He reached out to take a look. Two were academics particularly skilled in arithmetic and had some understanding of hydraulic engineering. The remaining three were the ones who deliberately withheld Zhou Man's medical books from borrowing.
He paused in silence for a moment and said, "Director, although their actions were inappropriate, they were following the regulations. Zhou Man's hand script only stated to find the medical book for treating Zheng Erlang, but did not say she could borrow all the medical books from the Hanlin Academy."
"Moreover, Zheng Erlang's injury has long stabilized, so the directive has naturally lost its effectiveness."
The Director said, "Rules can be changed. Laws are not exempt from humanity, especially for such trivial matters."
