*THUD! THUD! THUD!*
Desperate, hammering blows—like muffled thunder—savagely assaulted the pristine solid wood door of the Deputy Director’s Office at the Municipal Health Commission Policy Research Division! The doorframe shuddered, emitting a low, resonant hum!
“Open! Open this door! Zhang Chi! I know you’re in there! Open—!!!”
A woman’s voice, shredded by hysteria, pierced the heavy timber! Laden with tears and unhinged frenzy, it detonated in the hushed administrative corridor! Neighboring office doors cracked open, stealthily!
Inside the office.
Zhang Chi jolted upright from the mountainous stacks of documents! Behind thick lenses, her eyes widened instantly, flooded with shock and disbelief! The pen in her hand *clattered* onto the open Report on the Current Status
