At the sight of the police officers approaching him inside the temporary command center, Zhou Quan narrowed his eyes slightly, then quickly composed himself.
"Good evening, Sir Lam!"
He promptly stamped his foot and raised his hand first, saluting the portly, prosperous-looking officer at the head of the group.
Lam Ka-cheung, DCP Operations, Deputy Commissioner of the Police Force!
Although he was not Zhou Quan's patron, he was unquestionably a superior Zhou Quan needed to respect.
"Good evening, Sir Tsang!"
After lowering his arm, Zhou Quan smiled warmly and nodded to Tsang Heung-wing, who stood beside DCP Lam.
With the Deputy Commissioner of Police personally at the scene, how could Tsang Heung-wing, the Commander of Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters, dare to be absent?
"Zhou Quan, how did this incident even get your National Security Department involved?"
DCP Lam formally raised his hand to return Zhou Quan's salute, his smile as radiant as that of a Maitreya Buddha.
Lam Ka-cheung might not have been Zhou Quan's patron, but he was certainly Tsang Heung-wing's.
With his own patron exchanging pleasantries with Sir Kwan, whose standing in the Police Force was at its zenith, Tsang Heung-wing could hardly interrupt.
He therefore simply gave Zhou Quan a firm nod with an equally broad smile, showing the regard in which he held him.
"Sir Lam, the National Security Department has uncovered some leads."
Although Zhou Quan maintained the proper respect for DCP Lam, that did not mean he would abandon his purpose in coming simply because a superior was present.
"There are complicated circumstances behind Chief Inspector Zhuo Wenwei. I intend to take over this operation."
The National Security Department had the authority to handle any crime committed within Hong Kong Island.
Even if the current operational Commander was the Police Force's Deputy Commissioner