Chapter Summaries

Lam Wai Lok visited Zhou Quan to ask for advice about becoming Wo Sing Wo’s next Dragon Head. Zhou Quan hinted that greater power meant greater responsibility, and Lam Wai Lok left determined to create a New Wo Sing Wo that followed Zhou Quan’s rules.

• Lam Wai Lok apologized to Zhou Quan and confirmed that Zhou Quan’s operation against Tai Po Black had nothing to do with him.
• Lam Wai Lok explained that Wo Sing Wo’s elders wanted him to become Dragon Head, but he feared the responsibility and the criminal conduct of the society’s other Leaders.
• Zhou Quan praised Lam Wai Lok’s conduct and advised him to consider the responsibilities that came with greater power.
• Lam Wai Lok understood Zhou Quan’s hint and vowed to create a New Wo Sing Wo, purge members with dirty records, and uphold Zhou Quan’s red lines.

Lam Wai Lok gave Zhou Quan evidence of Wo Sing Wo Leaders’ drug crimes in exchange for protection and a chance to transform his gang into a legitimate business. Zhou Quan warned him that the Triad could not survive Hong Kong’s return to the Motherland and that he must never enter politics.

• Lam Wai Lok pledged to help Zhou Quan and revealed evidence that Yu Tau Biu, Tai Po Black, and Big D were involved in drug trafficking.
• Zhou Quan teased Lam Wai Lok for betraying Wo Sing Wo’s rules, but praised his cooperation and promised to seek a Good Citizen Award for him.
• Zhou Quan said he would use the evidence to plan operations and would not require Lam Wai Lok to testify.
• As Lam Wai Lok prepared to leave, Zhou Quan advised him to make his business legitimate and warned that gangs and their leaders could not enter politics.
• Lam Wai Lok promised to remember Zhou Quan’s warning and left the office.

Zhou Quan planned to pass Lam Wai Lok’s evidence against Wo Sing Wo to his maternal uncle, Lee Man-bun, who could lead a Hong Kong Island-wide operation. He also ordered Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun to prepare to arrest the three Vietnamese Gang members once he supplied enough evidence.

• Zhou Quan decided that Lee Man-bun should lead the coming crackdown on Wo Sing Wo, while he focused on West Kowloon and its societies.
• Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun arrived at Headquarters after Zhou Quan summoned them to discuss the three Vietnamese Gang members.
• Ma Jun reported that undercover officer Hua Sheng had become a trusted confidant of the Vietnamese Gang Three Brothers but had found no crucial evidence.
• Zhou Quan said he would provide intelligence and evidence about the three men and instructed Wong Chak-chi and Ma Jun to arrest them once there was enough evidence to prosecute.

Lam Wai Lok sent Zhou Quan evidence of Wo Sing Wo’s crimes, prompting Zhou Quan to prepare his Anti-Triad Unit for a major operation. Zhou Quan assigned evidence against the Vietnamese smugglers to Wong Chak-chi and then left for Tai Kwun, while Chow Sing Sing seized some of his tea before rushing out.

• Lam Wai Lok assembled files on Wo Sing Wo and had Chow Sing Sing deliver them to Zhou Quan without bringing anything that might cause suspicion.
• After reviewing the files, Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to keep the Anti-Triad Unit ready for an upcoming operation.
• Zhou Quan planned to pass the main credit for the crackdown to his uncle, Lee Man-bun, while securing a substantial share for his own men.
• Zhou Quan gave Chow Sing Sing evidence of smuggling by Wo Sing Wo leaders and told him to pass it to Wong Chak-chi in Mong Kok.
• Chow Sing Sing took a packet of Zhou Quan’s tea and hurried out with the documents, and Zhou Quan left his office for Tai Kwun.

Zhou Quan visited his uncle Lee Man-bun at O Division headquarters with a document envelope, where he found Kong Chi Lap newly transferred to command G Team. He presented the envelope as a major gift for O Division and left Lee Man-bun to discover what it contained.

• Zhou Quan arrived at Lee Man-bun's office at Tai Kwun and found Kong Chi Lap there.
• Lee Man-bun explained that Kong Chi Lap had started his new post commanding O Division's G Team, responsible chiefly for illegal arms cases and supporting major operations.
• Zhou Quan congratulated Kong Chi Lap and recognized that the transfer could help with the coming operation against Wo Sing Wo.
• Zhou Quan called the documents a big gift for O Division, prompting Lee Man-bun and Kong Chi Lap to suspect a major case had emerged.
• Kong Chi Lap handed Zhou Quan's envelope to Lee Man-bun, who opened it to examine the evidence Zhou Quan had brought.

