As the saying went, keep the benefits within the family. Someone was going to earn those eight Train Coins, so why not him?
It wasn't as though the Invitation Card to Solo City could only be used once.
Following the principle of seeing a good deed through to the end, Ye Qiyan also made a trip to the station at the city entrance.
On the way, he could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the city had grown especially tense.
People in every street and alley were discussing the Imperial Sequence Organization's impending arrival. Uniformed, fully armed inspectors moved through the city, occasionally conducting forced inspections on all sorts of flimsy pretexts.
Train Conductors and the natives living here were all treated the same.
"Brother Qiyan, I... I'm over here..."
Standing on the entrance platform, Zhao Lin had just been about to greet Ye Qiyan when she noticed the dangerous looks from the surrounding inspectors and hurriedly shrank back.
"Let's go."
He took her hand and led her away at a brisk pace. Only after they entered an alley did Ye Qiyan hold out his hand to her.
"Hand it over."
"Oh..."
Zhao Lin reluctantly placed the Invitation Card in his palm.
"Brother Qiyan, where did you get this card? Can I still buy one?"
"Do I get paid for answering your questions?"
"No."
"Then don't ask. Oh, and remember, you owe me another five Train Coins. Pay me back when you have the money."
"?"
Zhao Lin pointed at herself, then looked around.
There was no one else besides her.
"Me?"
"Who else?"
Ye Qiyan looked at Zhao Lin with a smile.
"Who knows whether you're bad luck? Bringing you into the city is a pretty big risk. If some of your bad luck rubs off on me, won't