The layout inside was somewhat unexpected. It wasn't like rows of seats in a school auditorium, nor like the tiered seating of a large theater, but rather resembled the setting of a Churchill speech in a movie:
In the center was a sunken circular area, with a huge round mahogany table placed in the middle.
On both sides were elevated stands, extending upwards in circles along the steps. Each seat had a small desk in front, resembling honeycombs embedded in the wall, orderly yet solemn.
Ding Yishan was sitting at the center of the round table, with stacks of documents in front of him.
What Cheng Ye found hard to contain was that Station Chief Ding was wearing reading glasses today. His eyes, behind the silver-rimmed lenses, lost a bit of their usual sharpness and appeared more gentle, just like his high school history teacher.
When he walked into the venue, Ding Yishan happened to look up at the right moment.
