Recaps

Chow Sing Sing reported that Doctor and Fei Fei were the only known terrorists still inside the Kum To Hotel, prompting Zhou Quan to end the exhibition and order a thorough search. As G4 officers moved to arrest Doctor, he seized Li Ka-shing with a broken wineglass and threatened the officers.

• Chow Sing Sing told Zhou Quan that Doctor was posing as a guest and Fei Fei had blended in with the hotel staff.
• Zhou Quan ordered G4 to control the banquet hall and screen everyone, while Kwan Man Chin reported that a suspected Fei Fei had been caught near the surveillance room.
• Kwan Man Chin announced that the Jewelry Exhibition was canceled, and Ying Cheung-sam led officers toward the suspicious male guest.
• Doctor recognized the approaching officers, decided to take a hostage, and chose Li Ka-shing as he tried to retreat.
• Doctor pressed the broken stem of a wineglass to Li Ka-shing's neck and ordered the officers to stop.

Zhou Quan killed Doctor with a single shot after Action C Group distracted him, rescuing Li Ka-shing from being held hostage. With the suspect dead, Zhou Quan secured the banquet hall and went to check on Li Ka-shing while officers began verifying the guests.

• Doctor seized Li Ka-shing as a hostage and backed him toward a corner of the banquet hall, preventing the officers from acting rashly.
• Zhou Quan ordered Action C Group to breach the hall and draw Doctor's attention while he prepared to shoot.
• Lok Kai-cheung led Action C Group into the banquet hall, distracting Doctor long enough for Zhou Quan to shoot him through the eye and kill him.
• Zhou Quan identified himself, announced that the threat was over, and ordered the guests to stay put and cooperate with checks.
• A female reporter tried to question Zhou Quan, but he declined to comment and went to check on Li Ka-shing.

Zhou Quan attended a largely formal internal hearing after his actions during the Kum To Hotel terrorist attack drew public scrutiny. The hearing began with the panel asking whether he had prior intelligence about the terrorists.

• The Kum To Hotel attack became major news, and while most prominent guests praised Zhou Quan and the Security Department, some tabloid reporters questioned his decision to shoot near Li Ka-shing and the department’s preparedness.
• Zhou Quan sat before Lok Ming-wah, Mok Kam-chuen, and Yu Suqiu at an internal hearing that was presented as a formality.
• Mok Kam-chuen praised Zhou Quan’s actions and invited him and Lok Ming-wah to dinner, while making clear they would proceed with the hearing’s formalities.
• Mok Kam-chuen opened the hearing and asked Zhou Quan whether he had obtained intelligence about the terrorists before the attack.

Zhou Quan defended the decisions behind the Kum To Hotel operation at a public hearing, explaining the intelligence and precautions that guided it. The hearing concluded with Mok Kam-chuen supporting Zhou, while Yu Suqiu continued preparing the official record and report.

• Zhou Quan told Mok Kam-chuen that Interpol had warned of suspected terrorists in Hong Kong, and that police had deployed precautions after identifying the jewelry exhibition as a likely target.
• Zhou Quan explained that the wider police deployments showed the exhibition had not been used as a trap to lure the terrorists.
• When questioned about firing near hostage Li Ka-shing, Zhou Quan said his shooting skill and tactical judgment had made the shot certain to succeed.
• Zhou Quan rebuked outsiders for trying to dictate how frontline police commanders handled operations.
• Mok Kam-chuen ended the hearing and said the Monitoring Department would report its findings with the Public Relations Department, while Yu Suqiu continued polishing the record.

After the Kum To Hotel hearing strengthened Zhou Quan’s standing, Li Ka-shing called and invited him to his mansion, prompting Zhou Quan to suspect a serious problem. Zhou Quan learned that Li Ka-shing’s eldest son might have been kidnapped and ordered an urgent investigation.

