BSI Chapter 73 The Pain of Biting Off One's Tongue
Chapter 73 The Pain of Biting Off One's Tongue
Upon hearing Li Chong's words, Deng Meng paused in his struggle.
How do people who commit suicide by biting their tongues die? How else could they die?
Since you're already dead, why bother with all that?
But looking at the expression on Li Chong's face, Deng Meng still felt a chill in his heart.
Li Chong ignored his reaction, smiled at him, stood up and spoke to himself.
With his hands behind his back, Li Chong casually said, "When you bite off your tongue in a fit of rage, you won't die on the spot, but you'll feel intense pain. The human tongue has a rich network of arteries that connect to nerves, and that kind of pain is unbearable for most people."
"certainly."
Li Chong squatted down and looked Deng Meng in the eye: "A 'brave warrior' like you is definitely not an ordinary person. With your hands and feet crippled, someone who desperately wants to commit suicide, simple pain certainly won't scare you. But biting your tongue to commit suicide is not just simple pain."
Deng Meng's pupils dilated as he stared blankly at Li Chong. It was the first time he had ever seen an official speak so seriously.
For some reason, Deng Meng felt a chill run down his spine when he looked at Li Chong.
With a bench leg stuffed in his mouth, blood mixed with saliva dripped down, making him appear somewhat dazed.
"Hehe." Li Chong chuckled and waved to Zhong Mei.
Zhong Mei hesitated for a moment, then gave Li Chong a wink.
Now that we've removed the stuff from Deng Meng's mouth, will he continue to attempt suicide? If he really dies, not to mention revenge, it will be difficult to track down the other person's whereabouts.
Li Chong shook his head slightly.
People who seek death are often acting impulsively. Deng Meng had just been tortured for a long time by Zhong Mei and a group of women, and the pain was unbearable, so it's not surprising that he wanted to die.
But after Li Chong had his wounds bandaged and talked to him for so long, Li Chong figured his desire to die had faded considerably.
At the very least, Deng Meng is probably curious about what Li Chong is going to say next, and he'll wait until Li Chong finishes speaking before he dies.
But Li Chong was certain that once he finished speaking, the man would probably not dare to die.
Even though mountain bandits like Deng Meng are crazy and bloodthirsty, they are still afraid of death at heart.
This is a case of being outwardly fierce but inwardly weak.
If you can't die now, it will be difficult to die again later.
Although he was certain to die, he believed that Deng Meng could still make the best of a bad situation by living one more day.
Moreover, Li Chong suspected that Deng Meng might still have something on him. Once he calmed down and felt hopeful, he probably wouldn't want to commit suicide.
Seeing Li Chong's insistence, Zhong Mei sighed helplessly, glared at him, and then went to Deng Meng's side.
"I'm warning you, if you dare to try to kill yourself again, you can forget about getting your remaining teeth back!"
After saying that, Zhong Mei carefully pulled the stool leg out of Deng Meng's mouth.
As expected, Deng Meng did not attempt suicide again.
"Pooh!"
He glanced at Li Chong, then puffed out his cheeks and spat a mouthful of dark red saliva onto the ground, almost splashing onto Zhong Mei's boots.
Zhong Mei jumped up: "You did this on purpose!"
He raised what he was holding, his brows furrowed in a threatening gesture.
Li Chong raised his hand to stop him: "Don't be impulsive."
She glared angrily at Deng Meng, then walked away with her eyebrows furrowed in rage.
"Don't you want to die?" Li Chong looked at Deng Meng.
Deng Meng grinned: "Pour me a bowl of water. I want to hear what this corrupt official has to say!"
Li Chong stood up and said to Zhong Mei, "Do me a favor."
Zhong Mei crossed her arms and stepped aside, saying, "I'm not going! You want me to pour him water? Don't even think about it!"
Helpless, Li Chong had no choice but to instruct the yamen runners beside him to feed Deng Meng water.
Taking advantage of this moment, Li Chong continued to recount: "When I was the registrar of this county, I had the misfortune of witnessing a person who bit off his tongue and committed suicide. The horrific scene was unbearable to witness. Now I will tell you about it."
"You bite down, your tongue is severed, and along with the pain comes a warm, dark red flow. Blood gushes from your mouth, overflowing and sinking deep into your throat."
"It starts with saltiness, a strong, rusty saltiness that instantly overwhelms all your taste buds. You'll instinctively want to gasp for air, want to scream, but that open mouth becomes the most fatal mistake."
"The first gust of blood rushed into your trachea, a pain a hundred times more intense than biting off your tongue. Violent coughing took over, each spasm causing the wound at the base of your tongue to burst open and bleed even more. And more scalding blood was inhaled deeper into your lungs between coughs."
"This is a vicious cycle!"
Li Chong leaned down and stared intently at Deng Meng, who instinctively avoided Li Chong's gaze.
This man looked like a scholar, so why were his words so terrifying that Deng Meng felt like he couldn't stop coughing.
Li Chong smiled slightly and continued, "When you choke on your own blood, the air becomes unreachable. You open your mouth wide, like a fish thrown ashore, but every effortful breath only produces the 'ha...ha...' sound of blood churning in your throat."
"Your vision began to waver and darken; though your eyes were open, it was as if you were sinking into a deeper pool of blood."
"And the most terrifying moment arrives at this time, when you are absolutely conscious. You can clearly perceive every step of your dying process: feel your body temperature leaving your torso, feel your vision gradually darkening, feel your chest cavity being filled with thick blood little by little, suffocating until finally stopping."
"Of course, you won't necessarily die in the end. If you still want to die, you'll have to go through the pain again. If you don't want to die, but you can't speak then and you're no longer of value to me, then I'll have no choice but to hand you over to them."
Li Chong pointed to Zhong Mei beside him and shrugged indifferently.
"So? Do you still want to die?"
"Ew~~~"
Zhong Mei walked over with a look of disdain: "I mean, what have you been doing with all that reading? You're going into such detail, I thought you'd bitten your tongue and committed suicide too."
Li Chong smiled at her, then turned to look at Deng Meng.
Deng Meng looked at Li Chong, who was smiling, and subconsciously swallowed.
His desire to die had already faded, but now, after hearing Li Chong describe how terrible it was, even if he had to commit suicide, he could no longer bite his tongue to end it all.
The thought of choking to death on his own blood sent chills down Deng Meng's spine.
After a moment of silence, he said, "I know what you want to ask, but you have to agree to my conditions first, otherwise, I will never tell you, even if it kills me."
"Sigh, now you're a prisoner, what conditions do you still dare to make?" Zhong Mei's eyebrows shot up, and she immediately rebuked him.
"Hey." Li Chong raised his hand in greeting and slowly walked up to Deng Meng. "I don't lie to a real person. As long as you answer my questions honestly, it's impossible for me to let you live, but I can guarantee that you won't be tortured before you die. What do you say to that?"