The other man clearly paused.
Then he immediately asked, "Who are you?"
Judging by the footsteps, the people in the corridor were almost at the office door.
Gu Zheng said at once, "I'm Song Ning's friend!"
Yang Qi and his men entered the office almost at the same time as the Harbor City police.
When the lights came on, Gu Zheng and another man were standing at the rear window, looking down.
Seeing them enter, Gu Zheng quickly turned. "Someone jumped out the window! Tell the men downstairs to intercept him!"
The Harbor City police sergeant leading the team holstered his gun and hurried to the window. After looking down, he used the wireless radio on his left shoulder to order the men below to cordon off the area.
In those days, even in Harbor City, wireless radios like these had only just appeared. Only members of the Special Case Group were authorized to carry them.
After issuing his orders, the sergeant's gaze darted to the safe in a corner of the office.
Only when he saw that its door was still firmly shut did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Their objective was to retrieve the contents of the safe.
Not to arrest anyone.
He immediately ordered his men to find a way to open it.
Someone came forward with tools and got to work.
No one paid any attention to the man standing beside Gu Zheng.
Except Yang Qi and the men behind him.
When Gu Zheng came to Harbor City, negotiations between the relevant authorities had allowed him to bring a team of no more than eight men.
Apart from Yang Qi, the others were all elite soldiers selected from the South China Military District.
They were all in plain clothes.
The Harbor City officers were not