Recaps

Zhou Quan spent months arranging staged incidents to bring Chan Wing Yan closer to Lam Kwan, but Chan still lacked access to Lam Kwan’s wider operation. Over dinner, Zhou Quan asked Chan whether he was prepared to sacrifice himself for the Police Force.

• Zhou Quan moved Ling Jing and the off-the-books squad into a Kowloon City safe house, then ordered Lam Wai Lok and Kam Tsz Tai to gradually halt their operations against Yau Tsim District drug dealers.
• Zhou Quan staged incidents that deepened Chan Wing Yan and Lam Kwan’s bond over three months, until Lam put Chan in charge of his distribution channels.
• Lam Kwan kept Chan away from other parts of his operation, used unregistered SIM cards, and relied on separate networks for shipments’ pickup and final delivery.
• Zhou Quan invited Chan Wing Yan to dinner at a prepared safe house and listened as Chan complained about the dangerous incidents he had endured.
• Zhou Quan asked Chan Wing Yan, code-named 27149, whether he was prepared to sacrifice himself for the Police Force.

Zhou Quan proposed a dangerous plan to make Chan Wing Yan earn Lam Kwan’s complete trust by taking a carefully aimed bullet, then wound Lam Kwan and force him to hand over his drug operation. Chan Wing Yan agreed to risk his life, and Zhou Quan promised to help him regain his place in the Police Force with at least a Probationary Inspector rank.

• Zhou Quan told Chan Wing Yan that Lam Kwan still held something back and proposed using a staged shooting to make Lam trust him completely.
• Chan Wing Yan hesitated over the danger, but chose to stay undercover rather than abandon his hope of returning to the Police Force.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chan Wing Yan to get a detailed medical examination and explained how he would shoot him near the left armpit before wounding Lam Kwan in the abdomen.
• Chan Wing Yan agreed to tackle Lam Kwan and shield him during the shooting, while Zhou Quan planned to report the operation to Wong Bing Yiu beforehand.
• Zhou Quan promised Chan Wing Yan that he would help secure at least a Probationary Inspector rank after Lam Kwan’s case ended.

Zhou Quan staged a sniper attack on Chan Wing Yan and Lam Kwan as a flesh-and-blood ruse, injuring both men while keeping Chan Wing Yan’s undercover identity safe. He then sent Chow Sing Sing to follow Lam Kwan, hoping to discover the underground clinic where he would seek treatment.

• Zhou Quan and Ling Jing set up on a rooftop across from Lam Kwan’s appliance shop, and Zhou refused Ling’s offer to take the shot.
• Chan Wing Yan arrived to meet Lam Kwan, and Zhou fired a first shot that shattered a display cabinet after passing close to both men.
• Chan Wing Yan tackled Lam Kwan to the ground, and Zhou’s second shot wounded Chan through the shoulder and struck Lam in the abdomen.
• Lam helped Chan into a blue-gray Mercedes-Benz sedan, and Zhou ordered Chow Sing Sing to follow them and identify their destination.

Zhou Quan investigated Mingxin Hospital after Chow Sing Sing reported that the wounded suspects had gone there, and the hospital’s suspicious records pointed him toward a secret arms factory. Recognizing the names Yuan Ho-yun and Lam Kwan, Zhou Quan called his uncle for help.

• Zhou Quan packed away the sniper rifle, sent Ling Jing to the safe house, and returned to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
• Chow Sing Sing told Zhou Quan that the target vehicle had entered Mingxin Hospital, and Zhou Quan ordered his men to withdraw without alerting the suspects.
• Zhou Quan asked Luk Koon-wah to investigate Mingxin Hospital, and Luk found suspicious funding and construction records.
• Luk Koon-wah identified Yuan Ho-yun and Lam Po-lung as commanders in Kowloon City's Anti-Triad Unit, prompting Zhou Quan to suspect Mingxin Hospital was an arms factory linked to Lam Kwan.
• Zhou Quan sent Luk Koon-wah to check whether Chow Sing Sing had returned, then called his uncle for help.

Zhou Quan asked his uncle Lee Man-bun for intelligence on Hong Kong arms dealers while investigating Lam Kwan’s drug operation. After reviewing the files, he suspected that Lam Kwan and arms dealer Johnny Wang shared a powerful backer, and linked Johnny Wang to Mingxin Hospital.

