On the highway.
Inside the minibus.
After listening to the Big Man, Su Yan, the low-ranking cadre from the county party committee's Secretarial Section, still frowned. "Life isn't easy for anyone. Isn't what you're doing against the rules?"
The Big Man said, "We've always done it this way."
Su Yan said, "The highway toll should already be included in the ticket price."
"We didn't include it. We collect it afterward," the Big Man said matter-of-factly.
Su Yan said unhappily, "Even so, you can't charge everyone ten yuan, can you? How much is the toll for one vehicle anyway?"
The Big Man looked at him. "Section Chief Su, I'll give you face and won't charge you, but don't meddle in other people's business. Anyone who doesn't pay gets off!"
Su Yan said a few more things, but the Big Man still refused to listen.
If Su Yan had been a Zhengke Level official, the Big Man might have shown him some respect. But he was only a Deputy Section Chief without much real authority, so the Big Man did not think much of him. Waiving his highway toll was already generous enough in his eyes. And now Su Yan wanted to interfere on behalf of everyone else? Wasn't that cutting off their source of income? The Big Man ignored him entirely. The lanky driver in front also turned back to glance through the cabin and urged them on.
Su Yan had no choice either.
When the people in the bus saw that even a county party committee section-level cadre was getting no face from them, and that some people really did seem to be in a hurry, they could only take out their money one after another.
One...
Three...
Five...
Quite a few people paid in succession.
The Big Man moved