A Day at the Amusement Park
After the staff member whispered those things, the old man came out of the room in back, carrying a small terminal. He set it on the table. "Pick whatever you like!"
Xu Huo opened it and skimmed the catalog. Somewhat surprised, he said, "You've worked on super-instruments too?"
"What's so strange about that?" The old man looked disdainful. "Instruments are made by people, aren't they?"
"I'm starting to believe you really are a master," Xu Huo said.
The old man said irritably, "As if I need you to believe me."
Xu Huo put the terminal away. "I'll borrow this for two days. I'll let you know once I've made up my mind."
"You're a grown man, but you take forever to make a decision." Though the old man complained, his hands kept moving. "Take it, take it."
Just as Xu Huo and the others were about to leave, several Players in law enforcement uniforms walked over. Without a word, they shut the shop door and placed a sealing device at each of its four corners.
"Great! The front door's blocked again!" The old man shook his head and turned to walk toward the back.
The staff member seemed used to this. He took off his name badge and said to Xu Huo and the others, "You can leave through the back."
Both of them knew the way well. The so-called back door was actually a passage through the neighboring shop. Their shop had no back door at all; there was just a small door between the two stores.
"Hey, Old Xi, sealed in again?" An old man was minding the neighboring shop. The two got along well enough to tease each other. "I told you not to go to that exhibition. You knew those