The Encounter
A twist of fate, and he suddenly steps out of the evening southbound express, walks through a scattering of commuters on the station platform, and heads to the northbound local express. First he climbs the steps to the number 5 car, with its weak fluorescent lighting and breathing electric fans—a sound repeated in every car he passes through. Then, after hesitating, he finally chooses to sit in the number 7 car.