Recaps

Zhou Quan hypnotized Johnny Wang during interrogation and learned what he knew about the Aether Society’s activities on Hong Kong Island. Johnny Wang revealed an incoming meth distributor but could not identify them, leaving Zhou Quan focused on catching Lam Kwan and finding out more.

• Johnny Wang threatened Zhou Quan and refused to cooperate, but Zhou Quan named the Aether Society and hypnotized him with a finger snap.
• Under hypnosis, Johnny Wang explained that the Aether Society was made up of several Chinese foreign-national families with influence in the Netherlands, Nanyang, and South America.
• Johnny Wang said two Aether Society members were on Hong Kong Island: himself, who handled arms, and Lam Kwan, who had taken over Nai Kun’s heroin market.
• Johnny Wang revealed that the organization planned to send another member to Hong Kong Island to distribute methamphetamine, but he did not know their identity.
• After Johnny Wang had shared everything he knew, Zhou Quan snapped his fingers to end the hypnosis, and Johnny Wang remembered what had happened and accused him of sorcery.

Chan Wing Yan returned from the Golden Triangle with evidence of Lam Kwan’s drug network and confirmation of his ties to the Mong Tai Army. Zhou Quan prepared to organize Lam Kwan’s arrest and promised to transfer Chan Wing Yan back to the Police Station and support his inspector selection.

• After Johnny Wang received a life sentence, Zhou Quan waited for Chan Wing Yan to return from the Golden Triangle.
• Chan Wing Yan met Zhou Quan at a Kowloon City safe house and reported that he had gained Lam Kwan’s trust and taken control of his drug business channels.
• Chan Wing Yan told Zhou Quan that Lam Kwan had introduced him to Mong Tai Army contacts Chatchai and Nuo Ka, and described the operation’s suppliers, money laundering, distributors, factory, and warehouse.
• Chan Wing Yan said Lam Kwan planned to leave Hong Kong Island after his wife’s prenatal checkups and suspected Lam Kwan’s wife might know more than she let on.
• Zhou Quan told Chan Wing Yan he would organize Lam Kwan’s arrest, promised to transfer him back and arrange his inspector selection, then left the safe house.

Zhou Quan gave Lee Man-bun intelligence on Lam Kwan’s drug network and arranged simultaneous raids with O Division. He then deployed his Anti-Triad Unit to seize a drug factory, a warehouse, and Lam Kwan himself.

• Zhou Quan called Lee Man-bun and offered intelligence on Lam Kwan’s laundering operation and drug distributors as a gift for his promotion.
• Lee Man-bun agreed to receive the information by fax and coordinate arrests across Hong Kong Island with Zhou Quan’s operation.
• Zhou Quan returned to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, ordered Chow Sing Sing, Lau Bo-keung, and Luk Koon-wah to prepare their officers, and faxed Chan Wing Yan’s intelligence to O Division.
• Zhou Quan assigned Chow Sing Sing and Ling Jing’s Auxiliary Squad to storm a drug manufacturing facility in Kwun Tong.
• Zhou Quan sent Lau Bo-keung’s team to Lam Kwan’s factory warehouse and led the remaining officers to arrest Lam Kwan and his family.

Zhou Quan led an Anti-Triad Unit team to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and arrested Lam Kwan, whom he had tracked for drug trafficking and manufacturing. He also ordered Luk Koon-wah to bring Lam Kwan’s wife to the police station after her prenatal checkup.

• Zhou Quan’s surveillance team tracked Lam Kwan’s Mercedes-Benz to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where Lam was accompanying his wife to a prenatal checkup.
• Zhou Quan arrived with his officers, showed his Appointment Certificate, and found Lam outside the obstetric examination room.
• Zhou Quan presented Lam with an arrest warrant, and Lam demanded a lawyer and asked to see his wife.
• Zhou Quan refused to let Lam see his wife and revealed that she was also on the police’s list to be brought in.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luk Koon-wah to wait until the prenatal checkup was finished, then bring Lam’s wife and her medical report to the police station.

Zhou Quan arrested Lam Kwan and his heavily pregnant wife, then used evidence about Lam Kwan’s network to break his composure and reveal Chan Wing Yan’s undercover identity. Lam Kwan accused Zhou Quan of arranging the shot that had injured him, but Zhou denied the allegation while privately implying it was true.

