At Police Force headquarters in Tai Kwun, outside Zhou Quan's office on the sixteenth floor of the Murray Building.
Knock! Knock, knock!
Dressed in a crisp white shirt, Lau Kit-fai politely raised his hand and knocked on the open frosted-glass door.
"Sir Kwan, I hope I'm not interrupting your enjoyment!"
At that moment, Zhou Quan was leisurely brewing tea.
The security assignment at the Convention and Exhibition Centre had concluded successfully, giving him, after being on edge all this time, a rare chance to rest and relax.
Ordinary cases generally never reached their Security Department unless Zhou Quan took a particular interest in them.
For the moment, no cases requiring serious attention had arisen either.
After all, the Hong Kong Island Police Force had raised its alert level repeatedly of late, and even the troops from the Motherland stood ready for action.
Under such circumstances, stirring up trouble on Hong Kong Island was undoubtedly asking for death.
Criminals might be vicious and ruthless, but they were still ordinary people.
Knowing that death was certain, how could they possibly take that risk?
Precisely for that reason, after Zhou Quan escorted the two elderly gentlemen back to the Xinhua News Agency Building, he had been able to relax for the time being.
By comparison, Lau Kit-fai was run off his feet.
After all, Lau Kit-fai's assignment was to purge the rotten apples within the Police Force.
His investigations within the Police Force would not become any less demanding because its alert level had risen.
Quite the opposite: the stricter the Police Force's management became, the harder it became for his investigation to progress.
"Sir Lau? Please, come in!"
Seeing Lau Kit-fai appear at his office door, Zhou Quan, who had been leisurely brewing tea at the coffee table, quickly stood to welcome