The three senior Security Department officers returned to the Tai Kwun parking lot. Zhou Quan headed straight upstairs with He Wenzhan, while Chow Sing Sing switched to his own car and went home to pack.
Meanwhile, three T Group officers who had received their orders earlier and were waiting in the parking lot left with Chow Sing Sing.
The sole guiding principle for this operation was to avoid alerting anyone if at all possible.
Chow Sing Sing therefore took none of the Action Group's officers, choosing only three quick-witted young colleagues who had once served directly under him.
That night, Chow Sing Sing left Hong Kong Island on the next available flight to Malaysia.
The entire process was extremely discreet. Even people within the Security Department were unaware of it.
While they waited for Chow Sing Sing to return to Hong Kong Island, operations throughout the Security Department remained quiet.
Everyone came to work and left as usual, showing no sign whatsoever of preparing to move against a senior Interpol official.
After all, in those days, international flights were not available every day.
Chow Sing Sing would need at least three days to make it back to Hong Kong Island.
Of course, the Security Department's low profile was only how things appeared on the surface.
Behind the scenes, none of its personnel had been idle outside their regular duties.
The secret investigation into Chan Fong continued, and there had been no relaxation of vigilance in the security arrangements for He Wenzhan.
On the second evening after Chow Sing Sing left Hong Kong Island, Zhou Quan, who had gone home at his usual time, had just finished dinner with Au Wing-yan when a call came in.
"Ah Nin, what's the situation?"
Zhou Quan gave Au Wing-yan an apologetic look and answered