Through a web of personal connections, Leung Chun-yee, Yeung Chun, and Lin Yixiang arrived on the top floor of the Police Force's Tai Kwun.
Inside the National Security DCP's office, Zhou Quan sat calmly behind his desk, regarding the five men before him with an indifferent gaze.
Besides the three men involved, He Wenzhan and Guan Zu also stood before their boss.
"Tell me! What exactly happened?"
Raising his wrist to check the time, Zhou Quan spoke slowly and unhurriedly, his gaze settling on Leung Chun-yee.
It was not yet nine, and he had plenty of time to handle everything.
Besides, even if the Hong Kong stock market had already opened, he could still keep the situation under control.
At his level, almost nothing on Hong Kong Island could be considered difficult.
But having authority was one thing; how to exercise it was another.
"Sir, while I was on the night shift yesterday, I gave in to greed and altered the CCTV records."
Leung Chun-yee spoke first, reporting last night's events to the boss before him and explaining his motives.
"It had nothing to do with those two. They were both following my orders."
Zhou Quan neither agreed nor disagreed. He merely turned his gaze to Lin Yixiang.
"The youngest one. You tell me!"
Called on by his idol, Lin Yixiang instantly flushed crimson.
This time, it was not from the excitement and exhilaration he had felt at the golf course, but from shame and self-reproach.
"Sorry, sir!"
Lin Yixiang forced himself to meet his idol's gaze. Raising his hand in salute, he replied, "I've let you down!"
"I didn't want my father-in-law to look down on me, and I certainly didn't want to follow his orders in everything."
"So last night, I got greedy and planned to use this