• The Police Force defended Zhou Quan against criticism, and public reports on the Kum To Hotel attack helped preserve trust in him.
• Several months later, Li Ka-shing invited Zhou Quan to his Deep Water Bay Road mansion for a private meeting.
• Zhou Quan summoned the Action Group commanders and asked whether they had intelligence concerning Li Ka-shing.
• Luo Danian reported that Li Ka-shing’s eldest son’s black Crown had been abandoned on Muk Shing Road, though the family had not reported him missing.
• Zhou Quan ordered his subordinates to make the investigation a priority.

Li Ka-shing invited Zhou Quan to dinner and revealed that Zhang Ziqiang had kidnapped his eldest son and demanded a billion in ransom. Zhou Quan asked whether Li wanted the Security Department to take over the case, leaving the next move dependent on Li’s decision.

• Zhou Quan arrived at Li Ka-shing’s villa and respectfully greeted former Police Force chief Lee Man-bun.
• Li Ka-shing and Lee Man-bun explained that they had invited Zhou Quan because Li’s eldest son had been kidnapped.
• Li Ka-shing told Zhou Quan that Zhang Ziqiang had demanded a billion in ransom and that he had avoided contacting the police to protect his son.
• Zhou Quan asked Li Ka-shing whether he wanted the Security Department to handle the case or had other arrangements in mind.

Li Ka-shing entrusted Zhou Quan with rescuing his kidnapped eldest son while keeping the case quiet. Zhou Quan left to gather tracking equipment and pursue the rescue within the forty-eight-hour window.

• Li Ka-shing asked Zhou Quan to protect his son and limit the public impact of the kidnapping.
• Zhou Quan asked about Zhang Ziqiang’s ransom demands, deadline, and delivery arrangements.
• Li Ka-shing said Zhang Ziqiang demanded one billion Hong Kong dollars in used Big Golden Bull notes by the following evening and warned that he had worn bombs.
• Lee Man-bun told Zhou Quan that his men were watching Deep Water Bay Road and had seen nothing unusual.
• Zhou Quan instructed Li Ka-shing to prepare the ransom, promised to bring tracking equipment, and postponed the meal to focus on the rescue.

Zhou Quan assembled the Security Department Action Group after confirming that Zhang Ziqiang’s gang had kidnapped Li Ka-shing’s eldest son, Li Ju, and set a thirty-six-hour deadline to rescue him. He ordered teams to investigate the kidnappers and secretly monitor Li Ka-shing’s villa as the gang demanded at least HK$1 billion in ransom.

• Zhou Quan summoned the Action Group officers and told them Li Ju had been kidnapped, with his fate still unknown.
• Zhou Quan reviewed the 1991 Kai Tak Airport armored car robbery files and identified Zhang Ziqiang and several known gang members as suspects.
• Luo Danian reported that a false emergency call had preceded the discovery of Li Ju’s abandoned black Crown, and that three vehicles had apparently boxed it in.
• Zhou Quan ordered one Intelligence Group team to trace the false caller while Luo Danian led another team to secretly install surveillance and wiretaps at Li Ka-shing’s villa.
• Zhou Quan told the officers that Zhang Ziqiang had demanded at least HK$1 billion in ransom.

Zhou Quan assigned officers to investigate Zhang Ziqiang’s gang, then learned that Ye Jihuan had been arrested after a gunfight in Hong Kong Island Tsai. Suspecting Ye Jihuan could know something about Li Ka-shing’s son’s kidnapping, Zhou Quan set out with Lok Kai-cheung to question him.

• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing’s team to search underground casinos for Lung Chi-fei, while Lok Kai-cheung’s team prepared to deploy and Kwan Man Chin continued his security duties.
• Yeung Kam Wing reported that Ye Jihuan had been shot and arrested after encountering patrolling officers with two accomplices, who escaped.
• Zhou Quan learned that Ye Jihuan was receiving treatment at Mary Church Hospital and had suffered nerve damage that would leave him unable to stand.
• Zhou Quan sent Chow Sing Sing and Ah Nin to begin their assignments, released Kwan Man Chin to rest, and took Lok Kai-cheung to see Ye Jihuan.