Zhou Quan gave Lee Man-bun intelligence that could cripple Wo Sing Wo, prompting Lee Man-bun to plan a major police operation against the triad. Lee Man-bun put Kong Chi Lap and Zhou Quan in charge of coordinating with district Anti-Triad Departments, while keeping Zhou Quan's source secret.

• Lee Man-bun read Zhou Quan's documents and realized they contained intelligence that could enable O Division to take down Wo Sing Wo.
• Zhou Quan declined to explain how the Crouching Tiger Plan had obtained the information, protecting Lam Wai Lok's cooperation with police.
• Lee Man-bun passed the documents to Kong Chi Lap and said they would be the main personnel in the coming operation.
• Lee Man-bun said he would plan the operation and have Zhou Quan and Kong Chi Lap coordinate with district Anti-Triad Departments to strike Wo Sing Wo.
• Kong Chi Lap thanked Zhou Quan for the intelligence and recognized that the operation could advance his career.

The Police Force launched a coordinated crackdown on Wo Sing Wo, and Zhou Quan personally led the operation to arrest Tai Po Black. Tai Po Black was taken into custody at the Big Rich Nightclub, while the wider sweep against Wo Sing Wo continued.

• Lee Man-bun ordered Anti-Triad Departments across Hong Kong Island to strike Wo Sing Wo targets simultaneously, with O Division assigned Big D and Yu Tau Biu and Zhou Quan requesting Tai Po Black.
• Zhou Quan led Anti-Triad officers to the Big Rich Nightclub, where Tai Po Black had gathered after his businesses were raided.
• The Gou Hok Jai guarding the nightclub moved aside when Zhou Quan ordered them to clear the entrance.
• Zhou Quan formally arrested Tai Po Black on suspicion of multiple crimes, and Chow Sing Sing handcuffed him.
• Uniformed Police Officers escorted Tai Po Black into a riot van as he protested and begged Zhou Quan for another chance.

Zhou Quan oversaw Tai Po Black’s interrogation and received a call from Tan Huanxi, his undercover officer inside Wo Sing Wo. He reassigned Tan to get close to Lam Wai Lok and monitor him as Wo Sing Wo’s next Dragon Head.

• Zhou Quan left Tai Po Black’s interrogation to answer a call from Tan Huanxi, who reported that Wo Sing Wo’s Leaders had been taken in by the Police Force.
• Zhou Quan confirmed an operation was underway but withheld its details from Tan Huanxi.
• Zhou Quan ordered Tan Huanxi to make Lam Wai Lok his sole target and stay close to him as he became Wo Sing Wo’s next Dragon Head.
• Tan Huanxi agreed to keep watch on Lam Wai Lok and report his every move.
• Zhou Quan promised to present Tan Huanxi with a rank when he eventually returned to the Police Force.

After the Police Force’s crackdown left Wo Sing Wo’s senior bosses arrested, Lam Wai Lok took control as its new Dragon Head while Zhou Quan ensured the succession attracted no suspicion. Lam Wai Lok then informed Zhou Quan that Sha Fuk Chai, also known as Ji Bingxiong, had entered Hong Kong Island, leaving Zhou Quan seeking the smuggler who brought him in.

• The Police Force continued its lengthy cases against Wo Sing Wo, while other Hong Kong Island gangs stayed quiet under close watch.
• Lam Wai Lok took charge of Wo Sing Wo with Uncle Deng’s backing and became its Dragon Head after Zhou Quan arranged for him to undergo questioning alongside the other arrested bosses.
• Lam Wai Lok called Zhou Quan that night and reported that Sha Fuk Chai, or Ji Bingxiong, had entered Hong Kong Island through a human smuggler.
• Lam Wai Lok told Zhou Quan that Sha Fuk Chai had come ashore in Yuen Long, though the smuggler’s identity remained under investigation.
• Zhou Quan thanked Lam Wai Lok for the information and ended the call.

After learning that Ji Bingxiong had entered Hong Kong Island, Zhou Quan mobilized West Kowloon officers to prepare for robberies and hunt him down. The briefing was interrupted by news that undercover officer Chan Kam Wah had been murdered, and Zhou Quan ordered a fierce search for his killer.

• Zhou Quan received Lam Wai Lok's tip about Ji Bingxiong and summoned senior officers from West Kowloon's Uniform Branch, Major Crimes Unit, and Anti-Triad Unit.
• Zhou Quan ordered stronger patrols near jewelry and watch shops, canceled leave, and told investigators to arm themselves and seek information about Ji Bingxiong.
• So Tsz On arrived and reported that Chan Kam Wah, undercover officer badge number 8441, had been stabbed to death at the Shanghai Street night market.
• So Tsz On said Chan Kam Wah had been investigating a gang planning to rob a jewelry trading company and was killed before he could report what he knew.
• Zhou Quan ordered So Tsz On to press for the killer's arrest and told Chow Sing Sing to alert Gou Hok Jai in their jurisdiction.
• Zhou Quan vowed that anyone who harmed his officers would be found and killed.

