A Very Short Life
- Year:
- 2009
- 85 min
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My name is Heiyi Ho
When I was dead, I was 11 years old
The story is fictional. Any similarity to
any person, living or dead, or to any actual
events is coincidental and unintentional
This is a real story
Two years ago,
I heard it when I dined in my friend's home
In order to conceal the identity
of the people involved
And the need of the storyline
I've made some changes in the script
All the characters' name is fake
And all are performed by
professional actors and actresses
In fact, the story is...
On the night about 2 years ago
I've an attorney friend named Herman Lee
He hosted a dinner in his house
He just learnt how to cook Japanese cuisine
And he'd like to show it off
We planned to meet at 7pm
Yet I was in a meeting with lots of
buyers in the office, so I was late
Slightly jammed up in traffic
When I reached there, I was 2 hours late
Kei, wait for me here
I'll leave at around 2am
Yes, Mr. Law
Herman!
You so late?
Why don't you come tomorrow?
Excuse me, jammed up in the tunnel
Just kidding...
Why so formal? Become like this
Look professional?
Yes
Uncle Dennis
Katty, why are you in Hong Kong?
It's my term break, that's why I come back
Let me introduce two of my friends
Ruth and Grace
This is my dad's friend, Dennis
Hello Hello
Enjoy it...
Thank you
That's right, let me introduce
George, Dennis
Hello
George's mama Hello
Come on, let me introduce Cat to you
Cat is a police inspector, my neighbor next door
Dennis is in property business
as well as a film director
I've seen you... in the newspaper
Have a seat...
This was the first time I met Cat
Cat is the inspector of DCS
(District Crime Squad) at HK West
Herman has a high level of cooking skill
Especially the snails in wine and chilly sauce
I got along well with Cat;
we chatted in everything
To boast and flatter
In everything
Usually, no lingering in the subject
Lost impression very soon
However, what we chatted on that night...
Now I still remember it clearly
I've never tasted such a sweet fruit
You better eat more Dad
Very sweet
Cat
Great, try one.
Taste it, I made it
That I really need to taste it
Of course you need to taste it,
yelling on weight lost all the time
I'm still fat no matter how I eat
You know, HK people talk about weight lost
Leaving so soon? You really...
Cat, what district are you in?
HK West, DCS
DCS:
Responsible for robbery, murder cases?
Yup also as well
Is rape also under DCS?
Yup
From the police point of view
What's the difference between
raping a virgin and a prostitute?
No difference, they are both women
The most important point is the evidence
What if under age?
That's another story
Even there's a difference between
under 13 and 16 years old
What if commit incest
and the girl is under age, so how?
So how?
Catch him into the police station,
beat him up ruthlessly
As a matter of fact, it has quite a lot
child sex offending cases lately
Involved with biological father, brother.
Teacher
security guard, priest
It includes all sorts of people
In fact, how could a father molest his daughter?
Convenience
Convenience?
Prostitutes in HK are more than rubbish bins
Prostitutes ask of money!
How expensive?
In general, around 300 dollars
It can be as low as 50 bucks I caught it before
You won't be unable to pay 50 bucks, right?
Yet for 50 bucks...
probably without a nice body
but a filthy drug addict
Or old hookers in her 60s
Men can't have any passion with such.
Those old pops may like their "clean" daughters,
virgins are clean
You know, guys always fond of virginity
Virgin your ass!
Virgin his ass!
Worse than a beast!
A beastly pop raped his daughter
in Tuen Mun not long ago
Her mom told the police that...
it was better to be molested by
Is there such kind of woman?
In fact, it does!
Through my experience
Mom knows or tacitly consent
in 70% to 80% of the cases
Mostly, they refuse to admit
when they give statements
I came across a child abusive
murder case two years ago
Even now, I still remember it clearly
The mother accidentally beat her daughter to death
That girl's name is Heiyi Ho
Good Morning, Madame Wong!
Good Morning, Madame Liu!
Good Afternoon
It's 3:
30 afternoonI was really scared that day.
Josephine Wong suddenly showed up
Who is she?
She is the Assistant Commissioner
She was the Chief In Charge
at HK Island at that time.
How high is her ranking?
We have one Commissioner;
that is Tang King Shing
Two Deputy Commissioners
Follow by five Senior Assistant Commissioners
Then Assistant Commissioner
Within the top ten?
Not really
We have more than ten Assistant Commissioners
Inspector Lam,
Heiyi Ho's child abusive killing case
I think the case isn't completed
I want to interrogate Becky Lee again
Yes, Madame
Arrange it for me quickly
Let me know when it's ready
I'll be in Commissioner's office
Yes, Madame
Thank you
What's it?
Stir-fry noodles in Singaporean style
Not from today
I won't care if you drink a beer at lunch
But straw? Ridiculous!
Hurry up, Inspector Lam!
Yes, Madame!
This Josephine Wong is really cocky
She was an University graduate from England
Very few people with high qualification
Applied for police twenty years ago
Those University graduates
were automatically enlisted
As inspectors when they first got in
Their shoulders soon have 3 stars
To be promoted as superintendent
Had she ever on beat?
Of course not
Solely lead the whole team
out for a general patrol.
Besides, that Barbara is even more extraordinarily
She got her PhD. In Criminology in England
Already a Chief Inspector when
she had not yet reached 30
I've already said so
No matter how hard it is,
you must let your kids study overseas
What about afterwards?
To interrogate the criminal
Where does the criminal sit?
Over that side
Tell them the criminal is here
This way, Madame
Madame Wong
You all go out
Yes, Madame
You stay
Yes, Madame
You're Becky Lee?
Yes
What did you say? I can't hear
Yes
You're very ill-upbringing! Who gave birth to you?
Raise your head when you talk to me
Look at me, louder!
Yes
Answer me in a complete sentence!
Yes what?
Yes I'm Becky Lee
And?
And!
I'm Becky Lee
Yes Madame! Lam Bec... ky... Lee
Yes, Madame! I'm Becky Lee
You're polite now Let's start our conversation
Take a black cotton bag in
Yes, Madame
You're Becky Lee, right?
Yes, Madame I'm Becky Lee
You beat your daughter to death, right?
Yes, Madame I accidentally beat her to death
accidentally?
You consider this as an accident!
What about I clean the gun here
and accidentally shoot you to death. Is that okay?
Is that okay?
Is that okay? Answer me!
No... Madame...
I beg you, don't...
Begging me?
Did your daughter beg you? Did you let her go?
You beat her up in much fun?
Lock the door
Barbara, what's this?
A black cotton bag?
Turning off the light, covering the head,
beating... still work?
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