• Zhou Quan had Luk Koon-wah and two female officers bring Lam Kwan’s wife out of her examination room with her prenatal records.
• Zhou Quan ordered officers to cuff Lam Kwan and his wife and take them to separate vehicles.
• Zhou Quan interrogated Lam Kwan and named people and locations in his network, causing Lam Kwan to suspect that Chan Wing Yan had betrayed him.
• Zhou Quan told Lam Kwan that Chan Wing Yan was an undercover police officer, leaving Lam Kwan stunned that Nai Kun’s son had been recruited by the Police Force.
• Lam Kwan accused Zhou Quan of arranging the shot that had injured him, but Zhou denied the accusation and privately indicated that Lam Kwan’s guess was right.

Lam Kwan accepted that he would face trial and pleaded with Zhou Quan to spare his pregnant wife, then gave a detailed confession. Zhou Quan revealed that the unborn child had a congenital atrial defect, and Lam Kwan broke down, insisting it had nothing to do with him.

• Lam Kwan realized he lacked evidence to bring a case against Zhou Quan and accepted that he could not escape judgment.
• Lam Kwan pleaded with Zhou Quan to leave his wife alone, but Zhou Quan said the Police Force would investigate her for possible crimes.
• Lam Kwan raged that drug users were responsible for their own choices, while Zhou Quan urged him to confess honestly.
• Lam Kwan gave a detailed account of his drug network but withheld information that Chan Wing Yan had not already provided.
• Zhou Quan showed Lam Kwan his wife's prenatal report and revealed that the fetus had a congenital atrial defect.
• Lam Kwan read the diagnosis and broke down, repeating that the child's condition had nothing to do with him.

Lam Kwan agreed to confess after Zhou Quan promised to seek leniency for his pregnant wife and support their unborn child. His revelations exposed the couple’s Aether Society membership and identified a powerful meth supplier preparing to enter Hong Kong Island’s drug market.

• Lam Kwan pleaded with Zhou Quan to protect his wife, and Zhou promised to seek leniency and arrange support for their unborn child.
• Zhou pointed out Lam Kwan’s Aether Society ring, prompting Lam Kwan to admit that he and his wife were members.
• Lam Kwan revealed what he knew about the Aether Society and his international drug contacts, secrets he had withheld from Chan Wing Yan.
• Lam Kwan told Zhou that the Asian Ice Queen was preparing to ship meth into Hong Kong Island under the Aether Society’s arrangements.

After earning a promotion interview through his string of major cases, Zhou Quan faced a question from senior Police Force officer Lok Ming-wah about Hong Kong Island’s upcoming return to the Motherland. The chapter ended with Zhou Quan and the other officers waiting for his answer.

• Zhou Quan passed the written portion of the Promotion Examination after his achievements earned support from senior officers and his family’s connections.
• Zhou Quan attended his Chief Inspector promotion interview at West Kowloon Police Headquarters with Wong Bing Yiu, Guan Zhibang, and Lok Ming-wah.
• Lok Ming-wah praised Zhou Quan’s record and said he supported his promotion.
• Lok Ming-wah asked Zhou Quan for his views on Hong Kong Island’s impending return to the Motherland, and Zhou Quan straightened as the room grew solemn.

Zhou Quan passed his promotion interview after affirming his commitment to Hong Kong Island’s rule of law and his Chinese identity. After William retired, Lok Ming-wah formally promoted him to Chief Inspector and presented him with the Governor’s certificate and a red Chicken Rope, leaving him in command of the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit.

• Lok Ming-wah asked Zhou Quan about his stance, and Zhou declared his commitment to the law and his Chinese identity.
• Lok Ming-wah approved Zhou Quan’s promotion, and Wong Bing Yiu and Guan Zhibang signed the documents as well.
• Zhou Quan passed the interview stage but had to wait for William to vacate a Chief Inspector position.
• Seven days later, William retired from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, and Lok Ming-wah arrived to install Zhou Quan in his new post.
• Lok Ming-wah gave Zhou Quan his Chief Inspector appointment certificate and a red Chicken Rope, officially placing him in command of the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit.

Lok Ming-wah attended Zhou Quan’s ceremony to attach the Red Chicken Rope, then left as Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station celebrated Zhou Quan and Chan Wing Yan’s promotions. Guan Zhibang praised the Anti-Triad Unit’s successes and introduced the station’s newly graduated officers, leaving the meeting poised to welcome its next generation.

