Chapter Summaries

He Wenzhan offered Zhuang Qing a chance to help Tam Chung-yiu see his father, provided Tam cooperated with the investigation, then took charge of the Xinglong Triad Society case with Liu Jinkui’s team assigned to assist. The chapter ended with Liu agreeing to cooperate fully with the Security Department.

• He Wenzhan told Zhuang Qing he would seek proceedings against Tam Chung-yiu the next day if Tam cooperated, leaving the trial schedule to Zhuang’s influence.
• Zhuang Qing hurried back toward the police station and collided with Liu Jinkui, the inspector who had brought Tam Chung-yiu in.
• Cheung Man-wah introduced Liu Jinkui to He Wenzhan and the Security Department officers accompanying him.
• He Wenzhan announced that Security Department Action Group One was taking over the Xinglong Triad Society case and ordered Liu’s team to assist.
• After Cheung Man-wah signaled his approval, Liu Jinkui saluted and promised his team’s full cooperation.

He Wenzhan and the Security Department took over the Xinglong Triad Society case and brought leader Tam Chung-yiu before Guan Zu for questioning. With He Wenzhan and Yeung Kam Wing supporting him, Guan Zu began by asking Tam to identify Xinglong members involved in drug crimes.

• He Wenzhan formally took over the Xinglong case and asked Liu Jinkui to take him to Tam Chung-yiu.
• He Wenzhan entered the statement room, made Tam give up the head seat, and sent Zhuang Qing and the Trench-Coat Man outside.
• He Wenzhan told Guan Zu to take over the questioning while Yeung Kam Wing prepared to record Tam’s statement.
• Guan Zu introduced himself as a Security Department probationary inspector, and Tam promised to cooperate.
• Guan Zu asked Tam to name the people in Xinglong involved in drug crimes.

Tam Chung-yiu weighed Xinglong’s traditions against the Security Department’s power and admitted that Yim Sai Kau and Yim Kwok-keui were trafficking heroin within the society. He identified their associate Cha Zha and the evidence held by Ah Gui, while He Wenzhan and Yeung Kam Wing suspected the operation was connected to a larger effort to revive Hong Kong Island’s heroin market.

• Tam Chung-yiu considered the threat posed by Zhou Quan’s Operation Crouching Tiger Plan and the Security Department before deciding to cooperate.
• Tam Chung-yiu confessed that Xinglong had failed to stop members from violating Sir Kwan’s prohibition on drug crimes.
• Tam Chung-yiu named Yim Sai Kau and Yim Kwok-keui as Xinglong’s biggest drug traffickers and said they had begun breaking down high-purity Number Four heroin in May.
• Tam Chung-yiu explained that Cha Zha handled the operation and that Ah Gui had the evidence against him, but he had no direct evidence against the Yim father and son.
• He Wenzhan and Yeung Kam Wing suspected the Yim family’s operation was a bridgehead for a Golden Triangle group preparing to reopen Hong Kong Island’s heroin market.

Guan Zu obtained evidence linking Zhazha to drug crimes, and He Wenzhan decided to take Tam Chung-yiu to the Security Department at Tai Kwun. He prepared to report the case to his boss, since further action against Yim Sai Kau and Yim Kwok-keui exceeded his authority.

• Guan Zu asked Liu Jinkui to bring Ah Gui back into the Statement Room.
• Tam Chung-yiu ordered Ah Gui to hand Guan Zu a briefcase containing documents about Zhazha's drug crimes.
• Guan Zu reviewed the documents and told He Wenzhan that they were detailed, while leaving their reliability to the Security Department's investigation.
• He Wenzhan arranged to transfer Tam Chung-yiu to Tai Kwun and advised Ah Gui to have Lawyer Zhuang contact the Department of Justice.
• Cheung Man-wah escorted He Wenzhan and Yeung Kam Wing out, while Guan Zu and Liu Jinkui prepared to transport Tam Chung-yiu in a Riot Van.

After He Wenzhan uncovered that Yim Sai Kau and Yim Kwok-keui were secretly distributing heroin, he brought the case to Zhou Quan with Chow Sing Sing and Luo Danian. Luo’s intelligence report linked the suspected supply to the Golden Triangle, but the officers could not yet identify which drug lord was targeting Hong Kong Island.

