Chapter Summaries

After criminals ambushed an Interpol escort convoy, Zhou Quan suspected a mole and assigned his Security Department teams to investigate the attack and hunt down the perpetrators. The chapter ended with Zhou authorizing surveillance of Interpol's Asia-Pacific Division.

• Lok Kai-cheung concluded that someone in the Major Crimes Unit or Interpol might have leaked the escort route.
• Luo Danian reported that reinstated officer Chu Wah-biu had encountered the criminals, but his history and timing made him an unlikely mole.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian to investigate Chu Wah-biu's connections and finances, obtain composite images, and scrutinize the Major Crimes Unit officer who commanded the escort.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to activate TUI and search for the attackers across Hong Kong Island.
• Zhou Quan assigned Lok Kai-cheung to surveil Interpol's Asia-Pacific Division, especially its narcotics enforcement and evidence personnel.

Zhou Quan received reports linking Professor to a phone number and a violent gunfight that killed Interpol officer Richard. Suspecting the gang had stolen military-grade weapons and planned to recover ninety million US dollars from Interpol, Zhou ordered investigations and tightened security before heading to Central District Police Station.

• Chow Sing Sing reported that TUI had located Professor's phone number, 90137631, and learned that a Chinatown gang had given him twenty-four hours to hand over money.
• Luo Danian reported that Sergeant 24552 appeared clean, while an officer in the Central District Major Crimes Unit was under investigation for dereliction of duty.
• Lok Kai-cheung reported that Professor's gang had killed Richard on Murray Road, escaped after a gunfight, and used M16 rifles, shotguns, a light machine gun, and grenades.
• Luo Danian and Lok Kai-cheung explained that Yeung Chi-lung had previously been stabbed by Professor and that Richard's right arm was missing, leading Zhou Quan to suspect the gang wanted access to Interpol's palm-print scanners.
• Zhou Quan ordered an investigation into the phone's calls and possible weapons leaks from specialist police units, placed C Group on heavier equipment, and ordered surveillance of Interpol Headquarters.
• Zhou Quan told Chow Sing Sing to keep T Squad in reserve, then left with men to meet the Central District Major Crimes Unit commander.

Zhou Quan brought Security Department officers to Central Police Station to take over the Professor cases and confront the Central District Major Crimes Unit. When Kwan Yuet-sing acted arrogantly and insulted Zhou Quan, Zhou kicked him into his office, and Chow Sing Sing followed by stepping on his chest.

• Zhou Quan led Chow Sing Sing and other officers to Central Police Station to formally take over the Professor cases and meet Kwan Yuet-sing and Chu Wah-biu.
• At the Central District Major Crimes Unit, Zhou Quan and his team heard Kwan Yuet-sing boast that he would investigate the Professor case whenever he pleased.
• Kwan Yuet-sing tried to force officers to testify that Chu Wah-biu had insulted a superior, shoving one officer when he refused.
• Zhou Quan confronted Kwan Yuet-sing, who roared at him without recognizing his rank.
• Zhou Quan kicked Kwan Yuet-sing into his office, and Chow Sing Sing planted his foot on Kwan Yuet-sing's chest.

Zhou Quan arrived at the Central District Police Station and took charge of the cases involving the Professor on behalf of the Security Department. He suspended Kwan Yuet-sing for suspected dereliction of duty and ordered Chu Wah-biu and his officers to assist with the investigation.

• Chow Sing Sing kicked Kwan Yuet-sing down, and Chu Wah-biu and Tony Rainey recognized Zhou Quan and saluted him.
• Zhou Quan announced that the Security Department was taking over the cases involving the Professor, and Tony Rainey agreed to cooperate.
• Zhou Quan ordered Kwan Yuet-sing to surrender his service weapon and Appointment Certificate and report for questioning.
• Tony Rainey demanded Kwan Yuet-sing's weapon and certificate, while Chow Sing Sing stepped away and returned to Zhou Quan's side.
• Zhou Quan asked Chu Wah-biu and the officers from his No. 2 Riot Van to cooperate with the investigation, and Chu agreed.

