Chapter Summaries

Zhou Quan agreed to protect Yang Qian’er, the last surviving witness in the murder case tied to Zhao Guomin’s alleged corruption. He arranged to have the case transferred to West Kowloon, putting its investigation and her safety under his control.

• George thanked Zhou Quan for Hong Kong Island police support in the operation against Kwan Chai-ba, then left with the other Interpol officers.
• Deputy Director Ju told Zhou Quan that Liao Jinchao, a key witness against Zhao Guomin, had been murdered and that two of the three eyewitnesses had been silenced.
• Deputy Director Ju explained that the last witness, Yang Qian’er, was Song Shichang’s girlfriend and that Xu Zhengyang had been assigned to protect her.
• Lau Kit-fai asked Zhou Quan to provide officers to protect Yang Qian’er because G4’s capabilities were diminished and her villa was in West Kowloon.
• Zhou Quan proposed transferring the murder case to the West Kowloon Major Crimes Unit and promised to handle Yang Qian’er’s protection.
• Lau Kit-fai agreed to ask Sergeant Lok to arrange the transfer, while Deputy Director Ju expressed his approval.

Zhou Quan organized West Kowloon departments to find Ching Wing-si and strengthen protection for Yang Qian'er. He then assigned Chow Sing Sing to lead a team guarding the eyewitness, without going undercover.

• Zhou Quan took over the work concerning Yang Qian'er after the Clearwater Bay Yacht Club murder case file moved to West Kowloon Operations.
• Zhou Quan ordered So Tsz On and the Major Crimes Unit to find and arrest Ching Wing-si, wife of drug kingpin Kwan Chai-ba.
• Zhou Quan told Chow Sing Sing's Anti-Triad Unit to ask Lam Wai Lok, Kam Tsz Tai, and other triad leaders for leads on Ching Wing-si.
• Zhou Quan ordered Leung Kin Bong to increase armed patrols and keep an emergency response team ready to protect Yang Qian'er.
• After the other officers left, Zhou Quan asked Chow Sing Sing to personally lead a team protecting Yang Qian'er, assuring him he would not need to go undercover.

Zhou Quan assembled an elite team led by Chow Sing Sing to protect Yang Qian'er, whose safety was tied to the politically sensitive Clearwater Bay murder case. He arrived at her villa to take over the security assignment, where Leung Chun-bo wondered who Michelle was to warrant such extensive protection.

• Zhou Quan assigned Chow Sing Sing to lead Yang Qian'er's protection detail, with Pang Yik-hang and three other skilled officers joining the team.
• Zhou Quan told Chan Kwok-wah, Gei Siu-kwan, and Miu Chi-shun that the assignment had political significance and ordered them to manage the unit and monitor Ching Wing-si.
• Chow Sing Sing armed his team with body armor, Glocks, and heavy weapons before joining Zhou Quan in an off-road vehicle.
• Zhou Quan and the armed team arrived at Yang Qian'er's sea-view villa, where Xu Zhengyang was setting up the surveillance system with the G4 VIP Protection Group.
• Leung Chun-bo greeted Zhou Quan and, after seeing the reinforcements, wondered who Michelle was.

Zhou Quan brought an elite squad to Seaview Villa to support Xu Zhengyang’s security operation and met Song Shichang, Yang Qian’er’s fiancé. The men went inside to talk while Xu Zhengyang prepared to coordinate the security work with Chow Sing Sing.

• Xu Zhengyang jumped down from a ladder unharmed and saluted Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan introduced Chow Sing Sing and four elite officers, then ordered them to cooperate fully with Xu Zhengyang.
• Xu Zhengyang welcomed the squad and planned to coordinate the security assignment with Chow Sing Sing.
• Song Shichang emerged from the villa with Yang Qian’er and thanked Zhou Quan for personally handling the security matter.
• Zhou Quan and Song Shichang exchanged warm greetings and entered the villa together to talk.

