The atmosphere as Zhou Quan, Lok Ming-wah, and Lau Kit-fai, the Security Department's three leading figures, talked was exceptionally harmonious.
Although Lau Kit-fai had already been confirmed out of the running for head of the Security Department, he had not lost out either.
By taking up a new post in the Personnel Department at the rank of Senior Superintendent, he would likewise enter the ranks of Police Force Management.
Most importantly, Lau Kit-fai had originally come from the Police Force's Personnel Department, and his entire power base lay there.
More precisely, it was the foundation Lok Ming-wah had left behind.
Sergeant Lok was about to transfer into the Administration Department's civil service system, and Lau Kit-fai would inherit all his influence within the Police Force.
Lau Kit-fai had actually long expected to lose to Zhou Quan in the competition to become head of the Security Department.
Ultimately, it came down to one thing: he and Zhou Quan were not really on an equal footing.
He might already have held the rank of Superintendent when Zhou Quan had first joined the Police Force.
But in fact, he had transferred into the Police Force from the civil service system of the Foreigners' Governor's Office administration.
He had had no foundation whatsoever within the Police Force, and had only eventually caught Lok Ming-wah's attention because his heart lay with the Motherland and his stance was firm.
Zhou Quan's situation, by contrast, was entirely different.
Whatever the period, the Police Force Lee Family carried considerable weight within the Police Force.
During the era of the Foreigners' Governor's Office, the Police Force Lee Family's foundation had been earned by Old Master Lee Shu-tong through bloodshed and turmoil.
Because Old Master Lee supported the Motherland, the Foreigners in the Police Force, who were still immensely powerful