The immense sense of absurdity and an imminent surge of hope nearly suffocated him.
Less than five minutes later, Lei Ran's phone started ringing like crazy.
He answered with trembling hands, and an urgent, even panicked voice came through: "Hello? Manager Lei? It's Wang Ming from the Ocean Bureau! Oh dear, it was all a misunderstanding! You know Director Zhao and didn't say so sooner? Is it about the sea area renewal application? Hurry up! Get the documents over here quickly! No, no, where are you? I'll send someone to get them! Right away! We'll make sure it's renewed by the end of the day!"
Director Wang's voice was loud and fawning, clearly heard through the phone by everyone present.
Yan Yueqing nodded slightly towards Lei Ran: "Manager Lei, didn't I ask you to arrange for someone to send the documents last night? There's no need to really make Director Wang come all the way here, right?"
