The Intruder

"Heh heh, without my introduction and guarantee, they won't let you join them."

Hearing Jiang Qiao's words, the middle-aged man didn't care. He smiled, his narrowed eyes shining with crafty light.

"So, can you get one of those permits?"

Jiang Qiao glanced around and discovered that there were quite a few people like the middle-aged man.

They weaved through the crowd, occasionally choosing outsiders who were alone or in small groups and going over to strike up conversations.

Most of them, however, wore wary expressions.

They ignored them.

"Listen to you. Once you're in the city, are you really worried that you won't be able to get a permit?"

Got it!

This was an unscrupulous scalper.

He was probably similar to those locals outside famous scenic spots who helped tourists evade entrance fees.

The more respectable ones usually led tourists along side paths. After all, many scenic areas did have hidden routes known only to locals.

The slightly more outrageous ones would lead tourists to an unguarded wall, then pull out a ladder... It was a little strange, but at least it wasn't too outrageous.

What was truly outrageous?

A netizen once traveled somewhere and encountered a long line when entering a scenic area.

So he sought help from a scalper.

He had originally thought the scalper would lead him along some mysterious route or use connections to get him through an employee entrance or something...

But as it turned out, the damn scalper brazenly dragged him straight into the line!

He even told him, "Don't worry about it. I'll argue with them for you."

What the hell!

"The most important thing right now is getting inside."

"I can tell you're an honest young man, so I won't beat around the bush."

Seeing that Jiang Qiao hadn't left, the middle-aged