When Song Heping pulled Mario out of the seawater for the third time, the latter had completely broken down.
He began to sob and wail.
"I really... really... really don't know... ugh—"
He pleaded for mercy while spitting out water.
The feeling of drowning is actually quite uncomfortable.
The waterboarding favored by the CIA essentially simulates the feeling of despair one experiences repeatedly entering a state of drowning.
Song Heping's interrogation methods were similar in creativity.
In fact, among all interrogation techniques, drugs are the most lethal.
They are uncontrollable, and unless one is not human, nobody is exempt from the influence of drugs.
The problem is that drug interrogations are not without drawbacks.
Every drug interrogation carries a risk, and it is very easy for the captive to die before any intelligence is extracted.
Furthermore, since drug interrogations are performed when the subject's mind is clouded, the interrogated often spout nonsense, and out of a thousand words, perhaps only a handful might be useful.
It's also possible that the entire thing is rubbish.
That's why drug interrogations are generally not used until the very end.
Beyond that, the simplest and most brutal method is physical torture, relying on pain to cause the subject to break down.
Water torture is clearly a more genteel but effective method.
After hearing Omar's words, Song Heping threw him back into the water.
This time, it was Jimmy's turn.
Jimmy played a cunning trick.
"I am an agent of the CIA."
He immediately shifted the blame to the CIA.
This move was very sly.
But it happened to be useless against Song Heping.
Furthermore, it was bad luck for him.
First of all, before Song Heping transported the batch of SA-9 missiles, he had already been troubled by Simon of the CIA at the Illigo Station.
It was Major General Peter of the military who vouched for him and had the CIA release him so the operation could proceed.
Therefore, the CIA was aware that this arms deal was actually a military intelligence operation in the planning.
If Simon wanted to kill him, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to do it personally, let alone use CIA agents again.
And yet, Jimmy was telling him that he was a CIA agent?
Wasn't that just walking into the line of fire?
"You're not being honest."
Having said that, Song Heping let go.
Jimmy didn't have time to scream before he fell back into the water.
Song Heping pulled Mario up again, waited for him to spit out the seawater completely, and catch his breath a bit before repeating the same question, "Who sent you?"
"I really don't know!"
This time, Mario screamed at Song Heping with all his might.
But a second later, his courage and bravado evaporated, and he returned to his tearful face, begging for mercy, "Don't throw me into the sea first, I'm just a lackey in the team, I'm not the boss, the boss took on this deal."
"Who is your boss?" asked Song Heping.
"Dead!" Mario said, "You beat him to death in the hotel."
Song Heping asked again, "So you mean to say, after soaking four times, you still insist so stubbornly, I believe what you're saying is true."
"Thank you so much!" Mario was almost moved to tears.
But Song Heping shook his head slightly, "However, this means you're of no value to me, aren't you? I have no need to keep something that has no value."
After saying that, he let go.
"FUCK!"
Mario screamed as he fell into the sea.
Song Heping squatted by the rocks, watching the two of them flounder in the water.
He checked his watch and felt it was about time.
Song Heping pulled up Jimmy.
This time, Jimmy was more disheveled than ever before and took a long time to recover his strength.
"Thought it through? I'm going to let go," said Song Heping, repeating the same question, "Who are you? Which organization do you belong to?"