Zhou Quan met with Song Shichang, who offered tea and arranged a lawful donation of two Riot Vans to the West Kowloon District. After accepting the gesture through the proper Internal Affairs channels, Zhou Quan left to return to Headquarters and oversee the operation against Kwan Chai-ba.

• Song Shichang personally served Zhou Quan Pu'er tea and had Mike bring over a folder containing a donation agreement.
• Song Shichang offered two Riot Vans to the West Kowloon District as thanks for its assistance with his personal matter.
• Zhou Quan returned the agreement and asked Song Shichang to discuss the donation with Sir Mok from Internal Affairs.
• Song Shichang agreed to have Mike contact Sir Mok, and he and Zhou Quan grew more familiar as they talked.
• Zhou Quan left for Headquarters and assured Song Shichang that Chow Sing Sing, Xu Zhengyang, and the others would protect Yang Qian'er.

Zhou Quan's interrogation of Ching Wing-si stalled because she had no Hong Kong Island criminal record and expected to be sent back to Malaysia. After learning that the Yi Family had helped conceal her, he ordered a broad crackdown on their Hong Kong Island associates and went to confront her himself.

• Ching Wing-si remained silent during Luo Danian and Zhuo Kai's interrogation, relying on her Malaysian passport and the lack of evidence against her in Hong Kong Island.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian and Zhuo Kai to take a break and prepared to question Ching Wing-si himself.
• Huang Qifa revealed that Ching Wing-si was related to Yi Tianxing and Yi Tiansi, and that Yi Family clients on Hong Kong Island had helped hide her.
• Zhou Quan ordered the Anti-Triad Unit to raid the associates' businesses and shut them down for at least six months if they interfered.
• Zhou Quan strode toward the interrogation room as So Tsz On and the Major Crimes Unit officers watched him leave.

Zhou Quan confronted Ching Wing-si in the interrogation room and revealed that she controlled nearly all of Kwan Chai-ba’s fortune. He threatened to send her to the mainland unless she cooperated, leaving her to choose between execution and life imprisonment in Stanley.

• Zhou Quan ordered the recording equipment switched off, while So Tsz On cleared most officers from the observation room.
• Zhou Quan dismissed Ching Wing-si’s claims of innocence and confronted her with Kwan Chai-ba’s Swiss bank account and security key.
• Ching Wing-si’s composure faltered, and So Tsz On and the other officers learned that she might control Kwan Chai-ba’s drug money.
• Zhou Quan told Ching Wing-si that a joint operation was underway against Kwan Chai-ba and warned her that the mainland could prosecute her for drug trafficking.
• Zhou Quan offered Ching Wing-si a choice between cooperating and spending life in Stanley or refusing and facing a bullet.

Zhou Quan pressured Ching Wing-si by threatening to expose her arrest and make her bank account irrelevant, forcing her to offer evidence against Kwan Chai-ba and surrender the account key in exchange for avoiding execution. When she began to confess, So Tsz On ordered the Major Crimes Unit officers to cut the audio and seal the observation room.

• Ching Wing-si offered to cooperate with Zhou Quan but withheld useful information and kept the bank account and access key secret.
• Zhou Quan threatened to announce her arrest and use her as bait to destroy Kwan Chai-ba, adding that he did not care about the drug money.
• Ching Wing-si panicked when she realized her account was no longer leverage and offered evidence of Kwan Chai-ba's crimes and the account key in exchange for not being executed.
• So Tsz On ordered the officers to cut the interrogation-room audio, draw the curtain, surrender their communication devices, and watch one another.

Zhou Quan secured Ching Wing-si’s bank account details and arranged for senior officers to conduct a joint interrogation. He then told Commissioner Wong that the anonymous Swiss account held nearly US$1.5 billion and planned to give it to the mainland as a stepping stone for the three of them.

