Pain

The audience consisted of about fifty people, and included representatives from every major nation's espionage services.

"As professional interrogators you all know the value of a hot poker inserted in the rectum of a reluctant informant, and the improvement to their memory brought about by crushing their testes. This type of interrogation, although useful, has some limitations. Once a man has been castrated or severly mutilated his will to live is gone and no furthur threat of pain will be effective in securing more imformation from him. Although these methods are still widely used in battlefield situations, we now have to answer to the media and the courts, and we all know that juries don't like to see mutilated witnesses or defendants."

"My company, at great expense, has developed a new drug that does not by itself cause pain, but instead greatly enhances human sensation. This drug allows an interrogator to inflict extreme discomfort with no scars or detectable injury to the body, and it eliminates contacr with body fluids. Here today to help me demonstrate the drug is a man whose reputation precedes him. Let's all give a round of applause for Mr. Hiro Akati!"

Mr. Akati, a small, stooped man who looked to be at least eighty-five years old entered the room. He had learned his interrogation techniques in China in the 1930's, had practiced them on the Allies during the war, improved them even more on the Koreans in the 50's, brought them to perfection on the Viet Cong in the 60's and 70's, and had inflicted them all through the 80's and 90's on terrorists and other enemies of his country. He had retired over ten years ago, but had agreed to provide his expertise for this demonstration.

Mr. Akati gave a small, polite bow to the group and motioned for the test subject to be brought in. The doors opened to allow the entrance of the subject, who was strapped, spead-eagle and nude, to the surface of a wheeled table. His body was adorned with crude jailhouse tatoos, and his thick cock and heavy balls hung low between his hairy legs. A rubber gag had been inserted into his mouth, both to silence him and to protect his tongue and teeth.

"We will first establish a baseline that we can use to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug." Mr. Akati informed the group with a precise, clipped voice. "This man has been convicted of several henious crimes, and was diverted here while on his way to prison. He has been offered his freedom if he can exert five times his body weight in pull on the straps that secure him to the table. He has also been told that he will be castrated should he fail to do so. Digital load-strain cells have been installed in the straps, and as you can see on the display the best he has managed so far has been about seven hundred pounds. We feel that he can do much better than that."

Mr. Akati approached the man, who appeared to be in hs early twenties, and lit the flame on a gas burner on the end of the table. He picked up a small knife by its'insulated handle and heated the blade in the flame. While it was heating he gently massaged the young man's testicles, causing him to attain a magnificent erection. When the blabe was red hot he abruptly pulled the man's balls up and away from his body and quickly swung the knife towards the man's scrotum. The digital display registered nine hundred pounds as the man fought with every ounce of his stength to save his manhood from destruction, before Mr. Akati withdrew the knife and released his hold, leaving the young man intact.

Mr. Akati gave the audience another polite bow and left the room, allowing the doctor to continue the presentation.

"We will give the subject a few minuted to recover his strenght before we continue with the demonstration." He told the group, while the young man, with heaving chest and body cover with sweat, gasped on the table. "The drug is dispensed in the form of a transdermal patch, so no injection through the skin or introduction into the digestive tract is necessary. The drug breaks down in the body immediately after the patch is removed, and is not detectable in the blood or urine. The patch has a shelf life of over two years, and will last for about two hours after application."

The test subject's pulse and breathing had returned to normal, so the doctor applied the patch to his chest.

"You will notice that the drug is starting to take effect. He is now trying to stay as still as possible, as his muscles have been strained by his exertions and are painful. Watch the effect that even a very slight trauma has on the subject." He said as he flicked the man's left testicle with his forefinger, as if catapulting a fly from the rim of a glass.

The felon immediately went into a series of severe convulsions, hammering his head on the tabe and arching his back. The digital display showed that he had exerted over one thousand pounds of pull on his bonds.

An appreciative murmur went through the crowd as they witnessed the dawn of a new generation in interrogation technology.

"Thank you for being here today." The doctor told the audience as they rose to leave. "You can pick up your free samples and price sheets on your way out. Please use the samples with care."

The room was deserted except for the man still strapped to the table when Mr. Akati returned. He re-applied the patch to the man's chest and lit the burner again.

"Rape is a detestable crime in my country as well as this one." He said as the knife heated. "I was handsomely rewarded for the first demonsration, so I won't charge for this one."

Authors note: I don't give a rat's ass if you like the story or not.