At the police substation, Ye Bufan and his two companions were taken directly into an interrogation room. They were not separated but kept together.

The back wall of the interrogation room had some warning signs, and several electric batons and rubber batons hung beside them. In the center of the room, there was an iron chair.

Since there was only one chair, a young police officer barked at the three as soon as they entered, “Behave yourselves. Squat down, all of ...