My Days with Death Row Prisoners ( 2 )

I don't know if it's good or bad to transfer Yang in as a member, but I think there's one thing that's definitely bad, and that's his personality qualities. I do not have in my heart sympathy and forgiveness for all his actions because he has been sentenced to death, and I know that a person with a deep misdemeanor can do great harm to a group.

I was the first to tactfully express my opinion to the Boss, to whom I said:

"It's good that the death row prisoner is turned around, and the life in the number will be improved, but after the death row prisoner is transferred, it will also bring a lot of trouble in the number, and people like Yang Dayuan may not be able to greet him."

Another person disagreed with me and said to the Boss:

"Brother Guang, turn him around, you see how poor our number is now, and he doesn't even smoke cigarettes."

He pointed to the following group of people:

"This group of people don't have any family to put on an account, Yang Dayuan is here, at least there are more steamed buns and one more meal a day in the number, and a few people below are so hungry that they can't die."

The person who spoke was nicknamed Leather Pole, and before he was caught, he was a thief outside, and he had a poor face and a poor belly, and he was particularly interested in eating, especially cigarettes. Therefore, what he wanted to turn Yang over meant was to use his status as a steward to get more cigarettes, smoke and eat.

The people sitting at the bottom of this discussion have no say, so the discussion is very simple. After the discussion was over, the boss did not speak, and everyone did their own thing, a few people on the upper bunk sat and sang and chatted, and a group of people on the lower bunk sat down in a proper manner to kill time.

The next morning, the boss was called out by the cadres again.

When it was time for dinner and roll call, the people in the number stood in two rows in front of the bed and waited for the roll call. At this moment, the trumpet gate was opened with the sound of iron locks. Yang Dayuan walked in front, and the person who followed behind was a prisoner in Yang Dayuan's prison number, he helped Yang Dayuan send quilts and clothes, and the last one was the cadre in charge. The pipe number cadre shouted the name of the boss:

"Someone sent it to you, Ge Laozi understands."

The boss immediately accompanied the smiling face: "Understood, understood, don't worry."

After the cadre and the boss finished speaking, they said to Mr. Yang:

"Live a good life, there's nothing remarkable, people have already taken this step."

He didn't say much, with a little love and kindness. This is the sunniest face I have seen of this cadre in the detention center for so long.

Yang Dayuan stepped into the door of the number, and the person who sent him threw his things into the door indiscriminately, and withdrew, and the cadre "banged" and closed the iron door with a shocking sound. Then the big lock was locked, and there was another sound of iron striking the iron door.

Senior Yang stood in the door, stupid, with handcuffs on his hands and shackles on his feet. He was a little overwhelmed, although he could talk to our people in the prison through a wall on weekdays, but he didn't know anyone in this prison except me, he was looking left and right with both eyes, he was looking for someone to talk to him, but no one paid attention to him.

The cadres who were named had already pointed to the prison number in front, and they were about to call our prison number, and when they heard the sound of the number of supervisors in front of them, and saw the people who were standing in line with our prison number, Yang Dayuan sobered up after being confused, and after he was clear, he immediately moved to the last position in the back row. This position is always reserved for the newest arrivals. Master Yang understood that he was the latest person to come to this prison number, and he knew that he should stand there.

It can be seen that the boss didn't want to pay attention to him. Maybe the boss suddenly remembered something. The boss suddenly turned back and said to Mr. Yang:

"You're standing in the front row."

The front row is standing in the vein, because he is a death row prisoner who is about to die, and according to the cadre's intentions, the boss takes care of him.

When Yang heard the words from the boss, he didn't expect him to enter the Shunmai sub-stall, for his character, he would always only be worthy of standing in the back row, he didn't believe the boss's words, his steps moved, and his eyes were confused and waited until the boss spoke again, he didn't believe his ears.

Seeing that Yang didn't move, the boss probably understood Yang Dayuan's timidity, he turned his head again, showed a little smile, pointed to the front row with his finger, and said:

"You stand in the front row."

This time, Senior Yang heard clearly, and he moved his steps to the front row. It stands to reason that he should stand in the last position in the front row, maybe he misread the boss's gesture, he thought that the boss asked him to go to the front row and get to the front row.

