Chapter Summaries

Zhou Quan received intelligence from Lam Wai Lok about Ouyang Hai’s weapons and smuggling route, while Chow Sing Sing reported that Lai Sheung-ching had confessed to a scheme involving the theft of the Stars of the Pharaoh. The chapter left Zhou Quan resolved to protect both Hong Kong Island’s interests and the officers under his command as the police prepared to deal with Ouyang Hai.

• Lam Wai Lok told Sir Kwan that Ouyang Hai had smuggled five submachine guns, three rifles, and more than a dozen pistols into Hong Kong Island, but his hideout remained unknown.
• Chow Sing Sing reported that Ouyang Hai had abducted Lai Sheung-ching’s wife, Cheuk Man, and threatened Lai into helping steal the two Stars of the Pharaoh at the Jewelry Exhibition.
• Lai Sheung-ching confessed that he planned to deceive Ouyang Hai, hide the jewels at the exhibition, and alert Chow Sing Sing to their location, while using the investigation to gain access to the venue.
• Chow Sing Sing explained that Ouyang Hai had set up a decoy at Flat A, fifth floor, Wing Crown Building, 57 King's Road, North Point, and might have hypnotized Superintendent Lau Cheung-ching.
• Lai Sheung-ching identified Ouyang Hai as a suspect in Superintendent Cheung Kwok-leung’s murder and said Ouyang Hai had learned from him that Lai was held in Stanley Prison.
• Zhou Quan rejected the idea of sacrificing Chow Sing Sing’s future for the larger plan and insisted that protecting his officers mattered alongside protecting Hong Kong Island.

Chow Sing Sing used intelligence about Ouyang Hai's escape plans to devise a sting operation, with Zhou Quan authorizing him to take the lead. He arranged a raid on the thieves' decoy hideout to make Ouyang Hai believe the Police Force had taken the bait, then prepared to lure him out.

• Zhou Quan told Chow Sing Sing that Ouyang Hai and the other criminals had entered Hong Kong Island with help from the Vietnamese Gang and planned to flee by sea that night.
• Chow Sing Sing decided to raid Ouyang Hai's decoy hideout first, then use the apparent success to lure out and capture the criminals.
• Chow Sing Sing warned Lai Sheung-ching to stop playing tricks and had Ah Zu escort him to the Operations Command Centre to assist with the operation.
• Chow Sing Sing assigned Sir Luo to monitor communications and ordered Guan Zu's team to storm the North Point hideout while other officers stood by.

Guan Zu led a National Security Department team to raid a suspect's apartment in the Wing Crown Building after the Intelligence Group confirmed the occupant was one of Ouyang Hai's criminals. The officers prepared to breach the door with a water-powered bomb and grenades.

• Guan Zu ordered the Intelligence Group to report on the target, and Jing Jinxian confirmed the suspect was inside and the area was clear.
• Jing Jinxian's disguised officers monitored the building and nearby communications while the team prepared to move in.
• Guan Zu led nine armed T Group operatives to the Wing Crown Building and split them between the stairs and elevator.
• Guan Zu's teams reached the fifth floor and surrounded the suspect's apartment.
• An operative set a water-powered bomb at the door, and Guan Zu and two officers readied a flashbang and tear gas grenades.

Guan Zu’s team captured one of Ouyang Hai’s criminals at a bait apartment and discovered a camera linked to Ouyang Hai. Ouyang Hai fled his temporary base and continued preparing to steal the Star of the Pharaoh, while the National Security Department closed in on his escape route.

• Guan Zu led the operatives into the apartment, subdued a middle-aged criminal, and found information about G4 officers and the Star of the Pharaoh.
• Guan Zu spotted a camera, gestured contemptuously at whoever was watching, and asked Jing Jinxian to investigate the feed.
• Ouyang Hai watched Guan Zu through the camera, recognized the raid as a Police Force operation, and ordered his gang to leave their Shek O village house.
• Jing Jinxian arrived at the abandoned village house too late to find useful clues, while Ouyang Hai’s real hideout and planned escape pier remained undiscovered.
• Sir Kwan and the senior officers of the National Security Department focused on the abandoned pier in Hong Kong Island Tsai and the Jewelry Exhibition to prevent Ouyang Hai’s escape.

