After announcing how Leung Chun-yee would be dealt with, Zhou Quan looked straight past Yeung Chun and settled his gaze on Lin Yixiang.
Sir Kwan felt deeply regretful about the young plainclothes officer before him, who was also a staunch supporter of his.
Had it not been for what happened the night before, judging by the ability Lin Yixiang had shown in becoming a technical mainstay of a specialist department like the Criminal Intelligence Bureau within just a few years of joining the Police Force...
The upper ranks of the Police Force might still have been a distant prospect, but the inspector rank would certainly not have been the endpoint of his policing career.
Unfortunately, one wrong step had all but destroyed Lin Yixiang's promising future.
He had committed misfeasance out of self-interest, so Zhou Quan could not turn a blind eye.
"Police Constable Lin Yixiang, the Political Department will investigate your circumstances as well."
After studying Lin Yixiang for a few seconds, Zhou Quan announced his final decision in a grave voice.
"Once the investigation is over, you'll spend five years on border duty!"
In Lin Yixiang's case, there was no question of distinguishing negligence from misfeasance.
He had indeed participated in the entire process of altering the surveillance files, and there was no possible justification for that.
However, after weighing several considerations, Zhou Quan had decided not to dismiss him outright from the Police Force, but to transfer him to border duty for five years instead.
The three of them had made amends for their mistake in time, leaving some room to salvage and work things out.
If Lin Yixiang were dismissed outright, the matter would certainly become public.
When that happened, the reputation of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau, and even the entire Police Force, would suffer.
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