Zhou Quan and Security Department officers visited the hospitalized Ye Jihuan, whom they suspected of involvement in a major case linked to an abandoned car belonging to Li Ju. Zhou Quan taunted Ye Jihuan about his return to crime, and the paralyzed fugitive fell silent as the chapter left him powerless to retaliate.

• Zhou Quan arrived at West District Mary Church Hospital with Lok Kai-cheung, Yeung Kam Wing, and Security Department officers to see Ye Jihuan.
• Two Central District Major Crimes Unit officers left the ward after Uncle Nam warned the younger officer not to interfere with the Security Department's investigation.
• Uncle Nam and the young officer speculated that Ye Jihuan's weapons and the abandoned car belonging to Li Ju might be connected to a major case.
• Zhou Quan sat beside Ye Jihuan and mocked him with his old nickname, Mute Dog, while asking why he had returned to Hong Kong Island.
• Ye Jihuan glared at Zhou Quan, then closed his eyes and stayed silent, unable to act while paralyzed.

Zhou Quan questioned the injured Ye Jihuan and inferred that Zhang Ziqiang was hiding Li Ka-shing’s eldest son in a rural housing estate halfway up the hills of Hong Kong Island Tsai. Ye Jihuan warned that Zhang might have moved, but Zhou Quan remained confident and waited for more intelligence.

• Zhou Quan questioned Ye Jihuan about his weapons and his connection to Zhang Ziqiang, reading his reactions when he refused to answer.
• Zhou Quan inferred from Ye Jihuan’s expressions that Zhang Ziqiang had kidnapped Li Ka-shing’s eldest son and was holding him in a rural housing estate halfway up the hills of Hong Kong Island Tsai.
• Zhou Quan told Yeung Kam Wing to contact Sir Luo and request information from the Housing and Highways Department about the area’s housing estates.
• Ye Jihuan finally spoke and warned Zhou Quan that Zhang Ziqiang and his associates might already have moved.
• Zhou Quan threatened that Ye Jihuan’s life in Stanley could become dangerous, then closed his eyes and waited for the Housing Department’s information.

Ye Jihuan revealed that Zhang Ziqiang was staying at 44 Shui Tong Road and detailed the criminals’ weapons. Zhou Quan assembled trusted elite operatives and launched an operation to eliminate the Big Tycoon Criminal Group.

• Ye Jihuan gave Zhou Quan Big Tycoon’s address and warned that Li Ka-shing’s eldest son might no longer be there.
• Ye Jihuan described the group’s handguns, AKs, grenades, and possible bomb vest, and Zhou Quan promised him a fair trial.
• Zhou Quan ordered Lok Kai-cheung to summon elite operatives and secure Ye Jihuan’s hospital room.
• Lok Kai-cheung assembled Zhou Quan’s trusted teams as Luo Danian arranged intelligence support and reported surveillance near the target house.
• Luo Danian reported a suspected cloned-plate Grey Honda and evidence linking Lung Chi-fei to the area, and Zhou Quan ordered the teams to move out.

Zhou Quan led T Group in a sudden assault on Zhang Ziqiang’s hideout, killing the gang and rescuing Li Ju. With the compound under control, Li Ju was escorted outside, shaken but safe.

• Zhou Quan surrounded the village house and ordered T Group to assault while the other Action Groups waited outside.
• Zhou Quan and T Group took positions around the house, preparing to breach its windows and doors with flashbangs.
• After Zhou Quan gave the signal, T Group stormed the house and shot Zhang Ziqiang and the other criminals in the head.
• Chow Sing Sing reported the rooms clear, and Lok Kai-cheung’s officers prepared to move in as Zhou Quan called for follow-up support.
• He Wenzhan freed Li Ju from the dog cage, covered him with a curtain, and led him safely out of the house.