After a deadly attack on an undercover officer, Zhou Quan armed and mobilized West Kowloon, but a robbery at Yangtze Industrial Building left two officers injured and the robbers at large. At the scene, Zhou Quan rebuked a dismissive young inspector and greeted Zhou Jiang, the senior superintendent commanding Yau Ma Tei Police Station.

• Zhou Quan placed West Kowloon on high alert, armed patrol officers, and mobilized the Major Crimes Unit, Anti-Triad Unit, and triad informants to find Kwai Ping Hung and the undercover officer’s killers.
• At 2:25 p.m., robbers attacked the Yangtze Industrial Building, where three armed West Kowloon Task Force officers fought back, wounding one robber while two officers were injured.
• The robbers escaped after carrying out a planned attack, and Zhou Quan drove to the scene with senior officers from the Major Crimes Unit and Anti-Triad Unit.
• Zhou Quan overheard a young inspector dismissing the bandits, rebuked him for underestimating criminals, and ignored his apology.
• Zhou Quan introduced himself to Zhou Jiang, the senior superintendent commanding Yau Ma Tei Police Station.

Zhou Quan took charge of the Yangtze Industrial Building robbery investigation on behalf of the Regional Operations Department, focusing on finding the wounded robbers through illicit clinics. He left for West Kowloon Headquarters with Lau Ting-kong, while Yau Ma Tei Police Station remained responsible for the crime scene.

• Zhou Quan arrived at the crime scene and spoke with Zhou Jiang about the robbery and the pressure on Yau Ma Tei Police Station.
• Lau Ting-kong reported that six armed robbers had stolen jewellery worth over a million, and suspected they were linked to the previous night's Shanghai Street murder.
• Lau Ting-kong suggested tracing the wounded robber through treatment, and Zhou Quan agreed to investigate illicit clinics.
• Zhou Quan took over the case and temporarily seconded Lau Ting-kong to the Regional Operations Department.
• Zhou Quan ordered his subordinates and Lau Ting-kong to return to West Kowloon Headquarters, leaving the scene to Yau Ma Tei Police Station.

Zhou Quan organized an operation to find the criminals behind the Yangtze Industrial Building gunfight and the murder of an undercover officer. He left the meeting planning to portray their deaths as terrorists killed while resisting police.

• Zhou Quan ordered the Uniform Branch to patrol in squads and the Major Crimes Unit to investigate hospitals and pharmacies for the wounded suspect.
• Zhou Quan directed the Anti-Triad Unit to search underground clinics, especially around Kowloon City, while Kwan Man Chin placed two Mobile Unit squads on standby.
• Lau Ting-kong proposed that an undercover officer pose as an arms dealer, and Zhou Quan agreed to provide five sabotaged guns from the Gun Room.
• Lau Ting-kong worried the criminals might face only illegal firearms charges, but Zhou Quan said they would be reported as terrorists wiped out after resisting police.
• Zhou Quan ended the meeting and left the operation to his trusted officers.

Zhou Quan questioned undercover officer Gao Qiu about the Eternity Jewellery Company robbers and drew portraits of the gang from his descriptions. He refused to arrest the scattered criminals immediately, planning instead to wait until they reunited and eliminate them all at once.

• Lau Ting-kong introduced undercover officer Gao Qiu to Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing in the taxi.
• Gao Qiu reported that six criminals, led by Zhou Nan'an, had robbed the Eternity Jewellery Company, and that Ah Biao might be Desperate Wah's killer while Pai Gu had suffered a gunshot wound.
• Gao Qiu said he had not seen the photograph of Ji Bingxiong, and Zhou Quan asked him to describe the gang members.
• Zhou Quan sketched portraits of Zhou Nan'an and the other criminals, impressing Gao Qiu with their accuracy.
• Gao Qiu suggested using the portraits to locate and arrest the gang, but Zhou Quan refused, intending to wait until they gathered before wiping them out.

Gao Qiu offered to infiltrate the criminals, but Zhou Quan declined and arranged to bring him back into the Police Force with a promotion. Zhou Quan then assigned Chow Sing Sing to coordinate the operation to wipe out the criminal group.

