Lam Yin, the host at Central Police Station, stayed half a step behind Zhou Quan as he beamed and led Zhou Quan and his Security Department personnel straight to the Large Conference Room on the station's top floor.
Although Zhou Quan had brought only Kwan Man Chin and Chung Kam-ming, quite a few members of the Security Department's Administration Group had come with Lau Bo-keung to join them.
With so many people entering Central Police Station's reception room together, it would undoubtedly have been crowded.
Tsang Heung-wing had therefore chosen the station's Large Conference Room as the place to receive Zhou Quan.
An officer from the General Affairs Department had long since relayed news of Zhou Quan's arrival in Central Police Station's lobby upstairs.
At that moment, the Conference Room door stood half open.
Through the gap, Tsang Heung-wing could be seen busy brewing tea inside.
Sir Kwan of the Police Force was not accustomed to the coffee foreigners often drank, preferring instead the tea of his own culture's long heritage. Those in the Police Force who paid attention had long known this.
Tsang Heung-wing's personally brewing tea now was ample evidence of the importance he attached to Zhou Quan.
Knock! Knock, knock!
Lam Yin hurried forward and knocked on the door, reporting to his boss, "Big Sir, Sir Kwan and his people are here!"
Tsang Heung-wing's hands paused briefly, but he did not put down the tea utensils.
Continuing to brew the tea, he called out warmly, "Show them in!"
By the time Lam Yin led Zhou Quan and the others into the Conference Room, Tsang Heung-wing had finished what he was doing at just the right moment.
"Zhou Quan, come and sit!"
Beaming, Tsang Heung-wing invited Zhou Quan to take the seat directly opposite him.
"I know you