Li Ka-shing hosted a banquet to thank the Security Department’s commanders and officers for rescuing his son Li Ju. He offered to donate police vehicles, and Zhou Quan directed him to discuss the donation with Lau Kit-fai.

• Li Ka-shing invited Zhou Quan and the Security Department’s Action Group officers to a lavish alcohol-free dinner at his villa.
• Li Ka-shing thanked Lok Ming-wah, Zhou Quan, and Lau Kit-fai for helping bring Li Ju home safely, while Lee Man-bun praised the commanders.
• Li Ju toasted the commanders and promised to repay their kindness, directing his bow mainly toward Zhou Quan.
• Li Ka-shing offered to donate a batch of official police vehicles to support the Police Force.
• Zhou Quan referred Li Ka-shing to Lau Kit-fai, who welcomed his support for the Police Force.

After Li Ka-shing donated police vehicles to the Police Force, Zhou Quan focused on the Security Department’s growing workload and a major Interpol drug case. A terrorist attack disguised as a police operation freed a key suspect, leading Zhou Quan to suspect there was a mole inside the Police Force.

• Li Ka-shing donated police vehicles worth tens of millions to the Police Force, with more than half allocated to the Security Department and many assigned to Zhou Quan’s Action Group.
• Zhou Quan’s Security Department assisted Interpol with several cases, including a high-seas drug deal in which officers seized heroin and ninety million US dollars.
• Interpol arranged to transfer the criminals and seized money to America, but the convoy was attacked near the Hung Hom Tunnel entrance by assailants disguised as police officers.
• The attackers killed three officers, seriously wounded five, freed the principal target, and killed the other suspects.
• Zhou Quan convened the Action Group officers, and Lok Kai-cheung identified the escaped suspect as Professor and said the attack suggested a mole inside the Police Force.

After criminals ambushed an Interpol escort convoy, Zhou Quan suspected a mole and assigned his Security Department teams to investigate the attack and hunt down the perpetrators. The chapter ended with Zhou authorizing surveillance of Interpol's Asia-Pacific Division.

• Lok Kai-cheung concluded that someone in the Major Crimes Unit or Interpol might have leaked the escort route.
• Luo Danian reported that reinstated officer Chu Wah-biu had encountered the criminals, but his history and timing made him an unlikely mole.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian to investigate Chu Wah-biu's connections and finances, obtain composite images, and scrutinize the Major Crimes Unit officer who commanded the escort.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to activate TUI and search for the attackers across Hong Kong Island.
• Zhou Quan assigned Lok Kai-cheung to surveil Interpol's Asia-Pacific Division, especially its narcotics enforcement and evidence personnel.

Zhou Quan received reports linking Professor to a phone number and a violent gunfight that killed Interpol officer Richard. Suspecting the gang had stolen military-grade weapons and planned to recover ninety million US dollars from Interpol, Zhou ordered investigations and tightened security before heading to Central District Police Station.

• Chow Sing Sing reported that TUI had located Professor's phone number, 90137631, and learned that a Chinatown gang had given him twenty-four hours to hand over money.
• Luo Danian reported that Sergeant 24552 appeared clean, while an officer in the Central District Major Crimes Unit was under investigation for dereliction of duty.
• Lok Kai-cheung reported that Professor's gang had killed Richard on Murray Road, escaped after a gunfight, and used M16 rifles, shotguns, a light machine gun, and grenades.
• Luo Danian and Lok Kai-cheung explained that Yeung Chi-lung had previously been stabbed by Professor and that Richard's right arm was missing, leading Zhou Quan to suspect the gang wanted access to Interpol's palm-print scanners.
• Zhou Quan ordered an investigation into the phone's calls and possible weapons leaks from specialist police units, placed C Group on heavier equipment, and ordered surveillance of Interpol Headquarters.
• Zhou Quan told Chow Sing Sing to keep T Squad in reserve, then left with men to meet the Central District Major Crimes Unit commander.

