Mr. Zachary did not bother replying Hannah. Instead, he took out the ticket book and started writing.
Zeke suddenly spoke up. “Mr. Zachary, I feel that the fault lies in the fire hydrant, not in us.”
Pfft!
Mr. Zachary was amused by Zeke. “The fault is with the fire hydrant? What's wrong with it?”
The Hinton family burst out in laughter.
Zeke' words made no sense at all.
If word got out about this scene, all the neighbours would surely have good laugh.
Zeke casually brought out two cigars, giving one each to Daniel and Mr. Zachary.
Mr. Zachary was not prepared to accept a cigar.
However, when he caught a glimpse of the label on the cigar, his eyes lit up. He took it respectfully and studied the label carefully.
Zeke said, “The set-up of this fire hydrant is very inefficient. If there's a fire, it will not be of much use. I suggest moving it eighty meters to the north.”
Mr. Zachary did not respond. He was too engrossed with the cigar and had not heard Zeke's words.
Lacey sighed in disappointment. “Uncle Zachary, please hurry up with the ticket. We're in a hurry to go out for lunch.”
Lacey was beginning to worry less about money. One thousand did not bother her much.
Mr. Zachary finally kept the cigar carefully and saluted Zeke military style.
“Yes, this comrade is right. The fire hydrant was in the wrong position. I shall have the hydrant moved in the afternoon.”
“Yeah, Old Hinton, once the hydrant is removed, this place will be vacant. You can use it as your personal car park.”
What?
Lacey and her parents were shocked.
It really is our fault, but Mr. Zachary has just agreed that the fire hydrant's in the wrong place...
Is it really because of just one word from Zeke?
Furthermore, Mr. Zachary has gone the extra mile, taking the initiative to offer the vacated space as a personal car park for them.
This change in his attitude is just too quick to be true.
Zeke smiled. “Father, mother, Lacey, let's get into the car.”
“Oh, yes!” The Hinton family snapped back to reality, quickly turning around to get into the car and leave.
Mr. Zachary immediately took out his walkie talkie. “Entrance security take note, entrance security take note, immediately let PTA121 through. In future, including this time round, let them come in and go without checking their documents.”
After he had put away the walkie talkie, he brought out the cigar again.
He was so emotional that both his hands shook.
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