Wang Jianguo hurried forward a step, bowing slightly. With his face full of anxiety and concern, he asked politely, "Excuse me, ma'am, I am terribly sorry to bother you. We just went to Secretary Dong’s house and found nobody home. Since you live nearby, would you happen to know where they went?"
The neighbor gave a look of sudden realization. She sighed softly, stepped out of her house, and pulled the door shut behind her to keep the warmth inside. Standing at the courtyard gate, she said to Wang Jianguo, "Oh, you are looking for Secretary Dong? Alas, he fell ill and has been in the hospital since before the New Year."
"What?"
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