Zhou Quan and the National Security Department arrived at the Jewelry Exhibition, where they prepared security for a possible attempt to steal the Stars of the Pharaoh. After checking the venue, Zhou Quan headed to the presidential suite to meet the American director Lincoln.

• Guan Zu failed to get useful information from the captured criminal, and Jing Jinxian’s investigation also found no leads on Ouyang Hai.
• Yeung Kam Wing escorted Zhou Quan, Chow Sing Sing, Lai Sheung-ching, and their teams to the hotel for the exhibition.
• Zhou Quan warned Lai Sheung-ching to play his part in the coming operation, and Lai promised to cooperate to help rescue Cheuk Man.
• Chan Wing Yan reported that Lincoln and the Stars of the Pharaoh were in the presidential suite, while Zhou Quan inspected the exhibition’s security.
• After confirming that security was in place, Zhou Quan took Chan Wing Yan and a smaller group to meet Lincoln.

With the Jewelry Exhibition about to begin, Zhou Quan took custody of the Stars of the Pharaoh from Lincoln. He left the gems with Chow Sing Sing in a safe and kept their familiar gift box to use as bait for Ouyang Hai.

• Zhou Quan entered Lincoln’s presidential suite with senior officers shortly before the Jewelry Exhibition began.
• Zhou Quan told Lincoln that jewel thieves were targeting the Stars of the Pharaoh and asked to protect the gems in police custody.
• Lincoln agreed and showed Zhou Quan the two diamonds before handing them over.
• Zhou Quan placed the gems in a safe that Chow Sing Sing had brought and borrowed the gift box from Lincoln.
• Zhou Quan kept the empty gift box as a decoy, intending to lure out Ouyang Hai and catch the thief.

Chow Sing Sing and Lai Sheung-ching staged Lai’s hypnosis of Chow to draw out Ouyang Hai while the police monitored their exchange. The Intelligence Group traced Ouyang’s signal to a silver-gray Porsche near the hotel.

• Zhou Quan declined Lincoln’s wine and accepted his invitation to tea while Chow Sing Sing planted plastic fake gems in the presentation box.
• Chow Sing Sing and Lai Sheung-ching went to the surveillance room to prepare for the Jewelry Exhibition operation, and Zhou Quan gave Chow full authority.
• Lai Sheung-ching retrieved a concealed microphone and button camera from a rubbish bin, then Ouyang Hai spoke to him through the device.
• Lai Sheung-ching reaffirmed his deal with Ouyang Hai to obtain the Stars of the Pharaoh in exchange for his wife’s release, signaling the operation’s next phase to the police.
• Chan Kwok-wah’s Intelligence Group tracked the suspicious signal to a silver-gray Porsche with registration DW1468 at the hotel car park entrance.

Chow Sing Sing and Lai Sheung-ching used the fake Stars of the Pharaoh to lure Ouyang Hai into a Police Force trap. Ouyang Hai was arrested after an ambush in the hotel parking garage.

• Chow Sing Sing knocked out the two G4 officers guarding the presidential suite, and Lai Sheung-ching took the fake jewels from the safe.
• Lai Sheung-ching refused Ouyang Hai's suggestion to kill a cop and headed toward the hotel exit with the fake jewels.
• Chow Sing Sing ordered the roundup as Chan Kwok-wah reported that Ouyang Hai and suspected accomplices were entering the parking garage.
• Ouyang Hai directed Lai Sheung-ching to gate three while plainclothes officers followed Lai Sheung-ching.
• T Group elites ambushed the silver-gray Honda, killing its occupants and shooting out Ouyang Hai's Porsche tires.
• He Wenzhan confronted Ouyang Hai and placed him under arrest.

