1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 438 Confession
"You are illegally detaining me. I will sue the Hong Kong police force when I get out!"

Victoria Road, White House.

The empty detention room was only furnished with tables and chairs, and the four corners of the tables and chairs as well as the walls were covered with sponge.

Two cameras are installed in each detention room to monitor every move in the room without blind spots.

Anita Mui was sitting in front of a desk. Her condition was completely different from that in Tai Kwun just now. Her hands were locked to the table and her feet were fixed to the table legs. She was treated like a prisoner.

She tried hard to break free from the shackles, but to no avail. She could only look up and glare at Li Junxia who was sitting opposite her, her face full of anger.

"Let me introduce you, Miss Mei. This is called the Political Department. We have always been investigating cases under orders. The files of all members of the Political Department are top secret."

Li Junxia spoke at a steady pace, with a calm and intimidating tone: "When it comes to this department, no court in Hong Kong is qualified to try it, because appearing in court means showing our faces. We must protect the safety of every member, and even the Secretary for Justice has no right to interfere."

"Few people outside know that I was trained in the Special Branch in 61 and have solved countless cases, big and small. The most incisive one was the No. espionage case in Hong Kong."

"At that time, I had a senior called Zeng Yuhan, the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police, and bodyguard of Governor Grantham. He was the highest-ranking Chinese policeman in Hong Kong. Even Lui Lok, who was at the peak of his career, was a far cry from him. This Zeng Sir brought me up and taught me a lot, but later I found out that he had always had close contacts with the mainland and was responsible for collecting highly confidential intelligence.

"The higher-ups gave me this task, so I asked Mr. Zeng to come back and help with the investigation. I detained him in the room you are in for two full months. My senior was quite stubborn. He refused to reveal what intelligence he had sent out of the country even after being beaten beyond recognition. Later, the foreigners reached some kind of agreement and told me to release him. This saved his life, but he was deported and banned from setting foot in Hong Kong for life."

Li Junxia told a story with a sigh. He looked at Anita Mui, whose face changed color, and smiled, "The point of my telling this story is that even a big shot like Zeng Sir couldn't get away after entering the Political Department, let alone a star like you? The Political Department detained a popular actress who was more famous and had a higher status than you, and even locked up her entire family for a year or two. So what if there is public opinion outside? The public will stir up trouble for at most ten days or half a month, and then slowly forget about it and pursue new hot spots. If they are afraid to act just because you are a star, then the disciplined forces should just be disbanded on the spot. Is there any truth in what you say?"

Anita Mui bit her lower lip hard, looked at Li Junxia and said, "I really don't know anything."

"No hurry." Li Junxia still smiled, shook the confession paper in his hand, and said: "This is the confession you made before. Let me help you recall it again. The first question is why did you go to Fu Ming Nightclub last night..."

Li Junxia, who had worked in the intelligence department for many years, was completely different from the policemen in Tai Kwun when he gave his confession.

He listened quietly throughout the whole process, without any intimidation or scolding.

Only when Anita Mui was answering some key questions would he make some small movements seemingly inadvertently.

For example, the palms on the table would be gently raised, and when hearing a certain testimony, they would chuckle, or from time to time they would turn their heads to look at the camera in the corner, as if communicating with the person on the other side...

In fact, these actions are meaningless, but when the suspect recites the testimony like reciting a book, he deliberately lets the other party see his small movements to arouse their speculation, disrupt their thoughts, and cause them to fall into self-doubt, and loopholes will gradually appear in their words.

This is a common interrogation technique used by intelligence agencies.

Ten minutes later, the whole process was completed. Mei Yanfang was able to answer questions fluently at the beginning, but later on she was stumbling.

"The last two questions are, where is Chen Kaixin? Who instructed you to do this?"

"I've already said it's none of my business, why are you..."

"Thanks for your cooperation."

Li Junxia didn't wait for Mei Yanfang to finish her words. He put away the confession paper, stood up and walked out.

The door of the holding room opened, and two young agents stood outside.

"Help me greet Miss Mei." Li Junxia instructed the two detectives, then turned to look at Mei Yanfang and said with a smile, "I'll come back in half an hour and help you get a new confession."

Under Mei Yanfang's puzzled eyes, two agents walked into the room carrying buckets and poured two buckets of cold water on her without any warning.

Next, turn the air conditioner in the room to the lowest setting.

One of the detectives ignored Anita Mui's cursing, pointed at the camera in the corner and said to her: "If you think of any new clues within half an hour, Miss Mei, remember to wave at the CCTV and we will arrange a hot bath for you..."

…………

Block B of the White House is the prison cell, while Block A is the former Jubilee Battery site converted into an office area.

In the surveillance room in the office area, more than a dozen screens lit up, capturing images from all the rooms in the prison.

In the middle is the detention room where Mei Yanfang is held.

In the CCTV footage, a high-power air conditioner was constantly washing over Mei Yanfang's body. The cold air seeped into her wet clothes. Even in the midsummer weather, she was still shivering from the cold. Her hands and feet were chained to the table, so she couldn't even curl up to keep warm. She could only try to gather her limbs and shiver with her forehead against the table.

"It's been twenty minutes, and this girl is still so stubborn."

In the room, a chief superintendent who was staring at the TV screen retracted his gaze and looked at Li Junxia who was reading Mei Yanfang's confession. He smiled and said, "Mr. Li, I haven't seen you come to visit us brothers for such a long time. Have you forgotten about us now that you have become the boss?"

Li Junxia raised her head and smiled, "Don't say that, Ah Wen. I'm standing in front of the stage now, and my identity is a little inconvenient. If I'm photographed going in and out with you guys, I don't mind. I'm just afraid that you'll be exposed. I dealt with so many people on the left and right in the past, and it will be troublesome for them to retaliate."

