Lam Wai Lok had called for exactly the same reason as Chiang Tin-yeung: to report the information he had uncovered to Sir Kwan.
Wo Sing Wo had also thoroughly investigated the route Ouyang Hai had used to sneak into Hong Kong Island.
Besides that, Lam Wai Lok had discovered the quantity of firearms Ouyang Hai had purchased.
Five submachine guns, three rifles, and more than a dozen pistols.
They had been bought through foreign contacts in a transaction on the high seas, then smuggled into Hong Kong Island.
The middleman responsible for transporting them was the Vietnamese man who had helped Ouyang Hai and his men enter illegally.
Although Ouyang Hai's exact manpower and weapons remained unconfirmed for now, this information would clearly give the Police Force a rough idea of his strength.
As for Ouyang Hai's current hideout, Lam Wai Lok and Wo Sing Wo had found nothing either. Like Chiang Tin-yeung and Hung Hing, they were still investigating.
Sir Kwan gladly nodded and accepted Lam Wai Lok's gesture of goodwill.
He did not treat Lam Wai Lok any differently, inviting him to tea over the weekend just as he had invited Chiang Tin-yeung.
It had to be said that indirectly bringing Hong Kong Island's various triad societies under his control had been an excellent move on Zhou Quan's part.
Whenever a triad-related case occurred on Hong Kong Island, there was almost nothing that could escape Zhou Quan's notice if he chose to investigate.
A jewel thief like Ouyang Hai, for instance, could hardly be called a triad member. At most, he was a thief.
But if he wanted to operate on Hong Kong Island, there was simply no way he could avoid dealing with members of its various triad societies.
Unless the force under his command was large