Shuo State City, train station.
A sea of heads bobbed as countless common people from Shuo State, laden with large and small packs, pressed against the station's exterior, banging on the wooden fence.
"Station Chief Wang, just let us through, please!"
"Yes, Wang Liulang, none of us are sick; we're all healthy! I even held you when you were a child. Considering your maternal aunt is my wife's younger sister, please let us through."
"Wang Liulang! I am the steward of Shuo State Liuguang Bank. I need to take important account books to Luoyang. If there's a delay in reconciling the accounts, postponing Shuo State's tax collection, can you bear that responsibility?"
