The upcoming joint operation spanning four countries and five locations had grown out of Zhou Quan's plans against the drug lords of the Golden Triangle.
Naturally, Zhou Quan had made thorough preparations for launching the operation well in advance.
"Minister, for this transnational operation, I plan to deploy elite action groups from the National Security Department and the Flying Tigers, with specialists from our Police Force's Narcotics Investigation Division providing technical support."
With a complete plan in mind and everything under control, Sir Kwan immediately revealed the Hong Kong Island Police Force's trump cards.
"The on-site commander will be Kong Chi Lap, the current Director of the National Security Department and a Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioner."
Although he and Hao Jianguo had already agreed that, as the Hong Kong Island Police Force's Number One, he would have full authority to represent the entire country's policing system in the upcoming joint sweep across four countries and five locations, his position still stood.
Given his status, he could not possibly command the operation personally.
Most of his work from then on would undoubtedly involve overseeing matters at the Operations Command Centre for the four countries and five locations.
He therefore intended to entrust Kong Chi Lap with the responsibility for actual field command.
In other words, Kong Chi Lap would play a role equivalent to Yu Ping's, coordinating operational command across the Hong Kong Island Police Force's various departments.
The commanders of individual operations, of course, would be the capable operational officers under them, playing roles similar to Gao Gang's.
Zhou Quan had already issued instructions to Luo Danian and Kong Chi Lap concerning these deployment arrangements.
Dealing the greatest possible blow to the Golden Triangle, one of the world's three major sources of drugs, was not merely a matter of