Zhou Quan brought Security Department officers to Central Police Station to take over the Professor cases and confront the Central District Major Crimes Unit. When Kwan Yuet-sing acted arrogantly and insulted Zhou Quan, Zhou kicked him into his office, and Chow Sing Sing followed by stepping on his chest.

• Zhou Quan led Chow Sing Sing and other officers to Central Police Station to formally take over the Professor cases and meet Kwan Yuet-sing and Chu Wah-biu.
• At the Central District Major Crimes Unit, Zhou Quan and his team heard Kwan Yuet-sing boast that he would investigate the Professor case whenever he pleased.
• Kwan Yuet-sing tried to force officers to testify that Chu Wah-biu had insulted a superior, shoving one officer when he refused.
• Zhou Quan confronted Kwan Yuet-sing, who roared at him without recognizing his rank.
• Zhou Quan kicked Kwan Yuet-sing into his office, and Chow Sing Sing planted his foot on Kwan Yuet-sing's chest.

Zhou Quan arrived at the Central District Police Station and took charge of the cases involving the Professor on behalf of the Security Department. He suspended Kwan Yuet-sing for suspected dereliction of duty and ordered Chu Wah-biu and his officers to assist with the investigation.

• Chow Sing Sing kicked Kwan Yuet-sing down, and Chu Wah-biu and Tony Rainey recognized Zhou Quan and saluted him.
• Zhou Quan announced that the Security Department was taking over the cases involving the Professor, and Tony Rainey agreed to cooperate.
• Zhou Quan ordered Kwan Yuet-sing to surrender his service weapon and Appointment Certificate and report for questioning.
• Tony Rainey demanded Kwan Yuet-sing's weapon and certificate, while Chow Sing Sing stepped away and returned to Zhou Quan's side.
• Zhou Quan asked Chu Wah-biu and the officers from his No. 2 Riot Van to cooperate with the investigation, and Chu agreed.

After learning that the Professor and Little Bird had no records in Police Force files and had repeatedly contacted Shek Kong Camp, Zhou Quan concluded that foreign garrison personnel were helping the criminals escape. He ordered an operation to capture the Professor and Little Bird, prepared to raid the military airfield, and sought Wong Bing Yiu’s support.

• Luo Danian reported that the criminals had no records in Police Force files and that the Professor’s phone had repeatedly contacted Shek Kong Camp.
• Zhou Quan inferred that the foreign garrison had supplied weapons and planned the criminals’ escape through Shek Kong Military Airfield.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian to arrange a trap, eliminate the other criminals, and capture the Professor and Little Bird alive for interrogation.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to prepare T Squad’s heavy weapons and put the Flying Tigers on standby.
• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu he might act against Shek Kong Military Airfield, and Wong promised to notify Number One and Xinhua News Agency.

After the Professor and Little Bird attacked the Interpol Asia-Pacific Division, Zhou Quan’s team captured them and learned that two Shek Kong Camp officers had helped the criminals. Zhou Quan ordered a raid to arrest the officers and planned to hand the prisoners over to the Motherland’s agents.

• Zhou Quan arranged for Wong Bing Yiu to coordinate with the authorities while the Security Department prepared to capture the Professor.
• The Professor and Little Bird attacked the Interpol Asia-Pacific Division, but Lok Kai-cheung and Action C Group ambushed them, killing the other attackers and capturing the two leaders.
• Under interrogation, the Professor revealed that Steve Brittingham and Michel Lambert had supplied weapons and helped the criminals escape, while an American accomplice had already left Hong Kong.
• Zhou Quan ordered Lok Kai-cheung to keep the Professor and Little Bird alive in Safe House Three for transfer to the Motherland’s agents.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to mobilize T Squad and the Flying Tigers for a raid on Shek Kong Camp, then completed an arrest warrant for Steve Brittingham and Michel Lambert.

