Recaps

After returning from leave, Zhou Quan learned that his PTU squad had been publicly branded cowards after being pinned down by armed robbers, while a separate investigation began over money missing from the robbers’ warehouse. He and Kwan Man Chin went to meet Big Sir, expecting the summons to focus on the damage to the Police Force’s reputation.

• Zhou Quan returned to West Kowloon General Headquarters with intelligence files about Triads in West Kowloon District.
• Kwan Man Chin told Zhou Quan that armed robbers had pinned down his PTU squad during a patrol near Beford Road, and the media had branded the officers “PTU Cowards.”
• Kwan Man Chin explained that stolen money left at warehouse number three had gone missing after being seized by the Major Crimes Unit at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
• Zhou Quan reassured Kwan Man Chin that his squad had not had access to the missing money and that the robbers’ attack had caught them by surprise.
• Zhou Quan and Kwan Man Chin headed to Big Sir’s office at the PTU’s top-floor offices.

Zhou Quan returned to work after a week off and reassured his team that the Police Force would not punish them over the recent incident. Reviewing the footage and case file, he pursued the driver who had blocked their Riot Van and recognized Lam Tong's name, confirming his suspicions about the Warehouse No. 3 Case.

• Kong Chi Lap told Zhou Quan that the Police Force understood the incident was an accident, though public trust had been shaken, and warned him to expect criticism while patrolling.
• Zhou Quan met with He Wenzhan, Shao Meiqi, and the other officers, then asked them to gather the Warehouse No. 3 Case file and the televised footage.
• Zhou Quan watched the clearer Police Station footage, reassured his team, and ordered two plainclothes officers to identify and arrest the Mazda's driver.
• Zhou Quan read the case summary and recognized Lam Tong of the Tsim Sha Tsui Major Crimes Unit, confirming his suspicions.

After Lam Tong’s gun incident derailed his promotion and moved him out of the Anti-Triad Unit, Zhou Quan suspected he had taken money left behind after the Warehouse No. 3 robbery. Zhou Quan planned to use He Wenzhan to bring Lam Tong to a meeting, but did not reveal what he wanted to discuss.

• Rumors about Lam Tong nearly losing his service pistol reached senior staff, who postponed his promotion and transferred him to the Major Crimes Unit.
• Zhou Quan reviewed the Warehouse No. 3 case and suspected Lam Tong had taken the robbers’ abandoned money to deal with his gambling debts.
• Zhou Quan recalled that Lam Tong would hide from creditors at Summer Palace Villa and eventually meet the four robbers, giving Zhou Quan a chance to catch them and earn merit.
• Zhou Quan dismissed the other officers and told He Wenzhan he planned to invite Lam Tong to Kowloon Cafe for iced lemon tea.
• He Wenzhan asked whether Zhou Quan suspected Lam Tong, but Zhou Quan said the Internal Investigations Branch would handle that and claimed he had another matter to discuss.

Zhou Quan invited Lam Tong to Kowloon Cafe and offered to help him restructure his debts, hoping to gain his trust and learn about the missing Warehouse No. 3 proceeds. Lam Tong rejected the offer and left, leaving Zhou Quan without a way to use him as a lead to the four armed robbers.

• While discussing the missing proceeds, Shao Meiqi said she had seen Fat Tong give money to Chan Yiu Hung, and she and He Wenzhan suspected Lam Tong had stolen the proceeds.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan and Shao Meiqi to leave the matter to Internal Investigations and to avoid questioning Lam Tong when he arrived.
• Zhou Quan offered to arrange Police Force debt restructuring for Lam Tong, but Lam Tong denied having serious debts and refused the help.
• Lam Tong left the cafe, fearing that reporting his debts would make him a suspect in the missing proceeds case.
• He Wenzhan tried to follow Lam Tong, but Zhou Quan stopped him and concluded that pursuing Lam Tong to the Black Hotel was impractical.

Zhou Quan abandoned his attempt to track Lam Tong through official channels and led a PTU squad to raid the Big Rich Nightclub, a Wo Sing Wo business, hoping to find Lam Tong’s hideout. He ordered the nightclub closed and faced down its manager.

