If the Big Sir at his station found out he was planning to manipulate his nephew into becoming a mole,
then the legendary Deadly Scissor Kick, which launched into the air and crushed an opponent's skull, would definitely come down on him.
At the thought of that scene, Wong Chi Shing immediately felt a chill run down his spine.
"Sir Ye, you don't think my namesake Big Sir will transfer me to the Traffic Unit or make me guard a reservoir once he finds out about this, do you?"
Wong Chi Shing looked at Principal Ye with a long face. His already rather unsavory features looked even more unbearable now.
Although Wong Chi Shing was officially under the Anti-Triad Unit of West Kowloon Region,
even though Wong Bing Yiu was the commander of Yau Tsim District, he couldn't directly appoint, dismiss, or transfer Wong Chi Shing.
But Wong Bing Yiu was a big shot with the rank of Senior Superintendent. If he really meant to target Wong Chi Shing,
all he had to do was put in a word, and the commander of the Regional Anti-Triad Unit would certainly do him a favor.
When that happened, whether Wong Chi Shing was sent to stand around in the Traffic Unit or simply exiled to a remote district to guard a reservoir, either was entirely possible.
After offending the top Big Sir at a district station, how could Wong Chi Shing possibly sit still?
"Boss, you've got to help me!"
The more he thought about it, the less confident he felt. Wong Chi Shing simply leaned over and sprawled across Principal Ye's desk.
He gazed at Principal Ye pitifully, looking very much as if he wouldn't leave that day unless Principal Ye came to his rescue.
Even Principal Ye couldn't help feeling a little queasy.
"Stop! Stop right there!"
Principal Ye raised a hand to hold him back and instinctively leaned away.
"Relax! Sir Wong wouldn't go so far as to make things difficult for you over this."
Wong Chi Shing hadn't known what he was doing, after all, and he hadn't succeeded.
So even if word got out, the elders behind Zhou Quan wouldn't directly target Wong Chi Shing.
Those elders were all senior figures in the Police Force, and they weren't lacking in magnanimity-not at least in public.
Besides, Wong Chi Shing's original intention had been to crack down on criminal gangs.
Of course, if Wong Chi Shing had really pushed Zhou Quan into a pit of fire, that would have been another matter.
After Principal Ye talked him through it and reassured him, Wong Chi Shing finally set the weight on his heart aside.
"Sir Ye, you're busy with official business, so I won't take up any more of your time. I'll come visit again when I can."
Wong Chi Shing let out a long breath, an ingratiating smile appearing on his face as he stood and took his leave.
Principal Ye's attitude had been clear enough. Wong Chi Shing no longer dared ask him to assess any other outstanding officers.
He also knew perfectly well that if he didn't change his ways, their old ties would soon be at an end.
"Go take care of your business!"
Principal Ye waved him away without trying to keep him. For the time being, he really didn't want much more to do with Wong Chi Shing.
"Goodbye, sir!"
Wong Chi Shing stamped to attention and saluted Principal Ye solemnly, then left the Police Academy looking somewhat dejected.
Before leaving, he made a special trip to the Shooting Range to take a look at Zhou Quan.
Although he had given up on recruiting Zhou Quan as an undercover, that didn't mean he would distance himself from him.
If he couldn't be his superior, he could still be his colleague!
A man like Zhou Quan, skilled in both letters and arms and with powerful connections, was naturally someone Wong Chi Shing wanted to befriend.
Zhou Quan was concentrating on target practice and didn't notice Wong Chi Shing watching from afar.
With Firearms Mastery as an achievement reward, Zhou Quan's command of every kind of firearm was enough to put him among the world's top shooters.
This simple pistol-shooting practice was, in truth, of no use to him at all.
But all the other cadets were diligently practicing, so how could Zhou Quan set himself apart?
Some things were best done with a show of strength, but for others, it was better to keep a low profile and go with the flow.
Be bold in one's work, modest in how one carried oneself.
Not hiding his own brilliance, but not making a show of anything unusual either-that was Zhou Quan's way of doing things.
As Zhou Quan trained in peace, time rushed by like a tide.
Wong Chi Shing's business was only a minor interlude in Zhou Quan's thirty-six weeks of Probationary Inspector training. It wasn't enough to affect his life.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Quan's time at Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School was drawing to a close.
Once the graduation ceremony was over, the R in the RPC before Zhou Quan's police number would be removed, leaving only the letters PC.
He would then officially join the Police Force as an officer with the rank of Probationary Inspector.
The Police Academy's graduation ceremony was extremely dull. To Zhou Quan, who was used to the spectacular military parades in the Motherland, the Western-style drill the Police Force still used seemed rather foolish.
The only things that caught his attention were the senior officers seated on the reviewing platform, each in a white shirt and wearing at least one crown on his shoulders.
The Police Force took the graduation ceremony fairly seriously. A foreign Assistant Commissioner in charge of personnel and training had come in person to watch.
He was also responsible for presenting the honors to the award winners from the Police Constable and Inspector classes.
Five classes had taken part in training that term: one Inspector Class and four Police Constable classes.
Among the cadets in the Police Constable classes, there were no names Zhou Quan recognized.
Although Zhou Quan was now in the Hong Kong cinematic universe, it was still a real world. How could he possibly run into that many protagonists?
Yeung Kam Wing and Chan Wing Yan, whom Zhou Quan knew of, were junior cadets from the next class.
As for the famous mole Lau Kin-ming, he hadn't even entered the Police Academy yet.
So Zhou Quan didn't pay any particular attention to the Police Constable class award winners.
Three Silver Cock winners and one winner of both the Silver Cock and the Sir Fu Cup-that was the usual arrangement.
Compared with the Police Constable classes, competition was much fiercer in the only Inspector Class.
Ma Hiu Tin, Ma Jun, and Chan Kwok Wing-how could any of the three be easy to deal with?
But with his original body's foundation, along with the Firearms Mastery and Martial Arts Champion achievement rewards he had received, Zhou Quan still firmly outperformed all three.
That term's Honorary Baton and Shirley Shield both went to Zhou Quan.
Even the foreign Assistant Commissioner presented him with the Commissioner's Commendation for Academic Excellence on behalf of Number One.
At that term's police cadet graduation ceremony, Zhou Quan was the undisputed center of attention.
He had earned A+ grades in every subject, and his own high level of education added to his achievements.
This made the senior officers from all parts of the Police Force who had come to watch turn their attention to Zhou Quan one after another.
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