After learning that the Professor and Little Bird had no records in Police Force files and had repeatedly contacted Shek Kong Camp, Zhou Quan concluded that foreign garrison personnel were helping the criminals escape. He ordered an operation to capture the Professor and Little Bird, prepared to raid the military airfield, and sought Wong Bing Yiu’s support.

• Luo Danian reported that the criminals had no records in Police Force files and that the Professor’s phone had repeatedly contacted Shek Kong Camp.
• Zhou Quan inferred that the foreign garrison had supplied weapons and planned the criminals’ escape through Shek Kong Military Airfield.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian to arrange a trap, eliminate the other criminals, and capture the Professor and Little Bird alive for interrogation.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to prepare T Squad’s heavy weapons and put the Flying Tigers on standby.
• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu he might act against Shek Kong Military Airfield, and Wong promised to notify Number One and Xinhua News Agency.

After the Professor and Little Bird attacked the Interpol Asia-Pacific Division, Zhou Quan’s team captured them and learned that two Shek Kong Camp officers had helped the criminals. Zhou Quan ordered a raid to arrest the officers and planned to hand the prisoners over to the Motherland’s agents.

• Zhou Quan arranged for Wong Bing Yiu to coordinate with the authorities while the Security Department prepared to capture the Professor.
• The Professor and Little Bird attacked the Interpol Asia-Pacific Division, but Lok Kai-cheung and Action C Group ambushed them, killing the other attackers and capturing the two leaders.
• Under interrogation, the Professor revealed that Steve Brittingham and Michel Lambert had supplied weapons and helped the criminals escape, while an American accomplice had already left Hong Kong.
• Zhou Quan ordered Lok Kai-cheung to keep the Professor and Little Bird alive in Safe House Three for transfer to the Motherland’s agents.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to mobilize T Squad and the Flying Tigers for a raid on Shek Kong Camp, then completed an arrest warrant for Steve Brittingham and Michel Lambert.

Zhou Quan led a large Security Department and Flying Tigers convoy to Shek Kong Camp to arrest two foreign garrison officers suspected of involvement in a serious terrorist attack. The convoy reached the camp, where Zhou presented the accusation and arrest warrants to duty commander Richard Parkin.

• Zhou Quan told Wong Bing Yiu that the targets were a second lieutenant and a sergeant who had served in the Political Department’s Special Action Group, and Wong promised to contact Xinhua News Agency and Number One.
• Zhou ordered Chow Sing Sing to summon the Flying Tigers and speed toward Shek Kong Camp before the suspects could escape.
• The Flying Tigers joined the Security Department convoy, and Zhou arranged the assault teams, T Squad, and sniper team into formation.
• The police convoy arrived at Shek Kong Camp, and the sentries alerted duty commander Richard Parkin.
• Zhou identified himself to Richard, accused members of the unit of participating in a serious terrorist attack, and Chow Sing Sing showed Richard two arrest warrants.

Zhou Quan confronted Lieutenant Colonel Richard at Shek Kong Camp and forced him to cooperate with arrest warrants for Second Lieutenant Steve and Sergeant Michelle. The two soldiers were delivered to the camp gates, and Zhou Quan’s officers left with them.

• Richard refused to hand over Steve and Michelle, insisting the garrison would handle their cases.
• Zhou Quan stood firm and warned Richard to recognize Hong Kong’s circumstances, while the armed police officers backed him.
• Richard agreed to cooperate, and Zhou Quan told him to have the two soldiers brought to the sentry post rather than return inside the camp.
• Richard used the duty phone to order the Guard Unit to disarm and escort Steve and Michelle to the gates.
• About ten minutes later, soldiers brought the two pale, disheveled foreigners before Zhou Quan and Richard.
• Zhou Quan ordered his officers to move out with Steve and Michelle, leaving Richard at the camp gates.

