Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 616 Caustic Soda
The plane landed in Dongli, and Chen Yi did not hear the conversation between the two.

When he got off the plane, he paid special attention to the two men. One was in his forties and the other in his thirties. Nothing could be told from their appearance. They were not as ferocious and vicious as he had imagined.

very common.

"The young man said... to use this method to get medical treatment on bail."

Chen Yi recalled what he heard, which indicated that the criminal on medical parole did not suffer from a sudden illness, but had injured himself.

According to the law, criminals who injure themselves are not allowed to be released on medical parole. This is because many criminals did so in the early years, and the behavior came first and the regulation came later.

But this is not absolute, after all, the medical level in prisons is limited.

To be eligible for medical parole, the injury must be serious.

It is indeed quite cruel.

Medical parole is a type of execution outside prison, which refers to a criminal sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or detention who suffers from a serious illness or serious injury and is approved by the relevant authorities to be released on bail for medical treatment outside prison.

During the period of medical parole, the criminal will be required to live in a designated residence, such as the criminal's home, etc., not just in the hospital.

Compared to prison, this is very free. At least you can breathe fresh air outside every day and see different people every day, instead of dealing with cellmates and guards all day long, living in darkness and without any sight of the future.

Of course, the activities of people on medical parole are very limited. They cannot leave their designated place of residence and need to report to the prison regularly to ensure that they are still under supervision.

And most importantly, if the criminal's illness has been cured and his sentence has not been completed, they should normally return to prison to continue serving the remaining sentence.

Unless the disease is incurable or the injury causes serious disability, the only option is to serve the sentence outside prison until the end of the sentence or death.

Watching the two people disappear at the exit, Chen Yi took the special case team to the airport police station.

Check two things.

First, the identities of those two people.

Second, who are the people on medical parole?

Both things were easy to investigate and the results came out quickly.

The two people sitting in front of Chen Yi were named Lan Shan, 46 years old, and Wei Dongchen, 34 years old. The older one was Lan Shan.

Both of them are employees of Yunjie Group, and Lanshan is the manager of a department.

Then there is no problem. The "Mr. Zhong" the two were talking about before is undoubtedly Zhong Liyun.

"Captain Chen, we found out. It's Wan Rui." He Shixin showed Chen Yi the information on the computer. "The files have also been retrieved. This person was reported by Zhong Liyun and was sent to prison personally. The charge is illegal possession of drugs."

Chen Yi took a quick glance.

Wan Rui, male, 58 years old, was sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal possession of a large amount of drugs and is also a drug addict himself.

Illegal possession of drugs is not drug trafficking.

In order to leave prison, Wan Rui swallowed caustic soda directly in prison. The esophagus was burned so badly that it almost reached his stomach. He was lucky to survive.

"Caustic soda? Oh my goodness, there are still people who can and dare to do it now. This is interesting."

Chen Yi didn't expect to see the word "caustic soda".

The regulation that people who injure themselves cannot be released on medical parole is largely due to this thing called caustic soda.

Caustic soda is sodium hydroxide, which is highly alkaline and corrosive. It has a wide range of uses and is often found in daily necessities.

The "tube team" and "caustic soda team" that emerged in the northern region at that time referred to criminals who were released on medical parole by swallowing caustic soda. That happened many years ago and was a product of the imperfect prison supervision in the early days.

When caustic soda meets saliva and flows into the esophagus, it will burn the esophagus. N years ago, someone did this and he foamed at the mouth and vomited blood. The prison authorities were scared so much that they rushed him to the hospital for emergency treatment.

When the family members arrived at the hospital to take over the prison, the prison handed over the medical parole form and then withdrew it. Since then, the criminal has gained relative freedom.

Later, many inmates learned about this and began to follow suit.

Caustic soda is so common that even if it is banned, many people still find ways to get it in from outside, and prisons have no way of controlling it.

Unfortunately, most prisoners do not understand that swallowing caustic soda is a technical job. If it does not enter the stomach and only burns the esophagus, then it is really lucky. However, if it flows into the stomach and burns the chest cavity, the person will die immediately and there will be no possibility of treatment.

This led to a period of time when more people died in prison than were released.

Later, the clever criminals figured out a good idea. After "self-training", they were able to prevent the caustic soda from flowing into the stomach, and would vomit it out immediately if it burned the esophagus.

Why is it called the Guanzi Team?
That's why, how can you eat when your esophagus is burnt out? Use a tube.

When eating, chew all the food in your mouth, then spit it into the funnel, add water to dilute it, and let the food flow directly into the stomach through the tube.

When drinking, pour it directly into your throat without any swallowing action.

So, it’s called the Guanzi Team.

Many people thought at the time: It's just a tube, right? What's there to be afraid of? It's better than being in prison!

"Ruthless person."

