It was eight sharp on the morning of the last working day of the week of the L arms-smuggling case.
With a gentle breeze blowing, Zhou Quan left Tai Kwun in an official Police Force car and headed for the Police College in Wong Chuk Hang.
His mood was as bright as the sunshine outside the car.
There were two reasons for this. The first was the successful conclusion of the L arms-smuggling case.
Kong Chi Lap had put on an amusing show, firing the opening shot of his promotion into the Police Force core management.
Under his command, the Marine Police District, Mobile Unit, East Kowloon Police District, and National Security Department had worked closely together.
In the end, Doctor Luo's internationally renowned arms-smuggling syndicate had been successfully apprehended within Hong Kong Island's borders.
Solving the L arms-smuggling case meant more than Kong Chi Lap successfully securing his position in the Police Force core management.
It had also made his name resound throughout Southeast Asia and even the entire international law-enforcement community.
With his trusted subordinates growing ever more accomplished, Zhou Quan, as their boss, was naturally filled with congratulations and gratification.
The other reason was that the future successor to the Police Force's Lee Faction would officially step onto the Police Force's grand stage today.
After more than a year, Lee Family Ka-chun had successfully passed the Police Force's notoriously rigorous open recruitment process for the Inspector Class.
Although Lee Family Ka-chun had already established himself among the Police Force's rank and file through his outstanding achievement as a Sir Fu Cup winner, that was not enough.
Until he entered the inspector ranks, he still could not be considered the future heir to the Police Force's Lee Faction.
Only by becoming an inspector and qualifying to be addressed