Evening approached, and with the Police Force's normal closing time drawing near, Zhou Quan was still working at his desk in his office.
Although the Hung Jipang Criminal Syndicate had been wiped out in its entirety, Zhou Quan had not disbanded the Emergency Response Team and continued to maintain the Police Force's level-two alert.
Large-scale mobilizations of the Police Force were rare.
It was a rare opportunity, and Zhou Quan did not want to waste the manpower and resources committed to it.
Besides, he had only signed the executive order launching Operation Sharp Sword that morning.
And yet the operation had ended successfully before the afternoon shift had even begun?
While that demonstrated the Police Force's operational efficiency, it would also waste the manpower and resources already committed.
Zhou Quan simply took the opportunity to launch an anti-gang crackdown across all of Hong Kong.
At the same time, he used the sweeping operation that began that afternoon as cover for Chow Sing Sing, Luo Danian, and the others' investigation.
Because of the National Security Department's stringent secrecy, even the vast majority of the Police Force's core leadership had not detected Luo Danian's special review team.
No one knew just how enormous a storm Luo Danian and the Political Investigation Department had stirred up under cover of the Police Force's large-scale mobilization.
After spending the afternoon handling the anti-gang crackdown, Zhou Quan glanced at his watch and prepared to sign the day's final official letter.
It was a document expressing thanks to the Central Barracks on behalf of the entire Police Force in his capacity as Acting Commissioner.
Knock! Knock, knock!
Just as Zhou Quan thought there would be no news from the National Security Department that day and put away his fountain pen to leave work, a series of heavy