Chapter 16: The Passion of Paris
"Counterfeit money, fake money! This one is a fake! The cashier exaggeratedly waved a 50-euro in his hand, and pointed to other banknotes and shouted in thick French-accented English, "And all of these are fake, hateful Chinese, even if you fake them in China, you dare to use counterfeit banknotes when you come to Paris!" ”
The cashier's words made him feel a little embarrassed, copycats are rampant, and there is nothing to defend. It's not an insult, anyone who receives counterfeit money will feel a little uncomfortable, it's understandable to complain, and he's not a powder keg that just ignites at a point.
After turning around and translating with the newlyweds, the two of them had different opinions, "How is it possible?" This was deliberately picked up at BNP Paribas when we went out in the morning. ”
"This lady, could you please make sure again?" Chen Bo patiently said to the cashier, "These are all taken from local banks." ”
But as soon as his words fell, the cashier shouted like a frantic as if he had blown up, "Confirmed? What else is there to confirm. My colleague and I have already determined that this is a counterfeit, so everything else must be fake! Aren't you Chinese scammers and thieves the best at it? Do you mean that we French will fake? This is something that is common in your country, but it can never happen to us! ”
It's really giving you face, Chen Bo has now confirmed that the other party is definitely out of racial discrimination, if this is a counterfeit banknote, then the others must be fake? This TMD bullshit logic is either deliberately difficult, or it is caused by discrimination in the bones.
"First of all, without the appraisal of a professional organization, we do not recognize it, and whether it is a counterfeit or not, it does not mean that you can insult us Chinese at will. Please apologize to us immediately, otherwise I will file a complaint against your company management, and I do not rule out the use of legal means to protect my legitimate rights and interests. ”
Chen Bo said righteously, you must not be soft when you encounter this kind of thing, the more you give in, the less he will give you a good face.
But the cashier seems to be hard-hearted to get along with you, and said with a disgusted face, "Insult? What did you insult you? I'm telling the truth. Don't come to Paris if you can't afford to pay for the poor guys, you scoundrels are not welcome here, wait for the police to clean you up. ”
This face is simply either dissatisfied with desire or has a serious menopausal disorder.
Although Chen Bo was innocently involved, how could he ignore the helpless appearance of this young couple? What's more, now it is not just a matter of the two of them, but has risen to an issue related to the dignity and honor of the Chinese, and it is even more impossible for him to stand idly by.
There were more and more crowds crowded next to them, and after hearing the movement, they came up to watch. The Europeans obviously don't know why, and they are mostly lively, and even burst into laughter. While other Asians have numb expressions, they don't care about themselves.
At this time, two uniformed security guards with rubber sticks rushed over, and reached out to grab the young couple.
"Stop! What are you going to do? Chen Bo immediately refuted, "Who allowed you to treat customers like this?" ”
"We now suspect that they have other counterfeit banknotes on them, and who knows if it is a gang that made counterfeit banknotes, and it must be controlled and handed over to the police for handling." One of the security guards complained, "If you're with them, even you have to be detained, and if you're just a passerby, please get out of the way." ”
"You are not a law enforcement agency, and you have no right to restrict your personal freedom!" Chen Bo said angrily.
"Chinese boy, be less nosy. I've seen a lot of people like you! Another security guard pointed a rubber stick at the bridge of his nose and shouted, "You're clearly in league with them!" ”
"The ability to buckle the hat is not small, if you dare to try it, I will definitely make you regret coming to this world."
Chen Bo was already angry, and immediately took out his mobile phone and turned on the video recording function. This is not the first time that this has been done, and only with reason and evidence can we be invincible, otherwise who can explain it?
The two security guards were unimpressed, still wielding rubber sticks, speaking English and French in both languages, and even carrying some insulting words, all of which were recorded into the memory under the gaze of the mobile phone camera.
At a time when camera phones weren't even mainstream, they clearly didn't realize how devastating it was for them.
It didn't take long for the local police to rush in, but their attitude was still arrogant and unreasonable. Even the banknotes were taken away without verifying the authenticity, and the extremely rude on-site direct search, it is difficult for anyone to imagine that this is the French capital Paris, which is generally favored by the Chinese people.
Regarding the police's actions, Chen Bo can only use words to negotiate, but cannot directly use his hands.
The crime of obstruction of official duties is enough to throw him in the police station for a while, which is also unwise, and the facts have already been recorded anyway. Naturally, someone will pay for it, and it will definitely not be too brisk.
"Take it away, take it all." After a rude search, nothing else was found, and the banknotes were only a few bills, and Chen Bo was nagging and embarrassed, and the police waved their hands and even took him down.
