Hong Kong General: Rebirth of Rage, Rising from Prison

Chapter 236 Stanley's Advanced Studies in Micro-expression Mind Reading: The Thief King Collapses!
Chen Shixian took the revolver, deftly flicked the trigger with his index finger, and opened the magazine with one hand, the brass bullets falling into his palm.

Five bullets gleamed golden in Chen Shixian's palm.

Just as the sixth bullet was about to fall, Chen Shixian pushed it back into the magazine with his finger.

Next, close the magazine.

He aimed his fingertip at the wheel, gave it a gentle flick, and the wheel turned, making a clicking sound.

Chen Shixian, holding a pistol, smiled and said to Zhang Shihao, "Truth or Dare, let's begin."

"Brother Hao, have you heard of Russian roulette?"

"Put a bullet into the magazine of a revolver, close it, and rotate it as you like."

"Participants in the game take turns pointing a pistol at their own head and pulling the trigger. The one who gets shot is automatically eliminated, and the last one standing is the winner."

"It's all about who has good luck and who has a tough life."

Chen Shixian gently stroked the shiny black revolver with his fingertips and continued, "However, this game is different; the only thing you're gambling on is your life."

"Next, I will ask you questions, and you must answer them honestly."

"If I feel that your answer is dishonest, I will shoot you."

"I will randomly spin the revolver, and no one will know when the bullet will explode on your head."

"Isn't this game exciting?"

It must be said that Chen Shixian's voice and tone are very captivating, making it easy for listeners to immerse themselves in his horror stories.

Speak slowly and deliberately.

Having just experienced the blast from the explosive ball and Li Dadan's attack, Zhang Shih-hao's sense of control over the overall situation began to blur.

Under the tense atmosphere, Chen Shixian's face turned pale, and he panicked for a moment.

Damn it, this bastard is even crazier than him. He has no sportsmanship at all and resorts to this dirty trick.

Looking at the dark, menacing pistol in front of him, Zhang Shih-hao felt a chill run down his spine. What kind of person is this, so twisted!
While he was worrying about Chen Shixian's elderly mother, he forced himself to remain calm and unmoved.

From the outside, it doesn't look surprising at all.

"Da da!"

Chen Shixian fiddled with the turntable, making a crisp tapping sound, and asked seemingly casually, "You weren't called Zhang Shihao before, were you?"

"What I call myself is none of your business!"

Zhang Shih-hao was completely uncooperative and defiantly retorted.

"Crack!"

The dark muzzle of the gun was pressed directly against Zhang Shih-hao's forehead. Chen Shih-xian's index finger was lightly on the trigger, and he smiled: "Brother Hao, think it over before you answer."

A feeling of pressure came from my forehead.

Zhang Shih-hao's pupils constricted, and he stared at Chen Shih-xian, whispering, "Are you insane? Kill me, and when the time comes, Young Master He will surely die."

"Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

Zhang Shih-hao bet that Chen Shih-hsien was bluffing and wouldn't dare to fire a shot.

"Crack!"

Chen Shixian pressed the trigger directly, and a crisp, hollow sound made the entire space freeze.

It was as if the pause button had been pressed.

Zhang Shih-hao felt a cracking sound coming from inside his skull, and his face turned deathly pale.

His expression changed from confident to fearful.

Crazy man!

A complete lunatic!
crazy!
This lunatic actually dares to fire a gun!

Humans are terrified of the unknown.

It's like some variety shows where they put items in sealed boxes and let the guests reach out and touch them.

Even though we know the production team won't go too far and put in anything too dangerous.

However, the strange sensations that occur the moment you put your hand inside the box can evoke all sorts of thoughts and even a sense of fear.

At this moment, even Zhang Shih-hao, who had committed numerous serious crimes and possessed a strong mental fortitude, was afraid.

That last bullet, at some unknown moment, might be manipulated by Chen Shixian, enter its trajectory, pierce his skull, and send him to his death.

That empty bang was just luck.

Whether they will continue to be lucky is anyone's guess.

This feeling of uncertainty is incredibly frightening.

Not only was Zhang Shih-hao shocked, but He Yu-chi was also sweating bullets, his heart in his throat.

Fortunately, he was a seasoned businessman with great composure.

Otherwise, they might have already been unable to restrain themselves and rushed up to stop them.

If Zhang Shih-hao had really collapsed, it would have been the end for him. Luckily, he realized what was happening.

Based on Chen Shixian's behavior just now, he shouldn't be that stupid; this might be a trap.

"This is the first time someone has made such an outrageous request, asking me to shoot him dead."

"Unfortunately, you were a bit unlucky; things didn't go as you wished."

Chen Shixian put away his revolver, turned it again, making two crisp 'click' sounds, traced the muzzle mark from before, and pressed it against Zhang Shihao's head with a perfect fit.

Then, still smiling, he asked, "I'll ask you one more time, what's your real name?"

"Zhuo Zhuo Ziqiang".

Zhang Shih-hao felt incredibly aggrieved, his face turning ashen as if he'd just eaten shit, and he answered through gritted teeth.

