As the time for Hong Kong Island's return to the Motherland drew ever closer, Hong Kong Island was practically under the spotlight of the entire world's media.
During this special period, public safety on Hong Kong Island had to be guaranteed.
Even ordinary burglaries and robberies received close attention from the Police Force now, let alone terrorist threats.
The top brass in the Police Force's core leadership had all called Zhou Quan's office.
Even the foreign Governor and Deputy Director Ju of Xinhua News Agency had personally asked about the matter.
In fact, both West Kowloon District and the Security Department were extremely important parts of the Police Force.
But to the Police Force's core leadership and the Motherland's representatives, having Zhou Quan personally handle this case would put them more at ease.
Even the foreign Governor acknowledged Zhou Quan's abilities.
As one senior figure after another personally called him, even the usually steady Zhou Quan felt tremendous pressure.
Having all but pledged to complete the mission on pain of punishment, Zhou Quan convened a meeting of the Security Department Action Group's senior officers.
Apart from Kwan Man Chin, who continued handling security duties, the commanders and deputy commanders of all three other teams attended.
"The terrorists who shot and killed the Japanese consul must be dealt with within twenty-four hours."
With his very first sentence, Zhou Quan set the tone for the entire meeting.
It was not simply that the attention of those senior figures had put him under immense pressure and forced him to make that pledge.
The more important reason was that those terrorists had given the Hong Kong Island Police Force a deadline of just twenty-four hours.
They claimed that once that deadline passed, they would make the entire world witness the deaths of more than