• After Lam Tong’s lead went cold, Zhou Quan decided to use underworld contacts to locate Lam Tong’s hideout.
• Zhou Quan ordered his officers to raid the Big Rich Nightclub on Jordan Road despite a warning that it was backed by Wo Sing Wo.
• Zhou Quan and the PTU squad arrived at the nightclub and began their raid, ordering the lights on, the music off, and customers to show their IDs.
• The nightclub manager tried to placate He Wenzhan and Shao Meiqi, but Zhou Quan ordered everyone to leave and declared the business closed for the day.
• The manager recognized Zhou Quan and, intimidated by his reputation, shivered as Zhou Quan asked whether he had a problem with the order.

Zhou Quan forced Tai Po Black’s nightclub to close, then demanded that he hand over an underling in charge of a Tsim Sha Tsui finance company. When Tai Po Black refused, Zhou Quan framed him for assaulting an officer and stealing a gun, leaving him at gunpoint.

• Zhou Quan ordered the nightclub shut and its customers escorted out.
• Zhou Quan waited for Tai Po Black, who arrived and tried to welcome him with Cuban cigars.
• Zhou Quan demanded that Tai Po Black hand over the underling managing his finance company on Tsim Sha Tsui Financial Street.
• After Tai Po Black refused, Zhou Quan took He Wenzhan’s gun, emptied its bullets, and forced it into Tai Po Black’s hand.
• Zhou Quan knocked Tai Po Black down, pointed his own pistol at him, and accused him of assaulting an officer and stealing a gun.

Zhou Quan forced Tai Po Black to summon Dongguan Chai, whom he wanted to question about Lin Tong’s debt. The chapter ended with Zhou Quan asking whether daily ID checks at Tai Po Black’s nightclub counted as routine police work, and Dongguan Chai agreeing.

• Zhou Quan held Tai Po Black at gunpoint and made him call Dongguan Chai.
• Tai Po Black’s men summoned Dongguan Chai, who arrived at the Big Rich Nightclub and found the room filled with armed Mobile Unit officers.
• Tai Po Black introduced Dongguan Chai to Zhou Quan, who explained that he had a true-or-false question for him.
• Zhou Quan asked whether checking everyone’s ID at the nightclub every day would count as routine police work, and Dongguan Chai obediently agreed.

Zhou Quan pressured Dongguan Chai into helping him locate Lam Tong, using Tai Po Black’s nightclub and business as leverage. Dongguan Chai agreed to find Lam Tong’s current address before Zhou Quan’s unit began patrolling that night.

• Zhou Quan confronted Dongguan Chai at Tai Po Black’s nightclub and ordered him to report to his office the next morning.
• Tai Po Black told Dongguan Chai that Zhou Quan had threatened him with a gun and insisted Dongguan Chai obey the order.
• Dongguan Chai arrived early at West Kowloon Police Headquarters and met Zhou Quan in his office.
• Zhou Quan asked Dongguan Chai where Lam Tong was staying and gave him until that evening to find out.
• Dongguan Chai promised to get Lam Tong’s current address, saying he had already been searching for him over an unpaid debt.

Zhou Quan learned that Lam Tong was hiding at Summer Palace Villa in Kowloon City and arranged for his PTU team to patrol the area while pursuing a gang linked to a violent robbery. Dongguan Chai met him near the villa and explained the building and its owner.

• One of Zhou Quan's men reported that Lam Tong had been hiding at Summer Palace Villa for several days.
• Zhou Quan arranged with Kong Chi Lap to change his team's patrol route to Argyle Street and Kowloon City.
• A gangster sent by Dongguan Chai told Zhou Quan that Dongguan Chai was waiting at Summer Palace Villa.
• Zhou Quan split the patrol, sending Shao Meiqi along Argyle Street and taking He Wenzhan and the remaining officers into Kowloon City.
• Dongguan Chai met Zhou Quan at South Wall Road and explained that Summer Palace Villa was a rundown apartment building owned by Big Mouth Shing.

Zhou Quan questioned Big Mouth Shing about Lam Tong and the four suspicious Chaozhou men, learning that the men carried heavy bags and returned late at night. When Zhou Quan reached the apartment building with Big Mouth Shing, the four men appeared, and Zhou ordered them to raise their hands.

• Zhou Quan had Dongguan Chai bring Big Mouth Shing over and questioned him about Lam Tong's stay at the apartment building.
• Big Mouth Shing told Zhou Quan that four Chaozhou men had been staying nearby for four or five days, carrying heavy bags and returning late each night.
• Zhou Quan sent Dongguan Chai and his gangsters away, then asked Big Mouth Shing to show him the apartment building.
• Big Mouth Shing spotted the four Chaozhou men leaving the Thai Fast-Food Restaurant and demanded that they pay their overdue rent.
• Zhou Quan recognized the men as armed robbers, moved Big Mouth Shing behind him, and ordered the four to raise their hands slowly.

