While Niu Xiong and the other O Division officers were idly chatting to pass the time,
five black Camrys drove in an orderly formation toward the restaurant hosting the Fireworks Festival.
"Boss, more people are coming."
The plainclothes officer who first spotted the Toyota convoy asked curiously, "Which gang do these Gou Hok Jai belong to?"
Superintendent Niu Xiong had extensive experience in anti-triad work, and he knew the prominent figures in Hong Kong Island's major gangs in considerable detail.
For instance, one glance at those Gou Hok Jai's cars was enough for Niu Xiong to identify which gang and branch their Leader belonged to.
"Are you nuts? Those are the Security Department's unmarked cars. Can't you read the registration numbers?"
Looking toward the Toyota convoy at the sound of his voice, Niu Xiong could not help rolling his eyes in exasperation.
"Weren't you all just saying how much you admired Sir Kwan?"
Niu Xiong put out his cigarette, tossed the butt into a roadside bin, and teased, "Well, Sir Kwan's men are here now."
"Go say hello. Who knows, the Security Department might take a liking to you!"
It was only a joke, of course. When the Security Department had previously screened elite officers for its Action Group, quite a few members of O Division had also taken the assessment.
Those who passed were now either serving in the Security Department's Action Group or training under He Wenzhan.
It was not that these O Division officers were unqualified to transfer to the Security Department.
But at the very least, the Security Department would not readily expand its staffing in the near future.
Regardless, with their Security Department colleagues here, they ought to go over and greet them.
Niu Xiong had not seen the distinctive off-road vehicle belonging to the