• Lok Ming-wah attached the Red Chicken Rope to Zhou Quan, exchanged pleasantries with Guan Zhibang and other senior officers, and left Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
• Guan Zhibang gathered the station’s officers in the decorated conference room and celebrated the district’s success in cracking major arms-trafficking and drug-supply cases under Zhou Quan’s command.
• Zhou Quan and Chan Wing Yan received applause for their promotions; Chan Wing Yan had become a station sergeant and passed selection for probationary inspector training.
• Guan Zhibang praised Zhou Quan as the district’s pinnacle and welcomed the newly graduated Police Academy officers as its future.

At the welcome reception for new officers at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, Zhou Quan recognized Pang Yik-hang, a talented marksman who had joined the force because of him. Zhou Quan then received two Earth Online achievement rewards for his promotion and Red Chicken Rope honor, gaining expertise in information and criminal profiling.

• Commissioner Kwan held a welcome reception for Zhou Quan, Chan Wing Yan, and the newly graduated officers.
• Zhou Quan recognized Pang Yik-hang from an IPSC competition and realized Pang had joined the force hoping to follow and surpass him.
• Zhou Quan and Pang exchanged a greeting, then turned their attention back to the meeting.
• Earth Online awarded Zhou Quan Information Expert for becoming a Chief Inspector and Criminal Profiling and Sketching for receiving the Red Chicken Rope.
• Zhou Quan considered how the new abilities could strengthen his work, especially alongside his existing psychological and observation skills.

Zhou Quan’s Anti-Triad Unit officers celebrated his promotion at the Be Proud Restaurant, where he arrived with Au Wing-yan and Guan Zu. The gathering began with the officers warmly welcoming Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan.

• Chow Sing Sing and Chan Wing Yan brought the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit officers to the Be Proud Restaurant for Zhou Quan’s promotion celebration.
• Zhou Quan turned down his men’s offer to pay for a lavish banquet and chose the Be Proud Restaurant instead.
• Zhou Quan picked up Au Wing-yan and Guan Zu before joining the celebration, while Au Wing-yan’s studies and growing relationship with Zhou Quan were described.
• Chow Sing Sing announced Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan’s arrival, and the officers stood to greet Au Wing-yan as their sister-in-law.

Zhou Quan celebrated his promotion to commander of the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit and welcomed Chan Wing Yan and Pang Yik-hang into the unit. The banquet was interrupted by harsh shouting outside the hall.

• Zhou Quan raised a toast to his men and called on them to maintain peace and stability in Yau Tsim District.
• Zhou Quan thanked his officers for risking their lives and credited their support for his promotion, while Chow Sing Sing led a toast in return.
• Zhou Quan announced that Chan Wing Yan would take command of A Group after completing inspector training, and Chan Wing Yan toasted the unit.
• Zhou Quan introduced Pang Yik-hang, the Police Academy’s Silver Cock winner, as a new member of the unit.
• The officers enjoyed the banquet until shouting outside the hall made Zhou Quan frown.

Zhou Quan learned that Mong Kok officers and Chung Shing Yee members were confronting each other at Be Proud Restaurant, then went to investigate and came face to face with Lian Ho-lung. Lian Ho-lung recognized Zhou Quan and grew wary of the powerful Yau Tsim officer.

• An Anti-Triad Unit officer reported that Senior Inspector Liu Chi-chung and Mong Kok officers were facing off against Chung Shing Yee on the restaurant stairs.
• Zhou Quan asked whether Lian Ho-lung was there, then decided to go support the neighboring officers and meet the gang leader.
• Chow Sing Sing, Chan Wing Yan, Au Wing-yan, Guan Zu, and other officers followed Zhou Quan out of the banquet hall.
• Zhou Quan saw Lian Ho-lung and Chung Shing Yee's trusted underlings facing Liu Chi-chung's officers on the stairs.
• Lian Ho-lung recognized Zhou Quan and became cautious, remembering the underworld bosses Zhou Quan had brought down.

Zhou Quan stopped a confrontation between Lian Ho-lung’s gang and Liu Chi-chung’s officers, then ordered the gangsters to report to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station. Lian Ho-lung objected that Zhou lacked a warrant and was outside his jurisdiction, but Zhou insisted his word was the rule.

• Lian Ho-lung ordered Lian Ho-tung, Law Ting-fat, and the other gangsters to apologize to Liu Chi-chung when Zhou Quan appeared.
• Zhou Quan silenced both groups and heard Lian Ho-lung claim the confrontation was a misunderstanding caused by his men drinking.
• Liu Chi-chung apologized for disturbing Zhou’s gathering, and Zhou invited him to join the meal before Liu politely declined.
• Zhou Quan told everyone except Lian Ho-lung to report to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
• Lian Ho-lung protested that Zhou had no warrant and was outside his jurisdiction, but Zhou said his word was the rule and challenged him to ask for a warrant.

