Ding Zhongtai's face scrunched up when he heard that it was Department Chief Kong from Imperial Capital calling. His ears perked up, trying to listen in on the phone conversation.
Zheng Ren's phone volume was too low for eavesdroppers, however.
"Little Zheng, how did Department Chief Kong find out?" Ding Zhongtai asked directly.
Communication with doctors on the ground was straightforward, in stark contrast to the guessing games that often happened within hospital bureaucracy. Ding Zhongtai paid close attention to Zheng Ren's eyes as if they could provide him his answers.
"Chief Kong only asked about the situation. I don't know how he found out," Zheng Ren replied. "He wanted to know if there was anything he could do to help. It's probably just a courtesy call, with him being so far away."
Ding Zhongtai scrutinized Zheng Ren's blank expression. Perhaps it was truly a greeting call… but how had he heard the news?