• Zhou Quan returned to the observation room and asked So Tsz On to arrange another interrogation of Ching Wing-si.
• So Tsz On agreed to organize a joint interrogation with the Anti-Triad Unit, and Zhou Quan left him in charge.
• Zhou Quan called Lee Man-bun and told him to meet at Queen's Road East.
• Zhou Quan hurried to Commissioner Wong's office and brought him along to the Xinhua News Agency.
• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu that Ching Wing-si's anonymous Swiss Bank account held nearly US$1.5 billion and that he intended to hand it over to the mainland.

Zhou Quan brought Wong Bing Yiu and Lee Man-bun to the Xinhua News Agency Building to hand over Ching Wing-si and the nearly US$1.5 billion in Kwan Chai-ba’s Swiss account to the Motherland. After the account details were verified, Old Mr. Zhou acknowledged their service, leaving the three with the Motherland’s support for their contributions.

• Zhou Quan explained that he would hand Ching Wing-si and her Swiss bank account to Old Mr. Zhou so the money would not benefit foreign officials.
• Lee Man-bun agreed that they should meet Old Mr. Zhou immediately, and he, Zhou Quan, and Wong Bing Yiu went to the Xinhua News Agency Building.
• Zhou Quan gave Old Mr. Zhou the account number and password and stated that the account held nearly US$1.5 billion.
• Old Mr. Zhou ordered his security officer and secretary to verify the account and told the three that the Motherland would remember those who rendered meritorious service.
• After about half an hour, the security officer and secretary confirmed that the account details were correct and the money could be withdrawn.

After securing Ching Wing-si’s statement, Zhou Quan set a trap to draw Kwan Chai-ba to Hong Kong Island. Two triad leaders then brought him reports that armed Big Circle Boys had crossed the border and that Kwan had entered Hong Kong Island using Tai Po Black’s smuggling routes.

• Zhou Quan ordered So Tsz On to prepare Ching Wing-si’s statement for court the following week and let the news spread to lure Kwan Chai-ba to Hong Kong Island.
• Rumors about Ching Wing-si’s prosecution spread through the underworld, prompting people to watch for Kwan Chai-ba’s response.
• Kam Tsz Tai told Zhou Quan that a group of armed Big Circle Boys had crossed the border into Hong Kong.
• Lam Wai Lok reported that Tai Po Black had secret ties to Kwan Chai-ba and had helped him bring men into Hong Kong Island that morning.

Zhou Quan learned that Kwan Chai-ba had entered Hong Kong with outside help and connected the arrival of mainland gangsters and Zhao Guomin’s helicopter sale to a possible alliance. He summoned Sergeant Dong as he prepared to respond to the suspected plan to rescue Ching Wing-si and kill Yang Qian’er.

• Lam Wai Lok told Zhou Quan that Kwan Chai-ba had brought about a dozen men into Hong Kong, but someone else had collected them.
• Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun reported that an undercover officer in the Vietnamese Gang had seen Kwan Chai-ba arrive aboard a smuggling boat.
• Chan Kwok-wah told Zhou Quan that unfamiliar men, including a South Asian, had been seen around Zhao Guomin and that Zhao had sold his private helicopter to a South Asian buyer.
• Zhou Quan suspected Zhao Guomin and Kwan Chai-ba had joined forces, with Zhao supporting Kwan’s escape and Kwan arranging an attack on Yang Qian’er as a diversion.
• Zhou Quan called the Kowloon City Operations Department and ordered Sergeant Dong to come to his office.

Zhou Quan prepared a police operation to stop Kwan Chai-ba from rescuing Ching Wing-si, while waiting for Chan Ka-kui to return from his undercover assignment. Chan Ka-kui sent an urgent warning that exposed Kwan Chai-ba and Zhao Guomin’s apparent cooperation and revealed their likely plan to attack Yang Qian’er’s villa before ambushing Ching Wing-si’s escort at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel.

