Chapter Summaries

Zhou Quan excelled at his first firearms training session at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School, drawing Sergeant Xu Hongsheng’s admiration. The chapter revealed that Zhou Quan had transmigrated into a 1990s Hong Kong Island police recruit and gained the Life Achievement System.

• Sergeant Xu Hongsheng introduced the Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers and explained the cadets’ shooting standards.
• Zhou Quan fired six shots that scored sixty points on a fifteen-meter target.
• Sergeant Xu praised Zhou Quan’s marksmanship and noted his excellent results in other subjects.
• The chapter revealed that Zhou Quan had awakened six months earlier in the body of a highly educated Hong Kong Island man who was about to train as a police officer.
• Zhou Quan learned that the Life Achievement System would reward him for important achievements, without imposing missions or restrictions.

Zhou Quan’s achievements and Life Achievement System rewards had made him an exceptional cadet at the Wong Chuk Hang Police Training School. After his shooting skills drew notice, Inspector Fang sent him to meet Principal Ye Jinfeng, who had summoned the class’s most impressive cadet.

• Zhou Quan recalled his law and psychology degrees, his police-family background, and the physical enhancement and Firearms Mastery rewards he had received.
• During shooting practice, Zhou Quan hit six bull’s-eyes, demonstrating the skill granted by his Firearms Mastery reward.
• Inspector Fang told Sergeant Xu that Big Sir wanted the fiercest, most impressive cadet in the class, and Sergeant Xu selected Zhou Quan.
• Inspector Fang sent Zhou Quan to the principal’s office, where he reported for duty to Senior Superintendent Ye Jinfeng.

Zhou Quan reported his perfect live-fire score to Principal Ye, who praised him before sending him outside to discuss recruiting him with a plainclothes Inspector. Principal Ye realized the Inspector intended to send another top cadet undercover, despite the disastrous fates of the officers he had recruited before.

• Zhou Quan told Principal Ye that every shot he fired had hit the bull's-eye.
• Principal Ye praised Zhou Quan, then ordered him to wait outside while he spoke with the plainclothes officer.
• The officer praised Principal Ye and reviewed Zhou Quan's excellent grades and clean record as a promising undercover recruit.
• Principal Ye recalled that the officer had repeatedly taken top cadets from the academy and sent them undercover into criminal gangs.
• Principal Ye remembered discovering that the officer exploited his undercover recruits, all of whom had died or been crippled.

Wong Chi Shing tested Zhou Quan’s observation and memory in Principal Ye’s office, hoping to judge his potential. Zhou Quan passed the test effortlessly, while Wong prepared to ask what Zhou thought of him.

• Principal Ye summoned Zhou Quan and let Wong Chi Shing prepare to test him.
• Principal Ye introduced Wong Chi Shing to Zhou Quan as a Senior Inspector from the West Kowloon Anti-Triad Unit.
• Wong asked Zhou to identify what had changed on Principal Ye’s desk since his earlier visit.
• Zhou accurately listed the folders’ positions and states, along with the fountain pen’s changed position and cap.
• Wong praised Zhou, sat up so his mismatched stockings were hidden, and asked what Zhou thought of him.

Wong Chi Shing tested Zhou Quan for undercover work, and Zhou Quan showed both a strong sense of duty and confidence. He firmly refused the assignment, citing his career prospects and family, leaving Wong Chi Shing stunned by the weight of Zhou Quan’s background.

• Zhou Quan called Wong Chi Shing unconventional and praised the material of his mismatched stockings, but Wong admired his boldness.
• Wong Chi Shing asked Zhou Quan what he thought of undercover officers, and Zhou described them as carrying the burden of protecting the public.
• Wong Chi Shing asked whether Zhou would leave the academy to infiltrate a criminal organization, and Zhou said he would not become an undercover officer.
• Zhou Quan listed his Oxford degrees, excellent academy record, likely Shirley Shield award, and promising career to explain why he would not take the assignment.
• Zhou Quan added that his family would never permit him to become an undercover officer, and Wong Chi Shing realized his background made him too powerful to offend.

Principal Ye sent Zhou Quan away before reprimanding Wong Chi Shing for how he treated undercover officers. Wong learned that Zhou Quan was the son of two Inspectors who died in the line of duty and belonged to the influential Lee Family, leaving him stunned by the family’s standing in the Police Force.

