Chapter 1110 The truth is different from what you imagined

On the way to the women's prison, Xiao Peng was sitting in the passenger seat while Frank was driving, while Walter and Khedira followed behind in Frank's car.

"Xiao, your car is really nice!" Frank said, "I wanted to buy one when it was first released. I finally convinced my wife to let me buy it, but it was sold out."

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "To be honest, this isn't my car. I didn't even know the brand before I saw it. You might not believe me, but I traded my 5,000 euro electric car for this."

"How could anyone do such a stupid thing?" Frank said in shock.

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I should convey your words to my friend."

Frank's expression froze. "Sorry, Xiao, I didn't know that was your friend. The friends you know are all generous people."

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "You are my friend too! By the way, how is the case going?"

What he was asking about, of course, was the case of the girl who was murdered.

Frank replied, "Don't worry, Xiao. We, the police, will go all out in this heinous case. We will provide all the evidence to the prosecution and will not let them off! We will definitely give justice to the deceased girl!"

Xiao Peng's face was filled with anguish. "I found the evidence, I arrested the person, what have you done? And you're giving the dead girl justice? Throwing her in jail?"

What are we doing now? Isn't it just to get people out of prison?

Perhaps guessing Xiao Peng's thoughts, Frank said, "Don't worry, Xiao. We will keep a close eye on them in cases like this. We won't give them the chance to leave prison early! Cases like this shock the entire country, and public opinion will force us to handle them severely. No one will dare to interfere with that case. Oh, and those parents who attacked you at the police station have now been arrested."

Xiao Peng felt a little bored after hearing this. After all, in his eyes, "killing someone means paying with your life, and debts must be paid back" was a matter of course. So, how could such a wicked criminal be locked up like this? The thought of it made him feel gloomy.

He changed the subject, "Frank, I heard about your prisons in the Netherlands when I was in China. It's like enjoying life there! I heard that the prison guards here are protesting their unemployment?"

He's right. Since 2014, the Netherlands has closed 27 prisons, leaving only 38 operating in the country. Many have been converted into residential areas, university campuses, hotels, or tourist attractions.

Frank was stunned. "Oh? How did you hear that?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I heard that your prison provides food and accommodation, and they also pay wages to those who complete designated tasks. The French media have reported that your prison is more like a leisure resort. The prisoners' rooms have TVs, washing machines, gyms, and computers. They can cook their own meals, and prisoners who behave well can even enjoy weekends off."

Frank laughed non-stop after hearing this, and after a while he said, "Xiao, do you believe this?"

Xiao Peng asked in return, "Are you talking about private prisons?"

"BINGO," Frank said. "Sure, there are high-end prisons like this, but it would be ridiculous if anyone could get in! It's also a business. Otherwise, how could there be 'professional doubles'? They simply make it easy for 'professional doubles'. If you think all prisons are like this, you're totally wrong. Do you think the environment can be good where a bunch of criminals are gathered together?"

Xiao Peng shook his head: "Okay, it's true that I was too naive. You can't use part to cover the whole."

Frank said, "I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. We do have a small prison population here, but that's largely because it's difficult to arrest people. It's also related to our lax judicial system."

"I understand." Xiao Peng said sincerely. Being a police officer in Europe isn't easy.

"Thank you for your understanding," Frank said. "If everyone understood us as well as you do, our work would be much easier."

Xiao Peng said, "The atmosphere in our country is different. Most people respect the police. Only criminals hate them. Aren't the police there to protect everyone? They shouldn't be treated as enemies."

"I've been to your country many times," Frank said. "I envy my colleagues there."

Xiao Peng asked curiously, "How is your relationship with the women in the Amsterdam Women's Prison?"

Frank smiled and said, "If it were somewhere else, I wouldn't be so confident in agreeing to this. I do have pretty good connections at the Amsterdam Women's Prison. A while ago, a male guard at the Amsterdam Women's Prison helped a female guard smuggle drugs into the prison. I was the one who handled that case. You know, it helped them cover up a lot of scandals. So I do have some strong connections there."

Xiao Peng was shocked after hearing this and said, "How could such a thing happen?"

"That's normal," Frank said. "We're relatively well-off here. It's the Zanstad Ministry of Justice prison that's a mess. Last year, an average of three female guards a month were fired for having sex with inmates. There were also cases of female guards helping inmates carry contraband. I don't understand what those female guards are thinking. Are they just going there to get intimate with the inmates? Is it really true that 'women don't like bad men'? Are these criminals more attractive to the opposite sex?"

"Pfft!" Xiao Peng laughed. "So it makes sense that many men's prisons in our country no longer accept female staff. Wait, there are... drugs in the prison?"

Frank laughed and said, "There's a ton of contraband in prison. Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs... they all have ways to get their hands on them. Don't underestimate the inmates' ingenuity; it's unimaginable to people outside. If I get a chance, I'll give you a tour. I guarantee it'll be an eye-opener. But even in the women's prison, you have to be careful not to get hurt. The people we arrest are generally high-profile criminals. You can imagine what kind of people they are."

After hearing this, Xiao Peng said, "You made it sound so scary. I wonder if Jelena is suffering in there?"

"Suffering?" Frank asked back. "What do you mean? Being beaten up by a group? Being beaten to death? Or being used as a sex toy? Xiao, I can't say that things like that don't happen in prison, but the chances of that happening to Jelena are incredibly low. After all, the punishments for committing crimes in prison are multiplied. It's not like in movies and TV shows where people get killed for a single disagreement. At most, they'll extort money or something."

"Extortion?"

"They tell her family to send her money or they'll get beaten up. It's called 'protection money,'" Frank explained. "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen. There's 20-hour surveillance inside, and the guards will be there if there's any sign of trouble."

Xiao Peng asked in confusion, "Surveillance? You're not allowed to install surveillance on the streets, so how can you install it in prisons?"

Frank asked in response, "Do prisoners have any choice? Xiao, the prisons shown to the media are all images that the public wants to see. Okay, here we are!"