Zhou Quan confronted four armed thugs and ordered them to surrender, intending to capture them alive and uncover their wider criminal gang. When the leader tried to draw his pistol, Zhou Quan shot him in the elbow and issued the others a final warning.

• Zhou Quan and the PTU officers surrounded the four thugs and ordered them to raise their hands.
• The gang leader tried to manipulate Zhou Quan into letting him reach for his ID, hoping to draw his concealed pistol.
• Zhou Quan rejected the leader's ploy and ordered the four men to lie down, saying he was in charge.
• The gang leader grabbed a companion as a human shield and reached for his pistol.
• Zhou Quan shot the gang leader in the right elbow, knocking his pistol to the ground.
• Zhou Quan warned the remaining thugs to raise their hands, back up five steps, and lie down.

Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan arrested four armed robbers in Kowloon City and found a suitcase of Hong Kong dollars and a bag of weapons in their rented room. Zhou Quan reported the suspects to his uncle, Lee Man-bun, who arranged for major crimes units to take over the case.

• Zhou Quan kept the four robbers at gunpoint while He Wenzhan and the other officers handcuffed them.
• Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan went to Summer Palace Villa, where Big Mouth Shing and Lam Tong emerged from hiding.
• Big Mouth Shing led Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan to Room 103, where He Wenzhan found cash and weapons beneath the beds.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan to notify Control Room and summon Ah Mei and the others.
• Zhou Quan called Lee Man-bun and reported that the suspects might be the robbers from the Warehouse No. 3 Case.
• Lee Man-bun said he would contact Yang Zi'an and Shek Mai-ho to take over the case.

Zhou Quan captured four armed robbers and seized weapons and stolen cash, earning praise from his superiors and Major Crimes Unit commanders. He shared the credit with his allies, strengthening his own connections within the Police Force.

• Zhou Quan stood with Kong Chi Lap, Kwan Man Chin, Yang Zi'an, and Shek Mai-ho as officers catalogued the seized weapons and cash.
• Kong Chi Lap boasted that Zhou Quan’s talent had helped B Company rack up major achievements.
• Yang Zi'an and Shek Mai-ho prepared to take over the robbery investigation, which could reveal further accomplices and leads.
• Zhou Quan had called Lee Man-bun so the Lee Faction’s people would benefit from the case and his own network would grow.
• Yang Zi'an praised Zhou Quan and said he would have recruited him into Regional Major Crimes Unit, while Zhou Quan replied that they might work together soon.

After a string of successful cases earned Zhou Quan's team promotions, Zhou Quan passed his Inspector promotion interview with Lau Kit-fai. He officially became an Inspector and was set to complete his Mobile Unit rotation before taking up a posting in Yau Tsim District.

• Yang Zi'an used the Warehouse No. 3 gangsters to uncover their accomplices and prepared robberies, and the West Kowloon District dismantled several criminal operations.
• Zhou Quan's elders secured promotions for He Wenzhan, Shao Meiqi, and the two Plainclothes Officers, while Zhou Quan received early approval to take the Inspector Promotion Examination.
• Zhou Quan scored an A+ on the written test and attended his interview with Wong Bing Yiu, Kong Chi Lap, and Lau Kit-fai.
• Lau Kit-fai asked Zhou Quan why he had joined the Police Force, and Zhou Quan said he was implacably opposed to evil and wanted to uphold the law.
• Lau Kit-fai approved Zhou Quan's promotion, and Zhou Quan officially became an Inspector.

After earning his Inspector promotion, Zhou Quan reported to the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit and brought He Wenzhan along as his trusted subordinate. He met his uncle Wong Bing Yiu, who asked whether he would come home for dinner that night.

• Zhou Quan arrived at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station with He Wenzhan and asked how he felt about leaving the PTU.
• Zhou Quan explained that he had brought He Wenzhan to the Anti-Triad Unit but had not influenced Shao Meiqi's posting.
• Zhou Quan sent He Wenzhan to park the Mercedes-Benz and wait at the Anti-Triad Unit office while he went to meet Wong Bing Yiu.
• Zhou Quan entered Wong Bing Yiu's office, where Wong Bing Yiu teased him for missing dinner the previous night and asked if he would come home that evening.