Zhou Quan led a large Security Department and Flying Tigers convoy to Shek Kong Camp to arrest two foreign garrison officers suspected of involvement in a serious terrorist attack. The convoy reached the camp, where Zhou presented the accusation and arrest warrants to duty commander Richard Parkin.

• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu that the targets were a second lieutenant and a sergeant who had served in the Political Department’s Special Action Group, and Wong promised to contact Xinhua News Agency and Number One.
• Zhou ordered Chow Sing Sing to summon the Flying Tigers and speed toward Shek Kong Camp before the suspects could escape.
• The Flying Tigers joined the Security Department convoy, and Zhou arranged the assault teams, T Squad, and sniper team into formation.
• The police convoy arrived at Shek Kong Camp, and the sentries alerted duty commander Richard Parkin.
• Zhou identified himself to Richard, accused members of the unit of participating in a serious terrorist attack, and Chow Sing Sing showed Richard two arrest warrants.

Zhou Quan confronted Lieutenant Colonel Richard at Shek Kong Camp and forced him to cooperate with arrest warrants for Second Lieutenant Steve and Sergeant Michelle. The two soldiers were delivered to the camp gates, and Zhou Quan’s officers left with them.

• Richard refused to hand over Steve and Michelle, insisting the garrison would handle their cases.
• Zhou Quan stood firm and warned Richard to recognize Hong Kong’s circumstances, while the armed police officers backed him.
• Richard agreed to cooperate, and Zhou Quan told him to have the two soldiers brought to the sentry post rather than return inside the camp.
• Richard used the duty phone to order the Guard Unit to disarm and escort Steve and Michelle to the gates.
• About ten minutes later, soldiers brought the two pale, disheveled foreigners before Zhou Quan and Richard.
• Zhou Quan ordered his officers to move out with Steve and Michelle, leaving Richard at the camp gates.

Richard explained why he let the Police Force take Steve and Michelle, while Zhou Quan relied on his legal and political backing after secretly detaining the foreigners. The Police Force's Number One contacted Xinhua News Agency to take custody of the four criminals, leaving Zhou Quan waiting for the outcome.

• Richard told his captain that senior officials were shipping their wealth back to Britain and admitted that he and other officers had profited from Steve and Michelle's arms sales.
• Richard said he would not risk a firefight because he wanted to return safely to Britain, and his captain agreed before driving toward the camp's Administrative Building.
• Zhou Quan judged that the Governor's Office could not easily punish him because he had broken no law and had backing from Xinhua News Agency, the Police Force Lee Family, and his relatives.
• Zhou Quan secretly detained two foreigners in the Safe House on Queen's Road East and left the next steps to the Police Force's Number One.
• The Police Force's Number One contacted Xinhua News Agency, whose special intelligence agents were to take custody of the four criminals.

Zhou Quan prepared promotions and rewards for his trusted officers while welcoming Jiu Sai-wing back from undercover work and recruiting Chu Wah-biu into the Security Department. He left to discuss further promotions with Lok Ming-wah and Lau Kit-fai.

• Lau Kit-fai’s Administration Group dismissed Kwan Big Gang and Kwan Yuet-sing after investigating the Police Force and uncovering Kwan Yuet-sing’s serious dereliction of duty.
• Zhou Quan planned to promote his trusted officers and welcomed Jiu Sai-wing back to the Police Force with a three-rank promotion and Probationary Inspector training.
• Fan Jiu learned that his younger brother, Jiu Sai-wing, had served undercover and proudly accepted his appointment certificate.
• Zhou Quan revoked Chu Wah-biu’s disciplinary decision and offered him three possible postings.
• Chu Wah-biu chose to transfer to the Security Department’s Action Group, and Zhou Quan went to discuss rewards and promotions with Lok Ming-wah and Lau Kit-fai.