More than ten years earlier, when Zhou Quan had trained at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy, its principal had been Ye Jinfeng, one of the few Chinese Senior Superintendents at the time.
Jiang Ping, the principal now before Zhou Quan, had been one of Principal Ye's trusted subordinates back then, wearing a crown on his shoulder.
Time had flown. Zhou Quan had now become the Police Force's National Security DCP, firmly set to become its next highest-ranking leader.
The former Superintendent Jiang Ping had also risen to Police Force Senior Superintendent and inherited his boss's mantle, continuing to cultivate fresh blood for the Police Force at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy.
Watching his former instructor lead the salute before him, Zhou Quan's expression grew solemn.
Especially when he spotted another familiar figure behind Jiang Ping, the smile on his lips became even warmer and friendlier.
"Sir Jiang, it's been a long time!"
Zhou Quan raised his hand and returned the salute with great formality, then extended his right hand and walked slowly forward.
As he did so, he also made a point of nodding to that old acquaintance.
It was Xu Hongsheng, formerly a Sergeant at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy and the ACI deputy class instructor of Zhou Quan's Inspector Class.
He, too, had now moved beyond the Junior Ranks and risen to Inspector rank, becoming a member of the Police Force's middle management.
At that moment, two gleaming silver stars and a bar rested on his shoulders.
He was not merely an Inspector; he had already been promoted to Senior Inspector.
Those thirty-six weeks of training at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Academy had been only a very brief period in Zhou Quan's life.
Many of the people he had encountered then had, in truth,