The little boy's father is sick in bed.
Although not heavy, the patient is too weak to get out of bed.
So he was told to bring the "voucher" to the hospital to buy medicine.
Even in a post-apocalyptic world where medicine is scarce.
However, the shelter was only recently established, and its inventory was still sufficient.
However, for ordinary survivors, buying medicine is extremely difficult.
Because hospital pharmacies always use insufficient stock as an excuse to make patients wait for further notice.
But scalpers can buy as much medicine as they want.
This phenomenon is intriguing, and at least it confirms the possibility that they are "colluding" with pharmacies.
I just don't know if it involves higher-ups.
The "scalper Zhu" arrested today is just one of several scalpers.
These people take turns guarding this place to ensure it is uninterrupted 24 hours a day.
Logically speaking, the existence of scalpers is understandable, and they may even have the positive effect of improving efficiency.
No one will say much if I earn a little extra for my hard work.
However, such monopolistic behavior is infuriating.
In this situation, how much "service fee" to charge depends entirely on the scalpers' mood.
Today, the price of the anti-inflammatory medicine that the little boy wanted to buy has increased more than tenfold!
He didn't have enough money with him, so he wanted to bypass the scalpers and try to buy medicine directly from a pharmacy.
However, he was taught a lesson by scalpers on the street.
Next.
The little boy even revealed more shocking news:
The shelter's leadership practiced nepotism, placing many relatives and friends in key positions.
They exploit and oppress the people at will, leaving ordinary citizens with no recourse.
Moreover, it has been illegally issuing more "vouchers," causing continuous inflation in this closed little society.
Many people work hard all day and the money they earn is barely enough to fill their stomachs.
More resources are directly controlled by those at the top.
By controlling the resources.
These people could easily blackmail ordinary survivors, allowing them to bully or even humiliate them.
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