A minor incident had ruined Alvin's plans to visit the Lhasa night market.
They followed the police car as it wound through a series of turns, eventually arriving at a guesthouse in a rather remote location.
An old police officer with a deep plateau flush directed everyone to park in the guesthouse lot.
Alvin peered over the guesthouse wall at the distant Potala Palace...
He smiled and reassured Frank, who was a little unhappy, then got out and shook hands with the old officer as he approached. "This is a great location. I imagine it isn't cheap..."
The old officer glanced at the vehicles and crowd held back outside the guesthouse gate, then gave a rueful smile. "Mr. Ye, it's against the law to drive unlicensed vehicles on the road..."
As he spoke, the old officer looked at the two conspicuous RVs and shook his head helplessly. "I'm Cai Wang. Please come inside and sit down for a while. We can figure out how to deal with the situation..."
Alvin watched as the two officers who had been driving ahead of them hurried over, snapped to attention, and saluted Cai Wang. "Director Cai!"
Alvin smiled and shook his head. "Sorry for causing you trouble. I didn't expect there to be so many people in Lhasa...
"But we're leaving tomorrow. It's just a shame we won't get to check out the night market."
As Alvin spoke, Little Ginny came running over, grabbed his hand, and swung it excitedly. "Dad, there are so many people!
"Let's go out and have fun!"
Cai Wang looked at the adorable Little Ginny and the women and children getting out of the RVs. He probably hadn't expected Alvin to be so easygoing...
After a moment's hesitation, Cai Wang said, "Mr. Ye, you and Mr. Stark really