Qiu Mingyan felt a sudden pang of anxiety.
As the motorcycle maintained its speed, he watched the elder take the photo handed to him by the deputy steward. He pulled up the hood of his raincoat, which he had put on earlier to guard against the expected rain, covering his face as he rode steadily past without a sound.
By the side of the black motorcade, the deputy steward heard the roar and glanced back at Qiu Mingyan but didn't discern anything peculiar. Since the elder responded, the deputy steward turned his gaze back.
The elder looked at the photo for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'm just a farmer and don't know any doctors. Besides, we only have Chen Family Village, Li Family Village, and Zhou Family Village nearby. I've never heard of anyone with the surname Qiu. There is a health clinic that opened in Longkou Town; maybe you should check there?"
