Mr. Jiang from the provincial capital certainly couldn't call Suming directly in the meeting room. That would be far too disrespectful to the officials from Yangchuan City. In fact, after figuring out that Suming was still a temporary worker, Mr. Jiang had sent a text message to his secretary, instructing him to go directly to the zoo to find Suming.
While the meeting room participants were still squabbling, Mr. Jiang's secretary had already located Suming.
Any secretary to a leader must be adept at verbal gymnastics, writing, and social drinking – indispensable skills indeed.
If the secretary were female, there might even be an additional skill required.
However, this secretary was a man, very efficient at his job, and when he found Suming, he talked eloquently.