I almost lost my temper and wanted to go berserk and fight Chen Shixian to the death!
But then he looked around and saw the burly, explosive-looking bodyguards, including Li Dadan, with their resolute expressions.

The difference in their fighting abilities was so great that he immediately dismissed the idea.

"Tsk tsk, changing one's name and surname, even abandoning one's ancestors, how unfilial!"

Chen Shixian made a couple of sarcastic remarks and continued, "You used to work as a waiter at the herbal tea shop on Temple Street, right?"

"Kaka!"

Without realizing it, he continued to turn the dial twice more.

"Yes!"

Zhang Shih-hao answered these trivial questions honestly.

What's your dad's name?

"Zhuo Lei".

"I heard that a hundred million was stolen from the armored truck robbery at Kai Tak Airport. Is that true?"

"I'm the bank manager. I would have said they robbed two hundred million, damn it. Actually, it was only sixty million. It's just to balance the books. Those who know, know."

……

One question after another, each one obvious, is a rhetorical question.

He Yuji was somewhat bewildered.

These pointless questions are completely meaningless.

Two hours will pass very quickly.

If we keep asking questions like Chen Shixian does, wouldn't that be a waste of time?
"You locked Young Master Ho on the 14th floor of an unfinished building near Shek Kip Mei in Kowloon Tong, didn't you?"

"Kaka!"

Chen Shixian pushed with his thumb, and the wheel started to turn.

Amid a barrage of 'safety' questions, he suddenly posed a question about the kidnapping case.

Danger! ! ! !
The sudden turn of events and the question left Zhang Shih-hao stunned for several seconds. His eyes involuntarily darted to the upper right, and he immediately retorted, "What Young Master He? What unfinished building? What do I care!"

"You're lying, it's none of your business!"

"Because you are a kidnapper. You abducted Young Master He to blackmail Mr. He and demand ransom!"

"Da da!"

"Think about this before you talk about it."

Chen Shixian's tone turned stern, pressing Zhang Shihao step by step, and he turned the wheel again, forcing Zhang Shihao to confess his crimes.

"Bullshit!"

"I'm just short of money and asked Mr. He to borrow some to spend. You're trying to trick me into confessing my crimes."

"I won't fall for it!"

Zhang Shih-hao reached out and unbuttoned two buttons on his shirt, his eyelids twitching slightly involuntarily. He confidently declared loudly, "With such a paltry trick, you think you can get him to admit to a crime? You're dreaming!"

"Click, click, click, click!"

Chen Shixian slowly turned the wheel, each turn tugging at Zhang Shihao's nerves.

Zhang Shih-hao was extremely nervous, his eyes narrowed to slits as he stared intently at Chen Shih-hsien's index finger.

He stood there, his finger on the trigger, ready to pull it at any moment!
"Tick!"

A bead of cold sweat fell from Zhang Shih-hao's forehead, dripped onto his motionless eyelid, and rolled down his eyelashes.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of He Yuji's expression, which was calm and composed.

understood!

"Ha ha!"

Suddenly, Zhang Shih-hao turned his gaze to Chen Shih-xian, a wide smile spreading across his face. His body trembled uncontrollably as he laughed maniacally.

He said smugly, "I bet there aren't any bullets in your gun!"

Even if I do, if I'm not afraid of death and refuse to answer, there's nothing you can do about it!

"I don't want to play anymore!"

"At worst, we'll both die. If something happens to me, Young Master He won't be able to escape either!"

Zhang Shih-hao's face hardened as he stared at Chen Shih-xian and hissed, "From now on, I will no longer let you lead me by the nose!"

"I am the one in control of this game!"

Chen Shixian pulled back his hand holding the revolver, spun the gun around in his hand, pressed down with his fingertip, opened the magazine, and displayed it openly; it was indeed empty.

He feigned panic and said, "Oh no, we've been discovered! What should we do?"

"The game can't continue."

Chen Shixian fastened the magazine and smiled slightly.

The game we just played wasn't very skillful.

This alone is not enough to control Zhang Shih-hao.

Given Zhang Shih-hao's intelligence and temperament, he will eventually notice the signs and then retaliate.

Sure enough, Zhang Shih-hao was only momentarily stunned by the fear of death. He quickly realized that holding Young Master He's life in his hands was his biggest bargaining chip.

As long as he's not afraid of death, and he's willing to risk everything, Chen Shixian won't be able to control him.

However, Chen Shixian was not in a hurry. The tricks he had just played were just appetizers. The main event was about to begin.

When Chen Shih-hsien was in Stanley, he took classes with Professor Lai Sang-cheng, a PhD in Psychology and Hypnosis from MIT.

Besides knowledge of hypnosis, it also includes psychology, although I haven't studied it in depth.

But the master leads you through the door; the rest is up to you to cultivate yourself.

Afterwards, Chen Shixian read a large number of psychology books and constantly observed and learned in his life, thus mastering a certain amount of psychological knowledge.

Just now, he was actually using micro-expression psychology to see through Zhang Shih-hao's psychology by observing his words and expressions.

American psychologist McRabin stated in his literature that the influence of a message is 7% from the text, 38% from the sound, and the remaining 55% from silent body language.