• Principal Ye dismissed Zhou Quan, who saluted and returned to the Shooting Range.
• Wong Chi Shing complained that Principal Ye had not warned him about Zhou Quan’s powerful connections.
• Principal Ye criticized Wong for failing to consider the sacrifices and welfare of undercover officers, and Wong acknowledged his advice.
• Wong asked about Zhou Quan’s family, and Principal Ye explained that Zhou Quan’s parents had been Inspectors who died in the line of duty.
• Wong recognized Zhou Quan’s parents as the Lee Family’s eldest daughter and her husband, and recalled the family’s influence in the Police Force.

The chapter explained the Lee Family’s deep influence in the Police Force and Zhou Quan’s ties to the family, which helped make him Principal Ye’s favored student. It left Wong Chi Shing worried because Zhou Quan’s uncle by marriage, Wong Bing Yiu, was his immediate superior.

• Lee Shu-tong’s Shanghai Clique roots, former police connections, and family members in senior posts gave the Lee Family lasting influence in the Police Force.
• Zhou Quan was Lee Shu-tong’s grandson, Lee Man-bun’s nephew, and the son of the Lee Family members who had died in the line of duty.
• Principal Ye favored Zhou Quan for his abilities, strong academic record, and close ties to the Lee Family.
• Wong Chi Shing worried about offending Zhou Quan because Wong Bing Yiu commanded Yau Tsim District and had a fearsome reputation from his anti-triad days.
• Wong Chi Shing realized that Wong Bing Yiu, known as the “Kindly Gun” and for his Deadly Scissor Kick, was his immediate superior in the Yau Tsim District branch of the West Kowloon Anti-Triad Unit.

Wong Chi Shing feared retaliation for trying to recruit Zhou Quan as an undercover and sought reassurance from Principal Ye, who calmed him down. Zhou Quan graduated from police training with top honors, drawing the attention of senior officers across the Police Force.

• Wong Chi Shing worried that Wong Bing Yiu would punish him for trying to recruit Zhou Quan and begged Principal Ye for help.
• Principal Ye reassured Wong Chi Shing that Sir Wong would not target him over an unsuccessful attempt, and Wong Chi Shing left the Police Academy.
• Wong Chi Shing watched Zhou Quan practice shooting and decided to befriend him rather than recruit him as an undercover.
• Zhou Quan completed his thirty-six weeks of Probationary Inspector training and attended the graduation ceremony.
• Zhou Quan outperformed Ma Hiu Tin, Ma Jun, and Chan Kwok Wing, winning the Honorary Baton and Shirley Shield as well as the Commissioner's Commendation for Academic Excellence.
• Senior officers from across the Police Force took notice of Zhou Quan after he earned A+ grades in every subject.

After Zhou Quan won the Shirley Shield, senior officers competed to recruit him, but Principal Ye told them his future was already settled. Zhou Quan left the Police Academy with his uncle-in-law, Wong Bing Yiu, and headed for West Kowloon Police Station.

• Senior Police Force officers gathered after the graduation ceremony to recruit talented cadets, focusing especially on Shirley Shield winner Zhou Quan.
• The foreign assistant commissioner left the Academy, while senior officers met Principal Ye and asked about Zhou Quan.
• Principal Ye told the officers that Zhou Quan's future had already been decided.
• Wong Bing Yiu, a Senior Superintendent and commander of Yau Tsim District, picked Zhou Quan up from the Academy.
• Zhou Quan drove toward West Kowloon Police Station and asked Wong Bing Yiu why he had come to collect him.

After graduating from the Police Academy with top honors, Zhou Quan declined Wong Bing Yiu’s invitation to move in with his aunt and uncle because he was beginning three months of Police Tactical Unit training. Wong Bing Yiu brought him to the West Kowloon headquarters and introduced him to Albert, where Zhou Quan would gain Mobile Unit experience.

• Wong Bing Yiu asked Zhou Quan to move in with him and his aunt, but Zhou Quan declined so his demanding PTU training would not disrupt their routine.
• Wong Bing Yiu agreed that living in the police station dormitory would suit Zhou Quan’s schedule and drove him to the West Kowloon District headquarters.
• Zhou Quan entered the headquarters with Wong Bing Yiu and privately vowed to remove the Royal Police Badge in the future.
• Wong Bing Yiu took Zhou Quan to the Police Tactical Unit B Company building and introduced him to Albert as his nephew, who had come to gain experience.