He looked and looked and thought and thought and he could not determine where to put it, and then he noticed my face, which was more familiar to him, and he probably thought I was gentle, so he stood in front of me. This position was chosen by himself, I really want to give him a fist, for the sake of his face as a death row prisoner, I didn't say anything, and the boss didn't say anything. Mr. Yang was once again in the same prison as me, and once again entered my front file.

That night, the cadres handed over two packs of cigarettes and a lighter from the tuyere (a small window on the iron door used to deliver meals and documents). He didn't say anything, the boss knew, Mr. Yang also knew, and we all knew that this was a pack of spiritual food for Mr. Yang two days before he left, and these two packs of cigarettes were his spiritual food for four days.

However, although this cigarette is for Mr. Yang, he may not be able to enjoy it, it depends on whether the boss is black or not. The boss's water board took the cigarette from the cadre's hand and handed it to the boss, and the boss, who was already thirsty, opened a pack of cigarettes, took out two, took one for himself, gave one to Yang Dayuan, lit the fire, and enjoyed it in the clouds. A pack of opened cigarettes and a pack of unopened cigarettes were put into the boss's own item counter, and the cigarette was put in, which meant that the cigarette was at the disposal of the boss, and Yang needed the boss's consent to smoke.

That night, because of the arrival of Mr. Yang, the boss adjusted the work of the supervisors, and Xiao Chen, who was originally in charge of managing the water, stopped caring about the water and engaged in a special service for Mr. Yang.

This kind of service is actually very simple, that is, to legging for Yang Dayuan every day. What does this leggings look like, it's the same as the kind of leggings that the PLA people used to fight in war. This binding leg was not used to facilitate the war, but to separate the friction between the iron shackles on Yang Dayuan's feet and his legs, the kind of chrome-plated iron shackles that were not very regular, were rough goods made of flat iron in the blacksmith shop outside, which were cumbersome and grinding. If there are no leggings, Yang Dayuan, who is wearing this kind of leg shackles, can see blood after taking a few steps.

In addition to the task of leggings, Xiao Chen is also responsible for dressing and undressing Yang, it is not easy to put on and undress Yang, his shackles and handcuffs cannot be taken, and if you want to take off or put on your clothes, you must have a certain level of skill. I can't remember how to take off this shirt and pants now, and I believe that most people who read my article will not believe that there is such a skill in taking off clothes, it is definitely a technique.

Due to the demands of my job, I was transferred to a water board (water pipe, not the kind that is specifically used for board veins).

On the night that Yang Dayuan came, someone must be arranged to be on duty in the number, for everyone's safety, to prevent Yang Dayuan from committing suicide or killing others by strangulation, every two people are on duty for one day, except for the boss, everyone must be on duty. Duty is divided into the first half of the night and the second half of the night, and the shift is handed over at the hour in the evening, and the shift time is based on the train passing by the railway next to the detention center. (Because there are no clocks)

The arrival of Senior Yang brought trouble to the prison number, and everyone was unhappy. Fortunately, the next day, the cadres handed in a pair of pokers from the tuyere, and everyone found psychological balance. The arrival of Yang Dayuan brought two major privileges to the prison number: one is to smoke, and the other is to play cards. This is something that cannot be enjoyed without a death row prison number. Another point that makes everyone happy is that every person on duty can get a cigarette to smoke every time he is on duty, a cigarette is too simple for a person living in society, but for a person living in a prison number, he is worth more than a gold bar.

On the first night of Yang's arrival, he didn't have any words, and in my estimation, he wanted to speak, but he didn't have the ability to speak. It wasn't until he went to bed that he smiled at me only once, and that smile was a greeting to an acquaintance. I didn't pay attention to the smile I threw at him, I just felt that it was a good thing that someone like him died, and a laugh couldn't change his ignorant nature. Ignoring him, no one knew what to say to him, and Mr. Yang's bitter gourd face couldn't be exchanged for the interest of others in talking to him, and the boss simply didn't look at him, tilting his head and lying on the bunk to read his magazine.

