The next morning, in a conference room in the Security Department's administrative offices on the sixteenth floor of the Murray Building.
An internal investigation hearing concerning Zhou Quan was underway.
The terrorist attack at the Kum To Hotel the night before had been extremely serious.
After all, more than twenty terrorists had been involved, carrying weapons of all kinds.
Most importantly, Zhou Quan had fired directly at a terrorist behind Li Ka-shing in front of prominent figures from politics and business.
Every scene in the Kum To Hotel's banquet hall at the time had been recorded by that female reporter's camera.
The shootout in the underground parking garage had also drawn the attention of Hong Kong Island's media.
Early that morning, the terrorist attack at the Kum To Hotel had become front-page news across Hong Kong Island.
The Police Force's Security Department had acted swiftly, foiling a premeditated terrorist attack without a single casualty.
The Security Department's Deputy Head of Operations, SSP Zhou Quan, had heroically settled the situation with a single shot, killing the terrorist holding Li Ka-shing hostage on the spot.
Hong Kong Island's mainstream media were almost uniformly praising the Security Department's swift, meticulous operation.
They had taken preventive action, nipping the danger in the bud.
But there were always tabloid reporters seeking attention who questioned Zhou Quan and the Security Department.
They questioned whether Zhou Quan had disregarded the personal safety of the hostage, Li Ka-shing, by drawing his gun and firing directly at him.
They questioned the Security Department's intentions: knowing that the Jewelry Exhibition at the Kum To Hotel had attracted terrorists' attention, why had it not taken measures to stop them beforehand?
Nitpicking was unavoidable at any time.
The prominent political and business figures who had attended the event the night before, however,