Zhou Quan reported to Superintendent Kong Chi Lap and joined the Police Force’s PTU, where he would begin training with B Company. After his records were entered into the system, he received the achievement reward Police Regulations Mastery.

• Kong Chi Lap welcomed Wong Bing Yiu and Zhou Quan to his office and invited Zhou Quan to sit.
• Zhou Quan formally reported to Superintendent Kong Chi Lap, who welcomed him to the Police Force and encouraged him to serve as a role model.
• Wong Bing Yiu praised Zhou Quan’s achievements and left him in Kong Chi Lap’s care before heading to headquarters.
• Kong Chi Lap guided Zhou Quan through transferring his records into the PTU system and arranging his equipment.
• Zhou Quan received the achievement reward Police Regulations Mastery when his records were entered into the archives.

Zhou Quan completed the procedures to join the Royal Police and was assigned to B Company's Second Squad. Kong Chi Lap introduced him to Senior Inspector Kwan Man Chin, who promised to help him settle in.

• Zhou Quan considered how his mastery of police regulations could help him handle emergencies and guard against investigations by the Political Department.
• Kong Chi Lap accompanied Zhou Quan through his joining procedures, and Zhou Quan donned his uniform and police equipment.
• Kong Chi Lap took Zhou Quan to B Company's Second Squad, the only squad currently stationed inside the Police Station.
• Kong Chi Lap introduced Zhou Quan, this year's Shirley Shield recipient, to Senior Inspector Kwan Man Chin as the squad's new Probationary Inspector.
• Kwan Man Chin agreed to have the squad's most experienced Sergeant assist Zhou Quan and familiarize him with the district.

Zhou Quan joined the Second Squad and met the officers who would be his colleagues. Kwan Man Chin paired him with Sergeant He Wenzhan to learn the district, then took the squad to shooting practice so Zhou Quan could demonstrate his abilities.

• Kong Chi Lap left Zhou Quan with Kwan Man Chin, who brought him into the Second Squad office.
• Kwan Man Chin introduced Zhou Quan to the officers, including Sergeant Shao Meiqi and Sergeant He Wenzhan, whose name matched his own.
• Kwan Man Chin assigned He Wenzhan to help Zhou Quan learn West Kowloon District, and the two men exchanged friendly greetings.
• Kwan Man Chin led Zhou Quan and the squad to shooting practice, intending to let the officers see what Zhou Quan could do.

Zhou Quan demonstrated his exceptional marksmanship to Second Squad at the shooting range, earning the officers’ admiration. He then tested a Browning M1935 on moving targets, showing a combat-ready shooting technique that left the range stunned.

• Kwan Man Chin invited Zhou Quan to show Second Squad his shooting skills after the officers completed target practice.
• Zhou Quan fired all six rounds from his .38 Revolver into the bullseye and scored a perfect sixty points.
• Kwan Man Chin asked He Wenzhan to bring a Browning M1935 from the armory so Zhou Quan could try another handgun.
• Zhou Quan quickly disassembled and reassembled the M1935, then loaded it and requested five moving human-shaped targets at fifty meters.
• Zhou Quan hit the moving targets with precise torso and head shots, stunning the officers at the range.

Zhou Quan’s patrol heard that an officer had died during an armored car robbery, and He Wenzhan rebuked colleagues who mocked the dead officer. The Riot Van stopped at Jordan Road and Canton Road, where Zhou Quan divided his team into patrol groups and took two rookies with him.

• Zhou Quan reflected on He Wenzhan’s loyalty to fellow officers as the Riot Van patrolled Jordan Road.
• The radio reported that four armed robbers had stolen eighteen million in foreign currency and that an officer shot during the pursuit had died.
• He Wenzhan silenced colleagues who made snide remarks about the dead officer, insisting that anyone in uniform was one of them.
• Shao Meiqi tried to ease the tension, while Zhou Quan chose not to reprimand his officers over the remarks.
• At Jordan Road and Canton Road, Zhou Quan ordered his officers to check their gear and split into patrol groups, taking two rookies with him.

