Chapter Summaries

After Zhou Quan and his PTU squad killed four armed robbers and recovered the stolen money, his superiors praised him and the Police Force prepared to publicize his achievement. The chapter left Zhou Quan newly celebrated in the media after he declared, “I stand against crime!”

• Kong Chi Lap and Kwan Man Chin arrived at the Lee Kwan Building, where investigators confirmed the recovered pounds came from the armored-car robbery on King's Road.
• Kong Chi Lap praised Zhou Quan for shooting the four robbers, while Zhou Quan shared credit with his supervisors and squad.
• Kwan Man Chin realized Zhou Quan had close ties to senior officers Lee Man-bun and Wong Bing Yiu and saw an opportunity to improve his own connections.
• After the investigation concluded, Zhou Quan and the others returned to the Police Station to rest.
• The next day, Zhou Quan gave reporters an account of the shooting and ended with the declaration, “I stand against crime!”
• The media featured Zhou Quan's declaration, and the Police Force Public Relations Department put his salute on the cover of Police News.

After his record-breaking gunfight made him famous across West Kowloon, Zhou Quan took leave and went with Wong Bing Yiu to visit the Lee family at Lee Garden on Tai Ping Shan Peak. He was welcomed by his aunts, whose concern and affection moved him.

• Police News publicized Zhou Quan's feat of killing four armed robbers with four shots, earning him the nickname West Kowloon Gun God.
• Gangsters learned to avoid Zhou Quan, and his squad's patrols became easier as its members entered the promotion process.
• After filing his shooting report and completing a positive psychological assessment, Zhou Quan took several days of leave.
• Lee Man-bun invited Zhou Quan and Wong Bing Yiu to dinner at the Lee family estate at No. 7 Villa, Tai Ping Shan Peak.
• Zhou Quan arrived at Lee Garden and was greeted by his aunt by marriage and younger aunt, who checked on him and expressed how much they had missed him.

Zhou Quan returned to Lee Garden and was warmly welcomed by his family, including the children and elders who had helped raise him. Lee Shu-tong then called Zhou Quan into his study to talk, leaving their conversation to begin.

• Zhou Quan let his aunties fuss over him and followed them into the home where he had grown up.
• Zhou Quan greeted Huang Xiyue and Lee Family Ka-chun, lifted them into his arms, and promised Yueyue he would visit more often.
• Lee Shu-tong and Lee Man-bun came out of the study, and Lee Shu-tong asked Zhou Quan to join him there.
• Zhou Quan entered the study with Wong Bing Yiu, served tea to the elders, and massaged Lee Shu-tong's shoulders.
• Lee Shu-tong told Zhou Quan to stop fussing and take the chair opposite him for a chat.

Old Master Lee explained the Lee Family’s position ahead of the handover and urged Zhou Quan to prove himself in the Police Force. He planned to recommend ending Zhou Quan’s probation next year and hoped he would earn commissioned rank before the handover.

• Zhou Quan recognized that inheriting his father’s chair meant the elders accepted him as an adult and would direct the Lee Family’s political resources toward him.
• Old Master Lee praised Zhou Quan’s declaration against crime and reflected on the Lee Family’s history, loyalty to the Motherland, and standing in the Police Force.
• Old Master Lee explained that the Motherland would preserve the Lee Family’s current power but would not give it special help in dominating the Police Force.
• Old Master Lee told Zhou Quan he planned to recommend ending his probation next year and urged him to earn commendations and reach commissioned rank before the handover.

Zhou Quan’s family planned a rapid path for him to become a Superintendent before Hong Kong Island’s handover, relying on his achievements and their influence in the Police Force. He agreed to the plan and prepared to move from PTU into Yau Tsim District’s Anti-Triad Unit.

• Zhou Quan realized that reaching commissioned rank before the handover would require him to advance far faster than the usual promotion schedule.
• Old Master Lee urged Zhou Quan to pursue the goal, and Zhou Quan promised to do everything he could.
• Lee Man-bun explained that the family would transfer Zhou Quan from PTU to the Anti-Triad Unit in Yau Tsim District after his probation ended.
• Lee Man-bun said the Police Force’s new anti-triad campaign could help Zhou Quan earn the accomplishments needed for promotion.
• Wong Bing Yiu pledged to protect Zhou Quan in Yau Tsim District, and Zhou Quan accepted his elders’ arrangements.

