Recaps

Zhou Quan took command after a surrender scandal damaged public trust, leading a swift operation that earned commendations for his officers. When Zhuo Wenwei’s escape triggered a hostage crisis and exposed corruption in the Police Force, Zhou intervened and began an investigation while working to contain the fallout.

• After a sergeant surrendered during a Tai Kok Tsui operation, Zhou Quan took charge of the hunt for the gang and proposed using a swift arrest to restore public trust.
• Zhou Quan rejected Fong Kit Ha’s plan to broadcast a live operation, then declared the case a national security matter and assigned the National Security Department to work with West Kowloon District.
• Luo Danian’s teams tracked the gang to Tak Bo Building, where He Wenzhan and Yeung Kam Wing’s officers captured the suspects and two assassins, and the approved footage later aired and helped reassure the public.
• Number One praised Zhou Quan and the officers for restoring the Police Force’s reputation, and Zhou Quan and several colleagues received commendations and medals.
• Kwan Man Chin reported evidence that Zhuo Wenwei had been framed and that senior officers might be tied to the killing of Cheung Wing-ka and fraud involving the Police Force Welfare Fund, and Zhou Quan ordered a wider investigation.
• At North Point Police Station, Zhou Quan took over the hostage crisis, restrained the original officers, and persuaded Zhuo Wenwei to surrender without an assault.
• Lee Chun-kit confessed and implicated Law On-bong, Gao He, Hong Weilun, and Jin Haokai in Cheung Wing-ka’s murder and other crimes, while Zhou Quan ordered the suspects arrested and the evidence retrieved.
• Zhou Quan coordinated a quiet investigation and described the incident to reporters as an internal exercise, then summoned Madam Leung and Mok Kam-chuen to discuss the coming press conference and Zhuo Wenwei.

Zhou Quan and the National Security Department investigated a murder and an archive fire while preparing to stop Ouyang Hai from stealing the Stars of the Pharaoh. The Police Force captured Ouyang Hai, raided the abandoned pier, and rescued Cheuk Man and Cheung Kwok-leung’s family.

• Zhou Quan arranged Zhuo Wenwei’s two-rank demotion and transfer to West Kowloon, then saw the Police Force announce a major leadership reshuffle.
• Zhou Quan ordered security preparations for the Jewelry Exhibition, but Chow Sing Sing soon reported Superintendent Cheung Kwok-leung’s murder, an archive fire, and the disappearance of Cheung’s family.
• Yeung Kam Wing took Lau Cheung-ching into custody after discovering he had faxed VIP Protection Group files before setting the fire, and Zhou Quan suspected he had been hypnotized.
• Chow Sing Sing linked Ouyang Hai to Cheung Kwok-leung’s murder and the missing hostages, then questioned Lai Sheung-ching and learned that Ouyang had abducted Cheuk Man to force him to steal the jewels.
• Zhou Quan rejected a plan that put his officers at risk, while Chow Sing Sing ordered a raid on Ouyang Hai’s decoy hideout and prepared to lure out the gang.
• After the decoy raid failed to reveal Ouyang Hai’s location, Zhou Quan secured the Stars of the Pharaoh and used an empty presentation box and fake jewels as bait at the exhibition.
• Chow Sing Sing and Lai Sheung-ching carried out the ruse, and T Group ambushed Ouyang Hai’s accomplices in the hotel parking garage before He Wenzhan arrested Ouyang Hai.
• Chow Sing Sing and He Wenzhan learned that hostages were held elsewhere and criminals remained at the abandoned pier, so Gei Siu-kwan’s team raided the pier as police rescued Cheuk Man and Cheung Kwok-leung’s family.

Zhou Quan’s department stopped the Ronin Group’s cash van robbery and exposed Cheung Man Yiu’s involvement before receiving major promotions. A warning about the Z Fund then prompted Operation Z Storm, which led to Wong Man-bun’s arrest and his offer to cooperate.

• Kwan Man Chin announced departmental promotions and transfers, and Lau Cheung-ching was dismissed and brought to court over the archive fire and stolen files.
• Zhou Quan connected Wai King-dat’s robbery warning with Cheung Man Yiu’s casino visits and ordered Chow Sing Sing to coordinate surveillance.
• Chow Sing Sing redirected the HSBC cash van, and He Wenzhan’s teams trapped the Ronin Group on Gloucester Road and secured its surrender.
• Zhou Quan ordered Cheung Man Yiu’s arrest after Tin Yeung-sang and Ho Wing-keung implicated him, then rewarded Wai King-dat with reinstatement, promotion, and probationary inspector training.
• Number One promoted Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing and elevated the National Security Department’s three divisions.
• Guan Youbo warned Zhou Quan about the Z Fund’s suspicious returns, and departmental investigators uncovered suspected criminal funding and connections involving Wu Chi-yung, Xu Huaijing, Leung On-ying, and Wong Man-bun.
• Zhou Quan launched Operation Z Storm to stop the Z Fund’s listing, and Yeung Chi-lung’s team obtained evidence of Wong Man-bun’s unexplained casino deposits.
• Lau Bo-keung and Yeung Kam Wing took Wong Man-bun into National Security Department custody ahead of the ICAC, and Wong Man-bun admitted guilt and offered to become a prosecution witness.

After Zhou Quan dismantled the Z Fund, he took charge of a cross-border operation to capture Eight-Faced Buddha and traveled to Thailand with a handpicked team. There, he secured weapons and Thai police support before Withaya led the group to a secretly prepared Safe House.

• Wong Man-bun agreed to help expose Wu Chi-yung, while Zhou Quan coordinated the investigation with the ICAC despite Wai Yiu-ting’s opposition.
• Chow Sing Sing arrested Wu Chi-yung and Xu Huaijing, and Wu confessed that the Z Fund’s shareholders were drug cartels or Mafia groups and that Zorro was due to arrive.
• After the Z Fund operation, Zhou Quan agreed to lead an international anti-drug mission targeting Wei Xingguang, also known as Eight-Faced Buddha, and Number One authorized the operation.
• Zhou Quan organized a cross-border team, assigned Luo Danian to oversee the department during his absence, and selected Chow Sing Sing, He Wenzhan, Chan Wing Yan, and Lau Bo-keung to accompany him.
• Sir Kwan arranged for Su Kin-chiu to infiltrate Black Chai’s effort to find a new supplier and promised Su training and a promotion after the operation.
• Chan Wing Yan and He Wenzhan assembled the squads and boarded the chartered aircraft for Bangkok with Zhou Quan’s team.
• In Bangkok, Zhou Quan negotiated with Phongsaphat for weapons and local support, and Phongsaphat appointed Colonel Withaya to command the Thai personnel.
• Withaya led Zhou Quan’s team to a secretly equipped Safe House instead of the Chiang Rai Police Station because he feared corrupt officers and border troops might leak information.