Under normal circumstances, the other members of the Police Force core management under Zhou Quan rarely disturbed him of their own accord.
Usually, whenever there were work arrangements to make, Zhou Quan would summon the Deputy Commissioners, Senior Assistant Commissioners, and Assistant Commissioners himself.
Only when a serious emergency arose would these members of his Police Force core management come to see him uninvited.
Lok Kai-cheung and Kung Ka-pui arriving together was most likely another such case.
"Ah Cheung, Ah Pui, come in and sit down."
Zhou Quan beckoned, then pointed, motioning for Lok Kai-cheung and Kung Ka-pui to take seats on the reception sofa opposite his desk.
"Good day, sir!"
Lok Kai-cheung and Kung Ka-pui strode briskly, their greetings loud and clear and their salutes crisp.
"Has something unusual happened in your Criminal Operations Department?"
Zhou Quan nodded slightly. Dispensing with pleasantries with these two trusted men, he asked directly why they had come.
"Boss, Ka-pui and his people at CIB have been closely monitoring Yee Fung's activities lately. Their investigation eventually suggested that Yee Fung might be colluding with a transnational criminal group, attempting to revive Hong Kong Island's drug market."
Since the formal salutes were over, Lok Kai-cheung habitually switched to a more familiar form of address.
"Our Criminal Operations Department hasn't yet established exactly where this transnational criminal group comes from."
"But we can confirm that these people pulling the strings, as well as Yee Fung's current boss, all wear rings of similar designs."
At this, Zhou Quan narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly interrupted Lok Kai-cheung's report.
"Rings of similar designs? Have those sewer rats from the Aether Society become active again?"
From Lok Kai-cheung's account, the Aether Society was the first transnational criminal group that came to Zhou Quan's mind.
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