After returning from leave, Zhou Quan learned that his PTU squad had been publicly branded cowards after being pinned down by armed robbers, while a separate investigation began over money missing from the robbers’ warehouse. He and Kwan Man Chin went to meet Big Sir, expecting the summons to focus on the damage to the Police Force’s reputation.

• Zhou Quan returned to West Kowloon General Headquarters with intelligence files about Triads in West Kowloon District.
• Kwan Man Chin told Zhou Quan that armed robbers had pinned down his PTU squad during a patrol near Beford Road, and the media had branded the officers “PTU Cowards.”
• Kwan Man Chin explained that stolen money left at warehouse number three had gone missing after being seized by the Major Crimes Unit at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station.
• Zhou Quan reassured Kwan Man Chin that his squad had not had access to the missing money and that the robbers’ attack had caught them by surprise.
• Zhou Quan and Kwan Man Chin headed to Big Sir’s office at the PTU’s top-floor offices.

Zhou Quan returned to work after a week off and reassured his team that the Police Force would not punish them over the recent incident. Reviewing the footage and case file, he pursued the driver who had blocked their Riot Van and recognized Lam Tong's name, confirming his suspicions about the Warehouse No. 3 Case.

• Kong Chi Lap told Zhou Quan that the Police Force understood the incident was an accident, though public trust had been shaken, and warned him to expect criticism while patrolling.
• Zhou Quan met with He Wenzhan, Shao Meiqi, and the other officers, then asked them to gather the Warehouse No. 3 Case file and the televised footage.
• Zhou Quan watched the clearer Police Station footage, reassured his team, and ordered two plainclothes officers to identify and arrest the Mazda's driver.
• Zhou Quan read the case summary and recognized Lam Tong of the Tsim Sha Tsui Major Crimes Unit, confirming his suspicions.

After Lam Tong’s gun incident derailed his promotion and moved him out of the Anti-Triad Unit, Zhou Quan suspected he had taken money left behind after the Warehouse No. 3 robbery. Zhou Quan planned to use He Wenzhan to bring Lam Tong to a meeting, but did not reveal what he wanted to discuss.

• Rumors about Lam Tong nearly losing his service pistol reached senior staff, who postponed his promotion and transferred him to the Major Crimes Unit.
• Zhou Quan reviewed the Warehouse No. 3 case and suspected Lam Tong had taken the robbers’ abandoned money to deal with his gambling debts.
• Zhou Quan recalled that Lam Tong would hide from creditors at Summer Palace Villa and eventually meet the four robbers, giving Zhou Quan a chance to catch them and earn merit.
• Zhou Quan dismissed the other officers and told He Wenzhan he planned to invite Lam Tong to Kowloon Cafe for iced lemon tea.
• He Wenzhan asked whether Zhou Quan suspected Lam Tong, but Zhou Quan said the Internal Investigations Branch would handle that and claimed he had another matter to discuss.

Zhou Quan invited Lam Tong to Kowloon Cafe and offered to help him restructure his debts, hoping to gain his trust and learn about the missing Warehouse No. 3 proceeds. Lam Tong rejected the offer and left, leaving Zhou Quan without a way to use him as a lead to the four armed robbers.

• While discussing the missing proceeds, Shao Meiqi said she had seen Fat Tong give money to Chan Yiu Hung, and she and He Wenzhan suspected Lam Tong had stolen the proceeds.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan and Shao Meiqi to leave the matter to Internal Investigations and to avoid questioning Lam Tong when he arrived.
• Zhou Quan offered to arrange Police Force debt restructuring for Lam Tong, but Lam Tong denied having serious debts and refused the help.
• Lam Tong left the cafe, fearing that reporting his debts would make him a suspect in the missing proceeds case.
• He Wenzhan tried to follow Lam Tong, but Zhou Quan stopped him and concluded that pursuing Lam Tong to the Black Hotel was impractical.

Zhou Quan abandoned his attempt to track Lam Tong through official channels and led a PTU squad to raid the Big Rich Nightclub, a Wo Sing Wo business, hoping to find Lam Tong’s hideout. He ordered the nightclub closed and faced down its manager.

• After Lam Tong’s lead went cold, Zhou Quan decided to use underworld contacts to locate Lam Tong’s hideout.
• Zhou Quan ordered his officers to raid the Big Rich Nightclub on Jordan Road despite a warning that it was backed by Wo Sing Wo.
• Zhou Quan and the PTU squad arrived at the nightclub and began their raid, ordering the lights on, the music off, and customers to show their IDs.
• The nightclub manager tried to placate He Wenzhan and Shao Meiqi, but Zhou Quan ordered everyone to leave and declared the business closed for the day.
• The manager recognized Zhou Quan and, intimidated by his reputation, shivered as Zhou Quan asked whether he had a problem with the order.

