A week had passed since Huo Zhaotang's successful rescue and the start of the current proceedings.
It was neither a long nor a short time, but it was enough for the National Security Department to accomplish a great deal.
Besides, extraordinary efficiency was one of the very reasons the National Security Department was renowned throughout the Police Force.
Just as Wong Kwan had said, immediately after kidnapping Huo Zhaotang, he had sent the female secretary who had worked with him from the inside out of Hong Kong Island.
Ultimately, however, Wong Kwan was merely a Gou Hok Jai who operated on Kwai Chung Wan Li Street.
For all his arrogance and reckless behavior, he was a nobody in the Hong Kong Island underworld as a whole.
Within the TUI Intelligence Network, his supposed smuggling route was no less obvious than a louse on a bald man's head.
As long as the National Security Department chose to investigate, it could immediately find solid leads.
"Mr. Wong Kwan, the witness has already returned to Hong Kong Island."
The prosecutor gave Wong Kwan an indifferent glance, a cold sneer curling his lips.
"If you wish to see her, I can arrange for her to take the witness stand immediately."
How could he possibly forget Wong Kwan's arrogant demeanor just moments earlier?
Watching criminals' spirits plunge from heaven to hell had always been a pleasure he never tired of.
This time, Wong Kwan hung his head dejectedly, realizing he had misspoken, so the District Presiding Judge had no need to keep calling for order.
The situation was now clear. The recorded confession of Huo Zhaotang's female secretary, along with her availability to testify at any time, had already secured victory for the Police Force and the Department of Justice.
The only difference was that