Richard explained why he let the Police Force take Steve and Michelle, while Zhou Quan relied on his legal and political backing after secretly detaining the foreigners. The Police Force's Number One contacted Xinhua News Agency to take custody of the four criminals, leaving Zhou Quan waiting for the outcome.

• Richard told his captain that senior officials were shipping their wealth back to Britain and admitted that he and other officers had profited from Steve and Michelle's arms sales.
• Richard said he would not risk a firefight because he wanted to return safely to Britain, and his captain agreed before driving toward the camp's Administrative Building.
• Zhou Quan judged that the Governor's Office could not easily punish him because he had broken no law and had backing from Xinhua News Agency, the Police Force Lee Family, and his relatives.
• Zhou Quan secretly detained two foreigners in the Safe House on Queen's Road East and left the next steps to the Police Force's Number One.
• The Police Force's Number One contacted Xinhua News Agency, whose special intelligence agents were to take custody of the four criminals.

Zhou Quan prepared promotions and rewards for his trusted officers while welcoming Jiu Sai-wing back from undercover work and recruiting Chu Wah-biu into the Security Department. He left to discuss further promotions with Lok Ming-wah and Lau Kit-fai.

• Lau Kit-fai’s Administration Group dismissed Kwan Big Gang and Kwan Yuet-sing after investigating the Police Force and uncovering Kwan Yuet-sing’s serious dereliction of duty.
• Zhou Quan planned to promote his trusted officers and welcomed Jiu Sai-wing back to the Police Force with a three-rank promotion and Probationary Inspector training.
• Fan Jiu learned that his younger brother, Jiu Sai-wing, had served undercover and proudly accepted his appointment certificate.
• Zhou Quan revoked Chu Wah-biu’s disciplinary decision and offered him three possible postings.
• Chu Wah-biu chose to transfer to the Security Department’s Action Group, and Zhou Quan went to discuss rewards and promotions with Lok Ming-wah and Lau Kit-fai.

Zhou Quan met with his fellow alumni Oswald and Lai Wing-lim, two influential figures in Hong Kong’s legal and political circles, after arranging promotions for his subordinates in the Security Department. The gathering ended with Oswald asking Zhou Quan what business had prompted the invitation.

• Zhou Quan helped arrange promotions for trusted subordinates, seeking to strengthen his influence in the Police Force ahead of Hong Kong Island’s return.
• Zhou Quan invited Oswald and Lai Wing-lim to Oswald’s villa for a meeting, drawing on their shared education, teacher, and longstanding ties.
• Au Wing-yan served tea to the three men while Lai Wing-lim teased Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan about her special attention to him.
• Oswald observed that Zhou Quan rarely invited them without a reason and asked what he wanted to discuss.

Zhou Quan told Oswald and Lai Wing-lim he planned to propose a national security law for Hong Kong Island directly to the Motherland, bypassing the Legislative Bureau and Provisional Legislative Council. Oswald questioned whether this would violate legislative principles, while Lai Wing-lim urged him to hear Zhou Quan's reasons.

• Lai Wing-lim promised Zhou Quan that he and Oswald would help with anything they could.
• Zhou Quan explained that he wanted to establish national security legislation before separatists and unrest could exploit gaps in Hong Kong Island's laws.
• Oswald and Lai Wing-lim exchanged grave looks when Zhou Quan proposed bypassing the existing and provisional legislative bodies.
• Oswald challenged Zhou Quan over the legality and principles of going around the legislative bodies.
• Lai Wing-lim defended Zhou Quan and asked Oswald to listen to his reasons before judging the proposal.

Zhou Quan persuaded Oswald and Lai Wing-lim that Hong Kong Island needed national security legislation, proposing that the Police Force submit a bill directly to the Motherland during the handover transition. Oswald agreed to study the bill in secret and Lai Wing-lim pledged to help draft it, leaving the three to discuss its provisions.

