Ever since Hong Kong Island's Gou Hok Jai forces had begun to proliferate and expand with the Foreigners' tacit consent and even support.
Some frontline police officers had been planning to use undercover officers.
But those undercover operations had only been small-scale affairs.
Wong Chi Shing, for example, who was still serving his sentence, counted among the officers who had used the most undercover officers.
There was no denying that undercover work was indeed a powerful tool for many officers in cracking criminal organizations.
With such a simple, direct method available, Zhou Quan naturally would not overlook it. He would even develop it further.
The scale of Operation Crouching Tiger, which Zhou Quan was preparing to plan, far exceeded any undercover operation the Police Force had conducted before.
Of course, Zhou Quan had always treated his own people generously.
He deeply despised Wong Chi Shing's past methods.
A couple of packs of cigarettes now and then to coax Chan Wing Yan into risking his life for him?
If Zhou Quan had not stepped in, Chan Wing Yan would probably still have been suffering in that endless hell.
How could he possibly have become Assistant Superintendent Chan, the Probationary Inspector commanding the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad A Team?
Having completed his probationary inspector training, Chan Wing Yan was now firmly established in the position Zhou Quan had specifically reserved for him.
Their men plunged deep into the mire, enduring the torment of an endless hell and risking their lives in loyal service to the Police Force and their superiors.
If Zhou Quan was the superior assigning undercover missions, he would certainly resolve most of his men's concerns.
When it came to their mental well-being and safety, Zhou Quan could give no absolute guarantees.
After all, undercover work was a dangerous mission,