"It was a middle-aged man, very honest-looking, with a little dark skin, and he looked like an old farmer in the field.

Smile at everyone.

When he saw that we were coming, he was not afraid, so he smiled and said to us while eating the last dumpling in the bowl, 'Here you are.'

Before the execution, no one from his family came to see him, because he killed all the people in his family. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged bailiff paused,

“...... said that on the way home that day, some people in the village laughed at him, and his daughter-in-law gave him a cuckold. At that time, he didn't say anything and went home.

When he got home, he didn't ask his daughter-in-law or say anything, just like usual, he had dinner, and when it was late, he went to bed with his daughter-in-law...... He also has a child who sleeps next door to their bedroom.

In the dead of night, he suddenly asked his daughter-in-law if she was cheating...... His daughter-in-law was very angry, so she quarreled with him, and finally gave him a slap, but he didn't answer and didn't fight back.

After the quarrel, the two went back to bed...... The woman fell asleep, but the man didn't......

The prisoner liked to eat dumplings very much, and in order to make dumplings easier, he kept a meat grinder at home......

When the police went to his house to investigate, there were two freezers in his living room, and in the freezers, there were layers of dumplings full of dumplings......"

The middle-aged bailiff looked at the river not far away, his eyes were in a trance, and he said,

“...... When we finally asked him if he had any last words or notes that he needed to convey to be handed over, he looked at us with a smile and said, 'The dumplings are delicious.' ’”

As he spoke, the middle-aged bailiff fell silent again,

The hustle and bustle on his side seemed to be approaching again.

“...... Finally, when we escorted him to the execution ground, he was still smiling. ”

The middle-aged bailiff moved his gaze up slightly, looked farther away, and was silent for a long time before continuing,

“...... Just over there, across the river, near the foot of the hill on the edge of the city, was the execution ground...... It was there more than twenty years ago, and it's still there. ”

The middle-aged bailiff looked at the distance on the other side of the river and said,

Lian Ge looked at the distance, or the bustling city dotted with lights, or the dark night, and didn't say much, quietly listening to the middle-aged bailiff's narration,

......

“...... That time, he was held in front of me by two other brothers, with his back to me, kneeling on the ground with his head down...... When I raised the gun, it was like looking back at the big brother when he raised the gun, and I felt a little hairy and panicked...... I lifted the gun and moved the muzzle of the gun to the back of the prisoner's head. When the muzzle of the gun was pressed against the back of his head, I felt a little uncomfortable, not like I touched him with the muzzle, but like my own hand touched the back of his head, and my whole body froze......"

The middle-aged bailiff narrated, and the voice of the voice was mixed with the noisy voices of the diners around him,

“...... The old captain stood next to me and gave me a countdown time, and from ten to point next to me, I held the gun like that, feeling that the gun in my hand was getting heavier and heavier, as if it would take a lot of effort to hold it.

When the old captain finished counting the last count, he didn't make another gesture, but directly next to me, shouted 'shoot', and then ...... Before I could react, the gun in my hand went off.

The command made me reflexively pull the trigger, and the bullet went through the back of the prisoner's head...... However, the prisoner did not die immediately.

He didn't make any sound, but his whole body was convulsed, curled up, as if his whole body was going to curl up together, and in the crotch of his pants, feces and urine flowed out instantly......

This time, the old captain didn't speak, and a big brother next to him said to me, "Let's shoot again." ”

...... I fired another shot, and the prisoner was completely silent...... After the medical examiner confirmed, he was sent to the crematorium.

I just stood there stunned and watched the body being taken away...... It wasn't until the big brother and the old captain came over and patted me on the shoulder that I slowly came to my senses.

When I finally left the execution ground, the big brother told me something similar to the first time, he said, 'The first time has passed, and the next time, slowly, slowly, slowly get used to it.'"

As he spoke, the middle-aged bailiff paused again and gradually fell silent,

Slowly turning back, the middle-aged bailiff raised his hand, withdrew his gaze, and his gaze stayed on his hand,

“...... Since then, every year, there have always been a few death row inmates in the court, some of whom I am responsible for execution, and some of whom are in charge of other bailiffs.

Every once in a while, there will always be some new bailiffs coming in, some of the new bailiffs are very excited when the first execution is carried out, and some of the new bailiffs are very scared, very nervous, and even unbearable, and have a serious reaction, and transfer to other posts......

But most people, as the big brother said, after the first time, they slowly get used to it...... I'm the same, and I'm doing it more and more, and I don't seem to feel much when I look at it, and I seem to get used to it...... It's just that sometimes I see some younger ones, and I feel a little pity. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged bailiff slowly lowered his hand, withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, looked at the iron plate on the dining table, and fell silent.

Lian Ge turned his gaze, looked at the middle-aged bailiff, didn't say anything, retracted his gaze, and looked at the bustling city with thousands of lights in the distance again.

......

"I thought I was used to it until ......

...... At that time, I had been a forensic police officer for some years, and I had already worked for a long time in the hospital, except for some veteran bailiffs. ”

Looking down at the skewers on the dining table, the skewers on the iron plate, the middle-aged bailiff looked at him intently, and said,

"That year, at the same time, the court sentenced him to death. The prisoner who was executed was a young man, probably only twenty-three or fourteen years old.

Originally, it was not my turn to execute, but it just so happened that a bailiff asked for leave, and after skipping him and going forward, he was a new bailiff who had never been to the execution ground once...... I thought it would be better to give the new bailiff a process of adaptation, just like the old captain did to me before, so I took the initiative to apply for that execution......

Like many death row inmates, they wanted to see their families when they were about to be executed, and the young man who was there also applied for ...... Both the prison and the court notified his parents, but they didn't come, probably because he felt ashamed...... According to the verdict, the young man raped and killed a girl from their neighbor's house, who was still a minor......

When we went to the prison, it was in the morning, with the person who did the final verification.

When we arrived, it was time for him to eat, but the prison guards went out to buy him his last meal, but he didn't move at all......

When he saw us coming, he collapsed on the ground, trembling all over...... I stood next to me, the person who was the last verifier, and according to the procedure, he was verified......

When I finally asked him if he had anything else to say, or his last words, his eyes were red and he told us that he was innocent...... Said he didn't kill the girl...... Ask us, is his complaint file down......"

The middle-aged bailiff said, silent again, and then continued,

“...... Finally, when he was released from prison, I and another bailiff carried him out, and he was paralyzed and had no strength. When I went to the execution ground in the car,

He was paralyzed there, supported by two bailiffs on the left and right, muttering inaudible words all the time......"