The police captured Ouyang Hai and his accomplices after foiling their Star of the Pharaoh robbery, but Lai Sheung-ching’s wife Cheuk Man remained in danger. When Ouyang Hai taunted Lai about her, Zhou Quan ordered him taken to a Safe House for interrogation.

• Superintendent He subdued Ouyang Hai and ordered officers to arrest him after Ouyang Hai refused to reveal the hostages’ situation.
• He Wenzhan reported that Ouyang Hai was in custody and his accomplices were dead, while Chow Sing Sing arranged for police and medical teams to handle the scene.
• Zhou Quan, Chow Sing Sing, and Lai Sheung-ching arrived at the parking garage after the Star of the Pharaoh exhibition’s security arrangements were taken over by Chan Wing Yan.
• Ouyang Hai taunted Lai Sheung-ching about Cheuk Man’s peril, and Chow Sing Sing stopped Lai from rushing at him.
• Zhou Quan stamped Ouyang Hai down and ordered Chow Sing Sing to take him to the Safe House in Hong Kong Island Tsai.

Chow Sing Sing led the interrogation of Ouyang Hai, who revealed where the hostages were being held, and police rescued them before the night ended. At a press conference the next morning, Chow Sing Sing announced the operation’s success and warned criminals against challenging Hong Kong Island’s police.

• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to take Ouyang Hai to a safe house for interrogation, and Lai Sheung-ching joined the convoy.
• Chow Sing Sing and He Wenzhan interrogated Ouyang Hai, who disclosed that hostages were guarded at a separate location and that criminals remained at the abandoned pier.
• Gei Siu-kwan led a team to arrest the criminals at the pier, while police rescued Cheuk Man and Cheung Kwok-leung’s family from their guards.
• Madam Leung hosted a press conference where Chow Sing Sing announced Ouyang Hai’s capture and declared that the Hong Kong Island Police Force could protect the city.

After the Ouyang Hai cases concluded, Zhou Quan held a regular meeting to announce promotions and transfers within the National Security Department. The changes strengthened several groups under his command and left the department reorganized under its current leadership.

• Zhou Quan convened a regular meeting for inspector-grade officers and above and asked Kwan Man Chin to announce personnel changes.
• Kwan Man Chin announced Pang Yik-hang’s promotion to Chief Inspector and appointment as Deputy Commander of Action Group One.
• Kwan Man Chin announced Chan Chi-kit’s promotion and transfer to International Group One as its Deputy Commander.
• Kwan Man Chin announced Yeung Chi-lung’s promotion as Deputy Commander of Operations Group Two and Zhuang Ziwei’s transfer to Internal Investigation Group Two as Deputy Commander.
• Kwan Man Chin announced Gao Qiu and Ying Cheung-sam’s promotions to Deputy Commanders of Operations Groups Three and Four.
• Kwan Man Chin announced Yeung Kam Wing’s promotion and transfer to Internal Investigation Group One as Deputy Commander.

Zhou Quan oversaw a round of promotions in the National Security Department and warned the officers about their new responsibilities. At the regular meeting, Chow Sing Sing reported on the Ouyang Hai case and the internal investigation into the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters, including the discreet handling of Lau Cheung-ching’s past misconduct and his dismissal and prosecution.

• Kwan Man Chin announced the department’s promotions, including Guan Zu and Jing Jinxian filling vacancies left by Pang Yik-hang and Chan Chi-kit.
• Zhou Quan congratulated the promoted officers, warned them against serious misconduct, and continued the regular work meeting.
• Chow Sing Sing summarized the closed Ouyang Hai cases and the internal investigation into the Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters.
• Kwan Man Chin and the Internal Investigations Branch chose not to pursue Lau Cheung-ching’s past abuse, which Ouyang Hai had used to manipulate him.
• Lau Cheung-ching was dismissed and brought to court for setting fire to police archives, stealing National Security Department files, and related offenses.

