The next day, when they came in to work, the Anti-Triad Unit officers were well-rested and full of energy after a night of recuperation. They immediately got busy carrying out Zhou Quan's deployment.
Everyone activated all their informants and connections to start searching for the whereabouts of Wong Po's trusted men, Ah Fei and Ah Ji.
Ah Fei's exact location was easy enough to find. His public identity was the manager of Wong Po's Golden Splendor Liquor City.
But Ah Ji, whom Wong Po secretly kept as his ace assassin, was not so easy to locate.
Fortunately, with the accurate photos Zhou Quan provided and the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit sparing no effort, they eventually pinpointed his location.
Without any hesitation, the Anti-Triad Unit immediately sent out a full twenty fully armed officers, heading straight for where Ah Fei and Ah Ji were.
Only Zhou Quan stayed behind at the Police Station with a few men, responsible for coordinating the operation and contacting any support they might need.
Chan Kwok-chung personally led B Group officers to arrest Ah Fei, while He Wenzhan led A Group.
In Zhou Quan's view, Ah Fei was no more than a small-time gangster.
Wong Po trusted him because he was ruthless and careful in his work.
As for his personal abilities, they were nothing worth mentioning.
Ah Ji's situation, by contrast, was entirely different.
As an assassin skilled with cold weapons, he had extensive experience and skill in close-quarters combat.
In the entire Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit, Zhou Quan was the only one who could reliably keep him under control.
Besides him, probably only He Wenzhan could go toe-to-toe with Ah Ji in close combat.
After all, He Wenzhan was a veteran PTU officer who had served in the Mobile Unit for nearly ten years.
He had even nearly passed the Mobile Unit Special Duties Unit's assessment. His combat ability was not much inferior to that of an SDU officer.
On top of that, Zhou Quan had authorized him to open fire when the situation called for it, so taking Ah Ji down would be no problem.
After a morning of tracking and arrests, Wong Po's trusted men, Ah Fei and Ah Ji, were successfully taken into custody just before the end of the lunch shift.
There had been a few complications along the way, but the outcome was still excellent.
After all, each of them had faced ten armed officers coming to arrest them.
Even Ah Ji, who was exceptionally skilled, could not have escaped, much less Ah Fei.
"Put them in separate interrogation rooms. Let's go see Ah Fei first."
When He Wenzhan and Chan Kwok-chung brought him the good news, Zhou Quan did not even stop for lunch. He made an immediate decision to launch a rapid interrogation.
Although Ah Fei and Ah Ji were both trusted men under Wong Po, their roles were very different.
Ah Fei helped Wong Po run his businesses, including both legitimate operations and criminal activities such as manufacturing and trafficking drugs.
Ah Ji, on the other hand, was a dedicated assassin. His only job was to kill people on Wong Po's orders.
If they wanted to bring Wong Po fully to justice, Ah Fei was the crucial breakthrough.
If they started with Ah Ji, even if they eventually obtained evidence to charge Wong Po, the most he would likely face in court was a conviction for soliciting murder.
More importantly, as a professional assassin, Ah Ji was naturally made of sterner stuff.
Breaking through to him would undoubtedly be much harder than with Ah Fei.
So, if they wanted to bring Wong Po down for good, the easiest way was to find evidence that he manufactured and trafficked drugs.
If he was manufacturing and trafficking drugs, then there had to be a drug factory and warehouse.
As long as Zhou Quan could use Ah Fei as a breakthrough and find the location of Wong Po's drug factory and warehouse, then no matter how Wong Po tried to argue, he would not escape the law.
By then, combined with the evidence of murder from Ah Ji, Wong Po would definitely spend the rest of his life in prison at Stanley.
That was because, since 1966, Hong Kong Island courts had no longer handed down death sentences.
Otherwise, Wong Po's final fate would certainly have been a hanging on a gallows designed by the foreigners.
Striding into the interrogation room where Ah Fei was being held, Zhou Quan sat down in the lead interrogator's seat.
His trusted subordinate He Wenzhan was there to take notes.
As for Chan Kwok-chung, the B Group commander, he was in the observation room behind the one-way glass, sitting with Wong Bing Yiu.
Zhou Quan had just joined the force and already caused such a commotion. Now he was even interrogating a suspect in person.
As the Yau Tsim District Big Sir who had backed him, Wong Bing Yiu had to come in person to help Zhou Quan establish his authority.
"Let's hear it!"
Zhou Quan lightly tapped the table with his hand, his sharp gaze fixed on Ah Fei across the interrogation table.
"Officer, what do you want me to say?"
Ah Fei was handcuffed to the interrogation chair. Though he was very nervous inside, he showed no sign of it.
"If you have evidence, then charge me."
"If you don't, stop wasting your breath."
"I want to see my lawyer. From now on, I won't say another word until my lawyer gets here."
After speaking, he shut his mouth and responded to everything with silence.
"You know better than anyone whether Wong Po is manufacturing and trafficking drugs."
Watching Ah Fei's expression intently, Zhou Quan spoke calmly. "If you keep resisting, I guarantee you'll spend the rest of your life at Stanley."
At those words, Ah Fei shot Zhou Quan a disdainful look.
His meaning was clear: You think you can convict my boss just by making empty accusations?
Where's the evidence?
If he didn't say a word, how could this damn cop possibly find the factory and warehouse?
Zhou Quan looked at Ah Fei again, but he was not discouraged.
He raised a hand and tapped the microphone on the interrogation table. "Someone, go get the map from my desk."
The microphone was connected to the observation room behind the one-way glass.
Everything that happened in the interrogation room could be seen and heard from the observation room.
A video recorder was also capturing the entire process in detail, to be used as evidence in court.
Since Zhou Quan had personally planned this Pig Slaughter operation, he had naturally prepared for it in advance.
Even if Ah Fei said nothing, he was confident he could obtain the location of Wong Po's drug factory and warehouse.
Zhou Quan was preparing to give his colleagues in Yau Tsim District-and even the entire Police Force-a small shock.
"Assistant Superintendent, here's the map you wanted!"
A few minutes later, Lau Bo-keung pushed open the interrogation-room door.
"Hang it on the wall behind me."
Zhou Quan nodded slightly and said with a chuckle.
Then, with He Wenzhan's help, Lau Bo-keung unfolded a detailed map of Hong Kong Island and hung it on the wall behind Zhou Quan.
"I'll give you one last chance. Tell me where Wong Po's drug factory and warehouse are."
Zhou Quan picked up a baton and flicked it open, then walked beneath the map and gave Ah Fei a meaningful look.
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