As Choi Yuen-kei left the National Security DCP's office, he felt cold sweat drenching his back.
On the surface, Sir Kwan's words just now seemed to emphasize the importance of the Police Force's third-generation communications and command system.
As the Police Force's future communications and even command network, the importance of its security naturally went without saying.
Yet having reached his current position, how could Choi Yuen-kei possibly lack political sensitivity?
Anyone who listened only to the surface meaning would never grasp their superior's true intentions.
Both explicitly and implicitly, Sir Kwan had stressed that the interests of the Police Force, Hong Kong Island, and the National Interest could not be compromised.
Ultimately, the fundamental principle was that national interests had to be safeguarded.
Thinking of his own recent circumstances instantly made Choi Yuen-kei break out in a cold sweat, as though thorns were digging into his back.
As the Police Force's National Security DCP, Sir Kwan was effectively its second-in-command in terms of authority.
Whether in Operations or management, Sir Kwan had the authority to get involved.
In reality, however, the National Security Department was the true foundation of Sir Kwan's power.
The department seemingly fell under the Police Force's jurisdiction, but there was another layer to its significance.
Within the entire Police Force, apart from Number One and Sir Kwan, no one else in the Police Force core management had the authority to intervene in its affairs.
Answering to the Hong Kong Government’s top official, and even to those above the Hong Kong Government, was the true purpose of the National Security Department’s existence.
Sir Kwan had invited him alone and had specifically stressed those points.
This forced Choi Yuen-kei to wonder whether his recent close dealings with certain people had attracted the National Security Department's attention, causing