• Zhou Quan called Lee Man-bun and asked him to arrange intelligence files on Hong Kong arms dealers.
• Lee Man-bun warned Zhou Quan that the new Tsim Sha Tsui drug supplier was dangerous and said the seized Number Four bore the Double Lion Globe Brand.
• Lee Man-bun arranged for the CIB to fax arms-dealer files to the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit.
• Zhou Quan reviewed the files and learned that Guan Shanhai and Johnny Wang dominated Hong Kong’s arms-smuggling market.
• Zhou Quan connected Johnny Wang’s sudden rise with Lam Kwan’s emergence as a major drug supplier and suspected they shared a backer.
• Zhou Quan recognized Mingxin Hospital as Johnny Wang’s secret arms warehouse and noted that Lam Kwan had gone there after being shot.

After two months apart, Zhou Quan met Chan Wing Yan at a Kowloon City safe house and learned that Lam Kwan planned to hand Chan control of his Hong Kong Island drug business. Chan also revealed that Lam Kwan answered to powerful people above him and that Johnny, who was linked to Mingxin Hospital, shared a distinctive ring with Lam Kwan.

• Zhou Quan welcomed Chan Wing Yan with a lavish meal and asked about his recovery from the gunshot wound.
• Chan Wing Yan explained that Zhou Quan's shot had badly damaged Lam Kwan's pancreas, prompting Lam to plan his retirement.
• Chan Wing Yan told Zhou Quan that Lam intended to give him control of the Hong Kong Island drug markets while keeping thirty percent of the profits.
• Chan Wing Yan revealed that Lam received only ten percent of those profits and paid the other twenty percent to people above him, but Lam had not identified them.
• Chan Wing Yan reported that he and Lam had been treated at Mingxin Hospital, where a doctor named Johnny visited Lam and wore a matching ring.
• Zhou Quan recognized Johnny as Johnny Wang and realized he had uncovered part of the connection between him and Lam Kwan.

Chan Wing Yan reported his intelligence about Lam Kwan and the mysterious organization to Zhou Quan, who warned him to stay safe and watch for signs that Lam Kwan planned to flee Hong Kong Island. Zhou Quan obtained photographs showing Lam Kwan and Johnny Wang wore nearly identical rings, then went to West Kowloon Police Headquarters to ask Wong Bing Yiu for information he could not access himself.

• Chan Wing Yan told Zhou Quan about the matching rings Lam Kwan and Johnny Wang wore, and agreed to try to photograph Lam Kwan's ring.
• Zhou Quan warned Chan Wing Yan not to take risks and told him to report any sign that Lam Kwan planned to leave Hong Kong Island with his family.
• Chan Wing Yan returned to Lam Kwan's side to gather evidence, while Zhou Quan arranged surveillance of Lam Kwan and Johnny Wang.
• Zhou Quan received photographs showing the rings had identical designs but different gemstones, linking the drug dealer and arms dealer.
• After finding no useful information in the Police Force's internal system, Zhou Quan took the photographs to West Kowloon Police Headquarters to consult Wong Bing Yiu.

Zhou Quan showed Wong Bing Yiu photographs of rings linked to Lam Kwan and Johnny Wang, and Wong recognized them as tokens of the powerful Aether Society. Wong urged Zhou to prioritize his career and arrest Lam Kwan rather than pursue the organization, while Zhou privately considered whether the revelation could benefit his uncle.

• Zhou Quan asked Wong Bing Yiu to identify rings worn by Lam Kwan and Johnny Wang.
• Wong recognized the rings from an Interpol bulletin and explained that they belonged to the Aether Society, an international criminal organization with influence in several regions.
• Zhou Quan told Wong that Chan Wing Yan had infiltrated Lam Kwan's inner circle and might be able to take Lam Kwan's place.
• Wong dismissed pursuing the Aether Society as Interpol's responsibility and urged Zhou to build his record by closing in on Lam Kwan.
• Zhou assured Wong he understood, while privately reflecting that he had revealed the Aether Society's existence to see whether it could benefit his uncle.

