It is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, and Daxiong has been in prison for more than three months. There is still about a month to go before the trial of his case.
At 11:30 am, lunch started on time at the Longcheng Police Department's Criminal Detention Center. In cell 106, more than 30 suspects were already sitting on the beds, lined up, waiting for someone to serve them their meals.
The criminal detention center is very different from a formal prison because it is used to detain suspects awaiting trial, and the management system is relatively strict. For example, family members are not allowed to visit, and they are not allowed to leave the prison for outdoor activities, etc. In short, once a person enters the detention center, it is almost impossible for the suspect to leave the cell before the formal trial results come out, 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 to five months, and they had to keep their trial results in mind all the time, so the mentality of the people here was somewhat distorted. Especially the suspects who committed serious crimes, their hearts were filled with countless negative emotions, and their eyes looked strange.
When it was time for dinner, Daxiong squatted at the prison gate early with a basin in his hand, ready to receive the suspect's meals from the food delivery port.
Daxiong is mentally retarded and can't speak clearly. In addition, he is an introvert, so the three months he has been in prison may be more painful than the three years that other ordinary suspects have been in prison for. Because this is a small society full of crime, any suspect picked out at random is a person who has violated the law and discipline outside. They are not good people, so you can imagine what Daxiong has experienced here.
Bullying! Almost everyone in the prison bullies this boy with congenital defects. They make him do all the dirty work and make fun of him in their spare time.
Daxiong squatted at the door of the cell and honestly took over the meals of more than 30 people. Then he took his small plastic rice bowl, scooped some food, and squatted in the corner of the room to eat.
While eating, the familiar suspects were talking to each other in low voices, but Daxiong was the only one who was ignored. He squatted alone in the corner, strictly following the prison regulations, not making any noise or shouting while eating.
Daxiong had a big appetite, and the meal for one person was not enough to satisfy him, so he ate very slowly, as if he was reluctant to wolf it down. He broke the hard steamed bun into pieces, put it in the soup, and drank it carefully.
After lunch, the suspects began to lie on the bunks as required, preparing for a nap.
The big bear squatted in a corner, hugging his legs with his arms, and yawned continuously.
A prisoner came over and said to him, "You are still on duty at noon today!"
Big Bear looked up at him and said, "Big... Big Brother, I'm so sleepy... I've been on night shift for several days in a row."
“Bang!”
The prisoner went up and kicked Daxiong on the head and cursed: "Why do you talk so much nonsense?"
Big Bear felt dizzy after being kicked in the head. He pursed his lips and looked at the other party. He just nodded without refutation.
In the criminal detention center, three to two prisoners must be on duty during sleeping times, because it is impossible for police officers to lie in jail and watch the suspects all the time. Therefore, the suspects have to supervise each other to prevent serious criminals from committing suicide, or having a mental outburst that hurts others, or causing other troubles.
Daxiong has been on duty for many days in a row. He has been on the third shift at night, which is the second half of the night, from 2 a.m. to the morning, and he has to be on duty during the lunch break. So the time he can sleep every day is the first half of the night.
Daxiong could endure the physical exhaustion because he had been through it since he was a child, but the mental exhaustion had pushed Daxiong to the brink of mental breakdown.
Daxiong had to bear all the hardships by himself, including the accidental murder case, his parents' selective abandonment, his own confusion about the future, and all the experiences in the cell. There was no one around him to talk to.
At noon, Daxiong was on duty with another person. They sat in separate corners of the room and did not disturb each other.
Daxiong leaned his head against the cold wall and naturally thought of his third sister again, the days when he chatted with Gou Liuzi, and the small iron box where he secretly hid his money.
Thinking of this, Da Xiong smiled inexplicably. There were too few things in this world that made him miss and happy, so he could only recall them carefully and meticulously over and over again.
Maybe he was too tired, or maybe it was because after being highly depressed and exhausted, people instinctively needed to adjust themselves, so Big Bear fell asleep with his head against the wall, and soon began to snore.
At around twelve o'clock, there was a creaking sound of footsteps on the bed planks. A prisoner walked up to Daxiong, looked down at him, and slowly raised his arm.
Diagonally opposite, the suspect, who was also on the lunch shift, looked at the scene and grinned meaningfully.
“Bang!!!”
A very crisp slapping sound was heard, and the sleeping Big Bear was suddenly awakened. He was completely 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 in and see you sleeping? Are you looking for trouble for me?!"
Daxiong looked at the other person in shock and anger: "I... I have been on duty for a long time, I... I am too sleepy, I can't control myself."
"Are you stubborn? Damn it, do you think you are still at home? You can do whatever you want? This is a detention center, people here are like animals, and you still want to negotiate with me?!" The prisoner raised his foot habitually and kicked Daxiong's head.
“Bang!”
In shock and anger, Daxiong suddenly stood up, raised his arm, and knocked the prisoner down directly.
How loud a noise would it make if the weight of an adult hit the hollow floor board
"Gudong!"
A muffled sound was heard, spreading throughout the quiet prison corridor.
All the other prisoners in the room woke up, and the most senior prisoner in the prison asked sleepily, "What's going on?"
"He slept on duty and beat me."
"You damn fool, you don't want to stay here anymore, do you?" The big brother in the prison sat up and shouted, "Beat him up!"
“Hualala!”
More than a dozen people in the prison rushed over, surrounded Daxiong and started fighting.
The big bear leaned against the wall, and with his weight and strength, he knocked down three people in an instant. He fought like a bear, if you punch him, he might not feel any pain, but if he punches you, it's basically like being hit by a hammer.
Although Big Bear was brave, he couldn't hold the situation alone. The prisoners rushed over and knocked him down.
There is an extremely ironic phenomenon here, that is, many of the people who participated in beating Daxiong are also the targets of bullying in daily life and have a very low status in the prison, but at this moment they all had red eyes and participated in beating Daxiong. It is unknown what deep hatred there is between them.
The fight in the prison soon alarmed the police, and then the alarm bells in the prison corridor rang.
…
In the urban area.
Xu Hu suddenly called Tang Baiqing: "I have some news, come over right away."
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 as well?"
"Okay, then you can give Bai Dabiao a pair of bright red shorts. If I remember correctly, this year is his zodiac year." Su Zhengcai replied politely.