"Give me a reason." Chen Bo pulled the camera of his phone to a close-up of the policeman's face. "Your process should be to verify whether the banknote is real or fake before it can be further processed. But what you did was seen by everyone, and when you came up, you searched your body, and as you can see, there is nothing. Are you bullying them for their language barriers, or is it because of our Chinese identity? ”
"I don't care what your identity is, the Paris police don't need you to teach me how to handle cases. This is France, not your disgusting country, we don't kill people, we don't eat people! ”
"You say it again?" Chen Bo said angrily, "If you don't explain it clearly, it will be regarded as insult and discrimination against the Chinese, and you will wait to be prosecuted." ”
"Huh, scare me? I'm afraid you won't have a chance until your visa expires. "The police have already checked the couple's passports and visas, and they are going to leave the law the day after tomorrow, so they can send them out for any reason, and they naturally regard him as one of the tourists, and they draw conclusions without even doing any checks.
He would never have been so stupid if he saw that his passport was stamped with densely stamped entry stamps, and that he had business visas to travel freely to and from the United Kingdom and the United States many times.
"Come on, I don't mind if you have to use this." The policeman laughed wantonly, as for the crowd of onlookers, they all didn't care, they all knew that all the people who came here were tourists, and people with status and status would not choose a store with such poor privacy.
"Come, let me see the warmth of the people of Paris." Chen Bo laughed and teased, without any fear. As soon as the cold handcuffs were locked on his left hand, a burst of shouts came from outside the crowd, "Stop, stop me, what are you going to do!" ”
Immediately afterwards, two well-dressed middle-aged men came in, panting and said, "Mr. Chen, are you okay?" ”
"Raymond, you can see if it's okay if you look at me like this." Chen Bo raised the big bracelet on his left wrist, and the other end was still in the hands of the police.
"Who are you? Don't get in the way of our official business! The policeman was also a watchman, and he saw that the two visitors were French, and they had a good temperament. Just frowned.
Raymond stands tall and doesn't squint. He didn't like him at all, and the assistant next to him stepped forward and handed over his business card, "This is Jean Raymond, Vice President of BNP Paribas, and this Mr. Chen is the most honored guest of our company." ”
"Him?" The policeman hesitated, BNP Paribas was not a small regional bank, it was a merger of the National Bank of France and the Banque de Paris. It has become the largest banking group in France and the fourth largest in Europe, and has the dual functions of a commercial bank and an investment bank.
In France, of course, they should not be underestimated, and they have a part in financing Ant this time, and the loan of 1.5 billion euros has shown their size.
"Or could it be you?" The assistant had a big temper, "You are responsible for treating my company's customers so roughly!" Could it be that Mr. Chan is violent? Could it be that Mr. Chen intends to resist the law? Or do you have conclusive evidence and an arrest warrant issued by the court? ”
No matter what country the handcuffs and firearms are used in the face of criminals with violent tendencies, especially in Western countries that pay great attention to human rights, handcuffs are easy to put on, but difficult to take off.
"This ...... This one...... We received a report from the cashier that someone was using counterfeit banknotes, so we suspected that it was a group that made counterfeit banknotes, so we had to take them back for investigation. The policeman was in a cold sweat, this time he kicked the iron plate, and it was important to shake the pot quickly.
"Counterfeit money? Where's the counterfeit money? The assistant ignored the man and continued to yell.
"Here, here." The security guard at Galeries Lafayette immediately took the bills from the cashier and handed them over.
"So you haven't tested it yet?"
"Well, several cashiers agreed that this 50 euro bill is a counterfeit, so the others are all counterfeit bills." The security guard threw the pot to the main responsible person again, and the ability to kick the ball has a fight with the French national team.
The assistant walked up to the couple again and asked them if they had any receipts for withdrawing money at that time, because they didn't understand the language. Chen Bo, who was in the mood to watch the play, had to come out and translate it again, and the two of them hurriedly rummaged through their bags for a long time and found a crumpled ATM receipt, which happened to be the mark of "BNP", which was the abbreviation of BNP Paribas.
Raymond grabbed it directly at this time, reached out and touched it to know the authenticity, and then compared the receipt, and then held up the evidence in his hand not only to all the parties, but also to the onlookers and melon-eaters, "You can see clearly now, this is taken out from the BNP Paribas ATM, and each banknote has a serial number, which is exactly the same as the one on the receipt." And these banknotes are all genuine, can I think that you are questioning the credibility of BNP Paribas! ”
(End of chapter)