The others were a little stunned, but how could the two people involved have failed to react?
At that moment, the Yellow-Haired Triad Zhou Quan had pinned beneath his foot didn't dare keep acting so cocky.
He had just dared to point at the police and curse them, and even throw a bottle at their car.
Part of the reason was that his boss Wong Po's arrogance had emboldened him, but more than anything, he'd drunk too much and it had dulled his senses.
But after Zhou Quan had taken him down with one hand and sent him sprawling face-first into the ground,
the Yellow-Haired Triad had both learned how ruthless Zhou Quan could be and sobered up.
At that moment, though he was struggling with all his might, he didn't dare keep running his mouth.
Feeling movement beneath his foot, Zhou Quan pressed down hard, pinning the Yellow-Haired Triad firmly to the ground.
"Ah Zhan, cuff him, then search him and see if he's carrying any illegal items."
He'd already said they were taking the Yellow-Haired Triad back to the Police Station. Even if knives rained from the sky tonight, nothing would change that.
Zhou Quan kept his word!
Hearing his Assistant Superintendent's order, He Wenzhan immediately came to his senses.
He strode forward, took the handcuffs from his pocket, and forced the Yellow-Haired Triad's arms behind his back, cuffing him on the ground.
Once he saw that the yellow-haired thug could no longer struggle, Zhou Quan slowly lifted his foot.
Just as He Wenzhan was about to search the Yellow-Haired Triad, both sides finally came fully to their senses.
The Gou Hok Jai surrounding them, all Wong Po's men, surged forward in a great rush.
"So what if you're cops?"
"Being cops means you can just beat people up?"
"Believe it or not, we'll make sure you don't leave Nathan Road today?"
The Gou Hok Jai surrounded Zhou Quan and the others, pressing in on them again and again.
They didn't have the guts to beat police officers in the street.
But if they just crowded around them, surely that wouldn't break the law!
The Gou Hok Jai had made their move, so the officers under Zhou Quan weren't about to stand by doing nothing.
Sergeant Lau Bo-keung took the lead, striding forward to shield his Assistant Superintendent.
He shoved hard with one hand, knocking several Gou Hok Jai to the ground.
The other A Group officers were no less bold. They formed a line around their Assistant Superintendent, blocking the Gou Hok Jai pressing in from outside.
As the saying went, if the soldiers were weak, one man suffered; if the general was weak, the whole army suffered.
Zhou Quan had shown himself to be fierce and formidable, so the officers under him no longer held back.
By comparison, the A Group officers had already been rather restrained.
That was because the B Group officers beside them had all drawn their sidearms under the leadership of their Assistant Superintendent, Chan Kwok-chung.
Chan Kwok-chung raised his gun and pointed it around at the Gou Hok Jai, his face dark as he shouted, "What are you trying to do? Everyone, back up! Stand still!"
With Wong Po having gotten away with murder by silencing a witness, Chan Kwok-chung was already burning with anger and had nowhere to vent it.
If the Gou Hok Jai around them really dared to threaten the safety of the Anti-Triad Unit officers, Chan Kwok-chung would fire back without hesitation.
Besides, Zhou Quan had brought his men to back him without the slightest hesitation. How could he let Zhou Quan's people be put in danger?
Seeing Chan Kwok-chung and the B Group officers draw their guns, He Wenzhan, who had been about to search the Yellow-Haired Triad, also drew his sidearm without a second thought.
He'd followed Zhou Quan for quite some time, so he knew his Assistant Superintendent's style when facing criminals: if they didn't see eye to eye, he drew his gun.
After spending the day together, the A Group officers also knew that He Wenzhan had followed his Assistant Superintendent since their days in the Mobile Unit, and that he'd been promoted to Police Station Sergeant because of him.
So, in the A Group officers' eyes, He Wenzhan was undoubtedly one of their Assistant Superintendent's trusted men.
To a certain extent, he was enough to represent his Assistant Superintendent's position.
So after He Wenzhan drew his gun, Lau Bo-keung and the others followed suit.
With more than twenty Point Three-Eights aimed at them, fear showed in the eyes of the Gou Hok Jai around them.
They knew the cops in front of them wouldn't shoot lightly, but you never knew what might happen.
They all had one head on their shoulders and weren't about to gamble with their lives.
Of course, they obviously weren't willing to back down just like that.
After all, there were so many of them, yet on their own turf, they'd been scared off by cops with guns.
If word of this got out, how could they keep their faces and continue making their way in the Underworld?
And so the two sides fell into a standoff.
The Gou Hok Jai surrounded the Anti-Triad Unit officers, but didn't dare press any closer.
In fact, under the officers' shoves and resistance, they could only keep retreating.
"Clink! Clink! Clink!"
Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the entrance of Golden Splendor Liquor City.
The Gou Hok Jai recognized the familiar entrance and immediately parted to make a path.
They knew this was the prelude to their boss making an appearance.
Then they saw a well-dressed fat man with a Short Ponytail slowly descend the steps in front of the liquor city.
He held a bottle in his hand, striking it against the handrail with every step.
The moment Zhou Quan saw the fat man, he narrowed his eyes. He naturally recognized him as Wong Po, who ruled Nathan Road.
Wong Po made his way unhurriedly into the crowd, first casting a scornful glance at Chan Kwok-chung.
In his eyes, Chan Kwok-chung was nothing but a defeated opponent and not worth taking seriously.
"What? Sir Zhou, have you been transferred to the Anti-Triad Unit?"
Turning his gaze to Zhou Quan, Wong Po frowned and said blandly, "It's your first day on the job, and you already want to give me a show of force?"
The West Kowloon Gun God was no simple opponent.
"Fatso, I hear you're the one who calls the shots on Nathan Road after midnight?"
Zhou Quan looked Wong Po up and down, speaking with a faintly mocking smile. "From now on, I'll play with you and see whether that's really the case!"
Wong Po was clearly wary of Zhou Quan's reputation, but with so many people watching, he definitely wouldn't back down.
"Fine, then we'll take our time playing!"
Wong Po gave a cold snort under Zhou Quan's gaze.
After speaking, Wong Po tipped his head back and took a drink, then hurled the bottle down hard.
Though he didn't dare take Zhou Quan on directly, he clearly wanted to return the favor.
This bottle was his show of force.
Once he set an example, his men would surely follow suit.
He wanted to show Zhou Quan just how much influence his forces had.
Besides, littering only carried a fine of at most fifteen hundred, and he had plenty of money.
But what happened next took Wong Po completely by surprise. As his hand came down, he didn't hear the bottle shatter as he'd expected.
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