"It doesn't really matter. Anyway, we all have the right to reside in the UK. We can just go back to our hometown and change our appearance in the future."

The supervisor called Awen smiled and said, "It's you, Li Sir. You even revealed your identity as a member of the Political Department in order to investigate the case. Be careful~"

"Pick! I have tens of thousands of soldiers under my command now. What's the use of that?"

Li Junxia cursed with a smile, glanced at Mei Yanfang on the CCTV, and said helplessly: "To be honest, if the higher-ups hadn't urged me too hard this time, I wouldn't have wanted to drag this woman to the White House. This time her identity as a political officer has been exposed, and it will be difficult for her to work in the mainland after 97."

"Then retire early and enjoy a peaceful life~" Ah Wen said nonchalantly, and then asked: "How long do you plan to keep this female star named Mei Yanfang in prison?" Li Junxia flicked the confession paper in his hand and said with a smile: "I just used some tricks to scare her so that she can't make sense. Three days, at most three days, I guarantee that she will tell the truth."

Ah Wen said, "Are you sure it was done by that handsome guy named Shen Tongyuan?"

Li Junxia said: "Do we think our police force is a good-for-nothing? It's just that we have no evidence to implicate him."

Ah Wen asked: "If a boss of his level is arrested, the impact will be huge."

Li Junxia smiled mysteriously and said, "If I'm not absolutely sure, I won't dare to do anything rash."

Seeing Awen looking at him curiously,
Li Junxia added, "Both the Attorney General and the Chief Secretary are not accommodating to this prodigy Tong Yuan. Have you heard of Situ Mingzhu who died some time ago? He was originally a celebrity that the Attorney General was going to promote, but he uprooted him. Sir Hood, the Chief Secretary, is even more so. He tried his best to promote the establishment of the Democratic Party, but was also ruined by Prodigy Tong Yuan... Hood originally gave me half a month to solve the case, but when I learned that this matter was related to Prodigy Tong Yuan, the time was shortened to one week. You can see how unhappy the foreigners are with him."

"Three officials offended two people?" Ah Wen couldn't help but sigh: "Prodigy Yuan is really good."

Li Junxia said: "If it was just the Attorney General, it wouldn't matter. But if it was targeted by the Chief Secretary, Hood, it would be troublesome."

Awen nodded in agreement.

Anyone who pays a little attention to the situation can see that the current Hong Kong Governor, David Milne, is already deeply dissatisfied with the British, but he cannot be allowed to step down because his term of office has not yet ended.

However, many actual powers of the Hong Kong government are handled by Chief Secretary John Hodgson. From disciplined forces to other departments, John Hodgson is the direct person in charge. Procedurally, John Hodgson, as the chief secretary, will report to Milton Milton. However, judging from the current situation, Milton Milton Milton travels back and forth to the mainland all year round, and John Hodgson has become the 'shadow Governor of Hong Kong'.

"That's why Director Hood asked me to go all out and get to the bottom of this kidnapping case..."

Li Junxia thought that perhaps Huo De targeted Zhai Yuan not only because he had ruined the development plan of the Democratic Party, but also because Zhai Yuan was too close to Wei Yixin. However, he had only heard some rumors that Wei Yixin was going to help Zhai Yuan acquire a piece of land in the New Territories, and he was not clear about the details.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these dirty things. No matter how they scheme against each other, if I can't solve this kidnapping case, I won't be able to rest in peace even if I am promoted to the Commissioner of Police."

Li Junxia shook his head and glanced at the CCTV, where Mei Yanfang was lying on the table without moving. He stood up and stretched his body: "Enough time, I will go and help Miss Mei record her second statement."

……

After half an hour of torture, Anita Mui's second confession became more and more disorganized, but she still insisted that she knew nothing.

So Li Junxia, who had stayed in the detention room for ten minutes, got up and left again.

Two agents from the Political Department came into the room, brought a basin of hot water, and considerately helped Mei Yanfang soak her feet.

Then he threw a piece of arcing wire into a basin of hot water.

Amidst Mei Yanfang's screams, one of the agents spoke up and warned:

"Miss Mei, it's still half an hour. If you think of any new clues, please tell us. Otherwise, there is a third confession waiting for you..."

……

The third confession was smoked.

The fourth confession was about water immersion.

With the imperial edict from Chief Secretary Huo De, Li Junxia did his duty conscientiously in investigating the kidnapping case.

Block A monitoring room.

In the CCTV footage, Mei Yanfang was dragged up and a large tin can used to store oil was placed in front of her.

The jar was full of water. Two agents held Mei Yanfang's neck and pushed her head into the jar, causing countless splashes of water.

Once, twice, three times...

"She is so stubborn. I wonder what benefit she received from Zhai Yuan."

Supervisor Awen looked at the TV screen, frowned at Li Junxia, and said, "Mr. Li, given this woman's personality, I'm afraid three days won't be enough for you."

"Hmph!" Li Junxia's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Can she be tougher than those people back then? She only used four tricks. Wait until I use all my tricks, and see how long she can hold out!"

At this time, footsteps were heard outside.

An agent on duty rushed in.

"Mr. Li, Brother Wen." The detective on duty pointed outside and said hesitantly, "Shen Tongyuan came here in person and wants to see Mei Yanfang."

The atmosphere in the room became tense.

Ah Wen glanced at Li Junxia, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he immediately sneered, "He said he would go and see you? You are so stupid. The Political Department doesn't allow visits in prison, and you still come in to report such a small matter?"

"No, Brother Wen." The detective on duty frowned and said, "Not only did Shen Tongyuan come alone, he also brought three Justices of the Peace, two Legislative Council members, and a powerful person from the Hong Kong Malaysia Exchange Office..."

(End of this chapter)