Wong Bing Yiu learned that a Kowloon City operation had ended in serious casualties and summoned Pang Yan Kin to explain. As Pang arrived, Wong demanded to know whether any civilians had been killed.

• Wong Bing Yiu and Zhou Quan agreed to focus on stopping the Aether Society’s operations in Hong Kong Island while considering how to pursue Johnny Wang across district lines.
• Wong Bing Yiu received a report that a senior inspector had been killed in the line of duty and angrily summoned Pang Yan Kin.
• Wong Bing Yiu told Zhou Quan that Pang Yan Kin’s officers had exchanged gunfire with criminals in a crowded downtown teahouse, injuring civilians and failing to complete the operation.
• Wong Bing Yiu asked Zhou Quan to prepare tea and said he would discuss Johnny Wang’s case with Pang Yan Kin.
• Pang Yan Kin arrived at Wong Bing Yiu’s office and apologized, and Wong demanded details about the casualties and whether any innocent civilians had died.

After a disastrous anti-triad operation left officers dead and civilians wounded, Wong Bing Yiu decided to shield Pang Yan Kin and his men by making Harrison the scapegoat. Wong then invited Zhou Quan to sit with him for tea.

• Pang Yan Kin reported that the wounded civilians were out of danger, but an Anti-Triad B Group commander and an undercover officer had died.
• Wong Bing Yiu questioned whether corruption or poor planning had caused the operation's heavy losses, and Pang Yan Kin defended his men.
• Wong asked whether Harrison had known about the operation, and Pang Yan Kin said Harrison had not directly planned or commanded it.
• Wong ordered the Internal Affairs Department to investigate Harrison and charge him with neglect and dereliction of duty.
• Pang Yan Kin thanked Wong for protecting him and his officers, and Wong instructed him to arrange proper care for the fallen men.
• Wong invited Zhou Quan to join him for tea and walked toward the reception sofa.

Wong Bing Yiu and Pang Yan Kin discussed the deadly gunfight at Yunlai Teahouse and connected it to Johnny Wang’s arms-trafficking syndicate. Zhou Quan shared intelligence linking Johnny Wang to Mingxin Hospital, where the fallen officers’ bodies were being held, and the chapter ended with the men deciding to get the bodies moved promptly.

• Pang Yan Kin told Wong Bing Yiu that his operation targeted Johnny Wang’s arms-trafficking syndicate, but the criminals’ heavy firepower caused major casualties before everyone involved was killed.
• Wong Bing Yiu told Pang Yan Kin to make Harrison, the Anti-Triad Unit’s foreign commander, take the blame for the operation’s failures.
• Wong Bing Yiu said Zhou Quan had found a connection between a drug lord and Johnny Wang, then invited Pang Yan Kin to compare intelligence with him.
• Zhou Quan reported that Johnny Wang was suspected of backing Mingxin Hospital, while withholding details about Lam Kwan.
• Pang Yan Kin realized the two officers killed at Yunlai Teahouse were in Mingxin Hospital’s morgue and feared Johnny Wang might target their bodies.
• Zhou Quan reassured Pang Yan Kin that Johnny Wang would not risk exposing Mingxin Hospital and urged him to arrange the officers’ burial soon.

Pang Yan Kin handed Zhou Quan command of the Johnny Wang case and offered him an undercover officer embedded with Guan Shanhai. At Mingxin Hospital’s mortuary, Zhou Quan recognized the staff’s reaction as evidence that the underground facility concealed Johnny Wang’s arms cache.

• Pang Yan Kin offered to let Zhou Quan lead the Johnny Wang case with help from the Kowloon City Anti-Triad Unit.
• Pang Yan Kin offered Zhou Quan his undercover officer at Guan Shanhai’s side, and Zhou Quan accepted the offer.
• Wong Bing Yiu left Zhou Quan and Pang Yan Kin to discuss the case, and Pang Yan Kin hurried to Mingxin Hospital to handle his colleagues’ funerals.
• Zhou Quan asked Pang Yan Kin to let him inspect the mortuary, and the two went there together.
• Zhou Quan noticed a white-coated worker gloating over the dead officers and concluded that Mingxin Hospital’s underground mortuary held Johnny Wang’s arms cache.

