Zhou Quan drove away from West Kowloon Headquarters with Au Wing-yan. Rather than heading straight to Sha Tin Racecourse, they went shopping and had a meal first.
That was because Sha Tin Racecourse only opened after twelve thirty on weekends.
Even if they went there early, they might not be able to find Guan Youbo at the Sha Tin Jockey Club.
At around two in the afternoon, Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan parked in a car park near the Sha Tin Jockey Club.
By then, the visitors who had bought tickets at noon to watch the full day's races had mostly entered the racecourse.
Coming to see Guan Youbo now would let the two of them keep any disruption to his work-study job to a minimum.
Chatting and laughing along the way, Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan arrived outside a café by the racecourse entrance.
Although called a café, it was really a quick-service Hong Kong-style diner.
It sold drinks such as coffee, iced lemon tea, and milk tea to spectators coming to watch the races.
As for the somewhat more upscale coffees, service staff inside the Jockey Club provided those.
"Look, Brother Quan. The person beside the till inside is Guan Youbo."
Looking through the bright, clean glass, Au Wing-yan raised a slender, pale finger and pointed Guan Youbo out to Zhou Quan.
He was a handsome young man with a somewhat bronzed complexion, wearing a cap and a waiter's outfit consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and an apron.
There were very few servers inside the café. Including Guan Youbo, only two were visible.
Besides, this was not the peak time for entering the Jockey Club to watch the races, so there were only a handful of customers.
"Come on, let's go and meet Classmate Guan!"
Zhou Quan gave