By assisting Zhane in his search for Dave, the director was indirectly extending goodwill toward the Young Minister himself. And if Dave were to learn that this clinic had facilitated efforts to locate him during his abduction, then the implications would be significant.
Technically, an underground clinic like his should be shut down the moment authorities discovered its existence. It operated without a license, outside the legal medical system, surviving purely in the shadows.
But favors carried weight.
If this act became a form of repayment for aiding in Dave's rescue, then there was a very real chance that the Young Minister would choose to overlook the clinic's illegal operations, or at the very least, ensure that it was no longer targeted or raided so easily by law enforcement.
