The way this person speaks is just like him, straightforward and no nonsense. But that straightforwardness isn't reckless, it's transparent.
"Director Xiong," Song Zimo said, "I'm not here to be an official."
Xiong Shihai was taken aback.
"I'm here to save lives," Song Zimo said, "to save more people."
He paused.
"So are you."
Xiong Shihai was silent for a moment.
Then he laughed, a hearty laugh that echoed across the whole floor.
"Director Song," he said, "you're my kind of person."
---
The day the large emergency department opened.
