Qinghe was writing the pulse results when Tao knocked. He waited for her answer, then entered the annex with a narrow folder tucked beneath his arm.
“The examination office requires a report of any candidate using a forbidden pill or an unusual technique,” he said.
Qinghe closed her notebook. “Which written rule requires that report?”
Tao opened his mouth, then looked down at the folder. “It was an oral request from an official.”
“Which official?”
“I was not given a name.”
“Then I can’t send that person a medical notebook.”
Tao shifted his weight. “I’m not asking for the whole notebook. I need to know whether Yan took a forbidden pill.”