• He Wenzhan told Chow Sing Sing that Yim Sai Kau and Yim Kwok-keui were secretly dividing exceptionally pure Number Four heroin into smaller lots on Hong Kong Island.
• Chow Sing Sing summoned Luo Danian, whose Intelligence Group began gathering information on the Golden Triangle.
• He Wenzhan reported Tam Chung-yiu’s statement to Zhou Quan and explained that the Yim father and son’s supplier was unknown.
• Zhou Quan asked Luo Danian about possible Golden Triangle suppliers, including Chatchai, Nuo Ka, and Eight-Faced Buddha.
• Luo Danian reported that Nuo Ka had taken over after Chatchai’s death and that Nuo Ka and Eight-Faced Buddha were the main sources of Number Four, then planned to seek information from Mainland authorities.

Zhou Quan ordered He Wenzhan to arrest Cha Zha and gather evidence against the Yan father and son, while keeping the investigation into the Golden Triangle on hold. He Wenzhan also expedited Tam Chung-yiu’s case, and the chapter ended with the Department of Justice accepting the documents against him.

• Zhou Quan explained that the Hong Kong Island Police Force could not freely run intelligence operations beyond Hong Kong Island and refused to send undercover officers into the Golden Triangle without an operational need.
• Zhou Quan issued He Wenzhan a warrant to secretly arrest Cha Zha and ordered him to gather evidence against the Yan father and son of Xinglong.
• Chow Sing Sing, He Wenzhan, and Luo Danian saluted and left to carry out their assigned work.
• He Wenzhan arranged for the T Group to locate Cha Zha and contacted the Department of Justice to begin proceedings against Tam Chung-yiu.
• The Director of Public Prosecutions accepted the documents concerning Tam Chung-yiu, leaving the next steps to Tam Chung-yiu’s lawyer.

Tam Chung-yiu secured medical bail while his father, Tam Xintian, died from his injuries. Zhou Quan used the funeral as an opportunity to arrest Yim Sai Kau, Yim Kwok-keui, and other Xinglong figures implicated in crimes by Cha Cha.

• Zhuang Qing secured medical bail for Tam Chung-yiu while the drug-possession case remained under investigation.
• Tam Chung-yiu and Tam Chung-shun returned to see Tam Xintian before he died that night.
• Zhou Quan planned to use Tam Xintian's funeral to warn Hong Kong Island's Triad Societies against crossing his red lines.
• Cha Cha confessed to evidence linking Yim Sai Kau, Yim Kwok-keui, and other Xinglong figures to drug trafficking, murder, smuggling, and hired killings.
• Zhou Quan signed arrest warrants and ordered He Wenzhan to bring armed officers to arrest the accused men at the funeral.

He Wenzhan deployed the T Group’s elite officers and a heavily armed convoy to Xinglong’s ancestral hall during Tam Xintian’s funeral, ostensibly to make arrests and investigate the gang’s crimes. He ordered everyone in the mourning hall to stay put, and Tam Chung-yiu nervously questioned the show of force.

• He Wenzhan ordered Pang Yik-hang, Chan Chi-kit, Yeung Kam Wing, and Guan Zu to assemble the First Group in full gear.
• He Wenzhan selected Liu Jinkui and his sergeant to represent the temporarily seconded Eastern District Major Crimes Unit in the operation.
• He Wenzhan led the armed convoy to Xinglong’s ancestral hall, where Tam Xintian’s funeral was being held.
• He Wenzhan and his officers entered the mourning hall, paid their respects to the coffin, and ordered everyone to stand still.
• Lam Wai Lok and Chiang Tin-yeung complied, while Tam Chung-yiu and Tam Chung-shun came forward with their family.
• Tam Chung-yiu protested nervously to He Wenzhan about the large show of force at his father’s funeral.

At Cao Binying’s funeral, Tam Chung-yiu confronted Gou Hok Jai and his son after Gou mocked the officers, while He Wenzhan tried to keep the operation orderly. The chapter ended with Tam Chung-yiu kicking Gou across the mourning hall as Cao Binying sprang up and the officers aimed seven guns at him.

• He Wenzhan apologized to the Tam family for disturbing the funeral while explaining that the officers were doing their duty.
• Gou Hok Jai mocked the officers, and Cao Binying cursed Tam Chung-yiu, prompting Tam Chung-yiu to kick him down.
• Gou Hok Jai continued to taunt Tam Chung-yiu, and Tam Chung-yiu walked over and kicked him across the hall.
• Tam Chung-shun rose to defend his father, but seven officers pressed their Glocks against his forehead.
• Cao Binying sprang from his seat after seeing Gou Hok Jai kicked away.

Yim Sai Kau led the Security Department in arresting Liu Ziyuan, He Wenzhan, Ho Chau, Chan Chi-kit, and other suspects at the Funeral Hall, warning the gathered triad leaders to obey the law. The suspects were taken to Police Force headquarters for interrogation, while the chapter left the Security Department seeking the wider network behind their drug trafficking.

