
The tour guide grabbed the microphone and shouted, digging his fingernails into the foam cover, as if nothing had just happened.
The carriage gradually fell silent, with only the middle-aged woman's suppressed sobs remaining.
It was a false alarm. I quickly patted my lower abdomen and switched the live stream to background recording mode.
"I don't know where we'll go later, or if it's really a five-star hotel." The college student next to him had completely lost his previous expression, leaving only helplessness.
"Don't worry, there are so many people here, he wouldn't dare to do anything to us."
As dusk settled outside the window, the bus rolled over a pothole, and amidst the jolts, I reached into my bag for my hard-shell laptop—the miniature webcam I'd hastily shoved in this morning, still flashing its red light.