Liu Haizhong cleared his throat, letting out a long, meaningless "Hmm... ah..." mimicking a leader lost in deep thought, before puffing out his chest and straining to raise his voice to a pitch he fancied was majestic.
"Ahem, cough!" He began with an imposing air. "Dongxu, ah, this, well... what you were just saying..." He deliberately paused, as if pondering a matter of paramount national importance. "This... ideological transformation, you've transformed quite a bit, haven't you? Realized your mistakes, ah, realized the pernicious influence of that... uh... erroneous line represented by Comrade Yi Zhonghai... that... stuff! This direction is correct!"
Jia Dongxu was somewhat dazed by this, but not daring to move, he could only nod like a chicken pecking at rice.
Chapter 24