On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Daxiong had been in prison for more than three months. There was still more than a month to go before the trial of his case.
At 11:30 noon, the criminal detention center of Longcheng Police Department opened for lunch on time. In cell 106, more than 30 suspects were already sitting on the planks, lined up, and waiting for someone to serve them lunch.
The criminal detention center is very different from a formal prison, because it is where suspects awaiting trial are detained, and the management system is relatively strict, such as not allowing family members to visit, not allowing them to leave the prison for outdoor activities, etc. In short, after people enter here, before the formal trial results come out, the suspects have almost no possibility of leaving the cell except for being brought to trial by the judicial department.
More than 30 people were locked up in a room of only 40 to 50 square meters for four or five months, and they had to keep their trial results in mind all the time, so the mentality of the people here is somewhat distorted. Especially for the suspects who committed serious crimes, their hearts were filled with countless negative emotions, and their eyes looked strange.
When the meal started, Daxiong held a basin and squatted at the door of the prison early, ready to receive the suspects' meals from the meal delivery port.
Daxiong was mentally retarded, and he was not fluent in speaking. In addition, he was introverted, so the three months he came in might be more painful than the three years of other ordinary suspects. Because this is a small society full of crimes, any suspect picked out at random is a member of the law and order outside. They are not good people, so you can imagine what Daxiong has experienced here.
Bullying! Almost everyone in the prison is bullying this young man with congenital defects, giving him all the dirty and tiring work, and making fun of him in his spare time.
Daxiong squatted at the door of the cell and honestly received the meals of more than 30 people. Then he took his own small plastic rice bowl, got some food, and squatted in the corner of the room to eat.
During the meal, familiar suspects were whispering to each other, but Daxiong was the only one ignored. He squatted alone in the corner, strictly following the prison regulations, not making noise or shouting while eating.
Daxiong had a big appetite, and the meal for one person was not enough for him, so he ate very slowly, as if he was reluctant to wolf it down. He broke the hard buns into pieces, put them in the soup, and drank it carefully.
After lunch, the suspects began to lie on the planks according to the regulations, ready to take a nap.
Daxiong squatted in a corner with his arms around his legs, yawning constantly.
A prisoner came over and said to him, "You are still on duty at noon today!"
Daxiong looked up at him and said, "Big... Big brother, I am too sleepy... I have been on night duty for several days in a row."
"Bang!"
The prisoner kicked Daxiong on the head and cursed, "Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
Daxiong felt dizzy from the kick, and looked at the other party with pursed lips, just nodded, and did not refute.
In the criminal case detention center, whenever it is time to sleep, three or two prisoners must be on duty, because police officers cannot lie in the prison and stare at suspects all the time, so suspects must supervise each other to avoid serious criminals committing suicide, or hurting others with a mental explosion, or causing other troubles.
Daxiong has been on duty for many consecutive days. He has been on the third shift at night, and the time is always in the second half of the night, from two in the morning until the morning, and he has to be on duty during the lunch break at noon. So the time he can sleep every day is the first half of the night.
Daxiong can bear the physical exhaustion because he has been through it since he was a child. But the mental exhaustion has brought Daxiong to the brink of mental breakdown.
Daxiong can only bear the accidental murder case, the selective abandonment of his parents, his confusion about the future, and the various experiences in the cell by himself. There is no one around him to nag.
At noon, Daxiong and another person were on duty together. They sat in a corner of the room and did not disturb each other.
Daxiong leaned his head against the cold wall, and naturally thought of his third sister, the days when he talked nonsense with Gou Liuzi, and the small iron box where he secretly hid money.
Thinking of this, Daxiong smiled inexplicably. There are too few things in this world that can make him miss and happy. He can only recall them carefully and carefully over and over again.
Maybe he was too tired, or maybe after being highly depressed and exhausted, people instinctively want to adjust themselves, so Daxiong fell asleep with his head against the wall, and snored after a while.
At about twelve o'clock, there was a creaking sound of footsteps on the plank. A prisoner walked up to Daxiong, looked down at him, and slowly raised his arm.
Opposite, the suspect who was also on the noon shift looked at this scene and grinned meaningfully.
"Pa!!!"
A very crisp slap sounded, and Daxiong, who was sleeping, was suddenly awakened by the slap. He was defenseless just now, and the whole person was stunned and frightened.
"Who told you to sleep, huh?!" The prisoner bent over, pointed at Daxiong and cursed: "What if the police come to sneak into the prison and see you sleeping? Are you looking for trouble for me?!"
Daxiong looked at the other party in shock and anger: "I... I have been on duty for a long time, I... I am too sleepy, I can't control it."
"Stubborn? Fuck, you think you are still at home, do whatever you want? This is a detention center, people here are beasts, and you still negotiate with me?!" The prisoner habitually raised his foot and kicked Daxiong's head.
"Bang!"
Daxiong stood up suddenly in shock and anger, just raised his arm, and knocked the prisoner down directly.
How loud would it be if the weight of an adult fell on the hollow plank?
"Gudong!"
A muffled sound rose and spread throughout the quiet prison corridor.
All the other prisoners in the room woke up. The eldest brother, who had the highest status in the prison, asked sleepily, "What happened?"
"He slept on duty and beat me."
"You stupid idiot, you don't want to stay here, right?" The eldest brother in the prison sat up and shouted, "Beat him up!"
"Hualala!"
More than a dozen people in the prison rushed over and surrounded Daxiong and started fighting.
Daxiong leaned against the corner and knocked down three people in an instant with his weight and strength. He fights like a bear. If you punch him, he may not feel any pain, but if he punches you, it's basically like being hit by a hammer.
Although Daxiong is brave, he can't stand alone. The prisoners rushed up and knocked him down directly.
There is an extremely ironic phenomenon here, that is, many of the people who participated in the beating of Daxiong were also the targets of bullying and had a low status in the prison, but at this moment, they all had red eyes and participated in the beating of Daxiong. It is unknown what deep hatred there is between them.
The fight in the prison quickly alarmed the police, and then the alarm bells in the prison corridor rang.
...
In the city.
Xu Hu suddenly called Tang Baiqing: "I have some news, come over immediately."
At the same time.
Su Tianyu was at home, happily preparing gifts for visiting relatives and friends during the Spring Festival: "Second Uncle, do you want to send something to the Bai family?"
"Okay, you can give Bai Dabiao a pair of bright red pants. If I remember correctly, this year is his zodiac year." Su Zhengcai replied politely.