It was past three o'clock when Lin Lan and Li Xiangyang returned to the station. The trains back to East Market had stopped running after three.
Li Xiangyang took her to the No. 2 Guesthouse. It was a three-story building, and the ground floor was lined with storefronts. There were restaurants, shoe stores, and clothing shops, and every store was filled with customers.
The two of them went to the registration desk and, after asking the clerk, learned that Zhou Xiaohong and Chen Dongming hadn't checked in yet.
Li Xiangyang took out a letter of introduction and booked two rooms, telling the clerk they were expecting two more people.
The clerk told them that when the other two arrived, they could simply come register with their own letter of introduction.
After registering, Li Xiangyang asked him which floor the wholesale spice vendors were on.
The person at the registration desk told them the spice vendors were in a few rooms toward the back of the first floor.