Chen Yi agreed that Wan Rui was a ruthless person.

After drinking the caustic soda, Wan Rui was released from prison on medical parole and received treatment at a community hospital, while being allowed to live at home.

Not to mention the physical harm, going from life imprisonment to home execution is the dream of all criminals.

After drinking caustic soda, you are basically half dead. Even if you gain relative freedom, what can you do? You will still experience pain when eating every day.

Even after all this, Zhong Liyun still didn't let him go, which shows her hatred for him, or rather, her hatred for drugs.

Is it because Zhong Liyun hates drugs that she deliberately targets Wan Rui?

I sent you to prison, but you used this method to leave prison, but I won't let you feel comfortable.

"Let's rent a car for a long time. We'll go talk to Wan Rui and have a meal nearby." Chen Yi said.

When Xin: "Okay."

The special case team said goodbye to the director. When Chen Yi came to the airport police station, he used the identity of Yangcheng, that is, the deputy chief of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Yangcheng Provincial Department. Regardless of whether the other party recognized him or not, it was not a good thing to let Dong Li think that the inspector from Dicheng had come.

Of course, he was not trying to hide his identity, as it was impossible to do so, he just wanted to avoid complications as much as possible.

Anyway, the purpose of the six people coming to Dongli was to travel.

This is the truth, it’s really tourism.

There is a car rental company at the airport. Several people rented a seven-seater commercial vehicle and rushed from the airport to Shanhai District.

Wan Rui is a native of Shanhai District. He receives medical treatment under the supervision of the correctional institution and reports regularly.

When the special case team arrived at the community hospital, it was already past noon. The six people chose to eat first before meeting Wan Rui. Coincidentally, there was a fast food restaurant in front of the hospital.

"As expected of Dongli."

While dining, someone sighed that Dongli's prosperity is multi-dimensional, with modern skyscrapers, historical blocks with profound cultural heritage, and tranquil and leisurely rural scenery, with unique charm and dazzling light.

The night view is probably even more magnificent, you will know it at night.

Chen Yi smiled and said, "You are in the right state. We are here for tourism. Let's go shopping in Dongli at night. Didn't the He Department say that the whole trip will be reimbursed? We don't need to be polite to him. Let's eat and drink."

Dongli is a place of spending money with many places to spend money. It is possible that hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars will disappear in one night. The special case team will naturally not enjoy the extravagant lights and feasting, but it is still possible to experience a [few days tour], visit the food street, and visit some check-in spots.

After lunch, the special case team entered the hospital and found out after asking around that Wan Rui was staying in a separate ward.

There are regulations for visits to people outside the prison, which require an application, but the implementation is relatively flexible. In principle, you can meet with friends and family within a certain range. Sometimes approval is required, and sometimes not. Just strictly abide by the rules.

The ward where Wan Rui was located was relatively remote. The further the six members of the special case team went in, the fewer people there were. In the end, they could only see the occasional nurse passing by. It was the innermost room, facing north and in the shade.

Just as I got to the door, it opened automatically and two people walked out. One of them was Wei Dongchen, whom I had met on the plane, and the other was younger and I didn't know him. I guess he was a subordinate or something like that.

The other party was quite fast. He must have gone straight to the community hospital after getting off the plane and finished everything he needed to do.

Chen Yi stopped and the two met at the door.

When their eyes met, Wei Dongchen showed doubt on his face and spoke first: "What do you do?"

Chen Yi smiled and said, "Friends of Lao Wan, come and see him."

Wei Dongchen was puzzled: "Wan Rui's friends? You look quite young, and judging from your accent... you are not from Dongli, right?"

Chen Yi: "No, I'm from Dongzhou. I came to Dongli before and met Lao Wan."

"Oh..." Wei Dongchen stretched out the ending of the sentence, looking at the other five people inconspicuously, and said, "How did you know each other? I remember Wan Rui didn't have many friends, and... he just got out of prison for medical parole."

Chen Yi did not answer, but asked: "Are you police?"

Wei Dongchen's expression remained unchanged: "No."

Chen Yi smiled: "If not, then don't ask about my privacy for now, okay? Anyone who comes to see Wan Rui must be his friend, and a friend of a friend is one of us. We can get to know each other."

Wei Dongchen stared at Chen Yi for a while without saying anything, then walked away without looking back.

Chen Yi didn't care and took the special case team into the ward.

While walking down the stairs, Wei Dongchen took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"Hello? Brother Shan, six policemen came to see Wan Rui just now."

……

"I don't know. He didn't say anything. He just said he was Wan Rui's friend and concealed his identity as a police officer."

……

"Okay, I got it. I'll go to the monitoring room right away."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Dongchen said, "Let's go to the monitoring room and copy the video. Brother Shan should report it to Director Zhong."

