omed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁Chinese ▁assistant ▁police ▁commission er . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁from ▁main land ▁China ▁at ▁age ▁ 6 , ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁an ▁English ▁public ▁school ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 2 , ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁moved ▁to ▁Canada ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Mount ed ▁Police ▁in ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Ch in at own , ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Four ▁F inger ▁Wu ▁- ▁Wu ▁Sang ▁F ang ▁is ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Se abor ne ▁Wu , ▁a ▁large ▁sm ugg ling ▁fleet . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Wu ▁F ang ▁Ch oi , ▁a ▁Chinese ▁pir ate ▁in ▁Tai - Pan ▁whom ▁Jin ▁Qu a ▁gave ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁half ▁co ins ▁to , ▁which ▁he ▁later ▁re de emed ▁to ▁D irk ▁Str uan . ▁ ▁He ▁bo asts ▁his ▁fleet ▁will ▁sm ug gle ▁anything , ▁anywhere . ▁ ▁This ▁includes ▁gold ▁and ▁n arc otic ▁sm ugg ling . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁Old ▁Friend ▁status ▁with ▁Str uan ' s , ▁indicating ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁families ▁have ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁working ▁relationship ▁and ▁have ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁trust . ▁ ▁Ian ▁Dun ross , ▁the ▁current ▁t ai - pan ▁of ▁Str uan ' s , ▁continues ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁this ▁relationship , ▁though ▁he ▁encourag es ▁Wu ▁to ▁avoid ▁n arc ot ics ▁tra ff