A fierce gunfight had broken out in the Unfinished Building's parking lot. Although it was outside the core area of Chiang Rai Province, it was hardly deserted.
Passersby nearby who heard the gunshots might well call the police.
Police Colonel Withaya currently had two very important tasks. First, he had to ensure that Chiang Rai Police Station kept its lips sealed about the gunfire in the Unfinished Building's parking lot.
Second, he had to clear away the drug traffickers' bodies in the parking lot-what was commonly called "mopping up" on Hong Kong Island.
As for where that parking lot was, Zhou Quan clearly had no need to give further instructions. Police Colonel Withaya would contact the police lieutenant colonel accompanying Chow Sing Sing himself.
For everything else, including the specific implementation of the subsequent joint anti-drug operation, he simply had to await Zhou Quan's orders.
The hastily convened emergency meeting covered little else. Zhou Quan directed all the operational arrangements himself.
Once he had assigned all the work, Zhou Quan waved everyone out of the room to attend to their respective duties and prepare for the final decapitation operation.
He himself waited until everyone had left before dialing Fang Xinwu's satellite phone number.
"Xinwu, Wei Shali and Wei Mianna have been caught. I'm planning to move directly against Eight-Faced Buddha tonight."
At that moment, Zhou Quan sounded somewhat urgent.
"Now, tell me your answer!"
The surveillance operation's sudden transformation into an arrest operation had completely disrupted Zhou Quan's original plan.
He now somewhat regretted letting Cheung Tsz-wai participate in the surveillance team's operation.
If Fang Xinwu refused to infiltrate the Wa State United Army, Zhou Quan would still need to find a suitable excuse for Cheung Tsz-wai, or even replace the undercover operative outright.
Fortunately, Fang Xinwu's answer saved Zhou