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Date Posted: 02:59:15 04/27/08 Sun
Author: taurus2124
Author Host/IP: CPE-124-188-3-81.nsw.bigpond.net.au / 124.188.3.81
Subject: Chapter 161(V)
In reply to: taurus2124 's message, "The Rising Dragons ... continued ..." on 02:14:32 04/06/08 Sun

Chapter 161(V)

Andy Koo stared at Nikita Wirth through the mirrored panels and observed their captive. When he�d first seen her, he had been surprised and judging by her appearance Karen had already began some interrogation of the prisoner as Nikita had been wounded and whacked around the face. Her wrists were secured with an old seat belt which was attached to a thick chain hanging from the concrete ceiling in the cell. Andy watched as Nikita dangled there, her arms over her head and her feet just scraping the floor. However, they had merely been toying with her. It was time that Nikita Wirth�s interrogation started in earnest and not a moment too soon as far as he was concerned.

Studying the body language of the beautiful blonde hostage Andy Koo wondered why such a stunning woman could be so unwavering and unbending in the face of adversary. In a way, he admired her tenacity, fortitude and resolute determination under the extreme conditions Karen and Steven had inflicted upon her already. He was impressed. Watching Nikita�s reactions through the two-way mirror, Andy saw her head fall forward on to her chest as her mattered hair fell limp over her face.

The woman was beautiful with looks that could kill. The question though was ... was she really a killer? If so ... then who did she work for?

Flipping the speaker switch, Andy spoke in an ingratiating way. �Good morning, Nikita. How are you feeling?�

Recognising the voice, Nikita lifted her head. Her eyes slowly opened and with a steely look stared at him through the two-way glass. �How do you think?�

She was strong ... very strong, he reflected. Anyone else would have broken by now, lost hope ... but not her ... not Nikita Wirth.

Although he knew she couldn't see him, Andy smiled at her reply. �Nikita ... you know we could dispense with all this inhospitality ...� Then his look suddenly changed, his voice too as Andy stated tersely �... if you'd just tell me what we want to know.�

�I'd rather burn in hell,� Nikita answered just as snappily.

Unfortunately she gave him few options. �My dear, I can arrange that.�

He leaned to the side, and called to his men. �Eddie, Robert shall we go see to our guest.�

�Certainly, sir.�

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Nikita watched as Andy Koo and two men opened one of the mirrored panels and stepped into the room with her. The men remained just inside the door whilst Andy slowly but menacingly approached. She tried to straighten her spine as he walked closer and closer until he was nearly eye to eye. Her wound had reopened. Nikita could feel wet, sticky blood on her skin, and although her shoulder was throbbing from the exertion placed on it from her being strung up she kept up her resistance in the face of adversary and looked her interrogator in the eye.

�Hello, Nikita ... You remember my bodyguard Robert Ling ... oh, and Eddie too. Eddie�s a very good friend of mine.� Andy�s meaning was not lost on her as to what his role would be here and why he was with Andy Koo. His next words only confirmed her suspicions, �He will ... take very good care of you.�

The gruff looking Chinese man approached her and menacingly asked, �Who sent you here, Nikita? Who do you work for?�
When she didn't answer, Eddie slapped her hard across her face with the back of his hand, snapping her head to the side. He repeated his question. �Who sent you here, Nikita?�

Once again she remained silent. He slapped her again, this time in reversal of the first smack which sent her head reeling with the force of the blow. Nikita�s face flared with a sharp, stinging pain of her face swelling, but she bit her lip and said nothing. However, the pain was so bad, that she had to fight to keep from screaming.

�Was it Section One? Your equipment and tactics suggest a Section One, am I right?�

Nikita gave a guarded look their way but remained silent. How could they have possibly known about Section One? she thought.

�We have your gun ... it�s Section One issue ... Did they send you here, Nikita?�

Yet again Nikita was non-committal.

�Silence is affirmation ... I gather. Now ... What do you know about the death of Tony Wong in Aberdeen?� Andy demanded.