• Tung Biu told Zhou Quan that Chan Ka-kui and a Mainland officer had escaped three days earlier and were expected to reach Hong Kong Island soon.
• Zhou Quan arranged to monitor Chan Ka-kui, obtain the Mainland officer’s file, ease Boundary River patrols, and prepare support against Kwan Chai-ba.
• Two days later, Tung Biu brought Zhou Quan Chan Ka-kui’s message naming Wang Jianguo, East Tsim Sha Tsui Seaview Villa No. 8, and warning him to be careful.
• Zhou Quan connected Wang Jianguo to the villa where Yang Qian’er lived and concluded that Kwan Chai-ba and Zhao Guomin had joined forces.
• Zhou Quan inferred that Kwan Chai-ba planned to attack Yang Qian’er’s residence to draw police away, then ambush Ching Wing-si’s escort at the northern entrance of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel.

Zhou Quan briefed senior officers on Kwan Chai-ba’s likely attempt to ambush Ching Wing-si’s court escort and ordered a coordinated police operation to stop him. He also assigned the Mobile Unit to monitor Chow Sing Sing, who was guarding a suspected target in East Tsim Sha Tsui.

• Zhou Quan told officers that Kwan Chai-ba had entered Hong Kong Island and planned to attack Ching Wing-si’s escort at the Hung Hom Tunnel.
• Zhou Quan ordered the Mobile Unit to escort the target, reinforce nearby police stations, and prepare to respond to a possible attack at Seaview Villa.
• Zhou Quan assigned Major Crimes Unit and Anti-Triad Unit teams to patrol the route and protect civilians if a gunfight broke out.
• Zhou Quan ordered the Flying Tigers to provide escort, sea, and helicopter support, and Kong Chi Lap pledged the SDU’s full cooperation.
• Zhou Quan told Kwan Man Chin to monitor Chow Sing Sing, who was guarding Seaview Villa No. 8, a suspected target of Kwan Chai-ba.

Zhou Quan prepared a heavily guarded escort operation to lure Kwan Chai-ba into a trap, while secretly moving the real Ching Wing-si to safety. The convoy departed with a disguised special intelligence agent as its target, armed as Zhou Quan’s final safeguard against an attack.

• Zhou Quan briefed the senior officers on undercover officers Chan Ka-kui and Yang Jianhua, ordered them to surrender their personal devices, and warned them that the enemy included retired soldiers and mercenaries.
• Zhou Quan and Kong Chi Lap prepared to escort Ching Wing-si in an armored prisoner transport as part of a plan to lure Kwan Chai-ba into an ambush.
• Zhou Quan escorted a hooded, hand-bound figure into the transport, where Kong Chi Lap discovered that she was not Ching Wing-si and had no handcuffs.
• Zhou Quan revealed that he had secretly sent the real Ching Wing-si to the Xinhua News Agency Building and substituted a special intelligence agent from the Motherland.
• The agent donned a bulletproof vest and concealed holster, checked her two Glocks, and prepared to protect the convoy if Kwan Chai-ba attacked.

Zhou Quan’s escort convoy encountered five HiAces charging against traffic out of the Hung Hom Tunnel, and he ordered his officers to prepare for combat. After the attackers ignored warnings and fired first, He Wenzhan ordered the police to return fire, with the Flying Tigers launching rifle grenades and snipers targeting the drivers.

• Kwan Man Chin reported that the East Tsim Sha Tsui gunfight had been quelled and Chan Ka-kui and Yang Jianhua were safe.
• So Tsz On spotted suspicious vehicles in the Hung Hom Tunnel, and Zhou Quan ordered the teams to prepare for combat.
• He Wenzhan reported that five HiAces had broken through the tunnel barrier and were charging toward the escort convoy against traffic.
• Zhou Quan ordered officers to establish defensive positions, warn the vehicles, and open fire if they refused to comply.
• The HiAces ignored the warning and fired at the Riot Vans, so He Wenzhan ordered the officers to return fire.
• The Flying Tigers fired rifle grenades while sniper teams began targeting the HiAce drivers.

