Lin Yang stood in front of the small red brick building covered with ivy and looked down at the registration card stamped with a bright red official seal in his hand.
A wooden sign with peeling paint hung on the door: Municipal Special Animal Protection and Management Branch.
In the lower right corner of the wooden sign, there is a line of words added crookedly with a marker: Push the door gently, the door shaft is broken and there is no money to repair it.
Lin Yang pulled down the hem of his pilled cheap suit, took a deep breath, and pushed open the shaky glass door.
The door shaft made a harsh friction sound.
The lights were not turned on in the lobby on the first floor, and the air was filled with the smell of low-quality air freshener mixed with disinfectant. Behind the front desk, a woman in a business suit was facing the door, applying lipstick in the small mirror.
"Hello, I am the new clerk here today, Lin Yang." Lin Yang handed over the registration card with both hands.
