Festival price hikes are expected but that is no excuse for cheating

A TOURIST COMPLAINED online that a restaurant to Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, padded the bill and the staff became aggressive when they argued. According to the online post, the local police sided with the restaurant, while the local market regulators said they could not intervene about the price because it was clearly marked on the bill. A comment on Beijing News says:

The local market regulators seem to have forgotten that a clearly marked price does not exclude cheating. The customer complained his party consumed 5.2 kilograms of fish but were charged for eating 7.2 kg; if that's true, the restaurant cheated them and deserves punishment.

The restaurant staff also reportedly attacked the diners when they complained. They even continued beating the customers when the police arrived, forcing them to pay. If the reports are true, the restaurant violated the law and the police failed in their duty. Higher authorities need to intervene and punish the attackers and corrupt police for their illegal deeds.