Among all the Triad Societies large and small on Hong Kong Island, only Lam Wai Lok and Chiang Tin-yeung could earn a few smiles from Sir Kwan.
The other Triad Society Leaders undoubtedly received far worse treatment from Zhou Quan.
Still, since they had successfully made the transition into Hong Kong Island's new era, as long as they caused Zhou Quan no trouble,
Zhou Quan would remain vigilant and keep an eye on them, but would not immediately move to wipe them out. After all, these Triad Societies also affected many people's livelihoods.
Tam Xintian of Xinglong, however, was something of an exception.
Once known as Brother Tian and now as Uncle Tian, he was one of the few gangsters in Hong Kong Island's Triad Societies who had some conscience.
Tam Xintian had begun leading Xinglong toward legitimacy more than a decade earlier, and to this day, he had never had any dealings with Zhou Quan.
But the fact that Xinglong had laid down strict rules from the very start of that transition, vowing never to touch drugs even at the cost of their lives, was enough for Zhou Quan to remember Tam Xintian.
After all, more than a decade ago, Hong Kong Island had only just entered an era of clean, honest governance on the surface.
Before that, even the Police Force had collected payoffs from the drug trade.
Thus, although Tam Xintian's conscientious refusal to touch drugs was not enough to earn him the special regard Zhou Quan gave Lam Wai Lok and Chiang Tin-yeung,
at the very least, Zhou Quan felt no prejudice or disgust toward him.
By now, Tam Xintian had long since stopped running all of Xinglong.
His eldest son, Tam Chung-yiu, had taken over instead-the very man He Wenzhan had just mentioned in connection