Zhou Quan forced Tai Po Black’s nightclub to close, then demanded that he hand over an underling in charge of a Tsim Sha Tsui finance company. When Tai Po Black refused, Zhou Quan framed him for assaulting an officer and stealing a gun, leaving him at gunpoint.

• Zhou Quan ordered the nightclub shut and its customers escorted out.
• Zhou Quan waited for Tai Po Black, who arrived and tried to welcome him with Cuban cigars.
• Zhou Quan demanded that Tai Po Black hand over the underling managing his finance company on Tsim Sha Tsui Financial Street.
• After Tai Po Black refused, Zhou Quan took He Wenzhan’s gun, emptied its bullets, and forced it into Tai Po Black’s hand.
• Zhou Quan knocked Tai Po Black down, pointed his own pistol at him, and accused him of assaulting an officer and stealing a gun.

Zhou Quan forced Tai Po Black to summon Dongguan Chai, whom he wanted to question about Lin Tong’s debt. The chapter ended with Zhou Quan asking whether daily ID checks at Tai Po Black’s nightclub counted as routine police work, and Dongguan Chai agreeing.

• Zhou Quan held Tai Po Black at gunpoint and made him call Dongguan Chai.
• Tai Po Black’s men summoned Dongguan Chai, who arrived at the Big Rich Nightclub and found the room filled with armed Mobile Unit officers.
• Tai Po Black introduced Dongguan Chai to Zhou Quan, who explained that he had a true-or-false question for him.
• Zhou Quan asked whether checking everyone’s ID at the nightclub every day would count as routine police work, and Dongguan Chai obediently agreed.

Zhou Quan pressured Dongguan Chai into helping him locate Lam Tong, using Tai Po Black’s nightclub and business as leverage. Dongguan Chai agreed to find Lam Tong’s current address before Zhou Quan’s unit began patrolling that night.

• Zhou Quan confronted Dongguan Chai at Tai Po Black’s nightclub and ordered him to report to his office the next morning.
• Tai Po Black told Dongguan Chai that Zhou Quan had threatened him with a gun and insisted Dongguan Chai obey the order.
• Dongguan Chai arrived early at West Kowloon Police Headquarters and met Zhou Quan in his office.
• Zhou Quan asked Dongguan Chai where Lam Tong was staying and gave him until that evening to find out.
• Dongguan Chai promised to get Lam Tong’s current address, saying he had already been searching for him over an unpaid debt.

Zhou Quan learned that Lam Tong was hiding at Summer Palace Villa in Kowloon City and arranged for his PTU team to patrol the area while pursuing a gang linked to a violent robbery. Dongguan Chai met him near the villa and explained the building and its owner.

• One of Zhou Quan's men reported that Lam Tong had been hiding at Summer Palace Villa for several days.
• Zhou Quan arranged with Kong Chi Lap to change his team's patrol route to Argyle Street and Kowloon City.
• A gangster sent by Dongguan Chai told Zhou Quan that Dongguan Chai was waiting at Summer Palace Villa.
• Zhou Quan split the patrol, sending Shao Meiqi along Argyle Street and taking He Wenzhan and the remaining officers into Kowloon City.
• Dongguan Chai met Zhou Quan at South Wall Road and explained that Summer Palace Villa was a rundown apartment building owned by Big Mouth Shing.

Zhou Quan questioned Big Mouth Shing about Lam Tong and the four suspicious Chaozhou men, learning that the men carried heavy bags and returned late at night. When Zhou Quan reached the apartment building with Big Mouth Shing, the four men appeared, and Zhou ordered them to raise their hands.

• Zhou Quan had Dongguan Chai bring Big Mouth Shing over and questioned him about Lam Tong's stay at the apartment building.
• Big Mouth Shing told Zhou Quan that four Chaozhou men had been staying nearby for four or five days, carrying heavy bags and returning late each night.
• Zhou Quan sent Dongguan Chai and his gangsters away, then asked Big Mouth Shing to show him the apartment building.
• Big Mouth Shing spotted the four Chaozhou men leaving the Thai Fast-Food Restaurant and demanded that they pay their overdue rent.
• Zhou Quan recognized the men as armed robbers, moved Big Mouth Shing behind him, and ordered the four to raise their hands slowly.