Zhou Quan officially joined the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit as commander of Anti-Triad A Team and received a new achievement reward. After Wong Bing Yiu arranged for someone to show him how to report for duty, Zhou Quan prepared to meet William, the unit’s foreign overall commander.

• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu he would first learn about the triad societies in his jurisdiction before visiting home for a meal.
• Wong Bing Yiu formally welcomed Zhou Quan to the Anti-Triad Unit and assigned him to command Anti-Triad A Team.
• Wong Bing Yiu gave Zhou Quan a gold Rolex watch and a suit chosen by his aunt.
• Zhou Quan received the Psychological Detective achievement, which greatly enhanced his expertise in psychology, criminal investigation, apprehension, crime scene examination, and trace evidence analysis.
• Wong Bing Yiu called for someone to guide Zhou Quan through reporting for duty and explained that William, the unit’s foreign overall commander, would come to meet him.

Zhou Quan took command of A Group in the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit, met his officers, and studied the district’s triad information. The day ended in sudden alarm when wounded B Group officers returned and Chan Kwok-chung ordered everyone to arm themselves, while A Group waited for Zhou Quan’s lead.

• William brought Zhou Quan to the Anti-Triad Unit office and introduced him as A Group’s new commander.
• Zhou Quan introduced himself to the officers, and Lau Bo-keung welcomed him and helped him meet the team.
• Zhou Quan asked Lau Bo-keung for information on local triads, studied it, and spoke with his officers.
• Chan Kwok-chung stormed into the office with three wounded officers and ordered everyone to get guns.
• B Group’s three officers ran to the gun room, while A Group members looked to Zhou Quan before acting.

On his first day as A Group commander, Zhou Quan joined Chan Kwok-chung in responding to Wong Po’s release and planned celebration by leading armed officers to Golden Splendor Liquor City. The confrontation began when Zhou Quan arrested a triad who threw a bottle at his vehicle, leaving Wong Po’s men furious and the standoff poised to escalate.

• Chan Kwok-chung told Zhou Quan that witnesses in the Wong Po case had died in a car crash and Wong Po had been released for lack of evidence.
• Zhou Quan ordered A Group officers to arm themselves and joined Chan Kwok-chung in heading to Wong Po’s stronghold on Nathan Road.
• Zhou Quan and the officers arrived at Golden Splendor Liquor City, where more than a hundred triads gathered around the entrance.
• A yellow-haired triad cursed Zhou Quan and smashed a bottle against his vehicle’s windshield.
• Zhou Quan seized the yellow-haired triad, forced him to the ground, and declared that he was under arrest, provoking the surrounding triads.

Zhou Quan and the Anti-Triad Unit arrested one of Wong Po’s men, prompting a standoff with Wong Po’s Triads. Wong Po confronted Zhou Quan on Nathan Road and tried to make a show of force, but his bottle failed to shatter, leaving the result unclear.

• Zhou Quan pinned the Yellow-Haired Triad down and ordered He Wenzhan to cuff and search him.
• Wong Po’s men rushed the officers, and both Anti-Triad Unit groups drew their guns to hold them back.
• Wong Po emerged from Golden Splendor Liquor City and challenged Zhou Quan, who said he would play with him from now on.
• Wong Po smashed a bottle down as a show of force, but it did not shatter as he expected.

Zhou Quan subdued Wong Po after Wong Po attacked him with a bottle, then used a warning shot to scatter the thugs who tried to stop the arrest. He took Wong Po to his vehicle, dismissing Wong Po's threat to file a complaint.

• Zhou Quan dodged Wong Po's bottle attack, struck him with martial arts techniques, and pinned him to the ground.
• Zhou Quan handcuffed Wong Po and mocked him, while Wong Po accused him of framing him and threatened to complain.
• The surrounding thugs moved to attack the officers, so Zhou Quan fired a warning shot and threatened to shoot anyone who assaulted police.
• Chan Kwok-chung and the other Anti-Triad Unit officers watched in astonishment as Zhou Quan hauled Wong Po toward his vehicle.
• Wong Po threatened to file a complaint, but Zhou Quan remained unconcerned and prepared to take him to the Police Station.