Zhou Quan investigated the mortuary at Mingxin Hospital and found the concealed entrance to Johnny Wang's arms warehouse. He left without alerting anyone and agreed with Pang Yan Kin to coordinate an operation against Johnny Wang, which Zhou Quan intended to plan carefully.

• Pang Yan Kin paid respects to his two fallen Police Officers while Zhou Quan searched the mortuary.
• Zhou Quan checked the mortuary register and found that refrigerated cabinets J1, J2, J3, and J4 had never been recorded as used.
• Zhou Quan discovered that the latches on those four cabinets had been welded shut, identifying them as the entrance to Johnny Wang's arms warehouse.
• Zhou Quan left the mortuary with Pang Yan Kin without discussing his discovery where recording devices might hear them.
• Pang Yan Kin entrusted Johnny Wang's case to Zhou Quan and promised to arrange contact with his undercover officer.
• Zhou Quan told Pang Yan Kin he would contact Inspector Yuen and plan an operation against Johnny Wang, while keeping his own detailed plan private.

Zhou Quan received a coded message from Pang Yan Kin and met his undercover operative, Kong Long, at Clearwater Bay Pier. Kong Long reported that the operation against Guan Shanhai's arms group was nearing its conclusion and was expected to earn him a major promotion.

• Chan Wing Yan called Zhou Quan with a cover story to notify him that he would follow Lam Kwan to the Golden Triangle to meet a drug supplier.
• Chow Sing Sing brought Zhou Quan a bouquet of white roses, and Zhou decoded its card as a message arranging a noon meeting at Block C, Clearwater Bay Pier.
• Zhou Quan reached the rooftop early and exchanged a melody code with Pang Yan Kin's undercover officer, Kong Long.
• Kong Long identified himself as a three-stripe sergeant and reported to Zhou Quan, who predicted that Kong Long would be promoted to at least Assistant Superintendent after returning from the successful undercover operation.

Zhou Quan took over Kong Long’s undercover operation and laid out a plan to use Johnny Wang’s expected move against Guan Shanhai to capture both criminals. He reassured Kong Long that he would not have to kill Guan Shanhai and gave him a signal transmitter to alert the surveillance team.

• Zhou Quan asked Kong Long about his undercover situation, and Kong Long explained that Guan Shanhai had ordered him to deal with Moustache and that Johnny Wang might recruit him afterward.
• Zhou Quan told Kong Long that he had already found Johnny Wang’s arms warehouse and instructed him to infiltrate Johnny Wang’s circle until a chance to act arose.
• Kong Long asked whether he should agree if Johnny Wang ordered him to assassinate Guan Shanhai, and Zhou Quan said he should avoid betraying his conscience and simply report the exact location of the operation.
• Zhou Quan gave Kong Long a button-sized signal transmitter and told him to smash it when Johnny Wang was about to make his move, while keeping it off his person to avoid exposure.

After receiving Kong Long’s intelligence about Guan Shanhai’s hidden arms warehouses, Zhou Quan ordered surveillance on Guan Shanhai, Johnny Wang, and the warehouse sites. He then deployed Ling Jing and the Flying Tigers elites to monitor a signal at Clearwater Bay Pier, preparing them to act against Johnny Wang.

• Zhou Quan told Kong Long to wear a white rose so his men could identify him during the operation, and Kong Long handed over intelligence about Guan Shanhai’s arms group.
• Zhou Quan read that Guan Shanhai had arms warehouses in East Tsim Sha Tsui, Tuen Mun, and Tseung Kwan O, including one at the Lung Tai Fung Shipping Warehouse.
• Zhou Quan ordered Lau Bo-keung and Luk Koon-wah to keep Guan Shanhai and Johnny Wang under surveillance, while Chow Sing Sing watched the three warehouse locations.
• Zhou Quan went to the Kowloon City safe house and ordered Ling Jing and five Flying Tigers elites to monitor a signal from Clearwater Bay Pier around the clock.
• Zhou Quan told the provisional squad to notify him when the signal cut out and to remain ready to engage, making Johnny Wang their first target.

Yuan Ho-yun confronted Zhou Quan after discovering that the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit had launched an operation without informing his team. Zhou Quan asserted his authority over the arms trafficking case and ordered Yuan Ho-yun out of his office.

