The scene depicts the interior of a Guangzhou Metro subway car, confirmed by the digital route map displaying "广州地铁" (Guangzhou Metro) and station names, including "体育中心" (Sports Center) in Tianhe District, China

The scene depicts the interior of a Guangzhou Metro subway car, confirmed by the digital route map displaying "广州地铁" (Guangzhou Metro) and station names, including "体育中心" (Sports Center) in Tianhe District, China. Two adult males are visible. The man in the foreground on the right wears a grey fleece hooded sweatshirt and light-rimmed glasses, with long dark hair. He holds a gold-colored smartphone horizontally in his right hand, focused on its screen. Behind him to the left, a second man wears a black long-sleeved shirt, glasses, and a light blue surgical mask. He holds a silver-colored smartphone horizontally in his right hand, also looking at its screen. A white strap from a bag is visible over the foreground man's right shoulder, and a dark strap over the other man's left shoulder. Between them is a white subway door with a dark window, bearing the warning "请勿阻碍车门关闭" and "Keep Clear of Closing Doors" in both Chinese and English, flanked by yellow and black striped hazard markings. Reflections of at least two other individuals are faintly visible in the door window. Both visible individuals are passively engaged with their personal electronic devices, without direct interaction with each other or the immediate environment beyond their phones.