�Who? ... I don�t know what you�re talking about.�

�Ah ... she speaks at last,� he replied sarcastically. �I think you do!� He stared at the woman who refused to capitulate even after such a vicious beating. �And what of Madame Cheung?� Andy continued, �Were you involved in her disappearance as well?�

�Why are you doing this to me? I�ve done nothing.�

�Answers! ... We want answers! You�re not being completely truthful, now are you Nikita?�

�I can�t tell you what I don�t know.�

Andy tried to put her off kilter and sow seeds of doubt. �You�re probably wondering how we got onto you in the first place? Section One isn�t quite as invisible as it likes to think, and we�re very good at what we do. Actually, we probably know more about you than you know about yourself.�

Nikita completely ignored his attempt to get a reaction from her. When Andy gained no information with these statements he continued the interrogation. His next question however, was completely out of left field. �Who�s Michael?�

Nikita�s head rose slightly at the mention of his name. �Nobody important.�

Her answer brought a clenched fist to her kidneys by Andy�s bodyguard.

�Liar ... tell us who he is and what he knows about the Rising Dragons.�

�He doesn�t know anything ... I don�t know anything ...�

�Come, come Nikita ... we�re not stupid.� Andy berated.

�He�s ... he�s my brother,� she replied dispassionately.

�And here I thought he might be your boyfriend.�

Eddie and Robert Ling smirked at this question from Andy Koo.

�That�s another lie ... You talk in your sleep.�

With a look that would kill Nikita refused to comply. They could speculate all they wanted about Michael or who had sent her ... but she would never capitulate. �You�d be wrong then.�

�We�ll I guess your friend Karen will just have to provide the answers to my questions seeing that you won�t.�

Andy watched Nikita�s face for any sign of emotion to his statement. When noting was forthcoming ... again he implied confidently, �You know we will find out one way or another, then we won�t need to resort to these tactics again if you cooperate.�

Nikita remained silent.

It was evident that they would get nothing out of her today. Eddie looked at Andy Koo, his face expressing his queries about what he wanted him to do next. His boss� words confirmed his thoughts.

�That�s enough for now ... we�ll continue this another time.�

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The men slipped out of the room but before closing the mirrored panel behind them, Any Koo stated with conviction. �Don�t think you�ve won Nikita ... I'll be back ... we�ll continue this later on. Trust me ... you�ll give us the answers we want one way or another.�

When Nikita heard the click of the door, she let herself sag to the floor trying to relieve the ache in her arms and the throbbing of her kidneys. She didn�t know how much more she could withstand.

Michael ... where are you?she whispered silently.

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Andy Koo sat back down in his observation room and stared at Nikita. He was not happy though as the woman had given him nothing. It had been some time since he�d seen a woman with her resilience. Nikita Wirth had the strength of a man and the tenacity of a lion. Although Section One obviously trained their operatives well, he would make her break and when she did; the triad would have what they wanted. Dismissing the sight of Nikita in the cell Andy turned around and faced the two men, �Cut her down and see that she is attended to Eddie.�

�Yes sir.�

�We don�t want to kill her just yet before we have our answers.�

�Of course not sir. Do you know who this Michael is she talks about?� Eddie enquired.

�Someone she wants to protect,� Andy answered logically. �Someone she obviously doesn't want us to know anything about.�

�He could be Section too.�

Anticipating that it could be a lead they might pursue Andy gave him further orders. �Yes I agree. Find out anything you can about him.�

Then turning to his bodyguard he issued him with a challenge too. �Robert ... you contact Karen and get all the information she has on this mystery man ... then listen to the surveillance tapes again. Nikita talks in her sleep; I want to know anything you can find out about him. Give me something I can use next time. I expect both of you to come up with good news shortly.�

"Yes, sir," they replied in unison before taking their leave.

As the men quietly left the room, Andy turned to face the sight of Nikita once more. The woman was a conundrum but he would get to the bottom of her involvement in Rising Dragon business sooner or later. He liked a challenge and Nikita Wirth was certainly that. A slight smirk crossed his lips at the thought of the battle of wills he expected to experience with their hostage. However, the quicker Nikita capitulated the better it would be for everyone, but if, as he anticipated, she would resist ... then it would be to her detriment.

There was only ever going to be one winner and it wasn�t going to be Nikita Wirth.

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