Face Killer Hard

Face Killer Hard

 

When I arrived in Hong Kong, I was about two weeks early for the Lunar New Year Festival, the most important of all Chinese celebrations.

Like traditional New Year celebrations around the world, the people of Hong Kong mark the four-day holiday by cleaning the house, getting a haircut, buying new clothes, visiting relatives and friends, and plenty of fireworks.

Pictures of gods and red strips of paper (which symbolize wealth, good fortune and longevity) adorn the doors of residents. Legend says this protected the early settlers from a beast called ninh which was scared away by bright lights, the color red and loud noises. If only the same ploy worked for the killer I was hunting! Alas, I had to find other means to outwit him - fast.

My sanctuary in Hong Kong was called the New World Harbor View Hotel. Situated in Wanchai, this 42-storey hotel gave me a breathtaking view of Victoria Harbor which separated Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula.

Star Ferry cruises (which have been operating since 1898), sampans, Chinese junks and luxury yachts endlessly crossed the calm waters of the busy harbor.

For a while I thought I was at the top of the world. But my hotel wasn't the highest. The nearby Central Plaza stood 78-storeys high, making it the fourth tallest building in the world and the tallest in Asia.

My view of Paradise, however, was spoiled by a brochure I picked up at the hotel. It warned tourists of pickpockets operating in the area. Most of them were from my place, the brochure said.

I scratched my eyes in disbelief. I found it hard to accept the fact that my countrymen were associated with a bunch of thieves. I admit we have our own share of criminals, but then so does the world.

I’ve been a medical detective for a long time now to know that there are dregs in every society. Even God made a criminal out of Judas and Lucifer. Why then were we given that dubious distinction - in this place?

I'd like to imagine that Hong Kong is heaven on earth - free from every ounce and trace of criminality - to justify what the brochure said. But the more I read the newspaper, the more I was disappointed.

While scanning the pages of the Hong Kong Standard, an English daily, I learned that a senior police inspector lost his revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition to an unidentified burglar. Last year, a police officer took off with a sub-machine gun, two pistols, and 400 rounds of ammunition.

In another page, a 12-year-old boy drowned in the Tai Po waterfront after sniffing glue - a common practice among secondary school children. Ten people were killed when arsonists attacked the Hong Kong Bank in Shek Kip Mei.

As I thought about these things, the killer once again occupied my mind. It was only a matter of time before he would strike. I had to stop him before it was too late.

My search would begin in the afternoon. The assignment proved harder than I thought. Hong Kong has more than five million people. How the hell do you single out a bloodthirsty maniac who left little or no clues?

Lady Luck came sooner than I expected, I got a tip that the killer's name would be revealed on the opening day of a convention I was attending. It was my only hope of saving many people from an early death. (Next: Face to face with death.)

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About the Author:

Sharon Bell is an avid health and fitness enthusiast and published author. Many of her insightful articles can be found at the premier online news magazine http://www.HealthLinesNews.com.

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