Zhou Quan forced Lian Ho-lung to surrender his men and ordered them detained, then reunited with his former Inspector training classmate Ma Jun at Be Proud Restaurant. Ma Jun’s boss, Wong Chak-chi, recognized Zhou Quan as the commander of Yau Tsim District’s Anti-Triad Unit.

• Lian Ho-lung agreed to send Ah Dong, Ah Fat, and his other subordinates to Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station after Zhou Quan pressured him.
• Zhou Quan ordered the younger men sent to the Correctional Institution and the older men held for forty-eight hours without visitors or lawyers.
• Chow Sing Sing prepared to carry out Zhou Quan’s orders while Lian Ho-lung endured the humiliation.
• Wong Chak-chi arrived at Be Proud Restaurant with his men, and Zhou Quan recognized Ma Jun among them as his former classmate.
• Ma Jun greeted Zhou Quan warmly and told Wong Chak-chi that they had attended Inspector training together.

Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun joined Zhou Quan’s promotion celebration after meeting him at the banquet, and Zhou Quan warmly welcomed his former classmate. When Zhou Quan asked Ma Jun how work had been, Ma Jun hinted that he had recently run into trouble.

• Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun approached Zhou Quan, who invited them to join his meal with Liu Chi-chung and their men.
• Wong Chak-chi and Liu Chi-chung arranged for the rest of their officers to return, then joined Zhou Quan’s group in the banquet hall.
• The three guests declined an extra table, and Zhou Quan seated them at the main table and exchanged toasts with them.
• Zhou Quan asked Ma Jun about his probation and recent work, and Ma Jun said his latest experiences would spoil the mood.

At Zhou Quan’s promotion celebration, Wong Chak-chi told him that Ma Jun was under Internal Affairs investigation for leaving a suspect mentally disabled with one punch. Zhou Quan promised to ask Madam Hui to stop the investigation and advised Ma Jun to think about how he would handle the aftermath of fighting crime.

• Wong Chak-chi explained that Ma Jun had accumulated complaints and was being investigated over the suspect he injured while pursuing a gun trafficker.
• Ma Jun apologized to Zhou Quan and said he did not want to trouble him, but Zhou Quan challenged him to explain how he would handle the investigation alone.
• Zhou Quan asked Wong Chak-chi whether Madam Hui was in charge of Mong Kok Internal Affairs, then promised to ask her to stop the investigation into Ma Jun.
• Zhou Quan told Ma Jun to be more careful about his methods and to think through the aftermath, then urged him and Wong Chak-chi to enjoy the meal.

Zhou Quan visited his uncle Wong Bing Yiu at home, where Wong praised his rapid rise to Chief Inspector and discussed his next career move. Wong advised him to choose between staying in Yau Tsim District for a safe promotion or transferring to regional headquarters to build more influence before the 1997 handover.

• Zhou Quan arrived at Wong Bing Yiu's home after driving Au Wing-yan and Guan Zu home, and greeted Huang Xiyue and his aunt.
• Wong Bing Yiu took Zhou Quan into the study and praised his promotions and Red Chicken Rope, while Zhou credited his elders' support.
• Wong Bing Yiu explained that Zhou could qualify for Superintendent after two years and outlined his options for the next step.
• Wong Bing Yiu advised Zhou to stay in Yau Tsim District for a secure promotion or transfer to regional headquarters to pursue greater advancement.
• Zhou's control over Yau Tsim District's triads made maintaining the status quo safer than moving against the powerful Wo Sing Wo and Hung Hing.

Zhou Quan chose to transfer to West Kowloon Regional Headquarters, where Commissioner Wong arranged for him to become deputy commander of its Anti-Triad Unit and gain control over anti-triad work across West Kowloon. Zhou Quan also secured a temporary successor for his Yau Tsim District post, then joined his family at home.

• Zhou Quan decided to leave Yau Tsim District and transfer to Regional Headquarters.
• Commissioner Wong arranged for Zhou Quan to become deputy commander of the Regional Headquarters Anti-Triad Unit and planned to place West Kowloon's anti-triad departments under his control.
• Zhou Quan asked Commissioner Wong to arrange for Chow Sing Sing to take over his current Yau Tsim District position temporarily.
• Commissioner Wong agreed to send a foreign officer from Regional Headquarters to Yau Tsim District as window dressing while Chow Sing Sing took charge.
• Zhou Quan and Commissioner Wong left the study and watched a family drama with their family.

