Xu Shu squinted, "So, what now?"
"So? Hey!"
The blonde youth glanced back at his companions, chuckled, and said, "Dude, you haven't bought a ticket yet, how are you getting on the train?"
Ticket?
Xu Shu tapped on the table, face unchanging, asking, "Don't they sell tickets at the station?"
"You gotta have connections to buy them," snickered the blonde youth.
One of his buddies said, "We're from the Jin Baoshan Mine Entrance Office, this area is under our control. Seeing you're new here, it's normal not to know the rules. Let's not fuss over it and make friends instead. Come with us, and we'll take you to our supervisor."
With that, they stood up, thumbs pointing towards the door, implying that's where one could get tickets.
Watching their aggressively unified stance, Xu Shu got it.
Ah, this is ticket scalping!
And not the sneaky kind, but almost openly coercive.
Even a 'supervisor'… They're organized, huh?
Local scalpers here sure lack manners.
