As he looked at the row of unkempt, stubble-faced brothers before him, Zhou Quan could not help feeling deeply moved.
Undercover deep within the Golden Triangle Drug Den, the brothers naturally could not look as sharp and capable as they had while serving in the Police Force.
The fact that they had not covered themselves in dragon and tiger tattoos, or even developed drug addictions, already showed how steadfast their loyalty and faith in the Police Force were.
After all, the Hong Kong Island Police Force had no law enforcement powers whatsoever outside Hong Kong Island.
Even multinational joint operations were, in essence, merely a matter of assisting local law enforcement agencies.
However, the Hong Kong Island Police Force's international prestige had grown increasingly strong in recent years, and Mainland China's influence had also grown ever greater.
As a result, in some cases within the Asia-Pacific Region, the Hong Kong Island Police Force could secure command and control of operations.
Ultimately, however, the Golden Triangle did not fall within the Hong Kong Island Police Force's jurisdiction.
Undercover operations conducted outside Hong Kong Island were also extremely rare within the Hong Kong Island Police Force.
These brothers had left their families and homeland behind, risking their lives to infiltrate the Golden Triangle Drug Den.
To put it in lofty, righteous terms, they were contributing to the international fight against drugs.
But strictly speaking, they were actually doing private work for their boss, Zhou Quan.
Reunited after several years with these brothers who had risked their lives for him, how could Zhou Quan truly remain calm?
His sole consolation was that, however many brothers he had arranged to leave the Police Force over the years,
that same number now stood before him, all of them whole and unharmed.
Even so, that certainly