Chapter 64: 64. Leniency for confession, severity for resistance
Black Bear froze for a second at Chen Che’s words, then suddenly burst out laughing, pointing at Chen Che’s face and cursing: "Who the hell do you think you are?! Where did this stinking idiot come from? The tiny Investigation Department dares to come and arrest me?
Confess and be lenient, resist and be severe, shit, you stupid cops are really out of your minds trying to make a name for yourselves, right? Coming after me? Do you know who’s backing me?
Pandora’s Kiss is what I sell, so what? Shit, do you even know who’s behind me? A bunch of morons, if you don’t want to die, get the fuck out of my business, or I’ll end you!"
Black Bear showed not a shred of fear, and indeed, had none.
After all, he was working for the Tasting Commerce Association; his position implicated many people’s livelihoods.
To him, these guys from the Judicial Bureau’s Investigation Department must have lost their minds, daring to lay a hand on him?
Even if he ended up in the station, his backers would get him out immediately.
Right now, Black Bear thought Chen Che and his team were just plain crazy.
Drunkenly spewing insults.
Sitting next to him, Xia Na couldn’t help but punch Black Bear in the face, abruptly cutting off his rant with a bloody taste filling his mouth.
He spat into the car, ejecting three or four broken teeth.
Staring at the scattered teeth in the car, Black Bear paused for a moment, then howled in pain.
An Nishang insisted on sending her squad captain, Angduo, to assist Chen Che.
Chen Che got to witness the battle prowess of the Special Operations Department.
With Captain Angduo taking the lead, throwing knives silently killed without a trace, easily eliminating Black Bear’s guards.
Forcing Black Bear into the trap.
Listening to Black Bear’s cries of pain, Angduo wore a cold expression, grabbing Black Bear by the throat and squeezing hard.
In an instant, Black Bear felt the agony of suffocation.
His mouth opened wide in shock.
Black Bear sensed the overwhelming intent to kill, a shiver ran through his body as a trace of fear rose in his heart.
Who were these maniacs?
"You... ah... who the hell are you? What do you want? The Chief Investigator at your Investigation Department would toast me with wine, yet you dare lay hands on me, fuck you all!"
Chen Che’s face carried a faint smile as he stared at Black Bear: "Boss Black Bear, seems you still don’t get the situation, do you?
The past is the past, and now is now. Now you’re in our hands, so you’d better spill the information we want.
Who’s backing you? Who’s supplying you with Pandora’s goods? Where is Pandora’s production factory? Try to lessen your suffering."
Black Bear forced a mocking smile, "Shit, who’s behind me? I tell you, do you dare confront them?"
"It seems you still haven’t realized the situation you’re in."
Chen Che shook his head lightly; even now, this stupid bear hadn’t understood his predicament.
It makes sense, with his backers being some big shots, as their representative, this dumb bear naturally became arrogant and domineering.
Besides, the alcohol didn’t help his senses either.
His mind wasn’t as sharp.
Chen Che turned to Xia Na: "Nana, show him."
Xia Na, cold-faced, pulled out her Special Operations Department ID.
"Special Operations Department?!"
Seeing the Special Operations Department’s badge sobered the perpetrator by seventy percent; his entire body shivered as he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Looking again at Chen Che’s smiling face, Chen Che cheerfully said to him: "Sober now? No worries, we’re almost at the place, Boss Black Bear, why not organize a way to withstand the upcoming interrogation?"
Black Bear no longer acted arrogant; he knew who’s behind the Special Operations Department.
An Nishang, that terrifying woman, was the only one who not only didn’t ally with, but antagonized those behind her.
It’s the higher-ups’ game!
No way, he’s just a pawn, a little pawn that makes money for people, not even worthy of a toenail compared to those upper-echelon figures.
Why did they involve him?
Black Bear became calm, his tone no longer so arrogant, even a bit trembling: "I didn’t offend you, did I? What I know is nothing in the eyes of those big figures, what do you actually want?"
Chen Che smiled: "Don’t rush, Boss Black Bear, once you enter the prison’s interrogation room, you’ll naturally spill everything you know. We’ll decide then if it’s useful or not."
Hearing this, Black Bear trembled with fear.
The prison’s interrogation room, no one could last three days inside.
The torture methods inside were excruciating.
Black Bear immediately exploded with curses: "Fuck you! You have no right to arrest me! I’m telling you, I know Wu Haitian, the captain of the fifth division of the Judicial Bureau’s Public Security Team! I’m also close friends with Xu Ziang, the new Political Department Head of the Military Department!
If you dare torture me, you’ll pay the price, you’ll all pay the price!"
Wu Haitian, Xu Ziang... Chen Che’s lips curled into a barely perceivable smile.
Should he say he’s unlucky or perhaps it’s fate?
The two names mentioned were both somewhat related to him.
Wu Haitian’s son, Wood, didn’t like him, even tried to extort protection money from him last time.
And don’t even get started on Xu Ziang.
Political Department Head of the Military.
His love rival.
No kidding, with Black Bear’s connections, he couldn’t miss giving him a proper welcome party.
Noticing the car remained silent after he shouted those two names, Black Bear grew even more fearful, shouting and yelling until they arrived at the Judicial Bureau...
...
"Old Yang, he’s all yours. Please make him talk, spill everything he knows as soon as possible."
Chen Che extended a cigarette, an old, wrinkled hand took it, and a grinning face clamped it between its lips.
The old man was barely over 1.6 meters tall, very short and thin, his skin looked like wrinkled tree bark pressed together, and his face was covered in wrinkles.
He was shirtless, wearing a sheepskin apron, exuding a faint scent of blood.
The old man called Old Yang moved to the wall, selected a strange tool with a sharp hook on one end, and, puffing on the cigarette Chen Che handed over, chuckled: "Rest assured, Brother Chen, just give me some time, and I’ll make him disclose even his parents’ birthdays."
Old Yang chuckled as he stepped into the torture chamber, upon seeing Old Yang, Black Bear’s pupils contracted sharply.
He cursed at the top of his lungs to get the hell away.
"Mm, what do you want to do to me? Get away, stay far from me, you’ll pay for this, do you know who’s behind me? Fuck! Get away! Ahhhh!!!!"
"Old Yang’s Tendon-Cutting Knife makes anyone suffer intolerably; aside from my sister, he’s the most efficient in all interrogations."
Chen Che clicked his tongue twice, peeking through the small window in the door, baring his teeth.
A bit gory.
But undoubtedly effective.
In less than an hour, Old Yang came out, smiling at Chen Che: "Brother Chen, go ask him. If he keeps quiet, call me back."
"Sure thing, the wine is ready for you."
Old Yang’s eyes lit up hearing that, chuckling as he went off.
For the old fella, even at this age, he still craves a drink or two.
These social niceties, Chen Che managed them well.
Walking into the torture chamber, he came to Black Bear’s side.
His legs and wrists were drenched in blood, flesh mangled, lips pale, weak as a wisp.
"So, Boss Black Bear, do you have anything to say?"