• Gao Qiu told Zhou Quan that the criminals wanted him to join them and offered to work undercover for him.
• Zhou Quan praised Gao Qiu's resolve but said his assignment was already complete and asked Lau Ting-kong about Gao Qiu's rank and return to the Police Force.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to transfer Gao Qiu to the Anti-Triad Unit and promote him to station sergeant.
• Zhou Quan gave Chow Sing Sing sketches of the criminals and ordered him to coordinate with the SDU and the Paparazzi to watch for a chance to arrest them all.

Zhou Quan’s men eliminated the criminals responsible for Chan Kam Wah’s death, but Ji Bingxiong resurfaced after West Kowloon lowered its alert, robbing two gold shops and killing a civilian. Unable to investigate directly beyond his jurisdiction, Zhou Quan asked Lam Wai Lok and Kam Tsz Tai to watch smugglers and black-market fences for clues, leaving Ji’s capture uncertain.

• Chow Sing Sing led the Flying Tigers in raiding Sihai Villa, killing the gathered criminals and recovering jewellery stolen from Eternity Jewellery Company.
• After more than half a month without signs of Ji Bingxiong, Zhou Quan gradually lowered West Kowloon’s alert while requiring Special Duties Unit squads to carry at least two police firearms.
• Ji Bingxiong robbed gold shops in Causeway Bay and Central, killing one civilian, injuring six, and stealing valuables worth more than sixteen million Hong Kong dollars.
• Zhou Quan met Lam Wai Lok and Kam Tsz Tai at Be Proud Restaurant and asked them to monitor people smugglers and black-market fencing operations for signs of Ji Bingxiong.
• Lam Wai Lok and Kam Tsz Tai agreed to help Zhou Quan, who promised each of them a favour for useful information.

After Kam Tsz Tai's men identified Ji Bingxiong as the fugitive carrying stolen jewels and watches, Zhou Quan assembled an armed team to intercept him before he could escape to Macau. The chapter ends with Zhou Quan and his officers driving to East Tsim Sha Tsui Pier for the operation.

• Lam Wai Lok and Kam Tsz Tai secretly offered promotions to gangsters who found Ji Bingxiong, warning them not to alert him.
• More than a month later, Ji Bingxiong used two stolen gold Rolexes to charter a speedboat bound for Macau.
• One of Kam Tsz Tai's trusted men recognized Ji Bingxiong and reported his departure to Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan called Chow Sing Sing, gathered his elite officers, and requisitioned weapons and nighttime-operation equipment.
• Zhou Quan and his team boarded a van driven by Chow Sing Sing and headed for East Tsim Sha Tsui Pier.

Zhou Quan’s team prepared to intercept Ji Bingxiong as he tried to flee Hong Kong by boat. After a trusted lieutenant confirmed that Ji had arrived alone, Zhou Quan ordered the operation to begin.

• Zhou Quan briefed the team on Ji Bingxiong’s expected escape and ordered them to prepare for armed resistance.
• Chow Sing Sing parked the team’s van near the makeshift pier, where they waited for Ji to arrive.
• Ji Bingxiong reached the pier disguised and showed the liaison his face and boarding passes.
• The liaison secretly reported Ji’s arrival alone to Kam Tsz Tai, who relayed the information to Zhou Quan.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to begin the operation at the pier.

Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing led a night raid on Kam Tsz Tai's pier after the Gou Hok Jai signaled them toward Ji Bingxiong. Zhou Quan shot Ji in the knee before he could escape into the sea, and the van charged in to capture him.

• Chow Sing Sing drove the HiAce van toward the pier while the Gou Hok Jai secretly signaled Zhou Quan's team and prepared to escape into the water.
• Zhou Quan took Pang Yik-hang's AR-15, and the team put on night-vision goggles as they approached with the van's lights off.
• Ji Bingxiong heard the van and reached for his pistol, but the Gou Hok Jai threw away his flashlight and dove into the sea.
• Ji Bingxiong ran for the water, but Zhou Quan shot through his kneecap from over three hundred meters away.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to turn on the lights and charge the van into the pier.

Zhou Quan captured Ji Bingxiong after shooting him in the leg and recovered the stolen goods from two gold shop robberies. He also had his men rescue Gou Hok Jai, then left Ji handcuffed in the van to await police support.

• Ji Bingxiong tried to crawl toward the shore, but Zhou Quan fired near him and forced him to surrender.
• Chow Sing Sing drove the van beside Ji, and Zhou Quan’s five young men arrested him and recovered a bag of stolen jewelry and watches.
• Zhou Quan ordered his men to stop Ji’s bleeding, call Headquarters for support, and search for Gou Hok Jai.
• Gao Qiu and Zhuang Ziwei pulled Gou Hok Jai from the sea, and Zhou Quan gave him a cigarette before sending him home.
• Zhou Quan’s men handcuffed Ji to a grab handle inside the van while they waited for the next steps.