Battered by wind and rain, three damaged cars braked in unison and lined up neatly across the front of the warehouse at 36 Cheung Fai Road.
Cheung Tak Biu was the first to push open his car door and hurry over to the security door.
In the process, he did not forget to pick up the cup of coffee milk tea, still more than half full, from the cup holder.
When Cheung Tak Biu discovered that the door used a combination lock, he immediately entered an activation key without a second thought.
NS15827. Every combination lock at the National Security Department's safe houses used this combination of letters and numbers as its initial activation key.
The National Security Department's abbreviation, followed by his boss's police number.
For insiders, the initial activation key was no secret. What truly mattered was the specific location of each safe house.
Led by Cheung Tak Biu, Yiu Kong-nga, Mok Yik-chuen, Chiu Chi-keung, and the other men escorted the gagged Ho Wai-lok into the safe house.
Although the others had also been caught in the rain, Chiu Chi-keung looked the most bedraggled, and the viciousness in his eyes was therefore the most apparent.
Of course, it was not directed at his superior or his senior colleagues, but at that bastard thug, Ho Wai-lok.
After closing the door and switching on the lights, Cheung Tak Biu immediately picked out a wooden chair in the room.
"Cuff him to it!"
Leisurely taking a sip through his straw, Cheung Tak Biu pointed at his chosen interrogation spot.
The men immediately divided up the work.
Yiu Kong-nga turned the chair, adjusting its angle to face his superior.
Mok Yik-chuen and another man forcibly pressed Ho Wai-lok down into the chair.
Chiu Chi-keung and the others twisted Ho Wai-lok's arms behind