The volunteers assigned were not just anyone; some were even inmates. And as he scanned the group, he was even more surprised to find four particularly familiar faces. They seemed to recognize him too, keeping their heads down the entire time.
"COUGH, COUGH. You... all come with me," he said.
Afterward, he took a deep breath and led the thirty or so "volunteers" to various areas of the nursing home.
"You two, help the elderly with tidying up their bedding and clothes, and clean up the place."
At each area, he assigned a task, leaving them to get on with their work.
"You two, there are a few elderly people here who have difficulty walking but like to go for a stroll every day. Give them a hand."
"You three, can you tell jokes? Keep the elderly company with some jokes."
"And you guys..."
It didn't take long before he had assigned tasks to all thirty-plus individuals. Of course, this excluded Jiang Daping and his three companions, who kept their heads down.
"As for you..."