Zhou Quan brought Wong Po to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station and warned Chan Kwok-chung against using illegal force, while keeping Wong Po in custody for forty-eight hours. He broke the holding-cell chair and suspended Wong Po by his handcuffed wrists from the window bars, leaving him forced to stand.

• Zhou Quan told Chan Kwok-chung that beating Wong Po would not produce admissible evidence and could damage their records.
• At the holding cells, Wong Po demanded to see his lawyer, and Zhou Quan said he would be detained for forty-eight hours.
• Zhou Quan unlocked one of Wong Po’s handcuffs, hauled him from the chair, and kicked the chair apart.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan to report the broken chair and said Wong Po would have to stand for the duration of his detention.
• Zhou Quan pushed Wong Po to the window, twisted his arms behind his back, and hung his handcuffed wrists from the iron bars.

Zhou Quan kept Wong Po suspended in the detention room and ordered officers to block access to him for forty-eight hours. He then launched Operation Pig Slaughter to capture Wong Po’s trusted men, Ah Fei and Ah Ji, alive.

• Zhou Quan told the enraged Wong Po that he would be detained for forty-eight hours and ordered officers to keep even his lawyer away.
• Zhou Quan asked Chan Kwok-chung for his thoughts on a formal operation against Wong Po and the other triad criminals, and Chan handed him control.
• Zhou Quan had He Wenzhan bring him a folder and displayed photographs of Wong Po, Ah Fei, and the previously unknown Ah Ji.
• Zhou Quan assigned A Group to capture Ah Ji and B Group to capture Ah Fei the next morning, warning officers that Ah Ji was skilled with a blade and authorizing them to use their guns if necessary.
• Zhou Quan ordered both men taken alive and named the operation Pig Slaughter.

The Anti-Triad Unit arrested Wong Po’s trusted men Ah Fei and Ah Ji, and Zhou Quan began interrogating Ah Fei to find the locations of Wong Po’s drug factory and warehouse. Ah Fei refused to speak, so Zhou Quan prepared to pressure him with a map and one last chance to cooperate.

• The Anti-Triad Unit tracked down Ah Fei and Ah Ji and arrested them in separate operations led by Chan Kwok-chung and He Wenzhan.
• Zhou Quan ordered the men taken to separate interrogation rooms and chose to question Ah Fei first as the likelier source of evidence against Wong Po.
• Ah Fei demanded a lawyer and refused to answer Zhou Quan’s questions about Wong Po’s drug operations.
• Zhou Quan had a detailed map of Hong Kong Island brought into the interrogation room and gave Ah Fei one last chance to reveal the factory and warehouse locations.

Zhou Quan deduced the location of Wong Po’s drug factory and warehouse by reading Ah Fei’s reactions, then persuaded him to testify against his boss. Ah Fei confessed to Wong Po’s drug trafficking, smuggling, and murders, leaving He Wenzhan stunned by Zhou Quan’s interrogation skills.

• Zhou Quan tested Ah Fei’s reactions and deduced that Wong Po’s factory and warehouse were at Mansion No. 9 on Beacon Hill.
• Ah Fei panicked at Zhou Quan’s accurate guess, and Zhou Quan explained that he had read Ah Fei’s microexpressions.
• Zhou Quan warned Ah Fei that he would face life in prison unless he testified against Wong Po.
• Ah Fei agreed to cooperate and revealed evidence of Wong Po’s drug operations, smuggling, and murders.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan to record Ah Fei’s statement, while He Wenzhan struggled to recover from watching the interrogation.

After Ah Fei gave a statement exposing Wong Po’s crimes, Zhou Quan secured him as a protected witness and prepared the final sweep of the Pig Slaughter Operation. Wong Bing Yiu backed Zhou Quan as commander, and Zhou Quan planned to call in tactical units to storm Wong Po’s drug factory and warehouse.

• Zhou Quan ordered He Wenzhan to guard Ah Fei around the clock until he could testify against Wong Po.
• Wong Bing Yiu and the officers applauded Zhou Quan for using psychology to obtain Ah Fei’s cooperation.
• Zhou Quan offered to hand control of the operation to Wong Bing Yiu, but Wong Bing Yiu insisted that Zhou Quan remain in command.
• Wong Bing Yiu supported Zhou Quan’s leadership and recognized that the successful operation could help Zhou Quan’s promotion prospects.
• Zhou Quan said he would contact the PTU and SDU to help destroy Wong Po’s drug factory and warehouse in a decisive strike.