The travel group met in the candidate hall to decide who would leave for the capital. Yan laid the invitation on the table. Ning read it again, slower this time, stopping at the line about an independent evaluation.
“I want the institute’s rules before I agree to an examination,” she said. “I’ll read every condition myself and choose which tests to accept.”
Qinghe folded the medical copies into a separate packet. “I’ll carry your clinic notes and explain each test before you decide. The institute may ask for records, but they don’t get to take your originals without your permission.”
Yan nodded. “I’ll stay beside you. I won’t answer in your place.”
Ning looked at him. “If I ask you to speak, you can.”
“Of course.”
Bai and Gu planned to travel with them. Bai wanted to trace the Registry shipment records through the capital offices. Gu hoped a central archive could compare the later seal to his old memorandum. Each would keep a separate case for documents, with the originals sealed and copies in a travel folder.
Wei placed the corrected injury report on the table. “I’m staying until the casualty list is complete and the lab inventory is checked. If the review turns up a new name, I’ll send a copy.”
