As Deputy Commissioner of the Police Force, how could Wong Bing Yiu not have known that the National Security Department had launched Cross-Border Anti-Drug Operations?
As the senior figure in charge of police operations, he had no authority to interfere in the National Security Department's internal work, but the Criminal Operations Department was under his control.
He had received word immediately that officers from the Narcotics Investigation Division under the Criminal Operations Department had been temporarily seconded to the National Security Department and had left Hong Kong Island on a cross-border mission.
This cross-border operation had never been much of a secret among the Police Force's senior officers.
After all, the Police Force had coordinated the charter flights taking Zhou Quan and his men between Thailand and Hong Kong Island.
Wong Bing Yiu had actually opposed Zhou Quan personally leading the Cross-Border Anti-Drug Operations.
He was not the only one. Lee Man-bun had felt the same way.
In the eyes of these two elders of Zhou Quan's, what mattered most for him now was maintaining a steady course.
Even if he did nothing, his own advantages would allow him to gradually become the leader of the entire Police Force.
Cross-Border Anti-Drug Operations would certainly be an impressive addition to his record, but for Zhou Quan, it was merely help in his hour of need.
But the boy had grown up, and it was only natural for him to have ideas of his own.
Even Wong Bing Yiu and Lee Man-bun, his elders, could no longer readily intervene to change Zhou Quan's decisions.
Besides, Zhou Quan was clearly far more than simply their junior now.
He headed the National Security Department and wore the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner.
On that basis alone, Zhou Quan wielded greater authority within the Police