Huo Zhaotang's family was accustomed to trading personal favors and distrusted the Police Force's methods, which undoubtedly rubbed Zhou Quan the wrong way.
But whatever Huo Zhaotang's personal character, he was still a member of Hong Kong Island's public.
Ensuring the safety of Hong Kong Island's public was one of the Police Force's fundamental duties.
Therefore, Zhou Quan could not remain indifferent to Huo Zhaotang's kidnapping.
Of course, Cheung Tak Biu's performance was also something Zhou Quan was watching.
For both these reasons, Zhou Quan had personally assigned He Wenzhan to track down Huo Zhaotang and keep an eye on developments at East Kowloon Regional Headquarters.
If even Situ Jie could uncover those leads, how could the National Security Department be an exception?
And the Intelligence Group Jing Jinxian belonged to was the final link in the investigation.
With its intelligence on the Hong Kong Island underworld, TUI had immediately identified those two scumbag gangsters, Ho Wai-lok and Wong Kwan.
But the actual surveillance clearly required the Intelligence Group's Paparazzi to move in.
At that moment, Jing Jinxian had the precise locations of both gangsters firmly in hand.
Who knew whether the two were simply arrogant and brazen by nature or caught up in the excitement of the billion-dollar ransom they would soon receive?
In any case, those two gangsters were currently enjoying themselves at entertainment venues on Kwai Chung Wan Li Street.
The Intelligence Bureau in South New Territories took over the actual surveillance within Kwai Tsing District.
These Police District Intelligence Bureaus fell under the dual jurisdiction of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau at Police Force Headquarters and their Regional Headquarters.
The current head of the South New Territories Intelligence Bureau was Chief Inspector Leung Siu-tong, who, like Jing Jinxian and Cheung Tak Biu, was one of the Crouching