Seeing his prized pupil leave, Zhou Quan paid little further attention to the CIB trio.
"Ah Zhan, find yourself a seat!"
With a warm smile and a nod to He Wenzhan, Zhou Quan picked up the Internal Line on his desk.
Leung Chun-yee, Yeung Chun, and Lin Yixiang had caused a heap of trouble, even if it barely amounted to anything to him.
But right now, how could there possibly be seats for the three of them in the Police Force Deputy Commissioner's office?
He Wenzhan obeyed his boss without question and settled onto the sofa beside him.
Zhou Quan used the Internal Line to dial the Securities and Futures Commission.
"Zhou Quan, Police Force Headquarters. Put me through to the Securities and Futures Commission's management."
"I want the person in charge of the investigation into Fenghua International."
Faced with an Internal Line call from a member of the Police Force core management, especially one originating from the National Security DCP's office, the Hong Kong Government's switchboard operator naturally did not dare delay.
The call first went through to the Securities and Futures Commission's senior management, then directly into the Special Task Officer's office.
"Hello, Sir Kwan. This is Ha Ying-kwan, deputy chairman of the Securities and Futures Commission."
In less than a minute, the voice of one of the commission's deputy chairmen came through the receiver.
"Hello, Mr. Ha. The National Security Department has now taken over the investigation into Fenghua International."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhou Quan immediately gave his instructions.
"I've received reliable intelligence that after the market opens today, Fenghua International will push a stock from twenty cents to a dollar twenty."
"I need the commission to suspend trading in every stock under Fenghua International as soon as you detect substantial purchases by the