• Zhou Quan argued that national security legislation was essential to protect the Motherland's interests and warned that he would not tolerate anyone crossing the reunification red line.
• Zhou Quan explained that the Legislative Council and Provisional Legislative Council were unlikely to pass the bill through normal channels because of their membership and foreign influence.
• Zhou Quan proposed that, after the handover, he or another senior officer use the Police Force's Security Department to submit the bill directly to the Motherland for support during the government transition.
• Oswald accepted Zhou Quan's position despite reservations about his methods and agreed to study the bill in secret.
• Lai Wing-lim promised to help Oswald prepare comprehensive legal provisions, and the three alumni began debating the bill while Au Wing-yan served them tea.

As the National Security Law took shape, Zhou Quan was asked to investigate an armed robbery at TNS, where criminals stole its anti-theft system, client records, and surveillance blueprints. He learned that Wan Chai police had already handled the initial response, but the robbers had escaped.

• Zhou Quan and his two senior fellow students continued drafting the National Security Law with help from Oswald’s legal team.
• TNS Asia-Pacific Head Chan Lap Ming told Zhou Quan that armed criminals had stolen TNS’s anti-theft system, client information, and CCTV installation blueprints.
• Chan Lap Ming said the stolen records covered 380 banks, 560 jewelry stores, and about 400 other businesses in Hong Kong.
• Zhou Quan summoned Chow Sing Sing, Luo Danian, and Lok Kai-cheung to investigate the case.
• Luo Danian reported that Tung Biu and Wan Chai officers had exchanged fire with the robbers, but the criminals had escaped.

Zhou Quan organized surveillance and intelligence gathering to identify the robbers who stole TNS security systems. Tung Biu brought Mainland officer Yang Jianhua and case officer Li Guangming to brief him, revealing that the TNS robbery might be the first in a planned series.

• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian's Intelligence Group to analyze TNS client records and Lok Kai-cheung's C Group to watch the most critical targets.
• Zhou Quan tasked Chow Sing Sing with asking Big Circle Leopard whether the Big Circle Gang was involved, and Big Circle Leopard reported that the gang had not committed the TNS robbery.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to mobilize Ah Lok and Little Chiang to investigate Hong Kong Island's underworld forces and find the robbers.
• Tung Biu arrived with Yang Jianhua and Senior Inspector Li Guangming, the officer in charge of the TNS robbery case.
• Tung Biu told Zhou Quan he suspected the TNS robbery was the beginning of a series planned by the Big Circle Gang and had requested intelligence support from the Mainland.

Zhou Quan took over the TNS case and directed the investigation toward South Asians and Vietnamese suspects rather than the Big Circle Gang. At the Security Department, Luo Danian’s Intelligence Group identified Zhang Hanjun, alias Big Army, as a suspect with a Vietnamese military background who had been working for the Vietnamese Gang.

• Tung Biu introduced Li Guangming as the officer responsible for the TNS case, and Li reported that CCTV had captured a clear image of a masked gunman.
• Zhou Quan rejected the Big Circle Gang theory and ordered the investigators to focus on South Asians and Vietnamese suspects.
• Zhou Quan formally assigned the Security Department to take over the case, with Wan Chai Police Station assisting.
• Luo Danian told Zhou Quan that the Intelligence Group had found a breakthrough, and Inspector Zhuang Ziwei identified Zhang Hanjun, alias Big Army, from the CCTV footage.
• Zhuang Ziwei reported that Zhang Hanjun was a former Vietnamese Marine Corps special operations soldier who had escaped military custody and later provided armed protection for the Vietnamese Gang’s smuggling operations.

Zhou Quan’s Intelligence Group identified the likely robbers as Vietnamese military veterans linked to Snakehead Bing and the Zhang brothers, and he organized a cautious operation to find them and uncover any mastermind. He left the investigation in the hands of the Security Department while ordering Wan Chai Police Station to assist and keeping communications secure.

