Donald's words left Edmund and Riley speechless.
Previously, they didn't dare get involved in this matter even if they wanted to.
Had it not been for Donald, they wouldn't have been able to bring the villagers to justice. Ezekiel could continue blocking people on the road, and they wouldn't be able to stop him at all.
“Mr. Campbell, nobodies like us have our own set of problems to deal with. Please don't make things any more difficult for us.”
“How could you call this difficult? Honestly, arresting the members of the Brown family is nothing worth mentioning. Would you guys like to use this opportunity to clean up all of Mirror Lake?” Donald asked.
The two of them were quick to catch on to Donald's suggestion.
Riley licked his lips nervously as he asked, “What do you suggest we do, Mr. Campbell?”
“I will go explore Mirror Lake with my family. If I run into trouble along the way, I will try to take care of it myself. In the event that I am unable to handle it myself, I will call the police for help. Would you guys be okay with this arrangement?”
Riley's eyes lit up with excitement the moment he heard that.
“Of course! Our goal is to serve the public, after all! Just give us a call if you ever run into any trouble, and we will help you take care of things as soon as possible!” Riley said while giving Donald his phone number.
Donald gave them a nod of approval and chatted for a little while longer before taking a cab back to meet up with Jennifer and the others.
It was never Donald's intention to get himself so involved in this, but he didn't deem Ezekiel and the others a threat worthy of him mobilizing Horizon Group or Dark Crows.
Since the local police force was willing to lend him a hand, he didn't mind helping them clean up the area.
Donald had the cab driver take him to a homestay according to the address that Jennifer gave him.
He saw Jennifer and the other two sitting next to a round table with unhappy looks on their faces.
“What's the matter, Darling? We're on vacation, aren't we? Why do you look so unhappy?” Donald asked with a smile while making his way over.
Jennifer immediately held her hands out to hug him as she asked, “Am I stupid, Darling?”
“What makes you say that?”
“I thought I'd find us a nice homestay so we can have a meal together and go out for a stroll around Mirror Lake. However, the owner of this homestay cheated us of our money, and I can't seem to get it back!”
What? The owner of this homestay cheated her of our money?
Noticing the confused look on Donald's face, she explained, “The sign says 'Food and Stay, sixty per person,' so we assumed it would cost us sixty per person for one night with meals included. That was what they told us earlier when we asked them about it as well. After paying them the money, however, they told us that the price of sixty per person did not include meals. They said they would have to charge us separately if we wanted to dine here.”
Donald chuckled in amusement when he heard that. “How can they go against their word when it's clearly written on the sign outside?”
“Exactly! We asked them about that as well, but they just brushed us off by saying the name of this homestay is 'Food and Stay,' so the price on the sign is just for accommodation.”
Naturally, they did not find the explanation provided by the receptionist to be satisfactory in the slightest.
If anything, the homestay was practically committing daylight robbery and rubbing it in their faces.
“We were only going to have a meal here, Darling. We weren't even planning on spending the night here at all! Did I just pay them for nothing?”
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