Zhou Quan confronted four armed thugs and ordered them to surrender, intending to capture them alive and uncover their wider criminal gang. When the leader tried to draw his pistol, Zhou Quan shot him in the elbow and issued the others a final warning.

• Zhou Quan and the PTU officers surrounded the four thugs and ordered them to raise their hands.
• The gang leader tried to manipulate Zhou Quan into letting him reach for his ID, hoping to draw his concealed pistol.
• Zhou Quan rejected the leader's ploy and ordered the four men to lie down, saying he was in charge.
• The gang leader grabbed a companion as a human shield and reached for his pistol.
• Zhou Quan shot the gang leader in the right elbow, knocking his pistol to the ground.
• Zhou Quan warned the remaining thugs to raise their hands, back up five steps, and lie down.

Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan arrested four armed robbers in Kowloon City and found a suitcase of Hong Kong dollars and a bag of weapons in their rented room. Zhou Quan reported the suspects to his uncle, Lee Man-bun, who arranged for major crimes units to take over the case.

• Zhou Quan kept the four robbers at gunpoint while He Wenzhan and the other officers handcuffed them.
• Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan went to Summer Palace Villa, where Big Mouth Shing and Lam Tong emerged from hiding.
• Big Mouth Shing led Zhou Quan and He Wenzhan to Room 103, where He Wenzhan found cash and weapons beneath the beds.
• Zhou Quan told He Wenzhan to notify Control Room and summon Ah Mei and the others.
• Zhou Quan called Lee Man-bun and reported that the suspects might be the robbers from the Warehouse No. 3 Case.
• Lee Man-bun said he would contact Yang Zi'an and Shek Mai-ho to take over the case.

Zhou Quan captured four armed robbers and seized weapons and stolen cash, earning praise from his superiors and Major Crimes Unit commanders. He shared the credit with his allies, strengthening his own connections within the Police Force.

• Zhou Quan stood with Kong Chi Lap, Kwan Man Chin, Yang Zi'an, and Shek Mai-ho as officers catalogued the seized weapons and cash.
• Kong Chi Lap boasted that Zhou Quan’s talent had helped B Company rack up major achievements.
• Yang Zi'an and Shek Mai-ho prepared to take over the robbery investigation, which could reveal further accomplices and leads.
• Zhou Quan had called Lee Man-bun so the Lee Faction’s people would benefit from the case and his own network would grow.
• Yang Zi'an praised Zhou Quan and said he would have recruited him into Regional Major Crimes Unit, while Zhou Quan replied that they might work together soon.

After a string of successful cases earned Zhou Quan's team promotions, Zhou Quan passed his Inspector promotion interview with Lau Kit-fai. He officially became an Inspector and was set to complete his Mobile Unit rotation before taking up a posting in Yau Tsim District.

• Yang Zi'an used the Warehouse No. 3 gangsters to uncover their accomplices and prepared robberies, and the West Kowloon District dismantled several criminal operations.
• Zhou Quan's elders secured promotions for He Wenzhan, Shao Meiqi, and the two Plainclothes Officers, while Zhou Quan received early approval to take the Inspector Promotion Examination.
• Zhou Quan scored an A+ on the written test and attended his interview with Wong Bing Yiu, Kong Chi Lap, and Lau Kit-fai.
• Lau Kit-fai asked Zhou Quan why he had joined the Police Force, and Zhou Quan said he was implacably opposed to evil and wanted to uphold the law.
• Lau Kit-fai approved Zhou Quan's promotion, and Zhou Quan officially became an Inspector.

After earning his Inspector promotion, Zhou Quan reported to the Yau Tsim District Anti-Triad Unit and brought He Wenzhan along as his trusted subordinate. He met his uncle Wong Bing Yiu, who asked whether he would come home for dinner that night.

• Zhou Quan arrived at Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station with He Wenzhan and asked how he felt about leaving the PTU.
• Zhou Quan explained that he had brought He Wenzhan to the Anti-Triad Unit but had not influenced Shao Meiqi's posting.
• Zhou Quan sent He Wenzhan to park the Mercedes-Benz and wait at the Anti-Triad Unit office while he went to meet Wong Bing Yiu.
• Zhou Quan entered Wong Bing Yiu's office, where Wong Bing Yiu teased him for missing dinner the previous night and asked if he would come home that evening.