• Zhuang Ziwei reported that Zhang Hanquan and Zhang Hanjun had escorted the Vietnamese Gang’s smuggling shipments and both brothers disappeared after the robbery.
• Lau Bo-keung reported that six robbers used military-grade weapons and operated like a special operations team, leading Zhou Quan to suspect Vietnamese special forces veterans and possible specialists behind them.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing’s T Squad to locate Snakehead Bing and the Zhang brothers without confronting them rashly, while Luo Danian’s Paparazzi tracked their movements.
• Zhou Quan instructed the teams to arrest the suspects immediately if they prepared another crime and ordered Wan Chai Police Station to withdraw from the investigation and assist Lok Kai-cheung’s group.
• Zhou Quan ordered the operation to use the Security Department’s internal communications system, and Luo Danian promised his Intelligence Group would manage communications.

Zhou Quan coordinated a Security Department operation to track Snakehead Bing and uncover his criminal network. Surveillance led officers to a suspected hideout in Happy Valley, where they waited for evidence of a planned violent burglary.

• Chow Sing Sing reported that Snakehead Bing had gone to sea and was expected to come ashore in Sai Kung around noon.
• Zhou Quan ordered Luo Danian's Intelligence Group to keep Snakehead Bing under surveillance and seek a lead to the other criminals.
• Zhuang Ziwei's Team One spotted Snakehead Bing landing with a man carrying a golf bag suspected of containing weapons.
• Team One followed the suspicious man to a vacant property at 6 Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley.
• Zhou Quan deployed the CIB Paparazzi to watch the property and ordered Action C Group to stand by, directing officers to intervene if the suspects prepared a violent burglary.

The Security Department identified Cheng Feng, He Ju, and Rog Davis as suspects in the TNS robbery and planned to catch them preparing to rob Sumitomo Bank. Yang Jianhua asked to arrest Cheng Feng herself, but Zhou Quan denied her request because she had no law enforcement authority on Hong Kong Island.

• Lau Bo-keung briefed the officers on the suspected roles of Zhang Hanquan, He Ju, and Cheng Feng in the TNS robbery.
• Yang Jianhua learned that Cheng Feng was suspected of involvement and asked to join the operation, but Zhou Quan refused.
• Lau Bo-keung identified Rog Davis as the suspected mastermind and designer of Sumitomo Bank's vault.
• Zhou Quan ordered Ah Nin's team to keep the suspects under surveillance and directed Ah Sing and Ah Cheung to prepare their Action Groups to arrest Cheng Feng and Rog when they made their move.

The Security Department monitored Cheng Feng, Roger, and their accomplices as they began their robbery of Sumitomo Bank, while Chow Sing Sing’s forces prepared to trap them in the underground cash-in-transit transfer center. The criminals’ plan remained underway as the operation’s teams stood ready to respond to any unexpected move.

• Cheng Feng and former Vietnamese special forces soldiers disguised themselves as security-company employees and drove a cloned-plate cash-in-transit truck to Sumitomo Bank, while Roger and He Ju posed as telecommunications repairmen to cut the bank’s external communications.
• Zhou Quan, Luo Danian, Tung Biu, Yang Jianhua, and other officers watched the operation from the Security Department command room, keeping Yang Jianhua under supervision until Cheng Feng and the others were arrested.
• Zhuang Ziwei reported that Turtle No. 1 had entered the site and warned that additional foreign criminals had joined Turtle No. 2.
• Chow Sing Sing ordered Turtle No. 1 into the trap and commanded Hunter to watch Turtle No. 2 and eliminate him if anything unusual happened.
• Chow Sing Sing’s T Squad sealed the underground car-elevator exits, while Lok Kai-cheung and Hunter checked their weapons and prepared to move.