• Yuan Ho-yun went to the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit with two officers after waiting days for news about the case.
• Yuan Ho-yun found only a few young officers at the station and realized Zhou Quan had not intended to inform his unit about the operation.
• Yuan Ho-yun entered Zhou Quan's office without knocking and demanded to know why his team had not been notified.
• Zhou Quan reminded Yuan Ho-yun that he was in charge of the case and ordered him to leave and return after calming down.

Zhou Quan confronted Yuan Ho-yun over his reckless disregard for discipline and the lives of fellow officers. Yuan Ho-yun accepted the rebuke, and Zhou Quan promised to notify him when the operation began so he could avenge the fallen officers.

• Yuan Ho-yun demanded that Zhou Quan notify his unit whenever he took action in the arms case.
• Zhou Quan’s men moved to intervene, but Zhou Quan ordered them to stay out of the confrontation.
• Zhou Quan accused Yuan Ho-yun of endangering officers and explained that his superiors had repeatedly cleaned up after his reckless actions.
• Yuan Ho-yun reflected on his responsibility for the deaths at Yunlai Teahouse and apologized to Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan promised to give Yuan Ho-yun’s unit a chance to avenge the fallen officers and said he would notify them when the operation began.
• Yuan Ho-yun saluted Zhou Quan and left with renewed resolve.

Zhou Quan coordinated Yellow Sparrow Operation to trap Johnny Wang and Guan Shanhai’s arms syndicates at the Lung Tai Fung shipping warehouse. After both targets began moving, he ordered discreet surveillance and sent the SDU helicopters toward West Kowloon Headquarters while the units awaited further instructions.

• Zhou Quan called Yuan Ho-yun before the operation and prepared to use the intelligence about Johnny Wang’s planned attack on Guan Shanhai.
• Ling Jing reported that Kong Long’s signal had disappeared, while Lau Bo-keung reported that Johnny Wang was heading toward East Tsim Sha Tsui.
• Zhou Quan assembled the support units, briefed their commanders, and named the operation Yellow Sparrow.
• Chow Sing Sing reported that Johnny Wang had entered the warehouse, and Luk Koon-wah later reported that Guan Shanhai was on the move.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luk Koon-wah to follow Guan Shanhai discreetly and report when he entered Kowloon City District.
• Zhou Quan ordered the SDU helicopters to move toward West Kowloon Headquarters and circle overhead.

Zhou Quan’s forces overwhelmed the arms syndicates at the Lung Tai Fung Shipping Warehouse and arrested Johnny Wang, Guan Shanhai, and Kong Long. Zhou Quan revealed that he knew Johnny Wang’s arsenal was hidden beneath Mingxin Hospital, leaving the hospital operation as his next priority.

• After Luk Koon-wah reported Guan Shanhai’s movements, Zhou Quan launched the Yellow Sparrow Operation and ordered the police to capture Johnny Wang and Guan Shanhai alive while protecting Kong Long.
• More than a hundred officers surrounded the warehouse, and the assault teams used flashbangs and tear gas to subdue the criminals without explosives.
• The police secured the warehouse in five minutes, while Zhou Quan withheld ambulances and ordered Ah Wah to treat the wounded to keep Mingxin Hospital from learning what had happened.
• Yuan Ho-yun kicked Johnny Wang down and pressed on his gunshot wound, while Zhou Quan approached the arrested syndicate leaders.
• Zhou Quan identified Johnny Wang’s hidden arsenal beneath Mingxin Hospital’s underground mortuary, and Johnny Wang realized that his secret had been exposed.

After capturing Johnny Wang, Zhou Quan sent police teams to raid Mingxin Hospital, where Johnny Wang had hidden an arms depot beneath the mortuary. Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing infiltrated the hospital and prepared to rappel into the security room, leaving the assault poised to begin.