Zhou Quan’s management team discussed a new suspected corrupt officer, Superintendent Cheung Man Yiu, after an internal investigation found links between him and an HSBC armored cash transport supervisor. A TUI tip suggested a gray-area group might soon target an armored vehicle with help from a senior police officer, prompting Zhou to connect the reports and pursue the matter.

• Zhou Quan dismissed officers without management clearance before asking Kwan Man Chin about Cheung Man Yiu.
• Kwan Man Chin said Lau Bo-keung’s team had investigated Cheung Man Yiu, and Lau reported that the superintendent frequently visited Macau casinos with an HSBC armored cash transport supervisor.
• Lau Bo-keung explained Cheung Man Yiu’s past and current posts, while Zhou Quan recalled meeting him years earlier.
• He Wenzhan reported that an undercover TUI officer had warned of a possible armored cash vehicle robbery and suspected involvement by a senior police officer.
• Zhou Quan recognized that the tip could be connected to Cheung Man Yiu’s relationship with the transport supervisor.

Zhou Quan learned that Wai King-dat had warned T Group that Tin Yeung-sang’s Ronin Group might target a cash-in-transit van, and realized the planned robbery was part of Cheung Man Yiu’s scheme. He decided the crime had to be stopped before the coming conflict endangered civilians, damaged Central Police Station, and undermined the National Security Department.

• He Wenzhan retrieved the secret files on Wai King-dat and the Tin Yeung-sang Ronin Group for Zhou Quan.
• He Wenzhan reported that Wai King-dat had warned of a likely cash-in-transit van robbery in Central, possibly aided by an insider.
• Zhou Quan recognized the links between Tin Yeung-sang, Cheung Man Yiu, and the cash-in-transit supervisor, and identified Cheung Man Yiu as the robbery’s mastermind.
• Zhou Quan recalled that Cheung Man Yiu would later betray the Ronin Group, leading to deaths and a return to Hong Kong Island for revenge.
• Zhou Quan concluded that the planned violence had to be prevented because it could threaten the public, wreck Central Police Station, and damage his department’s standing and ambitions.

Zhou Quan ordered a Special Campaign Group to prevent Cheung Man Yiu and Tin Yeung-sang’s Ronin Group from causing trouble. Chow Sing Sing took charge and assigned officers to investigate both leads, leaving the group prepared to begin round-the-clock surveillance.

• Zhou Quan ordered Chow Sing Sing to lead a Special Campaign Group and keep both leads under close watch.
• After the management meeting, Chow Sing Sing gathered Luo Danian, Kwan Man Chin, He Wenzhan, Lau Bo-keung, and Chan Kwok-wah for operational instructions.
• Chow Sing Sing tasked Luo Danian and Kwan Man Chin with arranging departmental support for the campaign.
• Chow Sing Sing told He Wenzhan to contact Wai King-dat for information on the Ronin Group and ordered Lau Bo-keung to closely monitor Cheung Man Yiu.
• Chow Sing Sing directed Chan Kwok-wah to deploy two Intelligence Group action teams for rotating, round-the-clock surveillance of both leads.

He Wenzhan met undercover officer Wai King-dat at a bank and gave him a transmitter to signal when Tin Yeung-sang’s Ronin Group was ready to rob HSBC. Wai King-dat asked about returning to the Police Force after the mission, but He Wenzhan could only promise to recommend him for inspector training and pass on his wish to join the National Security Department.

• He Wenzhan met Wai King-dat at China Construction Bank, where Wai King-dat was scouting the area near the Ronin Group’s planned HSBC target.
• He Wenzhan told Wai King-dat that the Intelligence Group would watch him and the Ronin Group, and gave him a miniature transmitter to activate once the group was ready to act.
• Wai King-dat asked what rank and posting he could expect after the mission and said he wanted to return to the National Security Department.
• He Wenzhan promised to recommend Wai King-dat for Probationary Inspector selection but said he could not guarantee a place in his department.
• Wai King-dat accepted the uncertainty, gathered his things, and left to report his scouting findings to Tin Yeung-sang and the others.