• Yim Sai Kau ordered Security Department officers to arrest the named suspects, and the officers handcuffed them without resistance.
• Chan Chi-kit struck Yim Kwok-keui in the abdomen and warned him against insulting or threatening the officers.
• Yim Sai Kau told the gathered triad leaders that the arrests carried a message from the Police Force's Sir Kwan, then led his men out of the Funeral Hall.
• The Security Department convoy returned to headquarters, where Chan Chi-kit, He Wenzhan, Ho Chau, and other suspects were placed in separate interrogation rooms.
• The Security Department began questioning the suspects to uncover their suppliers and other secrets behind the drug trafficking case.

Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing watched T Group question suspects linked to Xinglong’s drug network as Yim Sai Kau prepared to use coercive methods. After Guan Zu ordered the interrogation-room CCTV and audio switched off, He Wenzhan beat Chan Chi-kit while Ke Nan Zhi refused to speak without a lawyer.

• Zhou Quan and Chow Sing Sing went to the Observation Room to watch He Wenzhan interrogate Yim Sai Kau, the central figure in Xinglong’s drug crimes.
• Yim Sai Kau and the officers prepared to pressure Ke Nan Zhi, while Ke Nan Zhi insisted that he would say nothing until his lawyer arrived.
• Yim Sai Kau ordered He Wenzhan to turn off the CCTV, and Guan Zu directed the officers to cut the surveillance footage and audio.
• He Wenzhan punched the handcuffed Chan Chi-kit in the abdomen, prompting Chan Chi-kit to accuse the officers of torture and threaten to sue.

Yim Sai Kau’s interrogation of Wei Xingguang exposed a Golden Triangle drug network backed by He Wenzhan, while He Wenzhan intimidated Yim Sai Kau in another room. After enduring several torture methods, Wei Xingguang finally broke down and revealed the people behind his drug operation.

• He Wenzhan dismissed Yim Sai Kau’s threat and offered him a choice of interrogation methods, while Yim Sai Kau remained calm and waited for the results.
• Yim Sai Kau’s team tortured Wei Xingguang, who resisted Water Torture and Judicial Coffee before eventually confessing.
• Wei Xingguang admitted that he had joined forces with He Wenzhan to open Hong Kong Island’s drug market and take control of the Xinglong Group.
• Wei Xingguang identified Bobby Gor, a Golden Triangle drug broker, as his contact and said Bobby’s connections had introduced Liao Xiabiao to He Wenzhan’s godson, Wei Shali.
• Yim Sai Kau reported to Zhou Quan that He Wenzhan was the major drug lord behind Wei Xingguang.

Zhou Quan directed the Security Department to monitor Hong Kong Island’s triads and prepare for Golden Triangle drug traffickers, while acknowledging that his authority could not reach beyond the territory. With the Xinglong Group case concluded, he turned back to his wedding preparations with Au Wing-yan.

• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to have Lam Wai Lok, Chiang Tin-yeung, and others watch Golden Triangle drug-trafficking forces and warned them to break any traffickers’ foothold on Hong Kong Island.
• Chow Sing Sing, He Wenzhan, and Luo Danian saluted and left to carry out Zhou Quan’s instructions.
• The Security Department prepared to transfer Yim Sai-sei, Yim Kwok-keui, and other Xinglong Group suspects to the Mainland for trial.
• Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan continued preparing their new home and upcoming wedding.

Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan celebrated their wedding on October 1, after watching the Hong Kong Garrison’s first military parade since Hong Kong’s return to the Motherland. The next morning, they visited the Security Department to share wedding sweets with Zhou Quan’s men and received congratulations and gifts from their colleagues and guests.

• Zhou Quan attended the Hong Kong Garrison’s military parade before marrying Au Wing-yan in an evening ceremony at Lee Garden.
• Prominent guests and representatives attended the wedding, while Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan toasted them and celebrated until nearly midnight.
• Deputy Director Ju brought Zhou Quan two wedding gifts, one from the Motherland and another entrusted by his grandfather.
• The next morning, Zhou Quan and Au Wing-yan served tea to their elders and went to Police Headquarters together.
• Guo Huanqing and the Action Group welcomed the newlyweds with party poppers and confetti, then received wedding sweets.

Chow Sing Sing and He Wenzhan each asked Zhou Quan for money, prompting him to question their urgent requests. He learned they needed funds for a former Flying Tigers subordinate’s surgery and gave them checks for seven million Hong Kong dollars each.