People can lie, act, and pretend, but micro-expressions or micro-movements on their faces can reveal information.

Subtle, instinctive reactions can betray us without us even realizing it.

Mind reader Yao Xuechen is an expert in this area. He can often read out the hidden facts of a person and see through their true nature by looking at their subtle body language.

Although Chen Shixian has never verified his own skill level or whether he has achieved the same level of expertise as Yao Xuechen.

However, it's still enough to deal with a bandit king in a chaotic era.

Therefore, he used some psychological techniques in the beginning, first setting up the 'anchor of honesty'.

Just as a ship needs an anchor to stabilize itself at sea, psychology also needs an anchor to unravel the truth amidst a sea of ​​lies.

Chen Shih-hsien started by asking a few obvious questions, then used a gun to create a crisis, forcing Zhang Shih-hao to cooperate and answer these questions honestly.

Each time Zhang Shih-hao answered, he would turn the cylinder of his gun twice.

This action and sound are like throwing out an anchor to stabilize the psychological framework.

Just like training a dog, lift the dog's paw every time you feed it. Over time, when the dog sees food, it will reach out its paw to shake hands with you.

This is called a conditioned reflex.

It's a natural bodily reaction.

Therefore, whenever Chen Shih-hsien turns the cylinder of his revolver and asks a question, Zhang Shih-hao will subconsciously associate it with answering honestly.

Even if he has a strong mental fortitude, he may hesitate and his expression may change.

When a person lies, their blood pressure rises, which can cause itching and burning sensations in sensitive areas such as the face and neck.

Therefore, many people have subtle habits, such as loosening their collar, scratching their neck, touching their nose, or wiping their forehead.

And just now, Zhang Shih-hao was no exception.

When he lies, his eyes dart away, he unconsciously looks to the upper right, swallows, and unbuttons his clothes.

These micro-expressions are the key clues that Chen Shixian needs to use to see through Zhang Shihao.

To put it more professionally, this is called micro-expression observation.

If you told college students, they would definitely say that this is absolutely mystical, mind-reading, and amazing.

At this moment, Zhang Shih-hao was still smug, thinking that he had seen through Chen Shih-hsien's little tricks and had regained the upper hand.

In fact, he didn't know that Chen Shixian had already mastered his micro-expression code and obtained the key to unlock the door to honesty.

Next comes the real 'Truth or Dare'.

Chen Shixian calmly pulled the map of Hong Kong Island from the table.

On this map of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Tong is centered, and Chen Shixian has drawn a large circle with a marker.

The locations of Maxim's Bakery and the unfinished building were all marked.

A range has been drawn up.

Previously, the reasoning about He Dashao's position in the video was also for this moment, to narrow down the possibilities.

At the same time, by throwing out the 'anchor of doubt,' Zhang Shih-hao's psychological defenses crumbled step by step.

The moment Zhang Shih-hao saw the map, his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly, his heart raced, and fine beads of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose.

This subtle scene was all under Chen Shixian's watchful eye, and he took in every minute change in Zhang Shihao's expression.

"It's okay if we find out. We can't play Truth or Dare anymore, so let's play a new game called Guess, ...

Chen Shixian smiled wickedly, smoothed out the map with his palm, slowly touched the eighteen districts, and finally stopped at Kowloon City.

"I guess after Young Master Ho finished filming the videotape at the unfinished building in Shek Kip Mei, he didn't go far and was still within the Kowloon City area, right?"

"Da da!"

He gently turned the cylinder of his revolver twice, staring intently at Zhang Shih-hao's expression, observing him carefully.

Zhang Shih-hao licked his dry lips, swallowed awkwardly, then pursed his lips tightly, not uttering a single word.

"It seems I guessed right, Young Master Ho is still in Kowloon City."

Chen Shixian's words made Zhang Shihao's eyelashes tremble slightly, but he did not respond.

"Let me guess again, Kowloon City District, including Kowloon City, Ho Man Tin, To Kwa Wan, Hung Hom, Kai Tak New District, Kowloon Tong..."

Where is Young Master He now?

"Oh, still in Kowloon Tong!"

Chen Shixian tapped the map, picked up a marker, and drew a large circle in the Kowloon Tong area.

He Yuji, the butler, including Baozhu, Li Dadan, and others were all stunned, looking at Chen Shixian as if they had seen a ghost.

Just now, they thought the interrogation had failed.

Why did the style suddenly change?
Everyone was wondering, "We didn't blink or lose focus just now, how did we end up on the highway without us noticing?!"
Is this reasonable?

"Damn, Xian-ge, how many more surprises do you have that we don't know about?"

Bursting Beads stared wide-eyed at Chen Shixian, utterly shocked.

If he weren't afraid of disrupting Chen Shixian's rhythm, he would have shaken Chen Shixian's shoulders violently and asked him loudly.

Zhang Shih-hao's expression froze for a moment, his lips twitched slightly, and his face was full of doubt.

I didn't say anything just now.

How did Chan Sai-yin determine that someone was in Kowloon Tong?
These are just guesses; they must all be random guesses.

It was just a lucky coincidence.

(End of this chapter)