Dai Li suddenly got tense when he found out that Academician Yang was Sijie Yang's father. He is here to blame me, Dai Li thought to himself. He was nervous, but he got himself to relax and play it cool.
Dai Li did not say anything, deciding to wait for them to make the first move. But to his surprise, Academician Yang began the conversation, saying, "Coach Li, nice to meet you. I am Lin Yang."
This was a unique introduction. Usually when two strangers met each other for the first time, they would introduce themselves by saying, "My name is …" Academician Yang had instead said "I am…" Only well-known people used this to introduce themselves.
But Dai Li did not notice this. When he heard the name "Lin Yang," he became shocked, so much so that he even shook a bit.
"Lin Yang? The scientist? The one who won the Nobel Prize?" Dai Li asked in surprise.
Lin Yang nodded. He got that surprised look a lot.