• Zhou Quan stopped Yuan Ho-yun from killing Johnny Wang and ordered Lau Bo-keung to have the criminals taken to the station, with Johnny Wang kept in isolation.
• Zhou Quan ordered Yuan Ho-yun to remain with the DATS men while he and Chow Sing Sing joined Ling Jing's team to raid Mingxin Hospital.
• Zhou Quan briefed the officers that Johnny Wang's arms depot was beneath the hospital mortuary and assigned PTU to secure the hospital and SDU to raid the mortuary.
• Zhou Quan had Ling Jing take a sniper position while he led Chow Sing Sing and three Flying Tigers into the hospital in plain clothes.
• Zhou Quan led his team to an empty fourth-floor room above the security room and ordered them to twist curtains and bedsheets into rappel ropes.

Zhou Quan led a coordinated raid on Mingxin Hospital, securing its security room and arms depot. The Flying Tigers reached a sealed iron door, and Zhou ordered Headquarters to send EOD support before they opened it.

• Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing prepared to enter the security room by rope while Ling Jing took position to snipe the guards.
• At 11:45 p.m., Ling Jing shot the guard watching the CCTV monitors, and Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing killed the remaining guards before entering the security room.
• Zhou Quan ordered the operation to begin as the Flying Tigers and Mobile Unit stormed the hospital and its underground mortuary.
• Gao Wenshan reported that the assault team had reached the arms depot but was blocked by an electric iron door.
• Zhou Quan confirmed through the CCTV feeds that the arms depot was clear and ordered Kwan Man Chin to inform Headquarters and request EOD support.

Zhou Quan’s reinforcements secured Mingxin Hospital and opened Johnny Wang’s hidden arsenal, uncovering a huge stockpile of weapons and explosives. Zhou Quan arranged for the evidence to be guarded until senior officials and the British garrison took over, while Wong Bing Yiu warned him to keep the arms safe overnight.

• Commissioner Wong sent reinforcements to Mingxin Hospital, where Zhou Quan briefed EOD officer Cheung Choi Shan on the arsenal behind an iron door.
• Cheung Choi Shan cut an opening through the iron door within ten minutes without damaging the weapons inside.
• Gao Wenshan reported that the arsenal held RPGs, C4, and a vast quantity of other weapons, and Zhou Quan ordered the teams to secure and inventory the evidence.
• Zhou Quan called Wong Bing Yiu and explained that the stockpile required Tai Kwun to contact the British garrison.
• Wong Bing Yiu agreed to notify Tai Kwun and told Zhou Quan to guard the arms carefully overnight because the garrison might not respond until working hours.

After Zhou Quan’s operation uncovered major weapons caches at Mingxin Hospital and a shipping warehouse, senior police officers and the foreign garrison arrived to secure the scene and remove the weapons. Commissioner Wong publicly credited Zhou Quan with dismantling two arms-trafficking syndicates, leaving Zhou in the spotlight as he deferred questions to the Police Force’s publicity department.

• Zhou Quan and more than two hundred officers secured Mingxin Hospital overnight and screened its staff and patients.
• Guan Zhibang, Pang Yan Kin, Commissioner Wong, other senior officers, and Richard arrived at the hospital, followed later by a foreign garrison convoy that collected the weapons.
• Reporters gathered outside Mingxin Hospital and photographed the garrison removing crates of weapons.
• Commissioner Wong told the press that Zhou Quan had dismantled two arms-trafficking syndicates and seized weapons at both Mingxin Hospital and the Lung Tai Fung Shipping Warehouse.
• Zhou Quan declined to discuss the operation’s results and directed reporters to the Police Force’s publicity department.

After the police dismantled Guan Shanhai and Johnny Wang’s arms-trafficking syndicates, Zhou Quan became a celebrated star officer across Hong Kong Island. He visited Johnny Wang in custody to question him about a ring, and Johnny responded with defiance.

• The media reported that the police had seized weapons worth over a hundred million and dismantled the syndicates led by Guan Shanhai and Johnny Wang without civilian casualties.
• Citizens praised the operation, and Zhou Quan’s reputation spread across West Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
• Zhou Quan arrived at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station after a day of rest to question Johnny Wang, whose injured arm was bandaged and cuffed to his other hand.
• Johnny Wang said the police had already raided Mingxin Hospital, where he had hidden C4 explosives as a hostage-taking escape plan.
• Zhou Quan asked Johnny Wang about the ring he wore, and Johnny reacted sharply before telling Zhou to keep the funeral wreath for himself.