Those bodyguards hesitated as well, looking over at their team leader.
The team leader was exhausted. “You guys go ahead. Don’t smoke too long. Let’s take turns to relax.”
It was morning, so few people were heading out of town. They guessed that Stanford dared not to come out at this time.
He should come out at noon or evening when many people are heading out of town. In that case, he could hide within the crowd and have a higher possibility to escape.
“Boss, why don’t you smoke with us?”
“No, thanks. We were asked to be on guard all the time and keep alert. Even there are few people, I must stay here to check carefully.”
The team leader wanted to maintain the highest vigilance to avoid making mistakes.
However, there were few cars now, so he could allow his subordinates to smoke cigarettes and relax. The remaining bodyguards on duty could handle things that happened.
Hence, the bodyguards stopped convincing him. They walked to the bushes next to the highway shoulder by shoulder for smoking.
The bodyguards on duty were also exhausted and looked listless. They didn’t bother to move unless there were vehicles approaching that needed a check.
“Hey, here comes a truck group.”
A bodyguard pointed in front.
Five trucks slowly approached.
The team leader stood upright and said, “Stop them and have a check.”
“Yes, Boss.”
His subordinates rushed over.
The truck drivers were cooperative. They pulled over the trucks at the roadside.
Two drivers got down. One was a mid-aged man with tanned skin. The other was a young man who looked no older than 20.
After the mid-aged man got down, he immediately pulled out all the licenses.
With a smile, he said, “Sir, we transport cattle. I have all the licenses needed.”
The bodyguard team leader sized him up and down sharply. Then he looked over at the young man before browsing their licenses.
All the paperwork was valid. They often drive on this highway.
He didn’t find anything fishy.
The team leader returned the licenses to the man and said, “We must check every truck.”
“What?”
The mid-aged man was surprised but accepted it immediately. He looked pretty approachable. “Sir, please go ahead. There are cows in the freight car. They are easy to get angry. Please ask your team members to be careful.”
The team leader raised his hand, so all the bodyguards divided into different groups and checked the trucks.
All drivers got down. They checked their licenses one after another.
However, something happened to the third one.
A tall and sturdy man got off. He had dark skin with an expressionless face, looking fierce.
A bodyguard asked him, “Are you the only one in this truck?”
Usually, there were two drivers for each truck because they were doing long-distance transportation. They needed to take shifts.
The tall and sturdy man said expressionlessly, “No. Two of us.”
“Where is the other one?” the bodyguard asked.
The man answered impatiently, “Go look yourself.”
Then he walked aside, leaning against the truck. He looked as if he wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone.
It was the first time that the bodyguard was treated so rudely.
They had a large group to check the vehicles. Besides, they were from the Turner family. Hence, people respected them and were cooperative in the check.
However, this driver was also cooperative, but he was too rude.
The bodyguard wanted to teach him a lesson.
“If I find something wrong with your truck, you’re dead,” the bodyguard snapped without lowering his voice.
Then he opened the doors and looked inside.
He was angrier. “How is this driver still sleeping? Why didn’t he wake up?”
Hearing his snap, other bodyguards also looked into the truck.
There was a young, petite man sleeping soundly in the passenger seat.
He wasn’t even woken up by the noise. What a pig!
The bodyguard looked at him in disdain. He walked over and pulled the other door open, shaking the petite man violently.
“Get up! Get up!”
“What? Earthquake?”
The petite man was so shocked that he hopped up. Since the car height was limited, his head bumped into the ceiling.
Instantly, he let out a cry in pain.
The tall and sturdy man leaned against the truck and watched the scene aside, a hint of rage flashing across his eyes.
The petite man covered his head for a long time before returning to his senses.
Glaring at the bodyguard in anger, he snapped, “What is wrong with you? I was sleeping. Why did you shake me? It hurts so much.”
As he spoke, he rubbed his head again.
The bodyguard was scolded and became upset too.
He dragged the petite man down from the truck and said rudely, “We’re checking the trucks. Get down and stand up.”
“I will get down. Don’t drag me. If my arm is broken, will you compensate me?”
The petite man shook off the bodyguard’s hand unhappily.
Their quarrel attracted others’ attention. The mid-aged man saw the scene and immediately trotted over to mediate in with a bitter look.
“Sir, please calm down. My employee is a twat. He’s quite weak and lazy, not so talkative. Please don’t mind him.”
As soon as he finished his words with a flattering smile, the mid-aged man changed his expression and glared at the petite man.
“I don’t mind you are lazy usually. Do you know what’s going on now? The Turner family is checking on our trucks. You’d better be cooperative. Or, I’ll fire you now.”
Upon hearing it, the petite man was scared.
He hadn’t expected that the fierce bodyguard had such a strong background.
Instantly, his expression changed. With a flattering smile, he apologized sincerely, “Sir, I was still sleepy just now. I didn’t know you were from the Turner family. It’s my fault. I don’t dare do it any longer. Please forgive me.”
As he spoke, he gave all his license to the bodyguard. “Here are my licenses. Please check them, Sir.”
He kept fawning on the bodyguard.
Others could tell that he was just a scum without any dignity or rock bottom.
Those bodyguards could serve the Turner family because they were capable and experienced.
Instantly, the bodyguard looked down upon this petite man, feeling he would lower himself if he kept on arguing with the petite man.
Ignoring him, the bodyguard took over the licenses and browsed them. After confirming there was no problem, he tossed them back to the petite man.
The petite man took them back and dared not to argue at all. He stood next to the tall and sturdy man obediently.
What a coward.
The bodyguard ignored him entirely and reported to the team leader, “I’ve checked the drivers. Nothing found.”
The other bodyguard walked up and said, “I’ve checked the truck and the cows. No problem.”