The head of the National Security Department held the rank of Police Force Assistant Commissioner.
For the newly appointed ACP Zhou, being addressed as Commissioner fully complied with Police Force regulations.
Within the Police Force, both Assistant Commissioners and Senior Assistant Commissioners were entitled to refer to themselves as commissioners.
The two Deputy Commissioners above them added either Operations or Management before their titles.
As for the Commissioner of Police, he was usually addressed either by his very formal full title or simply as Number One.
"Rest assured, sir!"
Zhou Quan did not let being called Commissioner Zhou go to his head in the slightest. He remained clearheaded and resolute throughout.
He stamped his foot and stood at attention, raised his hand in salute, and promised with a firm, decisive expression, "I will uphold the principles of loyalty and courage and serve Hong Kong Island wholeheartedly!"
"I will lead all my colleagues in the National Security Department to work with one heart and cooperate in complete sincerity."
"We will become a sturdy shield defending national security and law and order on Hong Kong Island, as well as a sharp sword against crime!"
These were by no means mere pleasantries Zhou Quan offered in front of the senior officials. They were his truest convictions.
He had never concealed his ambition to rise higher, but neither would he neglect or forget his duties.
When he first appeared on the Police Force's Police News, Zhou Quan had shouted his slogan, "I Am Implacably Opposed to Evil."
That was not merely a show he put on for the public, but a principle he had long since decided to live by for the rest of his life.
After all, the two complemented each other.
Without sufficiently outstanding performance, why would the Police Force and Hong