• Chow Sing Sing prepared for his wedding, and Zhou Quan gave him time off to focus on it.
• He Wenzhan rushed to Zhou Quan’s office to ask for a loan, but Chow Sing Sing arrived with the same request.
• Zhou Quan asked the two men why they needed money and learned that He Wenzhan’s former subordinate had suffered a spinal nerve injury and needed treatment abroad.
• He Wenzhan and Chow Sing Sing asked for seven million Hong Kong dollars each to cover the surgery.
• Zhou Quan wrote both checks, then angrily asked why they had to raise money themselves to treat a wounded subordinate.

Ah Hao learned that undercover officer Zhou Quan had been injured, dismissed, and left without adequate medical support, and he grew furious at the Police Force’s Welfare Division and the officers responsible. He went to investigate the case at the hospital, determined to protect his men and demand accountability.

• Chow Sing Sing told Ah Hao that Zhou Quan had been injured during an undercover operation and transferred from Central to Saint Mary Church Hospital after leaving danger.
• Chow Sing Sing explained that Zhou Quan’s superior was questioning Qiu Zhong’s integrity because Zhou had lost contact and later taken part in criminal activity.
• Ah Hao condemned the Welfare Division for failing to support an injured frontline officer and declared that such neglect endangered the Police Force’s men.
• Ah Hao handed checks to He Wenzhan and Chow Sing Sing, then ordered Ah Sing to bring Ah Kwan and two men to the hospital to investigate.

Ah Dong and the Security Department officers went to Saint Mary Church Hospital, angry that the Police Force had abandoned their injured brother and determined to help him. They chose the stairs to reach his ward, where they heard another brother declaring his support.

• Ah Dong led four Security Department officers into the hospital to visit Zhou Quan, who was in a wheelchair and might walk again with the best treatment.
• Ah Hao said he would resign from the Major Crimes Unit and find a way to raise treatment funds, while deciding not to tell Ah Kam because Ah Kam had already mortgaged his marital home to help.
• Sergeant Ah Hui, Sergeant Ah Kei, and Dai Hong pledged to stand by their brother, and Ah Dong ordered the group to take the stairs rather than wait for the crowded elevators.
• Dai Hong led the officers up to the seventh-floor stairwell, where a voice declaring unwavering support caught his attention.

Ching Tung and Kwan Man Chin stopped Zhou Quan and the other seven former Flying Tigers from resigning and turning to crime to pay for Ah Hao’s medical expenses. They ordered the brothers transferred into the Security Department and sent them to Ah Hao’s ward, promising to help.

• Ching Tung and the other two former Flying Tigers agreed that Zhou Quan and the seven brothers should not be left to face their financial crisis alone.
• Ching Tung confronted Zhou Quan and the others, angrily asking why they had not gone to their superiors for help.
• Ching Tung told the eight men to wait downstairs while he and his companions went to discuss the matter elsewhere.
• Kwan Man Chin arrived with Security Department officers and ordered Zhou Quan and the others to report their current postings.
• Kwan Man Chin ordered the seven brothers transferred into the Security Department and told them to go to Ah Hao’s ward before returning to their posts.

Ching Tung brought Sir Kwan and other Security Department officers to visit Zhou Quan, whose dismissal and injury had left him despairing. They provided two checks totaling ten million Hong Kong dollars for his treatment and promised to investigate his case, leaving Zhou Quan overwhelmed with hope and emotion.

• Ching Tung led Zhou Quan and the officers to Ah Hao’s ward, where Zhou Quan and Ah Kam recognized their former commanding officers.
• Ching Tung told Zhou Quan that he and the others knew about his situation, and Ah Hao and Ah Kam comforted him as he broke down crying.
• He Wenzhan and Min Yanshu gave Zhou Quan two checks totaling ten million Hong Kong dollars for his treatment.
• Ching Tung stopped Min Yan from speaking for Zhou Quan and asked him to explain his dismissal from Central Police Station himself.
• Min Yan began recounting how his superior had avoided responsibility and the station had dismissed Zhou Quan, while Ching Tung promised to address the matter.

Chong Ka-ho recounted his undercover assignment, the ambush that left him gravely wounded, and his dismissal by Central Police Station. Zhou Quan identified two possible explanations for his superior’s failure to respond and ordered an investigation to determine which was true.

• Chong Ka-ho formally reported how he infiltrated an underground money house, discovered a counterfeit-banknote trade, and tried to contact his superior, Chow Sing Sing.
• Chong Ka-ho said criminals suspected his identity, shot him, and that he was dismissed after waking from his injuries.
• Ching Tung added that Chief Inspector Xiong Ying claimed her phone had been reachable, while Chief Inspector Qiu Baicheng said his phone had been damaged in a car accident.
• Zhou Quan considered whether Chong Ka-ho’s superior had abandoned him or was compromised by the money houses.
• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to call the Intelligence Group so they could investigate.