I used to stay with Mr. Yang for a while, but I didn't observe him carefully. Maybe he became a death criminal, I looked at him especially on this night, the young man was impatient, in his 30s, with a pair of swollen and big eyes, the nose, ears, and mouth were arranged in a good position, there was flesh on his face, but he didn't look fat, he was a man, I couldn't judge whether he was handsome or not, but if he was a woman, I'm sure she was a nice beauty. Because of the hot weather, Mr. Yang only wore a small brief, and when he sat on the edge of the bed, I saw that he was naked, and the flesh on his body grew well, and he was fat and fat, and if he wore clothes, people could not see his fat. His whole body, maybe fifty percent of the place, maybe a little too much, it is difficult to find a continuous piece of white flesh, the white flesh is separated by those inferior tattoos, I can't remember what kind of tattoos, flowers are not like flowers, grass is not like grass, these tattoos may be the art he pursues, he uses these tattoos to show his bravery, to show that he is a man of the rivers and lakes, so that when those who are timid and afraid of things take off their clothes and expose their skin, let those who have been robbed obediently pay for it.

I loathe him.

Although Yang Dayuan is ranked third in the prison number, his special status gives him more privileges. From the moment he entered my prison, he was waited on like the boss, he could get up at the prescribed time, go to the toilet at the prescribed time, meditate without the prescribed time, speak loudly, give orders to the subordinates, .......

All these privileges, you can see how proud he is, this is something he has never gotten in his life, he always lives in the humblest place in the crowd, which is a bit like the old saying: "The poor turn over, the world is in chaos". After he entered our prison, when he had this privilege, the people who slept in the lower bunks in the prison had a hard time, and he wanted to put his previous feeling of being bullied on those who were born of calamity, maybe he felt that life was like this, that is, some people oppressed another part of the people, some of them were noble slave owners, and the other part of them were slaves, and he did not have the concept of normal personality in his heart, and he felt that Lao Tzu could also become the master before he died.

Let's talk about Xiao Chen, a native of Henan, who served him first and was imprisoned in the detention center for stealing in this city. Xiao Chen's age is 22 years old, he looks white and clean, and he has a polite appearance, if he is not guilty of theft, it is really difficult for me to find that he has a very poor personality weakness, if I want to say weakness, it may be that he is very kind, and he will not bravely resist any evil, including any bullying of others against him. In the prison he always helped others kindly, and he endured the "blackness" that Banmaizi gave him, and maintained a peaceful mind to treat them after enduring. Of course, I can't write about him here, but I'll depict him profoundly in his stories in the future.

The boss arranged for Xiao Chen to make a water board for Mr. Yang, probably after careful consideration by the boss. Xiao Chen is the most gentle person in the prison, I agree with the boss's arrangement, and I also think that he is the most able person in the prison to take care of the person who is about to go to the Yama Palace.

However, although Xiao Chen did a good job, Yang was not like that.

On the first night of Yang's arrival, Xiao Chen undressed him and untied his legs. We all watched how Xiao Chen operated, and we also looked at Mr. Yang's expression. Although Xiao Chen's movements were very unskillful, they were very gentle and meticulous, and it could be seen from Yang Dayuan's dead gray face that he was satisfied with Xiao Chen, and when Xiao Chen dressed him and tied his leggings again the next morning, Yang Dayuan's face changed. I didn't pay attention, I don't know if there was a small problem with Xiao Chen's action, this problem annoyed Yang Dayuan, and it may not be appropriate to use the word distress here, because Xiao Chen didn't provoke him, but Yang Dayuan wanted to find an excuse to establish his domineering.

Because I didn't go to see Xiao Chen dressing and tying leggings for Master Yang, I don't know what they found between them. After a burst of shouting and scolding, the next sound was the sound of slapping, which let me know that the death row prisoner Yang began to exert his power in the prison number. That's when I looked at them.

After Mr. Yang scolded and beat Xiao Chen, Mr. Yang continued to tie his leggings until the leggings were tied, and the help that Mr. Yang needed was over. After the service was over, Xiao Chen didn't dare to leave, and still stood beside Senior Yang, waiting for him to give him a command.

According to my thoughts, after Yang Dayuan finished venting, he should let Xiao Chen return to his meditation position, but Yang Dayuan didn't, and still exerted his obscenity, and he issued an order to Xiao Chen:

"Dig me up in the corner."

