On his second day back on Hong Kong Island, Zhou Quan, who had already resumed managing the entire Police Force, convened a Police Force Core Management Meeting on the top floor of Tai Kwun.
In fact, Zhou Quan had not proposed the meeting himself. The idea had come from the men under him.
Their boss had been away from the Police Force for over two weeks, during which he had spearheaded a series of major operations.
Now that their boss had returned to the Police Force in glory, the members of the Police Force core management who had remained on Hong Kong Island naturally had to come and pay their respects.
As it happened, Zhou Quan also had some ideas he wanted to discuss with his brothers in the Police Force core management.
He simply gathered all the commissioner-level members of the Police Force together and held this closed-door meeting.
"This visit north to Mainland China was the Police Force's largest delegation and longest visit since the return."
Looking around at his trusted lieutenants, Zhou Quan smiled and acknowledged the work of the men who had stayed behind, as casually as if they were chatting in private.
"While Ah Sing and Kit-fai were up north with me, maintaining public order and stability on Hong Kong Island depended entirely on the dedication of the brothers who stayed behind."
"Ah Nin in particular did a very capable job as Acting Commissioner!"
Since this was a closed-door meeting, there was certainly no need to stand too much on ceremony.
Yet beneath Zhou Quan's seemingly relaxed tone lay another meaning.
He was subtly increasing Luo Danian's influence, laying the groundwork for his succession.
Every member of the Police Force core management present understood their boss's intentions perfectly.
None of them had any objection to