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"Good guy!"

When Wu Ming saw the carriage with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a strong desire to complain.

Looking at other people's homes, they either use horses as the power to pull the cart, or choose tireless old oxen, or at worst they get mules that don't ask for wages.

But this old man had the ingenuity to use a camel! Looking at this unique means of transportation, Wu Ming muttered to himself.

Looking at this so-called carriage, it would be more appropriate to call it a camel and a human carriage, because the cargo on the carriage was exposed without any cover, as if they were afraid that others would not know that there were treasures hidden inside.

Not only that, the whole car looked extremely simple. Compared with the surrounding gorgeous and magnificent luxury carriages, it looked like a poor nouveau riche who had infiltrated the ranks of the upper class.

Ah Hao, standing by, was equally stunned by the scene. He switched his gaze between the dilapidated camel cart and the other luxurious carriages nearby, muttering to himself.

"Is this... is this the merchant we need to escort this time? Isn't it said that wealth should not be displayed openly? Why is this person acting like this?"

Obviously, Ah Hao was very puzzled by this arrangement.

Da Chun, standing on the other side, also had a worried look on his face. He stared intently at the strange-looking camel cart before him, his mind in turmoil, even his thoughts starting to become a little off.

"Boss, I don't think we'll be able to have a peaceful escort mission today!"

He raised his hands to cover his face and sighed helplessly.

"Who? Who's there?"

Just as Wu Ming and the other two were discussing the camel cart, suddenly, a voice that sounded like someone who had just woken up and had a bit of an old feeling came from the side of the camel cart.

This sudden question startled Wu Ming and others. They stopped talking instantly and looked towards the source of the voice vigilantly.

Just after the mysterious voice sounded, Wu Ming, Dachun and Ah Hao turned their eyes to the side that had been blocked by the camel's huge body.

To their surprise, they found a figure wrapped in a thick, warm robe, with only a small opening for breathing. The figure was leaning against the camel's side in a semi-reclining position, seemingly sound asleep.

However, the noises they made while talking around the camel cart still woke up the man who was resting. He suddenly stood up, and his movements were so fast that people were a little caught off guard.

"Who are you? What on earth are you trying to do by sneaking around my car?

Humph! I'm warning you, don't think I'm easy to bully. This is the territory of the shipping giant Shanks!

If you dare to take my shipment, you will be wanted by Sanks and the escort agency!"

The old man stood up while roaring angrily.

As he moved, the warm robe that originally covered his face slipped down, revealing a face full of wrinkles and showing signs of old age.

At this moment, his cloudy eyes, which were filled with vigilance, were fixed on Wu Ming and the other three, as if he wanted to see through their thoughts.

Wu Ming and the other two, hearing the old man's harsh words, felt their lingering hopes sink to the bottom. No matter how they looked at him, the old man before them was undoubtedly an extremely cunning and difficult businessman.

The problem can be seen from the truck he was driving! Other people's carriages are well-behaved, and even those in slightly worse conditions at least have a shed to protect from wind and rain and load goods.

The old man in front of him was actually driving a camel cart. What was worse was that this camel cart didn't even have a carport. It was just a simple car shaped like a funnel.

Looking at the cargo on board, most of it was exposed without a trace, as if to show off its wealth to the world. Under such circumstances, it is hard to imagine how difficult it would be to successfully escort this camel cart to its destination safely!

At the beginning, when Wu Ming first saw the dilapidated and rickety truck in front of him, he couldn't help but speculate in his heart.

Any merchant who dares to transport goods in this manner should at least have some ability to protect himself!

However, as he gained a deeper understanding of the actual situation, he realized that his previous thoughts were too naive. Now it seemed that this escort journey would be full of difficulties and dangers.

According to the specific requirements written on the wooden task notice, once someone tore off the corresponding task strip, it meant that they had to take on the responsibility of escorting the goods and vehicles. This was an ironclad rule within the escort agency that was clearly stipulated and could not be questioned.

Initially, Wu Ming was quite disapproving of this rule, even somewhat scoffing at it. In his eyes, this so-called regulation was merely a way to prevent the escort agency's personnel from repeatedly accepting escort missions on the same route.

But it was not until this moment that Wu Ming suddenly realized that the real purpose of formulating this regulation was to ensure that everyone who tore off the task note must fulfill the escort obligation without fail, even if they were facing a difficult, eccentric and weird businessman like the one in front of him!

Otherwise, the escort agency has the ability to cancel this person's temporary escort agency status for life. It goes without saying that once you fail to obtain the approval of the escort agency, you will probably never be able to do this mission again!

The most crucial point is that if the escort mission unfortunately ends in failure, then corresponding compensation must be made to the merchant based on the degree of damage suffered by the goods.

However, in order to effectively protect the rights and interests of the escort personnel, as long as the extent of damage to the goods does not exceed 20%, this part of the loss will be borne by the merchant himself!

After arriving at the destination, the merchant still needs to pay the escort commission. In this way, it can be regarded as an effective protection of the interests of the escort team by the escort agency!

"We are from the escort agency!"

Looking at the old man in front of him who was dressed in a very old-fashioned way and had a messy beard that seemed to have never been trimmed, Wu Ming helplessly took out the token representing the identity of the escort agency and began to explain.

"Old man, I've been waiting here for days! Have the heroes from the escort agency finally accepted my mission and come to escort my cargo?"

After hearing what Wu Ming said, the old man narrowed his eyes, looked carefully at the token in Wu Ming's hand, and spoke slowly.

When Wu Ming heard the old man's words, he finally understood.

No wonder among the notice board that lists various escort missions, this escort job with the most generous remuneration has not been taken up yet. It turns out that it is not due to a shortage of manpower. Most of the people in the escort agency must have already known clearly what the situation is with the old man in front of them!

Wu Ming looked at the disturbing scene before him and couldn't help but shook his head, but he soon felt relieved. After all, with his own strength, completing this task should be no problem!

"Well, now that things have come to this, there's no point in complaining anymore. I'll just treat it as a slightly troublesome mission!"

Thinking of this, Wu Ming sighed helplessly and complained in his heart.

Dachun and Ah Hao, who were watching all this, looked at each other in bewilderment, their hearts filled with the feeling of a thousand horses galloping through their bodies. The indescribable feeling of discomfort surged over them like a tide, leaving them feeling extremely depressed.

At this moment, Wu Ming and Da Chun both recalled the scene when Ah Hao suggested choosing other tasks.

If I had listened to Ah Hao's advice at that time, perhaps I wouldn't have to face such a difficult, weird, cunning and mean businessman now.

However, for Wu Ming and the other three, this was just their first meeting with the old man.

Although they could sense from his clothing, speech and behavior that the old man in front of them was difficult to deal with, they could not know for sure whether he was really as unbearable as they imagined.

After all, first impressions are sometimes not completely accurate, and further in-depth understanding is needed to make a more objective judgment.

But no matter what, this experience undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call for them. When doing things in the future, they can't do whatever they want just because they have absolute strength!