Regarding this "digging", I did not find this word in the Chinese dictionary. Whether it is a detention center or a prison, it is common to use "digging" to punish people, what he means: in a sharp corner, or a corner of the wall, or a corner of the bed, or somewhere, where there is a 90-degree protrusion, let the punished person use the head against the sharp corners of the foot to step back, let the head be forced, use the head to support the weight of the body, the flatter the body from the ground, the greater the force on the head, such a posture can be "dug" to the door of the brain to form a deep groove, and the heavier person until the door of the brain bleeds.

As for how much "digging" depends on the person who punishes the person. A person who punishes people with a bad heart will make the punished person stand at a wider angle and for a longer time. It is not cruel enough to punish people's "digging", but in fact it is very uncomfortable, and some "strong" people are "poached" and have to surrender to this way of punishing people, not to mention those who are honest and greedy for life and afraid of death.

Xiao Chen walked to the corner of the pointed wall at the door of the prison according to Master Yang's order, and "dug" down. He was called by Yang Dayuan to "dig up", I am not very angry and opposed, Yang Dayuan is now in the "leadership position", he has this power, but I still have some bad thoughts, he actually let a person who serves him and helps him "dig" down, which is very unreasonable. The undesirable mood became stronger and stronger as Xiao Chen "dug up" for a longer and longer time, and slowly turned into anger.

I sat in my meditation position, and I saw the boss, who was also meditating, with a tense face. To be honest, although the boss of our prison is a gangster, I admire him very much, his heart communicates with me, his human side is greater than his inhuman side, and he is stronger than many ordinary people in society. The boss's serious expression showed that he didn't like Yang's approach.

As time passed, no one spoke in the prison number, and no one spoke to Mr. Yang, perhaps Mr. Yang knew in his heart that he was not welcome in this prison number. I looked at Xiao Chen again, and Xiao Chen's head was sweating. This action has been done for a long time, and his body is shaking. I had to sneak a few sneaky glances at the boss and whisper a fake cough to remind him that he should make a decision as the supreme leader about the current situation.

The Boss didn't turn his head to look at me. I think, the afterglow of his eyes must have seen my anxious heart, after I looked at the boss many times and faked coughing many times, the boss finally turned his head sideways, he did not look at me, but stared at Yang with serious eyes, at this time Yang was also meditating, looking at the opposite wall with his eyes high, his heart was heavy, I don't know what he was thinking, but there was one thing, he also felt that his last life time was not as good as he imagined, uncomfortable two words were written in his eyes, and also written on his face.

The Boss looked at him. He pretended to be attentive, and he didn't dare to touch the boss's eyes with his eyes. The boss saw Mr. Yang for a long time, and Mr. Yang pretended to be like this. The boss finally stopped looking at him, he turned his head to the left and shouted at Xiao Chen:

"Chen Rongli, go down and sit."

Chen Rongli received instructions from the boss, and with difficulty he propped his hands on the wall, raised his head, retracted his feet forward, and then staggered back to his meditating position.

In the days to come, because of the protection of Xiao Chen by the boss and me, Master Yang never took such a heavy punishment on Xiao Chen, but except for Xiao Chen, every other calamity vein suffered from Master Yang in the days to come.

When Commissioner Yang came, the prison number felt that it was on duty that he was at a loss. It turns out that the prison number is quite good, everyone sleeps after watching TV at night, and everyone gets up in the morning, but now it doesn't work, there are two people on duty every day, and the detention center does not have extra favors because someone is on duty for the death row prisoner, so that the people on duty have supplementary sleep time, and they have to be the same as everyone, so the people on duty often feel very drowsy during the duty process, and after the duty is over, the body will be very unhappy.

In the days when Senior Yang was transferred, the whole prison was very worried and afraid, but the heart of this death row criminal would one day strangle someone to death while people were not paying attention, maybe it was himself. Many people sleep at night, the boss is even more on duty to pinch tightly, who wants to doze off in the course of duty, that is to be punished heavily, the first few days two on duty were punished by "digging" the wall, the people on duty behind are much better, the people on duty look at Yang with wide eyes, every time they hear the sound of handcuffs and shackles, they are vigilant, it should be said that in the first ten days, all the people in the prison are nervously tense.