Hearing the group leader's words, some people started to panic.
The middle-aged woman immediately began to grumble, "What's going on! Can't we bring money to spend? You, the group leader, didn't say anything earlier, just told us to declare 500 US dollars. Now we have to be taken aside for a personal inspection? If they find something, what's going to happen? Who's going to compensate for the money confiscated?"
Once she kicked off, several others joined in on the clamor.
"That's right! I heard that gold is cheap here, so I brought extra money intending to buy some gold jewelry. What are we supposed to do now, they're really going to confiscate it?"
"Are they after some tips? You, the leader, should ask how much they want. If it's not too much, we'll pay up."
"Man, we've just disembarked, and we're already dealing with this crap!"...
Zhang Xiaoxi didn't say anything, just watched with wide, anxious eyes as everyone discussed.