After Wai King-dat signaled that the Tin Yeung-sang Ronin Group was about to act, Chow Sing Sing assembled the Special Campaign Group and confirmed that Ho Wing-keung would supervise the escort of HSBC’s US$100 million. Chow Sing Sing began preparing an operation to trap the robbers, while Zhou Quan watched from the command centre.

• Wai King-dat pressed the miniature transmitter, prompting the Intelligence Group to alert the National Security Department.
• Chow Sing Sing summoned key officers and informed Zhou Quan, who went with him to the command centre.
• Lau Bo-keung reported that Cheung Man Yiu had transferred HK$500,000 from a secret account as Ho Wing-keung received the same amount at a Macau casino.
• Chow Sing Sing confirmed Ho Wing-keung was supervising HSBC’s US$100 million cash escort and ordered He Wenzhan’s team to stand by and Luo Danian to prepare traffic controls.
• Chow Sing Sing studied a map of Hong Kong Island and began planning a route that would lead Tin Yeung-sang’s group into a dead end.

Chow Sing Sing used his authority and Sir Kwan’s backing to persuade HSBC chief executive Alderdun to change the armored truck’s route, setting a trap for Tin Yeung-sang’s group. He ordered HSBC to keep the route secret until just before departure.

• Chow Sing Sing recognized that the bank’s route would only be given to its transport supervisor shortly before departure, giving him a chance to shape the operation.
• Chow Sing Sing called HSBC chief executive Alderdun through an official line and demanded that the bank follow the National Security Department’s route.
• Alderdun hesitated over changing the route, but agreed after Chow Sing Sing said Sir Kwan was watching the matter.
• Chow Sing Sing instructed HSBC to send the truck along Queen’s Road, Queensway, Arsenal Street, and Gloucester Road before it entered Kowloon through the Hung Hom Tunnel.
• Chow Sing Sing told Alderdun to disclose the full route only to the transport supervisor just before departure and keep it confidential.

Chow Sing Sing arranged an ambush for the Tin Yeung-sang Ronin Group along the cash-in-transit vehicle’s route, deploying reserve officers and positioning the main assault team near Gloucester Road. The operation began with both forces awaiting further orders as the vehicle approached.

• Chow Sing Sing chose the Cross-Harbour Tunnel route, expecting the Ronin Group to strike after the vehicle left Hong Kong Island’s central core.
• Chow Sing Sing learned that the Paparazzi officers carried pistols and ordered Gei Siu-kwan to deploy Operations Group Three as a reserve force.
• Gei Siu-kwan took his men to support the Intelligence Group, with Chan Kwok-wah assisting him.
• Chow Sing Sing ordered He Wenzhan and T Group to covertly take positions near Gloucester Road intersections and wait for the vehicle and command-center orders.
• Chow Sing Sing ordered the command center to display all CCTV feeds along the route.

Chow Sing Sing coordinated a police operation to intercept the Tin Yeung-sang Ronin Group as it moved to rob an HSBC cash van. He handed on-scene command to He Wenzhan, and the chapter ended as the convoy approached the van and police units converged.

• The HSBC cash van carrying one hundred million US dollars left the bank as intelligence teams tracked it and the Ronin Group’s vehicles.
• Chow Sing Sing handed on-scene command to He Wenzhan and ordered traffic controls, a Hung Hom Tunnel closure, and support teams to stand by.
• He Wenzhan deployed T Group officers along Gloucester Road while the cash van and the Ronin Group’s convoy moved toward each other.
• The Ronin Group’s red Honda accelerated to cut off the cash van, prompting He Wenzhan to order T Group to converge and other units to provide perimeter support.