[1] During his time serving as vice mayor and the head of the police department, his achievements of lowering the city's crime rate and improving the community's sense of security have been acknowledged by the people and colleagues who were later asked to assist with the investigation.
In his early years of his career, Zhou has worked with Qin Yuhai, the former vice-governor of Henan who were taken down in 2014 as part the so-called anti-corruption campaign, as known as a major political retaliation by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping who took stage in 2014 .
[citation needed] Zhou joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1987, and began his political career in July 1987.
[citation needed] In August 2012, he was appointed the vice-mayor of Hebi and party chief of Hebi Municipal Public Security Bureau, he remained in that positions until March 2014, when he was transferred to Kaifeng and appointed the vice-mayor, he concurrently served as director and party chief of Kaifeng Municipal Public Security Bureau.
[citation needed] In October 2014, he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "violations of laws and regulations of the CCP" and was "illegally" detained under "Shuanggui" Method.