The young man next to him was still surprised by the phone call just now: "How do you know they are police officers? Have you seen them before?"

Wei Dongchen smiled: "I have followed Director Zhong for more than ten years, so I still have some good eyesight. I am not sure about the leader who talked to me, and I am not sure about the big and strong one, but there are at least two policemen among the six people."

The young man was impressed: "How did you figure that out? Teach me."

Wei Dongchen: "Why are you learning this? What? Do you want to commit crimes in the future? Director Zhong has zero tolerance for this kind of thing."

Young man: "Can't you just hope for me to be good?"

Their voices gradually faded away.

Ward.

Chen Yi came to Wan Rui.

Wan Rui, who is in his fifties, has loose skin, droopy eyes, very obvious bags under his eyes, gray hair, and looks tired and weak.

His thin body matched his identity as a drug addict, and his confused and empty eyes only occasionally showed a bit of spirit.

The most eye-catching thing was the tube on his chest and the funnel placed casually on the bedside, with disgusting food residues left on it.

I don’t know if it’s worth it to end up like this just to serve my sentence outside of prison.

Everyone has his or her own obsession. Perhaps in Wan Rui's eyes, freedom is more important than life.

But if you want freedom, why do you still commit crimes? The only explanation is that you are lucky.

"who are you?"

Wan Rui's voice was quite hoarse, as if his throat had been roasted over charcoal fire, making anyone who heard it feel uncomfortable all over.

There was no place to sit, so the six people chose to stand.

Without waiting for Chen Yi to speak, Wan Rui continued, "Are you a policeman? He looks like one from his temperament."

According to criminal records, Wan Rui started taking drugs 20 to 30 years ago. He has had many dealings with the police and is very familiar with them.

Chen Yi looked at him and said slowly, "Can't it be Yun Jie's people?"

Speaking of Yun Jie, Wan Rui curled his lips and said, "Yun Jie's people just left, and there won't be a second wave in a short time... Who are you guys?"

Chen Yi: "Can we chat without asking about your identity?"

Wan Rui nodded: "Of course, I'm bored in the hospital anyway. I've even been deprived of the right to play with my phone and I can't even eat enough."

Chen Yi: "Then why not stay in prison?"

Wan Rui admitted: "It is indeed better to stay in prison. I regret it now. If I had known this would happen, I should not have taken caustic soda."

Chen Yi: "Why does Zhong Liyun target you?"

Wan Rui and Chen Yi looked at each other, probably wanting to ask who the latter was, but he didn't ask: "It's not a secret, his father was killed for resisting arrest in his early years, and if you really want to trace it back, it's my fault, because I let Zhong Liyun's father get involved in drugs.

Now that Zhong Liyun has status, power, and money, he must punish me, right? "

Chen Yi didn't expect the reason to be so simple. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Why didn't you call the police?"

"Call the police?" Wan Rui thought it was funny. "What's the point of talking to the police? Am I not alive and well now? He didn't hit me, let alone kill me. Besides, one is a man sentenced to life imprisonment and waiting to die, and the other is Dongli's anti-drug pioneer and a major taxpayer with close relations with the police. Do you think calling the police will be helpful?"

Chen Yi hummed: "That's true."

The most important thing about a person is his value. Compared with Zhong Liyun, Wan Rui's value is almost zero.

If it weren't for Wan Rui, Zhong Liyun's father would not have died, his mother would not have run away, and Zhong Liyun would not have become a homeless child, suffering the ups and downs of life.

This is indeed a big grudge.

Considering Zhong Liyun's current strength, it can be considered generous that Wan Rui is still alive, lying in bed, having food and drink.

The person in front of him was the one who indirectly caused the destruction of Zhong Liyun's family.

Is this really the case? Did Zhong Liyun just send Wan Rui to prison?

Some things require further inquiry.

"Why did you choose to eat caustic soda, and how did you get it?" Chen Yi mentioned this matter.

Wan Rui said: "I heard from my cellmates that the caustic soda was also obtained with the help of my cellmates."

Chen Yi: "Did you eat it on your own initiative?"

Wan Rui: “Yes.”

Chen Yi: "Is it possible that you were tricked? The inmate who provided the caustic soda was actually Zhong Liyun's man. He used a very safe method to make you suffer more than death. And the result was your own choice. No one forced you."

Wan Rui was stunned, and then his pupils suddenly shrank.

If he hadn't mentioned this possibility, he wouldn't have even thought about it.

At that moment, Wan Rui's face became uncertain, as if he was recalling everything in prison, recalling his acquaintance and conversations with his cellmates, until they talked about medical parole and caustic soda. Finally, his cellmate brought the caustic soda to him and warned him not to let it enter his stomach, as it would kill him.

In order to be free, he swallowed it without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)