Zhou Quan’s ambush wiped out Kwan Chai-ba’s van-borne attackers, and the officers then spotted Kwan approaching by helicopter. As Kwan fled, Zhou Quan sent five Flying Tigers helicopters to intercept him, leaving the aircraft under a final order to land.

• Zhou Quan’s officers killed the drivers of five Hiace vans and destroyed the vehicles with rifle grenades and gunfire.
• Zhou Quan and Kong Chi Lap left the prisoner transport and relaxed as the firefight ended.
• Chan Kwok-wah reported a suspicious helicopter near Hung Hom Tunnel, and Zhou Quan ordered officers to take cover while snipers tracked it.
• Zhou Quan saw Kwan Chai-ba aboard the helicopter and prepared to shoot it down if it threatened the officers.
• Kwan Chai-ba saw the armed officers below and ordered the pilot to flee Hong Kong Island.
• Zhou Quan dispatched five Flying Tigers helicopters to intercept Kwan’s aircraft, and the police issued a final warning for it to land.

Zhou Quan’s plan to capture Kwan Chai-ba succeeded with no serious injuries, and he arranged for Kwan to be held under tight guard before the convoy resumed its escort mission. The convoy reached Hong Kong Island, where the real and fake Ching Wing-si switched places at the Xinhua News Agency Building.

• Zhou Quan learned that two officers had twisted their ankles, then ordered an ambulance and support while his men waited for the burning vans to be secured.
• The Flying Tigers forced Kwan Chai-ba’s helicopter to land and brought the captured drug kingpin to Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chan Kwok-wah to escort Kwan Chai-ba to Headquarters under strict guard, intending to arrange his transfer to the Motherland.
• Zhou Quan sent most of the escort group onward, and the convoy continued toward Hong Kong Island by the Hung Hom Bypass and Eastern Harbour Crossing.
• After reaching Hong Kong Island, Zhou Quan detoured along Queen’s Road East, where the real and fake Ching Wing-si switched places at the rear entrance of the Xinhua News Agency Building.

Song Shichang delivered five donated Mercedes-Benz police vehicles to West Kowloon Headquarters, honoring his promise to Zhou Quan after Yang Qian’er’s protection assignment ended. The donation strengthened Song’s ties with Zhou and gave West Kowloon a public-relations success.

• A week after the gunfight, Ching Wing-si began serving a fifteen-year sentence, Kwan Chai-ba was handed over to mainland authorities, and police moved to arrest Zhao Guomin.
• Song Shichang brought five custom-ordered police vehicles to West Kowloon Headquarters, exceeding his original promise of two vehicles after Yang Qian’er survived the attack.
• Mok Kam-chuen and Zhou Quan welcomed Song, who thanked Zhou for protecting Michelle and praised the Police Force.
• Internal Affairs publicity officers photographed the donation, which West Kowloon planned to publicize as support for the Police Force.

After the operation against Kwan Chai-ba, Zhou Quan ordered raids on Tai Po Black’s businesses and prepared to move against the Vietnamese brothers who had helped Kwan. Lam Wai Lok arrived at Headquarters to distance himself from Tai Po Black and ask Zhou Quan about Wo Sing Wo’s future.

• Zhou Quan reflected on the rewards his officers had earned, including He Wenzhan’s promotion and Chan Ka-kui’s appointment as Kowloon City Anti-Triad Unit Commander.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to raid Big Rich and seal Tai Hung Finance Company, both linked to Tai Po Black.
• Zhou Quan summoned Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun to Headquarters so he could use their undercover officer against the three Vietnamese brothers.
• Chow Sing Sing launched the raids and coordinated a joint operation with other departments, prompting Lam Wai Lok to seek a meeting with Zhou Quan.
• Lam Wai Lok apologized for Tai Po Black’s actions, distanced himself from him, and came to ask Zhou Quan for his opinion on Wo Sing Wo’s fate.