Commissioner Wong transferred Zhou Quan from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station to West Kowloon Headquarters as deputy commander of the regional Anti-Triad Unit, leaving Guan Zhibang unhappy but unable to stop him. Zhou Quan prepared to leave with Pang Yik-hang, while Guan argued that staying in Yau Tsim could offer a safer path to promotion.

• Guan Zhibang received Zhou Quan's transfer order and reluctantly agreed to arrange his departure.
• Yu Suqiu recognized that Zhou Quan would command the regional Anti-Triad Unit after its former Chief Inspector moved to a new post.
• Guan Zhibang called Zhou Quan to his office, and Zhou ordered Ah Sing to pack his belongings and told Pang Yik-hang to pack as well.
• Guan Zhibang urged Zhou Quan to stay, offering his support for a future promotion to head of the Operations Department.
• Zhou Quan considered his family's promotion plan and trusted Wong Bing Yiu and Lee Man-bun to guide his next steps.

Zhou Quan prepared to leave Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station after being transferred to Regional Headquarters as deputy commander of its Anti-Triad Unit. He left his former subordinates in Chow Sing Sing’s care and departed amid a large send-off, while the foreigner assigned to replace him arrived to little notice.

• Guan Zhibang asked Zhou Quan about his plans for the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit, and Zhou said Chow Sing Sing would lead the existing men while Ah Yan would take over A Group after inspector training.
• Guan Zhibang promised to protect Zhou Quan’s old unit and support him across Yau Tsim District.
• Zhou Quan told Chow Sing Sing that he would lead the men and warned Lau Bo-keung to stay away from football betting.
• Zhou Quan ordered Pang Yik-hang to report with him to Regional Headquarters and told the others to return to work.
• Chow Sing Sing, Guan Zhibang, and other officers escorted Zhou Quan from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station beneath a farewell banner arranged by Cho Tat-wah.
• Zhou Quan passed the foreigner assigned to replace him, who received no attention from the station’s officers.

Zhou Quan arrived at West Kowloon Police Headquarters to take up the post of Deputy Commander of the Regional Headquarters Anti-Triad Unit, with Commissioner Wong publicly showing his support. As Zhou Quan settled in and prepared to meet his new team, he learned that his former partner Chan Kwok-chung’s condition had remained stable.

• Zhou Quan drove Pang Yik-hang to West Kowloon Police Headquarters and sent him to report to Internal Affairs.
• Commissioner Wong personally handled Zhou Quan’s transfer paperwork and introduced him to the Anti-Triad Unit as its new Deputy Commander.
• Zhou Quan ordered a brief meeting, and Senior Inspector Chan arranged for the main conference room to be opened.
• Zhou Quan asked Chan Kwok-wah about his brother, and Chan said Chan Kwok-chung’s brain tumour had not worsened and he was enjoying retirement with his adopted daughter.

Zhou Quan took charge of the West Kowloon regional Anti-Triad Unit and met its officers in a formal team briefing. After the three group commanders introduced their teams, Zhou Quan recognized a familiar name and showed particular interest in Miu Chi-shun.

• Zhou Quan left the foreign Superintendent out of the meeting and led the regional Anti-Triad Unit officers into the conference room.
• Zhou Quan had Pang Yik-hang sit with Chan Kwok-wah's A Group, then introduced himself as the unit's new deputy commander.
• Zhou Quan asked each group commander to introduce himself and his team, starting with Chan Kwok-wah.
• Chan Kwok-wah reported that A Group had twenty-three officers, while Gei Siu-kwan reported that B Group had twenty-four.
• Miu Chi-shun introduced C Group as having twenty-four officers, and Zhou Quan smiled with interest at his name.

Zhou Quan laid down strict conduct and readiness rules for the Regional Headquarters Anti-Triad Unit, warning officers to stay clear of Triad ties and criminal activity. He promised to reward capable officers with better pay and promotions, winning the unit’s enthusiastic support.

• Zhou Quan inspected the Anti-Triad Unit and warned officers against involvement with Triads, prostitution, gambling, or drugs, briefly watching Gei Siu-kwan as he spoke.
• Zhou Quan ordered the unit to avoid alcohol during working hours, keep their phones and pagers on, carry service weapons, and report for operations within half an hour.
• The officers saluted and answered Zhou Quan in unison as he told them he would reward loyal service with pay increases and promotion support.
• The unit cheered Zhou Quan’s promises, including the Senior Inspectors Chan Kwok-wah, Gei Siu-kwan, and Miu Chi-shun.