Zhou Quan expected a violent feud and an armored-car robbery to give him a chance to earn merits, then responded when an injured Anti-Triad Unit sergeant was reported. After letting Sergeant Lam Tong leave without recording his injuries, Zhou Quan noticed Lam Tong’s empty holster and stopped him to ask where his service pistol was.

• Zhou Quan anticipated that a triad gunfight and the pursuit of four armed robbers would bring him valuable merits.
• Shao Meiqi reported that a sergeant from the Tsim Sha Tsui Division Major Crimes Unit had been injured in the back alley of the Lee Kwan Building, and Zhou Quan hurried there with two junior officers.
• Zhou Quan found He Wenzhan and Shao Meiqi with the injured Sergeant Lam Tong, who claimed gang members had attacked him.
• Zhou Quan agreed not to make a record of Lam Tong’s injuries, and Lam Tong prepared to leave.
• Zhou Quan noticed Lam Tong’s empty holster and stopped him to ask where his service pistol was.

After Fat Sha realized his service pistol was missing, Zhou Quan kept the incident from being reported while the officers searched the alley. They found the revolver beneath the trash, and Zhou Quan resumed the patrol, intending to keep Fat Sha out of his plans for the night.

• Fat Sha discovered his service pistol was missing and begged Zhou Quan not to report it to Control Room.
• Shao Meiqi prepared to contact Control Room, but Zhou Quan ordered the officers to search the alley first.
• Zhou Quan’s unit searched beneath the trash, and Shao Meiqi found Fat Sha’s .38 Revolver under newspapers and plastic bags.
• Zhou Quan checked that the revolver’s bullets were intact, returned it to Fat Sha, and told him to go home and rest.
• Zhou Quan ordered the officers to resume patrol, intending to keep Fat Sha from affecting his plans for the night.

Zhou Quan led his PTU team to Lee Kwan Building, hoping to keep other departments out of his planned operation. There, he spotted a suspected armored-car robber and watched three more men arrive, leaving him poised to act.

• Zhou Quan planned to keep the Anti-Triad Unit and West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit from sharing credit for his operation by ensuring Fat Sha recovered his pistol.
• Zhou Quan led his PTU officers on patrol and arranged for their Riot Van to collect them at Lee Kwan Building shortly before four in the morning.
• Zhou Quan directed He Wenzhan, Shao Meiqi, and the others to check the coastal street behind Lee Kwan Building while they waited for the van.
• An alarm sounded when a child smashed a BMW window and began stealing from the car, but Zhou Quan stopped Shao Meiqi from investigating and watched a man carrying bulky bags near the seaside railing.
• A red taxi stopped at the junction, and three men carrying heavy bags got out; Zhou Quan recognized them as likely members of the armored-car robbery gang and realized his operation had begun.

Zhou Quan confronted four suspected armored-car robbers and shot them before they could draw their weapons. After officers found guns and stolen pounds in the robbers’ bags, Zhou Quan received the First Blood achievement and a Tactical Proficiency reward.

• Zhou Quan ordered two plainclothes officers to catch a car thief and led the others toward four men at a T-junction for an ID check.
• Zhou Quan spotted a pistol and fired four shots, killing the robbers as they reached for their weapons.
• He Wenzhan and two officers approached the bodies and found pistols, AK-47 rifles, and bags full of Pound Sterling.
• Zhou Quan received the First Blood achievement and the Tactical Proficiency reward.

After Earth Online’s Tactical Proficiency reward turned into instinct, Zhou Quan realized how much it had improved his combat abilities. He reported that his unit had killed four armed suspects linked to the armored-car robbery and prepared to bring his superior Kong Chi Lap in to oversee the major achievement.

• Zhou Quan integrated the Tactical Proficiency reward and gained comprehensive light-infantry combat skills, including firearms tactics, close-quarters combat, and fieldcraft.
• Zhou Quan inspected the four dead bandits and reported their deaths to West Kowloon Control, requesting an ambulance.
• Zhou Quan told Kwan Man Chin that his unit had killed four suspected armored-car robbers without injuries, and Kwan Man Chin set off for the scene.
• Zhou Quan decided to notify Kong Chi Lap so his direct superior could lend authority to the operation and share in its credit.